"Beni Kagekidan" is a light novel work that received an encouragement prize in the long-form division of the second Square Enix Light Novel Grand Award. Its title foregrounds the theatrical image of an opera troupe.

The opera-troupe title suggests both theatrical brilliance and narrative unease.

"Ongakuka wa Yogoto ni Sazameku" received an encouragement prize in the long-form division of the second Square Enix Light Novel Grand Award. Its title evokes musicians, night, and the murmuring texture of human relationships.

The title conjures musicians stirring and murmuring through the night.

"Watashi to Satsujinki" received an honorable mention in the short-form division of the second Square Enix Light Novel Grand Award. The title places a first-person speaker beside a killer, suggesting intimacy and fear.

Its spare title heightens the fear of standing too close to a killer.

"Seitokai Senkyo Zengo" received an honorable mention in the short-form division of the second Square Enix Light Novel Grand Award. Its title frames the before and after of a student-council election, suggesting school politics and shifting relationships.

Around a student-council election, the atmosphere of the school and its relationships begin to shift.

"Riso no Dame Shimai" received an encouragement prize in the short-form division of the second Square Enix Light Novel Grand Award. The title combines an ideal with flawed sisters, suggesting a comic take on sibling relationships.

The title hints at sisters who are somehow both ideal and hopeless.