Disappearing from This World

Sunday, May 29, 2011.

12:39 p.m.

Fuyuki City, Shinto Shopping Center.

South District Pedestrian Street.

Inside a clothing store tucked away in an alley.

Hidai Ryoko felt like the biggest idiot alive.

She had wandered all the way here while shopping and saw all sorts of popular-brand clothes displayed inside, along with discount notices at the entrance.

So she couldn't resist going in for a look.

There were hardly any other customers in the store, yet there was an unusually large number of clerks.

At first, Hidai Ryoko hadn't noticed anything strange.

But at that one and only...