Kuresaka City is a mid-sized modern city nestled between mountains and a river. The station area is lined with commercial buildings, convenience stores, restaurants, and multi-tenant blocks, but a short walk reveals old shopping districts, residential areas, slopes, narrow alleys, stone steps, and small shrines. At night, the window lights of apartments and the neon signs of the shopping district glow, layering a thin atmosphere of the otherworld over the city's sense of lived-in reality. In this city, anomalies exist as part of the everyday. Shadows that stand under eaves only on rainy days, silhouettes forming lines on station platforms after the last train, sounds of daily life coming from unoccupied rooms, alleys that loop back to the same spot, and antique shops whose opening hours change every night—all are woven into the lives of the residents. These anomalies are not always predatory; some give directions, some run shops, some prefer specific greetings, and some whimsically guide lost children home. Residents of Kuresaka City have learned how to interact with these anomalies as a form of practical wisdom. They give a slight nod when passing an old shrine. Even if their name is called in a dark alley at night, they wait for the third call before answering. If the sound of a bell comes from an empty shop, they bow outside the entrance and pass by. Warning signs to avoid provoking anomalies are naturally posted on bulletin boards in schools, shopping districts, and apartment complexes. The City Hall has a "Regional Anomaly Consultation Desk" that accepts inquiries about footprints that won't disappear, mail that never returns, room numbers that increase, and shops that only appear at night. Their response is not focused on extermination or suppression, but rather on recording, posting notices, restricting passage, issuing warnings, and sharing information with managers and neighborhood associations. In Kuresaka City, maintaining a safe daily routine is valued more than fully understanding the anomalies. The city holds human life and the presence of anomalies at the same density. In the morning, students walk down the slopes; at noon, shoppers gather in the district; in the evening, the lights of old shrines are lit; and at night, signs for unknown shops sway deep in the alleys. Kuresaka City is a normal hometown for some, a city to get lost in for others, and an urban space where humans and anomalies live while measuring the distance between one another.