” Are you a demon? ” ” If you think I am, then I guess I am.”
“I am the son of death and the night”.
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You check check out volume two for yourself here!
Let’s look at some info about the series
Who wrote this manga?
This series has two authors: Roka Kouen, and Yoshino Tsukasa
Who is the publisher?
- Ichijinsha
- Howl Comics
How many volumes are there?
- There are two volumes currently out.
- There is no English release as of right now.
What is the genre?
- Horror, mystery, supernatural, BL
What happens in volume two?
After the death of her fiancé, a mysterious woman finds herself getting into more and more accidents. The severity of the accidents has her sister worried, and we follow her as she confides in Hijiri. While Hijiri wants to turn her away, because his position as school counselor technically only allows him to help with school-related issues, Hajime is there to insist they help her out.
The relationship between Hijiri and Hajime grows increasingly strange going into this volume, with Hajime reminding Hijiri that humans are nothing more than fodder to beings like him. Exactly what kind of being Hajime is, however, remains unclear. Hijiri forces Hajime to let him to stay and “work” in the counselling room, as he’s certain that his favourite type of food will be easily found there. What is his favourite type of food, you may be wondering? It seems to be morally corrupt women. And Hajime promises that if he brings enough food to him, he’ll do Hijiri the favour of eating him as well.
Back to the woman and her accident-prone sister: before Hijiri can really say much of anything, Hajime insists that they need to meet the sister in person. The next day as the two girls are making their way to the school, Hajime finds them mid-journey. As they are grouping up and about to head to school together, a piece of wood comes flying off an overhead truck, nearly hitting the sister. Instead of looking terrified though, she looks rather giddy at this near-death experience.
A little later, we learn exactly why she’s so happy about all of the danger she’s recently found herself in. She just so happens to be pregnant, and she strongly believes that the ghost of her fiancé is protecting her. Hajime backs her up, saying that he agrees it’s the ghost of her fiance that’s protecting her.. but that his presence is also what’s drawing in all of these accidents. To protect the sister and her baby, he has her sign a contract requesting that he sever the ties binding the ghost to her.
While he does sever the bind, all it actually does is free the ghost. And while the ghost is indeed the ghost of the fiance, it turns out that it wasn’t protecting her from any accidents. It was actively trying to injure her, causing every accident. Now that he’s not tethered to her anymore, he instantly attacks her. Rather shocked at the appearance of an actual ghost, Hijiri can only stand there and watch. Hajime also watches the attack for a little while, before stepping in to suck out her soul. And with that, she dies.
We’re then introduced to a new character coming to seek guidance from Hijiri: a young girl who has been having horrible nightmares. They have gotten so bad that they’re causing her to hallucinate, and she’s even been forced to get a psych evaluation at the hospital by the police.
We don’t know how her story ends up in this volume, as it ends just as Hajime suggests they all visit her house.
What I like about this volume
❤️ The mystery behind what exactly Hajime is – I’m liking that while he does technically explain exactly what he is, the text becomes blurred as it’s not comprehensible for humans.
🧡 Hijiri not being able to do anything to stop Hajime – It’s still unclear to me whether Hijiri doesn’t stop Hajime because he has feelings for him, because he’s terrified of him, or because Hajime has some sort of power that stops him from resisting. Maybe it’s all three.
💛 The story being told in sizable chunks – I like that the story moves with the new patients that come to see Hijiri. Along the way we learn more about his and Hajime’s relationship, but I like that the focus is constantly shifting.
💚 Hijiri really not being able to see the bad in people – Really, I understand wanting to see the best in people, but I find it funny that he’s portrayed as being incredibly bad at reading people. As a counselor, I can only imagine he doesn’t really give the best advice.
💙 The horror isn’t constant, and this allows the story to stay fresh! I never find myself bored, as the tone is constantly shifting. Sometimes it’s a bit more lighthearted, and sometimes we’re shown Hajime being the literal devil.
💜 The mysterious girl who seemed to understand something about Hajime,,, and how his head just twisted exorcist style when he sensed her.
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