Chapter 154. Preparation #1
【Mysticism】─🧐 Oppa. How about taming a monster that can deploy a Dimensional Barrier?
【Pururu】─Like you know where to find a monster with that ability, s**t.
While we were in the middle of discussing the mass migration plan with the assistants, exchanging ideas back and forth,
A portal was generated from the warp device, and Omega crossed through it, coming to our hideout.
［I came to visit. Boing-boing.］
Omega, taking quick steps, approached me.
The creature plopped down right beside me and said,
“Here, eat this yum-yum.”
［Thank you, boing.］
It quickly grabbed the scrap metal snack Merino had swiftly served and ate it.
［Here, slurp this!］
［Thank you, boing-boing.］
Omega gulped down the oil that Japan had drawn out.
I paused the conversation I was having with the assistants and turned my gaze toward Omega.
“You came at the right time. I was just about to ask you something.”
［Boing-boing?］
“Omega, do you happen to have a technique for creating a Dimensional Barrier?”
［Dimensional Barrier? I don’t have a technique for making that. I’ve never felt the need to create a Dimensional Barrier, so I haven’t researched it either.］
“…Really? That’s too bad.”
［But if I don’t have the technology, I can just develop it. If I start researching now, I can create a device that generates a Dimensional Barrier. Boing-boing.］
“Huh? Really?”
［It’s true. If I start researching now, it will take about a year. Of course, for a perfect Dimensional Barrier-generating device, it’ll take a year, but a device that generates a so-so barrier could be developed in six months.］
“Ah. A year is a bit too much…”
［Boing-boing. The research will take a while since I have no related knowledge.］
【Luna-chan】─I can deploy a so-so Dimensional Barrier myself once I regain my strength!
【Luna-chan】─It won’t even take six months!
【Mysticism】─😠
【Pururu】─Got my hopes up for nothing.
One year was too long.
Since even a lower-level barrier would take six months, it seemed relying on Omega’s technology wasn’t going to be an option.
［Then, should I not develop the Dimensional Barrier generator, boing-boing?］
“No. Still, go ahead with the research. We might need it later. But there’s no need to rush.”
［Understood. I’ll research and develop it little by little when I have time. Boing!］
It wouldn’t hurt to develop it.
It might be useful later to deploy a powerful Dimensional Barrier over Elemencia.
【Mirstin】─Oh. Now that I think about it, isn’t Omega’s technology the best in dimensional matters?
【Mirstin】─If the plan to migrate to Elemencia fails, how about terraforming another planet with Omega’s technology?
【Mysticism】─😮 That’s a great idea! I think Omega’s technology could definitely make that possible!
“That won’t work. It’s not about the planet; the issue lies with the dimension itself.”
【Bubble Bubble】─Gauntlet is right.
【Bubble Bubble】─Once the beings from the Otherworld cross over to Earth and finish their conquest, their next target will likely be nearby planets.
【Bubble Bubble】─Or the species pushed off from Earth might turn their eyes toward other planets.
【Mirstin】─Ah. I didn’t think that far.
【Mysticism】─Think before you speak! 😠
【Pururu】─Misty, shut your mouth.
We had to abandon the dimension Earth belonged to.
Once the Dimensional Barrier was destroyed, the world’s coordinates would be completely exposed.
Even now, it seemed Earth had already been exposed to a few other worlds.
Of course.
If Omega’s Dimensional Barrier generator was invented later, we could potentially reclaim Earth.
And we could also ask Omega to develop a device to block coordinate tracking to prevent further exposure.
But by then, the planet would be too devastated for humans to survive.
On the other hand,
The migrants in Elemencia would gradually adapt and start building a new civilization.
So it was best to give up on Earth completely.
Even if the polluted Earth could be purified by Black Magma Slime,
It would be highly inefficient to abandon a newly built civilization just to reclaim Earth and rebuild it.
Instead of using Earth as a base again, it would be far more efficient to organize exploration teams to bring back the remnants of Earth’s civilization.
Of course, there was also the possibility that the planet would be completely destroyed from the Otherworldly beings’ battles, making recovery impossible.
【Pururu】─But, can we really migrate all 6 billion people?
