Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou

I'd never seen a ghost or a yokai,

and I didn't really care if they existed.

I didn't think they were that scary.

I just wasn't interested in them at all.

Instead, my head was filled with real-world problems.

Senpai, don't forget us.

Promise us!

I've been waiting, Inaba.

Now, then...

I've been waiting to pound that face of yours flat, Hase.

Same here.

I've been waiting for a chance to have a real fight with you.

Don't whine later—

Ow...

You were really hitting hard.

My mouth tastes like blood.

This was your idea, right?

Well, this is to celebrate our middle school graduation.

I wanted to try something like this.

Congratulations on making it into JTB, Inaba.

Same to you, Hase.

Top of the class, at a famous school. Impressive.

You really are amazing, Hase.

Now, you're as good as admitted into Tokyo U.

It's your first step toward being a super-elite businessman!

You're just as amazing...

Wasn't going to a residential high school was your dream?

Yeah!

I'm gonna do my best.

I'll learn a lot and get certifications.

And after graduation, I'll be able to start work as a businessman!

Hey, Inaba...

Are you really okay?

Yeah!

This spring,

I, Yushi Inaba, was accepted into Joutou Business High School.

For so long, I've wanted to live in a dorm, on my own,

and this is my chance.

Now, I can finally leave my uncle's house.

That's right.

Now, I can live on my own.

Update JTB Dorm Burns Down Cause Under Investigation

This afternoon,

the Joutou Business High School dorm was the scene of a fire.

The building burned to the ground.

Seriously?

First Haunting Yushi and Kotobuki-so

Looking for a room at this time of year?

What's your budget?

20,000 or 30,000? I don't even know what to do with that.

There's this thing called a market that says

the cheapest rate here is 50,000.

We're closed now.

And you can't get a room without a guarantor.

No parents?

You're a minor, aren't you?

Then, why not just stay with your uncle?

I mean, not much else to be done.

Not much else to be done, huh?

We got a message

that the dorm reconstruction will take about six months.

Oh, dear...

But I'm glad you weren't there.

B-But I...

My move...

Then, what will you do?

What? Well, I mean...

He'll have to stay here while he goes to school!

Yeah, I guess he will.

E-Eriko...

I-I'll take care of this, somehow!

What the hell is "somehow," though?

In the end, I'm just a completely helpless kid,

whose life is dictated by others,

and I can't do anything.

Are you really okay?

Damn it.

Mister...

You're looking for a room?

Try over there.

Land Apartments Offices Maeda Realty, Inc.

I'm sure you'll find a good one.

Maeda... Realty?

Land Apartments Offices Maeda Realty, Inc.

U-Um...

Welcome.

Land Apartments Offices Maeda Realty, Inc.

A JTB student, huh?

Sorry to hear about what happened.

Yeah.

I've got a one that's a ten-minute walk to Takanodai Higashi Station.

A 15-square-meter Japanese-style room and 3-meter closet.

Southern exposure.

The toilet and bath are shared, but it comes with food.

Oh, and also utilities.

And the rent is only 25,000 yen!

Kotobuki-so 25,000 Yen

Seriously?!

Yeah. Seriously.

Kotobuki-so 25,000 Yen

Is there anything I should know about this place...

There are ghosts...

Huh?

Actually, I have a room in that apartment building.

I use it as storage...

Why not rent it?

Can I?!

You only need to stay six months, until they rebuild the dorm, right?

Th-Thank you!

The building's name is "Kotobuki-so."

How do you like it?

Pretty classy, right?

Y-Yeah...

The Kotobuki-so, huh?

I wonder how old it is.

Here, you go.

This is the key for room 202.

From now on, that's your room.

My own room!

If you like, use the furniture.

And you don't mind books on the bookshelves, do you?

No, not at all!

Reimei Isshiki!

I'm a big fan!

You read Isshiki-san, too?

You're a bit old-fashioned.

Yeah.

I borrowed one from a friend named Hase and loved it!

They may seem grotesque, but they're actually really refined.

I especially like the gap between them and the author's photo...

I wondered what that noise was. Are you new?

Reimei Isshiki!

Isshiki-sensei!

Is it really you?

It really is.

Isshiki-sensei, you live here?

Yeah, for over a decade...

But I'm considered one of the newer residents.

I-Is that so?

I can live in the same building as one of my favorite authors.

This is amazing!

Isshiki-san, is there someone new?

Yep.

I'm Akine Kuga!

Nice to meet you.

Akine-san?

Akine Kuga-chan, from room 204.

A second-year at Takanodai High.

She lives on her own, just like you.

On her own? Even though she's a girl?

Isn't she lonely?

Not at all...

Living here is so much fun.

I hope you enjoy it, too!

All right!

I'll help you start unpacking.

Is this all you have? There isn't much here.

Oh, you don't have to...

You kids have fun.

Okay, thank you!

I see.

Your parents passed away, huh?

Yeah, when I was in seventh grade, they died in a car accident.

My parents died suddenly, and I was alone.

My uncle's family took me in.

But my family was an average salaryman's household,

so we didn't have any money.

I'm sure I put a lot of financial pressure on my uncle's family.

And my cousin, who's a year older,

Eriko, was harsher than I'd expected.

I couldn't let them support me forever.

So I decided on a school with a dorm.