âItâs nothing but hypocrisy!!â
He was glaring at Michelle with eyes that burned with hatred.
And then he continued his attack.
âYou want us to suffer while you live in comfort. And yet you have no shame at all!!â
Michelle glanced at Rindo without changing her expression in the least.
This was because she was talking to Sharma, the representative, not Rindo.
âThatâs an order. Michelle is talking to me. I am speaking for us all!â
Sharma was intimidating enough that Rindo became silent.
Though Sharma did feel that Rindoâs outburst had allowed her to realize that Michelle had yet to address the real issue here.
ââŠI see. In other words, the people of the city do not trust usâŠâ
âYes. You people were unable to trust us as well. You would have suspected a trap and we would not have been able to cooperate. After allâŠâ
It was impossible for every survivor of the great war to enter the cities.
And so there was a need to select.
Fairness was lost. As was justice.
Those who already lived in the city and the refugees. They were all human life. And it was because of this, that individual talent became the deciding factor.
âHow could humans who are not God decide the worth of a human?â
And so the standard for selection became very simple.
Those who already lived in the city and those who didnât.
Such an explanation would not be satisfactory.
Of course, it wouldnât.
And so the Emperor of the Mechanized Empire of Almsbine initiated it without explanation and by using force.
Michelle explained this to them, but it was meaningless.
She never believed that they would understand.
Which was no surprise, as she herself did not understand.
ââThat was the decision at the time. No one could go against it. I know you will not understand and I realize you must be angry. However, it is the truth.â
âUnderstand!? How dareââ
Rindo stopped here and broke into a fit of tears.
The others all listened to Michelle in a state of shock.
It was hardly a surprise.
The difficult lives they had lived, the deaths of friends, all manner of hardshipsâThe was no clear reason why it had to be them who had been burdened with it allâŠ
âAnd so whyâŠare you helping us? Do you want to prolong our suffering!?â
âNo, thatâs wrong. The man over there was close. I donât care if you call us hypocrites. However, I truly want to do good.â
âOne day, the cities will no longer be able to function. When that time comes, the people who have been living comfortably will find it very difficult to survive. So, from the perspective of danger management, wouldnât it be important to consider all kinds of possibilities?â
âIn other words, as long as we survive, the cities can fall?â
âThat isâthat is an incredibly arrogant way to think!!â
Sharma shouted, but Michelle didnât budge.
Belief in what you were doing was right. It was something she had decided on the moment she joined the military.
It was justice in her eyes.
âWell then, let me ask you this. What do you think would have been the right thing to do back then?â
Read Latest Chapters at wuxiaworld.eu
She had not been born back then, and yet not a day went by where she didnât think about it.
She hated this world and wanted to know the reason that the empire had made things this way. It was because of those crimes that they felt they were on the side of justice.