The explosive news that Mount Fuji might be erupting spread across the world like wildfire.
It was no exaggeration to say that, in this age of the global village, even if another country's leader had diarrhea and accidentally soiled his pants, the whole world could hear about it within an hour.
All the more so when the enormous blood-red barrier covering Mount Fuji was exposed directly to tens of millions of people.
It immediately shot to the top of trending searches and spread across the world.
Of course, ordinary onlookers knew nothing about the monsters breaking free and rampaging across Mount Fuji. They merely passed along distorted rumors that flames were soaring over Mount Fuji and it might be erupting.
After last week's supernatural battle in Sapporo City, the world's eyes once again focused on Japan, though Japan certainly did not want this attention.
The last time things had been this lively was the day former Prime Minister Abe was taken down by a lone attacker, when the whole world had acted as though it were celebrating a holiday.
But unlike their earlier relaxed schadenfreude, when they had watched the spectacle without caring how bad things got, online spectators around the world were somewhat worried. After all, this was the world-famous Mount Fuji, a World Heritage Site.
If it erupted, wouldn't the volcanic ash drift across the ocean, worsen the smog, and pollute the atmosphere?
Worse still, if Mount Fuji's eruption triggered earthquakes, tsunamis, or other natural disasters, the sinking of the Japan Archipelago would be a minor matter. Their own countries getting caught up in it would be a catastrophe!
At the foot of Mount Fuji, all major access routes had been sealed off under traffic restrictions, and every resident and tourist in Lake Kawaguchi Town had been evacuated