Evolution of a Girl

The guide on the roadside was talking about the hundreds of years of history of the Puppet Festival, telling about people's worship and commemoration of those puppets since ancient times, and telling about the historical changes in modern society.

They spoke more professionally and carefully than the girl had ever heard before.

The detailed research and factual evidence are also very convincing, and the video materials released always make tourists exclaim in amazement.

But for the girl, the aura here was very far away from her.

The girl stopped.

In the distance is Grandpa Tanaka.

The maid robot supported him and walked forward, chatting and laughing with the old man next to him.

The atmosphere here seemed to make them feel comfortable.

The girl did not disturb them.

She watched the two old men disappear into the crowd.

The girl continued walking forward.

She didn't stop.

The breath of life hits you in the face, and a lively atmosphere spreads here.

Everything was like a dream.

But the girl's dream has ended.

Finally, the girl stopped.

That was the destination of her trip.

She boarded the last train to Xinbin.

……

The lyrics count towards the word count, but I wrote a little extra to compensate, so don't worry about it.

I spent two hours researching how to translate the lyrics, especially the last few sentences, which took me a long time to think about.

There are a lot of exaggerations in the Baidu lyrics, so I have tried to keep it simple here. Some words may not express the meaning. I am not familiar with Japanese, so please forgive me.

Nine o'clock... lying dead... go...

Chapter 104 Freshmen

Tokimi Horikawa is waiting for a new life.

This is Xinbin City.

Now the capital of Japan.

As the metropolitan university of Shinhama City, it is not the top one, but it is also an excellent university.

She is a sophomore this year and a member of the student union, so she was assigned to come to the station to greet a new classmate who is about to arrive.

"Kamidai Tianyin..."

She looked at the other party's information.

This student was supposed to have enrolled last year and should have been in my class. It was said that her written exam score was the highest in the entire school, and even nationally, it seemed like she was among the best. So the school was ready to admit her.

However, it is said that after this, she took a year off from school due to some unexpected events.

And she doesn't seem to be in good health...

"Ah - is that that?" She suddenly noticed a figure.

She was a girl wearing a black gothic-style dress.

She has long, delicate golden hair and eyes like sapphires.

However, after taking just two steps and finally seeing the face of the person coming, Horikawa Tokimi stopped.

"That's... the Otona puppet?"

The "Otonashi" series of dolls were very popular for a while before.

It seems that a terminally ill artist created it based on the prototype of his daughter, and because it is very beautiful, it became very popular for a while.

But this one is a little subtle.

The girl's arms and knees are exposed, and the ball joints are an old-fashioned style that even modern puppet dolls don't use.

Is this an old model doll?

Would it seem weird if I approached a robot right now?

"that--"

Ah, never mind! There are no other classmates anyway!

The "puppet" stopped and turned to Horikawa Tokumie, and only then did Horikawa Tokumie notice that there was a wide and thick collar around the other's neck.

"Hi?" she said.

However, Horikawa Tokimi discovered that the other person's face did not seem to move, and the sound came from the collar around her neck.

"Are you... Kamishiro Amane?" she asked tentatively.

"Indeed," Kamishiro Amane replied, "May I ask who you are?"

"Ah, my name is Horikawa Tokimi, and I'm a student council member at Shinhama Metropolitan University. I'm here to pick you up. Please be kind."

"No, this is it." The other party lowered his head.

"Your body?"

Horikawa Tokimi finally couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Hey, there was a fire and I suffered extensive burns, so I needed a replacement prosthesis... Well, my family was pretty tight on money, so I got an old, second-hand one."

The girl's expression didn't change at all.

Of course, it's a hard shell.

"Oh, sorry." Horikawa Tokimi felt like she had stepped on a landmine.

She finally understood why this classmate wanted to take a year off and why the student union sent her to receive him.

"Nothing, it's all in the past."

The other party's voice came from the collar.

Even Horikawa Tokimi's attention was attracted.

