Ling Qi (Spiritpact / Soul Contract)

Episode 1 Suddenly, a Pact with a Spirit?

Fortune Teller

Hey, fortune teller, wake up. Don't you have any motivation?

Tell me my job fortune. Will I meet my quotas?

Your eyebrows are black and way too thin.

All your fortune is spilling out of that gaping maw of yours.

I'm the perfect woman because I'm beautiful and rich.

Would a "perfect woman" be so concerned with her quotas?

It seems your job luck and money luck are about to desert you.

Don't say such an unlucky thing!

Don't show your face near me again!

Sheesh, who does she think she is?

I used to have influence, too.

Can't get angry over something like that.

Ah, You-kun, tell my fortune.

I want to know my love fortune.

I'd rather not.

Besides, you wouldn't believe me whether I told you the truth or a lie.

Don't say something like that.

I'll definitely believe you.

Now hurry up and read my palm.

Wow, a good-looking guy in a nice car.

Please tell me I have some kind of tie to that guy.

You must be hitting menopause. That's why you're over-reacting.

What happened to your usual personality?

Are you trying to pick a fight?

I won't forgive you if you keep messing with me.

If you want me to tell your fortune, you need money! Hurry up and pay me.

Do you want me to hit you?

That's rich, asking for money with your pathetic skills.

It should definitely be around here somewhere.

I am You Keika.

I've been poor ever since my parents died when I was a kid.

It seems my ancestors were famous for being pretty capable exorcists.

Best Exorcists in the World

This tablet was bestowed upon my family by the emperor

and passed down through the generations.

It is the pride of the You family.

But in my generation, we've sunk to the level of simple fortune tellers.

It couldn't be more frustrating.

Hey, You-sensei, I was waiting for you to return.

Today's my day off! I'm not telling your fortune!

That's not what I meant.

My laptop broke and I wanted you to take a look at it.

Keika's Computer Repair Shop

One can't eat on fortune telling alone,

so I work as a computer repair contractor on the side.

But sometimes I don't have the money to buy the parts,

and I secretly procure them from the neighborhood garbage disposal site.

This isn't the right one. I can't use it.

What's this?

Someone else is here this late at night?

Damn it! What's going on?

What's a Youmeishi doing here?

You just have bad luck.

Pass away in peace.

Who's there?

Ah, I'm sorry! I just got so excited I couldn't help shouting.

C-Could it be you're shooting a film? Wow, the CG is incredibly realistic.

You must have some ability if you can see that woman.

Who are you?

I-I'm You Keika. You're Song Jungi aren't you?

Must be tough being a Korean actor.

I speak several languages.

Shut up, both of you!

Wh-What kind of magic was that just now?

Those are the demonic arts.

If that hits the soul of an ordinary person, it will shatter.

Hurry and get out of here.

You said your name was You Keika, right?

I'll remember that.

Who the heck are you?

I am Tanmoku Ki, a Youmeishi.

I purify the world that has been defiled by evil spirits.

In other words, an exorcist.

It got away, huh?

I see, so you're a sorcerer.

I don't care what you think, but if you're done here, then get lost.

You're interfering with my work.

Acting all high and mighty. He's nothing more than a youkai exterminator.

My ancestors were the exorcists of the imperial household.

Despite my appearance, I come from a prestigious family.

I would've been cool in the past. If my parents hadn't...

died unexpectedly...

He could've at least said goodbye before disappearing.

Even though I'm already an adult, I don't have a wife, a car, or a house.

Jeez, what am I doing?

Right now, the most important things are money and status.

And making connections.

If I were a totally different person,

I wouldn't have to think such miserable thoughts anymore.

If I get reincarnated, things will definitely be different than they are now.

I'll live a new life.

Huh? I thought I'd be a hot guy, but I'm a sleek, handsome boy with pale skin!

I've really been reborn!

Did you go through a time slip?

Listen well, You Keika: you are dead.

