The Center of the World, Mr. Harayama

The story revolves around various strange events that occur in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture. From the urban legend of the man with the axe hidden under the bed, to the sudden appearance of a magical girl bursting through the ceiling, or the island where all residents claiming to be heroes have disappeared, and even tragic endings that captivate many people—In all of these events, there is always a man involved. His name is Harayama Shinichi. With a face that is not at all unpleasant, an ordinary man with nothing remarkable except for his glasses. The head of a family of four. Why is he always drawn into these events? What kind of person is Mr. Harayama, after all? And what does the center of the world mean, ultimately—!?