"I detest humanity."
After a brief silence, "Nicholas the Second" uttered these somber words.
In his emotionless voice, only the word "detest" was vividly alive.
Perhaps because, in his artificial life, only this genuine hatred truly belonged to him alone.
"The humans 'I' once created, without a doubt, were a new species superior to humanity. Just as in ancient times the elves replaced humans and built the splendid empire of Aesirland... isn't it good to let the 'Awakeners' create the Awakeners Empire?"
The phantom known as "Nicholas the Second," asked earnestly from his heart, "This world will eventually be destroyed—the Mist keeps building up, and everyone will be imprisoned within the great barrier that will collapse inward.
"The population is increasing... without wars to reduce it and no way to obtain additional resources, humans' desire for a better future will inevitably lead them to cull themselves from within.
