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Wakayama Prefecture lay southwest of Sakura Country's largest peninsula, the Kii Peninsula. Facing the Pacific Ocean, it bordered Mie Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and Osaka Prefecture to the east and northeast, respectively. It had a coastline roughly 650 kilometers long and a population of more than 1.3 million, making it a coastal city renowned for tourism and vacations.

At 5:30 a.m., a police car came barreling into the Wakayama Prefecture Police Headquarters building.

"What? A sea monster attack?"

Inside the Police Headquarters, several Sakura Country police officers on the night shift snickered as they looked at the petite female officer before them. Her police uniform was filthy from head to toe. Unable to resist teasing her, one of them said, "It isn't April Fools' Day today! Or has Jurassic World become reality?"

Nagata Meino was frantic. "I'm not joking with you. There really are sea monsters at Dolphin Bay. Our section chief led the team and has already died. Are you really going to let our sacrifice go to waste? Quickly notify the Chief of Police, sound the citywide alarm, and request reinforcements from the government. The sea monsters are about to land in Wakayama Prefecture!"

"See the Chief of Police? You're just a lowly patrol officer, yet you dare make such a boast? Build up a few decades of seniority first, then say that."

"If I hadn't verified her information, and if she really weren't a patrol officer, I would have thought she was mentally ill."

"Sea monsters, huh? If she said the Jieko Group was attacking, I might believe her a little more."

The Wakayama officers grinned and treated Nagata Meino as a joke, adding some entertainment to their dull night shift. Not one of them believed what she said.

"You... If you keep wasting time, Wakayama Prefecture will