Scarlet and Blank

In 1888 in Yoshiwara, the pleasure district of Tokyo, a man meets a woman. Soon after, the illustrious escort Hakuhi dies, her throat slit by a gilded silver hairpin.

So begins a tale of the events leading up to her death, told from the perspective of one man who loves her and another who hates her more than life itself.

― Award-winning Click-through Recitation Drama ―

Winner of the gold medal in the Sound Novel category of the 14th Freem! Game Awards.

Please be aware that as a sound novel, this game is like an illustrated drama CD. It has only one route and there are no choices to be made while reading.

The main story includes a prologue and epilogue and is fully voiced. A bonus chapter which unlocks after clearing the main game is partly voiced.

― Characters ―

Takano Seiji.
The second son of a noble family who finds himself at the White Horses brothel one night.

Yaichi.
A floor hand at the White Horses where Hakuhi works as an indentured escort.

Hakuhi.
The most popular escort at the White Horses, who can bend men to her will with a blink.

Content Warning

This game's story is a tragedy, and contains adult themes such as slavery, prostitution, bullying, depression, and suicide. It does not contain any explicit material.