"What was that just now?"
The icy chill of blood still lingered in his hands, and the image of Noelle staring at him with her head rolled back was still etched in his mind.
Natsuki Subaru dared not look, nor did he dare to stretch out his body—
"What was that just now!?"
"Beep, welcome to Rounded-corner Doll Unit-01 Noel. I am the built-in, idiotic AI that ensures the basic functions of the unit. The current environment for obtaining energy is too harsh, and most of the unit is missing. Could you please place me in a location where I can absorb energy more fully?"
"Beep, a power outlet has been detected nearby. Could you connect the rounded-corner doll Unit-01 to the outlet?"
"Beep, additional information: Rounded-corner Doll Unit-01 is equipped with a variable data link socket, which can handle any type of wired connection."
"..." This completely cold, computer-generated voice calmed Natsuki Subaru down considerably. The ups and downs in his emotions also made him feel somewhat drowsy in this relaxed moment.
This time, he was able to look at his hands squarely. Trembling, he stretched them out from under the covers and held them up to his eyes. Natsuki Subaru then realized that there wasn't a drop of blood, not even a trace of liquid, on his hands. The wet, sticky feeling was just his imagination.
Only the snot on his mouth and the tear stains on his face were real.
"...What are you?" Natsuki Subaru asked cautiously.
"Beep, welcome to Rounded Corner Doll Unit-01 Noelle."
"...What?" Natsuki Subaru's heart rate finally subsided, and he mustered up some courage to relax and cautiously turn around to look at Noelle's head lying on the ground. Sure enough, he found two vertical marks on her face that were not human, indicating that Noelle was not a human head.
Now that it's confirmed, there's nothing to be afraid of.
"...Did you just speak Chinese?" Natsuki Subaru guessed.
He could only tell that Noel's voice was synthesized, but he couldn't understand what Noel was saying at all, hence his question.
"Beep, language barrier detected, language switch..." The AI temporarily managing the Noelle system then repeated what it had just said in Japanese.
This time, Subaru Natsuki understood.
“Round-cornered doll…” Natsuki Subaru breathed a sigh of relief, but also revealed a lewd expression.
However, upon closer inspection of Noelle's head, although it is quite cute, it unfortunately doesn't have silver hair, and it's just a head with a neck—a completely unusable, low-quality product.
Furthermore, Subaru wasn't sure if Noelle had been used before, and coupled with the boy's pointless insistence, he couldn't get over it. So he stopped thinking about it, took out his phone's charging cable, and decided to charge Noelle first.
"...Where's the charging port?" The problem was, Subaru had searched Noelle's head thoroughly but couldn't find a place to plug in the charging cable, making it impossible to charge.
"Hey AI, is it possible that you're missing a charging port as well?"
"Beep, the missing body part contains a charging port, but the crucial integrated 'brain' also contains a charging port." Noel's mouth didn't move; her expressionless face played a synthesized electronic voice to convey her meaning.
"The current energy is insufficient to support the activity. Please connect the socket and put the other end into your mouth. The Round-cornered Doll Evangelion will generate energy on its own."
"..." Although he had doubts, the thing he didn't want to believe was confirmed. Natsuki Subaru suddenly felt that as expected of a round-cornered doll, even the charging was set up in such a strange way.
Those crazy, immature people in the chat room really know how to have fun.
"...I don't know what use it is for me to charge your round-cornered doll."
That being said, Subaru Natsuki still managed to charge Noelle's battery in the end.
Fortunately, the image of the human head placed on the table with a charging cable in its mouth was not as terrible as Natsuki Subaru had imagined. After being charged, the eyes were no longer pure white but had two extra pupils, and it looked quite normal.
Of course, it's possible that people with certain biases might find this rather unusual. "Beep, estimated minimum resource consumption mode to restore management personality in half an hour."
"Pretty high-tech, even round-cornered dolls can have personalities." While waiting for Noelle to recharge, Natsuki Subaru started teasing the AI, "This head looks pretty cute. Hey, your mecha is cute too, right?"
"Beep, I don't understand what you're trying to say."
"Based on your mecha model and your brain's appearance, I think it would definitely be a flat-chested loli-type mecha!"
"Beep, flat-chested loli-type mecha confirmed?"
"...?"
Noelle's eyes suddenly lit up, projecting a virtual screen in front of Subaru Natsuki. On the screen was a headless, flat-chested loli, with various data adjustment options on both sides, just like the character creation feature in some games.
However, Noelle's character creation is more professional and comprehensive, with options for customizing everything from bones to skin and hair.
"Beep, please confirm the template for generating the mecha." Noelle AI reminded Natsuki Subaru when he didn't do anything.
Natsuki Subaru took a deep breath, unsure of what kind of expression he should make at this moment.
"So you only have one head because the machine can generate it."
"Beep, the rounded-corner doll Unit-01's 'brain' has an internal nanofactory. It only needs to consume the materials used to create the doll to generate an emergency doll for mobile use."
For event use only...
Subaru Natsuki caught this keyword.
That means this round-cornered doll has a combat-capable mecha, but Natsuki Subaru doesn't understand, nor dares to understand, why a round-cornered doll needs a combat-type mecha.
Just consider it as those chuunibyou guys in the chat room really having fun.
