She Was Both Called God, as Well as Satan - By しまもん (Shimamon)

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Chapter 91 - Lifting operations

*(E/N: POV of the Black-Furred Kemonomimi from the previous chapter; also, since this chapter is from the perspective of a New Human, I shall refer to New Humanity as merely Humanity, since, well, from their perspective, they aren't "new," they just "are.")

It was about 100 million years ago that humans, having evolved from various animals, were born on Earth.

Since then, as humans achieved various magical and technological developments, they ventured out from the Earth in search of resources and expanded their range of activities to the far reaches of the universe.

They continued to expand their range of activities, using their powerful army to fight against other stars.

The invaded stars formed a "coalition of planets" to fight against the Earth, but they were powerless in the face of the overwhelming might of the Earth's military.

One after another, the stars were conquered by the Earth, and the United Planets was driven into a corner.

It was indeed the era when "Earth reigned as the ruler of the universe," but it did not last long.

Simply put, humanity was exhausted.

Our lives are managed in order to dominate the vast universe.

The constant days of repeated invasions to maintain control.

Furthermore, all materials and technologies had already been discovered.

Humanity has come to know everything in the world.

Even a baby can understand long-distance transport magic.

We also have the power to live as individuals, without belonging to a society.

Immortality, which was sought by ancient powers, is available to anyone who desires it.

Energy problems, environmental problems, racial problems, religious problems, and many other problems are already in the past. *(E/N: But the conflict between White Hairs and Black Hairs? My guess is that that ended when New Humans abandoned the universe and fled in small groups to the outer fringes. This chapter takes place during that era after all.)

For the omniscient and omnipotent humanity, the universe had already lost its appeal.

As a result, vast space and resources were no longer necessary for human life, and Humanity abandoned stars one after another.

Huge space fleets, prosperous cities, and the perfect system to manage humanity...

Humanity abandoned everything and left the universe.

And then, as if in the twilight, mankind disappeared from the vast universe.

A short time later, humans followed their homing instincts and began returning to the Earth in waves.

Apparently, the population was in the hundreds of billions at that time, but as time went on, the population continued to decline. *(E/N: "millions" to "billions." A spacefaring society wouldn't have a smaller population than our current one I feel.)

At some point, humanity decided to abandon continents and built a huge flying island that would travel through the sky and settled there.

When the flying island, the fruit of humanity's wisdom, was completed, the total population was already less than 10,000, but no one saw it as a problem.

(We can finally end the long history of humanity)

Such thoughts were running through the minds of the people.