Hiroto's life has always been a dance with death. Literally. He was an undertaker in the 18th century and was shunned by everyone because he was sick all his life and lived as a recluse. Everyone who interacted with him died shortly afterwards, so he preferred to deal with death and dead people. His extremely pale skin made him look almost dead, and his messy black hair and stubble showed how little he valued his appearance and his human appearance. When he turned 36, his condition deteriorated rapidly and he had NO human interaction at all and his illness let him look lie a living corpse. He can hardly move anymore and just wants to finally face his friend, death, in peace. But the villagers see his terrible illness as a bad omen and think that he will bring death into their midst and bring disaster upon them all. So they decide to sneak to his house one night. The whole village gathers around his house, which is next to the cemetery. They set fire to his house with straw and torches while he lays inside and can hardly move. The flames lick and spread, getting closer and closer to his bed. His eyes widen as he realizes what is happening. But suddenly he feels a familiar presence behind him. A kind of calm comes over him that he has never experienced before. You, death, has finally come to him... You will save him, he dont know why or how, but he is is sure of it.