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When I woke up that morning, I could see the Grim Reaper.
He stood at my bedside while I slept, gazing down at me with hollow, skeletal eyes.
Dressed in pitch-black robes and holding a hakama in his hand, I knew instantly he was the Grim Reaper.
I sat up in bed and stared back at him.
The Grim Reaper just stared back at me, neither speaking nor moving.
“Um… are you the Grim Reaper?”
I tried speaking to him tentatively.
The Grim Reaper didn’t budge an inch.
I’d assumed maybe I’d get some kind of notebook where writing someone’s name would kill them, but apparently that wasn’t the case.
I cautiously reached out my hand toward the Grim Reaper.
My hand passed right through him, going straight through to the other side.
Seems you can’t actually touch the Grim Reaper.
I had plenty of questions, but decided to head to school for now.
I washed my face in the bathroom sink, smoothed out my bedhead, changed into my uniform, and ate a banana for breakfast.
Once I was ready for school, I left the house.
Walking along my usual route, I fiddled with my phone.
The grim reaper followed me closely.
When I stopped, the grim reaper stopped.
When I started walking again, the grim reaper started walking again.
Judging by the reactions of people passing by, it seemed the grim reaper was only visible to me.
“This is creepy…”
I had an ominous feeling.
I felt like there was some meaning behind the grim reaper suddenly appearing to me today.
I searched for “death god” on my phone.
Sites popped up with info on death gods from certain anime, ancient legends, and various other sources.
“I started seeing death gods. Any questions?”
I also found a summary thread like that.
Reading through it, the original poster claimed they suddenly started seeing death gods one day and got mocked by the people in the thread.
Maybe this person was in the same situation as me, so I kept reading the summary.
: There’s no such thing as a grim reaper. Are you okay in the head?
: No, it’s real. I seriously see a grim reaper. Probably only me can see it.
: What do they look like?
: They wear a black robe, carry a scythe, and have a skeleton face.
: What the hell is that? Sounds exactly like the Grim Reapers from anime. Anything else?
: Doesn’t say anything, and I can’t touch it. Seems to stick right to people and won’t leave.
The description in that summary post matched my current situation perfectly.
The appearance and behavior of the Grim Reaper mentioned were exactly the same as the one behind me right now.
: So, what’s the big deal about seeing a grim reaper?
: It’s not like seeing one changes anything, but there’s one thing I know for sure. People possessed by a grim reaper die soon after.
: Why?
: No idea. Probably because the grim reaper attaches itself to people destined to die. I once followed someone who had a grim reaper with them. That person jumped in front of a train right in front of me.
: Suicide?
: Yeah. Seriously traumatized me. Haven’t followed anyone with a grim reaper since.
: That’s it?
: Yeah. That’s all I know about grim reapers so far.
: That’s it? Boring. Even if it’s a made-up story, make it a bit more interesting.
: It’s not a made-up story. Sorry, but it’s all true.
: That kinda sucks, huh? What’s the point of seeing a grim reaper anyway?
: Not much, really. Just that sometimes I know when someone’s about to die.
When I go to crowded main streets, I often see people with grim reapers. I don’t know if they’re planning to commit suicide or get into an accident. I just feel sorry for them.
：Kind of lame. Seeing the Grim Reaper doesn’t really do anything good, does it?
: Yeah, you’re right. So far, I haven’t really gained anything from it. But I do think knowing when I’ll die is huge. If I were going to die in an accident or something, I might be able to avoid it.
：All of this was just a delusion. Good work.
: It’s not a delusion. Well, I wasn’t expecting you to believe me anyway.
：If you’re serious about this, you should go to the hospital.
: Yeah, no one’s gonna believe this story. I just needed to talk to someone to feel better. See ya.
That summary thread ended with the sad-looking original poster’s post about how no one believed his story about seeing the Grim Reaper.
None of the participants in the thread believed the original poster’s story, but I couldn’t believe it was all just delusion.
It was too similar to my own current situation.
Suppose, just suppose.
Suppose this thread starter wasn’t lying, and was a sane person.
If that were the case…
“Does that mean… I’m going to die soon?”
I saw the Grim Reaper behind me.
The Grim Reaper stared intently at me with empty eyes.
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