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Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669175371793 On my first day back to work after the New Year, I was with the store manager. That was unusual. Perhaps someone who usually worked there had called in sick. The manager of our convenience store is a man in his forties with a potbelly named Toeda. He divorced five years ago, and … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669175350710 When that person was dissatisfied, they often cried and took it out on objects. Rather than hitting or beating things and leaving marks, which would be troublesome, they would instead destroy things around them. They expressed how hurt and angry they were by destroying things. They believed that if there were no direct … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669175330502 My part-time job is closed from New Year’s Eve through the first three days of the new year. I hear that if there are competing stores nearby, they might open even if it means operating at a loss, but the only other convenience store in this area isn’t even open 24 hours. As … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669161462297 “You know, this is a story about Inohira…” My neighbor continued talking without paying any particular attention to me, who had involuntarily looked up. A few years ago, psychic scams were apparently popular in this area. When you hear “psychic business” you might think of something where they claim that misfortunes in your … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669161451991 “I heard this from a friend.” This happened when we were in high school. At the time, there was a guy in our group whose hobby was “vandalizing photos on the street.” For example, he would scribble on posters stuck to bulletin boards without glass doors, or on missing pet posters stuck to … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669161443627 “Takahiro, what are you doing for Christmas?” “Huh?” Mid-December. Before work, 9 p.m. I was holding a gel-type hot water bottle, thinking it would be nice if it were a short ghost story, when my neighbor suddenly said something strange. Christmas? Christmas…you mean Christmas day? You mean that? Are you asking if I … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669161435913 “I heard this from a friend.” This happened when we were in elementary school. Apparently, there was a strange suspicious person hanging around my friend’s school for a while. We were always told, “Don’t go with strangers.” But this suspicious person always looked like someone we knew. According to the students who were … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669161425709 It was 3:30 in the morning. I couldn’t sleep, so I decided to go to the convenience store. There are two convenience stores near my house, but one of them is not open 24 hours. So, if I want to go shopping late at night, I have to go to the other one, … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669161396408 “I heard this from a friend.” This happened when I was in junior high school. One of my friend’s classmates died in an accident. During summer vacation, he was involved in a drunk driving accident. Immediately after the funeral, his parents moved to another prefecture. I guess it was too much for him … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669161414700 “I heard this from a friend.” When I was a college student, there was a strange old woman living in the apartment next door to mine. She was a tired-looking woman with white hair who always walked with her eyes fixed on the ground, so she was constantly about to bump into people. … Read more