She was panting from fear as she continued, "The underworld and the mortal realm cannot intersect, this is an international law of the Coalition of Underworlds that absolutely cannot be broken, and Mictlantecutli and Mictetikasiwa have upheld it. They still have ambitions of living, and they hope to be able to continue to thrive on the world stage if they do manage to survive, so they naturally won't go that far. However, just because they won't doesn't mean others won't!"

The hand locked around the back of her neck relaxed before pulling away, and she took a deep breath, but still didn't dare to turn around. Instead, she took a moment to organize her own thoughts before continuing, "The disappearance of all of those villages have made all of the netherworldly citizens of the new continent too scared to go out, so the economy is in complete shambles, but that's not all. Two years ago, something that shocked the entirety of Northern Usonia happened!"

Her lips were trembling as if the mere mention of that even struck fear into her heart, and she said in a hoarse voice, "The city of the Goddess of Liberty vanished..."

"Are you referring to New York?" her assailant asked.

"Yes, it's the city that corresponds with New...