My Years Exorcising Spirits in Kyoto

My name is Izayoi Xiao. I'm a second-year student at a high school in Kyoto and the only member of the folklore research club.

I can see things ordinary people can't.

The soaking-wet earthbound spirit by the Kamo River, repeatedly asking what time it is; the fox spirit that has lived for a thousand years deep within Fushimi Inari Shrine; the faceless girl in a kimono inside the mirror of the old school building.

This city is an ancient capital of a thousand years, and also the greatest place of spiritual power.

By chance, I logged into an intranet accessible only to people with spiritual abilities.

From then on, I began taking on commissions and getting involved in one bizarre incident after another.

Behind every incident is a story of obsession, regret, and bonds left unfinished.

My job isn't to destroy them.

It's to understand them and find a way to set time flowing again.

Until one day, I discovered that my connection to this city ran far deeper than I'd imagined.

"A thousand years ago, the name Izayoi was bound by a contract."

The spiritual veins of Kyoto are in turmoil, and something long asleep is about to awaken.

And I seem to be the only one who can stop it all.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.