I Favor the Villainess

The festival room behind the cathedral is usually closed.

This is because it houses precious festival equipment owned by the church, including moon tears.

The consent of two or more persons of cardinal or higher status is required for the removal.

However, as long as he enters and browses, it seems that the permission of the Pope alone is sufficient.

Lily, Elie, my three men were taken by the Pope and entered the festival room.

"Here it is."

The Pope pointed to the back wall of the festival room.

In one case, it looked like a wall with nothing, but when the Pope held his hand against it, he slid sideways and the entrance opened his face.

Looking inside, you can see a staircase leading down.

"It is the entrance and exit only known to the generations of Popes.This is the server room with the mainframe. "

That said, the Pope began to go down the stairs.

We will follow.

"This is the area of time from here.As I mentioned earlier, we have a defense system here. "

"Will it work?"

"I don't know. Let's bet on the Devil's proposal."

When Lily at the rear started going down the stairs, the door closed behind her.

For a moment, the area turned dark, but immediately the lights came on.

It seemed like scientific lighting, not magical lighting, and I kind of missed it.

"Intruder spotted. Intruder spotted.Forced Exclusion Started "

Unique machine audio and alert sounds.

Something like a gun is coming out of the left and right walls, targeting us.

We stood up, but the muzzle hesitated to fire so as to get lost.

"System Heno doubt no argument ganasalemasita. Suspension of voting system administrator rights"

"System Heno doubt d versus Cité, veto no argument ganasalemasita.30 minutes after restoration of administrative authority. "

"No veto, no objection, Tega Alimasita.Extension of administrator authority without further suspension

I don't know the details, but apparently the defense system didn't work properly.

"We will use a challenge tactic against the system."

Before entering this server room, Sandrine's demon king offered to do so.

The content was interference with the system by the isotope of the Devil, me, the Pope, and Elie system terminals.

We questioned the legitimacy of that administrative authority over time.

The Demon King was trapped in time after a battle with us and is now being thrown into a dumpster in the system.

However, when she had administrative privileges, she had created a backdoor in the system that was independent of time.

The Demon King was more or less aware of the time rebellion.

And we're interrupting the system with the help of the Demon King.

Since the loop system adopts a multi-unit council system, this cannot be ignored regardless of the time.

Of course, this doesn't entirely take administrative privileges from time, but we can temporarily stop her from doing so.

Originally, the status quo where time holds administrator authority itself is Ultra C because it is irregular using the absence of the administrator.

In response to me asking why you would help me, the Devil,

I'm not helping you.Because it's inevitable to save Claire. "

and looked awkward.

I thought it was really my answer.

"Let's hurry, it's not always time to regain administrator privileges"

"Yes"

We rush down the stairs.

I took charge of the slow-footed Pope.

After going down the spiral-shaped staircase for a while, I eventually saw something like a big room.

"This is it....."

"Yes, it's the server room"

The Pope nodded and put his hand against the wall as before.

Is it even fingerprint authentication?

Anyway, the walls slided so you could see the interior.

……

I heard it was a server room, so I thought of it as I saw it in Japan in the 21st century, but what was there was a box of objects that could be said to be a huge building.

It consists of black metallic parts, with light crawling through the surface like a vein.

Repeating the blinking gave the impression that it was some creature that itself breathed rather than a computer.

"Is this...?"

"Yes, the backbone of the loop system, the body of time, the backbone of nanomachines scattered all over the world - the mainframe."

I felt a similar feeling to fear in the presence of a distracted person who had kept the history of mankind alive for so long.

It feels more like a kind of mystery than a machine anymore.

"Holy shit... you guys are really bad people."

A girl appeared before us in a bell-ringing voice.

Her silver hair and red eyes - the colour of her hair and eyes common in this world - were exceptional in her beauty.

It was unrealistic loving to be invisible to others.

"Time....."

"Hello, Ray-Taylor. This is the first time I've seen you like this."

Time laughed slightly when he said so.

I only faintly faded my expression, but it was surprisingly fascinating to me.

The instinct tells us that this existence is dangerous.

Please return Claire!

I shouted at the rising fear and killed him.

Time shakes his head against it.

"It's a consultation that I can't do.I need her to sleep.For mankind to survive forever. "

"I won't let that happen on my own.Destroy this server room if you have to. "

"Do you think Claire-François would want that?"

Huh?

When I was told to block these words, I stopped my mouth accidentally.

"You seem a little mistaken, Ray-Taylor.You think I'm forcing Claire-François to sleep? "

"What's wrong?"

"That's a big mistake. Claire-François wants to give himself to the system."

That said, time smiled at me even with compassion.

"That's a lie!"

"It's not a lie.If in doubt, can you confirm it yourself? "

Huh?

"Now Claire-François is in the system as a quantum.I'll take you there too. "

I was confused.

It's so easy to meet Claire...?

"No, Ray-Taylor. This is a trap."

The Pope stopped me from shaking my heart.

"The quantum world is the world of the mind.Dive into the system and your body here will be defenseless.It's not that time doesn't matter. "

"Please don't say anything bad, Clarice-Lepete III.Promise me if you're worried.I have to touch Ray-Taylor's body with one finger. "

"Time, you don't lie, but you don't tell the whole truth.How can you say that Ray-Taylor's mind will not be captured in the system? "

……

This time, I didn't deny the time.

In other words, time is trying to capture my mind in the system.

"Time, will you let Claire go if I persuade her to come back to our world?"

Very well.

"Ray-Taylor!"

Behold, Mr. Ray!

"Maybe you should stop that."

Time nodded at my suggestion, and the popes hurried to stop it.

"So, you don't have to do that, this machine?If you destroy it, Claire can be saved! "

"Yes, it's suspicious because Claire-François wanted to get into the system in the first place.Claire-François is not like that. "

"You two are right... I think you'll definitely get sick."

"So, who is it?"

"Claire."

I turned back to Lily and the others.

"I don't think Claire wanted it to get into the system.But because of Claire's personality, if we destroy this system, which is indispensable to the survival of humankind, for private reasons, I think I'll be sick until I die. "

"Well, that's...."

"... maybe."

The three people except Elie knew Claire well.

You immediately understood my fear.

"But isn't that the species of life?Before you get sick, why don't you let go of the system? "

"Let me tell you one thing."

In response to Elie's words, Time opened his mouth.

"Destroying this server room will also destroy the quantum data captured there.That means Claire-François's soul will also be lost forever. "

"I mean, either way, I have to go and convince them, right?"

That's what I'm talking about.

There seems to be no choice from the beginning.

"Well, wait, Ray-san. I'll think about it a little more..."

"We don't have much time.Time administrator privileges will be restored.Then we're bags of rats. "

"But...."

"Believe me, wait, Lily."

"... that's sloppy, Ray."

Lily nodded with tears.

Really, she feels guilty.

"Well, time, please."

"Very well, Ray-Taylor. Have a nice trip."

When time touches my forehead, my consciousness gradually fades away.

Eventually I lost consciousness.