"This is a sensor device," Tianyin said. "It's an old-fashioned prosthetic. It wasn't originally developed for humans, so it doesn't have a body, a sound generator, or a receiver. This device has a camera, a microphone, and speakers."

"Oh oh." Horikawa Tokimi looked away in shame.

At first she thought the other party seemed to have some strange interests.

However, after knowing that the collar was the other person's eyes, ears and mouth, she realized how superficial she was.

"A country girl... well, we must let her feel the warmth of our big city!"

She originally planned to take him to school by bus, but she gritted her teeth and called a taxi.

"Well, how's the place you're staying at?" asked Tokimi Horikawa.

"Hi, no problem, someone kind enough has already bought it for me," she said.

"Oh, if you have any difficulties, you can come to our student union. If you have financial difficulties, we will also provide some assistance."

She got into the safe taxi, but Horikawa Tokumimi's heart was crying.

"Please don't worry, I will look for a part-time job next."

Perhaps because it was coming from the collar, the girl's voice was pleasant but sounded like a doll's.

Looking at Tianyin in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

She was a little stunned.

If you look at it from the perspective of a robotic body, it seems to be just an old-fashioned robot.

But if viewed from the perspective of a work of art, this exquisite doll seems to be full of appeal.

The girl's skin was a semi-hard shell, and while her face was realistic, a close look revealed it wasn't real. Such a head shell couldn't express anything, and those blue glass eyes, though decorative, were filled with an indescribable allure.

She was stunned for a moment...

"Since you want to work, why don't you come to my place?"

This was the voice that appeared in Tianyin's mind.

It was Lai Jin who spoke.

"No thanks. If I join some weird organization, won't my university studies be ruined?"

Tianyin's words left Lai Jin speechless for a moment.

Well, working for her and joining the military is the most likely option. But once you're there, getting out is probably impossible.

"Thank you anyway, Chris. Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to get the information so quickly."

"It's just a piece of cake." Although it's "Lai Jin", the personality is not considered as such. Of course, it's actually semi-shared. In order to distinguish it, she asked Tianyin to call her Chris.

After leaving the Puppet Village, Tianyin did not take off his shell.

Although she looks like an ordinary girl from the outside, there is actually a lot of secrets hidden inside this layer of clothes.

The bottom layer is a living metal film, which is a black, all-encompassing film that covers the entire body inside and out, sealing everything from the skin to the mucous membranes.

The second layer was the circulatory life support system, though this part had been adjusted by the puppet because Tianyin's metabolism was different from that of ordinary people. Even so, this layer also included various plug-body and bionic cavity systems. Considering Tianyin's body was mature, it also had unique systems for adults.

The third layer is a skin made of bioplastic, which is used as a base layer for the outer shell.

The fourth layer is the outer shell of the jointed human-shaped doll.

Incidentally, these eyes are not made of glass as Tokimi Horikawa believed, but sapphires.

"By the way, please accept the information." Tianyin passed a copy of the information to Lai Jin.

"What is this?" Lai Jin took it.

"This is a device prepared for your original body. Your body has been lying in the micro-machine. With this, you can get out." Tianyin said.

"Oh..." Lai Jin opened the gift package given by Tianyin.

Wait, that looks a little fishy...

"There's a lot of equipment in here?"

"Hey, Physiological Device."

"No, no, no, this has already gone beyond the scope of physiological devices. Who taught you this?"

"Eh, isn't it?"

……

Let me slow down today...

I can't bear it anymore Orz

Also, puppet play... ahem, the puppet route is in the first volume, and in the second volume, many other routes were considered, such as judo, painting, and hiding one's own limbs with high-output prosthetics and so on.

Everything is for a better future for mankind (serious face)

Chapter 105 Saito: Let me teach you what society is!

Saito is the military's ace sniper.

One of his hobbies is gambling.

But he doesn't like traditional gambling. He likes more exciting types of gambling.