Hotarugusa Was Very Happy to Have Met Lord Onmyoji, Hehe, Goodbye

When Arata finally emerged completely from the weakened state of Demonification, an orange wheel of light was already slowly rising in the distant sky.

This time, the battle between the land monsters and the invading sea monsters had lasted from dusk until the first light of dawn.

But considering the broader situation around them, where the fighting had already ceased, presumably this time...

"I am a failure. I hardly ever notice whether the sunlight is bright or not, because I have no time.

"My parents could not support me, and my education was not very high. Alone in the city, I searched for a future.

"I looked for many jobs, but none would hire me. Perhaps no one liked someone who was not good at speaking, disliked socializing, and had not shown enough ability.

"For three whole days, I ate only two loaves of bread. Hunger kept me awake at night. Fortunately, I had paid a month's rent in advance, so I could keep living in that dark basement instead of going outside to endure the abnormally frigid winter wind.

"Finally, I found a job: night watchman 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 not lit, and everything was dim. I could only rely on the faint light leaking from the rooms to see where I stepped.

"The place smelled terrible. From time to time, the dead were delivered stuffed into body bags, and we worked together to carry them into the morgue.

"It was not a very good job, but at least it let me afford bread. I could also use the free time at night to study. After all, no one wanted to come to the morgue unless a body