I love time travel the most!

Unexpectedly, Aqua charged straight in.

What's most infuriating is that she actually fixed it neatly and efficiently! How can I complain about that?!

Liu Zi's questions continued.

"What is the set vibration number for the main cylinder?"

"Six billion five hundred and fifty-four million nine hundred and forty-one thousand three hundred and ninety-five!" x2

"The neural circuits connected to my body?"

"Sixty-two trillion nine hundred four hundred and fifty-six billion three hundred four hundred and fifty-seven thousand four hundred and seventy-eight!" x2

He answered fluently.

Give up, girl.

Although you may be very reluctant, we know your internal structure even better than you do yourself.

The two of them wore expressions of such confidence.

Liu Zi was completely captivated.

"I would like to confirm whether you two gentlemen have seen my design drawings?"

"No."

Aqua puffed out her chest proudly and said, "I don't need blueprints at all. Nothing can escape the detection of my divine eye! After all, I am the goddess of water wisdom!"

You can always trust Aqua!

...except when she is doing her regular job.

"I see... I really don't have any design drawings."

Liu Zi paused for a moment.

Once again, she gracefully lifted the hem of her robe, bowed slightly to Kobayashi, and said, "Lord Kobayashi, please allow me to officially register you as my master, so that I may serve by your side, may I?"

After saying that, Ryuji reached out her hand to Kobayashi.

"Master-servant certification?"

"Yes, establish a master-servant relationship."

"Um……"

Xiaolin frowned slightly, becoming hesitant.

Liu Zi paused for a moment, then tilted her head slightly in disbelief: "Is there some inconvenience? Would it hurt your little pride to have someone as perfect and capable as me serving you?"

His sharp tongue remains unchanged.

It seems she has a very high opinion of herself.

That makes sense, after all, it's a mechanical doll made by the most mysterious watchmaker. Although it's the weakest in the Y series (as it claims), it's still the strongest.

That's right.

Kobayashi knew who she was as soon as Ryuji was opened.

A key character in Clockwork Star, and also the mysterious clockmaker who saved the world—Y, the Y-series Unit 1.

—Waiter Ryuu

And the prerequisite for her recognition of God—

"The first person to fix you?"

"That's right. That's why I hope that Lord Kobayashi can become my master."

Liu Zi did not deny it.

But is this really a good thing?

He relied on magic, not actual repair skills.

Although there is a saying that "magic is unsolved science", in fact, they are mostly contradictory. And if you use magic but don't have repair skills, do you really deserve to be the master of Ryuu-Zi?

Seemingly noticing Kobayashi's hesitation, Ryuko lowered her head slightly.

"—You don't need me, right?"

She sighed, a hint of melancholy and loneliness in her eyes.

That was the look of someone who felt unwanted, had no purpose, and believed themselves to be worthless.

Anyone who has experienced it will be deeply impressed, not to mention that Ryuzu is a mechanical doll who needs to be recognized and accepted.

"No, that's not it, I need you very much."

Kobayashi shook his head, revealing his desire for her without any attempt to hide it: "To be honest, I am very happy to be recognized by Ryuzu, and even happier to be recognized as her master."

Who could resist a beautiful girl doll maid?

"But as you've probably noticed, what got you running again wasn't superior clockmaking skills, but magic. And this isn't your island nation of Tokyo, but another world."

"……is that so?"

Liu Zi feigned surprise and said, "The dimly lit room with its old furniture and narrow bed made me think you were so destitute that you had to stay in this run-down hotel. Turns out this is another world."

"...You can tell just by looking at their clothes."

"I'm sorry, I thought that was your special fetish. After all, an elegant mechanical doll shouldn't humiliate someone else's inferior clothing, right?"

"You've already humiliated me."

Kobayashi knew she was doing it on purpose.

With her abilities, she would surely have noticed that the unnatural tremors that occasionally emanated from the [Great Pillar] were no longer present underground, and she would also have realized that she was not currently in Tokyo, Japan.

"If I don't repair you with my skills, and I lack the self-cultivation and relevant knowledge of a watchmaker, I have absolutely no confidence in repairing you if you malfunction again."

Xiaolin listed a whole bunch of her own shortcomings.

Then he looked directly into her eyes: "Even so, will you still acknowledge me as your master?"

"Yes, no problem."

Ryuko bowed slightly: "No matter how useless you are, I—I am Initial-Y Unit 1, Ryuko, and I will recognize you as my master."

After saying that, she stretched out her right hand again, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Honestly, it's just a mechanical doll, so why does it have such vivid human emotions?

Wouldn't that make it impossible for me to refuse?

"Since Liu Zi has said so..."

Xiaolin wasn't one to fuss over small things, so he placed his right hand on her slender little hand.

Liu Zi smiled happily.

"Well then, excuse me—"

……

……

……

Xiaolin's mind went blank for a moment, as if a wisp of his soul was being pulled away. At the same time, a faint, strange sound like countless gears turning could be heard coming from Liu Zi's body.

The ceremony concluded successfully, and then he placed his palm on her cheek, the cool touch turning warm.

"Um……"

The doll-like girl's eyes were moist, her face pressed against Kobayashi's hand, exhaling warm breath.

"Code name Y series unit number one - [Attendant Ryuu], swears to serve Lord Kobayashi and offer absolute obedience and loyalty until the moment the gears on her body break down and stop turning."

Faced with Ryuko's absolute loyalty, Kobayashi naturally had to give a sincere response in return.

"Kobayashi, the hero chosen by the goddess from another world, vows to learn repair skills to be a qualified master and to protect his servant Ryuu. He will repair her even if she is damaged and will never abandon her until the moment he dies and can no longer be resurrected."

This statement goes far beyond a typical master-servant certification, exuding a sacredness akin to a wedding vow.

Aqua, standing to the side, seemed like an outsider.

Oh no, she is a witness.

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Chapter 14 Never touch a teenage boy's hand casually

Just as the ceremony ended, Kazuma Sato walked in from outside, carrying food.

"Oh, is it over already?"

He didn't seem surprised that Liu Zi had been repaired. He walked in casually, closed the door, placed the food on the table, and asked, "I bought some fried noodles and bread. Would you like some?"

"I want to eat! I'm really hungry!"

Aqua cheered.

Kobayashi asked curiously, "Sato-kun, you don't seem surprised at all?"

"Should we be surprised?" Kazuma Sato shrugged indifferently. "Anyway, Kobayashi-senpai will fix her, so after thinking about it, I'm not so surprised."

"You really believe me, don't you?"

Slightly embarrassed by the unfounded trust, she shook her head and said, "But unfortunately, the main contributor to her repair was Aqua."

"Really?!"

"it is true."

Kazuma and Sato had been in the mortal realm for a while, and their time together was relatively short. Aqua had not yet demonstrated her powerful talents beyond her role as a goddess, so it was understandable that he was unaware of them.

"Lord Kobayashi, who is this man who makes one feel physically uncomfortable just by looking at him?"

The cute doll's words were indeed quite sharp.

Kazuma Sato was speechless.

Kobayashi then introduced him to Ryuu: "His name is Kazuma Sato. He is a partner I trust very much, and also a very reliable junior."