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What a pitiable character, I said.
Rei seemed oddly shocked by my comment. I m surprised.
How so?
The villainess is a character meant to be hated. I never thought you d call her pitiable, of all things.
But she is, isn t she? Being doomed to fail from the start.
Rei s eyes gleamed. Yes, yes! That s exactly it! You understand! The villainess is actually super cute!
Wh-what s gotten into you all of a sudden? You re like a completely different person.
The normally impassive Rei was nowhere to be seen, but I didn t hate this new side of her.
I m sorry, I got a bit carried away, Rei apologized. At any rate, I really admire this villainess character. Whenever I hit a roadblock in my research, I pull out this otome game to relax.
Oh, really? Then what s your roadblock this time?
I m lost on how to design the world of the magic-based civilization. It s not like there are any previous civilizations I can use as a reference, you know?
Oh, yes, that s certainly true.
Worlds with magic only existed in books. Some pieces of fiction had incredibly detailed settings, but I doubted many of world.
I was thinking that maybe I should just make a world like the one in this game, she said.
Please take this seriously. The fate of humanity depends on this project.
But this game s world is really well made, and
Rei went on, rambling about the game world.
Ah, so that s why, I thought. Rei had gone out of her way to name her technology magic largely due to the influence of her hobby. What would you call such a person? A geek? An otaku wasn t that the Japanese word?
And that s why we should definitely base our new civilization on this world, she finished.
That s a no, Rei. The future of the human race is on the line. We can t strive for anything less than perfection.
But isn t perfection just being overly idealistic?
Listen, Rei. Some people might look down on those who chase ideals, but I think those people are misguided. It s always one hundred times better to chase ideals than to use harsh reality as an excuse to never even try.
Rei seemed to find meaning in my words; her eyes widened in understanding.
I ll help you as much as I can, so let s not give up yet, okay? I said.
Okay. Rei smiled weakly. That reminds me, there s quite the coincidental connection between this game and you.
Oh, yeah? What s that then?
Rei grinned. The villainess is also called Claire.
Is that right? I genuinely couldn t have cared less.
All right, that s enough chitchatting, she said. I ll go make breakfast, so go ahead and sleep in a bit more. I ll call you over once it s ready.
Please do.
Rei gave me a peck on the cheek, slipped on a bathrobe, and left the bed.
Oh, right. How s your body feeling, Claire? she asked.
Hm? Fine, I suppose. Why?
I d been so busy lately that I had entirely skipped doing physical checkups, but I felt like I was in fine health. My data would still have said I was going to those checkups, though. Had she noticed that I d tampered with it?
No reason. All s well if you re well. Without explaining further, Rei left for the kitchen. I watched her leave before burying my face in my pillow to sleep again.

More than five years had passed since my relationship with Rei began. It was initially supposed to be a purely physical relationship, but before I knew it, we were living together. Her attitude toward me had changed as well. She wasn t bitter, like she had been at the beginning she now treated me like a real lover.
To my surprise, I d grown quite accustomed to sleeping with another woman. All my previous relationships had been with men, so I had never once doubted my heterosexuality, but after spending time with Rei, I realized I might actually have been bisexual all along.
But let s put the topic of my sexuality aside for now and talk about the problem surrounding my relationship with Rei. Our affair had begun from impure intentions, but I was satisfied with the way things had evolved. Rei had, surprisingly, turned out to be the devoted type, taking care of my needs even outside of our sex life. She even diligently cooked for me every morning, as I couldn t cook that well myself. She was cute to boot, so I really didn t have anything to complain about. The problem was
Will this relationship end once the project is over? I muttered.
My relationship with Rei was still ultimately nothing more than a means to stop her from leaving the project, and said project was now in its final stages. Was it time for me to brace for our parting? I wanted to date her for real if possible; our compatibility wasn t terrible, after all.
But that was just how I felt. I couldn t avert my eyes from the possibility that Rei didn t feel the same way and that she was actually reluctantly bearing with our relationship. There was a real possibility that she secretly hated all these back-breaking displays of affection she showered upon me. What if she was desperately waiting for this project to be over, just to be rid of me? I was afraid. Too afraid to ask her how she truly felt.
And just like that, my depressive thoughts ruined an otherwise pleasant morning. I shifted in bed a bit and buried my face in the pillow Rei had used. It had her scent, and her scent calmed me.
At that moment, Rei walked in. Breakfast is ready, Claire Uh, what re you doing?
Wha ?! N-nothing!
Rei giggled at my foolishness. Vexed, I threw the pillow at her.
Heh heh, there s no need to sulk like that, Claire. C mon, we have your favorite today: strawberries.
I won t be so easily swayed by strawberries!
You don t want them, then?
I do.
The strawberries bore no fault here. I put on my bathrobe and slid out of bed. We ate breakfast at the dining table.
We ll be busy again starting tomorrow, so we better stretch our wings all we can today, Rei said.
Indeed.
Is there anything you want to do? she asked. Other than cooking.
I-I ll learn cooking one of these days, I swear!
Rei giggled. I look forward to it. Let me know if there s anything you re up for.
I wondered, since when had these kinds of exchanges become our norm? Hey, Rei?
Yeah?
Are you I wanted to say: Are you happy right now? But the words wouldn t come out. Never mind.
Huh. You re acting a little weird. Do you have a fever or something? Rei put her forehead against mine.
Ah I-I m fine! My vitals are normal!
Oh, really? Well, that s good. She smiled with relief.
I thought the face she made then was lovely beyond belief.
So why, even then, couldn t I say I love you ?

