Thud... In the Nipponese Underworld, Izanami set her teacup gently onto the table, and the sound was very faint, but it was clearly audible within the deathly silent conference hall.

No one said anything. It had already been two hours since the fall of Kyushu, and six hours since the commencement of the Cathayan Underworld's invasion. It was already 3 AM, but no one felt like sleeping at all.

The atmosphere in the room could virtually be sliced with a knife, and the oppressive tension didn't come from the news of the Cathayan Underworld's invasion. Instead, it arose from the despair and powerlessness that they felt toward the army of the Cathayan Underworld.

Izanami couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere any longer, and she finally broke the silence. "How is the propaganda coming along?"

"We're already on it," Susanoo-no-Mikoto replied. "Starting from 6 AM tomorrow, you'll be holding a video conference to issue an announcement to the entire underworld, rallying all netherworldly citizens and yokai to fight for the Nipponese Underworld. On the same day, all of the television stations will be playing your address on repeat. On top of that, a nationwide mobilization order will be released by all newspaper and media outlets starting from 7 AM tomorrow."

Shuten-dōji was so numb at this point...