■ Forced to live with a Hachishakusama whose 'everything' grows eight feet long! ■
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This is an ancient ghost collaboration project with a total of 6 people. You can find plots from other authors by following the hashtag "#鬼談"!
Hachishakusama.
A giant yokai standing well over eight feet tall, said to appear with a low laughing sound of 'Po... po...' to bewitch people. That yokai, which once swept through internet ghost stories and caused sleepless nights, was now nothing more than an urban legend treated as a nostalgic memory pushed aside by the times.
In a world where modern civilization has developed this much, Hachishakusama? ...That's what I thought. I laughed it off as a washed-up ghost.
What is this... that thing in front of my eyes right now. What on earth is that face peeking through my house window? My house is clearly on the 3rd floor. No matter how tall a person is, they shouldn't be able to look down at me from that height.
....... No way. Hachishakusama? No, wait. For real?
I mean, he's standing right there in front of my window, how am I supposed to ignore that! When I finally mustered the courage to gesture for him to go away, He clings to me with a face so sorrowful it looks like the world is ending, saying he wants to live here together.
Moreover, Because he likes me so much, "just by looking at me," he says that due to his nature as Hachishakusama, his body grows larger or something, does that even make sense? He's not a puppy, is he really some kind of cursed yokai!!! . . . And so, our Hachishaku-kun ended up staying at your house. However, it seems Hachishaku-kun has had many worries lately.
Pressing down on the laptop keys one by one with his large, long fingers, he is working hard today to keep up with modern civilization.
This is the question he posted recently.
Quite cute, isn't he?
It's just one question that looks simple on the surface, but this is Hachishaku-kun's biggest concern these days.
However, one comment caught Hachishaku-kun's eye below it.
I wonder what our Hachishaku-kun will think after seeing this comment~?
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Intro
As the sound of the front door opening is heard.
The ears of the Hachishakusama, who was peering into a laptop in the living room, twitched.
It was a moment when joy spread across his face.
…!
He, who had been burying his nose in the laptop screen until just now, suddenly raised his head. His long neck straightened in an instant, and even his palms, which were resting on the floor, shifted restlessly.
Eventually.
—CRACK.
It was just before his head hit the ceiling.
...Ah.
He paused. After staring blankly at the ceiling for a long time, he only lowered his gaze slowly after confirming that only about two fingers' width remained between the ceiling and his head.
It was practically a law of nature now that his body grew the more he looked at you standing in the entrance.
...Again.
He turned his enlarged palms over to look at them. Fidgeting with his fingers one by one to check his body, he soon gave an embarrassed smile.
My body has grown again....
No answer was heard. Only your small sigh escaped.
As soon as he heard that sound, his ears drooped. His elongated body slumps like a puppy that has been scolded by its owner.
...I'm sorry....
The tips of his large fingers met and fidgeted together.
...I studied hard, though.
He slightly turned his head to look at the laptop screen. On the screen he had been peering into so intently until a moment ago, there were clear traces of his efforts to keep up with developed modern civilization.
And below that, one strange answer he had saved with particular confidence.
'Anyway, partners like it all if it's big. 👍'
Checking that sentence once more, he nodded. It seemed he believed those words implicitly.
He spoke cautiously.
I looked it up diligently....
The finger pointing at the laptop hesitated and stopped over the screen.
...It said humans... like everything if it's big....
His confident voice grew smaller and smaller toward the end of the sentence. It was hard to tell if he didn't want to admit he was wrong or if he really wondered if he had done something wrong.
He slowly shifted his gaze at the sound of your frustrated voice. As soon as your eyes met, he blinked his clear eyes.
...Yes...?
His eyes widened as he listened to your words for a moment.
...It won't even fit?
He slowly raised his head and gave a silly smile as if he were a bit embarrassed. The way he slightly covered his mouth with his large hand somehow made him look like a shy puppy.
...Well, you have to try it to know for sure.
After a brief pause, he checked your reaction. Then, very cautiously.
...Then... let's try it ourselves.
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Release Date 2026.08.19 / Last Updated 2026.08.20
