After descending the Eiffel Tower, they strolled along the Seine River and visited the Louvre Museum.
Lynn followed Hermione and Mr. and Mrs. Granger, visiting all the famous sights in Paris.
She saw polluted rivers and relics that had been plundered from all corners of the world.
She saw the true nature of humanity, something never mentioned in books.
"Hermione," Lynn said flatly, thinking of the Seine River she had seen yesterday as they left the Louvre Museum, "I just ran a calculation."
Hermione, who was holding her hand, turned her head and looked at her suspiciously, "Calculated what?"
"Calculated whether Earth could develop more stably and sustainably if humans did not exist."
Lynn tilted her head to look at Hermione, her eyes filled with an inorganic indifference and coldness.
"The result is yes. Without humans, the planet's total resource consumption would decrease, and the harm caused by human factors like conflict and the greenhouse effect would also be reduced."
Hermione stopped walking and cupped Lynn's cheeks, "So?"
Lynn's vacant eyes blinked, "Therefore, the best conclusion is the disappearance of humanity."
"If humanity disappears, the future of resource depletion will naturally vanish, and the harm inflicted upon the Earth will be greatly reduced."
"This world will no longer have to experience everything my original world went through."
Taking a deep breath, Hermione suddenly felt a heavy burden pressing down on her shoulders.
The words she was about to speak might very well determine the future and direction of humanity.
"Lynn, you suffered greatly before."
Gently rubbing Lynn's cheek with her finger, Hermione gazed at her affectionately.
"Although you haven't fully developed emotions yet, I know that you feel disgust toward humanity and are filled with hatred for everything that happened."
Pointing toward the Louvre Museum in the distance, Hermione directly addressed the greed inherent in human nature.
"The fact that you reached this conclusion is logically sound to an extent, and no one has the right to blame you, including me."
"But why don't you consider this."
Hermione smiled and pointed to herself, "Me, Mum and Dad, Harry, Ron, everyone in Ravenclaw—we are all human, and we live in this world too."
"But we aren't like those people, are we?"
Lynn nodded mechanically. Indeed, according to the calculation, if the vast majority of people thought and acted like Hermione and her friends, the future of Earth with humans would be better than without them.
"But this is not enough to influence the calculation result. Reality will not follow this trajectory. That unknown variable in the equation will push all results back to the starting point."
"No! I promise it won't!"
Hermione closed her eyes and hugged Lynn, "Give me some time, okay? Give me some time, and I will work hard to make the world a better place."
"Give me time, give yourself time, and give humanity a little time."
"Don't deny everything from the start, just like you shouldn't easily deny yourself."
"Sometimes calculations cannot derive all outcomes."
Embraced by Hermione, Lynn felt the mental turmoil she had experienced since arriving in France gradually subside.
She didn't know why her thoughts drifted in that direction; she hadn't even actively tried to contemplate those issues.
But her mind, which felt like it was boiling, simply calculated on its own accord.
Formula after formula, result after result continuously appeared, and each one made her brain boil even more intensely.
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