Humans were a threat.
As a former human, Mimi clearly understood the potential, greed, stupidity, and terror of the human species.
If humans were allowed to develop on their own, then looking toward the future, they would inevitably come into full-scale conflict and dispute with her Insect Swarm one day.
The planet was only so big. It was hard to avoid friction.
Mimi herself was not someone who would let others bully her. So, taking the initiative was a perfectly normal strategy for her.
While the Chakra technology of the Shinobi World had yet to undergo a great leap forward, she would forcefully move in and take control of the development of society.
The future paths before Mimi were limited to just a few.
The first was to completely eliminate all humans before they could establish themselves, monopolize the planet's resources, use them as a springboard to develop the Insect Swarm, and advance toward the starry sky while maintaining a stable rear base for logistical support.
But Mimi was not truly a devil, after all. She had considered it, but had always felt that it was far too ruthless.
The second was to leave humans alone and let each side develop independently until humans reached the level where they could discover Mimi's existence, then cooperate as equals for mutual benefit.
There was little hope of that. Even buying a lottery ticket had better odds.
Mimi wanted a win-win situation, but she could not guarantee that some people would only want to win twice. Without interference, Mimi could not guarantee that the leaders would be reliable enough.
Or perhaps they would cautiously test and rub against each other, struggling to carry out limited cooperation until a full-scale war finally erupted. After beating humans into submission and letting them behave for a