The clear morning sky was a deep, washed blue in the winter chill,
New York, already in mid-January, seemed to have grown even colder. People on the streets had put on thicker coats and, as usual, began another day in the city,
Children were hurried onto school buses with backpacks on their shoulders, while adults rushed out to work, breathing white mist into the air,
Countless white-collar workers in suits across Manhattan jogged toward their companies with purchased coffee in hand.
The Golden Iris upheaval, which had only intensified over the past half month,
Finally came to an end this morning as the stock price recovered after the market opened,
Last night's rain of banknotes over the Empire State Building was stirring up a frenzy online and across social media, drawing many people to nearby streets and rooftops to hunt for forgotten money,
For many, it was likely a sight they would never forget for the rest of their lives,
But no one knew that through the web of real estate interests, it had implicated nearly a hundred companies across various industries, affected countless lives, swept through North America, and even spread across the globe,
A financial crisis exceeding 65 billion US Dollars had vanished into nothingness overnight.
The same was true for the participants. Immersed in a real-world scene involving over a thousand people, and shocked by what seemed to be the secret appearance of several A-rank Upper Tiers,
Only a very small number knew of the psychological suggestion, Amplification Field nodes, Obstruction Device, Empress Star, and the battle at the Karman Line,
Hidden behind the financial crisis woven into reality,
The contest between two Night Battle overlords over the influence of a world-class ability had come to an end.
East of New York, Long Island,
Stretching 190 kilometers