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[ah? iced coffee······. Well, what should I do… Ugh…]

A morning like any other day.

Entering the warehouse, Linda felt uncomfortable and stamped her feet.

When I turned on the light and entered, the girl who always rolled around in the corner to greet me… No, there was no wind-up doll.

No matter how much I rummage, there is nothing!

Even if you look inside the drawer where you usually hide, you can’t find it.

It wasn’t even under the bed.

It wasn’t even visible inside the cabinet.

Where did the huge magic stone that was connected to this guy go in the first place?

Although he was very playful and enjoyed hiding, it was normal for that large magic stone to be impossible to hide.

But where on earth is that big thing…?

Linda fell into a panic.

[Well, we have to connect to the federation network right away and find out… Ah! right! All of my sub-bodies were destroyed!]

Naturally, I tried to connect to other ‘bodies’ and realized that it was impossible.

Because Linda had a history of causing trouble to the alliance once, intranet access was completely restricted.

So how do I find him?

There was no other way.

I have no choice but to run with my feet and search.

[Master, please help me!]

Ah, why is the hardware performance of homemade wind-up dolls so poor?

Linda ran out of the warehouse and complained about the weight she felt every time she took a step, emitting emergency signals in all directions.

If it were the owner, he would hear this and come running right away.

[ah! You were in Palana…!]

So, is it at least 12 hours at the earliest?

Linda was devastated.

The motor that drives the leg seemed to be losing power.

Draken’s soul body was acquired through great effort, but is lost in vain like this?

I wonder how disappointed the owner would be if he found out about this.

Linda just wanted to cry.

Even though there were no tears because there were no tear ducts, the expression on the face was tearful.

Googoo googung!

“What’s going on? I even overused emergency signals that I had never used in my life.”

[······!?]

At that time, the space shuddered before my eyes, and a figure appeared, tearing it apart.

While running quickly, Linda bumped into Eugene and was thrown backwards, hitting her butt.

When I looked up, I saw Eugene holding out his hand with a worried look on his face.

Linda was dazed for a moment as if she were fascinated, then stood up holding his hand.

[Draken… Ah, ah. So, the magic stone containing Draken’s soul has disappeared! What should I do? What should I do? Because of my mistake, something that cannot be expressed in words is precious…]

“Try to calm down first.”

Eugene chuckled and grabbed Linda’s shoulder to calm her down.

Even Linda, who always seemed as calm as a machine, gets confused when her plans go awry like this.

It was somehow refreshing to see the non-machine side of the artificial soul.

“Are there any adverse reactions to the barrier?”

[There was none. The barrier was never broken, and there were no traces of anyone attempting to destroy it.]

“Then why is that your mistake? It’s a problem of boundary system.”

[That’s right…]

“I guess it was inevitable that you missed it. That guy must have escaped through space.”

[Yes, yes…?]

Linda froze in silence.

You split the space?

With the body of a wind-up doll…?

Although it may sound absurd, it is not impossible at all.

Although it is first used to store the soul, magic stones are substances that generate magical power.

If that magical power were used, it was theoretically impossible for even a wind-up doll to split space.

However, the wind-up doll was not originally designed to be able to use magical power.

It wasn’t even that someone had taught me how to use magic power.

So, does this mean that in addition to learning how to manipulate magical energy in a body that is difficult to shed even a single drop of magical energy, he also figured out how to cut into space?

Even when Linda thought of that possibility, she was confused because it seemed ridiculous.

Eugene was not agitated at all and just seemed aloof.

An expression as if something was coming.

Was Eugene expecting this?

“I guess I should chase after it.”

[Do you know where it is?]

“I just found out. I searched the entire world and it came out.”

[Could it be that the scope of that extreme has now encompassed the entire present world?]

Eugene responded to Linda’s awe-inspiring gaze with a smile.

In fact, it has been quite some time since the light of extremes was able to cover the entire world.

It was when Draken’s power almost overtook and stained the present world, so quite a bit of time had passed.

However, there was no need to announce this fact to the outside world.

Doesn’t this sound like the whole world is being inspected by Eugene?

In fact, the extreme light was far from a temple as it only looked at the essence of things.

Eugene didn’t expect people to understand that.

‘If I were to be specific, it’s the concept of keeping your vision bright.’

Although the field of view is different from the field of view normally seen with the eye.

