Arishem, out in space, turned to Yin Tama.
"Why did this man kill his own mate? Have humanity's genes mutated? His actions suggest a regression in the emotional sequence."
"No, I believe it was precisely the opposite. Look at how heartbreakingly he wept before. It was not that he lacked emotion, but that reason overpowered emotion. His actions were full of logic."
Su Ming immediately objected. The Celestials themselves acted according to logic, and they wanted their creations to follow logic as well. But humanity specialized in producing all sorts of lunatics—where were there so many things that followed logic?
But this was the direction he had to take. If Su Ming wanted to prove that humanity was a perfect species, then he had to perfectly explain away Kingpin's enlightenment-through-wife-murder.
How should he spin this? How could he make it sound convincing?
The Judge's enormous face, like a lit-up skyscraper, faced humanity as he waited for an answer.
"This is proof of humanity's evolution. First, this man killing his mate showed that his reason overcame mere carnal desire. Killing the woman was something he considered carefully, as we can see from the arrangements he made afterward, correct?"
"Agreed. He was carrying out a plan—a plan to seize this settlement."
The Judge approved of this part. Premeditated murder was completely different from impulsive murder, and using reason rather than instinct to plan one's actions was enough to prove that humanity had evolved considerable intelligence.
"Excellent, we have reached a consensus. Determination and reason are both necessary for evolution." Su Ming nodded and sat up on the Judge's shoulder. "That is the first aspect. The second is a question I want to ask first: as humanity's creators, did you grant humans extraordinary powers?"
"We did not. Although rewrite interfaces were reserved, the