Summary of This Week's Short Stories (Five Pieces) | 4th Week of March 2026

Hello, I'm Toma Iyo! I've compiled all five short stories from this week. They are all bite-sized, slightly strange tales. Please enjoy these stories that will tickle your fancy.

"The Arrogant Manager" Something appeared on the kitchen floor...?

No, wait, maybe it just looks like a cockroach but isn't. If you have time to think about such possibilities, just exterminate it!

"New Employee Training" The president's new employee training, you say?

What kind of company is it where anyone can become president just by taking the training?

"From the Dark Room" A disturbing voice heard over the headset

What on earth is happening in the supermarket's cold storage room? But I'm at the register, so I can't go check!

"Tonumagawa App" The local, unremarkable river is going viral?

I'm happy that the river from my memories has become famous, but...

"The Free Customer" Is there anything you can eat for free?

There's no way there is, you brazen customer.

Afterword

My favorite this week is "From the Dark Room." It feels like something is happening, but I don't know what. Something is progressing amidst that impatience. I like that atmosphere where it's unclear, but something is unsettling.

It's been two weeks since I decided to write a short story every day. The number of works has exceeded ten. For someone like me who gets bored easily, that's quite a number. I'll do my best to aim for a month of consistency next!

The five works posted this time are from the "Yuugure-doki Short Story Collection." I update every weekday at 9:00 PM. I hope this serves as a little breather when you want to read something quick and interesting. If you'd like, please follow the magazine. You'll receive a notification when it's updated, so you won't miss any new stories.

In the short story collection "Kawatare-doki", I am updating special, longer short stories than those in "Yuugure-doki" every Saturday! Please check that out as well!

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