“We don’t have a future . Even if we used our remaining resources wisely, there is still a limit to how many humans we can support . There was nothing to spare for the people outside of the city who called themselves the Resistance . Even within the cities, West does not have much time . North is already starting to crumble . That is why…we needed the Mobius System…”
He said this very weakly .
It was very close to what Master Ciel predicted for this world’s future .
“…Wait . What do you mean? Didn’t we go through with the contamination removal plan as a way of fighting against those predictions?”
“No, Michelle . That was just our official stance . The Super Beasts were born as a way of leaving the roots of mankind’s possibilities . We created lifeforms that could live under harsh circumstances and hoped that they would become intelligent . We humans cannot live in undeveloped land . We can’t do anything once severed from our civilization . It’s not enough to decontaminate the world . ”
Fudora said .
And then he laughed as if he had gone mad .
Then voices rose and the arguments began…
That’s it, really .
According to Master Ciel, ‘As they have not inherited the technology, they are not able to lower their civilization level . ’
They needed those cities to maintain their current lifestyle . And that required immense energy .
Apparently, all of their food was automatically grown as well . They did not even know how to do it all by hand anymore . Their civilization had become too convenient . They could not return .
And now, their world was contaminated .
They would need to cultivate the earth after they purified it .
However, there was no water .
The ground was dry and unfit for growing crops .
There were no rivers, it was just barren wasteland as far as the eye could see .
Not only that, but it seemed that even the seas had dried up .
You could not see the sun . It really did look like it was the end of the world .
Really, it was astounding that humanity had survived at all .
So there really wasn’t any hope of getting out of this situation by human hands . So the only way was to make use of the cities…but they had limits .
Nuclear fusion reactors didn’t create energy out of nothing . You needed fuel .
So, considering all of that…
This world had no future .
…And so that was why this man called Fudora and seen hope in the Mobius System .
And he had tried to kill everyone who might get in his way, just in case his plan failed .
In other words, humanity needed to be culled .
Perhaps this Fudora had the resolve to commit heinous crimes .
It seemed like they were discussing having him executed . And giving my opinion on the matter wouldn’t help them solve anything .
However, I had every intention of stopping something as troubling as an execution .
Fudora seemed quite smart . Perhaps I could find a use for him if this world was going to execute him .
I would use this problem as a way of negotiating in my favor .
Fudora’s testimony had revealed the truth to everyone, so that would make things easier .
No one would accuse me of doing things on my own later .
I had a plan .
To be precise, I would make this world indebted to me by solving their problem, and then I would take Fudora as payment .
At the same time, I would close my eyes towards all the things that Veldora and the others had done .
Besides, it didn’t seem like any continued talks would lead to anything good . It was best to go ahead and solve the problem .
“I know you all have your reasons . You must have a lot to say . However, I would like it if you left things to me now . And with that, we can wipe the slate clean . As for the future, we can talk about it once you’ve seen the results!”
I interrupted their conversation with this declaration .
In any case, they couldn’t ignore me now . And it was to my advantage that they seemed a little exasperated .
Usually, interactions with other worlds had to be conducted more carefully .
That’s why I had told them not to go…
However, since Veldora and the others had already gotten so involved, I couldn’t abandon them .
To put it bluntly, I would have trouble sleeping at night .
Still, it would be necessary to give Veldora and Ramiris a long, hard talk about the importance of prudence .
But that could come later .
How much could I interfere in the affairs of this world—should I interfere at all? It was a difficult question .
Basically, I needed a pretext for saving this world .
The room fell quiet as soon as I spoke .
Then they all looked at me awkwardly .
I could even see fear in some of their eyes .
I don’t understand .
I went out of my way to become a human because I thought it would be rude .
That being said, I could very well make use of their confusion .
“Rimuru…Lord… What did you…?”
I ignored this question from Michelle as I turned to Veldora .
Veldora had been discussing something with Ramiris and Beretta while I had been distracted by Michelle .
It seemed like he was bragging to them about what happened while time had stopped .
While I was here, he acted as if the problems of Michelle and the others were none of his business .
He was telling them that it was because of him that the Mobius System would be installed in Beretta . Ramiris and Beretta listened to him with the deepest respect .
It was a little annoying, but I would let it pass .
I would have him work in exchange later on .
“Veldora . This world seems to be in danger, huh?”
“Hmm? Yes, it appears to be so . So, what are you going to do, Rimuru? Maybe we could just take the children with us?”
“No . ”
“Hmph . How cold of you! We should save those that we can save . Then they can learn of my greatness!”
Veldora said . I smiled at him .
Veldora saw my smile and finally sensed the danger .
“Wh-what are you going to do? Put away that scary fan!”