"Everyone, hurry and look! A new notice has been posted by the city gate."
"I had a feeling yesterday. Sure enough, His Lordship issued a new notice today."
"Stop talking and hurry over. If we get there any later, we won't be able to squeeze in."
"I wonder what this one is about. It's been a long time since they last issued a notice for the whole city."
"The whole city? It's more than that. I heard it concerns our entire territory."
A crowd chattered excitedly as they ran toward the places in Nafu City where notices had been posted. At the same time, corresponding notices were put up in nearby towns such as Mermaid Port, Gilded Rose Town, and Nakin Town.
By the time those who had received the news later arrived at the notice boards, a vast sea of people had already gathered in front of them. They were still dozens of meters away from the posted notice, and even standing on tiptoe, they could not make out the words on it.
"What does the notice say?"
"Hell if I know. I just got here too, and I haven't seen it."
"Stop squeezing! From this far away, even if you move a few steps forward, you still won't be able to see it."
"Then why are you moving forward?"
"Do you think I want to? I've been trying to get out, but I can't! I'm being shoved forward. There's no way out from the back now; everyone in Nafu City has come over."
After the crowd had jostled for a while, a burly big guy lifted a child of eight or nine over his head and pushed into the crowd. With his strength, he managed to force open a passage.
As the burly man squeezed forward, he shouted,