After Tsukinomiya Yuki left, Tsukinomiya Ayaka received a call from Sanae.
Because Sanae was working overtime that night, the shelter she had gone to was different from the one in the area where the Tsukinomiya Residence was located.
Only after getting settled did Sanae have time to call Ayaka.
After briefly reporting the situation to Tsukinomiya Sanae and reassuring her, Ayaka hung up and slowly let out a breath.
She stood on the rooftop terrace of her home. In the distance was the brightly lit city, while a long, narrow World Rift hung in the sky.
Clearly, she had not gone to a shelter as she had claimed over the phone.
She had remained at home.
As Ayaka looked toward the rift in the sky, her heart was filled with worry. She worried about her younger brother, and she worried about the fate of this world.
However, Ayaka had only been lost in thought for a moment when Stella's magical Telepathy reached her ears:
"Ayaka?! Where are you right now?! Forget it, wherever you are, get to the First Shelter right now! Kanon isn't going to make it!"
"W-What?!"
Having no idea what had happened, Ayaka was stunned at first. Then she decisively transformed into a Magical Girl and hurriedly asked Stella:
"Miss Stella, what exactly happened?! How could Kanon..."
"Pillar-Tier Demons! Two Pillar-Tier Demons have infiltrated this world! Reiko and Shiori have already lost contact... I've informed Aurora and Luna, but... anyway, get here as fast as you can!"
Stella's tone was urgent.
She could not afford not to be anxious.
The Plague Demon was toying with Kanon like a cat playing with a mouse, while the shelter where Reiko and Shiori were located had completely lost contact, swallowed by darkness no one could see through.
The situation had