"Then tell me what other functions you have."
"Beep, appearance modification, hairstyle change, cyber hacking..."
"Change my hair color to silver!!" Natsuki Subaru immediately roared!
"Beep, silver hair confirmed." Noelle's eyes flashed with a stream of data for display purposes only. Soon, under Subaru Natsuki's expectant gaze, her long golden hair turned silver.
This made Subaru Natsuki's breathing become a little heavier!
Noelle is simply the best doll in the world! The people in the chat room are amazing! The cross-dimensional chat room is divine!!
An excited Subaru immediately posted all of this on the public chat!
Paid Newbie: Oh, Noelle is just a piece of cake for practice, it's not as exaggerated as you say~
Silver-haired Saigao: Are you my father-in-law?!
Fallen Holy Black Cat:? ? ?
Fallen Saint Black Cat: What happened to you? Why did you betray our side? Shouldn't we fight these minions of Heaven to the very end?!
Black Cat was shocked for an hour!
What happened during the mere ten minutes or so that "Silver Hair Supreme" disappeared, causing even the most determined warriors to immediately abandon their will to fight and defect to the enemy?
"Damn it, they used a honey trap!"
"Rest assured, my former comrade, go and pursue your happiness. I, the Night Demon Queen, will take your place and help you defeat these hypocritical minions of Heaven, bringing my majesty to the world!"
Fallen Saint Black Cat: Hmph! Such tricks are no match for me!
Silver Hair is the Best: Father-in-law, have you ever used Noelle?
Paid Newbie: Used it? No, I've never used it anywhere. When I wanted to use it (as a maid), it just appeared in the group files.
Ruri Gokou gritted her teeth as she watched "Silver Hair Supreme" in the chat room completely ignoring her.
Even so, she, the Fallen Saint Black Cat of Chiba, the Night Demon Queen, will fight on for the sake of the world!
Newbie just there to fill the numbers: Oh, I see! Noelle is Noelle! I remember now!
Silver Hair Supreme: What happened to Noelle?
Newbie just there to make up the numbers: Hmph!
Miss Fox exhaled through her nostrils and put her hands on her hips!
Newbie just there to make up the numbers: Noelle is also a member of the group!
A newbie just filling in the numbers: It seems that right after I finished playing Noelle (the character I was supposed to be paying for), a transmigrator's soul happened to transmigrate into Noelle's body and even joined the group.
Newbie just there to make up the numbers: Look, I only remembered when I was scrolling through the group member list, Noelle was in there!
Silver hair is the best: the soul...
Natsuki Subaru looked at Noelle, who was charging. He had originally intended to refute the idea that the concept of a soul was unscientific.
But then he thought about the chat room, and about Noelle charging up right in front of him. Suddenly, he choked up, because he wasn't sure if the concept behind the chat room, which clearly possessed technology at least several hundred years ahead of the world's mainstream, was scientifically sound.
Silver Hair Supreme: So, Noelle's managerial personality isn't actually a managerial personality, but rather a real person?
Paid newbie: That's a valid point...
True Lord of Thunder in My Heart: The body inhabited by her soul is no longer human, but as long as her heart believes she is still human, then she is human.
Newbie just there to fill a spot: Oh wow, idealism~
Fallen Saint Black Cat: As expected of a henchman of Heaven, you make the ugly thing of imprisoning mortal souls in steel shells sound like a good thing!
Newbie just there to make up the numbers: Hmm...
Newbie just there to make up the numbers: To be honest, neither of the two newbies actually believed the group announcement, right?
The Thunder God in My Heart: The black cat seems to believe me, but it's just that it fits the chuunibyou (delusional) character description, which is why it appeals to me.
Paid Newbie: Why all the nonsense? Come on, let me teach you @SilverHairSupreme @FallenHeavenlyBlackCat
Paid newbie: See this broken group's function bar? Click on it, then find the cross-server application option, select the world where the group members you want to join are located, and then confirm.
Paid newbie: Get this embarrassing plush ball group owner to agree, then you'll know if it's real or not!
Newbie just there to fill the numbers: Oh, speaking of which, Mr. Kamijou handled it the same way!
Ordinary high school student: Mr. Kamijou is still here, please don't talk about Mr. Kamijou like he's garbage that's disposed of every week!
Fallen Saint Black Cat: Hmph, since you have issued the challenge, I have absolutely no reason to refuse!
Fallen Saint Black Cat: I will show you all that I, the Night Demon Queen, am the real deal!
[Group member Fallen Saint Black Cat requests to travel to another world]
[Agree/Reject/Ignore]
It seems the black cat treated this like a built-in mini-game in the chat group, applying without hesitation. Miss Fox immediately received the black cat's crossover application. The destination was the ordinary high school students' group; it's unclear whether the black cat chose it randomly or simply found Mr. Kamijou pleasing to the eye.
"Mr. Kamijou's harem has grown by one more member?" Scratching her head, Miss Fox wasn't quite sure either.
However, one thing is certain: Touma Kamijou is currently surrounded by both mind control and Railgun, so if he were to suddenly transform into a black cat, it would be quite exciting to think about.
So of course I agree to something this fun!
Newbie here to fill in the numbers: So, 486, who would you choose?
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