Kaii-san to Ore - Ch. 88 - A Wonderful Thing

[MangaDex]

 

[MonstaMaps]

i've been possessed by this my whole life

 

[Klarinet]

Sure, whatever

 

[savris]

Whoa, subtle lore drop. Kid has some book from his grandpa..? Is it some kind of encyclopedia of ghosts?

 

[MontDilanus1343]

Fun fact: if I recall correctly, the kanji for "Gaki (brat)" can be literally interpreted as "(starving) (ghost)".

I wonder if the author was making a pun. I don't know the full etymology; could be famine after the war.