I Favor the Villainess

Claire-François (first (·) circumference (·) eye (·)) perspective.

"Now, let me explain the plan for human survival that our research team is proposing. Please take a look at the document A-1 at hand."

This is the press room in the lab.

I sat in front of reporters as head of research with zero.

What's coming up is the announcement of the Perpetual Robbery Regression Loop System, a zero-centered plan for human survival.

The contents alone filled my heart with anxiety.

Looking on the side, there was no anxiety in the face of Zero sitting next to him, and he explained it lightly as usual.

I still don't get it.

"The first step in the plan is to use time to transform the soul into quantum data and store it on storage. The object of preservation is all of the human beings who have endorsed quantization today. And humans enter centuries of dormancy."

Her plan is to use autonomous robots, such as time nanomachines, to improve the planet's environment during that dormant period.

"Is it possible to do that just by using a robot?

"It's not just about robots. We will shift the state and level of civilization of the environment we aspire to from scientific civilization."

The reporters shouted at the explanation of zero.

It's not impossible.

When I first heard it, I only thought it was absurd.

"Isn't it a scientific civilization we're aiming for? So where are we going?

It's a magical civilization.

The questioner laughed unexpectedly.

Other reporters are laughing face to face.

You thought it was unrealistic.

But they will know.

A rare scientist named Ohashi Zero, and the talent of the first Wizard.

"It's more evidence than theory. Could you turn off the lights?"

Lane manipulated the remote to turn off the lights in the press room.

Zero holds something like a white wand.

"It's still in the early stages of research, but magic can do this. - Let me illuminate."

At the same time as the words of zero, the tip of the wand she held shined brightly.

The reporters will be in a commotion.

"Is that...?!?

"So, it's magic. Technically, it becomes the initial magic of lighting."

"Wait, it's magic! That's what I'm talking about!

Another reporter fired a rifle.

I know how you feel.

All the journalists gathered at this meeting are scientists who have been involved in scientific journalism for many years.

You won't be able to accept such a phenomenon so easily.

"Magic is a technology that lies at the forefront of science. Now I'm going to show you how it works. Please see Appendix B-1."

The lights on the room were turned back, and the reporters turned the material around as they became suspicious ghosts.

His eyes were full of criticism that he would expose us to anything.

"What underpins magic is the new energy that is the result of our research - magic. This is an entirely new energy that can be extracted from the flow of time."

Zero kept explaining calmly to the fullest so as not to mind the bloody eyes of the reporters.

"From time to time? How did you do that?

"There was a hint in the unused area of the brain that was discovered in the process of building AI time. The human brain originally has the ability to interact with time. We made a device that artificially excites it."

I named it a magic instrument, and zero indicated the white wand earlier.

"The magic stone at the tip of this wand is actually a collection of nanomachines made of tiny integrated circuits. This is also a time device. This magic stone excites unused areas of the brain and causes various phenomena."

Zero enumerates the types of magic known at the moment.

"Individuals don't know what of these magic tricks they can use. For convenience, we call it aptitude. In addition, the phenomena that can occur are conveniently classified into four systems, each classified as land, water, fire, and wind."

The reporters are staring at the material as it opens a hole.

Looks like a lot of people are still skeptical.

However, some of them seem to be beginning to realize that this meeting is a historic turning point.

"This magic-based civilization is called magic civilization. Our plan is that once we shift scientific civilization to magical civilization, we can improve the planet's environment."

"Why?

"During the magical civilization, we can solve the various energy problems that caused environmental destruction. Magic is clean energy, and the core technology of magic stones is radioactive waste that we were having trouble disposing of."

In other words, a stuck scientific civilization can become the foundation of a magical civilization as it is.

This was a great achievement for Rene's research.

"Earlier you said the shift to magical civilization was temporary. Isn't there a complete transition to magical civilization?

That would be the right question.

"Magic stones at the heart of a magical civilization require radioactive waste. If the transition is complete, all magical civilizations will suffer the same resource depletion."

The model we are aiming for is different, and continues to be zero.

"In the model we propose, we aim to repeat magical and scientific civilization. And during the transition to mutual civilization, we will use the quantization technology of our souls to keep us dormant."

In other words, here's the thing.

Once quantified and dormant, it transforms the environment into a magical civilization that will allow mankind to prosper again.

Once more magical civilizations are exhausted, they move back to dormancy, and now to scientific civilization.

Overall, magical civilization restores scientific civilization, and scientific civilization restores magical civilization.

Repeating this loop to perpetuate humanity is what Zero thought of as the perpetual loop system.

"This meeting is just an overview of the loop system. The U.S. government will be releasing more details shortly, so please check with them. Now let's move on to Q&A."

The subsequent Q&A was incandescent.

Our research results are ground-breaking, but it's hard to hear only pictorial emptiness.

However, the reporters who had been eating at first began to feel that our research was authentic as they listened to the systematic answers without hesitation.

Journalists are critical, rational, and expert professionals.

Their own reason gradually began to appeal the legitimacy of the plan.

"Sorry, it's time. This concludes the meeting. Thank you very much."

After greeting the reporters, we left.

On his way back to our lab, Rene talked with excitement.

"You did it, Claire! This is definitely a big result!

That's right. Thanks to zero. "

When I turned to zero, zero said, "Thank you."

"Aren't you happy? You're about to be recognized for your research.

"It's not mine, it's ours. Besides, I'm not very interested in results or evaluations, as long as I can do my own research."

Tired of cool zero.

"Genius says there are a lot of weirdos, but you probably don't leak them either."

So Claire is a genius, too?

"Compared to you, what do you mean I'm a mortal...?"

"My theory is that if there was no time, it would have been a mochi in the painting."

If you say so to zero, I don't feel bad.

"But why would you bother with a name like magic? Can't you think of as many other names as it seems?

"... that's fine. It's easy to understand."

Because Zero looked stubborn.

"Nluiiiiiing! Please don't make a world between us!

"René's paper on scientific waste reuse was an integral part of this plan."

"Ehehe, is that so?

That's right.

This plan was grasped by everyone.

If I think so, I am also very happy.

"Oh, but here I am, I think."

"Hey, Toma? What are you talking about?

When I ask the word of zero,

"Now that you're all on your own, I think I'm going to retire first."

Her expression was completely unchanged, and she said that.