Hey, tell me…
Have you ever felt it?
That strange sensation…
Like someone is staring at you from far away.
Yet no matter how, you can't confirm it.
And then, that uneasiness spreads in your chest, as if your sheer life is being threatened.
Your neck stiffens… your shoulders lock up…
And helplessly, you ignore it all, pretending nothing ever happened.
――I have.
In fact, I feel it every single day.
When I go to the convenience store to run a few errands…
When I walk to school in the morning…
When I wait at the bus stop…
In short, almost always.
But I've always wondered.
What could it be that THING?
A stalker?
Impossible. I'm not a famous actor, nor someone very important.
Then, a psychopath?
If so, why me?
That would be… way too dangerous.
Or maybe…something we can't see but its presence can be felt—a mysterious, supernatural force?
No way!
It's the twentieth century.
We don't believe in ghosts or spirits anymore.
But… what if it's something that, though unproven by science, has existed since ancient times, and humanity was oblivious to it and has yet to encounter it?
For example… a life form that lived in space for ages, and now, for the very first time in history, has descended upon Earth…for some unknown reason.
I mean… what are the odds of seeing one… live?
Just listen to me for a moment.
Wouldn't that explain so much?
All those unfathomable things…
Things we, as homo sapiens—the so‑called most intelligent beings to ever exist—convinced ourselves were the work of something imperceptible.
And because of that, we began weaving myths…
Stories to satisfy our curiosity, to calm our fears, and most importantly…to protect our fragile sanity.
Ha…?!
Aliens…then?
It must be them, right?"
Do you know what the word alien really means? It means foreign.
But according to science, the earliest known human species was Homo habilis, living in Africa around 2.4 to 1.4 million years ago.
So… what if the 'aliens' were here long before us?
What if they lived on Earth even before the first two humans were cast out of Eden and descended to make this planet their home?
Then, by this analogy…wouldn't we be the foreign ones?
The intruders?
The ones trespassing on their land?
Ha…?!
What a bind!! I have a lot of questions.
Where are they hiding…?
What do they look like…?
Are they friendly… or dangerous?"
How intelligent are they?
Could they be far beyond us…or maybe not so different at all?
Is there even the slightest chance—in the endless realm of possibilities—that we could speak to them?
That we could understand each other?
And why… why haven't we met them yet?
Why do they remain in the shadows, watching, waiting…while we search the skies, and wonder if we are truly alone?
Are they the small and green beings…the way depicted in our movies?
Do they have black eyes… and big heads?
Ha…?!