Evening had long descended upon the capital.
Aurora's brilliant streets gradually exchanged the bustle of the day for the calm elegance of the night. Mana lamps suspended above the roads illuminated the city with a warm golden glow, while patrols of royal knights quietly rotated through the districts, ensuring that nothing unusual disturbed the kingdom's peaceful façade.
Inside the royal guest residence assigned to Team Bahamut, however, the atmosphere couldn't have been more different.
The spacious meeting room on the ground floor had been transformed into a temporary command center.
Maps of Aurora covered almost the entire central table: district layouts, sewer routes, major roads, noble estates, merchant quarters, guard patrol routes... everything they had gathered throughout the day had been spread neatly across the table.
