After listening to the accounts of Yu, Beam, and the others regarding the earring rat woman, Makoto's expression was subtle.
It reminded him of certain unsavory things from his previous life.
Yu continued his report: "Senpai, although mutants like the Crab Monster have been discovered worldwide during this period, their numbers have been increasing exponentially since the establishment of our Nishikawa Nation."
"Most of them are capitalists like the earring rat woman, driven to a dead end and refusing to accept their fate."
"It seems that when people are pushed to the brink, or when a certain emotion exceeds its limit, this kind of mutation can occur. Let's temporarily call this phenomenon [Jinka]." (T/N: Human Blossoming.)
Makoto chuckled lightly: "From the Crab Monster a few months ago, to the Monkey Man Charlie before, to the recent earring rat woman..."
Seeing so many monsters, Makoto knew that what he had originally thought was a world of a comprehensive anime daily life mashup was turning into a supernatural urban world like One-Punch Man.
In One-Punch Man, humans typically turned into monsters in two ways:
One was genetic mutation caused by unhealthy obsessions or extreme stress.
The other was through artificial intervention, such as body modification or consuming monster cells.
Cases like the Crab Monster and the earring rat woman clearly fell into the former category.
Chika, standing nearby, said, "There are more and more monsters causing trouble."
"Although Ishigami-kun and the others have been hunting monsters worldwide during this time, their numbers are limited. There are still many victims killed by monsters every day."
"More and more people from all over the world are fleeing to our country. It's not just because Makoto-sama has lowered prices to the absolute minimum, making immigration cheap, but also because we have powerful people like Ishigami-kun stationed here. It's no wonder they want to come..."
"But isn't this just a temporary solution?" At this point, Mrs. Yukinoshita, standing on the other side, interjected.
She currently served as the housekeeper of Nishikawa Palace and, theoretically, was not qualified to participate in such a large meeting.
But Mrs. Yukinoshita felt it necessary to remind Makoto… to beware of invasion by foreign species.
The group deliberated for a while longer and ultimately decided to first expel the undocumented residents and opportunistic immigrants from Nishikawa Nation, trying to keep only normal people.
Currently, immigration was only open to a very few Asian countries, and even for those countries, only genuine victims had priority immigration rights.
However, this method was ultimately just treating the symptoms, not the root cause.
But that was okay.
Makoto never intended to treat the root cause.
He hadn't wanted to be a savior from the start. He just wanted to manage his own territory well.
As for the state of the rest of the world, he didn't want to interfere.
When the policy was announced, the world was shocked.
After all, Makoto's actions, among other things, were blatantly displaying racial discrimination.
Those who had already been expelled from Nishikawa Nation were already resentful but still wanted to return.
After all, this country was built on America's foundation. Even if 99% of their assets were taken by Makoto, as long as they held onto the remaining 1%, they could still live like the upper class.
Moreover, with monsters running rampant worldwide, Nishikawa Nation was undoubtedly the safest place.
So, these people began to righteously declare that Makoto's actions were racial discrimination, that all lives mattered too.
Of course, they weren't foolish enough to come forward themselves. Instead, they incited ordinary people to take to the streets in protest. It wasn't the first time in history they had done such a thing.
When Makoto learned of this, he broke into a delighted smile.
Perfect timing. Since he had become the leader of this country, Pochita's power had been growing weaker.
It couldn't be helped. After all, as the Chainsaw Devil, its power source was human fear… the more people feared it, the stronger it became.
But now, Makoto, bound to Pochita, was regarded as a beacon of hope by so many people around the world, so Pochita's power was naturally waning.
"Senpai, shall we just kill them?" Yu asked, standing behind Makoto.
"Wouldn't that be too easy for them? Besides, it wouldn't create fear," Makoto chuckled lightly.
Not to mention that for these beasts, death was actually a release.
And Makoto also planned to use this opportunity to reawaken the fear those scum on Earth had for him, giving Pochita's power a boost.
After thinking for a moment, a flash of inspiration struck Makoto.
'Hey! Weren't many of these people frequent visitors to that island?'
'Good! Let them experience what they did to those children!'
"Foreign Teacher~"
"Woof! Yes, Boss!" The evil little Teddy dog following at Makoto's feet spoke human language.
"I'll leave this to you, the Four Gay Bros. Let those rebellious ones taste this feeling too."
Makoto said as he took out his phone, searched for news related to Epstein and that island, and showed it to the Teddy Devil and the others.
The Four Gay Bros leaned in to look and were dumbfounded. They suddenly felt they weren't even worthy of being called Devils. These people are the real devils.
That night, YouTube hosted another massive live stream that exceeded a hundred million views.
Many people turned pale with fright, vomiting uncontrollably, but still couldn't resist their morbid curiosity and continued watching.
The live stream was titled: [Capitalist Island]
In the footage, those high-and-mighty wealthy and powerful individuals, previously only seen on financial news, were now locked in cages like cargo, marked with numbers.
Many were forced to wear tacky airline stewardess costumes and sailor uniforms. A group of fierce-looking, bizarre, clearly inhuman monsters sat in seats below, holding up numbered signs to bid.
Clap clap clap!
The Teddy Devil slammed a small gavel on the table and shouted, "Next up for auction is Item No. 44, André! Starting bid… 100 years of life! Good! Bidding begins!"
If an ordinary non-player were watching, ninety-nine percent would assume these creatures below were monsters similar to the Crab Monster or the earring rat woman.
But players like Yukino and Haruno, who had crossed over before, and natives like Nayuta and Reze, recognized them at a glance… these were Devils from the Chainsaw Man World!
In the end, the Lion Devil purchased this former prince, a frequent visitor to the island, for 300 years of life.
Under the world's gaze, the former prince was choked, suffocated, and beaten by the Lion Devil. Driven by survival instinct, he began to resist.
But how could human strength compare to a Devil's?
Moreover, the more he resisted, the more excited the Lion Devil became.
Then, amidst the jeers of the other Devils, the Lion Devil forced the prince to wear women's clothing for roleplay, humiliating him publicly.
Finally, he was disemboweled and eaten.
This frenzy of a Devil feast continued.
The Teddy Devil, acting as host, occasionally expressed gratitude to the camera: "Thank you, Nishikawa Makoto-sama, for your generous support of this event!"
At this moment, not only the capitalists, but even ordinary people, and some fans who had previously regarded Makoto as a beacon, began to feel a deep sense of fear towards him.
'Even if the people in the live stream were truly deserving of death, wasn't this too brutal?'
But they dared not express their feelings through bullet comments or comment sections, nor even speak to those around them, fearing they might end up like those in the live stream.
Makoto found such thoughts laughable: They deserve pity, but what about those children?
Just then, Pochita, lying at Makoto's feet, suddenly opened its eyes and said, "Makoto, I feel my power starting to return."
Makoto smiled and scooped Pochita into his arms.
Yes, this was the effect he wanted.
Although he had given that speech before, he wasn't interested in becoming a beacon for this planet.
Those who respected him could continue to respect him.
But those who feared him, he wanted them to continue fearing him, and preferably to the extreme.