100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Own Death - Ch. 97 - Kokkuri-san

[TheGrandCamarilla]

The curse was broken the moment the poor girl gave the coin away, for the two five yen coins. I like to think that it was, indeed, Kokkuri-San giving a comforting answer to the girl. Death happens, whether by one own's hands or by the randomness of life.

Three more candles to go, three more stories to tell.

 

[hikarimew]

man i miss shuuen no shiori

 

[Pagemistress]

Well, well, well, look who finally figured out this can't really be his mother! You have two choices now, Yuuma. Think before you decide.

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[soladox]

we're this close to either great disappointment or a nice ending, there's no in between with horror authors.

 

[3141592653589]

No. What she did is technically legit. The curse on the coin was broken. Especially since she traded it for 5 yen coins. Goen in Japanese literally means good fortune, so it’s a curse breaker. His death was sorta just a coincidence, which is why she never mentions the coin being the cause.

Damn, financial regulations are complicated. Next thing you know it's gonna turn out that she's facing an audit because the cursed 10 yen coin is legally considered a gift but the un-cursed 5 yen coins are counted as taxable income that needs to be reported.

This sorta shit's a good reminder that you should always make sure that your accountant's also a licensed exorcist. Yeah, they charge more, but it's worth the premium.

 

[Grye]

Asama doing the right thing

 

[ryuumajin]

I miss Hina's story. Is this... her last one?
Please not.

 

[NeakiNaegi]

Holy shit

 

[crimeone]

Three to go, I feel so bad his hiding the truth from her that will make her panic.

 

[bearybrown]

There's something I couldn't put my finger on.

If Hina can remember MC's mother, that means her supposed death is not very long ago and his father already remarried.

It's either the father is already cheated before the death or the mother is not actually dead and MC summoned something else mimicking her.

 

[ResidentialVisitor]

Was Asama's ghost lying? Did he really not like Shiori? Or did he just want her to live life happily instead?

I think it's pretty clear that he liked the girl judging by how excited he was by her confession and how adamant he was to respond to her before she bailed. Even in death he's still watching over her and he was given an opportunity with the Kokkuri game to give her some peace and solace to help her move on from his passing.

 

[HippoPilot]

Yuuma you bastard you better fix this

 

[BakedBanana]

 

[TheIncompetentTactician]

Someone on Reddit pointed out that in the final question, you can see five fingers instead of four (from the four kids playing the game). This suggests that all the questions up until the last one were answered by Kokkuri, but at the end, Asama's finger guided them to 'No' to spare the girl from grief....A fitting story for Valentine's day, but I have a bad feeling about what this means about Hina

 

[brutal018]

3 more to go.

 

[SuplexSensei]

That's a bittersweet ghost story told by none other than Hina herself. I like what the comments had said here - about Asama lying so that Shiori won't have to blame herself for his death; about the story being analogous to Hina's feelings; and on Yuuma dying so that Hina may live.

I have a headcanon scenario then: There's a powerful ghost on the loose. It seeks to trade Hina's life for its own safety. The ghost needs to be put down or else Hina will die. Yuuma loves Hina too much at this point to close off her future just because of some dead parent. That ghost might not even be his mother.

Let's just say, Yuuma being both a vessel (for containing a malevolent spirit of his own creation) and a martyr (for the simple wish of ensuring Hina lives even without him by her side) is a poetic confirmation of the manga's very title.

 

[Cynn]

Their pleased expressions after the story ends was too soothing. Can we just end the manga here? No?

Just like Hina’s recounted story about his mother, Hina noticed Yuuma’s suffering and saved his life. Hina’s priority is to thank her. Yuuma’s priority is to….? I hope this helps him realize what he should do. It’s not good bye he should be saying to Hina.

 

[Exarch-of-Sechrima]

I feel like rather than taking her horror story at face value, I think the implications you can get from it is much more interesting to dissect.
1. If it truly was the ghost of the boy, given we've seen that he was thoughtful and caring of others when he was alive, it's possible that he lied so that she wouldn't blame herself for his death.
2. This one's less likely: one of the three classmates could have had feelings for the boy or our girl MC, and moved the coin to "No" in the end out of spite. Maybe even foul play was involved, who knows?
3. Hina telling a story about unrequited love sends meta-narrative vibes to her very own crush. Maybe she's finally accepting that this relationship she has with Yuuma will bear no fruit.

There's one other interesting perspective. There is no ghost at all, and the coin is being controlled by Shiori, who is so plagued with regret that she's moving the coin herself to all the answers that grant her a permission structure to let go of her feelings of guilt.

 

[nokosama]

He really hit Hina with the