A Bitter Choice

"I think... I understand."

Dr. Roman gritted his teeth and admitted it, then looked at Daybit and asked, "So all you've been doing is..."

"Destroy Chaldeas, destroy Earth, and prevent humanity from becoming the most despicable species in the 13.8 billion light-years since the birth of the universe!"

Daybit said righteously.

"It has nothing to do with anything, nothing to do with any purpose, it's just that, like an insect drawn to light, I want to do this kind of thing."

"..."

At that moment, the entire room fell silent.

Not only Roman, but even Rovey had to applaud Marisbury Animusphere's tactics.

Not long ago, when he intercepted the Fantasy Tree, he had already observed it up close. It contained a cosmic galaxy, which, although not a real universe, could indeed serve as a concept of a universe. This was exactly what Marisbury Animusphere needed.

Seven Fantasy Tree, seven galaxies simulating the universe.

If the Fantasy Tree successfully lands on the ground, it will cover the Earth's surface with a special substance, essentially Bleaching of Earth.

It's important to understand that the essence of Human Order in the Type-Moon World is merely a layer of matter on the planet's surface—a fabric. So-called Human Order is simply the power of a species that holds sway over this planet. If you must define it, it's the law of physics. Any world formed based on this law of physics is the current Type-Moon World. What holds this surface fabric in place is the Anchor of the Planet, Artoria's Holy Lance, but if you consider the relationship between the Fantasy Tree and the Milky Way, they can achieve a similar effect.

In this way, the universe can be viewed as a single covering, with the Fantasy Tree capturing it and stitching it onto Earth, folding the Milky Way and sealing it within the covering. If we compare the Milky Way within the Fantasy Tree with the actual Milky Way, we can prove that it is the universe. This also proves that the universe exists on Earth, which is covered by a celestial canopy.

Marisbury Animusphere's goal of capturing a cosmic view spanning 13.8 billion light-years was actually to visualize everything within the observable universe. After planting the Fantasy Tree, the entire 13.8 billion light-year universe would be recorded within the Fantasy Tree. By utilizing this celestial canopy, the scale and state of the universe could be simulated within Earth.

The universe in the Type-Moon World exists in an inner and outer dimension. 13.8 billion is the limit of the inner universe, which is the human universe. The more distant outer universes are not included. Those are the planets behind Daybit that are home to life forms from the edge of the universe, the creatures of the Dark Star.

According to the laws governing this, the universe is not Issei.

The universe's changes and explosions are normal. The original Dark Star lifeforms reached the edge of the universe due to these changes; this is the evolution of everything. But since such phenomena as cosmic changes can occur naturally, if we assume that Earth, as a universe centered on Chaldeas, was established, would Earth, as the current universe, also be pushed out of the universe like the Dark Star?

However, this would disrupt the normal evolution of the universe.

The order of Earth, the universe, and beyond the universe has been directly altered.

Directly become the new, Chaldeas, Earth (universe), Universe (outside the universe).

However, this would mean that Earth, a tiny planet, has replaced Earth in the universe, which is unwise and unacceptable from a cosmological perspective. Furthermore, the original existence of the Outer Universe would find itself ejected from it once again upon waking up.

The reason for doing this was undoubtedly influenced by Crimson Moon and other beings like Ort. Humanity in this universe is too weak, and the enemies in the universe are too terrifying for humanity. Any Outer God, extraterrestrial being, or UO could potentially wipe out humanity, so it must be dealt with. This is also from the perspective of protecting Human Order.

Therefore, in Marisbury Animusphere's view, wouldn't transforming Earth into the entire universe and eliminating all threats from the Outer Universe (preventing them from interfering with Earth) permanently guarantee humanity's safety?

After that, so that humanity would not be overly dependent on Earth and could continue to live on a new planet called [Chaldeas], other celestial bodies would be driven Outer Universe, and a new universe would be created with Chaldeas as the center.

Marisbury Animusphere's plan was a preemptive strike: to indiscriminately eject all extraterrestrial life forms before they came to Earth and destroyed humanity, thus separating Earth from the existing universe.

In this way, the dead planet (Earth) will become a new universe for Scythias, allowing Earth to continue to maintain its value.

If you do a simple analysis, the plan is actually quite simple.

Marisbury Animusphere intends to seal the universe off from Earth, thus eliminating the threat from Outer Universe.

Chaldeas is a replica of Earth.

The Fantasy Tree is a replica of the universe and the Milky Way.

Marisbury Animusphere's plan is to use them to create a simulated universe on Earth.

The seven Lostbelt are Human Order's debts, which were all thrown into the universe using the Fantasy Tree.

