Fear: Reiwa Ghost Story - Vol. 1 Ch. 1 - Papa-katsu

[MangaDex]

 

[Painasbread]

That was kinda wow

 

[Hitspark]

Gonna be honest, if this were me....I'd meet that man like it was my job. Is he creepy? Yeah, absolutely...BUT if all I gotta put up with is the dude telling me the same story repeatedly over an hour every couple of days for fat stacks of cash....You better believe I'd be there.

 

[1412]

Gonna be honest, if this were me....I'd meet that man like it was my job. Is he creepy? Yeah, absolutely...BUT if all I gotta put up with is the dude telling me the same story repeatedly over an hour every couple of days for fat stacks of cash....You better believe I'd be there.

same, I don't care whether he is a ghost or devil, if they give me money, I am in.

 

[SMAXZO]

Well, of course he looks creepy, he looks like that. Guy's probably just wanted someone to talk to after losing his wife and kids. If he looks like host club dude, she probably...oh wait, he's being a stalker..never mind. Still though, I'd take the money and listen to his story..hell, I'd use the money to help the guy get better.

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

(prospective) Lingering spirits now just have to be sugar daddies, to have someone to listen to their stories and haunt them afterwards

 

[EchoGirl]

Well, of course he looks creepy, he looks like that. Guy's probably just wanted someone to talk to after losing his wife and kids. If he looks like host club dude, she probably...oh wait, he's being a stalker..never mind. Still though, I'd take the money and listen to his story..hell, I'd use the money to help the guy get better.

other than some one on one intimate session plenty of ppl hang out in public and just start convos with strangers, although that kinda story wearing down on your mental health would end up you using most of that payday to see a therapist, but who knows , would be ideal for a diagnosed person with no empathy maybe

 

[welcome2atlantis]

He... only wanted his stories to be listened by someone :'(

 

[NeoPlantZ]

That was kinda wow

I actually said wow out loud at the end. This is awesome.

 

[flameshadowwolf]

Huh I actually think the supernatural angle made it less scary honestly

 

[Arexty]

Oh this was very good, no need for overt gore or threats of harm to buildup a sense of unease and tension for climax.
I like to think the money the guy was spending was part of a life insurance payout or just accumulated savings from years of depression. Poor girl will probably need to use all those fat stacks on a therapist couch.

 

[ElP45]

My theory is that he and his family were in fact all died in that fire accident judging by his burned face in the 1st place but how on earth did he manage to play such app to contact a random stranger (the protagonist) is another question entirely

 

[zawarudo]

My theory is that he and his family were in fact all died in that fire accident judging by his burned face in the 1st place but how on earth did he manage to play such app to contact a random stranger (the protagonist) is another question entirely

Another angle I could think of is he is still very much alive when he met Hinata but he was the one who started the fire, either intentionally or not, and all that moolah he gave Hinata was the insurance payout and his life savings he never used over the years, perhaps due to immeasurable guilt/regret. These lingering feelings which was strengthened by Hinata's eventual rejection then caused him to want to commit suicide and made him turn into a ghost. If only Hinata was willing to keep listening to him...