***

We need an administrator?
Yes.
I had been doing work in the laboratory like usual when Rei brought me to the common room to talk.
The Loop System will be largely governed by TAIM, but she can t do everything by herself, she said. A real person needs to manage things somewhat.
And that s where the administrator comes in.
Right. They would have to be familiar with the Loop System, so it comes down to either you, me, or Lene.
So she said, but I didn t see Lene around.
If you re looking for Lene, she already declined, Rei explained. She said something about being unqualified for the role.
Oh, I see.
She s way too harsh on herself, honestly. She s more capable than she thinks.
I had to agree with Rei. Lene was an excellent researcher; she just had confidence issues. She was pretty self-assertive though, which led me to think her confidence issues stemmed from something deeper.
How about it, Claire? Do you think you could be an administrator?
Tell me what the role would entail first. I can t accept it without hearing that.
Naturally. Rei activated her holo-computer, partitioning the display so I could see. The administrator would have three main duties. The first would be to maintain the Loop System.
According to her explanation, the role would have me working with TAIM to govern the Loop System and keep humanity existing for as long as possible. That involved handling unforeseen incidents, physical maintenance, and adjusting the civilization s direction when necessary.
Your second duty would be to govern TAIM. TAIM is an exceptional AI, but she occasionally has errors in judgment. The administrator would be needed to handle that as well.
In the event that TAIM made a decision that negatively impacted humanity, however slim the chance of that occurrence might be, it would fall to the administrator to use their privileges to override her.
And your third duty would be to decide when to stop the loops.
Huh? I said, bewildered. Why would we stop the loops? If we did that, then
Yes. Humanity would come to an end, Rei said, finishing my words for me. The Loop System exists to enable humanity s survival, but I believe it will be necessary for someone to be able to make the decision as to whether humanity should continue for all eternity.
Wait, that isn t something one person alone should decide, I protested. At the very least, we should leave it to the leaders of that time to make the decision. No, actually, nobody should have the power to end humanity in the first place!
Rei tilted her head to the side. Are you sure? Hypothetically speaking, if there was an unfixable bug in the Loop System and humanity was forced to continue cycling through great pain and distress, should humanity persist?
This time, I couldn t find the words to immediately counter her argument. This hypothetical was very similar to the problems posed at end-of-life care, namely whether it was better to try to extend life or allow a natural death. While extending life as long as possible sounded nice, it often meant prolonged pain and enduring the gradual loss of physical autonomy something that not every person would readily assent to. Simply being kept alive couldn t be called truly living.
Even so, I said, I don t believe such a decision should be left to a single person.
I see. I actually feel the same way when it comes to that. Leaving things to a single person to decide is a bit dangerous.
I let out a sigh of relief.
That s about it for the explanation. What do you think, Claire?
What did I think? Was she asking if I wanted to be this administrator?
Can two people not be administrators together? I asked.
I d rather not have multiple people share supreme authority. It would inevitably cause problems in the chain of command.
Then what if we have you be the administrator and me be the vice-administrator? Could we do that?
Oh. I hadn t thought of that, Rei said, surprised. We might be able to bear the eternal solitude better that way too.
The what?