Drawing energy from the universe through the Fantasy Tree is like borrowing from the universe, just like Aoko Aozaki's Fifth Magic.

Although it all sounds like borrowing, don't forget that Aoko Aozaki is alive, and the magic she borrowed is something she has to repay at a future point in time. But if the Fantasy Tree is destroyed, who will repay the debt? And where will the magic absorbed from the universe go? From the universe's perspective, this is like the Fantasy Tree constantly borrowing energy from the galaxy, promising to repay it later, only to mysteriously disappear. This energy has been forever taken away by Earth.

The subsequent rulings Lostbelt are not difficult to predict.

Even without Chaldea's intervention, the seven Lostbelt would fight amongst themselves, leaving only one Lostbelt to emerge victorious.

And the condition for victory, naturally, is also cutting down the Fantasy Tree.

In his plan, regardless of the outcome, the Fantasy Tree would be cut down, which was also his objective.

Therefore, Marisbury Animusphere wants the universe to replace the Earth, continuously bearing the once-every-hundred-year judgment of Human Order, saddle the universe with humanity's debt, and ensure that Human Order continues forever. Similarly, if we compare the Fantasy Tree with the Milky Way, and place the universe close to the inner side of a planet, then we can achieve the feat of humanity monopolizing the universe's resources.

No wonder Daybit and the beings of the Dark Star behind him were so agitated by Chaldea's actions, even saying that humanity would become the most despicable species in the universe.

Marisbury Animusphere's incredible feat is truly unimaginable.

You could say you woke up to find that this guy had single-handedly made Earth an enemy of the entire universe.

"..."

At this moment, after Rovey, Roman, Daybit deduced everything about Marisbury Animusphere and Chaldea, the scene fell silent.

Dr. Roman, in particular, found it difficult to accept.

After all, this is something that arbitrarily extracts the power that keeps the universe running and brings it to Earth, just to maintain Human Order...

It truly deserves to be called a disgrace to the universe.

He found it hard to believe that this was a plan that even humans could come up with.

Moreover, their deductions did not cover the entirety.

Some details can only be discovered by engaging with the Fantasy Tree and studying it gradually.

But one thing is undeniable.

This time, from a human perspective, Marisbury Animusphere's purpose was to safeguard Human Order, avoid judgment, and prevent the destruction of humanity; it was for the sake of humanity.

However, from Daybit's perspective, this is utter madness. A planet recklessly devouring cosmic resources will lead to the death of more planets, which is harmful to the universe. That's why so many extraterrestrial visitors have come to Earth.

Now is a moment of decisive action.

Daybit looked at Roman, who looked utterly bewildered, and said calmly, "Now you can tell me your choice, Dr. Roman."

"Is it to perpetuate the Human Order on Earth and continue being the enemy of the entire universe, or to give up now and return the hope of life to the universe?"

"I..."

Upon hearing this question, Dr. Roman looked conflicted.

He then asked Daybit, "Hasn't Marisbury Animusphere's plan already failed? The Fantasy Tree has been destroyed, so why is there still such a question?"

No, it's not over yet.

Daybit shook his head and continued, "As long as Chaldeas exists, nothing will end. The Fantasy Tree aren't limited to those, and the Alien God won't be so easily destroyed. As long as there's enough energy, this plan will continue. So there's only one way to stop it."

"Completely destroy Chaldeas!" he said solemnly. "I also tried to threaten Marisbury Animusphere to stop Chaldeas, but I failed. Later, I was too late to stop it because of Lev's bomb, and I fell into a state of suspended animation. The reason I became Crypter and cooperated with the Alien God is because I have my own ideas and plans."

"I don't hate Earth and humanity; in fact, I love them immensely. That's why I can't bear the shame of humanity becoming the universe. Originally, if I couldn't find or stop Chaldeas, I would have taken more extreme measures. Now that Marisbury Animusphere has already connected and replaced Earth with Chaldeas, there's naturally another way to stop it."

Daybit looked at Roman Rovey, his expression unwavering, utterly solemn, and devoid of any hint of joking, and said:

"I will destroy the Earth, through the hand of Ort."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Roman's eyes widened even more.

"Please don't look at me like that, Dr. Roman. From a human perspective, what I'm doing makes me a villain, but many more planets in the universe will be saved because of my actions. It's hard to judge who is righteous and who is evil."

"However, things have changed now that a new dimensional deity has appeared on Earth besides the Alien God. Now that I have explained everything I know, then..."

Having finished speaking, Daybit turned to Rovey, who was watching from the side, and asked, "So, you high-ranking deity who looks down upon this universe, what is your judgment? Is it to end Earth's actions for the sake of this universe, or to sacrifice the universe for the sake of this planet? Now, only you in the entire world are qualified to make the final judgment."

