I release a sigh as I look at a group of androids in front of me, looking around in wonder. It turns out it's only been a month since I left their world, and only twelve days since the humans have been defrosted.
You know that they see humans as their Gods? Well, in this world, I can feel their faith washing over me like a warm wave that crashes into my soul. I don't know what to think about this. Will this create a problem for the local Gods? Zelretch brought twenty of them, and they already give me this feeling.
I shudder at the thought of hundreds of them coming here. I need to tell him not to bring another batch anytime soon.
"Welcome to my home."
The first one to snap is the twins, who immediately jump at me and hug me tightly. I hug them back and ignore the jealous expression on the others' faces. After a few seconds, I release them and say.
"It is good to see you guys once again."
I turn to the others and say.
"Do you guys want a hug as well? Come on."
They hesitate for a second, but White breaks that hesitation as she walks toward me and hugs me tightly. I can feel her body slightly shaking, and I understand why. She just found her salvation, and I leave the world to create a greater impact for the good of humanity. That must make her frustrated.
After a few seconds, I release her and hug the others. One by one, I hug them and even let some of them sniff me deeply. It is a bit disturbing, but I let them be just this once.
After hugging them all, I look at them and say.
"First things first, thank you for answering my call."
"Of course, sir! You are the person who restored humanity! There is no way for us to ignore your call!"
White immediately answers my question with an intense tone. The conviction behind her words is so intense that it makes me wince a little. What makes matters worse is that the others are also nodding their heads in agreement.
"Right. The reason I'm calling you here is to help me and the others take care of the energy planet. Not only that, I need someone who can handle business and teach others about the energy plant."
White nods her head and says.
"Sir Zelretch already told us about the situation, sir. That is the reason why I bring them with me. They are the androids that are perfectly suitable for this situation. All of us will help you grow your company and make sure humanity of this world fulfills the unfinished dream of humanity back in our world."
Her smile got bigger and continued.
"To let humanity reach the stars. To make sure humanity is able to stand on its own two feet and able to face the other races who always look down on humanity."
I smile a little at her words and nod my head.
"That's right. I call all of you here to help humanity reach for the stars! To explore the unknown. To grow beyond our homeland. This will be a long journey. Many humans will try to block us. Humans are greedy creatures, after all. We are full of contradictions. We will face tough choices and even need to hurt my fellow humans."
I look at the others right in the eyes.
"Are you all willing to accept that burden? You can still step away now while your hands are still clean. When you join me, it will not be a clean journey. It will be full of trouble and require choosing the lesser of two evils. Will you still stand with me? Will you still walk alongside me on this journey?"
They stay silent for a few seconds before White, Popola, and Devola walk forward. The others also follow suit a second later.
"We are willing, sir!" Popola says with conviction. "You are the star that appears in our darkest hour. You are the bringer of hope. We know that you will not lead us astray."
"My sister is right." Devola looks at me with the same conviction. "We know you will not lead us astray. You will not kill innocent people. You will not use your power for evil. That is why we will stand on your side, sir."
White is the last one to speak.
"They are right. We trust you, and we will follow you until the end of time itself. We, YoRHa androids, will follow your order. Give us an order, and we will follow it to the letter."
I look at them for a few seconds and nod my head.
"Very well. Let us create a brighter future! For Mankind!"
"For mankind!"
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|3rd POV|
Heryas Industry is growing rapidly. With the androids' efficiency, Yasaka's political power, and Ryan's technological wonder, the Heryas (Hernandes-Yasaka) Industry was able to grow massively in a matter of two months.
Heryas Industry became one of Japan's largest energy producers in just five months. The reactor Ryan created became the sole energy producer for civilians in Kyoto prefecture. Yasaka is in talks with Heryas Industry to become the sole energy producer in Kyoto Prefecture, but many people are trying to prevent Heryas Industry from growing.
From there, Heryas Industry started supplying energy to the rest of Kansai and Chūgoku regions. The other regions start to accept Heryas Industry after they see the price of electricity reduced by more than 80% and the excess energy can be used to power other industries that require a lot of energy.
Heryas Industry also began going international, as South Korea allowed Ryan to open an energy plant on Jeju Island.
The meteoric rise does not go unnoticed. Yasaka and Ryan need to work overtime to ensure spies and saboteurs do not tamper with the energy reactor. There are a lot of spies; most are from the mundane side, but there are also people from the supernatural side.
Among them is the devil race. A couple of noble houses try to sabotage the company. They do this because those two noble houses own energy companies. One of them is the biggest in North America, and the other is the biggest energy company in Europe. They feel threatened by Heryas Industry's meteoric rise and fear it will prevent them from taking over the Asian energy industry, or, worse, shake the market in their territory.
Unfortunately for them, they are facing another supernatural faction that knows their usual trick and prevents them from doing anything. Not only that, but their own leader is making sure their effort will not bear fruit.
Serafall and Falbium are working hard to make sure those stupid people do not do something that breaks the pact they just signed with the Youkai and Shinto factions.
"Urgh. Why can't they just stop? Even with the formal warning, they are still too stupid to stop."
"They are so comfortable in their rich lifestyle that they thought there would be no consequences to their actions."
"I know! I really want to march to their home and freeze their butts! Just one more! One more warning, and I can freeze their balls off."
"Don't freeze their balls. We don't want them to accuse us of trying to destroy their bloodline. Freeze their blood instead. It will be painful and hopeful to teach them some humility."
"Or we could threaten their source of income."
Serafall and Falbium turn around and see Ajuka take a sip of his thick coffee.
"What do you mean by that, Juka-chan?"
"We can threaten their source of income. We can ask the Youkai to create an energy plant in the underworld and power our territory. They are so comfortable in their throne that they thought that we could not shake their foundation from the inside. Tell the Youkai to create energy plants in our family territories and make our territory no longer dependent on their energy plant. It will reduce their political power and also hurt their pocket. When they dare to do something stupid? Well, it's been a while since I went out and talked with the nobles."
There is a reason for that. Ajuka is someone who prefers experimenting and learning things, and they are given a position to do so. However, when they just ascend to Satan, they need everyone to be a diplomat, and Ajuka is bad at diplomacy.
His form of diplomacy is to threaten others to sign what he wants. The last victim of his diplomacy is still traumatized from it and asks the three satans to make sure Ajuka does not step into his territory, or at least tell him a day or two before Ajuka wants to visit his territory, so that he can hide.
"Right. Let's not get hasty, okay? Your idea is great, but I would rather not have you go around performing a diplomatic job."
"Suit yourself."
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