What a pitiable character, I said.

Rei seemed oddly shocked by my comment. I m surprised.

How so?

The villainess is a character meant to be hated. I never thought you d call her pitiable, of all things.

But she is, isn t she? Being doomed to fail from the start.

Rei s eyes gleamed. Yes, yes! That s exactly it! You understand! The villainess is actually super cute!

Wh-what s gotten into you all of a sudden? You re like a completely different person.

The normally impassive Rei was nowhere to be seen, but I didn t hate this new side of her.

I m sorry, I got a bit carried away, Rei apologized. At any rate, I really admire this villainess character. Whenever I hit a roadblock in my research, I pull out this otome game to relax.

Oh, really? Then what s your roadblock this time?

I m lost on how to design the world of the magic-based civilization. It s not like there are any previous civilizations I can use as a reference, you know?

Oh, yes, that s certainly true.

Worlds with magic only existed in books. Some pieces of fiction had incredibly detailed settings, but I doubted many of world.

I was thinking that maybe I should just make a world like the one in this game, she said.

Please take this seriously. The fate of humanity depends on this project.

But this game s world is really well made, and

Rei went on, rambling about the game world.

Ah, so that s why, I thought. Rei had gone out of her way to name her technology magic largely due to the influence of her hobby. What would you call such a person? A geek? An otaku wasn t that the Japanese word?

And that s why we should definitely base our new civilization on this world, she finished.

That s a no, Rei. The future of the human race is on the line. We can t strive for anything less than perfection.

But isn t perfection just being overly idealistic?

Listen, Rei. Some people might look down on those who chase ideals, but I think those people are misguided. It s always one hundred times better to chase ideals than to use harsh reality as an excuse to never even try.

Rei seemed to find meaning in my words; her eyes widened in understanding.

I ll help you as much as I can, so let s not give up yet, okay? I said.

Okay. Rei smiled weakly. That reminds me, there s quite the coincidental connection between this game and you.

Oh, yeah? What s that then?

Rei grinned. The villainess is also called Claire.

Is that right? I genuinely couldn t have cared less.

All right, that s enough chitchatting, she said. I ll go make breakfast, so go ahead and sleep in a bit more. I ll call you over once it s ready.

Please do.

Rei gave me a peck on the cheek, slipped on a bathrobe, and left the bed.

Oh, right. How s your body feeling, Claire? she asked.

Hm? Fine, I suppose. Why?

I d been so busy lately that I had entirely skipped doing physical checkups, but I felt like I was in fine health. My data would still have said I was going to those checkups, though. Had she noticed that I d tampered with it?

No reason. All s well if you re well. Without explaining further, Rei left for the kitchen. I watched her leave before burying my face in my pillow to sleep again.

More than five years had passed since my relationship with Rei began. It was initially supposed to be a purely physical relationship, but before I knew it, we were living together. Her attitude toward me had changed as well. She wasn t bitter, like she had been at the beginning she now treated me like a real lover.

To my surprise, I d grown quite accustomed to sleeping with another woman. All my previous relationships had been with men, so I had never once doubted my heterosexuality, but after spending time with Rei, I realized I might actually have been bisexual all along.

But let s put the topic of my sexuality aside for now and talk about the problem surrounding my relationship with Rei. Our affair had begun from impure intentions, but I was satisfied with the way things had evolved. Rei had, surprisingly, turned out to be the devoted type, taking care of my needs even outside of our sex life. She even diligently cooked for me every morning, as I couldn t cook that well myself. She was cute to boot, so I really didn t have anything to complain about. The problem was

Will this relationship end once the project is over? I muttered.

My relationship with Rei was still ultimately nothing more than a means to stop her from leaving the project, and said project was now in its final stages. Was it time for me to brace for our parting? I wanted to date her for real if possible; our compatibility wasn t terrible, after all.

But that was just how I felt. I couldn t avert my eyes from the possibility that Rei didn t feel the same way and that she was actually reluctantly bearing with our relationship. There was a real possibility that she secretly hated all these back-breaking displays of affection she showered upon me. What if she was desperately waiting for this project to be over, just to be rid of me? I was afraid. Too afraid to ask her how she truly felt.

And just like that, my depressive thoughts ruined an otherwise pleasant morning. I shifted in bed a bit and buried my face in the pillow Rei had used. It had her scent, and her scent calmed me.

