Evolution of a Girl

Xinbin officials seem to have finally realized that this block still has some commercial value and want to redevelop it a little.

People come and go, leave and come again.

The world is still, yet it is so lively.

Sapphire eyes reflect the world.

quietly.

Staring out the window.

Suddenly, someone opened the door.

The one who came in was Luo Zhen.

"Tianyin." He walked inside.

"Ah."

The puppet sat quietly, with only the speakers making any sound.

“There was a puppet show recently and someone found me.”

It's the off-season now.

"Then?"

Luo Zhen said, "It's the off-season now, so I thought maybe I could give it a try."

"It's medical expenses, right?"

"Ah...this..."

Luo Zhen turned his head away embarrassedly.

In the past few months, Luo Zhen has had more money, so he strengthened his sister's treatment plan.

But the cost of treatment has also skyrocketed.

It was fine before, but now the battle has entered the off-season.

This is when trouble comes.

"I have money." Tianyin said.

"Uh—forget about that." Luo Zhen quickly shook his head. "I don't want to borrow money or anything like that anymore."

Luo Zhen himself has already returned the principal he lent to Inuzuka.

He was not a debtor. Although usury was terrible, at least he still returned the principal to the other party, and he never wanted to borrow money again.

...In fact, Luo Zhen really disliked Inuzuka, who originally wanted to kill him to silence him.

But every day when he saw the other party volunteering to sweep the streets, and every day when he went out he saw Inuzuka organizing his employees to repair walls and patch holes for neighbors, he inexplicably felt a sense of guilt.

So, at least the principal was repaid.

Although Inuzuka turned around and donated the money to the Red Cross...

But no matter what, I don't want to borrow money anymore.

Luo Zhen is already in a shadow.

Tianyin is rich.

Luo Zhen also knew it.

Because Tianyin has almost no expenses, after class, if she is not working, she will definitely sit here quietly like a doll.

So she definitely has a lot of money.

But Luo Zhen was worried and would never do such a thing.

"The curator there is a real puppet enthusiast and offers a very high appearance fee." After saying that, he looked at Tianyin again and asked, "What do you think?"

"When?" Tianyin asked.

"Summer vacation, end of August," Luo Zhen said. "The exhibition fee for Otona dolls is quite high, but the curator there is also very interested in combat dolls, so there might be a chance that 'Chris' will pass the review."

“Just sign up.”

"Ah—that's right!" Luo Zhen patted his head.

If both can go, let the one with the higher price go, and for the one who can't go, use excuses like "something unexpected happened to the doll" to get away with it.

"Well, but my puppet is definitely not comparable to Master Yikui's."

Although Tianyin's words made sense, Luo Zhen knew that his puppet could not be compared with Yikui.

Talking to himself, Luo Zhen looked at Tianyin from the side.

Until now, he suddenly realized: I actually want Tianyin to join the puppet exhibition?

Tianyin herself is not a puppet.

Because cyborgs are also human.

But I have always assumed that Tianyin can go to the "Puppet Exhibition".

huh?

Luo Zhen felt his head was a little confused.

It took him a long time to react: Because... she really looks like a doll.

No, it's more perfect than a doll.

Perhaps, this is the perfect doll in people's minds.

Just like the anima theory.

Anima is the most perfect female image in every man's mind. Many men become more popular with men than ordinary women after playing or becoming women.

This is because they are not playing real women, but presenting the "anima" in their hearts.

Therefore, compared with real women, men who have transformed into women are more popular. This theory is also called "Anima Theory" in the current Internet age.

Dolls are imperfect.

Because puppets don’t know what people think.

They just exist here.

But the puppet played by the man is perfect.

It's not perfect just because it's perfect, but because this kind of doll reflects the image of the doll in people's minds. That's why it appears perfect.

"Amane...is she a puppet?"

He suddenly spoke.

Then Luo Zhen covered his mouth.

I actually asked...

"That's up to you."

"Ok?"

Unexpected answer.

"It depends on what you think."

"Myself..."

"Some people use people as tools, not as human beings; others treat puppets as compatriots, even calling paper figures their wives. So, it's up to you."

"This is philosophy." It does make sense.

"Well, because the puppet won't care. So, it's up to you."

……

I woke up in the middle of the night, dying, and wrote another chapter...

I was going to write this, but I fell asleep last night...

Squid Girl only occasionally mentions the supporting characters' roles, and if there are interesting plot points as time progresses, she will briefly mention them. Unless it is a relatively large plot point, she will leave it at the end. However, the story will not be explained clearly, so some of the details can only be found in the original work.

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Chapter 145 This is the gap between people

The meaning of puppets is given by humans.

Dead things do not care about the childishness of life.

Dead things have been here since the beginning.

And life is sublimated from dead things.

"The puppet doesn't care."

“But people care.”

“And this is what makes humans interesting.”

Simple answer.

But Luo Zhen actually felt a little guilty.

"Yes...yes."

His eyes were wandering and he seemed to be in a bad state.

I just thought I had some profound ideas, but now after hearing Tianyin's answer, I feel... so childish.

Yeah, the puppet doesn't care.

What matters is people.

Those so-called "philosophies" are nothing but ridiculous delusions of human beings.

Fortunately, I didn’t say it just now, otherwise I could really dig a hole and bury myself.

But...is Tianyin a real person...or...a Yin puppet?

Luo Zhen shuddered.

There are no ghosts or anything like that, but there are no puppets!

but……

The impression of that doll always lingers in Luo Zhen's mind.

After a quick farewell, Luo Zhen returned home.

Luo Zhen sent the registration information to the organizer.

Then he returned to his room.

There is also a robot in Luo Zhen's room.

But looking at this robot, Luo Zhen sighed.

——I am indeed still far from Master Yikui.

This is a semi-finished robot, made with the best materials on the market, and the skeleton has been completed.

But for Luo Zhen, who had seen the works of Kamishiro Yoshigumi and regarded him as an idol, this clumsy puppet was not worth mentioning at all.

Perhaps the quality of this doll is already very high-end in the market, but in the end it is just "the high standard of ordinary people".

Not crazy, not live.

Luo Zhen knew why.

Because the doll is very important to Luo Zhen. But if it is for his sister, he can give up his dream without hesitation, even to the point of being the complete opposite. He is not afraid of anything.

So...I can only look up to my idol.

but……

"The puppet doesn't care."