Kokkoku Vol. 1

Juri Yukawa is a young woman living with her unemployed father Takafumi, her NEET brother Tsubasa, her retired grandparents, her single mother Sanae, and her nephew Makoto as they struggle to get by. She dreams of moving out on her own, but after failing 19 job interviews her hope is dwindling. One day, her brother and nephew are kidnapped on their way home from school by a cult and held for ransom. With neither the money nor the time to be able to pay the ransom, her grandfather reveals a family secret – the ability to stop time! Using a magic stone, they are able to enter a world called Stasis where time stands still. Now, they must venture through Stasis to reach the cult’s hideout, but it seems they aren’t the only ones able to move through this strange world…
Notice: This book is written in Japanese.