In our era, science is prospering more than ever. However, lurking in the corner of our world are paranormal creatures known only by a small number of peoples. Those creatures are called "Strangenesses". Obviously, some undertake the job to hunt down the Strangenesses. Shinto priestesses, monks, their designation varies, but among them is a man completely different from everyone else. Minato Kujou is a cynical and sharp tongued young man who has no spiritual abilities at all. He is looked down upon by others in the spiritual profession and referred to as the “Zero Ability Individual”. Even so, to everyone's surprise and indignation, that man is successfully hunting down Strangenesses...

Minato Kujou is a cynical and sharp tongued young man who has no spiritual abilities at all. He is looked down upon by others in the spiritual profession and referred to as the 'Zero Ability Individual'. Despite his reputation, he has a surprising way of defeating the monsters known as 'spectres'.

The Security System that Seals the Savage Science Smartly by its Supreme Sagacity and Strength. 9S is set in an age of science, but in a too distant future. The Mad Scientist, Mineshima Yujiro, disappeared several years previous to where the story begins. The inheritance he left behind, the technology and objects he had created, were given the codename 'Legacy', and are highly sought after by government agencies and terrorists, for reasons both good, and...not so pleasant. One of these 'objects' he left behind was his daughter, imparted with a mental calculating capacity that dwarfs supercomputers, combined with her physical body, which makes for a devastating combination. (Source: Baka-Tsuki)

A collection of short stories from the 9S series.

A collection of short stories from the 9S series.