"Ha, who could believe something like that?"
So after all this time fighting, the two worlds were really just two cells devouring and merging with each other?
What had once seemed vast in scope had suddenly shrunk to an insignificant scale.
And humanity's survival became even more trivial. From a higher dimension, it seemed like nothing more than bubbles in a glass of cola, gone in an instant without even leaving an impression...
"If we really are just programs, are human emotions nothing but fake algorithms too?"
My whole worldview had been shaken.
Mi Xue swayed from side to side and said, "Well~ 'Programs' is only a metaphor. As far as I'm concerned, the emotions humans have are unquestionably real. You all firmly believe that too, don't you? But to higher-dimensional beings, perhaps they're nothing more than words on a page, or a picture..."
Even so, this world was still real.
At least, it was to those of us living in it.
"Still finding it hard to believe? But that's reality. That's why we don't want people to learn the truth. Once you realize how insignificant you are, it's hard to find enthusiasm for anything..."
Ceruno said that with a wry smile, but still reminded us:
"But our disagreement is over how to manage the world."
At her words, Mi Xue protested even more loudly:
"Now you understand, right? Why I have to control the population! If advanced life-forms like 'magical girls' are allowed to reproduce freely, the memory will overflow before the world can be upgraded! But I'm kindhearted, so the Breeding Facility's system preserves some autonomy. As long as the world still has room, everyone is free to have children~"
"But it'll reach its limit sooner or later, won't it? What happens then? You ban people from having