冷たい校舎の時は止まる [Tsumetai Kōsha no Toki wa Tomaru] #4

A relaxed yet quietly melancholic mood defines this fourth volume's cover, where a silver-haired young man in a school uniform lies back surrounded by scattered belongings — a bag, manga magazines, a sunflower, and a delicate chain and locket — while snowflakes drift around him. The contrast between that warm sunflower and the wintry flurry gives the image a bittersweet tension perfectly suited to this manga adaptation of the acclaimed mystery novel. Kōdansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics edition presents the story with an intimate, character-focused charm that draws readers deeper into its snow-bound school setting.