Those who knew the inside story were even more shaken.
Meanwhile, the many ordinary people who knew nothing about it watched the livestream in utter confusion.
"What Contract Anomalists? What transformation? What superhumans?"
"So everyone else has been secretly evolving behind my back after all."
"No way, no way? Are the superpowers and superhumans from novels actually becoming real? Are you guys pulling my leg?"
"I knew something was off."
"The house next door to mine suddenly exploded a few months ago. They said it was a gas explosion, but I secretly checked from the doorway. The living room was blown up, not the kitchen!"
"Who the hell installs gas lines in their living room?"
"Really?"
"Now that you mention it, my third great-uncle's dog has been acting like it became a spirit lately. It understands everything, watches TV, and even drinks soy milk. (Image 1) (Image 2)"
"This dog really became a spirit."
"I can vouch for it. It sits in front of me during exams."
"Stop talking about this boring gossip. Isn't the important part the world's evolution? And what does it mean to forcibly create superhumans in violation of natural laws?"
"Brainwashing, control, suppression, division... Just looking at those words sends chills down my spine."
"The number of people mysteriously disappearing lately seems to have risen by quite a lot."
There were also plenty of talented people among the ordinary public.
Some compared the strange recent cases and news reports, as well as the numbers of missing persons and accidental deaths in the country, against those of previous years.
The result was that they discovered a startling fact.
Over the past year, the number of missing persons and accidental deaths had increased by dozens of times compared to the year before.
Fluctuations in accidental deaths were not