Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

Xiuer didn't expect that the other party could actually catch up with him.

Seeing this, he stopped moving and just watched the old man come to him quietly.

Xiuer didn't walk far after leaving the store, so the old man didn't have to spend much effort to rush to his side.

At this point, he even became curious about the old man's thoughts. After all, the other party was too enthusiastic towards this "stranger".

If he hadn't opened the other person's box, he would probably have thought that the other person wanted to kidnap him.

Of course, although Xiuer intended to wait, given the severity of the situation, he was also considering whether to use force.

"What's the matter?"

The cold voice was mixed with rejection of strangers, but such an attitude did not dampen the old woman's enthusiasm. She did not even care about the strange habit of speaking.

For some reason, Xiuer even saw a sense of "pity" in the other person's eyes.

"...?"

He was silent again, but this time his silence was due to confusion, because the other party's words seemed somewhat meaningless to him.

While he was puzzled, the old man in front of him also took a deep breath.

"Do you still have a guardian?"

Although he didn't know when the other party's family "left", the old man still wanted to find out.

Hearing this question, Xiuer was stunned again.

He blinked, seemingly not understanding the other party's motives.

Little did he know that his action confirmed another idea of ​​the old man.

She took another gentle breath to calm herself down, and a loving smile filled her face.

"Kid, are you interested in finding a part-time job?"

……

Chapter 5: The Strange Girl

"..."

Standing at the brightly lit counter, the green figure stared blankly at the table in front of him with an expressionless face.

At this time, Xiuer was dressed as a waiter and was quietly sitting behind the counter. It was not yet time for dinner, so this restaurant, which mainly focused on catering, had enough free time for Xiuer to concentrate on his work as an expatriate.

The old man who had invited him earlier was humming happily in the store and carefully wiping the tables and chairs in the store.

Obviously, this was the restaurant that Xiuer had just come out of, and he was here because he accepted the invitation of the manager.

To be honest, he could understand the other party's good intention to "help" him, but the fact that this original intention was based on a "misunderstanding" also made him feel a little funny.

Of course, Shuul doesn't like relationships built on misunderstandings and lies.

So when the old man made the invitation, he explained everything right away.

But empty words are not enough to make the other party understand, and may even increase their suspicion.

Fortunately, the technological level in this world is advanced enough, and the documents in this country are not as strict as those in his previous life's country.

With just a few changes to the "data", Xiuer immediately obtained a fake identity.

And this identity is even more "real" than the real one.

And when he took out some of these improvised documents, he finally resolved the old man's increasingly serious misunderstanding.

But the atmosphere at that time was extremely awkward.

Because the identity that Xiuer forged for himself was that of an adult who had just graduated from college, but he looked a little childish.

As for why he accepted the old man's invitation even though the misunderstanding had been resolved, it was simply because the lonely old man felt a little pitiful, and he had nothing urgent to do because the mission had not yet appeared.

Besides, it’s just a front desk job, not troublesome.

As mentioned before, when he has nothing to do, he will also experience a little bit of human life.

It is purely for the purpose of strengthening one's own heart.

After all, machines don’t really “forget”, but as time goes by, more and more new data will squeeze out the old data.

Thinking of this, Xiuer raised his eyes slightly.

The pair of golden eyes glanced at the old man not far away.

The hormones in the other person's body indicate that he or she is in a "happy" state.

As for the reasons for being happy, there is no need to say more.

Of course, Xiuer was not really in a daze. There was another picture in the "corner" of his vision, and the source of the picture was naturally the drone he released.

The content in the picture is the interior of a school.

The name of this school is the Municipal Mitakihara Junior High School.

That's right, although Xuer did not go to the school in person due to the interference of others, he still had many ways to carry out the planned investigation.

Besides, even if he really arrived at the ground, he would still choose remote monitoring. After all, he had no plans to contact this group of magical girls for the time being.

So it's the same everywhere.

However, just as he was using drones to check for magical girls in the school, the old man who had finished cleaning also slowly walked back to the counter.

But Grandma Kobayashi, who had been very enthusiastic before, was now full of embarrassment.

"Thank you so much, Xiuer, for being willing to accompany an old man like me."

She pulled out a chair and sat in front of the counter.

Looking at Xiuer's delicate but cold face, she sighed slowly.

"I'm really old and have lost my perspective."

It seems that the old man is still brooding over the previous misunderstanding.

After all, you treated an adult as a 13 or 14-year-old junior high school student. How embarrassing for the person involved.

Seeing this, Xiuer withdrew his attention and blinked.

