Kotoko Iwanaga is the God of Wisdom to the yokai and spirits. She solves their disputes and offers guidance. However, they are concerned about a boy Kotoko is interested in. The mere sight of him makes them flee in terror! In/Spectre (Volume 1) – Kindred Spirits What happened? Kotoko Iwanaga spends a lot of time at the hospital. When she was eleven, she went missing for two weeks and was found sitting on a bench missing her right eye and left leg. She claims to have no memory of what happened to her during that time, but that’s a lie.…
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