Hane's Hobby

Night.

A sea of people gathered beneath the Tokyo Building, countless angry shouts rising into the air.

The furious citizens of Tokyo confronted the soldiers guarding the area below.

Inside the building, Seitenshi and the council members sat in silence.

"Prepare to begin!"

Seitenshi suddenly spoke.

"Yes, Lady Seitenshi!"

A council member stood and gave a respectful bow before directly activating the livestream equipment in the conference room.

Soon, the massive screen atop the building lit up.

"Citizens of Tokyo, I am Seitenshi, Tokyo's highest leader. I know everyone is angry right now, but please remain calm!"

Before Seitenshi could finish, waves of furious retorts erupted below.

"Calm down? Calm down? Your family wasn't the one killed, so of course you can stay calm! We only want revenge! Give me back my wife!"

"That's right! Revenge! My son was still so young when he died at the hands of those little monsters! If we'd known this would happen, we should have driven every last one of them out!"

Voices filled with tears and curses rang out, leaving Seitenshi in the livestream speechless.

Only after the crowd's furious abuse calmed somewhat did Seitenshi continue.

"I ask everyone to stay calm because the enemy we face possesses the power to easily destroy us. Do you truly choose revenge?"

After saying that, Seitenshi spoke no further and instead played the video footage that had been recorded before on the massive screen.

At first, the people of Tokyo did not understand. But when they saw several skeletal monsters effortlessly slaughtering Level IV Gastrea—

The enraged crowd gradually fell silent, and even the Tokyo citizens who had been clamoring for revenge showed a trace of terror in their eyes.

They might not understand the Empire, but they understood Gastrea. Three Level IV Gastrea lurking near