"Bzzzt..."
"Welcome, viewers at home, to Channel Four News!"
"Here's an urgent bulletin..."
"An unidentified giant alien spacecraft has appeared above City A. It is enormous, and more than 93 percent of the city has already been completely destroyed. The number of casualties is currently unknown, but estimates suggest that at least hundreds of thousands of residents have perished!"
"All major routes leading to City A have been sealed off. So far, only a small number of survivors have escaped."
"Aliens have begun invading Earth. Highly advanced, unidentified life forms have been spotted landing in City A..."
"According to reports, they are a form of extremely powerful life..."
"At the scene, several S-Class heroes from the Hero Association are already fighting the invading alien creatures. The outcome of the battle is still unknown."
"This disaster has been rated above Dragon level. Residents in all nearby cities are urged to prepare for evacuation..."
"Mmm..."
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At that moment, Annie was at home eating ice cream and enjoying the air conditioning. Of course she'd seen the news on TV. Nearly every channel was reporting on it, so it would have been hard for her to miss.
"Tibbers..."
"Is Uncle Saitama next door not home?"
(*⊙~⊙)?
She glanced out the window and saw no sign of activity on the walkway outside the second-floor apartment next door. The only thing moving was the cactus shooter, Ball, on the balcony, swaying its arms and hips as it basked in the sun. Annie couldn't help asking in surprise.
Something this huge had happened in City A, and they said an entire city's worth of people had died. Usually, those two would have rushed out to help right away. Why was there not a peep from them now?
(My esteemed little mistress, it seems they went to