August 29, 1937, 7:30 a.m.
For the Northern Hemisphere, dawn had already broken over an hour ago.
The scene shifted to a certain district of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Large numbers of Island Nation Government officials had gathered there, led by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe.
Fumimaro Konoe wore a solemn expression, with senior government officials and high-ranking military officers following behind him.
What had brought the absolute highest echelons of the Island Nation together? Naturally, it was a visit to their so-called Yasukuni Shrine.
Yasukuni Shrine had originally been built by the Island Nation's emperor for soldiers who had died in battle. Its former name, Shokonsha, already made its purpose clear.
Fumimaro Konoe had come to worship at Yasukuni Shrine with a purpose of his own.
After Hiroshima had been bombed, the morale of the Island Nation Army had plunged off a cliff.
There was nothing they could do about it. After all, how were they supposed to fight a war when the enemy possessed weapons capable of effortlessly destroying an entire city?
To raise the army's morale, Fumimaro Konoe had planned this visit and organized the vast majority of the government's and military's senior figures. He had also invited numerous media outlets, all to demonstrate the government's emphasis on the matter.
According to Fumimaro Konoe's plan, after completing the visit to Yasukuni Shrine, he would deliver a war mobilization speech in the square outside and announce the emperor's new orders.
The journey from the gathering of the senior government officials to Yasukuni Shrine went smoothly. The newspapers' cameras kept recording the scene.
The change occurred after the visit.
First, a strange sound of something tearing through the air came from above, as if something were speeding across the sky.
Yet when they looked up, the sky was a