After Milia and the others settled down in Colossus State, they quickly received some news.
The Colossus Priests were gathering on a massive scale, apparently preparing to do something.
They made no attempt to hide their actions. On the contrary, there was music, fanfare, and tremendous excitement.
According to them, a Demon was causing trouble in some cave, and the Colossus God was sending an Angel down to suppress it...
Such ostentation truly suited their style.
However, this was good news for Milia and the others. They learned of it easily enough.
The three decided to go take a look.
The people in the town had heard about it too. Though they were isolated, they still had radio broadcasts.
Old woman's son Jon, the guy who had fallen in love with Ronnie at first sight, immediately came running over.
After he stubbornly pestered them, the three had no choice but to bring him along.
If he got himself killed, no one would care anyway.
They headed toward the place where the Colossi stood.
The road was not easy to travel. Though it was still maintained, it was clearly not as good as before.
Many others, like them, were also hurrying there.
Mailey found it utterly speechless. These people were practically like those eighteenth-century noblewomen who went to watch battles for entertainment—convinced they would win, convinced nothing could happen, bringing servants and riding in Four-wheeled Carriages to watch from the edge of the battlefield.
Sure enough, enjoying a spectacle was an instinct that had existed since ancient times.
Did they never consider that plenty of people had met disaster while watching the excitement? Those captured for ransom had gotten off lightly.
But this also showed, from another angle, that Colossus State truly was stable—so stable that these people had the leisure