Yui Natsukawa was a JK, which meant she was a female high school student in every sense of the word, and she felt that this was probably the most beautiful time in a girl’s life—at least, that’s how she saw it.

Yui Natsukawa had her little plans, now entering high school, she wanted to find a boyfriend and then it would be nice to have one or two intimate friends.

Then, Yui Natsukawa could live the happy life she dreamed of, a life painted in rosy hues, where she could go on dates with her boyfriend on carefree days—it seemed so blissful.

Moreover, Yui Natsukawa had finally left that remote mountain village and longed for a new life in Tokyo.

That’s how it should’ve been... Yui Natsukawa could have led a happy life, although she also knew she wasn’t the brightest, her exam scores weren’t good, and she might end up in a lower-tier job in the future.

But even a convenience store clerk was a luxury for her.

Besides, Yui Natsukawa thought she was pretty, so finding a good husband shouldn’t be a problem, and she could then be a full-time housewife, providing delicious bento for her children and husband.

Yui Natsukawa would never forget that day, on her way home from school, when she encountered that middle-aged man, that demon.

As Yui Natsukawa walked on her way home, she sensed someone following her, a silent figure.

Yui Natsukawa turned around to look, and the person behind also stopped, took out a phone, and seemed to be looking at something, which made her heart pound with fear.

[Rabbit: Rie, it seems like someone is following me, what do I do QAQ]

[Big Tree: Yui-chan, you need to find a patrolling police officer right away, I’ve heard there’s a perverted murderer around here recently (ʘ̆ωʘ̥̆‖)՞]

As she read her friend’s message, Yui Natsukawa panicked even more and started to run. She remembered that if she just went one more street ahead, she would see a guardhouse.

But the next second, a cloth was pressed over Yui Natsukawa’s mouth, carrying a strange scent, and then she passed out and lost consciousness.

When she woke up again, it was pain that roused her. An excruciating pain in her lower body made her, freshly awake, burst into tears.

Her limbs were tied up; Yui Natsukawa couldn’t break free. She kept crying and shouting, and then she saw the objects beside her.

"Please... please... let me go..." Yui Natsukawa cried helplessly, seeing a corpse lying next to her.

The girl at her side, who looked desperate even in death, made her instantly realize her own predicament.

However, the man on top of her showed no sign of stopping. He kept thrusting; it was Yui Natsukawa’s first time, and the intense pain was unbearable.

"Please... please..." Yui Natsukawa screamed in despair.

Two days passed just like that, two whole days without food; the man only fed her some sugary water and then continued to violate her endlessly.

But she was still alive, still alive, and there was hope. Yui Natsukawa harbored the wish that she might be rescued, that maybe the next second she would see the security team.

But four days passed, and still no one came. What frightened Yui Natsukawa even more was that the man had stopped assaulting her.

The man walked over, with a very ordinary face, but the smile on his face was particularly terrifying. He picked up a hammer.

"Don’t... please, I beg you, don’t, please, I beg you!" Yui Natsukawa seemed to have understood her destiny, and even her body, which had no strength due to not eating, burst forth with a bit of energy.

The man looked at her and then took out a very thick and long needle, along with some thread.

Yui Natsukawa couldn’t speak; she could only humbly beg, humbly beg the man in front of her to spare her, she was still young, she didn’t want to die.

The man performed a strange ritual, and then raised a hammer, Yui Natsukawa’s hands tightly clutched the bed board, tightly clutched it, but then gradually loosened and drooped powerlessly.

When Yui Natsukawa became conscious again, she was floating in the air, staring blankly at her hands, then touched the chair beside her and passed right through it.

Then Yui Natsukawa saw that man violating another girl, while her own body, now unrecognizable, was laid out beside them.

Yui Natsukawa clenched her fists in anger, wanting to kill the man before her, but it was of no use; before she could even touch him, a dark glow emanating from his body flung her far away.

Yui Natsukawa moaned in pain and then she discovered an even more terrifying truth; her mouth was gone.

Yui Natsukawa touched her own face, it took a while before she realized, she did have a mouth, but it was only the size of a grain of rice.

Hunger, an endless sense of hunger tormented Yui Natsukawa. She didn’t understand why a dead soul should suffer such torment.

Yui Natsukawa watched painfully as this man killed one girl after another, and a large pile of souls gathered around her.

The vengeful spirits wailed and cried; they wanted revenge, but were helpless against this man.

Until one day, a boy in a high school uniform walked in, and then subdued the man, beating him to death with a baseball bat, and even doused him with something.

In the end, the man’s soul was torn to shreds by the group of vengeful spirits, most of them attained Buddhahood, while some lost their sanity and tried to attack the high school student standing aside, who then helped them cross over.

Yui Natsukawa, however, stared blankly at the high school student in front of her; she recognized this person, a friend from the past, Kuroki Ryuuji, who once studied in a village school.

Kuroki Ryuuji looked at her and sighed, bowing his head, "I’m sorry, I arrived too late."

Yui Natsukawa wept bitterly. She embraced this friend before her, regretting why she ever decided to board the train to Tokyo.

But Yui Natsukawa was not helped to cross over; Kuroki Ryuuji found that she had an attachment, very strong, an attachment that would not dissipate, never allowing her to reach enlightenment.

Yet Yui Natsukawa could not remember what this attachment was. She thought painfully but could not find an answer.

"You wait for me, I’ll go back and ask the Inari God," Kuroki Ryuuji hurried away.

But just over an hour later, Yui Natsukawa saw a wooden door appear before her, a door that materialized out of nowhere.

Yui Natsukawa stared blankly at the door before her, reached out her hand, pushed the door open, and walked in.

Then Yui Natsukawa saw a man, a gentle man who walked out from the kitchen.

"Welcome to Dream Restaurant, esteemed guest."