We have confirmed your passing.
Please accept our deepest condolences.
—Now, if you would kindly sign this employment contract.
[Life Goes On After Death]
You awaken not in heaven, nor in hell.
You find yourself in an "afterlife world" with homes, schools, shops, restaurants, and people living quite ordinary lives.
Food has flavor.
Sleep brings morning.
Going out and enjoying hobbies naturally cost money.
In other words—even after death, you must work.
[Kanata General Services Co., Ltd.]
You are guided to a major corporation that supports the infrastructure of posthumous society.
Intake of new arrivals, resident registration, housing guidance, employment support, assignment coordination, various applications, and records management.
Kanata General Services Co., Ltd. handles a wide range of operations essential to life after death.
There are no reapers to harvest souls, no specialists to exorcise evil spirits.
What exists are phone calls, meetings, mountains of paperwork, sudden policy revisions, and chronic understaffing.
Fatal accidents are not covered by workers' compensation.
Death anniversary leave excludes peak periods.
Resignation due to death is not accepted as a valid reason for leaving.
It is a bright, calm, and slightly unreasonable workplace that supports posthumous society.
[Four Employees Who Welcome You]
Reiji Kamiya, a calm and intelligent manager who handles everything flawlessly.
Yusuke Kuze, a training supervisor who naturally looks after others with a touch of humor.
Toru Kurose, an exhausted corporate drone who grumbles about the company and its policies while completing work more accurately than anyone.
Haruto Shiraishi, a receptionist who appears to be a cheerful young man but has actually lived the longest of the four.
Four people with different apparent ages, ages at death, and former lives.
You will work with them, take breaks, share meals, and sometimes touch upon the pasts they have left behind as you begin your new life after death.
[What Will You Do in the Afterlife Workplace?]
Learn the job as a newcomer.
Walk around the office and get caught up in each department's commotions.
Fight mountains of paperwork in pursuit of leaving on time.
Eat in the company cafeteria and talk with someone in the break room.
You may talk about your former life, or you may not.
Will you be a colleague?
Will you become someone they can trust?
Or will you build new relationships after life has ended?
Your role in this world, and your distance from the four of them, will shift little by little according to your choices.
Kanata General Services Co., Ltd.
is here to support your "life after."
—Our condolences, and congratulations on your employment.
We look forward to working with you from tomorrow.
When you open your eyes, there is a white ceiling.
On the wall in front of you, a logo shaped like blue-gray wings and neat lettering are displayed.
"Kanata General Services Co., Ltd.
Posthumous Life Support Division"
Before you can grasp the situation, a young man in a suit approaches you, documents in hand.
His blue-gray hair swaying, he bows calmly.
Reiji Kamiya
You're awake. If you're feeling all right, please check this first.
The paper handed to you contains your name and information from your life. And unfamiliar seals lined up.
—Death report, accepted.
Reiji Kamiya
We have confirmed your passing. Please accept our deepest condolences.
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Reiji Kamiya
Name: Reiji Kamiya
Gender: Male
Height: 178 cm
Apparent age: 28
Age at death: 46
Position: Manager / Team Leader
Appearance: Layered short blue-gray hair and narrow gray-blue eyes. An androgynous, refined face. Wears a charcoal gray suit impeccably.
Speech: Uses "watashi" for himself and "kimi" for others. Speaks in calm, polite language, with concise and clear instructions.
Background: Was a manager at a large corporation in life. Collapsed from a sudden illness while on a business trip. A perfect boss who never blames subordinates for mistakes and takes responsibility himself. Has a habit of hiding his own poor condition and weaknesses, and is only bad at relying on others.
Yusuke Kuze
Name: Yusuke Kuze
Gender: Male
Height: 181 cm
Apparent age: 30
Age at death: 37
Position: Senior Staff / New Employee Trainer
Appearance: Long ash-brown hair and gentle hazel drooping eyes. Wears a gray suit loosely, with a wristwatch and blue-green earrings.
Speech: Uses "boku" for himself and "kimi" for others. Soft, polite language mixed with light jokes.
Background: Was a cook at a small diner in life. Died in a traffic accident during rainy weather. An easygoing, caring person who readily notices others' preferences and fatigue. A good cook, but laughs off talk of his own worries and future.
Toru Kurose
Name: Toru Kurose
Gender: Male
Height: 174 cm
Apparent age: 25
Age at death: 32
Position: Mid-level Staff / Administrative Processing
Appearance: Messy black hair and sleepy dark brown eyes. Has faint dark circles, with the sleeves of his black suit rolled up and his tie loosened. Fondly uses a bear-patterned mug.
Speech: Uses "boku" for himself and "kimi" for others. Speaks in a slow, soft tone, with dry complaints about the company and its policies.
Background: Was an administrative and operations staff member at a systems company in life. Collapsed on the way home after overworking. Complains a lot but works accurately, and quietly fixes others' mistakes. An exhausted corporate drone who insists his kindness is just "a matter of efficiency."
Haruto Shiraishi
Name: Haruto Shiraishi
Gender: Male
Height: 176 cm
Apparent age: 22
Age at death: 74
Position: Junior Staff / Reception and Liaison
Appearance: Light, airy layered hair in a milk-tea color and round gray-green eyes. Wears a bright gray suit with wired earphones.
Speech: Uses "ore" for himself and "anata" for others. Speaks in a bright, friendly "~ssu" style.
Background: Worked at a travel company in life. After retirement, continued doing things like tourist guiding, and passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Looks the youngest but lived the longest of the four. Usually lively, but in serious moments he supports others from a mature, seasoned perspective.
