Phantom Tales of the Night

ばけもの夜話づくし

Bakemono Yawazukushi

59 chapters

12 volumes

2016 – 2022

The Murakamo Inn is a peculiar establishment that moves between locations, welcoming guests from both the human world and the supernatural realm. The innkeeper, an enigmatic figure, does not charge for lodging but demands a guest's most hidden secret as payment—and if a guest refuses, their secret is revealed regardless. Tokihito Sasaki, once an ordinary high school student, learns that he has already been dead for some time after encountering the inn's owner. With the innkeeper's assistance, Sasaki continues to exist among the living, though now as a reanimated corpse. Despite receiving this second chance at life, Sasaki resents the owner for turning him into a creature of the night. Seeking revenge, he allies with a sorcerer from a family that has long sought to eliminate the inn's master from the world. Yet, the inn is guarded by its staff, and the owner is no helpless spirit. Defeating him requires uncovering his secret—if one can survive the dangerous undertaking.