K424 of the Collapse World

"By the way, has the terminal message been delivered? I didn't damage the neural induction beam of this soul steel body. I have just restarted the brain wave receiving system. You should be able to reconnect... Bishop Otto."

Following Tesla's voice, the fingertips of the sleeping humanoid in the container trembled slightly, and the body simulated by the liquid soul steel seemed to gain life. Then, after a long exhalation, the pair of deep light green eyes gently opened.

"..."

Looking at the tired-looking red-haired girl standing at the edge of the container, Otto, who was connected to the prosthesis, did not speak immediately. Instead, he rolled his eyes and began to observe the environment around the experimental device.

Although the connection of consciousness has been completed, the body's action power needs a certain amount of time to load. During this short period of time, he closed his eyes and recalled what happened before leaving this body.

As agreed, he used his clone to go to the Far East Branch for a second meeting with Shiris.

Afterwards, according to the request made by the girl, her liquid soul steel prosthesis will be studied and cracked by Anti-Entropy scientists, and will be returned after obtaining sufficient data.

Otto did not think much when he handed over this precious soul steel prosthesis in order to make up for his mistakes. In his opinion, the so-called return after completing the research should be just a casual remark of the girl. There is no need for the Anti-Entropy Organization to give up these precious liquid soul steels for a verbal agreement.

But now, the consciousness receiving system of the Soul Steel clone was reopened, and the other party also sent a letter asking him to connect, which was beyond Otto's expectations.

Let him see what that Silis Kaslana is planning...

"Haha... finally here. First of all, thank you for providing the soul steel prosthesis, Bishop of Destiny."

Tesla smiled. Although she said thank you, her expression showed no gratitude.

Otto naturally didn't care about these things. Because of the incident with Walter Joyce, it was natural for the early members of Anti-Entropy to respond to him in this way.

After the loading of limb movement force was completed, Otto slowly sat up and planned to say hello to Miss Tesla. Although the feeling of controlling the prosthesis was slightly different from before, he didn't take it seriously. After the violent dismantling of these anti-entropy scientists, it was normal for this sophisticated prosthesis to have some problems.

However, the next moment, Otto realized something was wrong.

These hands...seem a little too small?

After a moment of surprise, Otto's stunned expression returned to normal, and a hint of understanding appeared in his eyes. Yes, he was not unfamiliar with this situation. When the energy consumption of the soul steel prosthesis was insufficient to maintain the body shape, Otto would take the initiative to reshape his body into the appearance of a child to reduce energy consumption.

Because the energy consumption of the prosthesis is too great, has it automatically switched to this form according to the metal memory?

"You're welcome. Good evening, Ms. Tesla... Oh no, according to Far Eastern time, should we say morning now?"

Not caring about the current state of the prosthesis, Otto turned directly to Tesla and greeted him in a childish and soft voice.

(Hmm? The sound isn’t right either… Or is it a hearing problem with the android itself? It looks like the problem is pretty serious…)

"I thought this was an invitation from Miss Shilis, but I didn't expect it was really you... Miss Tesla of Anti-Entropy."

Looking at Tesla with a poker face, Otto asked casually, moving his neck and wrists to adapt to the state of the prosthesis faster. He had a hunch that if nothing unexpected happened, he should be here for a while.

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Using his right hand to brush away a strand of golden hair hanging from his forehead, Otto smiled indifferently, with a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes.

"What's the matter with you suddenly calling me here? Ms. Tesla, is it possible that the research on liquid soul steel has reached a bottleneck?"

"That's not the case, Bishop Otto. The research on your body has been declared complete. I just returned the samples to you after the research as requested by Shirley."

"Oh...?"

Hearing this, Otto was slightly stunned looking at the arrogant red-haired girl, then smiled noncommittally, obviously not taking the girl's words seriously.

"I see, I understand, Ms. Tesla. But if you want to return the prosthetic, there's no need to call me directly, right? Just contact the service center at the Sky Mandate headquarters, and I'll send someone to receive it."

"That won't do! Don't forget, Shilis has an agreement with you. According to the agreement, after we complete the research, you still have a discussion about the cooperation plan, right?"

The red-haired girl said this with a hint of subtle smile in her eyes.

"As the direct leader of the Mandate of Heaven, Bishop Otto is not going to break his promise, right?"

"Haha... Of course not. But, although that was the agreement at the time, is it really necessary to go through so much trouble for something that can be settled using the terminal?"

"Tsk... I don't care if it's troublesome for you or not, that's what Shilis told me anyway! Okay, that's it, if you have anything to say, just tell her directly, don't pick on me!"

Tesla impatiently ended the topic unilaterally, frowning and looking unhappy. But in her eyes, the subtle smile became stronger and stronger...

"Okay, Ms. Tesla, I also have something else I want to discuss with Ms. Hillis, so when should we..."

"Right now! Come with me, I'll take you to find Shilis."

