episode_0024

“Arina is completely fixed?!”

Late at night, Domi, who was secretly called by Harmon, carefully went inside the maintenance shop without being noticed by others, to Harmon’s garden where no one can easily enter.

Harmon’s Garden.

People call this the empty space in the center of the garage, except for the two buildings where all kinds of mechanical equipment that Harmon researches and develops since the garage was built.

It was a famous incident where one of Harmon’s works scattered around here was thrown to a collector who liked it, and that collector used the power of the work to rise through the ranks and become an executive of the Guldari Guild.

A place where life-changing lottery tickets are plentiful and everyone wants to be invited.

That’s why it’s a place where if you step in without being invited, you’ll come out as a corpse.

However, Domi was not interested in Harmon’s works that were spread out there, so he headed to Harmon’s research building where Harmon had called Domi.

As they approached the research building, which was about twice the size of Harmon’s home, Harmon opened the door and welcomed Domi.

Since becoming the owner of the repair shop, Harmon has been telling people around him that his life has become more enjoyable, and it seems that this is indeed the case, as he is very different from the Harmon I saw before.

Her skin, which was always covered in dirt and oil, was clean and boasted a healthy, dark copper color.

Even his beard, which had grown haphazardly, was neatly trimmed, as if someone had taken care of it.

Unlike most people in this world who are worn out, injured, or sick, Domi was strangely overwhelmed by the sight of Hamon, who boasted of being the epitome of health.

‘This is what it means to be a successful man!’

Domi greeted Harmon with that thought in mind.

“Mr. Harmon! No, sir!”

“Okay. Just call me uncle.”

“Oh, yes! Sir! Are you saying Arina is completely fixed?!”

Harmon flinched at those words.

‘That’s right. That’s the name, not Shower.’

Harmon nodded his head in response to Domi, while using the device in his hand to send signals to the fake Undine.

The shower head is erased from the name section inside the fake Undine and Arina is registered.

‘Oh, I forgot.’

I almost made a mistake. I let Domi in like that, and Domi called Arina toward the shower, and as a result, the shower.

“I’m not Arina, I’m a shower.”

If only I had given the same answer.

‘Well, even if I get caught, I can just suppress the domi and get rid of them now.’

Thinking about it, it wasn’t really a big problem, so Harmon calmed his frightened heart.

‘But I want to use what I can, so I need to build relationships.’

With that thought in mind, Harmon made room for Domi, sat her down on the chair, and sat down on the other side, pointing to Areena.

“Okay, then let me explain the repair process first.”

Harmon displays a screen with a hologram.

There was an image of Undine, horribly beaten.

“Black.”

“… … .”

Harmon thought as he watched Domi, who didn’t notice anything strange and just grimaced as if it was horrible.

‘Okay, as expected. There’s no way he’d remember something that happened months ago so clearly. It’s not like he had a separate memory storage device implanted in his brain.’

The hologram Harmon displayed was a more serious version of Undine’s broken limbs.

Beyond simply being torn off, they also removed limb parts to make it seem as if they were not there, and they also depicted Undine’s body, which was otherwise intact, as if it had been broken, giving the impression that there had been major internal damage.

“As you can see, the condition was very serious. In particular, the problem was that too many parts were lost during the destruction.”

“… I see.”

“Yeah. I wanted to somehow fix that missing part. Nothing less than something of the same level would be able to withstand the humanoid’s output.”

Domi nodded, saying he understood why it took so long to fix it.

“The malfunction was also serious. First, the liquid-generating ability, which is the core of Arina, was damaged.”

“Huh?!”

Domi was shocked by those words.

“Next, the limbs. And the reaction circuitry is also badly damaged, so the reaction speed will be slower than before.”

After continuing his explanation, Harmon then showed the Undine repair process.

It was an object that was reborn through a repair process by appropriately mixing and matching the memories of Harmon dismantling, disassembling, and tasting Undine here and there. Naturally, the video was mostly filled with lies.

“This is the first repaired appearance. It was in this condition because artificial skin could not be made.”

Domi’s expression becomes difficult at the sight of Arina, with the metal exposed without any artificial skin on the repaired part.

“I tried a test run, but I couldn’t stand the humanoid’s output.”

Immediately after, Undine starts running, but her legs are destroyed and she rolls around roughly, with both of her arms being crushed.

