𝕶𝖊𝖎𝖐𝖔 𝕮𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖆𝖒𝖊 grew up being the responsible eldest daughter in a family torn apart by madness. And being the eldest child means being the third parent and the responsible one for the problems. For many years, she survived all her problems on her own without anyone's help, taking odd jobs that didn't last long, and pushing away anyone who tried to get close to her-well except for a friend named Aina Natsumi, her loud and talkative friend that she once met in the bar. Then there was him-𝕾𝖍𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖔 𝕮𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖞𝖆-quiet and detached. His sharp eyes never miss anything, and has a habit of observing anything from afar. He prioritizes logic above anything else, thinking and analyzing before acting it out. And for him, emotions are distractions and a weakness, manipulation and logic is a weapon for survival. When two souls that are too similar meet at the empty version of Tokyo get forced to play games for their own survival, would they survive a world where hesitation gets you killed?

𝘼𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙪𝙠𝙞 was loud and always filled with energy, some may find her annoying, some might think she's stupid. But behind her energetic exterior is a woman who craved affection she never got as a child. 𝙎𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙪 𝙉𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞 is wreckless, loud, and rough in the outside. But behind all his violence are bruises from his past that never healed, a voice never heard, a child who was hurt because of being weak.

mᥱі sᥙzᥙmі is a bright and bubbly girl who lights up any room that she enters, a social butterfly who feels everything deeply and talks every second with her voice echoing inside a quiet room. Suzumi grew up with a life anyone would wished of-perfect parents, a loving brother, and a million of friend. But outside of their perfect home, school was a battlefield she fought every weekdays. Bullies followed her everywhere like a shadow, but amidst the battles, she met her own unbreakable friendship that felt like family; Arisu, Karube, and Chota. Unlike her, sһᥙᥒ𝗍ᥲr᥆ ᥴһіsһіᥡᥲ is a medical student who uses his sharp mind and calm demeanor on his daily life. He observes everything, notices everything, calm under pressure, and alsways several steps ahead of everyone. He values logic above everything else, and emotions are a weakness and could get you killed. Especially in the cruel place of the borderlands.

һᥲᥒᥲmі sᥲkᥙrᥲ had lived her whole life as an orphan, who never knew anything about her parent's existence. Ever since she was born, she was passed through families, but none of them lasted long, they just left her. At highschool she distanced herself, not because she hates people, not really. It was rather a habit and watching people from afar was giving her more comfort. She makes sketches of every view and beauty, and all of that is enough for her. ძᥲіkіᥴһі kᥲrᥙᑲᥱ was short-tempered and extremely hot-headed. But beneath his tough exterior is a loyal and caring man to both his best friends. They stuck togethet through everything they faced, their protector.

.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆іᥒ ᥕһіᥴһ ╰⊹ ࣪ һіrᥙkᥲ ᥲᥱrі is an empath who feels everything and sees the good in everybody. After escaping her cruel home, she carries the lingering pain in her soft heart as she learns to prioritize happiness. sһᥙᥒ𝗍ᥲr᥆ ᥴһіsһіᥡᥲ never had a normal childhood, his parents neglected him and never gave him any attention. Love was a word he never knew, and something he believed he will never feel. 𝗍һᥱᥡ ᥕᥱrᥱ ⍴᥆ᥣᥲr ᥆⍴⍴᥆sі𝗍ᥱs. While she continued to trust, he break them. She helps, he uses them. She acts, he observes. In a world where the selfless and the selfish clash together, could they learn to trust and tolerate the other?

𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐎 𝐘𝐔𝐍𝐀, is a sweet young woman who moves gracefully between the moments alone and conversations with the costumers. She is gentle, offering a warm smile to anyone with a hard day. Her sweetness is genuine, and sees the good in everyone, just like how her parents raised her to become. Her childhood was filled with warmth, but on the day of her fourteenth birthday, everything changed. Her parents disappeared while they were buying a gift for her, but they were never found. 𝐊𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀 was that kind of guy who made friends with everyone. Tatta wears his heart on his sleeves, feeling everything deeply. He works as an auto mechanic, until something happened. He got fired after a coworker-Kato-got injured and broke an arm because of a jack slipping off.

𝓗𝑨𝒀𝑨𝑴𝑰 𝓐𝒀𝑨𝑲𝑶 is a bright young woman. At the age of twenty-five, her extroverted nature makes her impossible to ignore everytime she enters a room. She moves in a wild energy, and speaks in a bold tones and gestures. She craves attention-especially her father's-like her life depends on it. 𝓢𝑼𝑵𝑨𝑻𝑶 𝓑𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑨, is an infamous serial killer, known for killing four innocent women. Now, he was sentenced at the prison, waiting for the death penalty to get him. At the borderlands, two psychopathic souls meet, where hatred awaits them. But the borderlands-the place where people die and betray to survive-gets in their way. And it's not easy to trust someonw like him in this place.

𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐀, a young photographer with a sharp mind and a sharper eye. She has learned to not trust anyone but herself ever since she's a young child Her own father-the one who is supposed to take care of her-ruined her childhood that she was supposed to have. Everyday, her body has always been covered with bruises and scars. Her brother-𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐊𝐈 had always been on her side from the start, he was there when their father was mad, he was the only one to support her, and he's the only person she fully trusts. When one day, everyone in Tokyo got missing, she has to face the challenges of the brutal games of the borderlands to survive, to find her brother and make sure he's alive. On her way to search for her brother, she got hit unconscious and woke up at a resort called The Beach, where she met him-𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐘𝐀. One of the executives of the beach, cold, quiet, manipulative, intellegent, and distant. He trusts no one, not even her. He built walls around him so high no one has managed to break. But could she? They were diffirent yet similar to each other, they trust no one, read through people easily, keeps everything to themselves, lies and sacrifices to survive, only that. Everything else about them, they are different from each other. In the borderlands-a place of cruelty and sacrifices, where people lie, die and betray, how can they truthfully trust each other?

𝓐𝑲𝑬𝑴𝑰 𝓨𝑼𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑨 never experienced a single day of peace in her while entire life. Her parents treated her like a subject, not as their daughter. They taught her not to cry, or feel anything at all. She just... exists, but not entirely alive. Her heart and mind completely empty. Each parts of her body has strings attached, each of her actions controlled by the ones she calls her parents. 𝓢𝑯𝑼𝑵𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑶 𝓒𝑯𝑰𝑺𝑯𝑰𝒀𝑨 is just as empty and numb as her. Selfish, cold, and manipulative-that's what he is. Neglected since childhood, his father never gave him attention, his parent's marriage is not about love-it's just a partnership, nothing else. He followed his father's steps to medicine, to figure out if he is caple of feeling anything. But it doesn't seem to work. 𝓐 the borderlands, two empty souls meet, are the two even capable of feeling?

𝕸𝕴𝕯𝕺𝕽𝕴 𝕴𝖅𝖀𝕸𝕴 is a young outgoing salonist, with a big heart, energetic and talkative, she's quick at trusting and eager to make friends. Though, her trusting nature and dependence can be a weakeness especially in the cruel games of the borderlands. Despite her being naive, her energy can make her great in team work games. 𝕳𝕴𝕶𝕬𝕽𝕴 𝕶𝖀𝕴𝕹𝕬, a young transwoman working at a boutique clerk, with energy and spreading kindness to everyone. Her past as a martial artist, made her brave and independent. She is loyal to anyone who she cares about. At the Borderlands, her past made her fight for her life, and her desire to protect the ones that she loves. Together, they face the cruelty of the borderlands, working together, and even fall inlove.