"I don't mind the reminder. It's reasonable to be misunderstood based on appearance."

In order to prevent the old man from asking questions, he had to speak and soothe the other person in a way he thought was possible.

However, it remains to be seen how much effect that cold voice can have.

Anyway, the old man's condition has indeed improved.

Seeing that it was effective, Xiuer withdrew his attention and continued to look at the perspective of the drone that was carrying out the inspection.

Looking at Shuul, who looked as delicate as a doll, Kobayashi Yuko's mouth twitched slightly.

She could tell that the other person was trying to comfort her, but the words he spoke, perhaps because of the tone, made her feel inexplicably embarrassed, and she even lost the feeling of self-blame.

"Hey, kid, at least change your tone when comforting others."

In the end, she could only smile helplessly, sighing in her heart at the child's peculiar way of speaking.

"..."

Xiuer said nothing, just observing the school.

Under his control, the drone flew over classroom after classroom, scanning every class.

Long before it sneaked into the school, the drone had activated its stealth capability, and as soon as it was launched, these devices autonomously transformed into invisible "eyes" to observe the world.

After all, although it is a machine only the size of a fist, it is not impossible to see.

In blind spots where there is no equipment to provide vision, we often rely on these machines to act.

The drone was like a ghost, wandering around the school, often leaving only a slight headwind in the areas it passed through.

And Xiuer's gaze followed the ghost's trajectory, quickly drifting across the school.

It has to be said that the architectural style of this world really surprised him. Who on earth came up with this classroom that looked like a glass cage?

Not only schools, but also buildings in other areas are of this type, and they are probably not very practical.

The restaurant he is in now is somewhat similar, but fortunately the decoration inside the store is relatively normal.

The location of this store is not remote, but it is not as good as other stores on the street.

Perhaps this is also the reason why there are not many people in this store. It is quite quiet. Xiuer actually likes this atmosphere.

At this moment, the drone in its field of vision finally discovered the first target.

found it?

Noticing that the drone's inspection data had changed, Xiuer immediately made it hover in place.

This place is on a skybridge-style corridor somewhere in the school. To be honest, Xuer has no idea what the purpose of building this kind of terrain in the school is.

Maybe this is the peculiar aesthetic of the developed world?

However, this insignificant doubt did not stay in his mind for more than a few seconds. Putting it behind him, Xuer controlled the drone to slowly rotate its perspective according to the guidance of energy.

Then he saw a black-haired girl under his drone staring intently at his "screen".

Ok?

Xiuer was a little confused. The girl on the screen should be looking at her own drone, but the drone's functional status was operating normally, so it should not be noticed.

However, there were not many students here, but the black-haired girl was standing here alone, as if she was deliberately waiting for someone.

It was difficult for Shule to ignore this factor.

He also detected that the girl's body had the same energy reaction that he had previously monitored outside the school.

The answer is obvious, this girl is most likely a magical girl.

Because of what happened to Kyubey beforehand, Shul was not surprised. Instead, he wanted to test something.

That is whether the girl can actually see her own drone.

The drone in the school was already slowly floating forward in an almost horizontal manner, and even the cold wind it had left behind disappeared at this moment.

During this time, Xiuer's eyes were always paying attention to the expression of the girl below.

The girl did not turn her eyes until the drone moved out of the other person's head. It seemed that the other person did not notice her and probably just sensed the faint movement of the instrument passing by.

The "eye contact" just now was probably just a coincidence.

After finding one, Xuer immediately prepared to send another drone to look for another one.

He also recorded the portrait of the black-haired girl and immediately prepared to use the Internet to find her identity.

But just as the drone was about to leave, the girl staring at the ceiling suddenly spoke.

"Can we meet?"

"...?"

……

Shuul, who originally wanted to look for another magical girl, stopped because of the girl's sudden words, and the drone also stopped halfway.

The camera turned to the girl again. She was still alone and had no one to communicate with.

The speech just now sounded like a soliloquy, but Xiuer felt that the other party was talking to him.

Xiu, who was far away in the store, raised his eyebrows slightly, and doubts emerged in his mind.

This change was also noticed by Yuko Kobayashi outside the counter.

Of course, this little action didn't bother her, she just raised an eyebrow, probably just a surprise complaint to herself.

Jingle Bell--

"Good morning, Xiaolin."

At this time, a customer happened to come in. The customer was a middle-aged lady who looked to be about fifty years old.

And it seems that she is quite familiar with the old man, probably a resident of this street.

Hearing the voice, Yuko Kobayashi immediately turned around. When she saw the person coming, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Oh, isn't this Hanako?"