After the remaining five Seers of Death has unsealed the bottomless abyss that spread innumerable number of monsters all throughout the world, nothing was like how it used to be anymore.
For decades already, the disparity of the quality of life between the old cities and the new cities of the world has been clear for everyone to see… However, the event that could've equalized the status of the residents of either sides didn't come to pass. Instead, the residents of New Tokyo, protected by the extensive and numerically-superior Psychics of the Miyazono corporation was the total opposite of the residents of Old Tokyo who can only be protected by what remains of the S.S.S and what the Sumeragi group can lend out.
"Vice Chief…"
"…"
"I'm sorry for having you take this request, but our numbers are-"
"Just hand it to me and I'll do it."
Forget going against any of the Miyazono Corporation's actions and plans to invade us… we can't even push back the incessant wave of Malignances that continues to move in and quash what remains of Old Tokyo's people. With that, anyone would've already lost their heart.
"H-Hey, Ephraim. I-"
"Save the apologies and pleasantries for another time, Kaede-san. We have no time to waste."
"Y-Yes…"
However, what truly separates me from the usual run-of-the-mill Psychic is that I have actual people to protect and not only a hollow sense of duty towards people whom I share no actual connection with other than the fact that it is my duty to protect them.
I have my children, my friends and my family… I wish to protect them even if no one else would.
"I know this isn't the best time for this, but I want to tell you about the progress of Kai's… "retirement", if we can call it as that."
"…What about it?"
"I believe you should say your last words now…"
"…"
"It's not long before the time the two of you shared would be nothing more but a faded memory."