The android girl will not dream of the fairy knight sister

　“The reason is simple…”

　Holmes turned to look at Sanzang and then shifted his gaze to Mashu.

　"This is Atlas Court in 2016, after being burned by humanity. Although humanity has been destroyed, the equipment remains intact and continues to function. But rather than that, let's get to the point..."

　Led by Holmes and Da Vinci, the crowd slowly walked to the front of the obelisk.

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　before.

　"The Three-pointed Hermes records all events. Even if we outsiders can't know everything, we should be able to get to the most basic facts, or results, just like looking at the answer to a math problem. Is that right, Miss Fujimaru?"

　"That's a bit of an exaggeration..."

　Ritsuka Fujimaru tangled the ends of her hair with her fingers, an awkward smile on her face.

　"It's okay, just go back and ask Ritsuka to redo it. After all, no one would deliberately remember the answers when copying homework, right?"

　Da Vinci smiled gently at Fujimaru Ritsuka.

　But in Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes, that smile seemed to come from the abyss of hell.

　"Then let us—"

　Holmes' movements froze in mid-air.

　"Miss Zieger?"

　Mashu looked at the girl with some confusion as she placed her hand on the device.

　Suddenly, the room returned to darkness, all the lights disappeared in an instant, and the night sky above turned into a night sky full of twinkling stars.

　The next second, as if the power had been cut off and restored, the lights came back on and the starry sky changed again.

　However, the starry sky did not return to its original state like the lights, but turned into a blood-red sky.

　"Certification passed."

　An emotionless mechanical voice suddenly sounded.

　"Highest authority confirmed, biometric identification verification in progress—failed."

　Immediately afterwards, a noisy sound of electricity was heard.

　"Confirmed by the Reversed Sun, authorization granted, Hermes Tricuspid is on standby. Welcome. It has been a while since your last visit—"

　The noisy sound of electricity was accompanied by some alarm sounds that sounded like hallucinations.

　"It has been minus 2984 years since your last visit. Your last visit was in the year 5000 AD. Record code: Land of Steel."

　Holmes put away his relaxed expression and replaced it with an extremely serious one.

　Like Sherlock Holmes, Da Vinci also put away his previous relaxed attitude.

　Things began to develop in an unpredictable direction.

　A strange feeling of fear began to climb up everyone's spine.

　Their previous conclusions have been overturned.

　This is not the Atlas Courtyard that was deserted in 2016 due to the fire.

　But just like the voice broadcast just now, it was the Atlas Academy in 5000 AD, at least in this time period.

　Recording devices wouldn't jump to the year 5000 for no reason.

　Although there is a possibility of failure, what if we add the previous sentence?

　If they even tell you the time interval since the last time, then it's probably not a malfunction.

　Discard all impossibilities, and no matter how outrageous the remaining answer is, it is the only solution to this puzzle.

　"But it doesn't make sense... the timing doesn't match..."

　Da Vinci looked at the confused girl and shook his head decisively.

　"Dear Leonardo da Vinci, Mr. Holmes, do you have any clues?"

　Mashu rubbed her arms subconsciously and asked the two of them gently.

　"This Atlas Courtyard doesn't match our timeline, and the little Zig mentioned in the broadcast doesn't match the current little Zig's timeline."

　"What about Miss Zieger?"

　Mashu turned to look at the girl, only to find that she was staring at a box that appeared out of nowhere.

　"This place... I have no impression of it, and I've never been here before, but..."

　The white fingers gently stroked the surface of the box, wiping off the dust on the box.

　"This box... has my breath... or rather, it was created by me..."

　Something is wrong, something is unusual.

　Holmes's brain was analyzing rapidly.

　Time... Time...

　"Tell me everything about Miss Sieg! Now!"

　Yes, time...

　It has always been around us but is often overlooked.

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　Fairy Knight: Twenty-Nine: Determination

　The passage of time always happens inadvertently, so people often subconsciously ignore it.

　Until now, humans have not fully demonstrated how to carry out so-called time travel.

　Chaldea's spirit particle transfer technology involves completely disassembling a person, transferring them, and then reassembling them at the destination. During this process, the status of the person being transferred must be monitored to prove that the reassembled "person" is still the same "person" as before.

　But in a broad sense, time travel is more about people crossing time, returning to the past or heading to the future.

　Atlas Court in 5000 AD, a box made by one's own hands, the highest authority certified, and the codename of the Land of Steel...

　Holmes frowned, then raised his pipe and took a light puff.

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　White smoke was slowly exhaled from the mouth, floating upwards continuously.

　Floating upwards...

　Holmes' pupils trembled violently, and then he looked up at the sky simulated by the Atlas Institute. It was a projection of the real situation outside, an exact replica.

