"It's certainly strange for supernatural beings to invade... I can sense a conspiracy."
"Wait, wait. According to the doomsday timeline the student council president mentioned, does that mean our world won't even last until New Year's?"
"Most likely, it won't make it to the new year."
"That's terrifying."
"..."
Even with the supernatural doomsday looming, life had to go on.
The will to survive was one of the instincts of living beings. With the coming Calamity of Doomsday, no measures would be any use unless you had an ability like a Time Bubble. No matter how much money you spent on a doomsday bunker, it still couldn't stop evil spirits from invading.
So, unlike ordinary people who had simply given up, the authorities were taking active measures, trying all kinds of ways to deal with the Calamity of Doomsday.
The most important plan was... the player-creation program.
"We should head back to class." Amamiya Natsuki stood and stretched. "If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. Maybe the authorities really can stop the end of the world."
The girls got to their feet and left the Student Council room together, each returning to her own classroom.
As soon as Amamiya Natsuki stepped into the classroom, he heard all kinds of gossip.
"Hey, have you heard? Safety officers are coming today to give us a safety lecture."
"Is it about earthquake safety?"
"Of course not. If it were something that boring, would the teachers keep reminding us over and over that we had to come to school today?"
"Good point..."
"I have an exclusive inside scoop. The people coming to give the safety lecture aren't ordinary people. They're [players]. Their real purpose is to choose people who can become players..."
"Wait, seriously?"
"Absolutely."
"..."
Hearing that, Amamiya Natsuki