Reincarnated as the Sidekick in a Harem Game ～Chaos Unfolded When I Helped the Losing Heroines After the Protagonist Found His Happy Ending～ - Chapter 41: Dialogue with the Administration

Chapter 41: Dialogue with the Administration

…I realized that I was in a blank, white space with nothing else around.

“…”

Then, a glowing sphere appeared before me.

“Hey there. Are you the admin?”

[Indeed]

As the light sphere flickered, a mechanical-sounding announcement echoed inside me. It sounded somewhat like a man’s voice, yet also like a woman’s.

A white sphere of light in an empty white space.

This was certainly an unusual place, something you wouldn’t normally see in everyday life.

This must be the world of the administrators… or perhaps it could be called the realm of gods.

But even in the presence of a god, I didn’t feel rushed. I was here only to say what needed to be said.

“Aren’t you going to ask why I’m here?”

[Of course. We’ve been paying special attention to the individual unit, particularly the one named Charao Shibuya. We have an idea of how you got here and why.]

How did I get here?

I used the administrative rights held by the Calico Cat Supporter to access the admin’s domain.

Supporter was acting on instructions from the admins. In other words, they were granted the authority to make contact.

I persuaded the Supporter and took that authority.

And why am I here?

The reason is simple.

“Ah, I see. Then this will be quick.”

I said this while looking at the luminescent being… the admin.

“Recognize Chako’s human rights.”

[You’re referring to Charao Shibuya β, correct?]

“Yes. Inside her body, my child is residing, you see? If Charao is erased, so will be the child. While Charao α is fine, if β is also erased, it would mean deleting the account of β’s child. Wouldn’t that be inconvenient for you?”

[Indeed. As a rule, we allow the increase and decrease of units to occur naturally. The deletion of a new individual unit by the administration’s intervention would be a violation of the rules.]

It seems I was right in my suspicions.

“Then recognize Chako and the child as humans with rights in this world.”

[And what if I say… NO?]

Ha, that’s obvious, isn’t it?

“I’ll just have to persuade you. Until my fervent feelings get through.”

There was a moment of silence. The luminescent body flickered rapidly.

“What’s the matter?”

[The emergence of an individual unit with the will to defy the creator is indeed fascinating.]

I don’t quite understand, but it seems I’ve caught the administration’s interest.

“Just so you know, no resetting the world. You’ve got your errand runner, the Calico Cat Supporter, in the other world, right?”

Now, that one has been stripped of administrative rights, meaning it can’t return to this administrative domain. If the world is deleted in this state, the administration would lose one of its minions.

Again, the light body flickers rapidly.

[This is truly interesting. Despite being merely a collection of data with implanted memory information of ■■■■, it seems to have developed independent thinking.]

…■■■■, that refers to my past life.

But the way he puts it…

“So, I’m just a clone of ■■■■, then?”

[Yes. That world is, after all, a virtual reality. Though you possess the memories of a former human, you were just one of the game characters, programmed to seem like you have your own thoughts, merely a collection of data.]

…This is complicated!

“So, me defying you is an irregularity, right?”

[Yes. But… you have admirably established your own ego. You showed the will to defy the creator, the god. This is… a truly interesting case. I’ve become more interested in seeing how the seeds you’ve sown will affect this world.]

“Does that mean… you’re reluctant to erase me?”

[Indeed. You, the people around you, and the miniature garden you live in, whether this virtuality can transcend into a second reality, I’d like to observe a bit more…]

“Does that include Chako?”

[As an exception, yes.]

…So this means Chako and this world will not be erased.

Phew… That’s a relief…

[However, you are an extraordinary existence. An artificial intelligence that does not collapse its ego even after knowing it’s a mere imitation is unheard of. Why do you possess such a perfect ego?]

Huh? He’s saying something confusing again…

“I don’t know about artificial intelligence or imitations. I just know… I am me.”

I have girls who acknowledge me for who I am. They love me.

That’s… who I am, Charao Shibuya.

As long as they are there, I can exist and recognize myself.

In other words, it’s about…

“Love. Love. What creates me as an individual is the love for them, and their love for me. Essentially… it’s the power of love.”

The light sphere, flickering faster than ever before, then said just one thing.

[Totally incomprehensible.]

I faintly felt like it was laughing. Even though the administration is referred to as gods, I started to think that maybe, in reality, it’s humans who are running it.