Evolution of a Girl

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Chapter 100 Puppet's Eyes

"Otonashi, please go to class for me today. I don't want to go because school is starting now."

Otonashi 002, who plays the role of Tianyin, is lying lazily on the bed at this moment.

The real Amane was standing nearby as Otonashi 001.

Otonashi 002's AI is more like a normal girl. But that's just the appearance. There's no ghost inside Otonashi 002; the soulless shell is merely an imitation.

Today is the first day of school, and Amane must go to the town. However, Amane, played by Otonashi 002, does not want to attend the opening ceremony, so she sends "Otonashi 001" over.

"Yes, Miss." Tianyin nodded.

She will play the role of "Amane" as Otonashi 001 and attend the opening ceremony.

The middle school uniform is a sailor suit. After Tianyin changed into the sailor suit, she picked up her small schoolbag and prepared to leave.

"great progress."

Yikui watched Tianyin leave.

He fell into deep thought.

The appearance of a human, the appearance of a puppet, the appearance of a human played by a puppet.

The appearance of life, the appearance of death, death disguised as life.

Tianyin learns very quickly.

Tianyin’s understanding is very strong.

Therefore, what she needs to learn and understand is not ordinary knowledge. She needs to understand the reason for the existence of life.

Although life and matter disguised as life appear to be the same, they are actually different.

She doesn't understand anything, and only I can enlighten her.

The train arrived in the town.

Although it is not as remote as the Puppet Village, the town is not actually very prosperous.

After all, it is a remote area close to Tokyo.

Maybe Tokyo was a good place a few decades ago, but in this era after World War III, Tokyo is nothing but a ruin.

"Good morning, Tianyin!" Tianyin met two classmates as soon as she arrived at school.

They are classmates Kotoha Saginomiya and Yui Kikuchi.

"Good morning." Tianyin greeted the two.

Although Tianyin developed quickly, she also skipped a grade to attend junior high school, so she is still the smallest in the class.

Saginomiya Kotoha and Kikuchi Yui are not from the town either, but from the natural village next door. However, that village is slightly more developed than the Puppet Village and has a larger population.

Tianyin's understanding of them was limited to this. Because usually, it was Otonashi 002 who went to class in her place, and they saw Otonashi 002 more often than they saw themselves in person.

To Tianyin, the two were just strangers who had rarely met each other.

But they seemed to be somewhat familiar with "Tianyin".

Kikuchi Yui looked at Tianyin and seemed to feel that something was wrong.

"Kotoha, do you feel that Tianyin is acting strangely today? He doesn't feel the same as before."

"Hmm..." Qin Ye looked at Tian Yin and suddenly noticed something was wrong. "I remember Tian Yin didn't speak when he greeted us just now."

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Kikuchi Yui suddenly felt the source of her discomfort.

"Hmm... I remember that you have a lot of Otoko puppets like you at home, right?" Yui suddenly thought of something and grabbed Tianyin's collar. "The sound seems to be coming from here!"

"You even came to the opening ceremony with a fake body. You're still lazy as always." Qin Ye complained.

Hmm... Otonashi 002's character, Amane, was indeed quite lazy, but that was just a disguise to avoid being exposed. However, it left a similar impression on the students.

"Hey, hey, hey, it can't be that it's not even remote control, they really just sent an automatic doll over!" Yui pinched Tianyin's face.

——Indeed, from Tianyin’s point of view, both parties were strangers, because the “Tianyin” they knew was actually Otonashi 002.

And now he is playing the role of Otonashi 001 who has become Tianyin.

As soon as he had this thought, Tianyin felt a strange emotion spreading in his mind.

"This is Otonashi 001, reporting in on behalf of his master." Tianyin spoke.

"Ah, it's really fake! Tianyin is really that lazy!" Yui complained.

"Well, please help us hide it. It's hard to tell from the outside anyway." Qinye spoke. They no longer paid attention to Tianyin, but treated Tianyin as a Otoko puppet.

But Tianyin felt it was very strange. This kind of self-denial was just like when he had a breakthrough in his Kurong Zen.

It's a very... strange feeling.

She followed the two into the school. Although she was self-denying, Tianyin did not feel silent, because at this moment, she was "Otonashi 001" who pretended to be Tianyin.

After the report, Tianyin returned home.

Saginomiya and Kikuchi kept complaining and wanted to scold Tianyin.

After arriving home, Tianyin changed into her daily kimono, while Otonashi 002 started a video call with her classmates.

"Eh? School trip? I don't want to go. I'd rather lie down than sit, and I'd rather sit than stand..."

"Huh? You don't want your doll to replace you again, do you?! Let me tell you, your doll is stupid and will be exposed in no time!" It was Yui Kikuchi on the other end of the phone.

"Ah, such a troublesome matter..."

Otonashi 002 looked at Amane.

Tianyin was a little surprised.

Because according to the design of AI, the other party should not have this kind of feedback at this time.

"Kukuku, if you don't come, I will reveal the fact that you didn't go to school!" Yui Kikuchi gave a sinister smile.

"Ah, alright, alright, go, go, can't I go?!" Otonashi wailed.

Then she hung up the phone and continued to lie down.

"Really? They're all like this. Why do I have to live such a tiring life when I could just be a salted fish..." Otonashi complained.

Tianyin continued to do housework.

This experience has never been experienced before.

Although she is Tianyin, she is now a puppet, and the real puppet has become herself. Even if she wants to be herself, she can only play "herself" and not her real self.

But, my heart was beating fast.

Of course, Tianyin's heart couldn't beat so irregularly, but she did feel a throbbing sensation.

Whenever he takes off his puppet shell, his human nature returns and remains with the Puppet God.

In this sense, Otonashi 002 is indeed more like a human.

"Soon……"

Tianyin looks forward to the next Puppet Festival.

If I continue to keep the last of my humanity within the puppet shell, I will surely become a true puppet...

Tianyin wanted to hurry up.

Because... there is not much time left.

……

Sixth!

And more and more!!!!!!!

Woohoo!

Today, I am invincible!

Chapter 101 Girl’s Heart

When he woke up, Tianyin was sitting beside the bed.

Shendai Yikui slowly sat up.

The memories in my brain gradually connected.

It's another year of puppet festival.

The number of people attending this year's Puppet Festival is increasing.

It was as if it had really become a festival. As the domestic situation stabilized, the number of people participating in the Puppet Festival increased compared to before.

If the Puppet Village wasn't located in a remote area, there would probably be even more people.

At the end of the Puppet Festival, he lost control and fell into a coma.

Late stage of electronic cerebral sclerosis.

There is no hope.

Shindai Yikui had already understood this a few years ago.

By that time, clinical treatments had already emerged.

Kamishiro Giku had already heard about it before Kusanagi Motoko told him.

However, Kamishiro Yikui's illness has reached the middle and late stages. Although it can be cured, it will be impossible for him to become a puppeteer at that time.

So Kamishiro Yoshikuni refused.

Life is coming to an end.

Maybe another year.

Maybe another two years.

Maybe only a month left.

He looked towards the head of the bed.

Tianyin sat there, eyes slightly squinted, as if she was sleeping.

After junior high school, Tianyin skipped a grade again and went to high school.

He gently grabbed Tianyin's hand.

Tianyin woke up: "Dad!"

"Tianyin."

Yikui spoke.