You exist now in spirit form.

Huh? You're that Korean pseudo-star sorcerer, aren't you?

Knock off the jokes.

I was just walking down the street.

And in the next instant you were hit by a truck.

You were smashed flat.

Your previous body was lacking in places, but it's still here.

Do you want to make sure?

Damn that driver for hitting and killing me!

Where the hell was he looking?

I will definitely have my revenge!

Earlier today, there was another fatal accident involving a truck.

This is now the 47th such incident to occur in the city this year.

The transportation companies raise profits by exceeding load capacity.

And even if they caused an accident they can still collect the insurance payout.

What a load of crap.

It's because of sneaky guys like you that I lost my life!

These kinds of terrible accidents caused by such rampant fraud

that steal human lives occur frequently.

You aren't fit to be human!

Give me back my life! I curse you!

I'll even curse your family, too!

There are several stages a person goes through when they die.

The first stage is that they do not know that they have died.

The second stage is that they cannot accept that they have died.

I'm on TV.

The deceased is You Keika-san, a 23 year old male.

For the first time in my life, I'm on TV.

He was hit by a truck earlier today and was confirmed dead at the scene.

It's so nice to see me on TV.

The third stage is getting extremely excited.

According to the driver,

You-san suddenly dashed out into the road

Seeing myself on TV is the

He's awfully early.

best feeling ever.

and he was unable to brake in time.

But it's the first and last time I'll see myself on TV.

Ah, that's right! What about reparations?

Since it was a fatal accident, I wonder if I'll get anything.

You don't have any relatives.

The total amount of your reparations

will probably be donated to the traffic accident relief fund.

No way!

What the heck is a "traffic accident relief fund"?

I'm the one who died, but it will be used to help others?

But it's my money... I can't believe this.

It's the most money I've ever had and I won't even be able to see it or touch it.

But it's a good thing to donate a lot of money

because I hadn't done it enough before.

I wouldn't help when I was alive, but I'll be a savior when I am dead.

The fourth stage is the most frightening stage.

They become infinitely confused.

Well, feel better now?

I still can't understand it at all.

When people die, don't their faces get all creepy and scary?

Why is my face so beautiful like it's in a photo with the beautiful skin filter on?

After they die,

a person's spirit takes the form of when they were the happiest

or the most meaningful moment in their lives.

You become the version

of yourself from a time that is deeply treasured in your heart.

Oh, I remember. This is me from when I was in middle school.

That was when I shined the brightest and when I had the most fun.

Keika...

Keika.

Dad, Mom.

Are you delusional even in spirit form?

Leave me alone.

Why are you hanging around me anyway?

The truth is, I want you to be my spirit shadow.

What's a "spirit shadow"?

When an ordinary person dies, they disappear from this world completely,

but there are exceptions.

Those people leave their shadows behind in mirrors

and on reflective surfaces.

Their physical bodies are gone, but they still have some connection to this world.

Furthermore, they were naturally born with strong spiritual powers.

In your former life, you were able to see those shadows.

In other words, I exist in the threshold between shadow and light?

Yes, but after a person dies, they can only stay in this world for seven days.

If you don't want to disappear, you should become my spirit shadow.

Make a pact with me and support me.

I refuse.

I'd be working under you that way, right?

I've always liked observing people.

Just because I'm dead, I'm going to let myself be pushed around by a stranger?

You must be crazy.

I'm already dead. I'm not afraid of anyone.

Eh? What the...

Help me!

I'll die if I fall from here.

You'll die? You're already dead.

I'm floating...

They do say, "misery can turn into bliss!"

Awesome!

Come fly away with me.

That's right. We'll go just like this.

Now let's sing as we fly through the sky.

In the brief time Tanmoku Ki had spent with You Keika,

Believe me, I can fly. I'm singing in the sky.

he could sense that his world outlook was completely changing.

I'm not scared of rain or wind.