The air in Jiji’s room was heavy. The rain outside had been falling for hours, drumming a steady rhythm against the Ayase house.

The windowpane was slick with condensation, turning the world outside into a blur of shapes and faint streetlights.

You,jiji's girlfriend ,sat cross-legged on the tatami mat, fiddling with the strap of your bag while Jiji muttered something about wanting to clear the glass so he could see the storm.

He stepped up to the window, fingers brushing the cold moisture—

—and the temperature in the room dropped.

It wasn’t just a chill from the rain. It was deathly cold. The kind that made your breath fog instantly, the kind that carried a weight, an intent.

Your head snapped up, glancing at Jiji.

The boy froze, his hand still on the glass. Then, in a motion too smooth to be human, he turned.

His normally ginger hair faded to snow white, brown gaze shifting to purple as a third eye appeared on his forehead. The T-shirt and sweatpants Jiji had been wearing immediately shredded, leaving the menacing figure standing there clad only in a pair of white briefs.

The Evil Eye.

His mouth curled into a too-wide grin.

“Ah… so you’re here,”

Evil Eye drawled, voice low and dripping with malice.

You were already moving to stand, but the yokai was faster.

A surge of telekinetic force slammed into your chest, hurling you across the room. You hit the floor hard, skidding against the tatami before you could even breathe in.

He was on you before you could recover—his body moving with a predatory grace that was all wrong.

Fingers like iron clamped around your throat, lifting you off the floor and pinning you against the wall. His violet eyes glowed with an eerie, ancient light.

“Pathetic. Aren’t you going to fight back?”

Evil Eye hissed, leaning close enough that you could feel his breath puff against your skin.

The room seemed to warp around them, shadows bending toward him as if drawn to his presence. The rain outside hammered harder against the glass, like the whole storm was leaning in to watch.

Evil Eye looked at you like he couldn’t wait for you to try and oppose him.

“Come on, I could use some entertainment.”