The word "great" had been emphasized by Lady Furen.
"Moreover, this dense fog of unknown origin has now spread from the city into the waters of Moon Bay Port and the rural areas outside the city. The fog is spreading faster and faster, and the amount of Dangerous Radiance it can accumulate will only continue to grow."
She waved a hand.
"Haven't you ever wondered how they are controlling that abnormal radiance?"
"I have, but I don't know the answer."
"The professors of The Truth Society provided the research materials, while the Seekers of Light Research Society possesses a very special Divine Art Item. It is said that the Light Chaser becoming Thirteenth Ring was related to it."
"The Truth Society is everywhere, isn't it? Go on, is it a relic?"
Shade asked again. He had originally worried that she would say she did not know, but the middle-aged woman continued:
"It isn't a relic. It is a statue of that Ancient God of Light. No, not a large statue—one about this big."
She gestured with her hands. By Shade's estimate, it was roughly Little Mia's size.
"No one knows how the Seekers of Light Research Society came to possess such a thing, but we are certain this information is correct.
"They are continuously having the dense fog accumulate radiance and setting up rituals throughout the city. What they are waiting for is the Chosen One Ritual of the Seventh Chosen One. The radiance born from that ritual is almost equivalent to the light of an Ancient God.
"The radiance will stimulate the statue, then the ritual will gather high-intensity Dangerous Radiance, allowing all things in the Moon Bay Area to turn into light under the guidance of that ancient statue's power."
The logic was sound, and it did indeed