"Help! I want out!"
"Please, let me out!"
"Even if I die outside, it's better than staying here any longer!"
"Waaahhh—"
Early that morning.
Linsey and Ye Haiya heard shouting from outside.
They had been preparing today's lesson when they went to the window and saw a human sprawled against the fence around his residence, wailing endlessly in a state of utter hysteria.
At the same time, the other nearby residents turned to look.
Some wore mocking expressions, some looked sympathetic, but even more shared his feelings, their faces twisted in pain.
"..."
More than ten seconds later, servant machines gathered around.
They sprayed some kind of gas over the fence. The frenzied human inhaled only a little before collapsing on the spot.
Then the other servant machines carefully escorted him back inside.
The nearby "residents" silently watched the scene unfold.
Living here had been their own choice, but when the consequences they had anticipated appeared before their eyes, an indescribable fear quickly spread among them, exceeding what they had expected themselves to endure.
The Machine Race did not understand the human heart.
Before long, a beautiful Puppet Maid entered the frenzied resident's home according to her programming.
The machines remained utterly indifferent to the watching humans.
By the window, Ye Haiya shook her head.
"No one is addressing everyone else's emotions."
"If this continues, even though these people initially chose to enter this Safe Zone willingly, it will eventually turn into a riot."
"Yes." Linsey nodded in agreement.
But he would not ignore the situation. He called out directly to the surrounding street.
"Everyone, you chose to live here willingly because you had no other choice."
"Once peace returns to the outside world, we can leave together, rebuild our homes, and return to our own normal lives!"
"..."
Linsey's