I love time travel the most!

My fingers were moving erratically on their own.

Just then, a girl's voice came from the doorway: "Master, what's wrong... peeping tom?!"

The girl with long silver hair changed her expression immediately upon seeing Kobayashi beneath Hanayagi Shoko. She rushed over and spread her arms like a mother hen to block the man's view.

But her slender figure couldn't hide the broadness behind her at all; in fact, because she had her arms outstretched and her chest was wide open, Kobayashi could see her completely.

Hanayagi Shoko, standing behind him, reminded him, "Irori, you've been seen naked."

"Eh……?"

Irori looked at her completely exposed body, then at Kobayashi who was staring straight at her, and her face instantly turned bright red.

I thought she would let out a shy scream and squat down, but she just crossed her arms and stubbornly stood in front of Hanayagi Shoko. However, while her eyes revealed shyness, she also glared fiercely at Kobayashi.

They're really loyal.

It would be impolite to stare any longer... Although Kobayashi kept telling himself this, he just couldn't control his eyes.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

It was only when another young girl suddenly appeared from behind that the awkward situation was broken.

Irori raised her fist and said to Hanayagi Shoko, "As expected, there's a peeping tom here! Even in the sacred land of mechanics, there are people like this! Master, let me take care of him..."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get it wrong." Kobayashi interrupted her slander, saying, "I was here first. If anyone's spying, it's you guys."

"Varied……!"

"And you guys seem to be more than just voyeurs, you're exhibitionists too."

Kobayashi's words truly hurt Irori, leaving her speechless for a moment.

Hanayagi Shoko said, "Come on, let's soak in the hot springs. Isn't that why we came here?"

"Owner!"

"Hey kid, mind soaking in the hot springs together?"

Ignoring Irori's anxiety and tension, she asked Kobayashi if she could agree.

Kobayashi, however, said nonchalantly, "This isn't my private hot spring, and there's no sign saying mixed bathing is prohibited, so it's up to you whether you stay or not. Of course, I really hope you can stay."

Since Ryuu will be back later, she can talk to Hanayagi Shoko about the collaboration.

Irori misunderstood, and exclaimed, "As expected! Master, we can't..."

"Then we won't be polite."

"Owner?!"

Irori was dumbfounded when she saw Hanayagi Shoko walk into the hot spring pool and sit opposite Kobayashi.

Little Purple beside her cheered and jumped into the hot spring with a splash. She even played the role of a floating corpse.

Neither of them spoke during the exchange.

Irori kept her eyes fixed on Kobayashi, as if wary of him doing something strange, while Kobayashi also kept his eyes glued to the three beauties with different charms, giving his eyes a very comfortable treatment.

He would never have done this before.

But whether he had become corrupted or led astray by some sadistic man who believed in gender equality, he now only wanted to appreciate this hard-won scene.

Unlike the nervous Irori, Hanayagi Shoko appeared very relaxed, even having the leisure to ask Irori to pour her a drink.

Seeing that Xiaolin had no wine, he asked, "How about it? Want a drink too?"

"Thank you, but no need. My waiter has already gone to get it... Oh, she's back."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Liu Zi appeared beside Xiao Lin.

The silver-haired girl kneeling there was unusually conspicuous, but she made no other moves. Instead, she poured wine for Kobayashi with dignified manners and elegant demeanor, without saying a word, yet she attracted everyone's attention.

Irori was even a little nervous and quickly stood in front of Hanayagi Shoko.

Kobayashi was incredibly skilled at using these subtle tricks to subtly reveal his abilities and shock his opponents. Seeing their expressions of shock, excitement, or curiosity made him feel cheerful.

After staring intently at Ryuu, Hanayagi Shoko slowly asked, "She is... a doll?"

“That’s right.” Kobayashi said to them with a bit of pride, “Let me introduce you, this is my proud waitress, Ryuu.”

Having confirmed her suspicions, Hanayagi Shoko's gaze towards Ryuu was now strange.

This is a hot spring, so we can see Ryuu's entire body clearly. Her appearance, movements, and expressions are quite similar to those of an ordinary human.

It's just as good as the dolls she makes.

"It's a good doll."

"Right."

Kobayashi seemed very happy to receive recognition.