“It became like this.”

“Ugh.”

“I had to find a stronger material. I repaired it several times using various materials like this. You know I brought in a lot of robot parts, right?”

“Yes.”

It’s a well-known fact that Harmon has been obsessed with collecting robot parts since he opened his garage.

“I studied robots and came up with a method to repair humanoids. It required much more delicate and advanced work and materials than regular machines.”

Robot.

In the past, robots were not exactly the pinnacle of technology, but in this era, robots are the ‘most useful and powerful weapon’.

In this world where the body is property, the value of a robot that allows you to make money while ensuring the safety of your body is indescribable.

Additionally, because it is human-sized, it has the advantage of requiring less fuel than some heavy equipment or cutting-edge devices.

“Thank you, sir. You did so much for us.”

Domi looked at Harmon with a moved expression and expressed his gratitude.

“But it’s still not perfect. Now Arina can move around somewhat like before.”

As he said that, Harmon showed the current Arena as a hologram.

“I made artificial skin and put it on, so it should look the same as before. Well, I couldn’t fix the broken maid outfit. It wasn’t just any ordinary outfit.”

“I see.”

“You buy the clothes and wear them later. Anyway.”

Hamon showing Undine in a maid outfit and Arina in a plain black cloth side by side.

“The difference is roughly this much.”

With those words, the two holograms began to move, and at first they seemed to be running at a similar pace, but in an instant, Undine abandoned Arina and began to move forward.

“This is a brief overview. Remember, at least you won’t be able to operate as before.”

“Yes. I was prepared for it.”

When Domi said that, Harmon nodded.

“But since it’s much stronger than a human, it’ll be useful if you give it a powerful weapon. And.”

and.

Harmon who secretly floats his luck.

“If you can get a humanoid somewhere, you could probably fix it with that.”

“Yes?”

Domi’s eyes light up at Harmon’s words.

“The reason I can’t fix it now is not because of my technical skills, but because of the materials. If I can get my hands on enough materials, it will be solved. The most certain way is to find a humanoid.”

“Can fix… Arina… .”

“Okay. Well, the choice is yours. Take her.”

“… … .”

Domi, who was looking at Arina, said.

“Arina. Come here.”

“Okay, master.”

Arina, who went to Domi’s side, smiled quietly and said.

“Long time no see.”

Domi was very happy to hear Arina, who was always expressionless, say this with a smile.

“Yeah! Long time no see! I’ll definitely fix you back to normal!”

Domi, who said that while holding Arina, expressed his gratitude to Harmon.

“Thank you, boss! Seriously! If I find something useful while working, I’ll give it to you, boss!”

“Okay. You have to earn money and live too.”

“Then I’ll sell it cheap! I’ll come back tomorrow to say hello!”

“Okay.”

After sending Domi and Arina away, Harmon linked up with Arina through his goggles to briefly check the situation.

“Hmm.”

Harmon, who was watching the screen where Domi was chattering while looking at Arina, disconnected and thought.

“Well, I don’t know if he’ll ask anything useful.”

Luck plays a huge role in this world.

This is especially true for humanoids.

Humanoids are usually located deep within the ruins, surrounded by formidable security facilities, as their value is valuable.

After many collectors risked their lives to enter such ruins and destroy each security facility, and after the long years of power weathered and rusted the facilities, they were destroyed.

The path that leads to the humanoid is barely open.

Only by accidentally discovering a relic in such a state and miraculously going to the deepest part and finding a humanoid that has survived intact by heaven’s grace can a person become the master of the humanoid.

Domi is a monster who has such luck in his hands at such a young age.

That’s why.

‘You never know. There might still be some luck left.’

Harmon was thinking of using Domi to get a new humanoid.

I don’t know if that will work or not.

‘Work hard, kid.’

Thinking like that, Hamon returned to his home and hugged Undine, who welcomed him.

“Should we put it behind us today?”

“Okay, master.”

Harmon, who sent Undine to bed first, checked Undine’s brain waves with a tablet.

‘There’s no change.’

Undine saw Domi, who had been hiding in the house as Harmon had ordered, come to the lab.

Harmon smiled in satisfaction as he confirmed that Undine welcomed and treated him without any change.

At least, in Undine’s mind now, Hamon was a more important ‘master’ than Domi.

I was so satisfied when I checked that.