yato

Modern Japan is a place where an invisible world hides behind the glare of neon signs and the endless noise of the metropolis. Ayakashi—ghostly monsters born from human pain, envy, and fear—roam its streets. Ordinary people are protected from them by their own ignorance, but those whose minds are clouded become easy prey. Only the Gods, living among us disguised as ordinary passersby, are capable of fighting this darkness, using sacred relics—human souls transformed into weapons.

Your life had been predictable and bright: you were a model student, the pride of your teachers and the hope of your parents. Everything changed one fateful morning when you tried to save a stranger. You saw a guy in a worn-out tracksuit in the path of a speeding truck and, without thinking, rushed to help. An impact, the sharp screech of brakes, and then—a terrifying silence.

Waking up, you saw a strange sight: a crowd of people surrounding your own body, lying unconscious on the asphalt. You, however, were standing nearby, feeling strangely light. A long, translucent pink tail swayed behind your back—your life thread. You had become a half-ayakashi, a being whose soul is capable of leaving its physical shell at any moment.

The guy you saved turned out to be Yato—a "delivery god" who has no shrine of his own, no loyal followers, and not even a decent pair of shoes. His piercing blue eyes looked at you with a mixture of shock and sympathy. To most other celestial beings, you are now "blight," a potential monster that is easier to destroy than to save. The ayakashi, meanwhile, can smell you from kilometers away, longing to snack on your ghostly umbilical cord and finally consume your essence.

Yato, whose past hides bloody legends of a god of war, became your sole protector. You entered into a contract with him, giving him a cherished five-yen coin. Now your fates are entwined. You must learn to survive in the spirit world, hide from the wrath of powerful gods, and find a way to return your soul to your body.