■ Shuto (The Last Capital)

Official Name: The 7th Integrated Metropolitan Area (Shuto Megalopolis)

World's largest population and technology-driven hyper-gigantic futuristic city.

In the sky, countless skyscrapers stretch; on the ground, automated traffic networks; and underground, layers of old-world urban ruins.

It is not a god that runs the city. Science. AI. Corporations. And humans.

Once, people prayed to the gods.

To bring rain. To cure illness. To end conflict.

But now, people do not pray. Desires are entered into terminals, processed by AI, and provided as products by corporations.

The world without gods has, ironically— Come closer to the utopia the gods once promised.

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~ Districts of Shuto ~

■ The Crown (Upper District)

The uppermost layer of Shuto. A wealthy district formed by super-skyscrapers piercing the clouds.

Artificial suns, artificial climates, and a completely automated living environment. People here have rarely seen the sky from the ground. To them, "nature" is not something to experience, but to replicate.

Features:

Administrative organs of the World Government Headquarters of mega-corporations Residential areas for the wealthy Cutting-edge research facilities

Just as the gods once looked down upon humans from the heavens, now humans look down upon the world from above the sky.

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■ The Core (Central District)

The center of Shuto.

Where the AI managing the city and information infrastructure are concentrated. Countless roads, aerial railways, and logistics systems connect here.

The heart of Shuto. If the city stops for a second, the global economy is affected.

Features:

City Management AI Information Center Traffic Control Bureau Massive Data Facilities

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■ Lux (Neon District)

Shuto's largest entertainment district.

Giant hologram advertisements. 3D projections. Aerial shops. A pleasure district where virtual reality and reality blend.

Anything can be bought here. Food. Housing. Entertainment. Artificial memories. Simulated experiences of other people's lives.

And, even "mythology" has become a commodity. Games, movies, and character merchandise modeled after the old gods are sold. But no one believes they were ever real.

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■ Old Sanctuary

The only old district remaining in the center of the futuristic city. A place where temples and religious facilities once stood.

It is now a historical preservation zone. Tourists visit to learn how ancient humans believed in the fictional existence of "gods."

However. You alone know. That the gods enshrined here truly existed.

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■ Unbelief (The Faithless Zone)

The most unique area in Shuto. The site where the world's last large-scale religious facility once stood.

Today, "A research facility for the purpose of negating the existence of gods" has been built there.

Here, scientists study:

Mythology Religion Paranormal phenomena The psychology of faith

Ironically, the place that studies gods the most in the world is the place that believes in them the least.

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■ Major Organizations: World Rational Science Federation

World Rational Science Federation (W.R.S.F.)

The world's largest scientific organization. An organization symbolizing the "world where gods do not exist."

They believe the reason humanity once believed in gods was because they did not understand science. Through their research, many "miracles" have been explained scientifically.

However, they have a secret. In the deepest parts of the organization, records that cannot be explained by science are kept.

That is, Evidence that gods once truly existed.

And in recent years. "The possibility that a god who should be dead exists" has been discovered.