Something Amiss (Two-in-One)

A month passed in no time.

That month, Association Headquarters released a nationwide statistical report—

Since the new patrol policy had been introduced, Fallen Beast attacks nationwide had dropped by a full tier overall.

The Northern Capital had seen the largest decline in the country.

In the report's comment section, people who knew the field explained that Fallen Beasts were born from negative emotions spiraling out of control. When people pushed to the brink received help before they broke, Fallen Beasts naturally lost their source.

Killing Fallen Beasts alone treated the symptoms, not the cause.

Now, besides fighting Fallen Beasts, Magical Girls had begun looking after the public's mental health... providing support that went deeper than concerts and similar events.

Naturally, Fallen Beasts appeared less often.

Branches across the country were quick to learn from the Northern Capital's example.

As for why the results were best in the Northern Capital... of course, it was because Love was the city's current head of Magical Girls.

Powerful and gentle, she had also been the first to propose reaching out to the people...

Naturally, the Northern Capital's residents felt far happier than people elsewhere.

Of course, there might have been other reasons... because another piece of news was setting the entire internet ablaze.

#Songstress Nationwide Concert Tour: Northern Capital Stop Officially Announced#

Less than an hour after the teaser video went up, it had passed a hundred million views. Comments poured in at a rate of thousands per second.

That was Songstress's influence.

"Lady Songstress! It's Lady Songstress's concert!!"

"I heard she's debuting a new song this time! I can't wait! I'm going to grab a ticket at the fastest speed of my life!"

"You, upstairs? A foreign friend of mine once named me Barry Allen because of my special talent. Think about