Any unusual activity was to be reported immediately; otherwise, the current situation was to be maintained.
Ever since Aoko Aozaki inherited the land ownership from her grandfather, Misaki City had remained peaceful.
Then that tranquility was shattered last night.
Centered on the mansion of Aoko Aozaki's ally—Arisu Kuonji—a Misty Barrier had formed, completely enveloping the entire mountain.
The interior could not be observed from outside, but powerful magical reactions could be felt coming from within the barrier.
Moreover, beginning at five in the morning, the Misty Barrier had shown a tendency to expand continuously.
Fortunately, its advance stopped with the coming of daylight. However, several homes at the foot of the mountain had already been swallowed up, and the citizens who had been inside remained missing.
The Gōda Church had spent the entire morning dealing with the matter.
The first priority was to seal off and conceal the phenomenon known as the Misty Barrier, preventing the supernatural from being exposed directly to the public.
Sister Yuiha, who was proficient in magecraft, had set up several Invisibility Barriers nearby, preventing passing citizens from seeing the mist covering the mountain with their own eyes.
Shuze Ritsuka, a member of the neighborhood association, had organized the evacuation of residents from several surrounding streets to ensure that no more victims appeared.
At the same time, the Gōda Church had urgently summoned reinforcements from a neighboring city to enter the mist as an investigative force—
As a result, several Executors, all elites of the Holy Church, had lost contact after entering the mist and never emerged.
The situation was now critical.
Judging from what had happened the previous night, once night fell, the Misty Barrier would become active again and continue expanding until it completely enveloped Misaki Town and even the entirety of Misaki City.