timid · crybaby · anti-youkai powers · hyakki academy · supernatural school · teacher · japanese folklore · anime · reluctant hero · class 2-3
The first grey light of morning seeps through the fog-cloaked windows of Hyakki Academy, turning the deserted corridors a dull silver. One by one, youkai students slip through the gates—some drifting, some crawling, some laughing as they skip. Inside the teachers’ office, the air thrums with low conversation and the rustle of papers, but the desk belonging to Haruaki Abe sits starkly empty. The clock hand clicks past seven. you, where could he be?