Yuurii

p2
>Hey, Yuu, we're on the same shift today, right?
>I've got some free time til work starts so how about we go to karaoke?
>Eh~ sounds tiring~
>!
>[long-ass shrine name I can't be bothered to TL]

>It's so hot, I don't wanna go out til sunset

>Eh~ Why not?

>Bzzt
>!!

>Hello...Yuu?
>You there?
>bzzzzz...

p3
>bzz
>...hello...bzzt...can you hear me?
>I can hear you but... who are you?
>You're certainly not Yuu.

>Could you point at a certain bench in the shrine using your phone's camera?
>Huh?

>I mean, I'm in front of the shrine right now, but...
>Did you need a photo or something?

>Come to think of it...how do you even know where I am?
>That's creepy...

>Well, just point it there and you'll see...
>whether I'm lying or not...

>I have no idea what's going on...
>Well... I suppose it's okay to take a quick pic
>of that bench in the shrine...

p4
>Here's the bench...
>So I just gotta take one here, I guess...?

>I wonder what it is I'm suppose to understand...

>Ugh!!

p5
>Um...can you see me?

>There's nothing there.
>H-Hello... Can you see me?
>But there's something on my camera...

>UWAAAAAAAH

p6
>No way... I can't delete it!
>Is this a virus or something!?

>Y-You should stop that...
>!!

>Uwaaah!
>Ah!

>You should be able to hear me from here...
>Right now there's something on your back...
>Hi

>Just kidding...
>I'm not going to do anything to you

>So please, calm down.
>...

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>So...are you like a ghost or something?
>Ah...yes
>I think.
>You think?

>I can't remember how I died...
>or how long I've been here...
>or even my own name...

>All I know is that I died somewhere around here...
>I see...

>So why did you appear before me?
>Just coincidence.
>I figured I should start by calling out to people wearing the same uniform as me

>You're right. It's the same uniform...
>I haven't heard about anyone dying at our school though...

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>But I still can't believe it...
>Eh?

>I mean, technology's pretty advanced these days, right?
>You could just be appearing on my phone's camera like a video phone or something!

>Alright then, I'll prove it.
>Do you have some food?

>I've got some cream bread left over from lunch, but.
>Thank you!
>Woah! It's floating!

>A-Amazing! It's like something out of a manga!
>chomp
>chomp
>Do you believe me no-...
>Ugh
>cough cough

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>cough cough
>Hey!
>She's floating upwards!

>M-My throat
>I ate too quickly...
>A-Are you alright?

>I thought I was gonna die!
>Um...about that

>Well, I gotta head to my part time job...
>Bye bye
>Stay healthy(?)

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>H-Hey
>Will you come to see me again?

>...
>If I feel like it.
>Okay!

>Hey, Kana~ What was that about earlier?
>I couldn't reach your phone the entire time
>Yuu...sorry about that.

>Hey, Yuu...Do you believe in ghosts?
>Huh?

>Hmm
>I can't say for sure that they don't exist
>But I only believe in what I can see
>I suppose. That's the normal reaction.

>She really was there...
>That'll be 820 yen, please.

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>Hohi~
>Well, this has been a strange day.

>Nee-chan
>Can I borrow your laptop?
>I keep telling you to knock first!

>Thanks!

>...

>I thought I was gonna die!

>Pfft
>What a weird kid.

p12
>The next day

>I came again...
>But still, it looks like noone comes to this shrine...
>if that girl has no place to return to, she's probably been loitering around here all this time...

>Are you there?

>Hello!
>Uwah!

>Geez, come out normally!

>I knew you'd come back for sure!
>If you knew that then don't spook me...

p13
>My phone's screen is pretty small
>So I brought this laptop
>Anything works as long as it has a camera, right?
>Yes, I think so...

>...

>By the way, that ghost thing with your hands...
>I guess it's just like in all those pictures of ghosts?

>Nah... it's just something I tried out for myself
>Figured it'd be ghost-like, y'know?
>Ah, I see...

>By the way, this thing on my head is also just for show.
>I see!

>Now that I mention it, whenever a new day begins...
>I can't remember a lot of things that happened the previous day...

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>But I can clearly remember everything that happened with you.

>So...

>Could you perhaps be my friend...?

>Hm, I wonder about that.

>You are a ghost, after all.

p15
>Besides, I'm not good with diligent people like you.

>W-Well I'm no good with delinquents like you either
>Wha!

>I was really surprised when I saw how much of a delinquent you were
>I'm not a delinquent!
>I don't wanna here that from you...

>Hmm, well compared to internet friends where you can't see their faces...
>I guess someone whose face you can see can be considered a friend...

>So sure!
>Really!?

