A Sense of Discord.

That was the emotion Rupert felt.

The first time he sensed this unease was while serializing Fullmetal Alchemist. When Eustaph personally sought him out to ask about the alchemy circles depicted in the manga, and the Abyss Cult had even attempted to replicate the Imperial alchemy circle from the story, Rupert had felt his storyline take an unexpected, reality-defying twist.

Back then, he’d brushed it off as a minor crisis brought on by his own imagination, thinking it was just a fluke that got resolved. But now, hearing that Van Helsing was tied to actual events, …