I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"That's strange. Why hasn't Bronya come out of the Machining Workshop yet? It's been almost two days. Don't they need to come out for meals?"

Sigmund, who was eating chicken nearby, looked up at Xia'er and said:

"Hmm... Indeed, there has been no sign of them appearing at the restaurant during this time, and the restaurant's self-service does not offer the option to take food out."

Xia'er nodded in agreement with Sigmund's words. Students were not allowed to take food out of the academy's cafeteria, although there were plenty of convenience stores and other shops on campus.

"Never mind, I'll go get some food for Bronya after breakfast, otherwise I don't know if she'll starve."

Just as Xia'er was complaining like this, a voice rang out from behind her:

"Starved? Not at all."

"Whoaaaaaah—!?"

Startled, Xia'er almost dropped the bread she was holding. When she turned around, she saw Bronya with her expressionless face holding a plate of bread and milk.

"Bronya?! When did you come out? Huh?"

Xia'er also noticed Eve, who, like Bronya, had a listless and emotionless appearance. Eve's outfit, a tight-fitting suit with a high-tech feel, looked very out of place in the early 20th century. In addition, the crown-like crown on Eve's head, the halo behind her head, and the wings of light on her back made her look like an angel from a religious legend.

When Bronya brought Eve over, many students were stunned to see her. Although there were quite a few automatons with girlish appearances in the academy, Eve's level was very rare. Her wings of light also reminded people of angels. Eve's appearance was indeed quite attractive.

Many people couldn't help but feel a little sorry when they saw Eve's steel plates...

When Xia looked at Eve, she was also stunned by Eve's exquisite and unique appearance, but she quickly came to her senses and looked at Bronya, asking:

"Um, Bronya, and who is this...?"

Upon hearing Xia'er's question, Bronya explained to Xia'er:

"This is Eve, as you can see, she is an automaton I created."

"Oh, I see... Hmm???"

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Xia'er pointed at Eve with a surprised expression and said:

"Wait a minute?! Bronya, you've built an automaton in less than two days?!"

It's perfectly normal for Xia'er to be surprised, after all, making an automaton is not such a simple thing, except for the very simple kind of automaton.

Eve, this automaton that looks just like a human, doesn't seem like something that could be made in less than two days!

Bronya nodded without hiding anything from the surprised Xia'er and said:

"Yes, that's right. But when I was making Eve, I stayed up all night to finish it. It was a bit of hard work."

Xia'er's lips twitched when she heard Bronya's words. If the artisans who made the automata heard Bronya's words, they would be furious.

Chapter 715 [Xia'er with something on her mind]

After breakfast, Bronya took Eve to Professor Kimberly to get Eve's visa. After all, in this academy, automatons without valid visas are considered illegal automatons, and relevant organizations will confiscate them.

Of course, it would be a different story if it went undetected.

Professor Kimberly handed the visa to Bronya and said:

"Here's the visa. After that, you can submit it to the relevant department within the college."

Bronya took the visa from Professor Kimberly and thanked her. Professor Kimberly then looked at Eve behind Bronya with a very curious expression and asked:

"Speaking of which, Bronya, did you really make that automaton behind you?"

Bronya nodded in response to Professor Kimberly's question, appearing nonchalant as she replied:

"Yes, Eve was created by Bronya."

Upon hearing Bronya's answer, Professor Kimberly gave a playful look and said:

"Hey...not bad. You've accomplished such a feat in just a few days at the academy. You might even have a bunch of professors wanting to take you on as an apprentice."

Bronya sneered inwardly at Professor Kimberly's words. If she were to be taken as a disciple, she would probably be able to graduate in less than a day. After all, the power of the Herrscher of Reason was no joke.

"Unfortunately, Bronya has no intention of becoming anyone else's apprentice."

Upon hearing Bronya's answer, Professor Kimberly shrugged, looking quite disappointed, and said:

"Really? That's a real pity. But... Bronya, do you know there's a saying in the East: 'A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime'?"

Bronya was taken aback by Professor Kimberly's words, then she adopted a blank expression and mechanically replied:

"Yes, I know that, but that only applies to those without power. For those with power, those who try to 'block' are nothing more than Lord Yu."

Professor Kimberly was taken aback by Bronya's words, but considering Bronya's performance when she was surrounded, she wasn't too worried about Bronya's safety. Instead, she was worried that some fool might jump in front of Bronya and do something reckless.

Professor Kimberly felt a headache coming on just thinking about it. She hoped that Bronya wouldn't end up like that problem child, Sharon.

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After Bronya handed Eve's documents to the relevant department of the Academy, Eve was finally able to move around normally within the school. On the academy's path, Bronya, Eve, and the chattering Arlene sisters were heading to the dormitory. Although the dormitory only had two beds at most, Bronya felt that there wouldn't be any major problems with her and Eve sleeping in the same bed.

After all, neither of them had those two balls that took up space. Well... although Bronya could modify her body to have more of those things, it was completely unnecessary for Bronya herself, because they were of no use at all. At most, she could just play with them or suck on them.

Of course, Bronya prefers playing with other people's characters to playing with her own.

Back in the classroom, Bronya continued her lessons. Of course, she didn't listen to the lectures, since she no longer needed to learn those things. Instead, she was thinking about developing the remaining two data codes for Eve: the Goddess of the End and the Primal Queen.

