Ana no Mujina

During his childhood, high school student Tadashi Sataki encountered a mysterious creature known as a Mujina. From this strange encounter, he was granted an extraordinary gift: the ability to flawlessly deceive others. Rather than living an ordinary life, Tadashi chose to hone this unnatural talent, spending his formative years operating in the shadows as a skilled con artist. What began as a bizarre childhood event ultimately shaped his entire identity, turning him into a master of manipulation long before he ever reached adulthood. Three years later, Tadashi’s unique skill set catches the attention of the Kaminayama police force. Recognizing his potential for something greater than petty fraud, they extend a formal recommendation that changes the trajectory of his life. Instead of using his deceptive abilities for personal gain, he is recruited to serve a higher purpose. Operating with the quiet backing of law enforcement, Tadashi now turns his talents against those who exploit the cracks in the justice system. His new mission is to hunt down and punish the kind of evil that the law cannot judge—criminals who slip through legal loopholes and escape conventional punishment. As a high schooler by day and an instrument of shadow justice by night, he walks a dangerous line between deception and righteousness.