"Does it really exist?"
"..."
Inside the office, the Damselette with fair skin and light purplish-blue hair murmured to herself.
Saint Tenzi.
Because of her astonishing beauty, gentle nature, and extraordinary leadership qualities, she was widely loved by the public.
After humanity's defeat, she was chosen as the third-generation Saint Tenzi.
A pacifist and idealist, she hoped to promote the human rights of the Cursed Children and grant them equal treatment.
However, this plan was not supported by most people, including Kikunojō Tendō.
Therefore, she was particularly concerned about the dream she had that night.
Bang!
The office door was suddenly pushed open.
Kikunojō Tendō swaggered in with two subordinates.
"Kikunojō?" Saint Tenzi was startled.
Kikunojō said in a deep voice, "Saint Tenzi, you don't have time to sit around idly now."
"The public outside has already started large-scale demonstrations and will soon reach here."
"Their goal is for you to quickly abolish the human rights bill for the Cursed Children that you previously drafted."
"And, as much as possible, to expel the Cursed Children."
"What?" Saint Tenzi was shocked, a hint of surprise fleeting across her face, though it wasn't very obvious.
Sitting calmly in her chair, Saint Tenzi slowly began, "Kikunojō, I imagine you also had that dream, didn't you?"
"Everyone had the same dream on the same night."
"Isn't this an oracle bestowed upon us humans by a god?"
"Why would everyone still..."
"It's also possible that a variant has appeared among the Cursed Children." Kikunojō Tendō interrupted Saint Tenzi's conjecture.
"After all, those guys are different from us humans; they possess strange abilities."
"Perhaps the virus within them mutated, leading to some of them developing even stranger powers."
Kikunojō Tendō pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "This is not a good thing for us humans."
"The Damselette who claimed to be a god in the dream, from every perspective, is very similar to the Cursed Children."
"Everything she mentioned offers no benefit to us humans; instead, it benefits that group of Cursed Children at every turn."
"It's indeed hard not to be suspicious."
Kikunojō Tendō's constant use of the term 'Cursed Children' made Saint Tenzi very uncomfortable.
She knew that his wife had died on the Gastrea World battlefield, which led to Kikunojō's intense hatred for children infected with the Gastrea virus.
However, Saint Tenzi always felt that such hatred should not be transferred to those children, as they didn't want to have the Gastrea virus in their bodies.
This was not something they could choose.
"Saint Tenzi, I think you should make up your mind sooner."
"If variants truly appear among them, they would be very dangerous to humanity."
"Perhaps we should prepare in advance, find that white-haired little girl from the dream, and then capture her for research."
"..."
Kikunojō Tendō turned and walked out of the room.
As he neared the door, he didn't forget to remind her once more, "Saint Tenzi, for now, you must first go out and calm those demonstrating citizens."
"I think if you just agree to abolish the previously drafted bill, it could at least temporarily stabilize their minds."
"You should consider it carefully; that dream has had a huge impact on people's minds."
"Kikunojō?" Saint Tenzi frowned, watching Kikunojō Tendō leave.
Her heart struggled intensely.
Even if she wished to bring normal and fair treatment to these children, the public's aversion to them was truly something she couldn't resolve on her own.
Saint Tenzi looked at the sky outside the window and silently prayed in her heart, "If you truly are a god, please help those poor children."
...
Outskirts of the city.
A deeply shaken Nahida suddenly stood up.
The expression on his face was even uglier than before.
"What exactly happened, Lesser Lord Kusanali?" Neuvillette asked anxiously, "Your face has been very grim since just now."
Nahida sighed softly, "The people of this world don't seem as simple as I thought."
"They don't believe I can save them, and they even mistake me for the mutated children."
"Moreover, the dream I imposed on everyone didn't lead to positive guidance; instead, it intensified their hatred for these children."
"They are demonstrating in the streets, pressuring Saint Tenzi to revoke the previously drafted human rights bill for those children, and demanding that Saint Tenzi imprison all these children to investigate if there are any variants among them."
"And some Promoters actually pulled the trigger on the Initiators beside them."
What!?
Upon hearing this, Neuvillette immediately couldn't sit still.
He asked anxiously, "Those Promoters actually... for those children..."
"Didn't those children fight back?"
"They should have obtained a Vision, and should have become even stronger."
"It's precisely because they obtained a Vision." Nahida said weakly, "That those Promoters believed these children seemed to be in a strange state."
"What a bunch of foolish guys." The Dendro Dragon Sovereign snorted, "They themselves cannot gain the recognition of a god, yet they treat those recognized by a god as monsters."
"What makes me feel most guilty and heartbroken is that, because I issued a command for mutual love to everyone in the dream..."
"When those children faced the Promoters' betrayal, they didn't even make any move to fight back."
Neuvillette: "!!!"
"It's all my fault." Nahida was heartbroken.
It was his first time leading an expedition, and not only did he fail to successfully guide humanity, but he also intensified the conflict between humanity and those Damselettes.
Because the Initiator Damselettes trusted Nahida, they showed no resistance when facing the betrayal of the Promoters and the resistance of humanity.
This also led to many Damselettes who possessed a Vision suffering varying degrees of DMG.
Some even lost their lives.
"What is the purpose of us coming to this world?" Neuvillette questioned.
"Does it mean that if we don't successfully guide these humans, we won't be able to complete the mission successfully?"
"Shouldn't we be here to save these children?"
"To think such a thing has happened, we..."
"I'm very sorry, everyone." Nahida said with deep apology, "But don't worry, under the authority of [Abundance], anyone can be resurrected and return."
"Now, what we need to think about is how to quickly promote the maturation of the Irminsul in this world."
"Hmm! Does Lesser Lord Kusanali mean there are other ways to promote the maturation of the Irminsul?"
Upon hearing this, Nahida showed a difficult expression.
Seeing this, Dvalin suddenly remembered something and exclaimed in surprise, "I suddenly recalled a shocking event that the drunk Barbatos shared with me after he had too much to drink."
"He told me that when he was on an expedition to the World of Titans, which Historia governed, the people of that world were somewhat similar to the people of this world."
"It was very difficult to obtain a Vision."
"The people of the World of Titans were better than the people of this world in that they were still very polite to Lord Su Bai and had some faith."
"However, the final outcome was that Lord Su Bai was dissatisfied that those people couldn't obtain a Vision, and he directly erased the people of that world, re-modified their consciousness and will, and even re-created a new world."
"If we also do this, wouldn't it promote the growth of the Irminsul?"
"What!" The Electro Dragon Sovereign, the Pyro Dragon Sovereign, the Dendro Dragon Sovereign, and Neuvillette, the four Dragon Sovereigns, immediately widened their eyes upon hearing this.
"Destroy... destroyed... erased the people of an entire world?"
Indeed, the terror of the one sitting on the divine throne is unimaginable to anyone.
Su Bai would truly, in a fit of anger, erase the humans of a world.
If the humans of the World of Titans hadn't been full of faith in him, they might not have had any chance of survival.
Not to mention the Gastrea World; these humans have no faith at all, and even treat Nahida as a mutated Initiator Damselette, wanting to capture him for research.