Vol 3 Prologue (1/2)

Durarara!!SH×3

PROLOGUE

The being wandered the streets aimlessly

Another step

To change itself, to take just another step forward

To willingly cross the line drawn fro from the farthermost reaches of its own brain

Or even: to ground that line beneath its foot

Midnight Somewhere in the city

“Huh? Hey, look at that, look”

It was night time in Tokyo Ward 23

Despite being at the heart of the city, it was dark

An adult couple was strolling along the narrow road leading into a certain park when they encountered the ‘being’ walking at the the end of the road

“Huh…? What’s that?”

“That’s, uh, as it? That character from the zombie film?”

“Ohh ohh ohh! The Ikebukuro one!”

On this otherwise deserted path, it was a silhouette in full-body ht their attention

The costuned after an oith a special hood that completely enveloped the wearer’s head

With the stranger’s face so concealed, it was impossible to read he, or perhaps her, expression

“What was the character called? Dark souy, the evil zombie…”

“Is that a cosplay?”

As they spoke, the couple went past the stranger dressed as a movie character

There were now and then people like this alked around wearing mascot pajamas themed after soht around 60 Storey Street and such even without any event going on

The couple had assu ho for a video sharing site—

But these theories were quickly quashed

The first to feel the bloas the man—

And the first to notice so was the woman

For at the same time the man felt the blow to his head, before he could realise what had gone wrong, he lost consciousness

“Eh… ah… what?”

The woround, accompanied by the sound of blunt impact

As well as the person in the mascot paja

Clutched in the stranger’s hand was a es

“…”

Still silent, the stranger in the costume raised the hammer

“Wait… IyaaaAAAaaaAA!”

The woman screamed and tried to run, only to trip over her boyfriend’s body and fall to the ground

As she struggled to stand she turned her head, and saw their assaulter once more

—I remember

She felt as if her entire body was paralysed; as if time itself had slowed

And while in this state, she suddenly remembered

What the ned after

—Yes, I remember now

—It started off as an ania, not the movie

The woman usually worked at a cabaret club in Ikebukuro

A young hostess that had recently joined was a fan of the work—she often brought the ani room

It had been adapted to a live action e hit, the woman had lent a ear to the summary so as to be able to discuss it with her customers should it come up

She had thought it ht arise in conversation with her custoed in Ikebukuro where her workplace was, and the filely in Ikebukuro also

—Its name, it was…