The information had leaked.
And not just a little.
Just hours after the report was submitted to the Bureau, Isaac's phone started buzzing nonstop: sensational headlines, 24-hour news channels, fiery social media threads. It was everywhere. The mere mention of a Rank C raid escalating into a confrontation with an unknown entity was enough to set the internet ablaze.
But what really fueled the fire were the testimonies.
Jonah. Ivy. Roland. Even Sanae.
All of them, in their vague statements outside the guild building, had mentioned one name:
— Without Isaac, we'd be dead.
— He's the one who held it off, alone, for the entire fight.
— I've never seen anyone move like that. He fought the monster. Alone.
The effect was immediate.
