That day, Kageno Island once again descended into chaos.
Televisions all over the island repeatedly broadcast the latest news, allowing the citizens of Kageno Island to watch live footage of the explosion at the grain warehouse in the Warehouse District of the eastern zone.
The reporter's voice continued to ring out over the footage.
"As you can see, the fire caused by the massive explosion in the eastern zone's Warehouse District is still raging."
"Because a sea breeze happened to blow in and fuel the flames, the fire has intensified. Even though the fire department has incorporated Demon Slayer units capable of isolating the flames with magic and sorcery, calculations indicate that completely extinguishing the fire will take at least another four hours."
"In this explosion, Kageno Island is expected to lose grain equivalent to sixty days' worth of food for every citizen of Kageno City. The losses are estimated to amount to no less than twenty billion."
"This undoubtedly poses a tremendous threat to Kageno Island, where logistics have recently ground to a halt due to unknown maritime and aviation disasters. How should this be handled? The Artificial Island Management Corporation is holding an emergency meeting in hopes of finding a remedy as soon as possible."
"As for the cause of this explosion, it is still under investigation."
"What will happen to Kageno Island from here?"
"All we can do is hope that the Artificial Island Management Corporation will give us an answer."
As the report continued, and residents watched the Warehouse District in the eastern zone burn fiercely in the live broadcast, they could not help but grow uneasy.
"Is this really bad?"
"Definitely, right?"
"We're almost out of food."
"And logistics have stopped, too."
"Although I heard that scheduled ships have started arriving at Kageno Island one