Undead Unluck (アンデッドアンラック)

- -

Don't go.

I never properly told you how I feel.

No need. I already know.

- - Hmm?

AUGUST 1, 2020

SHINJUKU

Oh, wow! And with that, it ends.

It's just too bad my youth wasn't more like that.

Okay, now that I've read my favorite manga to the end,

I think it's about time...

I put an end to myself!

- Hey. -

That's dangerous.

I, too, wanted a shot at a passionate romance like

the one in this manga.

But thanks to this body, that'll never happen.

Huh?

That's why I must die!

Don't mess with me.

Listen to me!

If you touch my body, you'll, uh--

you'll contract an incurable disease and die!

I'm serious.

I've got nothing to live for with a body like this.

So I gotta die.

What?

Huh?

- -

What happened?

D--Did I do that?

A deadly disease transmitted by touch, huh?

- - Never heard of such a thing!

Wicked sick!

Suicides nowadays have been getting kind of stale, you know?

- - Bring it on!

My hand was all over ya!

What's gonna happen?

And where's it gonna hurt?

The outside? Inside?

- It's coming. - Huh?

My unluck!

Hmm?

I'm so sorry.

I've done it again.

Dragged another person into this.

All because I took too long to do it.

- Hey! -

- Now I get it! -

That disease stuff,

it's just a front to protect people!

What? That guy's head?

That's sick!

And good to know.

It means you're on my side.

H--His body is repairing itself!

Looks like today's my lucky day!

It's a zombie!

Get away from me, you freak!

Zombie?

Why, you...

Don't you dare lump me in with those rotting meat sacks!

Listen up!

I am undead!

Now quit your struggling!

I've got a few questions for ya!

Back there, you said something about your unluck

was coming, right?

Hmm?

- We've got some company. -

So it's time to bolt.

Hold on tight.

Uh?

Stop!

This is way too scary!

No!

Jumping from building to building like that

was wicked sick, right?

Just so you know, I regenerated my torn-off legs at high speeds

and used the momentum to kick down on the ground

- to create immense jumping power! - Whatever he is,

- I need to get out of here! - The body part I regenerate

- and speed-- -

Where do you think you're goin'?

I've still got some questions.

You can't leave yet.

Stop it! You're touching my leg!

You'll trigger my unluck again!

- Let me go! -

I'm safe if I only touch your clothes, right?

Wh--Whatever, just let me go already!

Sure, I can do that.

- Long way down. - Huh?

When did we get here?

Explain how this so-called unluck works.

Then I'll help you out. Deal?

Forget it!

I planned to die today anyway!

You don't scare me! Not one bit!

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

Stop! I'm gonna fall!

Okay, fine! I'm scared, all right?

I'll talk! I said I'll talk!

- Spill it. -

It started ten years ago.

Group six now boarding flight 987.

I was only eight years old.

My parents were heading overseas on business...

TOKYO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

...and I was seeing them off.

They said they'd be gone for a week,

so they hugged me a whole bunch before they left.

About a half hour later...

Their plane experienced engine trouble.

All 270 people aboard including my parents died.

That's how I learned that the degree of it varies--

that one way or another,

people who touch me end up getting hurt.

It was a pretty terrible way to discover it was me.

I caused it.

Since then I've covered my bare skin t--

So you're saying the biggest strokes

of unluck hit when you get hugged, right?

Hold on, what are you--

- Were you even listening? - Oh, yeah!

- Now I'm testing it out! - Just let go of me!

And why are you copping a feel?

You said it needs to be direct contact, right?

No excuse!

- Huh? -

Huh?

I need to run while I still can!

You lying little brat!

This crap ain't gonna cut it!

Really? Seriously?

My entire life is over because I slipped on a banana peel?

I never got to experience anything.

Fashion, love--

I didn't even get to do anything girly!

Not a single thing!

No, not like this.

I'm not ready. Not yet.

- You dummy. -

I ain't lettin' you die.

- Not since I finally found it! - Huh?

The power capable of giving me a real death!

There's a rule you tried to hide from me back there.

If I figure it out then I'll be able to make

an even bigger stroke of unluck happen, yeah?

Then maybe your greatest stroke

of unluck will finally give me what I really want--

to snuff out my stupidly long life!

- - Now this party's getting started!

Time to head back to my hideout