"Why?"
"Because human strength is just too weak. And do you really think they're willing to mobilize what's left of the Navy just for Charles? That hero talk is nothing more than lip service."
"Only in an apocalyptic atmosphere does everyone truly pull together. Once that suffocating, almost burial-level pressure disappears, everyone starts scheming for themselves. Didn't you see how they almost got into a fight just over splitting up unclaimed islands?"
"That's what happens over a few petty interests. You expect them to unite and rescue Charles? Stop dreaming. Counting on the heavens or the earth is pointless—rely on yourself, my dear daughter."
Recalling the previous battle with the Octahedron, Shanshan's pretty brows knit tightly. "Just the two of us? That's not enough. I've been teaching Lily how to use the power inside her, but progress is slow. At best, she's only at Stage 6, and her ability to control it is terrible."