At that moment, Rei walked in. Breakfast is ready, Claire Uh, what re you doing?

Wha ?! N-nothing!

Rei giggled at my foolishness. Vexed, I threw the pillow at her.

Heh heh, there s no need to sulk like that, Claire. C mon, we have your favorite today: strawberries.

I won t be so easily swayed by strawberries!

You don t want them, then?

I do.

The strawberries bore no fault here. I put on my bathrobe and slid out of bed. We ate breakfast at the dining table.

We ll be busy again starting tomorrow, so we better stretch our wings all we can today, Rei said.

Indeed.

Is there anything you want to do? she asked. Other than cooking.

I-I ll learn cooking one of these days, I swear!

Rei giggled. I look forward to it. Let me know if there s anything you re up for.

I wondered, since when had these kinds of exchanges become our norm? Hey, Rei?

Yeah?

Are you I wanted to say: Are you happy right now? But the words wouldn t come out. Never mind.

Huh. You re acting a little weird. Do you have a fever or something? Rei put her forehead against mine.

Ah I-I m fine! My vitals are normal!

Oh, really? Well, that s good. She smiled with relief.

I thought the face she made then was lovely beyond belief.

So why, even then, couldn t I say I love you ?

***

We need an administrator?

Yes.

I had been doing work in the laboratory like usual when Rei brought me to the common room to talk.

The Loop System will be largely governed by TAIM, but she can t do everything by herself, she said. A real person needs to manage things somewhat.

And that s where the administrator comes in.

Right. They would have to be familiar with the Loop System, so it comes down to either you, me, or Lene.

So she said, but I didn t see Lene around.

If you re looking for Lene, she already declined, Rei explained. She said something about being unqualified for the role.

Oh, I see.

She s way too harsh on herself, honestly. She s more capable than she thinks.

I had to agree with Rei. Lene was an excellent researcher; she just had confidence issues. She was pretty self-assertive though, which led me to think her confidence issues stemmed from something deeper.

How about it, Claire? Do you think you could be an administrator?

Tell me what the role would entail first. I can t accept it without hearing that.

Naturally. Rei activated her holo-computer, partitioning the display so I could see. The administrator would have three main duties. The first would be to maintain the Loop System.

According to her explanation, the role would have me working with TAIM to govern the Loop System and keep humanity existing for as long as possible. That involved handling unforeseen incidents, physical maintenance, and adjusting the civilization s direction when necessary.

Your second duty would be to govern TAIM. TAIM is an exceptional AI, but she occasionally has errors in judgment. The administrator would be needed to handle that as well.

In the event that TAIM made a decision that negatively impacted humanity, however slim the chance of that occurrence might be, it would fall to the administrator to use their privileges to override her.

And your third duty would be to decide when to stop the loops.

Huh? I said, bewildered. Why would we stop the loops? If we did that, then

Yes. Humanity would come to an end, Rei said, finishing my words for me. The Loop System exists to enable humanity s survival, but I believe it will be necessary for someone to be able to make the decision as to whether humanity should continue for all eternity.

Wait, that isn t something one person alone should decide, I protested. At the very least, we should leave it to the leaders of that time to make the decision. No, actually, nobody should have the power to end humanity in the first place!

Rei tilted her head to the side. Are you sure? Hypothetically speaking, if there was an unfixable bug in the Loop System and humanity was forced to continue cycling through great pain and distress, should humanity persist?

This time, I couldn t find the words to immediately counter her argument. This hypothetical was very similar to the problems posed at end-of-life care, namely whether it was better to try to extend life or allow a natural death. While extending life as long as possible sounded nice, it often meant prolonged pain and enduring the gradual loss of physical autonomy something that not every person would readily assent to. Simply being kept alive couldn t be called truly living.

Even so, I said, I don t believe such a decision should be left to a single person.

I see. I actually feel the same way when it comes to that. Leaving things to a single person to decide is a bit dangerous.

I let out a sigh of relief.

That s about it for the explanation. What do you think, Claire?

What did I think? Was she asking if I wanted to be this administrator?

Can two people not be administrators together? I asked.

I d rather not have multiple people share supreme authority. It would inevitably cause problems in the chain of command.

Then what if we have you be the administrator and me be the vice-administrator? Could we do that?

Oh. I hadn t thought of that, Rei said, surprised. We might be able to bear the eternal solitude better that way too.

The what?