CHAPTER 3 - “IMPORTANCE OF HER IN THE WORLD”

“So, because you’re from the future, you already know that I’m going to die… but you don’t know how, when, or where. Then how are you going to save me? It’s still kind of unbelievable…” continued Maki.

“I could use the Time Machine, but…” said Makato.

“But?” asked Maki.

“But… I don’t have the Time Machine right now because I left it in the 23rd century… The machine broke…” continued Makato.

“How—? How did it break?” asked Maki.

“Because… of the ‘End of the World’,” answered Makato.

“It all started when…” began Makato.

“…the human race discovered a new ore, first found on Mars—Mars' core, to be more specific. The new ore was called ‘Remert’. This ore was very powerful because it could generate free electricity. Because of this ore, we were able to expand society all the way to Saturn (except for Mercury and Venus). We used Mars and Jupiter as industrial units, and Earth and Saturn as residential units. There was mining of Remert in the industrial units, and the mined Remert was later used to make floating buildings on Saturn (only floating buildings could be made there because Saturn is made of gas). We were also able to make robots, Time Machines, and tablets that provide oxygen (even if you’re in space or underwater) for two straight weeks. Everything was going very well in society… until… aliens discovered the solar system. They’re not actually called aliens, but Pe2, classified as Space Creatures with a high danger level.

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Pe2 knew about Remert even before humanity, but they didn’t have enough Remert like the humans. So, they secretly attacked the industrial units to gain more Remert. They had bigger and stronger military weapons than the humans, so they were able to defeat the human race. The solar system was destroyed…”

“Now… I will protect you until your old age, then protect someone else… I will repeat this cycle until I reach the 23rd century (a robot can’t die of old age. Their body doesn’t change either) and stop the Pe2 from destroying the human race. So for now, you’re important for the future of humanity. Understood, Maki?”

“Oh… well, I kind of did…” replied Maki.

Makato walked to the window, moved the curtain, and looked through it to see the beautiful city of Tokyo.

“Tokyo Metropolis,” said Makato to himself.

“I’m from a place far from here—Osaka.”

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END/CHAPTER 3 - “IMPORTANCE OF HER IN THE WORLD”

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