Togo Takeyuki's experience was merely a microcosm of all Japan, and indeed the entire Hundred Demons World.
Of course, his situation was somewhat more special.
After all, not everyone could awaken spiritual power talent in the depths of despair.
Nor could everyone wait in time for rescue from the Astra Militarum.
Right now, ghosts and monsters were rampaging everywhere across Japan.
Every moment, people were dying horrific deaths by all manner of terrifying means.
Japan's Self-Defense Force and the U.S. military stationed in Japan could no longer spare any attention for the Astral Legion's expansion.
Even the major military bases across land, sea, and air—including ports and airports—were being plagued by inexplicable ghosts.
Unfortunately, their weapons had no supernatural energy enhancement whatsoever, resulting in nothing but one-sided slaughter.
This "blame" lay with the World Government, or rather, the Otherworld Strategy Committee.
By revealing the existence of themselves and the yokai, they had caused panic throughout the world.
This had greatly strengthened the power known as "Fear."
Under the influence of "Fear," ghosts that already existed became stronger, while ghosts that had never existed were born and then empowered.
Thus, a kind of "virtuous cycle" had formed.
The Otherworld Strategy Committee had previously believed that, with their own strength, they could resolve the humans, ghosts, and yokai of the Hundred Demons World in one stroke.
Under the circumstances at the time, that had been a correct judgment.
Yet they had never expected the Hundred Demons World's peculiar nature to trigger a disaster on such an enormous scale.
The sheer number of ghosts had begun to exceed what Scorpio's Astral Group Army could handle.
Japan itself was still manageable.
That was thanks to the Honshu Grand Barrier established by Hidemoto Keikain four hundred years ago.
No matter how many yoma, ghosts, and