Keitarô Gentōga, a college freshman, hates ghosts but has a knack for attracting them. Two years ago, this connection led to him receiving a spiritual injury on his right hand and having his friend caught in the crossfire. This incident left him isolated and with poor social skills. Fortunately, Keitarô is slowly reintegrating into society thanks to the help of his childhood friend, Eiko Hôzuki. As part of his rehabilitation, he takes on a part-time job as a private tutor, where his first pupil is Yayoi Hôzuki, an extraordinary child prodigy with a spiritual constitution like Keitarô's. However, unlike Keitarô, Yayoi yearns to encounter spirits and hopes to find the ghost that took her mother away. As they visit haunted spots together, Keitarô finds himself straying further from his original purpose for the job.
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