(Ceruno)
If it had been the old me, I might have already recalled everyone's consciousness.
My desire to save every single person had not changed. I had simply gained another consideration.
If I did that, perhaps no one would be sacrificed in the short term...
But the "virtual" world would collapse. After that Mi Xue absorbed Miluno, the stopper, she would still erode her way along "reality," and we would still face the danger of destruction.
Once we gave ground, there would be no turning back. Only by fighting to the end was there still a sliver of hope.
Everyone understood that. No one blamed me.
But with so many casualties, I simply could not feel at peace...
"Begin evacuating cities that are close to collapse in advance."
With the Earth Crystal's processing efficiency, even a single second of advance warning could save hundreds of thousands of lives. We had to monitor the skies above every city on the globe and predict the fractures before they happened...
This could save many people.
"Ma—ma—"
The little one sitting beside me seemed to sense something as well. The fragmented Radiance fed to her was no longer being converted, and she began twisting around restlessly.
It was inconvenient for me to touch her, but Aldebaran immediately scooped her up.
"Little one, if you want to save your father and mother, you have to surpass the other you... Convert the Radiance, absorb the darkness refined from it too. Grow up quickly, and you'll become stronger."
But Aldebaran's urging did not do much good.
"Ma—Mu—"
Mi Xue, with the intelligence of an amoeba, simply could not understand language.
Her pronunciation of "Mama" was like Doggy's barking—merely a sound she made. It was not because she felt particularly attached to Miluno. She called everyone Mama.
Her