"Hmm? What is it?"
'Many worlds do prefer creating intelligent lifeforms like humans, because humans are highly adaptable... But likewise, some worlds dislike humans precisely because they are so adaptable. I hope you never run into a World Consciousness that's a Paradox player. Otherwise, you definitely won't get along with it.'
"Why?"
'Because those worlds pursue survival of the fittest to the extreme.'
"..."
'That's right, just as you thought. In those worlds, humans are merely one link in the food chain—and not at the top. They might even be at the bottom.'
After all, humans were intelligent lifeforms, but intelligent lifeforms were not limited to humans.
"I've already seen one."
'Huh?'
"No Game No Life. Heard of it?"
'I've heard a little about that world... Good that you understand. So what did you do in that world?'
"What else could I do? I tried my best to protect them. It's not like I could slaughter all fifteen races above them, right?"
"There are so many worlds. How could I possibly have the energy to check whether humans in every single world are living badly?"
All Chen Luo could do was help those who found the bar.
But Chen Luo was not some saint who could disregard everything else, because he still had a family to support. Some things simply could not be helped.
Just like now.
"Ugh, I really want to slack off." Chen Luo sighed.
The Agent/Puppet—Busujima Saeko
As Chen Luo listened to the idle World Consciousness gossip about other World Consciousnesses, a shadow suddenly appeared before him.
Generally speaking, first-generation World Consciousnesses were quite idle, because their scripts had their developmental direction set from the beginning, and they would not recklessly attempt multitasking...
It was like a novice accountant. They could not even sort out the real