At the same time, many people and gods throughout the city had begun to notice the abnormality in the Pleasure District.
"Explosions?"
"Hey, there's fire!"
"That direction is... the Pleasure District?"
"...No way?"
Some noticed a corner of the city gradually being dyed fiery red.
Some climbed onto the rooftops of towering buildings and looked toward the Pleasure District.
Others ran toward the Pleasure District amid exchanged glances and heated discussion, only to find the streets burning fiercely.
Still more people ran out of the Pleasure District in a panic, joined those outside, and spread shocking news.
"The Freya Familia is attacking the Pleasure District!"
"The Freya Familia did this!"
"That goddess has personally come out!"
"This is huge!"
The people and gods who had escaped disaster shouted over one another, making everyone who heard the news change expression.
"The Freya Familia?"
"Ista is finished..."
"But... why?"
The gods either frowned in thought or looked bewildered, continuously pondering Freya's intentions.
"Quick! We need to help!"
"Help who?"
"Of course we help Ista!"
"If Ista is done for, where are we supposed to go for fun in the Pleasure District from now on?"
"But Goddess Freya is the one making a move!"
"Do you want to offend Freya?"
"Then you'll be finished too."
Some gods panicked and even began arguing nonsensically like this. They did not care in the slightest why Freya had acted, nor did they care what Ista had done to provoke her. They only considered their own interests and fretted over the pleasures they were about to lose.
Naturally, the news also reached the Guild and the Ganesha Familia, alarming both sides.
"Damn it, what are those two goddesses doing?"
"At a time like this, they're actually fighting among themselves."
"The issue with the Man-made Labyrinth still hasn't