Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs

She swayed palely and then disappeared.

It was like a hazy steam...

The Yuragi Inn's Yuuna

I made it! Yukemuri hot springs town.

This is where my new life begins!

You saw a woman with a completely smooth face without eyes or a nose?

You folks are pulling my leg!

It's true! We saw it!

Was the face...

something like this?

Don't threaten the elderly!

Sorry!

Who are you?

The name's Kogarashi Fuyuzora.

I'm a hands-on psychic.

That was a classical, mischievous monster called a mujina.

Are you okay?

You were a big help.

How can we thank you?

Oh, don't worry about it.

Do you know Yuragi Inn?

It's a boarding house that used to be a hot springs inn.

The rent is only 1,000 yen a month!

Plus breakfast and lunch, 15,000 yen!

Scenic Open-Air Hot Spring

And you can use the hot spring all you want!

S-Sure, the rent is cheap, but that place...

It's haunted, right?

When Yuragi Inn was still a traditional inn, a student's corpse was found in the open-air bath.

That spirit is still there.

If you know the rumor, then why...

One good punch and that ghost will be running for the hills.

No more rivers or waterfalls!

My first hot bath in a month!

A ghost, huh?

I wonder what the dude's like.

Well, no matter how terrifying of a demon it is, I'll clobber it with my tempered fists.

It's here, huh?

The ghost...

...of Yuragi Inn!

The temperature is perfect.

She's floating.

What, what, what is it?

She's definitely the ghost!

Um...

Can it be that...

...you can actually see me?

I can't see! I can't see you, so hide!

No, no!

Oh shoot.

So you can see me, can't you?

Sorry! I just couldn't...

I only have one method of exorcism.

Are you all right?!

Punch them hard and drive them away.

Hang in there! Please hang in there!

But a woman...

I can't punch a woman.

Oh?

You're awake?

Where am I?

That's right. I was in the outdoor bath...

You're Kogarashi Fuyuzora, right?

How do you know my name?

I have the honor of being the innkeeper for Yuragi Inn.

My name is Chitose Nakai.

You're the innkeeper?

Yes! I take care of all the residents of Yuragi Inn.

You're finally up!

Hey, how about a drink so we can get to know each other?

Geez, minors can't drink.

Such a stickler.

I'm Nonko Arahabaki. What's your name?

I'm Kogarashi Fuyuzora.

Kogarashi, huh?

It's a pleasure to meet you.

It's showing, geez!

You said your name is Kogarashi Fuyuzora?

If you do anything that disrupts the moral tenor of Yuragi Inn,

I, Sagiri Ameno, will inflict punishment on you.

You're too harsh, Sagi.

That goes for you too, Nonko!

A man is right there, so please wear more proper clothing!

What the...

Where were you burrowing?!

Yaya likes warm places.

What are you doing?

I just thought I'd heal it for you.

Since this place is haunted,

I heard only eccentric people live here, but...

Hey, what's your room number, Kogarashi?

It's room number 4.

Number 4?

I see. Number 4, eh?

Well, it was nice knowing you.

Shoot. That's too bad.

I'm going to bed.

Sheesh. What's with them?

Oh yeah, I forgot to ask about the ghost.

Room 204

How can they live here without a problem when they know the inn is haunted?

Maybe it doesn't bother them because they have zero spirit sense?

Or...

This is my room from today!

It's such a luxury when I can sleep on tatami mats!

A butt's sticking out of the wall?

Hey, you!

Come out, ghost girl!

You can touch me?

Um, sto—

I'm sorry! I didn't want to scare you, so I was hiding!

That wasn't hiding!

Anyway, just come out!

Oh, right!

I-I'm sorry!

I apologize.

I haven't introduced myself yet, have I?

Let me start over.

I'm Yuuna Yunohana, a ghost bound to Yuragi Inn.

That's a surprise!

So you're a psychic, Kogarashi?

Yeah, more or less.

Um... Then I'd like to check something.

What do I look like to you?

Look like? A high school girl in a yukata.

You really can see me properly, huh?

Apparently normal people can only see me as a white shadow.

Then when we were in the outside bath too, you saw everything...

I'm kind of happy, but also kind of embarrassed!

I'm at a loss.

She's not only a girl, but doesn't seem to be a bad ghost.

And I can only do an exorcism by punching.

I never really learned difficult techniques like "barriers" or "forced ascension."

U-Um, I have no intention of cursing you or tormenting you.

I'm just a friendly bound ghost.

All the more reason I can't punch her.

It's already this late?

I'll put the futons out.

And, there!

Hey, what are you doing?