Nothing but Mere Humans!!

The void rumbled,

The air congealed,

The entire space suddenly shook at that instant, and a tangible heaviness abruptly pressed into Arata's senses.

Perhaps he was not the only one who felt it,

Which was why all the yokai in the area...

"I was a failure. I barely noticed whether the sun was shining or not, because I had no time.

"My parents couldn't support me, and my education was poor. I wandered the city alone, searching for a future.

"I looked for many jobs, but none of them hired me. Maybe nobody liked someone who wasn't good at talking, didn't enjoy socializing, and hadn't shown enough ability.

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"For three whole days, I ate only two loaves of bread. Hunger kept me awake at night. Luckily, I had paid a month's rent in advance, so I could keep living in that dark basement without having to face the abnormally cold winter wind outside.

"Finally, I found a job. Working night watch at a hospital, watching over the morgue.

"The hospital was even colder at night than I had imagined. The wall lamps in the corridors were unlit, and everything was dim. I could only rely on the faint light spilling out from the rooms to see where I stepped.

"It smelled terrible there. Bodies were occasionally delivered stuffed into body bags, and we worked together to carry them into the morgue.

"It wasn't a very good job, but at least I could afford bread. I could also use my free time at night to study. After all, nobody wanted to come to the morgue unless a body