High-Rise Invasion (天空侵犯)

ORIGINAL WORK BY TSUINA MIURA ILLUSTRATED BY TAKAHIRO OBA

"I Just Don't Get This World."

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The number you dialed cannot be reached…

What? I can't reach Mom or Dad?

BIG BROTHER

- Yuri? -Rika?

Rika, help me!

I can't reach Mom or Dad.

I was at school,

but all of a sudden, I'm on a high-rise building somewhere.

I'm on the rooftop, and I'm just so confused!

What am I supposed to do?

Yuri, calm down.

So you're here, in this world?

"This world"?

You're here too?

Yes. Yuri, listen to me.

You're a lot more calm and courageous than you think.

Listen to me carefully.

First, this world is reality. It's not a dream or an illusion.

What?

I've checked multiple buildings, but the stairs going down are all blocked.

We can't get to the ground.

GROUND ACCESS PROHIBITED

I can't find any elevators either.

The buildings…

are connected with rope bridges.

Help!

No! Get away from me!

What do you want from me?

Please just stop!

Just stop.

Go away!

Go away!

What is that? A crazy person?

-Forgive me! - Yuri, what is it?

It's… There's a weird person with a mask.

There's a Mask?

- Did they see you? -No, I'm far away enough.

But the lady isn't.

Listen to me, Yuri.

-No! - The Masks' intention isn't murder.

-What? - Their true intention…

The Masks want us…

Why is the fence open there?

…to be driven to despair…

No!

…and make us commit suicide by jumping.

Yuri, are you okay?

Get a hold of yourself. Yuri, can you hear me?

Yes. I'm okay.

I understand what you're saying, Rika.

Listen. I'm about to head out to find you right now.

-Stay safe until I come and save you. -Got it.

Can you see a particularly tall building from there?

Yes, I see it.

- Let's figure out where you are. -What?

Yuri, what happened?

Yuri!

- Hey! -Oh, no.

Yuri! Can you hear me?

Rika?

Yuri! What happened? What--

Hey! Give it back!

Rika!

I need to get away!

What if this actually is a dream?

Maybe I'll wake up if I fall from here.

What?

Stay safe until I come and save you.

No! I'm not going to die before I see my brother!

That hurts…

Hey, you!

Are you okay?

Yes!

Are you hurt?

I'm fine. Thank you very much.

Glad I made it in time.

Oh, sir. I finally caught up with you.

Mizushita.

Yes?

A police officer can't be afraid of heights and rope bridges.

- What a relief. -Sorry.

I'm not alone anymore.

Who were those masked guys anyway?

No idea.

Whoa, this is a real Japanese sword.

I see, even the Masks can't survive this height, can they?

Guess so.

Wait, I'm falling?

The ground is getting closer!

Oh, he died.

Oh, well. Why should I care?

I get to be alone with a high school girl.

It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Wait, hold on a second.

You're acting crazy right now.

Of course, I'd go crazy!

I was brought to this insane world!

But wow, I feel great right now.

My annoying supervisor is dead too.

-All right. Stand against the wall. -What?

Stand in front of that wall, dammit!

And then take your shirt off.

Hurry up if you don't want to die.

Don't move, all right?

I might stab and kill you.

There's no way I could do this in the real world!

-Good girl. Take your panties off next. -What?

Hurry up and take it off!

Oh, keep your skirt on, okay?

And keep your socks on too.

This is better than dying.

Hurry up, a Mask might show up.

Wait. It looks like they only have lame weapons.

With this Japanese sword and my gun,

I may just be invincible!

Rika.

I'll protect you from here on out, so you better do as I say!

He shot all the way from there?

Let's see, what are they called again?

A sniper!

Masks only carry lame weapons? That's so not true!

Help me.

It hurts.

-He's alive? -It's so hot.

No. They didn't kill him.

So it's true.

The Masks are out there to pressure people into suicide.

But if you show no intention of killing yourself, they will kill you.