Zero began watching differently.
Before, he had watched for attacks.
For movements.
For hidden mana signatures.
For the people Earth Zero might be using.
Now he watched something else.
The aftermath.
Who people spoke about.
Who appeared in the reports.
Who stood at the center when an important event ended.
At first, he felt ridiculous doing it.
There were far more important things to measure.
Military strength.
Political stability.
The condition of the peace treaty.
The mysterious force.
But Earth Zero had already proven that those things were not his only concern.
Perhaps they were never his main concern.
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The next major incident happened near the eastern border.
A group of unknown attackers had attempted to interfere with a joint human and devil supply route.
The attack failed.
Hiro's group responded before the situation could escalate.
Several guards were injured.
The attackers escaped.
