Inside a midsized bus traveling along the road.
The atmosphere was oppressive and somber.
With the Warriors Corps and SDS intervening, the Onmyoryo had thrown caution to the wind and simply invited numerous factions to join the investigation of this anomalous Abyss.
Only because of this invitation had all manner of monsters in Japan learned that something this major had happened in Ito City.
This drew the attention of the many factions still dealing with the aftermath of the Ghoul incident toward Ito.
After all, this time the Warriors Corps had played dirty, bringing in their American overlords to screw over their own people.
They had completely disregarded the bonds forged through their close cooperation in eliminating the Ghouls just days earlier.
In response, the Onmyoryo had chosen to use its exploration rights as the "aggrieved party" to invite factions large and small, making a show of thoroughly disgusting them.
And because the circumstances this time were unusual, some factions had naturally sent personnel in hopes of reaping some benefits.
After all, with SDS eating the meat up front, surely the rest of them could share a little broth.
Besides, the short-staffed SDS might not even get to eat the meat.
With these little schemes in mind, a midsized bus full of people had thus begun to sob.
Amid the silence, a languid female voice rang out:
"The weather here in Ito really is hot."
The speaker was Yuki Onikawa, a representative sent by the Nura Clan.
She was reportedly a Nura Clan officer whose race was snow woman.
Even though it was almost April, this snow woman still wore a thick kimono, with a dark towel wrapped around her neck, her red eyes full of languor.
In contrast to Yuki Onikawa, the tall, monk-robed Aotabo beside her had remained