162 Boklund Street.
"Ah-choo."
Sifa sneezed, feeling as though he had caught a cold. It wasn't just because he had been drenched in that torrential downpour in the dead of winter, but also because of his encounter with the Demoness and her crystalline Ice Spear.
Looking back on it now, Sifa felt a wave of lingering fear. If that woman he suspected to be an Angel hadn't appeared in time and erased both the Ice Spear and the Demoness, he and his mother might never have made it home.
He took a hot bath and felt considerably warmer. Only then did he leave his room and head to the dining room with Levtor.
Everyone in the family was already there. Bison was talking to his mother, Enilu, while Jom and Pasha were playing around. Only Helibel was earnestly enjoying her dinner.
Seeing Sifa, Bison smiled and nodded. "You did very well. You protected your mother. She just told me everything. Come, sit down with your friend and have dinner."
After taking his seat, Sifa said, "I wonder how things are in the East Borough and the Dock District now."
"I've already sent someone to find out. How terrifying. I never imagined a Demoness would appear." From his wife's account, Bison had already gained a rough understanding of what had happened.
Of course, what he and Enilu knew was merely the most superficial aspect of the Great Smog Incident. This would also be the "truth" that most people would learn afterward.
Footsteps sounded as the butler, Sebas, entered the dining room. He approached Bison, bent down, and whispered to him.
Bison nodded gently as he listened. After a moment, he said, "The incident should be resolved. Clergy from the Church of Evernight and the Church of Storms have entered the East