Thirteen Modesty

After arriving in Japan, I became a high school student named Kamiyagawa. Looking around—
Hanako crouched in the bathroom, waiting for someone to knock on the door; the Split-Mouth Woman wandered the streets with scissors in hand; Miss Mary's deathly calls echoed incessantly; the wails and barks in Inunaki Village never ceased; the Ubume searched for her long-dead child; the Aoandon smiled, enticing passersby to play with the lanterns of a hundred demons…
In a crumbling world rampant with sinister tales and malevolent spirits, Kamiyagawa set a small goal for himself:
"Defeat all the demons and monsters, and become the supreme ruler of ghosts and deities."

I Loaded Kaidan Game

Spacious enough to fit four and a half tatami mats, it was small but elegantly refined, with a compact layout.


The interior featured an alcove, a hearth built into the floor, and wooden framed windows. On the right side, there was a mizuya for storing water-boiling kettles, tea-making, and tea-drinking utensils, along with cleaning supplies.


Calligraphy and paintings by famous individuals adorned the space between the alcoves, next to which hung a bamboo vase.


In the vase was a single pine branch suited to the winter season, its form casual yet vigorous, a withered twig that somehow exuded the presence of an ancient tree within the confines of the vase.


The evening's ritual dedicated to supreme heavenly service had concluded smoothly.


In the tea room, there sat three individuals: a blind old woman, Onizuka, and Kamiya.


355 Omagatoki: Mao Time Novelist