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The next day, early morning.
From every direction, luxurious limousines drove along the crisscrossing roads leading to the center of Tokyo First District, gradually converging on a massive hall.
It was a dome-shaped hall located in the middle of several roads, standing within a vast plaza.
A courtyard lay before the hall.
At the center of the courtyard stood a magnificent fountain.
Logically speaking, with most of Earth's land now occupied by Gastrea and human living space becoming scarce, turning such a vast tract of land into something so extravagant—especially when it appeared to be unoccupied most of the time—was hardly a wise decision.
However, appearances were important everywhere.
If extravagance was truly necessary, then there was no room for thrift.
The hall before them belonged to that category where extravagance was necessary.
Because this hall was the Tokyo Area's embassy.
As a country's permanent diplomatic representative body, an embassy represented the interests of the entire nation and was fully responsible for communication and exchanges with foreign countries.
Naturally, as one of a nation's most important buildings, an embassy could not look too shabby no matter what.
This embassy, located in the First District at the heart of the Tokyo Area, usually served as a venue for the Tokyo Area to communicate and interact with the other four regions remaining from the fragmented Japan of the past.
But today, this hall faced the entire world as representatives from every country arrived.
One luxurious limousine after another stopped around the plaza.
National representatives dressed in formal attire, all wearing solemn expressions, made their way toward the embassy under the escort of guards and protectors.
At the embassy entrance, Tokyo Area officials responsible for receiving guests