【Yumi】─6 billion? That’s an old figure. The population is around 8.1 billion now.
【Pururu】─Can we really migrate all 8 billion people?
【Yumi】─You’re quick to correct yourself.
So Earth’s population had already reached 8 billion.
I hadn’t realized either.
Anyway,
“It’s realistically impossible to migrate everyone.”
I had no intention of relocating the entire population.
I wasn’t some naive hero chasing an ideal dream of saving everyone without facing reality.
That’s why I had a plan to select and migrate only certain individuals.
Naturally, I had priorities set.
My acquaintances.
My assistants.
The relatives and friends of my assistants.
Engineers and technicians from various fields.
In other words, highly skilled individuals.
That’s the order I had in mind.
Guilt?
There was no need to feel any of that.
After all, I wasn’t some kind of savior.
And I didn’t consider it abandoning people either.
I was just leaving them in their original world.
I had to act rationally.
If I got lost in misplaced compassion and made the wrong decision, we’d end up losing everything.
If we had the resources, we could relocate the people who were lower in priority, but by then, the chances of them being alive would be slim.
I shared this thought with my assistants.
Surprisingly, none of them voiced objections.
【Mirstin】─I fully support Geon’s opinion!
【Mirstin】─My idol, my light!
【Pururu】─Geon, how many people are you expecting to migrate, then?
“I don’t know. Ask Sage, who’s with you.”
【Luna-chan】─I don’t know either.
【Luna-chan】─We’ll only know when the time comes!
【Pururu】─I see.
【Pururu】─But will the people of Elemencia even accept people from another world?
“Elise will have to persuade them. Well, with the reputation of the Warrior of Devotion, convincing them should be no problem.”
【Bubble Bubble】─That’s true.
【Bubble Bubble】─It’s a bit embarrassing to say this myself, but I’m a hero who fought in the Great Demon War, so persuading people will be easy.
【Mysticism】─😮
【Mysticism】─Then wouldn’t it be even easier if you use Gauntlet’s name? Gauntlet! SSS-rank!
【Luna-chan】─Elise’s name carries more weight than Gauntlet’s!
【Luna-chan】─Only those in the know are aware of Gauntlet! And he wasn’t even around during the Great Demon War!
“Anyway, Elise, I’m counting on you. Make sure the Earthlings can migrate smoothly, and work on convincing the people.”
【Bubble Bubble】─Got it. Leave it to me.
【Bubble Bubble】─There are plenty of continents in Elemencia, so there won’t be any issues.
The population of Elemencia was still high.
Though many strong individuals had died during the Great Demon War, plenty of people who hadn’t participated in the war had survived.
But as Elise mentioned,
There were countless continents in Elemencia.
And currently, most of the humans were gathering on one continent, trying to rebuild their nations.
So it wouldn’t be a problem to hand over one of the many leftover continents to the Earthlings.
As a side note,
Many of Elemencia’s continents were larger than all of Earth’s continents combined.
As I had mentioned before,
Elemencia was a planet dozens of times larger than Kendra.
Earth might be bigger than Kendra, but not by much.
In other words,
Even if we assumed that all 8 billion people migrated, there would still be plenty of space for the Earthlings if we gave them just one continent.
【Yumi】─Geon, there’s one more thing I’m worried about.
【Yumi】─Aren’t there monsters in Elemencia too?
“There are… I mean, yeah, there are.”
I briefly forgot that I had already started speaking informally to Ha Yumi.
I hurriedly answered again using informal speech.
【Yumi】─Then it’s just as dangerous there, isn’t it?
“Elise will choose a continent where only low-risk monsters live, so don’t worry.”
【Yumi】─So there’s no continent without monsters…?
“Well, yeah, but once you adapt, it’ll be much better than future Earth after the Dimensional Barrier is gone. As you all know, not all monsters are hostile to humans. Especially in Elemencia, there are many monsters that are friendly to humans.”
I added that they could tame friendly monsters.
And use those monsters to fight against hostile ones.
In other words, I was telling them to become monster tamers.
Even without any special abilities,
With the right
skills, anyone could at least become a low-level tamer.
