Hearing Irena-san's assessment that the monster was likely Third or Fourth Order, I started thinking about what kinds of Fourth Order monsters I'd encountered recently.
One immediately came to mind, which is the one that had turned two teachers into cubes at school late at night. I shivered in disgust thinking about it.
...Yeah, this could be a real hassle.
I furrowed my brow and took a sip of the melon soda that had just been brought to the table.
That monster had turned a classroom into a "sealed room" and barricaded itself inside.
If we were unlucky, there could be another one like that lurking in this town. As I swallowed my soda, I could only hope that the next monster I'd meet would have a less twisted personality.
Then, I asked Irena-san a question.
"Hey, Irena-san."
"What is it?"
"Is it really true that 120 people have gone missing?"
