https://en.kaidan.ink/labels/flash/An archive of Japan kaidanHugoen-USSat, 25 Jul 2026 08:11:11 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/silent-footsteps-echoing-in-art-room-mySat, 25 Jul 2026 08:11:11 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/silent-footsteps-echoing-in-art-room-myRight now, I'm just a regular college freshman. But this is the story of the absolute worst thing that ever happened to me, back on a summer night in my high school art room during my sophomore year. The reason I've decided to tell this story now is…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/dont-cry-anymore-momFri, 24 Jul 2026 08:06:23 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/dont-cry-anymore-momDon't cry anymore, Mom. Dad isn't here to hurt you anymore. There won't be any more beatings, and you won't get hurt ever again. So I want to see that lovely smile of yours again, like you used to have. ...So why are you still crying? That thing's…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/why-are-you-aliveFri, 24 Jul 2026 08:06:23 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/why-are-you-aliveThis happened back when I was in high school. Riding the high of finishing our term exams, my friend and I were playing video games at my place. Normally, we were busy with club activities and studying, but club practice was suspended during exam…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/dont-work-for-security-company-part-1Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:06:22 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/dont-work-for-security-company-part-1A long time ago, I worked for a security company for a brief period, and I had a terrifying experience just once. I'd like to tell that story today. I did karate back in my school days, and working out was my hobby. I was pretty tough, decently tall,…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/searching-for-corpsesThu, 23 Jul 2026 08:07:12 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/searching-for-corpsesThis happened over ten years ago, back when I went to the Jukai—the Sea of Trees, infamous as a suicide hotspot. My buddy B and I were losers with no dreams or aspirations. All we did was gamble and drown ourselves in cheap booze. On the first day of…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/ding-dong-bing-bongThu, 23 Jul 2026 08:07:11 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/ding-dong-bing-bongThis happened back when I was in upper elementary school. One afternoon during class, I was sitting by the window, half-listening to a boring history lesson while staring blankly out at the schoolyard. No classes had gym that period, so the…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/the-visitorsThu, 23 Jul 2026 08:07:11 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/the-visitorsIt's raining again today. It's rainy season, so the downpour has been relentless for days now. According to today's news, our area is about to be hit with warning-level heavy rainfall. My senior colleague called out to me. "We've got an…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/i-asked-chatgpt-to-write-scary-storyWed, 22 Jul 2026 19:33:16 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/i-asked-chatgpt-to-write-scary-story*Note: This is a scary story about ChatGPT that I had ChatGPT write for me. ### Read 2:17 a.m. Every time I hit a wall at work, I turned to ChatGPT. Proposal drafts, emails, code, life advice—before I knew it, I was talking to it more than to any…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/a-delivery-driverWed, 22 Jul 2026 18:54:53 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/a-delivery-driverThis is a story about something that actually happened to me when I was in about the first grade. My parents had divorced, and I was living in an apartment complex with my mother. Since the complex was right near the elementary school, a lot of…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/taniguchiWed, 22 Jul 2026 18:54:52 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/taniguchiDo you guys believe in the underworld? I got my hands on a certain ○○○○ that's said to summon entities from the other side. The story went that if a human consumed ○○○○, it would connect them to the afterlife. Given my line of work, I occasionally…https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/true-story-end-of-life-declutteringWed, 22 Jul 2026 18:43:06 +0800https://en.kaidan.ink/2026/07/true-story-end-of-life-declutteringEnd-of-life decluttering. You hear that phrase a lot these days. Everyone passes away eventually, but when they do, it's the people left behind who suffer most. Because death often comes without warning, loved ones are left to sort through things…