And those skills could easily be taught by the people of Elemencia.
“Also, I’m planning to send people who can teach magic or abilities like psychic powers to the continent where the Earthlings will live.”
【Yumi】─Huh? We can learn magic or psychic powers too?
【Pururu】─What?
【Mysticism】─😮
【Mirstin】─Weren’t those abilities exclusive to people from other worlds?
“They’re not really exclusive. Anyone with the talent can learn them.”
【Luna-chan】─Even Earthlings can use magic!
【Luna-chan】─I’ve already taught some magic to our café owner!
【Yumi】─?
【Mysticism】─?
【Mirstin】─What? This is the first I’ve heard of it.
【Pururu】─Why didn’t you tell us? S**t.
【Luna-chan】─Well…
【Luna-chan】─None of you had any talent for magic, so I didn’t bother mentioning it. ㅠWㅠ
【Yumi】─Gasp.
【Mirstin】─We had no talent…?
【Pururu】─Yeah, if that’s the case, there’s nothing to be done…
【Mysticism】─😭
【Rizenova】─Haha.
【Bubble Bubble】─Why are they chatting through text when they’re right next to each other?
【Luna-chan】─You might have talent in other abilities like psychic powers or summoning, so don’t lose hope, everyone!
Well, it didn’t matter if my assistants lacked talent in those special powers.
They had the equipment I sent them, after all.
【Mysticism】─I’ll follow in Geon’s footsteps as a physical type! I’ll start training today! 😠
【Pururu】─No matter how hard you try, you’ll probably just end up as monster meat.
Looking at things now…
It seemed like the assistants had no qualms about leaving Earth and migrating to Elemencia.
‘I feel like I’m the one most attached to Earth.’
It left me feeling somewhat strange.
After sealing away my powers and returning to Earth, I now found myself in a situation where I’d end up going back to Elemencia.
Of course, I didn’t know when I’d be able to return.
‘…If I do return, I could return to Elemencia instead of Earth.’
I wasn’t sure if the assistants were just pretending to be fine about it, but I decided to let go of my lingering attachment to Earth as well.
After all, I planned to safely migrate the connections I’d made on Earth to Elemencia.
And the main reason I’d wanted to return to Earth in the first place was because I wasn’t fond of Elemencia’s civilization.
Elemencia’s scientific technology was far behind.
But now, that wasn’t an issue.
After migrating the Earthlings,
I planned to build a more advanced civilization in Elemencia—
No, I would regularly send Omega to help develop an even more advanced civilization there.
Moreover,
Even though I didn’t like how Elemencia was a world full of betrayal, death, war, and slaughter, that could be resolved by my direct involvement.
Unlike before, when I only had brute strength,
Now I had a variety of powerful monster companions by my side, so nothing was impossible.
Building a peaceful world that was close to an ideal one.
Anyway,
The first step in pushing forward with the mass migration plan was to secure agreement from the key figures in Elemencia.
There was no need to inform the people of Earth about this plan.
After all, Sage’s power wouldn’t be restored until after the monster apocalypse occurred.
In a chaotic world like that, no one in their right mind would refuse when offered salvation.
Unless they had a death wish.
***
Somewhere on a continent in Elemencia.
“Ah, it’s Elise-sama!”
“We are honored to see the Hero of Elemencia, the Warrior of Devotion!!”
“That person is the legendary…”
“Elise-sama! Thank you for saving my life during the war! I will never forget the grace you showed me back then!”
“Huh? What’s that strange-looking monster next to Elise-sama…?”
“I know that monster! It’s the Demon King of Peace!”
“What? The one who saved many humans during the war!?”
“Could it be that she’s made the Demon King her subordinate? As expected of Elise-sama…!”
Elise had come in response to Kang Geon’s request.
She arrived at the settlement where humans were building a new unified nation.
After passing through the crowd, she walked toward a figure standing at the center of Elemencia.
When she approached and stopped, the other person respectfully bowed their head and greeted Elise.
“It’s been a while, Warrior of Devotion.”
“It’s been a while, Maria.”
The woman Elise had come to meet was Maria Jane Johnson.
She was an A-rank saint who had survived the Great Demon War.