BJ Villainess Chapter 331

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Before leaving the past of <God’s Play> and returning to the present, I walked along the time tunnel that connected the past and present.

 

“This tunnel was meticulously crafted to bring you to your desired location at the present time without a single second of error.”

 

Ding!

[The Constellation’ Fact Is Violence’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[Wasn’t this tunnel something you thought of and made after drinking yesterday?]

 

Hey now. That’s a bit hurtful. I only drank yesterday to keep the business running smoothly.

 

Sion may have thought I was just wandering around drinking, but that wasn’t the case. I traveled through all dimensions, fixing the settings as I went.

 

When I started to think that Sion might be the ancestor of the Squire family, the Rodrigo imperial family naturally came to mind. What would happen if I undid the contract with the Holy Spirit that had tied the Rodrigo imperial family to the empire and burdened them with unwanted responsibilities?

 

If I recklessly tampered with the past, the present could become a chaotic mess. There was a risk that the empire might disappear altogether. So, I had to adjust the settings only up to the point where the present wouldn’t change drastically. That wasn’t too difficult. It was as if I had gained a kind of foresight, able to clearly see what changes would occur when I altered a particular setting. In those moments, I truly felt like a god.

 

I found the Rodrigo bloodline, removed the contract penalties, and gave them a new setting. The stronger their will to protect the empire, the stronger their abilities would become.

 

There were other scenarios I wanted to revise. I particularly wanted to prevent the tragedies happening in the Celestial Realm, but that would have changed the framework too much. Unfortunately, I had to stop here and return to the present.

 

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Bet Your Life on Theresa’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[Hey, I’ve been wondering for a while now, didn’t you lose the ring on your left hand before? How did you find it?]

 

Ah. Now that I think about it, maybe the constellations here don’t know yet.

 

“I met Clyde in a past broadcast. He remade the ring for me there.”

 

At that, all the constellations who supported Clyde, who had been completely silent, suddenly erupted.

 

Ding!

[The Constellation’ Clyde’s in-law’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[What?!??!?!???!?!?!?]

 

Ding!

[The Constellation’ No Matter What, Clyde Is the Male Protagonist’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[I knew Clyde would come through!!]

 

Ding!

[The Constellation’ Clyde Hardcore Faction’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[No wonder I was suspicious every time you mentioned having a husband to Sion, and it turned out to be Clyde?!]

 

Ding!

[The Constellation’ Future Ilya’s in-law’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[Huh…? What about our professor then…?]

 

Ding!

[The Constellation’ If Being Handsome Is a Sin, Clyde Deserves a Death Penalty’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[Where’s Clyde? Where’s Clyde? Where’s Clyde?]

 

“You’ll meet him soon.”

 

My answer caused another uproar among the constellations.

 

Ding!

[The Constellation’ Romance Pass’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[So Clyde is the main love interest? Now that I think about it, all the other male leads had disqualifications anywayㅠ.]

 

Ding!

[The Constellation’ Sunfish Emperor Euges’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[Euges has finally come to his senses… Please take him back…]

 

Ding!

[The Constellation’ Damian, My Golden Child’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[I can’t give up Damian, who’s handsome, kind, and sexy.]

 

Oh, what a mess. I shook my head, cleared all the donation windows, and then stopped walking.

 

“Huh?”

 

A small garden, one that I had no memory of creating, appeared in the time tunnel. Seeing a tea table for two set up, it seemed someone was waiting for me.

 

The garden was lush with healthy green leaves, basking in the sunlight, and butterflies fluttered about. From within, a black butterfly, which had been resting quietly on a red flower, flew toward me.

 

“Hello.”

 

When I greeted it, the black butterfly responded by circling once before dispersing into black smoke and then reforming into a human shape. It was me. No, it was ‘Theresa Squire.’

 

-Finally, a proper greeting. Hello, my creator.

 

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Therdang’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[There are two Theresa?!]

 

We looked the same, but upon closer inspection, our expressions were quite different. The ‘Theresa’ sitting across from me had the fierce and sharp features of the original model. In comparison, my appearance was much gentler.

 

I awkwardly smiled, knowing full well the guilt I bore, and tried to explain. “Excuse me, none of this was intentional. You know that, right?”

 

There, she clicked her tongue to my explanation about making her villainess and taking over her body.