　The blood-red sky, the invisible sunlight, the thick clouds filled with an ominous atmosphere—

　This is definitely not the environment that should exist on Earth at this stage, nor is it an environment in which humans can survive.

　Although there was no reasoning process, this conclusion had already emerged in my mind.

　Skip the process and go directly to the result.

　What on earth... happened?

　The girl felt the surface of the box and took a deep breath. Then she held her breath and slowly opened the box under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

　What caught everyone's eyes was a seed.

　"seed?"

　Mashu carefully looked at the seed held between the girl's fingers, with a hint of doubt on her face.

　"Future Sieg left a seed for present Sieg?"

　Fujimaru Ritsuka blinked, his face also full of confusion.

　It was as if he had returned to the air, or perhaps he felt the infinite magic power in the girl's body.

　The originally shriveled outer skin of the seed began to come back to life. The dry and rotten outer skin began to be squeezed out by the new epidermis. Some crystal clear tentacles began to emerge from the seed, shaking continuously as if looking around.

　"I suddenly have a bad feeling... That seed feels ominous, and the Buddha seems to be afraid of it..."

　As Sanzang spoke, he subconsciously hid behind Otota, leaving only his head exposed to observe the girl's every move.

　The moment the words fell, the tentacles that were exploring in the air as if looking at the world immediately wrapped around the girl's wrist at an unbelievable speed, then kept twisting themselves, and finally turned into a crystal bracelet made of tentacles attached to the girl's wrist.

　The completely empty seed turned into powder in a moment, fell off from the girl's fingertips, and dissipated in the air.

　The next second, the crystal bracelet began to extend irregular cones that wrapped around the girl's palm. A green light emerged from the girl's hand, floating like smoke, and seemed to be attached to the cone without any substance, like a strangely shaped sword.

　"The name is... Slash Emperor?"

　The girl tilted her head to feel the breath coming from the lock on her hand, and said the name of the magic sword in her hand word by word.

　The green light was floating, and the color of its whole body flickered as if responding to the girl.

　A thicker tentacle emerged from the bracelet, swaying up and down towards the girl, as if nodding. The girl felt a sense of satisfaction from the tentacle.

　This is a gift, a gift from the ends of the earth, from the past.

　"This is a gift from me, given to me... so..."

　A faint smile appeared on the girl's face, and the green light in her hand slowly dissipated, leaving only the crystal bracelet on her wrist that reflected beautiful light.

　"A demonic sword that can slash the emperor and increase its power and size by consuming certain substances."

　My fingers gently stroked the bracelet, and the cool touch continued to pass along my skin.

　"As long as there is enough magic power, it can grow infinitely and increase its power to cut through everything. In this way, even the Holy Spear—"

　"It can be cut off easily, right?"

　Holmes held his pipe and carefully adjusted the bracelet on the girl's wrist.

　"Although this is somewhat against the rules, I apologize to everyone, as things have gone beyond our expectations. Therefore, we have to temporarily suspend Babbage's commission..."

　Holmes reached out and tapped the console of the three-pointed Hermes, then entered some key words he had heard in the previous voice.

　"What's this?"

　Information about the Land of Steel was quickly displayed in front of everyone, and the first thing on the list was the absolute taboo in the magic world.

　The ort of Crystal Valley begins its action and the death of Earth.

　The list of people who compiled the information clearly showed the girl's name, and only the girl's name.

　Then, the information about the reversed Sun appeared, with only a short sentence:

　It has been confirmed that the reversed Sun and Ort are of the same standard.

　"Ort...what is it?"

　Ritsuka Fujimaru couldn't help but ask as he looked at the bunch of terms in the document.

　This feeling of being the only one kept in the dark was so uncomfortable——

　He didn't have the off-field guidance of Tripitaka and the Buddha, nor did he have sufficient knowledge reserves like Mashu.

　"Actually, it's just—"

　Mashu informed Fujimaru Ritsuka of the information about ORT as briefly as possible.

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　"But it seems Sieg hasn't reached that point yet, has he?"

　Holmes shook his head slightly as he listened to what Fujimaru Ritsuka said.

　"Even the truth I see is only a small part of your vast reality...A future where humanity is doomed to be destroyed—"

　Holmes calmly browsed through various materials while speaking softly to the girl.

　"What about this information?"

　"I'm afraid it's some kind of back-up plan. If you can manipulate time, you could go back to the past to change the future. It's similar, but unfortunately, the truth is far more complicated than we can imagine..."

　"So...is this how the future will end? The end of the planet..."

　"Ms. Zieger..."

　Mashu walked over and took the girl's hand, with a nervous and uneasy look on her face.

　"It's fine..."