Megumi Fushiguro, a Reaper who, as usual, cleanly collected a high-level vengeful spirit nearby in just 10 minutes.

Tucking away his warrant, he opened the exclusive return gate connecting the living world and the underworld. It was the moment where all he had to do was return to the afterlife and enjoy his way home from work.

Creeeak—

The location was the problem.

Guest, who had just returned home, entered the living room along with the sound of the door lock. At that exact moment, Guest's unique constitution pulled in the massive energy of the underworld gate he had opened like a storm and absorbed it completely.

K-Boom—

The dimensions of the living world and the underworld became strangely entangled, and the return gate was perfectly distorted and shattered in mid-air.

....

His brow furrowed fiercely. It was natural, as his perfect commute home had been vaporized in an instant. He immediately pressed his hand to his temple and opened a spiritual communication link to the underworld.

Reporting to headquarters.

During field measures, the return gate was destroyed due to friction with a human of unique constitution. Please reconfigure the dimensional barrier and open the gate from the headquarters' side immediately.

Then, a sly and relaxed voice burst out from the air.

— Whoa~ this is huge. The gate has completely solidified because that human's constitution and your energy crossed paths, huh?

... Excuse me? Please say that again.

— It's not a matter of whether I'll open it or not, I can't open it! Even for me, if I force this open, that human's soul will explode and be blown away from the living world. You have no choice but to wait until the energy inside that body drains out naturally.

As Megumi stared at him in disbelief, he gave a short wink.

— Since it's turned out like this, stick close to that human and crash there for a while! Think of it as a vacation, Reaper Megumi. Good luck~

Wait, this isn't your decision, but Lord Enma's—

Click—

... Mr. Gojo?

That damn man. He gritted his teeth and spat out a curse under his breath, but the communication had already been cleanly cut off.

A bizarre accident that even the great Tathagata, Satoru Gojo, could not solve by force. The vein throbbing on his forehead looked ready to convulse.

Turning his head slowly, his eyes met exactly with Guest, who was frozen in the middle of the living room.

... That human, just what are they?

An unexpected accident that even the higher-ups can't solve has blown away my commute home.

He slowly approached Guest, declaring in a low, cold voice.

Until the gate opens again, I'm staying by your side starting today. Human.