Everyone in This City Can See Ghosts Except Me, and That Is My Shield

Miki counted cash at the convenience store while a spirit watched the door and the city stayed quiet by accident. Her prize money from competitive gaming paid the bills at home, but the school’s new rule about hidden jobs was about to drag her private life into daylight. She wanted to keep everyone safe by staying ordinary, because the store only worked as neutral ground when she did. Then Shion kept coming back, cold to the touch and bound to a rule Miki did not fully understand. Every time Miki acted like she did not care, her hands gave her away. Every time she tried to step back, Shion came closer. The hardest part was not the ghosts, the cash, or the school forms. It was realizing that ...