>Thank you so much!

p16
>Why's that girl talking to herself?
>Maybe she's doing a live broadcast?

>...

>Hey
>You're really there, right?
>Yes, I'm here.

>See? Our faces are connected!
>Ooh
>A few days later
>Amazing

>Our strange days together came to an end

p17
>A text...from an unknown sender...
>It's her...!

>"I have something important to tell you.
>Please come here right now."

>Hey!

>What was that text about just now?
>I was worried, but it looks like you got it.
>Convenient, huh?

p18
>Geez~ You shouldn't skip school, y'know?
>Woah, one of those diligent sounding lines.

>And hey, you're the one who told me to come here!
>Oh yeah...

>So...about that mail...
>It looks like... the time has come
>for me to go to Heaven...

>Eh...
>You mean...

>Yes...It's time to say goodbye.
>I think the reason I haven't been able to pass on until now
>was because I still had regrets...

>...

>I think I wanted to make one final school-like memory...
>I never thought that I'd be able to play around with a friend...

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>But... it looks my wish was granted!
>All thanks to you!

>The time we had together was short, but fun,
>Thank you.
>Bzzt
>Eh?
>Hey
>Wait...
>Hey...
>I still don't know your name!

>Is she gone already?
>I didn't think it would end so suddenly...

>Goodbye...

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>Nee-chan, thanks for the laptop.
>Done with it already?
>Come to think of it... You're not looking so well these days?
>It's like you're possessed or something...

>I'm fine...
>at least I think I will be...
>?

>Hey... Do you know if there's been any deaths
>near that shrine?
>With students from my school...?
>I don't know about any high schoolers but...
>there was apparently an accident involving a middle schooler half a year ago

>A middle schooler... Half a year ago was spring break so... does that mean she was about to enrol?
>Poor kid
>But if I recall correctly, it wasn't a fatal accident...

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>...

>Where...could this be?

>U-Um...

>What am I?
>This is the realm between the living world and the afterlife...

>It's where the lives of the deceased are judged.
>Heh?

>So does that mean you're like a demon from hell or something?
>They're real!
>Well, that's rig-
>Hey, lay off the horns!

>By the way, you're still alive so why are you here?
>Eh... I'm alive...? Aren't I dead...?

>You still have your body. Those who have died becomes souls, which is what we usually see over here.
>I'm alive...

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>She's alive...seriously!?

>Dunno, I've only heard about it.
>She's apparently hospitalized at the central hospital though.

>Though I think they said she's been in a coma all this time
>A coma...
>But...

>It's the central hospital, right?
>Thanks.
>?
>Sure...

>She's alive!!

p23
>Great Demon King, I've brought her here.
>Good work.

>That's the Great Demon King.
>Um...Did I do something...?

>It happens from time to time. Kids who we presumed where dead end up coming here...
>I'll just check if we're able to bring you back to your original body...

>Here's what your body is like right now
>Is that a hospital...?

>Ah...
>You've...been seperated for a pretty long time
>Sorry... I might not be able to send you back

>Eh...
>What do you mean by that?

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>Being seperated... over there, it's what you'd call a coma.
>The longer you stay like that, people start to forget you
>When you reach that point, it's as if you really are dead.
>When someone dies, they are eventually forgotten... That kinda thing.

>Waking you up in the real world requires the strong wishes of someone over there, and right now

there doesn't seem to be anyone like that.
>...

>You don't have any family or friends who would qualify.
>So you cannot return.

>Is that so...
>It happens a lot. Some people can't help buy curse their family and friends.

>At this rate you'll end up as a vengeful spirit.
>If you're okay with passing on to heaven, you can work here.

>!
>Oh...
>Wait a minute.
>Even without knowing your name, she found you.
>This girl...
>She's completely devoted to you
>I can send you back

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>Are you Kayo-chan's friend?
>Yeah...more or less.

>So her name's Kayo, huh?

>She hasn't had many visitors lately.
>So thank you.
>I see...

>It's definitely her

>From here, it just looks like she's sleeping normally.
>She's pretty cute...

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>Are you really not gonna wake up...?

>Maybe you'll wake up if I kiss you?

>You wanna go back now?

>Yes...
>Thanks for your help!

>Alright
>I'll see you when you actually die.

>poof

>Good work today!

p27
>Y-Y-Y-You're awak!
>You really woke up!
>I didn't even kiss you yet.

>I should call the nurse.
>Wait, do you even know who I am?

>Yes... I remember everything...

>I see. Thank goodness...
>Thanks for coming to visit me...

p28
>Um... now that I think about it, this is technically our first meeting.

>It doesn't really feel like the first time we've met~
>Just kidding

>Fufu... I guess so

>Well then, I guess I should introduce myself.
>Yeah!