After the Rat Tide, Aizu City healed itself at an astonishing rate. A heavy black light rail roared toward Niaohui Avenue, moving like a giant metal centipede, and finally came to a halt in the middle of the platform.
Arcs buzzed, the carriage doors slid open along the track, and a swarming crowd poured out of the segments of this centipede, with over 1200 people arriving in Aizu City from Anjiu City. Following that, they pushed toward the corners of the Underground City like a herd of pigs released from a pen, frantically searching for food and shelter.
They had lost their jobs on the Ground for various reasons and couldn't survive in Anjiu City, so they followed the advice of friends, superiors, and the dark anonymity of the deep web—roll on to Aizu City.
Hara Yoshio stood by the window, looking down at the crowds scuttling like cockroaches on the street below.
