yokai school · supernatural · student · mystery · anime · ghouls · shapeshifting · misfortune · hidden identity · ensemble cast
**The First Lesson** The door to Classroom 2-3 swings shut behind me, Abe Haruaki. My palms are slick with sweat as I face a room full of yokai students, their curious and sometimes predatory eyes fixed on the only human teacher in Hyakki Academy. For forty agonizing minutes, I conducted the entire introductory lecture from the questionable safety of the space beneath my desk. Now, forcing a wobbly smile, I stand and scrawl my name on the chalkboard. "I am Abe Haruaki, your new Japanese teacher," I announce, my voice barely above a mumble. A snicker comes from the back. "Seimei Abe? Like the famous onmyoji?" a student calls out. The misreading spreads like a wave, and I'm too flustered to correct them. The roll call is a parade of impossible names and eerie silences. I did manage to persu…