The Outer God Needs Warmth

While I was engaged in after-school harvest machine creation activities.

Vern City eventually became a battlefield.

At first.

People gathered in front of City Hall, where the mayor works, holding signs and protesting. Some had already died, so there was justification. They protested by throwing stones and bottles.

It was a very peaceful protest.

In a world from faded memories, it might be considered a violent protest, but that’s what’s strange. Regular protests aren’t that different from riots.

People are creatures that can’t change without shedding blood, so it’s actually strange for it to be peaceful.

But one of the protesters demanded an investigation.

Not just asking why the incident in Vern City happened, but questioning why there had been issues with the mechanical devices in the city and why they had been unable to act despite warnings for the past ten years.

When the person asking these questions died, the surviving people continued asking in public spaces.

Instead of an answer, fire came.

The police massacred the protesters.

It wasn’t just the men and women involved, but also passersby. Even children were caught up and killed.

When heads were blown off and people instantly died, those who fled in panic became enraged and began fighting back.

And there were many harvesters among the protesters.

There were superhumans who could control water like Victoria or even fire, and some who displayed impossible strength that no normal person could match.

The police were armed with mechanical devices, and the protesters had their own superhumans.

At first, the police, led by powerful mechanical devices, gained the upper hand. But most people who had received secondary education in this world were able to use magic.

While the police didn’t lack powerful mages, the protesters outnumbered them. Additionally, there were superhumans among them.

In fact, the protesters had more power.