As he spoke, Tesla stretched out his hand impatiently, as if he was going to pull Otto out of the square container.

"Eh? Wait a minute."

Otto was a little surprised by Tesla's friendly gesture, but he quickly reacted and shook his head at the red-haired girl.

"Before that, please give me some clothes. Although this body is now in the form of a child, it is a bit rude to meet a lady naked, right? Besides, it feels a little cold..."

Otto said lightly, looking at his fair and slender arms, frowning. He didn't remember turning on the nerve temperature perception. Could it be that even this aspect of the body's system had problems?

"Oh... yeah! I almost forgot about something so important. Wait a moment."

Tesla slapped his head, walked quickly to the control terminal outside, grabbed the handbag on the table, and skipped back to Otto.

"Here, Lord Otto, these are the clothes I prepared specially for you~"

"..."

Looking at the red-haired girl who suddenly smiled, Otto blinked and silently took the bag from Tesla. Whether it was Dr. Tesla's strange attitude of being hot and cold, or her joking honorific address, he had a bad feeling...

He took out the delicate clothing from the bag, and what appeared in front of Otto was a maid outfit that was entirely black and white with lace at the bottom?

That's right, it's a maid outfit. A certain S-rank Valkyrie from the Immortal Blade always wears this kind of outfit when she's working. Otto would never mistake the style of this outfit...

But then again, isn't this just women's clothing?

That is to say...

Holding this small and exquisite maid costume, Otto was stunned for less than a second, then he burst into laughter. He shook his head, and a hint of mockery flashed in his emerald green eyes.

So that's it, is this the source of the ominous premonition? He is indeed the infamous Dr. Tesla. However, this childish and evil method is a bit too self-deprecating...

Otto shrugged and said nothing more. Although he could cut off the connection and leave the cyborg at any time, he would not care about such a joke.

Anyway, it's just a puppet-like body...

Holding the shoulder strap of the maid outfit, Otto recalled how to wear this kind of clothing. At this moment, a strand of hair suddenly slipped down from the left ear and gently brushed across his naked chest...

“Hmm…?!”

With a slight tingling sensation like an electric shock, the bishop instinctively hummed. Otto's pupils shrank when he heard his voice, which was obviously too delicate and tactful. Just as he was about to lower his head to confirm, Tesla's smiling voice suddenly sounded.

"Your Excellency, this dress is not easy to wear, right? If you need a mirror, there is one here, come and take a look~"

Tesla had a mirror in his hand and pointed it at Otto. Hearing Tesla's voice, the bishop subconsciously raised his head and saw the picture in the mirror...

In the metal square container, there is a petite figure with smooth golden hair that falls over the shoulders, sitting sideways on the metal plate at the bottom with her legs curled up.

"This is......"

On the white face with a hint of surprise, there are emerald-like bright light green eyes, a small and delicate nose and a slightly open pink mouth. This appearance is very similar to the appearance of Otto's own juvenile self in his memory, but it is more delicate and beautiful...

He continued to look down to his chest. When he saw the slightly raised, budding buds, Otto finally realized what that ominous premonition was.

Even putting all that aside, the empty feeling between my legs is enough to explain it all.

"This...?! How is it possible! How did you do it?"

Controlling the shape change of liquid soul steel, and shaping it so delicately. How could anyone other than the controller himself who didn't have the permission to use it do it? !

"Didn't I just say that the research on this liquid soul steel body has been successfully completed. Based on this, isn't it a simple matter to make some minor modifications to the prototype?"

Tesla smiled and looked at the surprised blonde girl in front of him, his cunning eyes full of anticipation, like a little fox whose evil plan had succeeded.

"Actually..."

"Also, don't try to change your form. I have locked the transformation ability of Liquid Soul Steel through the control system, and also enhanced the sensitivity of certain senses... Miss Bishop, please maintain this posture and follow me to see Shilis~"

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After realizing the changes in his body, the bishop's astonished expression only lasted for a short moment, and his soft face returned to calm again.

"Huha~ This is really... an unexpected result."

She stood up directly in the container, took the mirror from Tesla's hand, and began to look at the body reshaped by Tesla, with a hint of amazement and amusement in her eyes.

"Retaining the original characteristics of the Soul Steel prosthesis, directly inputting instructions into the receptor of the Soul Steel particles, and making irreversible changes to the appearance? Indeed, if the analysis of the main system is not completed, this kind of thing cannot be done..."

Tesla was a little disappointed when she saw the calm blonde girl. She had originally thought that when the Bishop of Heaven's Fate discovered the changes in his body, he would be panicked, ashamed and angry.

An expression of shame. However, now it seems that Bishop Otto doesn't seem to care much about the gender change?

Although the other party has been the enemy since the establishment of Anti-Entropy, Tesla found that he knew too little about this bishop.