"My judgment...?"

Upon hearing this question, Rovey's expression gradually became somewhat subtle. He looked at Roman, who was struggling with his thoughts, then at Daybit, who was also anxiously awaiting the result, and at the cosmic life forms from hundreds of billions of light-years away.

Finally, he slowly gave his answer.

Chapter 351 A Bitter Choice

"So, what should we do now?!"

"--"

In Chaldea, on the steps of a staircase, Dr. Roman, dressed in a white coat, sat in agony, his hands gripping his long hair tightly, as if trying to clear his mind or wake himself from this nightmare.

But the truth is, no matter how hard he scratched, he couldn't deny this established reality; instead, he ended up tearing off a lot of his hair and scalp.

"Well."

Seeing this, Rovey looked helpless and reached out to help him stop.

"Alright, stop arresting people there. Since it's already happened, no amount of arresting will change that fact."

He glanced at Dr. Roman and said slowly.

"I know... but isn't this a completely hopeless situation? Who would have thought that Marisbury Animusphere was hiding such a secret..."

Dr. Roman, with a long face and a helpless expression, complained to Rovey.

"If we hadn't known, it would have been fine to keep it a secret, but now that the truth is out, he's really put all of humanity on the line this time."

At this moment, his feelings are something that others can hardly understand.

After all, no one could have imagined that Chaldea, which he had placed such high Human Order Restoration Human Order Safeguard, would turn out to be like this.

Although Marisbury Animusphere was right in saying that Chaldea's original intention was to "protect Human Order," no one could have imagined that it would be such a method of protecting Human Order.

Now, based on everything we know, we can deduce that the root of all evil is actually themselves, and almost all the problems were caused by their organization.

Recalling how Marisbury Animusphere wished for money, he also wished to become human, transforming from the omnipotent King Solomon into Romani Archaman, but in the end, he also witnessed the destruction of humanity.

Later, he worked tirelessly to help humanity avoid that annihilating fate, and gradually learned that this fate occurred because of his departure, which caused a problem with the Human Order Correction Ritual, and that the Humanity Incineration was triggered by Goetia.

He initially thought it was his huge mistake, and that everything would be over once Goetia was corrected, but the more he explored, the more secrets and problems he discovered.

Goetia's intention to Humanity Incineration was not out of resentment towards humans or a desire to simply destroy the planet. His Beast's Principle was not anger, but compassion.

He had compassion for humanity and wanted to save them in his own way.

Because he couldn't see the future of humanity, and knew that if things continued this way, humanity would inevitably perish, he resorted to such an extreme method.

It can be said that although Goetia's methods were excessive, his initial intentions were good. The source of everything was someone else. So, if it wasn't Goetia, nor himself, then who was the source?

At this moment, Marisbury Animusphere's extraordinary wisdom provided the answer to his question.

Yes, yes.

There are tasks even greater than Humanity Incineration.

Even Chaldea itself existed for this purpose.

This elevates the issue from the level of planets and ordinary humankind to the cosmic level.

Now, not only did everything make sense, but Roman also understood why Chaldea's summoning ritual could produce classes like Avenger and Foreigner.

This relationship was full of pitfalls from the very beginning, waiting for them to fall into them.

Marisbury Animusphere's linguistic artistry truly left him speechless.

If that guy were still alive, Dr. Roman would immediately transform into Solomon, the King of Fighters, and give that guy a good beating in the face.

Marisbury Animusphere is now dead.

However, the mess he left behind and his belongings remain in Chaldea, so Chaldea, and indeed all of humanity, must now clean up this mess and make subsequent choices.

It can be said that without Chaldea, none of these events would have occurred.

Goetia will not cause the Humanity Incineration because it cannot see the future.

Alien God will not be born or appear.

The Crypter will not betray Chaldea.

Daybit, and other planetary Foreigner, will not gather here to destroy Earth.

All the root of evil suddenly came to light.

What's even more outrageous is that Dr. Roman knew that Marisbury Animusphere couldn't have done these things without enough funds, so he himself, who helped Maris Billy win the Holy Grail War, was still an accomplice.

Thinking about this made Dr. Roman feel even more distressed.

Having just emerged from the shadow of the massive problems caused by the riot of the Human Order Correction Ritual, they have now become the public enemy of the murderous universe.

He looked at Rovey, intending to ask him what he should do to be considered correct.

Don't look at me, I can't give you that answer.

Rovey didn't have any good suggestions on this.

This isn't his own world, and he's not the arbiter of civilization.