Night at the Shelter

A night at the shelter is dangerous.

Just as dangerous as the Trial areas.

The darkness created an environment that concealed immoral acts, and beasts that had lost their humanity hid within it while committing all sorts of filthy deeds.

Especially in this world where every imaginable ability ran rampant, walking around outside at night unarmed was practically insane, so even I was better off not openly wandering around the shelter at night.

"But why are you coming along? Go play with the harpy."

"It's more fun hanging out with you, oppa!"

And so Isera followed me out of the lodging. In the end, the two of us went to buy ingredients for a late-night meal.

I stood at the entrance to the lodging and glanced around.

A dim street came into view.

The street, just past midnight, was steeped in darkness and barely held out with the feeble light of the streetlamps installed here and there as its last line of defense...