 

-How timid. Do you think I don’t know that this is just the game you created? And anyway, I was never a real entity, just data.

 

Our ‘Theresa’ had a bold and powerful personality.

 

She leaned forward across the small tea table, propping her chin on her hands, so close that only a few inches separated our faces. Seeing a face that had become so familiar to me as my own felt a bit overwhelming now that it was so close.

 

–Hmph. You didn’t seem surprised, so you must have already figured out that I was the black butterfly, huh?

 

“Well… I naturally came to realize it. Five years isn’t a short time, after all.”

 

At that, the previously looked arrogant ‘Theresa’ smiled softly for the first time.

 

-I like your laid-back attitude, casually dropping amazing revelations like they’re nothing. I hate people who act humble but brag in a creepy way.

 

“Is that so? Ahaha…”

 

-Are you going to keep laughing like a fool with that pretty face?

 

When I pouted as if sulking, ‘Theresa’ chuckled.

 

-But I also like that foolish side of you.

 

‘Theresa’s was as capricious as ever.

 

-When you return to reality, I’ll disappear. I waited here to say goodbye before that happened.

 

“Oh…” I hadn’t expected the black butterfly to disappear, so I was taken aback.

 

-Why are you so surprised? The only reason I existed was because of the system malfunction.

 

I immediately realized what that malfunction was.

 

“When I died in the first dungeon, that’s when the glitch happened, wasn’t it?”

 

‘Theresa’ nodded.

 

-Ozworld copied your data and transferred it to the Pantheon, creating a fragment of me.

 

The backup file that was automatically generated when the original file was abnormally downloaded was ‘Theresa.’

 

-But now that the world is fully built with your power, there’s no need for the backup data anymore. So I’ll be absorbed back into the world.

 

There wasn’t the slightest hint of regret in ‘Theresa’s’ expression as she spoke. She seemed to take it as if it was only natural, like someone saying they were finally going home after a long journey. However, I couldn’t accept it as easily as she did.

 

“Don’t you want to reclaim your body?”

 

At that, ‘Theresa’ widened her eyes as if I’d said something nonsensical.

 

-Reclaim my body? What are you talking about? That body was just a shell created to house you from the start.

 

I had assumed I’d taken over the body of an original, living Theresa. But it was just a shell.

 

-‘Theresa’ never existed from the beginning. It’s not like I was expelled from the body and became a butterfly; I was a fragment that separated from you.

 

So she explained that ‘Theresa’ was simply returning to where she originally belonged.

 

Seeing ‘Theresa’s’ firm and clear attitude, I realized that feeling sorry for her or showing unnecessary concern would be rude. So, I chose more appropriate words. “Thank you for helping me all this time.”

 

-It’s not really accurate to say I helped since I was just moving according to your subconscious commands. But such courtesy isn’t bad.

 

‘Theresa’ glanced at the tunnel and then stood up.

 

-It’s time to go.

 

I also sensed that the time tunnel was slowly losing its stability, so I stood up as well. We embraced each other tightly.

 

-Take care.

 

‘Theresa,’ who had turned back into a black butterfly, landed on my forehead and was absorbed into me.

 

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Over Immersed Otaku’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[To completely love your world and receive that love in return is truly an extraordinary thing…]

 

Though it’s just one case, through <Sand Saintess>, I experienced why every BJ who loved their world ended up dying. In fact, I wasn’t entirely safe either. I almost got caught up with the demon Clyde or the dungeon’s Damian.

 

“I was just lucky.”

 

I sincerely believed that Clyde’s dedication had saved me. If it hadn’t been for him, this result wouldn’t have come to pass.

 

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Bet Your Life on Theresa’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[If it were just luck, we wouldn’t have become your fans.]

 

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Haha Boss’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[But by thinking it was luck, Theresa completed this world as ‘real.’]

 

I suddenly don’t want to think of it as luck.

 

Anyway, as I walked to the end of the tunnel, I saw a door.

 

Click. Creak― Step. Step. Step… Three steps. It took just that many to find myself in the center of the first floor of the Valhalla dormitory I had used. The place hadn’t been maintained for over a month, and it smelled of dust. Even so, I took a deep breath as if to awaken every cell in my body and exhaled.

 

I was finally back where I belonged.