The wind is troubled today.

Or rather, troubling or even trouble-some, for it seems like the wind had brought some tainted things into town with it. cue: an empty bag of potato chips flies past scene, zoom out.

Yuki Nagato had a specific purpose in coming to this town. Although neither Yuki nor her purpose are in actually sense "tainted", she would be what people normally considered to be a villain (if this were a book, she'd be the what we call the antagonist).

It was a normal scene in town - cars drove past, emitting exhaust that contributed to global warming, a phenomenon which may or may not truly exist; pigeons loitered around the sidewalks, cooing as they pecked at the ground, a bunch of school kids ran excitedly across, while chasing each other, causing (or not, depending on whether you believe Einstein) two of the pigeons to cluck loudly, flying off the ground for a few feet and plonking right back down to where they were before.

Nagato Yuki stands here dramatically, although we don't really know why. Dressed in a large grey cape and a tall pointy grey hat, it was rather clear to the people walking past that she was one of those kids who 'plays dress up' (believe it or not, cosplay* has already become a widely known phenomenon at this time), and therefore carried on with their respective businesses without giving this 'girl' much of a second thought.

But mistake not - Nagato Yuki is no cosplayer.

Even among her kind, Yuki is an original. You could say she's not an ordinary girl and maybe she's a little weird. And what is her 'kind' you ask? Well, you're right. I should probably tell you. Though it would be better if you do not know any details, for your own safety. Because she's actually an evil witch, who's also an alien.

Now, you may be slightly worried that I just called her Yuki - isn't that being a little overfamiliar, you say. I am, by no means, close to her; but rest assured, I am pretty safe within the protections of the fourth wall. And just who do I think I am, you continue. Well, let's not dwell on petty existential questions as such. This story needs a narrator and just take it that I'm filling in at the moment (if only you could see my wink here - oh, actually you can ;) so, let's get on with the story).

Actually, I'm done with Yuki for this chapter, you'll just have wait for the next one for more of her.

- Approximately 154 metres away - A highschool student was walking along staring blankly at the world as he always does. Looking at him, you'd think he was your average, carefree high school student. In reality, he is.

Passing by on this highschool student's side, someone knocked into him slightly. They exchanged slight apologies before moving on. And that someone's name is Itsuki Koizumi.

Next up

Chapter 2: Where Keiji Yamatsuchi's model shop gets its long-awaited advertisment and the case of mysterious sightings of a bunny girl in the local shopping area

*if you have to look at the foot note to know what that means, you should probably not be reading this story at al.