Then she also praised them, saying, "Your dolls are quite good too; you can't tell they're dolls at all from their appearance."

"Hmph, after all, they are also dolls I'm proud of." Hanayagi Shoko took a sip of sake with a smug look on her face.

"I have to admit that he deserves to be called the number one in the field of bionic dolls. I'll just have to acknowledge his extraordinary skill."

"...Oh? You know me?"

"Who doesn't know the famous Hanayagi-sai Glass?"

Building rapport starts with mutual compliments.

Hanayagi Shoko was very pleased with Kobayashi's tactful remarks, and her smile softened considerably.

She had told Akabane Raishin that she was going to look for humans who could use magic soon, so that's probably why she recognized her. After all, it would be easy to associate a stranger appearing in the academy with her.

This is not the case.

Akabane Raishin, deeply engrossed in his cram school studies, had completely forgotten about the matter, which is why he was so surprised when he met Hanayagi Shoko.

Kobayashi's high EQ response was entirely a matter of improvisation, while he was inwardly complaining that this supposedly prestigious Royal Academy of Kiki was indeed a public toilet, where anyone could come and go as they pleased.

"Then, I heard that you specifically asked Reijin to see me. What was your purpose?"

"What purpose could there be in seeking out the number one person in the field of bionic dolls?"

Kobayashi's rhetorical question, coupled with the presence of Ryuu beside him, made his intentions self-evident.

To be honest, Hanayagi Shoko was also very interested in Ryuu.

As the leading figure in the field of androids, she had never heard of anyone being able to create a female android that was comparable to Setsukyokuka, so it was impossible for her not to care.

"Moreover... Ryuu's puppet technology is different from that of this world, absolutely, absolutely... capable of overturning your understanding."

"You're confident."

"of course."

Kobayashi's confident demeanor stirred a sense of antagonism in Hanayagi Shoko.

After all, she was the first person to create a bionic doll, and it was impossible for her to overturn her understanding. So, her gaze towards Kobayashi became sharp and dangerous.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

however--

"Oh no! There's something underwater! Ugh!" Irori suddenly exclaimed, then crossed her arms over her chest and crouched down to hide in the water.

Xiao Zi asked curiously, "I can't see or feel anything, so what is it... ah!"

She seemed to have been attacked, and quickly hugged her arms and squatted down.

"Could it be a sophisticated, covert magic trick?"

"But a magician who can fool me... Ah!"

Hanayagi Shoko was slightly startled, but then she also made the same gesture as when she was attacked.

Then, all three of them turned their gazes to Kobayashi.

"……Eh?"

The innocent man blinked, wondering why he had been wrongly accused for no reason.

Hanayagi Shoko demanded, "Boy, you wouldn't have been so audacious as to do something so outrageous to me, would you? I'm getting angry!"

"No, no, no, how could that be?"

Kobayashi waved his hand, indicating that he disdained to do so.

Unfortunately, it was completely unconvincing.

To prove her innocence, Kobayashi activated her sensory abilities to investigate who was behind it all.

The spiritual power, like a pair of gentle hands, casually explored the hot spring, and the three women cried out in unison as if struck by lightning.

With his eyes tightly closed, Kobayashi really wanted to praise him, saying, "He truly deserves to be called the number one in the world of bionic dolls; the level of completion is just too high!"

But now is not the time to talk about these things; we need to clear our names as soon as possible.

As the senses continued to capture and converge, they finally locked onto a strange entity that resembled magic but was not magic, and was also very weak, as if its life force was about to be exhausted.

Just as Kobayashi was about to grab it, Irori couldn't stand the sensation that kept roaming over her body.

"Ah, ah—!"

She screamed and activated her magic, a suction force bursting from her body. The heat was instantly absorbed, and the hot spring pool instantly froze into ice.

Kobayashi fled quickly, but was interrupted at the last moment and failed to catch the unknown entity.

Looking at the completely frozen hot spring, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and early summer instantly turned into winter.

Kobayashi raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but praise, "Amazing!"

"You're awesome too."

Hanayagi Shoko also praised it.

However, her gaze, which had been fixed on Kobayashi, shifted slightly downwards.

"Right!"

Kobayashi smiled smugly.

Without any shyness, she took the bath towel handed to her by Liu Zi, wrapped it around her body, and shook her head regretfully.