Kimi Shi ni Tamou Ryuuseigun

Also known as: 君死にたもう流星群, She Was Killed by Shooting Stars

by Takeshi Matsuyama

December 11, 2022. A day I will never forget. On that day, the history of human artificial satellites which originated with the former Soviet Union-Sputnik program of 1957, was suddenly interrupted. 8,000 satellites, both active and inactive, suddenly lost control due to the work of someone and plunged into the atmosphere, disappearing as grains of light. The overwhelming spectacle earned it the nickname "the world's most beautiful act of terrorism," and later came to be known as the "Great Meteor Shower". Fortunately, none of the satellites crashed into the ground. Although some people were injured such as those who had car accidents or tripped down the stairs fascinated by the meteor shower, the fact that no one was killed on Earth was a miracle in itself. However, that was only limited to "Earth". In this meteor shower, there was only a single victim. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)