Aiki shot the old man a vicious glare. From the beginning, he had been the loudest troublemaker.
"The filthy one here is you, you old bastard. I'll say it one more time: get the hell out of here, or don't say I didn't warn you."
"What! You want to beat these old bones? Come on, then, if you've got the guts!" the old man shouted brazenly. He had long despised this bunch who sheltered Cursed Children. He had come once before, only to be frightened off by the strange methods of the man before him. But this time was different. Last time, there had been fewer than a hundred of them, all neighbors from nearby. This time, a third of Tokyo was here-a crowd of tens of thousands. Why would they fear the few dozen people at the Holy Light Office?
Just then, children's cries rang out behind the Holy Light Clerics. "Elsa, come quick! Hibana and Irene are fighting!" But when the children rushed out, they discovered a dense sea of people outside the Manor, every one of them glaring as though they wanted to devour them.
The girls shuddered. Only then did Kayo, standing nearby, remember why she had come out. She hurried back to the dining room, where she found her two friends pulling each other's hair and wrestling.
"Stop fighting, both of you! Something terrible is happening outside!"
"Hmph! Hibana started it! She couldn't win the argument, so she shoved me."
"That's because you called me childish! You're talking nonsense."
Seeing that neither would let go, Kayo said, "I'm telling you, we're really in trouble this time. Tens of thousands of people have come, and the Holy Light Clerics are outside holding them back. So stop making more trouble!"
"What? Who dared bring that many people