Answers Revealed

"The refinery's business suddenly took a sharp downturn, and the town's economy worsened along with it. Captain Old thought of that lead block, so he told the townspeople that he had a way to bring back the gold and fish. At first, some people opposed him, especially one man who had gone to the island with him. But later, all the opponents were driven out, and Captain Old was finally able to begin restoring the refinery's business."

"But by '46, things could no longer be kept under control. Too many people had disappeared from town, and quite a few had seen those half-human, half-mermaid monsters crawling out of the water. Some people, including members of the city council, began planning to resist. They contacted people everywhere and gathered a large force. In the end, Obed and his twenty-three followers were thrown into prison. But before they could be put on trial, one night... countless black shadows crawled from the water onto the shore. Gunfire and screams rang out across the square, the church, and the fields, continuing until dawn. Half the town vanished."

"Obed and those twenty-three people walked out of the prison. Led by him, the remaining half of the town claimed that an epidemic had struck the place, causing widespread deaths. Yes, that epidemic was their excuse for covering everything up. After that, free of all restraint, they finally plunged completely into the abyss of sin. Everything began to rot and die. Especially after the first batch of children grew up and started showing differences, more and more people became hideous beyond recognition. Those monsters crawled through dark attics and basements, and there were fewer and fewer normal people in town who could still bear looking at, until today."

Fabrikot's voice had been trembling the entire time. "When