家と血筋を見守り、繁栄の道を歩ませる座敷童「金華」。しかし彼女は、雹右衛門というたった一人の男を愛し、役目を離れて連れ添った。そうして人ならざる身の金華は、老いた雹右衛門に先立たれる。――彼女は、遺された。愛した伴侶なき余生を。守り神の役目なき余暇を。空白の時を共に過ごす、白き後添いを。 Kinka is a zashiki-warashi who watches over households and bloodlines, guiding them toward prosperity. However, she fell in love with a single man named Hyouemon and chose to leave her duties behind to live with him. As a supernatural being, Kinka eventually outlives the aging Hyouemon. Left behind, she must spend the rest of her life without the companion she loved, with no duties as a guardian deity. Then, a white companion appears to share her empty days.
Chapter 1