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It was just as Eugene had thought.
Tourists who had voluntarily visited Giabella City over the past year were starting to return.
Unlike before, they had not become deranged, lost in dreams and memories. More precisely, they could not fully remember the time they spent in Giabella City.
Despite having harmed themselves previously, such as banging their heads against bars until they were freed to make their way to Giabella City, they now could not comprehend why they had gone to Giabella City in the first place.
"The memories of the city have been entirely excised, but there are no aftereffects," said Anise.
Eugene stood on the rooftop of a building, looking down at the wide plaza below where many people were gathered. The people gathered in the square were all citizens of the Kiehl Empire quarantined in this camp, and every one of them was a returned tourist from Giabella City. The people were murmuring among themselves as they waited their turn for an examination.
"I don’t think quarantine is necessary,” stated Eugene.
"I agree, but such a grand measure needs to be demonstrated," Anise replied.
The Kiehl Empire had a large population, and naturally, the majority of tourists returning from Giabella City were its citizens. Eugene didn't believe a quarantine was necessary, but the emperor and the imperial bureaucrats could not dismiss the possibility that the tourists might have been brainwashed.
"There's precedent, after...
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