Since the establishment of Cloud Dream, the virtual world had always been developing at a breakneck pace.
During that period, regardless of what happened, no matter how many updates there were, it had never once gone offline.
This led users to develop a certain mindset:
No matter when you put on the headband, when you started Mirage, the virtual world would always be open for you.
It was like the elevators people take every day—just press the button, and the elevator would open its doors for you.
Now that the virtual world had suddenly stopped, everyone didn't think much of it at first, but upon waking up, they immediately felt that something was amiss—
They got up wanting to feed their Spirit Beasts and realized, even "Pokémon" had stopped along with it.