His Quest

"His Quest" is the first episode of the Bakanasima! series' first season.

Plot
Three students discuss what they intend to do during the long summer holiday. An elderly man approaches one of them, Abigail Amathea, reminding her not to be late for the summer solstice festival, as she is in charge of carrying the symboilic solstice flame.

Her friends remark on how dull and repetitive the festival has become and that they have no intention of attending tonight. Instead, they intend to sneak into an abandoned shrine off-limits, believing it to have occult powers. Abigail is initially reluctant, but joins out of curiosity. They agree to meet up there at dusk.

Elsewhere, General Radiant oversees festive preparations at the City Hall. He receives an unusual report that a myriad prisoners somehow fled State Prison. He'll look into it, but perhaps after the festival.

At dusk, Abigail arrives near the shrine's entry, only to find that the entire perimeter is sealed by a fence. Daylight is fading, yet her friends are nowhere to be found. A strange light emits from the shrine, compelling her to break in.

As she reaches the top of the shrine, Abigail finds a stray cat loitering around. No one seemed to be around, so she tucked the cat in her pouch. Hearing footsteps, she turned around to find two bulky men behind her.