After school, I was walking home as usual. Since my house was nearby, I didn't need to ride my bike. I vaguely heard someone calling me and turned around. A middle-aged man, in his early thirties, was standing there.
"Are you calling me?" I asked. The man replied, "Yes. From what I can tell, your yang energy is very weak. You'll attract some nasty supernatural things soon, so try not to go out at night, or you could get into trouble.
"I have a protective talisman here. Take it with you, just in case." I wondered who this guy was and why he was giving me this thing. He'd also said a bunch of nonsense. I replied, "Mister, I don't know you. I don't need anything from you. If you're bored, go talk to someone else.
"I need to get home, so please move aside." The man said, "Meeting you today is fate. Just think of this as a gift to mark our first meeting. Don't refuse, take it. I'm doing this for your own good." In the blink of an eye, the middle-aged man who had been talking to me vanished. Where had he gone? I looked up at the sky. Whatever...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
