"The situation this year remains grim. Since the Grand Duchess was assassinated, a violent storm has swept through the capital of Oxiulia, and unfortunately, it's us, the ordinary folks, who suffer the most."
"I really can't understand what the assassin was after. The Grand Duchess of Oxiulia was always known for her bold and righteous manner, and it's not like she had any known enemies."
"These are minor matters. Ultimately, it's because the Underwater Abyss Port was sealed. The economies of several countries, led by Oxiulia, are inevitably collapsing."
"That's what I'm saying, why can't they call on some Demigods to defeat the Society?"
"Easy for you to say—you think the current large Societies are still just five or six as before? Since losing contact with Layer Abyss, they've at least doubled! Not only that, they've even seen the emergence of so-called extra-large Societies called... Reidori, which is so big that even in our Border Abyss, it's considered a colossal entity."
