From MangaHelpers: Akira, a high-schooler, is the current head of the Tsurugi house, which has been known for its abilities in eliminating violent gods and other spirits. Akira always keeps his sword, Raiteimaru, with him. After he successfully finishes a job at a dangerously haunted construction site, he sees one of his classmates in the red light district, where she is assaulted by demons. He draws Raiteimaru to protect her, but the sword breaks.

A strange summer without cicadas singing... It suddenly occurred. Yuichi and Airi are high school students worried about their future careers. Yuichi lost both of her parents in an accident, while Airi has a strained relationship with hers. They are close friends. However, that summer, a strange phenomenon occurs in their town, with sex workers disappearing one after another. Rumors soon spread that the cause is an infectious disease in which eye-like rashes pop up from the bodies of the women, eating away at them with "something." Airi, who harbors a secret she cannot tell anyone, is frightened by the unknown rumors, but this is only the beginning of a further threat. A sisterhood x panic horror story about girls living under extreme conditions. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

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