Senku had a fond smile for his village and his villagers. "Yeah, it was a good thing I met them eventually. Besides, I needed the manpower." He grinned in the way that he did sometimes that looked wicked, but it really wasn't.

"Not enough resources. The village didn't have agriculture. Hunting and gathering only, but since I've been there we've managed not to have anyone die of starvation, or hypothermia."