Evolution of a Girl

"...Well, I wonder if you're familiar with Master Yikui's work, 'Liuli'..."

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Chapter 177 The Past

"Did you know that Kamishiro Gikui once had a wife and daughter?"

"know."

"Then do you know the names of the wife and daughter?"

"Mr. Yikui's family seems to rarely show up, and few people know their identities. I only heard the news."

"Then you must not know that Kamishiro Gikui's daughter was called 'Ruri'. Kamishiro Ruri."

"——!!!"

I understood it in an instant.

Facts that were unclear before now seem understandable.

"In other words, the doll was actually named after his daughter..." Everything seemed to make sense.

Because of his daughter's death, he was disheartened and lived in seclusion.

After that, he adopted a daughter named Tianyin, and then began to make new dolls...

Luo Zhen felt as if he had understood the facts.

But it still feels a little subtle.

"That's what you think..." The voice on the other end seemed to find it quite interesting.

"how?"

"Well, that's not a big deal," the voice said. "Even if you ask me more, I can't answer you. This is all I can say."

"Thank you so much."

In any case, it was incredible news.

As for the rest, I’ll have to find a way to investigate it myself.

Hang up.

Roppongi Ayame showed an amused smile on her face: "Your brother actually investigated the affairs of the Giant Company."

"Will my brother be in danger?" Chunxiang was a little nervous.

"Nothing. Even though the messages were deleted by Juqing, it didn't actually have much of an impact. I'm just a little curious why he would be interested in something like this."

"The puppeteer Kamishiro Gikui is my brother's idol. I guess he heard about this from somewhere recently." Haruka was still sitting in a wheelchair, but this was not a hospital, but Ayame's private villa in Roppongi. "Sister Ayame, is there something wrong with this?"

"I see." Ayame nodded. "Although I'm not very interested in the dolls themselves, I have heard rumors about them."

"Sister Ayame, Haruka, supper is ready." The person who came in was Tokimi Horikawa, she was wearing a nurse's uniform, or rather, a nurse-style latex tights.

But it is actually an exoskeleton system, the same model as Nanali's, but with the latest technology, it is even stronger.

"Thanks, Tokimi-chan~" A finger gently brushed across the other person's face. Roppongi Ayame took a glass of red wine and continued, "If we want to talk about 'Ruri', we have to start with Ghost. In this world, there is a disease where a person's self-awareness gradually declines and fades. Such people are usually able to do things that others cannot do, and they are geniuses in certain areas, or have some special talents. As far as I know, the military has a group of such special personnel who are engaged in specialized interactions."

"And Kamishiro Gikui's wife seems to have a similar genetic disease, but it's more severe... Well, to put it simply, if the disease strikes, the ghost will gradually dissipate. Perhaps memories and other things will remain, but by our current definition - that person, no, that 'thing', can no longer be considered a human."

Without Ghost's body, he would be a corpse. Even if he was still alive, he would be a vegetative state that would never wake up.

"Could it be..."

"I don't know the specifics. I just heard that Shendai Yikui, wanting to save his daughter, had a series of conflicts with Juqing and was eventually kicked out."

"I see." Haruka nodded.

"Of course, that's all I know about JuQing. If you ask me about the biological industry, I might know more."

Biotechnology is also very developed in this world. Various genetic modification technologies are very practical, and organ rejection reactions and the like can mostly be eliminated.

Biotechnology actually has a great advantage in medical field now, and that is... it is cheap.

If most of a person's body is replaced with a prosthesis, the person's heart may become unable to function. In this case, a series of organs including the heart may also need to be replaced with a prosthesis.

Maintaining prosthetics is a huge expense. While the human body's hardware automatically updates and repairs, prosthetic hardware requires manual maintenance. Therefore, users of prosthetics need routine annual inspections, and full-body prosthetics can be even more troublesome.

Although the flesh and blood body is weak, due to the high cost-effectiveness, most families will not carry out large-scale prosthetic modifications unless they have no other choice.

...It costs money!

"Come to think of it, your brother Haruka is actually quite interesting." Roppongi Ayame seemed to be interested in Haruka's brother as well.

"Well, although I'm a little overprotective and a little silly..." Haruka didn't seem very happy.

"Okay, but let's put this aside. We're here for a vacation and recuperation, girls."

After saying this, Changpu changed the main light in the room to a small, soft yellow light.

"Enough of the small talk, it's time for us to go to bed. The night is still long~"

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"call……"

Luo Zhen finished talking with his sister and turned back to look at Tianyin.

He is now considering the subsequent battle with Tianyin.

"Tianyin, you and Liuli still have two games in the round, and you shouldn't meet again before entering the knockout stage. What do you plan to do?" Luo Zhen asked.

"Dialogue, I suppose," she said.

"dialogue?"

Luo Zhen was a little confused.

"But we need to strengthen it now." Tianyin added, "The current output is not enough."

"What should I do?" Luo Zhen felt as if he could show his skills.

"Nothing to do, just a slight adjustment to the resistance design."

"what?"

Resistance design?

"Wait a minute, your prosthetic body has such a design?!"

"Well, the limiter. Now, it's not necessary."

There are many limitations on the puppet's shell, which are limiters prepared for the purpose of cultivating the puppet.

But Tianyin judged that these restrictions were no longer necessary at this moment.

"That Liuli is the last doll your father made before he retired," Luo Zhen said.

"That was a failure. So, it's a puppet."

It feels a bit incoherent.

After arriving at the residence, Luo Zhen continued to investigate what happened that year.

He was really curious.

At this time, Tianyin walked to the sofa, sat down, and placed his hands on his knees.

The quiet doll sits here silently.

Just like she always was.

But Luo Zhen felt that the girl seemed to have really fallen asleep this time...

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Update desu~!

Chapter 178 When a puppet desires to become a human, it is no longer a puppet

——I haven’t had a dream for a long time.

because.

Dolls don't sleep.

During that long night, the doll just sat quietly.

When I woke up, I felt warm.

The body cannot be controlled.

But it doesn't matter.

Because in this dream, she was just a quiet observer.

Just as Lai Jin was observing herself in the past, she was also observing the things in front of her in this dream.

She was a girl with extremely high talent.

The girl inherited her father's genius talent and has been very smart and sensible since she was a child.

She doesn't spend much time with her family because her father is always busy.

But even such a father always makes time to be with me.

But there is still a little jealousy in my heart.

Am I still not as good as those puppets?

Although it is indeed very beautiful.

Then, the girl came into contact with kendo.

He wielded a katana for the first time.

That feeling... is wonderful.

The battle with the puppets is awesome.

Fighting with my father's puppet is even more fun, because it feels like I'm working with my father.

very funny.

However, the girl always had a wish in her heart.

Want to be with family.

Go to the beach.

Go see the sunrise.

Go enjoy the warm sea breeze.

However, that is a dream that can never come true.

When I woke up again, it was already morning.

A very short yet very long dream.

A very long yet short dream.

But, I could feel that soft emotion. It was like a dream.

"Well, good morning."

Luo Zhen just woke up.

However, he still had two thick dark circles under his eyes, and he didn't sleep well that night.

"Ah."

Tianyin opened the windowsill and looked outside.

The weather is very good today.

Luo Zhen also walked to the windowsill. The scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling window was the ancient charm of Kyoto.