The sky had grown terribly dark. Black clouds had rolled in from every horizon at some point, and a downpour was coming. Pedestrians on either side of the road looked up anxiously. Some ducked into nearby shops, while others started running toward the subway station. Students who had come out for a study session during summer vacation sheltered beneath the eaves at a shopping mall entrance. An office worker took a folding umbrella from his bag. Walking among the slightly hurried crowd, he resembled a reef in a current, but there was not a trace of ease on his face, only profound exhaustion.
That was life: one problem piled on another. Some people hurried through the rain looking for shelter, while those with umbrellas worried about their mortgages, projects at work, and their children's studies. For a moment, the office worker met the eyes of the students beneath the eaves. Watching the boys and girls chatter excitedly about whether to hide from the rain in a movie theater, the man in the smart suit showed a hint of envy in his eyes.
"Seriously, Angers, are you some kind of jinx?" Uesugi Yue leaned out to look at the weather, blaming the natural phenomenon on Angers. "Look, the weather turned bad as soon as you arrived."
"Judging by this, they've run into some trouble over there," Angers said unconcernedly.
Uesugi Yue frowned in alarm. "Wait, what trouble... You caused this weather? I fucking welcomed you out of kindness, and this is how you repay me? You released the god? This is elemental turbulence, isn't it? This is definitely elemental turbulence, isn't it?"
"Calm down. Stop talking like a manga character," Angers said.
"I thought you were only here to ask about the secrets of the White King bloodline or something... What