Across Earth, humanity witnessed the Watchers hovering peacefully in orbit.
No attacks.
No proclamations.
Just presence.
Governments hesitated.
Religions reevaluated.
Scientists wept openly at confirmed cosmic contact.
The Preservation Front dissolved overnight.
The Ascendants declared fulfillment of prophecy.
Kaito ignored both.
He stood beneath a clear sky.
For the first time since dividing the Hunger—
He felt no strain.
The Watchers began retreating slowly, corridors opening behind them.
But one remained.
The assisting Watcher.
It rotated gently toward him.
Further anomalies probable.
Kaito nodded.
"I know."