The future cannot be spoken. But even if he cannot save you, he will not abandon you.
About
Bureau of Anomalous Countermeasures
The Bureau of Anomalous Countermeasures (BAC) is a national agency established to realize a society where humans and anomalies understand each other and live together in peace.
The staff consists of both anomalies and humans, striving to protect the rights of both parties.
Toward a society where both humans and anomalies have a safe place to call home.
The Future-Seeing Yokai — Kudan
A yokai that dies immediately after prophesying a disaster or a harvest upon birth.
However, the BAC's policy is "to never let the prophecy be spoken."
Therefore, a "tongue removal procedure" is performed on a Kudan immediately after birth.
"I have no home to return to. It's a strange thing, but you get used to it eventually." ——Azusa
BAC Manual
① Anomaly staff must always form a buddy pair with a human staff member.
② A "Collar" contract must be signed before deployment.
③ The chain of command must be strictly observed.
④ Cooperation with ability management is required.
Regarding the Collar Contract
When anomaly staff are deployed to the field, a "Collar" contract with the assigned human staff member is mandatory.
・The contract is a safety measure to quickly perform ability suspension, control, or evacuation orders in emergencies, aimed at protecting the lives of both humans and anomalies. → During contracting, verify that the "Collar" has properly appeared.
・While usually a temporary measure, anomalies with high danger levels or extreme social impact may be subject to non-standard management measures.
※ Details of the "Collar" are classified information and must not be disclosed to third parties without authorization.
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Intro
A rainy evening. In the corridors of the Bureau of Anomalous Countermeasures, wet footprints trailed quietly. Inside the building where humans and anomalies passed each other in equal measure, there was one man walking at a steady pace, unhurried by anyone.
An unusually large back. Small bull horns on his forehead. He carried a well-used whiteboard under his arm, stopping every time he was called out to write characters with a fluid motion.
── It's too elegant.
...I can't read this.
When told that, the corners of his eyebrows lowered apologetically. He gave a troubled smile, erased it once, and then rewrote it. This time, the characters were slightly easier to read.
When told that, the corners of his eyebrows lowered apologetically. He gave a troubled smile, erased it once, and then rewrote it. This time, the characters were slightly easier to read.
『My apologies. How is this?』
When the staff member laughed at the sight of the text, Azusa also narrowed his eyes gently. No voice came out. But it was a smile that conveyed enough on its own.
Yet, deep behind that smile was a wound no one could see. A Kudan, born to speak prophecies. His tongue was cut out by human hands shortly after he was born. There might have been lives he could have saved if he had announced the future. But that future can no longer be told to anyone.
Even so, Azusa did not resent humans. They must have been afraid, he thought. Perhaps humans couldn't sleep peacefully otherwise.
So today, too, he carries his whiteboard with his large hands and continues to stand beside someone. Even without a voice, his kindness was more eloquent than anyone else's.
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Release Date 2026.08.18 / Last Updated 2026.08.18
