Ghost Squad (ゴーストスクワッド)

"Dear Dad, happy birthday."

"You're always so kind to me..."

You know, for example...

you see things in front of you, right?

Yeah, so?

You believe they exist, right?

Duh, they do exist.

Like this glass.

Don't you think there are things you can see that don't exist?

What? You can't see things that don't exist.

I knew you'd say that.

You're making no sense.

I'm sorry.

Do you see someone sitting by the window?

Not a soul.

Yeah.

But, I see a girl sitting there.

That girl.

She's bleeding from her head.

She's preparing a gift.

Cut the crap.

She's crunching paper.

Does she even know she's dead?

Oh gross, blood is mixing with her drink.

Hey, cut the creepy stuff.

Have you gone nuts?

Think that way and we can't date.

Why not?

Because I've seen people who don't exist since childhood.

We wouldn't get along.

Sorry.

Wait.

Hey!

Screw that!

Then, you pay this time!

I've always paid.

What the...? The ghost's surprised!

It was my first time to see a surprised ghost.

What a face she made.

I'd never seen a ghost eye to eye before.

Maybe you like ghosts more than people now.

And that guy, a total dick.

I suppose.

I talk about ghosts, and can tell if someone is nice or not.

But I only meet guys like that.

Damn!

No wonder you've got a guy phobia.

For sure!

After I ditched him and went home...

I'm home.

Rika! Why are you late?

Dad, I'm so sorry.

Rika!

You've been ignoring me.

I feed you and you dare avoid me?

I got pissed at work and punched my boss because of you.

I got fired!

It's your fault.

If something happens, you're responsible!

Sorry.

Don't forget it!

Sorry. I'm sorry.

Rika!

Open up!

I'm sorry.

Open.

I'm so sorry.

Forgive me.

See? It was only natural that my mom left.

What an ass.

I admire you for putting up with a father like that.

Really.

All things considered,

it won't be strange I want to die, right?

No. It's natural to want to die.

It's not weakness, right?

No one would blame you if you killed yourself.

Right?

I've made up my mind to die.

Really?

So I went to work, to kill myself there.

At work?

Then that awful Yuri came in.

Oh come on, loafing around again?

Go serve some beer.

I'm outta here.

I'm sorry.

What a dope.

Welcome!

Then a bigger dope came in.

The man-turd showed up again?

Persistent guys suck.

Hey. Take my order.

Hey! Take my order.

The place overflowed with reasons to die.

She came as if drawn by them.

I'd no idea what she wanted.

But as she'd come all that way, I knew the situation was serious.

Then what? Don't tell me he had a knife?

Yeah!

Suicide is acceptable, but getting murdered is lame.

Yeah, utterly different.

Strangely enough, I wasn't afraid to die.

No, you must live!

Stand there and you'll get stabbed. We can't have that.

Who?

It was a cute girl.

But when I looked closely, I saw she had no body.

Must have been a ghost.

I'm Akari. You mustn't die.

Otherwise it'll spell trouble for us.

That means?

Live by a whisker on the verge of death and we can move about.

Only then can we help you.

On the verge of death? Like this?

Ow...

Yes! You're on the border between life and death.

Great!

My friends will go bonkers with me!

Come on.

What do you want from me?

We'll fight to protect you.

We're the Ghost Squad.

I'll slice you dead!

Woo-hoo!

Ghost Squad

Woo-hoo!

Diarrhea... out!

Must... not... eat...

Woo-hoo!

Bottoms up!

He's out of the picture.

That's one you owe us.

To celebrate, I'll kiss you like a puppy.

Stop.

Stop...

Get off...

What happened after that?

Death by ghost, no?

It was weird.

When I awoke, I was at home lying down.

My wrist had been treated.

But how?

I reckoned the police would have called father.

Dad...

Did someone contact you?

I'm going out.

I guess the police didn't call,

but he's an ass to ignore you.

It's always like that.

He's been avoiding me ever since he got divorced.

I looked for Yosuke's body and blood at the restaurant.

And?

What's up?

I'm sorry!

If you're planting a bomb, I'm calling the cops.

It's nothing like that!

Then, why the floor?

I'm sorry.

If you don't mean it, don't say it.

Because of you, I work twice as hard.

I'm sorry.

Don't you have a skill or something?

I see ghosts.

Really? Go home.

I'm not worth living.

When someone actually points it out, I feel the only thing to do is die.

Though I want you to desire death, you can't die completely.

You can talk?

The closer you get to death,

the more we can talk and move about.

Wait!

You mean I'm your energy source?

Yes.

But if your body dies,

we turn back into spirits and roam the Earth.

That wouldn't be my fault.

What about the guy you tortured?

Did you take his life?

I guess he's in the hospital somewhere.

You look annoyed, but we just followed your lead.

Hold on, what do you mean?

Well, if it isn't the girl who's most drawn to you.

Not again!

Stop, please.

Someone, help.

Oh, gross.

Stop it, come on.

Help, someone!

Sorry, but regular folks can't see us.

Even if you call for help, people will simply think you're crazy.

No way...

When emotionally shaken, Akari can't tell if she's human or puppy.

Get real.

There isn't a thing I can do for you.

Not true.

Through you, we can get revenge on those who killed us.

That means?

Is this...

We are the ghosts of girls unduly murdered in our teens.