Ice River City, at the hotel's front desk.
"Sir, I'm terribly sorry, but... because of the high probability of an impending alien war, our hotel needs to close temporarily. So, would you like to check out now?"
"Also, for humanitarian reasons, the hotel management understands that it's very difficult to buy any tickets to leave the Northern Continent right now. Even land travel is somewhat paralyzed."
"Therefore, you can also choose to remain here at the hotel, but we can't guarantee your safety or anything of that sort."
"Of course, we will have some staff on duty within the hotel. We can still provide normal services like meals and cleaning, so... what do you think?"
The hotel manager explained the current situation to Lince.
Lince, however, was unfazed.
Naturally, he chose to continue his stay.
And in fact, quite a few other guests also chose to remain at the hotel.
After all, it was all too sudden. Almost no one could have predicted it.
