Four Riders

How did Windmill Cat end up here?

Gilan's heart sank.

This guy was an apostle-level being, an old monster who had lived for who knew how many ages.

Against an enemy like this, fighting was out of the question. All that mattered was how to keep himself alive in its hands.

What shocked Gilan even more was that Windmill Cat seemed to recognize him.

Is it because of the Christmas demon, Krampus?

Gilan quietly guessed.

He had learned from Miss Tolina that Krampus was Windmill Cat's "other self," so it was not strange that the other party recognized him.

But there was another possibility...

Windmill Cat might have access to the memories within the True Film Reel. Anyone who had come into contact with it in the film would be known to It!

"Allow me to introduce myself."

The golden cat-headed figure raised an arm, extended a hook-like claw, and scratched its cheek.

"I am the leader of the Eclipse Society. My many delicious friends may affectionately call me 'Mr. Cat.'"

"On this wonderful night, I feel deeply honored to have all of you witness calamity descend and the world march toward its end."

"Look! What beautiful ash!"

As it spoke, it spread its arms, its tone feverish.

Rumble—

Behind the golden cat-headed man, the volcano continued erupting. Black matter mixed with billowing smoke, nearly filling the entire night sky.

The moon and stars were obscured, making the surroundings even dimmer.

The ground continued to tremble. Black, snowflake-like flakes drifted down, while the air filled with a harsh, nauseating sulfurous stench.

At that moment, a series of footsteps approached.

The nuns Alida had sent out to hunt down the Ascetic Sect happened to return.

Their steps were unsteady and their movements staggered. Nearly every face was covered in bulging veins,