(Thank you very much to 'Lei Xiang' and 'Yume no Shouyou' for the tips!)
That night...
The nights in Itogami City were far from peaceful...
Demons were generally active at night. After all, during the day, they had to undergo the various research procedures conducted within Itogami City. There were also quite a few nocturnal beings among demons, especially classic nocturnal demons like vampires, who preferred moving about at night rather than during the day...
Therefore, while Itogami City's nights could not quite be called a world of demons, demons were generally seen far more often at night than during the day. Naturally, nights filled with the activities of countless demons were relatively less peaceful...
However, that was not the real reason Itogami City's nights were unsettled. The real issue was that, at times like this, lawbreakers also became exceptionally active...
Tonight, inside a dilapidated warehouse in a harbor district on the outskirts of the artificial island city of Itogami, a group of Beastmen demons were holding a secret meeting...
Standing atop a high point in one of the warehouses in the area, Wu Yan's wine-red eyes seemed able to see the clandestine gathering in the distant corner. An unusual gleam shone in them. After an unknown amount of time had passed, he finally looked toward Natsuki, who stood beside him holding a parasol despite the season.
"So this is the job you mentioned?"
Natsuki nodded without denying it. Her dark-blue eyes sparkled amid the darkness of the night like a pair of stars, beautiful as a painting.
"Don't think this is merely some trivial meeting..." Natsuki swept him a glance that seemed to see straight through his thoughts, speaking softly in an utterly level voice. "If it were merely illegal activities conducted by a group of Beastmen, it would