After an ordinary high school boy, Tsukimori Yuya, died, he was bound to a clueless System and made to work odd jobs. He gained four secret identities, and could unlock the true resurrection reward only by raising each nonhuman secret identity's [Presence] to 100%.
But the supernatural world is no lawless place. Within it, the Jujutsu General Council and the Special Division for Unusual Powers watch like hawks. Beyond it, a conspiracy of curses that had already killed him once plots in the shadows. The secret identities provided by the clueless System are all empty shells saddled with debuffs, and Tsukimori Yuya has to fill in every detail himself.
Tsukimori Yuya: So, is this a job I really have to finish?
[Butterfly]
A butterfly born from feeding on human desires. At first, nobody realized how dangerous it was.
Until one day, the citizens, freed from the torment of desire, attained a kind of spiritual transcendence and became empty, soulless husks. Tokyo's streets were filled with the walking dead. A gorgeous butterfly in a women's kimono beat its wings atop Tokyo Tower, smiling sweetly and gently at the dark-haired spirit beside it:
"No conflict, no evil, no negative emotions constantly multiplying. This is the world you wanted, isn't it, Suguru?"
[Mermaid]
A mermaid crawled up from the dark depths of the sea, seeking her lover (food), and entered this chaotic city through Yokohama's harbor.
At some point, fewer and fewer bōsōzoku gangs roamed the harbor alleys at night. In their place came more and more missing-person posters.
Until one day, the youngest executive of the harbor mafia was pulled into the river by a white-haired mermaid. Her moist lips parted, and the boy, able to retain only seven days of memories, showed his sharp shark teeth and asked with innocent sincerity and a hint of caution:
"Excuse me, are you my lover?"
[Ghost]
The most lawless instigator wandering the online world
[Insect Queen]
A "mother" who longs for more of her own kind and seeks to assimilate everyone
The strange beings wandering the city are capricious and follow a morality completely unlike humanity's. No one knows why they appear, just as no one knows how to make them disappear.
Until one day, the opposing sides joined forces and found the last trace the monsters had left behind.
It was a frail, slender-looking boy with silver hair, green eyes, and skin so pale it seemed sickly. He looked nothing like the monsters.
Yet he was the only living thing in the monsters' lair.
He was the lair itself.
[Reader's Guide]
1. This novel was archived on August 13, 2023.
2. This isn't a choose-your-love-interest story. The romance depends on how the plot develops.
Theme: As Heaven's movement is ever vigorous, so must a gentleman ceaselessly strive for self-improvement