“1990 is almost over.”

“I remember back home there was a rumor that 1990 would be the end of the world. Now that I think about it, could the Wipers have deliberately spread that?”

“You actually believed that?”

“I just heard about it. Some people back home believed it, though. They even paid to join some kind of club because of it. One woman in the village piled all the food and drink she had next to the bed, then held onto her man and wouldn’t let him get up. Said, since it was the end of the world anyway, they might as well die together.”

“Haha… That woman probably had other things on her mind. Anyway, they’ve predicted the end of the world plenty of times. If this year doesn’t pan out, there’s always the next one.”

“Still, judging by how often the spindle-shaped aircraft have been landing this year, it really does feel like the end is coming.”

“Even if it does, there’s only about a month left...