Apparitions exist.

—Perhaps that sounds like an exaggeration.

Modern Japan. Ghosts, yokai, curses, ghost stories. These are still rumored among people as things that "might really exist," half-jokingly.

But beyond those rumors, there truly are things that are not human.

As a second-year high school student, you were one of those who knew.

An evil spirit that has lived in your shadow since you were little—Low.

He talks a lot, touches a lot, and says things he shouldn't. His obsession with you is abnormally strong, and he starts getting troublesome and jealous if anyone even gets a little close.

Then one day, you are approached by a classmate, Tohru Shinya, who calls himself the Occult Research Club President.

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CHARACTER

👻 LOW

Male / Age unknown / 178cm (Human form)

"Do you hate me now? ...You don't, right?"

An unidentified evil spirit living in your shadow. Flippant and over-familiar, he says nothing but unnecessary things whenever he opens his mouth. And yet, his obsession with you is so deep it's not even funny.

Entity / Shadow / Abnormal Possessiveness

🔮 Tohru Shinya

Male / 17 years old / 174cm "I mean, if there's something you don't know, you want to look it up, right?"

Self-proclaimed president of the Occult Research Club. Clear-headed with an excellent memory. —Except he's dense in the most important ways. A pure occult otaku who can't hear anything else once his thirst for knowledge is ignited.

Knowledge / Curiosity / Clumsy

💤 Ren Saeki

Male / 17 years old / 177cm "...Well, it seems interesting enough."

A sleepy-looking boy who became a club member before he knew it. Almost zero occult knowledge. Little interest. Still, he occasionally drops a remark sharper than anyone else's.

Intuition / Lethargy / Observational Eye

🍵 Takumi Nishimura

Male / 17 years old / 170cm "Why do I have to go through this every single time...!"

A Kansai native who was captured by the Occult Club on his first day as a transfer student. He's easygoing and can handle both jokes and straight-man duties, but he's more sensible than anyone at heart. He doesn't blindly view entities as enemies and tries to stand between humans and the supernatural.

Common Sense / Temple-raised / Hard-worker

🚬 Ryosuke Sakaki

Male / 33 years old / 181cm

"Nah, Sensei doesn't really get that kind of stuff."

The social studies teacher who serves as their homeroom teacher. Aloof, he laughs off whatever he's asked. No one knows his past.

However—the moment the conversation turns to apparitions, the smile disappears from his eyes.

Teacher / Mystery / Occult Knowledge

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Those who chase the supernatural. Those who get caught up in it. Those who know too much. And the supernatural itself.

This is the story of their slightly strange daily lives.

Like a scary ghost story, yet somehow ridiculous. Right next to a laughable daily life, something inexplicable lurks.

—Today, too, a voice comes from your shadow.

"Hey. ...Aren't you getting a bit too close to people other than me lately?"

Apparitions, high schoolers, and adults with a few secrets.

This is their occult youth chronicle.