The Goddess of the End is simple; all she needs to do is develop a large number of various weapons for Eve. Bronya also has plans to enhance those weapons; she intends to go to the world of Girls' Frontline to find the [Imprint System] for Eve to use.

As for the Primordial Queen... Bronya still needs to consider that question.

After class, Bronya called out to Xia'er, asking if she wanted to go back to the dormitory with her, but this time, Xia'er surprisingly refused.

"No, today I... well, I have something to take care of, so I won't be going back first. Bronya, you go back first."

Hearing Xia'er's words, Bronya felt slightly puzzled, but she didn't say much and just told Xia'er:

"Okay, then Eve and I will go back to the dorm first."

With that, Bronya led Eve and the others away. After Bronya and the others left, Xia'er sighed. Sigmund, perched on Xia'er's shoulder, looked at her and asked:

"Xia'er, why didn't you tell Bronya and the others about that?"

Xia'er shook her head and said:

"There's no need. I'm going to find the murderer and get rid of him tonight."

Sigmund sighed helplessly upon hearing Xia'er's words, but he did not intend to involve Bronya in the matter.

"Let's go, I'm going to find that bastard tonight."

After Xia'er stood up from her seat, she led Sigmund out of the classroom. Once they were outside the school building, four small heads peeked out from behind a tree nearby. These four heads belonged to Bronya and the others. Rosalia stroked her chin, a playful expression on her face, and watched Xia'er leave, saying:

"Hmm, just as I thought, Xia'er really does have some kind of secret, like... secretly hiding cookies or something!"

Upon hearing Rosalia's words, Lilia, who was above Rosalia, slapped herself across the face and looked at Rosalia with an expression as if she were an idiot, saying:

"You idiot Rosalia, that's not Cocolia's mother, how could she possibly be hiding anything delicious?"

Bronya also raised a finger and shushed her, saying:

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let Xia'er and Sigmund notice anything."

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Rosalia and Lilia exchanged a glance and then expertly made a zipping gesture to their mouths.

Eve, who was above them, said to Bronya:

"Master Bronya, the target is disappearing."

Bronya nodded, made a gesture, and said:

"Okay, keep up."

Chapter 716 [Rosalia: Where are the cookies?!]

At night, Xia'er was strolling around the academy with Sigmund, and they were wandering around in places with few people. Well... Xia'er could probably scare people away as long as she walked in places where there were people.

Behind a bush, Rosalia and Lilia peeked out, looking at Xia in the distance. Rosalia, a little impatient, whispered to Xia:

"Ugh... We've walked for so long, aren't we going to rest for a bit... I'm so tired..."

Lilia, who was standing to the side, rubbed her sleepy eyes and said:

"Hmm... Lilia wants to sleep..."

Bronya, who was standing next to them, broke out in a cold sweat. Although Rosalia was right, wasn't it you who insisted on following along?

Bronya sighed and said to Rosalia and Lilia:

"You two can go back first today. Eve and I can handle things here. Besides, it's almost time for Lilia to go to bed. Rosalia, you take Lilia back to the dormitory first."

Hearing Bronya's words, Rosalia also looked unwilling and said:

"Okay, but Bronya, you have to share some of the cookies you found that Sharon hid with me~"

Before a bewildered Bronya could answer, Rosalia left with the drowsy Lilia. Watching Rosalia wag her tail and lead Lilia away, Bronya sighed helplessly and said:

"As expected, Rosalia is an idiot. Well... never mind, Eve, I'll trouble you to escort them back."

Hearing Bronya's words, Eve obediently nodded and said:

"I understand, Master Bronya."

As Eve went into stealth mode, Bronya turned her attention to Xia, who seemed to be searching for something in the distance. Although Xia didn't reveal her purpose, Bronya guessed what it was if she wasn't mistaken.

Without a doubt, they are searching for the automaton that ate Eve's heart in the "Magic Licker" incident.

However, Xia'er is destined not to find that magic licker. After all, Felix isn't stupid enough to let his puppet attack students and automatons in the academy every day. If Bronya isn't mistaken, Felix's automaton probably chooses its targets carefully.

After all, the number of magic circuits that can be copied is limited, and the targets are basically carefully selected by Felix. And to saddle Xia'er with the stigma of Magic Licker is probably because he has his eye on Sigmund's magic sword circuit.

The reason why Xia'er was framed only after the male protagonist arrived at the academy was undoubtedly because Felix was unable to deal with Xia'er's Sigmund before, so he chose to take action at that time. Although he initially wanted to recruit the protagonist, he did not expect the protagonist to be a Rib Hero, which led to his failure.

After spending some time with Xia'er and realizing that no one else was around, Bronya gave up her fishing attempt. After leaving a surveillance camera behind, she returned to her dormitory.

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A few days later, Bronya checked on Xia'er through the monitor. It was clear that Xia'er had not encountered the Magic Licker at all. If the rumors about the Magic Licker hadn't grown stronger, Xia'er would have wondered if she was looking for something that didn't exist.

With a headache on her face, Xia'er sighed as she cut her pork chop. Bronya, who was eating the pork chop rice made by Ji Lin, looked at Xia'er and asked:

"Xia'er, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Xia'er was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and said in a slightly flustered manner:

"No, nothing's wrong! I'm just feeling a little annoyed~ Haha~"

When Bronya heard what Xia said, she had a "I don't believe you" look on her face. Even if she didn't know about the Magic Lickers, she knew what Xia was worried about.