At least it was possible to identify what was in that location.

That’s why Eugene used it to check if there was anything dangerous nearby just before he tore through space and leaped.

“I’ll go and come back.”

[master.]

“Why are you looking at me with such a wistful expression?”

[I don’t know if it’s okay for me to dare say this, but… I hope you don’t punish that child too heavily…]

After kissing her lips for a while, Linda makes a request rather than a request.

Eugene immediately realized Linda’s intention.

Even though I knew that he was someone I would have to get rid of whenever something went wrong, I inadvertently became attached to him.

Wasn’t it actually thanks to Linda that he learned how to leap through space?

Eugene brushed away Linda’s disheveled hair while thinking such nonsense.

“There’s probably nothing for you to worry about. I’ll bring it right away.”

[yes! Please!]

With those words, Eugene leaped through space and disappeared.

Linda, left alone in the desolate field, slowly broke down.

It was because the motor in the leg had reached the end of its life.

Linda put her hands together and began to pray, just like humans do.

.

.

.

I took a step.

However, there is no feeling of contact with the soles of the feet, and the legs just float in the air.

The place we arrived at, holding Mijeong’s hand, was a world of darkness.

But it’s not all darkness.

Stars shine occasionally.

When you turn your head, you will see a beautiful panoramic view of the Milky Way.

And when we turn around, the planet we left behind appears small in space.

‘I can’t breathe.’

The air is cut off, but it doesn’t really matter.

Because the air on Earth was compressed and confined within a barrier.

I think I can last about 10 minutes with this.

I expand the barrier to a size that can fit two people, Mijeong and I.

Then, Mijeong lets out the breath she had been holding.

Blood demons don’t need to breathe oxygen, right?

Putting aside my doubts for a moment, I head towards the large magic stone waiting for me.

“What are you doing here?”

[······.]

A wind-up doll crouching down and looking back at me.

I was shocked and surprised at that face.

It definitely looks the same as the guy I saw before…

It feels completely different.

Should I say that it feels as if I have become a different person?

[He jumped out. I was so out of breath.]

“······.”

A completely different way of speaking.

It’s completely different from when I spoke like a child who had just learned a language.

Has the soul been changed?

However, the essence revealed by the light of the drama was no different from then.

“You’re out of breath?”

[I remembered everything. It’s so painful to think that I almost destroyed this world… First, I ran away.]

“Do you mean memories from the time when you were a dimensional body?”

[Dimensional body······. If that’s the name you used to call me back in my time of ignorance, then yes. right.]

It’s so outrageous.

The expression was so cute that I got scolded for holding back my laughter.

The tone in which he spoke was so serious that I couldn’t help but laugh.

[I didn’t understand it before… Why on earth does everyone hate me? Am I the only one who hates it? Why are you using evil against me just to leave me alone…? But now I understand. I, I… almost destroyed such a beautiful civilization…]

“······.”

[Not everyone was like me. I just approached you because I was happy to see you… I never imagined that it would be a collection of personalities so small that my very existence would be considered a disaster…]

“Why did you try so hard to approach us in the first place?”

[······Because I was lonely.]

In the vast universe.

A guy muttering while looking at a planet shining alone.

For some reason, the eyes made of glass seem to be filled with wisdom.

loneliness.

In some ways, it is a natural and natural feeling.

None of us expected it.

Draken’s goal was not the destruction of this world, nor domination, nor anything else.

To be more precise…

It would be more correct to say that there was no purpose.

Just a lonely soul left alone in this universe.

Although it is a bit large and of high quality.

Other than that, he was a soul no different from us.

[If I had known, if I had known earlier… It would have stopped. If you knew why you were pushing me away, you would have backed off. But I don’t even know that… sorry. I am so sorry. I was wrong…]

Soon, the wind-up doll spreads its arms and makes a sobbing sound.

At that natural action, I hugged him without realizing it.

I hugged him tightly, reminding him that he was not alone.

“It’s okay if you have enough intelligence to feel guilty. If you have the sensitivity to feel shame, that is enough. Even if it’s just that much, we’ll be happy to accept you.”

[Thank you so much…]

What am I thankful for?

Accepted instead of killed?

Or did they do all sorts of things to escape the system?

I do not know.

I don’t know, but there’s one thing that’s certain.

“You are not alone anymore.”

Draken is no longer the final boss.