The only person who had listened to her problems was a girl from her school named Suema Kazuko. They weren’t close enough to be called friends, but she had listened carefully, and told her,
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“Why don’t you leave things up to me?”
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She had telephoned later and added, “I’ll clear things up, but until then, you’d better stay away from him.” Which meant Kotoe hadn’t seen Jin for a while.
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Suema Kazuko seemed reliable, and she would probably be able to figure things out far better than Kotoe herself could ever manage. But she still missed him.
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“Jin-niisan. . .” she whispered, looking up at the red sky.
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“Is that your man’s name?” a voice asked from. behind her.
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Surprised, she tried to turn around, but the electric monster’s hands ,had already latched onto each side of her head.
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There was a crackle, and she could feel her brain’s functions rudely interrupted.
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“............?!”
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Kinukawa Kotoe was unconscious.
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Spooky E had gone through the pockets of his newly acquired prey, and found her Shinyo Academy student ID.
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“So, that’s how she had a master key,” the monster whispered, glancing over towards a sign at the side of the park. The name
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“Kinukawa Enterprises” was printed on it.
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“Damn, she’s loaded...”
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Had she been awake, she would have shuddered at the sight of the sinister smile that split Spooky E’s face from ear to ear. His big round eyes stayed wide open, making it even more horrible.
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“Which means she’s got cash. Perfect. I can use her to find this ‘Imaginator.”’
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The monster licked his fingers, and thrusted his saliva-drenched hands into Kotoe’s beautifully treated hair.
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About the Author
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Born in 1968, Kouhei Kadono grew up uncertain about his direction in life. He spent a considerable portion of his early years frittering away his youth before somehow ending up writing novels.
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In 1997, Kadono-sensei’s first Boogiepop novel, Boogiepop and Others, took First Place in the Media Works’ Dengeki Game Novel Contest. Early the following year, the novel was released to widespread acclaim and ignited the Japanese “light novel” (young adult) trend. Since that time, Kadono-sensei has written thirteen Boogiepop novels and several related works such as the Beat'
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Discipline short story collections and the Boogiepop manga series entitled Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh and Boogiepop Dual. In its entirety, the Boogiepop series has seen over two million copies in print and spawned a live action movie and a hit anime series.
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In addition to the Boogiepop universe, Kadono-sensei’s body of literary work includes a wide array of fantasy mystery novels such as the Jiken, Soul Drop, Limited World and Night series.
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About the Illustrator
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Born in 1970, a native of Osaka, Kouji Ogata spent his early twenties struggling to get enough credits to graduate from Osaka Design School. In late 1996, Ogata-sensei was comissioned by Media Works to illustrate the first Boogiepop novel, Boogiepop and Others.
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At the time, Ogata-sensei was simply a rising star with a distinctive, eye-catching art style, but he gradually was able to further hone his artistic skills with each subsequent work. His watercolor-style paneling seen in the two-volume Boogiepop Donesn't Laugh manga series was a particularly high point of his early career.
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In addition to providing illustrations for novels and mango. Ogata-sensei has been involved with supplying character designs for anime productions including Boogiepop Phantom, Spirit and Gin-iro no kami no Agito. In his free time he enjoys motorcycles, tennis, and remote controlled models.