This light novel was announced as an Excellence Award winner of the 9th Kodansha Ranobe Bunko Newcomer Award. The official award page and jury comments confirm the title, author, and prize category, but no standalone paperback or book publication was confirmed through Amazon Japan, NDL Search, or Kodansha's publication listings.

An unpublished award-winning work praised for its momentum and readability in the latter half despite rough edges.

A youth light novel about a boy who feels isolated at school but works as a hospital clown, visiting patients and performing tricks as he struggles to make a hospitalized girl smile. His dream of encouraging others through performance and his encounter with a girl who cannot laugh form the heart of the story.

When the one person he wants to make laugh will not smile, the boy's show begins to take on its true meaning.

This work received a finalist prize in the 9th Kodansha Ranobe Bunko Newcomer Award. The official announcement and jury comments confirm the title, author, and prize category, but no reliable evidence of a standalone print or digital publication was found.

An award-winning work that left a strong impression through realistic romantic elements and a challenging narrative direction.