South City was some distance from Capital City, but traveling there with an item wasn't much trouble.
Beneath the post were messages gathered by the Special Defense Department's local branch and other Players.
In short, the situation in the country had changed again. Almost a year had passed since the first natural Evolutions, and the longer it went on, the fewer Players underwent natural Evolution. On top of that, the Special Defense Department and the military had the situation under control. Their public awareness campaign was also effective, so many people who began showing signs of Evolution would proactively seek out the Special Defense Department and ask for help managing their Gluttony Urge. As a result, the proportion of newly emerged Cannibal Players continued to fall.
The Evolvers created artificially by the Special Defense Department and the military were under control too. That meant the Cannibal Players able to gather in groups were mostly those who had appeared during the earlier chaos in District 014. Of course, more Cannibal Players might emerge later, but they would generally struggle to become a serious threat. Comprehensive surveillance had already been installed across the big cities, and whenever something went wrong, the Special Defense Department could investigate quickly. So they had no choice but to retreat to small cities and remote places.
Small cities might not have surveillance cameras everywhere, but they had fewer people, and news traveled quickly. As mentioned, the Special Defense Department's public awareness campaign had been effective, and people were also worried about Cannibal Players. So whenever something seemed off with a household, people would secretly call the police. If it turned out to be a misunderstanding, all the better. If not, at least they'd stopped trouble before it could happen.
Over the past year, groups of Cannibal Players