Oh oops! He nodded, putting on his best 'reassuring adults' face. "Yes I'm dead. But it's not bad! I died and went to the heavens and I don't really remember much about my life because all my memories went away when I died. I'm a shinki so that means I'm a weapon for a god."

He held out his hand to show the Kanji 小僧 emblazoned in red on the back of it. "I got to meet lots of friends and nice people in heaven and my god is a really good boss."

He smiled. "I'll teach you to read though! I never taught anyone before but I bet you will be a really good student."