"In just three days, you cracked a smart terminal whose firewall is comparable to the Destiny Database... Frederica Nikola Tesla, I have to admit that you are a well-deserved genius! What a pity! If I had known earlier that the former intern at the Imperial Research Institute had such outstanding potential, I would definitely not have given that task to you..."

Otto exclaimed sincerely and returned the mirror to Tesla. His soft and sweet voice still carried the courage of a superior.

Tesla took the mirror somewhat unhappily, put it aside and shook his head.

"Okay, let's stop talking about these useless things. Miss Bishop, seeing your body become so lovely, don't you have any thoughts?"

"Ideas... Well, Dr. Tesla, as far as I know, you should not have been involved in the research of liquid soul steel, but you can shape such a delicate appearance. Could it be that you have worked as a plastic surgeon?"

"..."

Looking at the red-haired girl with twitching eyes, Otto smiled and shrugged. Feeling a little cold, she lowered her head and looked at her own naked petite body. She smiled faintly, then bent down to pick up the maid outfit that fell at her feet and put it on skillfully.

Seeing Otto put on the maid costume without hesitation, Tesla's mouth twitched.

"Huh...? You really wore it..."

As for the maid outfit, she originally just wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate Otto, and she didn't intend to really force her to wear it.

After all, this prosthesis is just a remote-controlled substitute for Otto. If he wants, he can cut off the control and leave at any time. Therefore, Tesla will naturally not do something too bad to anger Otto.

But now, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have overestimated the bottom line of this Bishop of Heaven's Fate...

"Any questions? Hmph, to be honest, although I didn't expect you to be able to crack the prosthesis, this kind of thing is just a small prank in my eyes. Dr. Tesla, if you are expecting any special reaction from me, I'm sorry to disappoint you. For me, female body transformation is not a new experience. But it just so happens that I don't want to attract too much attention in the Far East Branch, and using this appearance can also reduce a lot of trouble."

Wearing the maid outfit with the hem just reaching her knees, Otto leaned against the edge of the container, holding the clothes to her chest and tilting her head slightly.

"It fits me perfectly... By the way, maid outfits of this size are rare. Could it be that it was specially made for my prosthetic body? As expected of Dr. Tesla, who is rumored to prefer young girls, you have good taste."

"Uh hehe..."

Tesla grinned awkwardly, staring at the blonde girl with dead eyes. Although she modified Otto's prosthesis in a malicious way, she would not go to such great lengths. This dress was prepared for Shirley a long time ago, but she was embarrassed to give it to the girl until she grew up, so she used it here...

But who knew this guy would actually wear it!

I have to say, with Otto's height of 144cm, this dress really fits him well.

Tesla had originally intended to embarrass Otto, but at this moment he suddenly felt that he had been tricked by the other party...

With a gentle and indifferent smile, the blonde girl began to tie up her long hair with a ribbon. Soon, a neat and smooth golden side ponytail hung down from her shoulders, which was exactly the hairstyle she usually wore.

She put the white stockings on her toes and gently lifted them up to her thighs. The girl leaned over, kept kneeling, took out a pair of Lolita-style round-toed leather shoes from her handbag, lifted the uppers, and stuffed her stocking-wrapped feet into them.

Tesla was stunned when he saw the girl's natural and graceful movements. How should I put it? Although she was a petite girl, her elegant temperament in her gestures did not look like a little girl of 11 or 12 years old at all. She looked like a medieval noble lady who had walked out of a painting...

Wait, wait! That's not the place I should be paying attention to, right? The person inside the body is Otto! He's the cold-blooded Bishop of Destiny! It's clearly a man's consciousness, so why doesn't it look out of place?

Is that Bishop of Heaven's Destiny really a man...

"Um... Mr. Otto? Are you really Mr. Otto?"

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"...?"

Hearing this, the blonde girl wearing a maid's headscarf turned around and looked at Tesla in confusion. Looking at the girl's deep light green eyes, Tesla immediately realized that he had asked a stupid question.

"Uh no, I mean, why are you so skilled..."

"Why do you think this is, Dr. Tesla?"

The blonde girl jumped out of the container of the experimental cabin lightly and turned around in front of Tesla. The fluttering skirt was like a flower.

Blooming lilies.

"Why are you confused? Dr. Tesla, I followed the agreement and entered the prosthetic body left in the Far East Branch. I also put on the clothes you provided. Excuse me, do you have any questions?"

"Uh...this..."

"If there's no problem, let's go. Hehe... maybe, instead of my reaction, you should be more looking forward to Miss Shilis's expression when she sees us."

Otto walked past Tesla and headed straight for the exit of the laboratory. Looking at the back of the blonde girl, Tesla frowned slightly and sighed secretly.

Sure enough, facing this guy who has lived for more than 500 years, how could it be as simple as I thought...

"Oh? This is really rare..."

In the morning, in the St. Freya teaching area, Himeko Muryota, who had just arrived at the school gymnasium, saw a familiar figure on the public bench next to her.