May 3, 2025.
Three days after the 13th Demon Hunter Squad's first mission.
A week has officially passed since the descent of Hell's Paradise.
In a province in Nihono, a blonde-haired man with an exceptionally dazzling appearance slowly walked.
On so days, his presence alone could brighten even the darkness of the calamity.
But right now, no matter how bright his presence was, it couldn't light up the paleness of the destroyed ruins that he stepped on.
Nagito suddenly stopped.
His brows faintly creased while glancing at the blood and flesh scattered all over the ruined town.
One of the settlents near a high-risk area in Nihono, Kachiuka, had fallen.
Overnight, all of the people who lived in Kachiuka had died.
Although his expression was calm, his heart was heavy.
Not even a month has passed, and Nihono already has a "ghost town".
This was even faster than his last life.
"What's accelerating the calamity…? Is it us? Or is it the new rule…?"
Nagito murmured, looking at the ruins while in deep thought.
If the Demon of Sentint was just a sign, then the ergence of Ghost Towns was the confirmation they were dreading.
Just as he and Zold feared, the calamity was indeed being accelerated.
Not only that, but this news ca at the worst possible ti.
Nihono was already planning to lift the lockdown, but his insistence on delaying it had caused dissatisfaction to rise among the council of Nihono.
Now with this news, he definitely couldn't allow those old fools to lift the lockdown.
'... Narrow-minded pigs.'
Seeing the deathly silent town, Nagito closed his eyes.
He recalled the report he had read last night, sent in a hurry by another branch.
'The 20th, 24th, and 26th demon hunter squads were stationed in Kachiuka, but only the captain of the 20th managed to leave a ssage before eventually succumbing to the monsters.'
The captain's last ssage was:
'Chairman, I'm sorry I can't save Kachiuka.'
As his thoughts wandered, Nagito's hand clenched slightly.
But a mont later, his hand quickly loosened, eyes opening in surprise.
'... Huh.'
It was faint, but undeniably, it was there.
An emotion that he didn't think he would feel again in his life.
Anger.
He slowly lowered his gaze, shaking his head.
Only he knew why he was feeling this way.
A traitor among the regressors…
The acceleration of the calamity…
The undercurrents within the underground…
At present, Nihono was slowly being exhausted from all fronts.
Among the nations in the world, besides Liberty, Nihono had the highest number of rogue awakeners.
But the most surprising thing, this wasn't even the case in his previous life.
In fact, Nihono had always averaged between the middle and low rankings of nations with the highest number of rogue awakeners in his past life.
How could it have changed now of all tis?
The answer was simple.
The only change this ti was one thing: them.
With their existence part of the equation, how could Nagito not see the connection between these three?
The fact that all these problems were happening at the sa ti proved to him a suspicion he had way before the Global Summit began.
—One of the regressors was targeting Nihono.
But why?
Nagito didn't understand at first, but Zold's insistence to stay in Nihono, even going as far as to follow his orders, made him faintly guess sothing.
'For the Second Era Ending Calamity, Nihono is the battleground for the other regressors.'
As unbelievable as it sounds, he knew that it was highly possible.
'... They're really starting to think I'm a pushover. Have I hidden myself too deeply?'
For a mont, Nagito wanted to break his act and kill each regressor.
… But now was precisely the ti that he needed to be calm.
He needs to conceal his fangs and only show them at the right mont.
That way, he could be the final victor.
For this reason, even in the outside world, he was only known as the Chairman of the Demon Hunter Association with a good eye for talent.
His strength was considered to be below average.
Even in their team, he was considered to be below average in strength.
'I can wait. I've been waiting for my entire life already, what more, a few more months?'
"When I see who you are, I'll kill you even if it's the last thing I'll do."
He murmured, a faint smile erging on his face.
As if finally having regained his composure, Nagito nodded slightly, walking away.
At that mont, he vanished.
Then, a second later, he reappeared.
In his hands, several Tier I Demon-class monster Spirit Orbs suddenly appeared.
—In the ti it took a person to blink, he had already cleared the entire Ghost Town.
***
Hyotekyo, Shinjuku Ward.
Zold opened his eyes, sensing he had successfully unlocked a new skill.
[Ice Control].
With a thought, he could conjure ice out of thin air and freeze everything he touches.
All his ice-related skills also gain a double boost in effectiveness and efficiency when casting.
He stood up, stretching his body.
'Next is Unnatural Control…'
Since he had only a couple of unnatural-type skills, he didn't prioritize this.
But now that he was in Nihono, it wouldn't hurt to master it in advance.
The chance was high that he would acquire unnatural skills soon.
At that mont, a ring echoed at the table.
Ring!
Zold shifted his gaze, seeing that Nagito was calling him.
He walked to the table and answered it.
"What is it this ti?"
[We're going to have a eting with all the leaders of the Demon Hunter Squads across the nation tomorrow. You need to co.]
On the other side of the phone, Nagito's voice was calm and patient.
Zold didn't answer right away.
'All the leaders…? Is there an ergency?'
After considering sothing, he agreed.
"I'm going."
[Alright, see you there.]
After informing him, Nagito dropped the call imdiately.
'I see…'
As if having guessed sothing, Zold exhaled a long, deep breath, stopping his comprehension session for the day.
He stood up, his toned, muscled body fully showing.
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