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Chapter Seventy-Four, Sleep Underground for the Hereafter

Dusty skies, dying earth.

The time that belonged to humanity is passing.

A month after the end of the world, the world was reduced to wreckage and ruins.

As many as 7 billion human beings were once on the verge of extinction, and the achievements of 5,000 years of civilization were wiped out.

Never-dissipating radiation clouds obscured the sky, robbed the earth of warm sunlight and brought a cold and dark nuclear winter to the earth.

Crops and flowers are dying in the dark nuclear winter, and a monstrous tsunami has turned fertile plains into saltwater swamps.

The ruins of the devastated city are filled with nuclear radiation, making it impossible for any higher life to survive.

And in those underground bunkers that can shield from radiation, there are hideous and terrifying zombies, and the remaining humans continue to compete for living space.

Rivers and lakes are polluted, rusty railroad tracks stretch in nowhere, and only memories are left of the remnants of human civilization. Only sporadic radio signals told the lonely survivors that there should be others in some other corners of the planet who have survived.

However, in such an extremely cruel nuclear winter, no one knows whether they will be able to hold out until the day when the light returns.

In the Kanto region of Japan, there is such a small group of people who are still alive. They have a vaccine against the zombie virus, so there are still a few hundred left. But they also don't know if anyone else has survived in the Japanese archipelago, or if they are the last Japanese on this planet.

In the face of a harsh nuclear winter, they huddled in the radiation-proof underground bunkers provided by the otherworldly travelers, surviving on hoarded food and water, unable to see the blue sky and white clouds, nor hear the whistle or birdsong. Every exploration of the outside world brings only sacrifice and disappointment.

There is no tomorrow in such a world. Such a society simply cannot hold any ideals and hopes.

In their souls, only the most primitive survival instinct remains: to live, to live, to live regardless of the cost

So, someone kindly suggested to them that they might as well live in a different way.

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“…… This is the way out you laid out for us before we left? Lie in these [time capsules] for a century, wait until the surface environment is suitable for human survival again, and then walk out of here and return to the homeland? Is this turning us into vampires lying in the grave? ”

Looking at the rows of [Time Capsules] about the size of coffins in front of him, Soichiro Takashiro, who lacked mental preparation, suddenly felt a little stunned.

“…… There's no way around it, Mr. Takashiro, in this global nuclear war, the surface environment has been horribly damaged, almost as bad as an asteroid impact - of course, it shouldn't be as severe as the asteroid impact that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs...... In short, the current ground environment of the Japanese archipelago has been shrouded in severe cold, darkness, and radiation, and has become completely unsuitable for human existence. Even with nature's ability to recover, it will take at least half a century, if not a century, before it is possible to recover and become fit for human activity once again......"

Doraemon sighed and spread his hands and replied, "...... Mr. Takashiro, I don't think you want to leave two entire generations huddled in this underground shelter for the rest of their lives, eating and waiting to die, and irresponsibly bequeath the mission of returning to the surface and rebuilding the country to your grandchildren or even great-grandchildren."

“… You have a lot of sense...... In the current state of affairs, there really is nothing we can do about the world. ”

After pondering for a moment, Soichiro Takashiro nodded a little reluctantly, "...... What's the other way out? ”

“…… Another way out is to lie down in these [time capsules] as well, and then we will take the immigrants to another world. ”

“…… Immigrating to another world? Mrs. Yuriko Takajo, who was standing next to her, suddenly had a light in her eyes, "...... Are you going to Japan over there? ”

――Although the Japan on Doraemon's side is obviously not the same thing as the Japan of this world, after all, it is the same island country of the same language and species, and its culture and customs are basically the same, and it is also the same modern society...... For these survivors, it is no less than yesterday's reappearance

“… This is not going to work," Doraemon waved his hand again and again in refusal, "...... Such large-scale illegal immigration, in any modern country with a perfect household registration system, is simply impossible to hide from people, and the time and space management bureau can't pass the level......"

“…… So, which other world are you going to put us into? Mrs. Yuriko Takashiro, though a little disappointed, continued to ask.

“…… It must have been some ancient time and space that was vast and sparsely populated, even before the birth of humans, so that a spare place to establish a colonial town could be found. Doraemon replied, "Just like Nobita and I once helped stray pets and established the cat and dog kingdom 300 million years ago......"

This is not a satisfying way out, but it seems to be a better option than staying in this hopeless wasteland.

In the end, according to the voluntary choice of all the survivors, out of the total 995 survivors of this base (several of whom unfortunately died during the exploration of the outside world), 653 people, including the two American astronauts, chose to stay in this world that had been reduced to a radioactive wasteland, and prolong their lives by hiberning in the [Time Capsule], waiting for the day when the earth will be restored to life.

But there are also two hundred and forty-two people who are completely tired of this deserted and desperate world, and are ready to go to another world with Doraemon.

For this reason, Doraemon left a large amount of food, weapons, tools, medicines, and clean drinking water for the survivors in the underground base of the Bed Master City, and also placed them in the [Time Capsule] to prevent them from deteriorating and damaging under the erosion of time; In addition, the survivors were left with [Pawn Machines], [Chronological Vending Machines], and some banknotes, so that they could buy some modern industrial goods that could not be obtained in the desolate apocalypse after returning to the surface, and raise money with whatever they could find.

Finally, Doraemon also placed two alert machines in the underground base, which are used for the daily maintenance and maintenance of the base while all humans are dormant, and in case of danger, they can urgently wake up the survivors who are dormant in the [Time Capsule].