I love time travel the most!

"Senior Kobayashi?!"

When Sato Kazuma saw Kobayashi suddenly appear on the ground, he hurriedly came over and asked, "Kobayashi-senpai, you've traveled back in time?"

"Well, I'm back."

Kobayashi sat up, leaning back slightly, and asked, "Sato-kun, how long have I been gone?"

"Less than 10 minutes."

"Really? Is the flow of time about the same?"

His biggest worry was the flow of time. Since different worlds might have different flow rates, it was very likely that by the time he traveled back, Sato Kazuma and the others would have already defeated the Demon King.

"No way, absolutely impossible."

Kazuma Sato stated that it was absolutely impossible for a few problem children like them to defeat the Demon King.

"I was really surprised that Senior Kobayashi had made progress in such a short time."

"……what are you saying?"

"Ok?"

The two looked at each other.

Kazuma Sato pointed to the container behind Kobayashi and asked in confusion, "Didn't Kobayashi-senpai bring this back?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaolin immediately turned around.

It turned out that he had been leaning against the outer wall of a shipping container, not the wall of the room.

Although it's called a shipping container, its design is somewhat like a vampire's coffin. In addition, there are many gears that resemble mechanisms floating on the surface, giving it a mysterious and technological feel, very much in the style of cyberpunk.

"What is this?!"

"Isn't this a local specialty we brought back?"

"certainly not!"

Kobayashi and Sato Kazumi exchanged questions while quickly moving away from the container. Even though they didn't know what it was, being careful was definitely the right thing to do.

But they forgot about the existence of a foolish goddess.

Aqua patted the box and said to the two cautious people, "Hey, tell me, how do we open this?"

"Wait...! What are you doing?!"

Kazuma Sato cursed, "Get away from it right now! It's dangerous, you idiot goddess!"

"Huh?! Stop calling me that stupid goddess all the time, you good-for-nothing Kazuma!" Aqua seemed very angry and slammed her hand hard on the box.

click!

A soft sound.

Aqua seems to have captured some kind of switch; the container begins to change shape after being hit.

"Ouch—! I told you not to move around! You stupid goddess!"

"It was an accident!"

"This is bad! This is bad! This is bad!"

Kazuma Sato cried out in alarm and grabbed Kobayashi, who was standing next to him. Aqua was also startled and quickly ran over to hide behind Kobayashi, peeking out from behind his shoulder to observe.

Xiaolin was initially quite scared, but seeing how scared the other two were, she herself stopped being afraid.

When the box was fully opened, no strange or terrifying creatures appeared inside.

Waited for a while.

Seeing that nothing strange was happening, the three cautiously approached.

Inside the shipping container was a beautiful young girl.

Screws, cylinders, wires, springs, gears—a multitude of mechanical parts surrounded her like flowers used as burial offerings.

The girl looks to be about 15 years old.

Her delicate features were as endearing as a porcelain doll, and her rare silver hair was as beautiful as silk.

Wearing a classic black dress, her slender limbs and cool-toned clothing made her exposed skin look even whiter and brighter.

The only regret was that her eyes were tightly closed.

If you open your bright and lively eyes, you will surely add a vibrant touch to the world.

"……who is she?"

"do not know."

Aqua replied softly, "Although I don't know who she is, she has no heartbeat, no breath, and no soul."

He gently stroked the girl's cheek in the box.

Compassionate, gentle, and full of holiness.

Kazuma Sato hurriedly stopped her: "Hey, don't move! What if she... wait, you said she doesn't have a soul?"

"Yes, she is deceased. So Kazuma, please keep your voice down and don't disturb her peace." At this moment, Aqua once again acted like a goddess.

To prevent her from turning into a zombie, they have even begun to inscribe magic circles, preparing to purify her with holy divine power.

However, Kobayashi suddenly spoke up:

"She is not human."

Aqua's movements froze instantly.

"Hey, Aqua..." Kazuma Sato looked at the goddess speechlessly, "What was wrong with you just now? What were you pretending to be, goddess?"

"She's a goddess!"

"Ha, 'Goddess'."

"Well."

Kazuma Sato's sarcastic remarks caused real harm to Aqua. She pouted and glared at Kobayashi with teary eyes, seemingly blaming him for not letting her show off her skills.

Little did she know that she was the one who made the mistake.

Kobayashi closed his eyes and used his skill to investigate, discovering that the girl inside the box was not made of flesh and blood, but rather composed of gears.

Just like the scenes he saw as he traveled the world.

"She is a mechanical doll."

"Really?!"

Kazuma Sato was shocked.

He had never seen such a lifelike doll.

“Sato-kun, I don’t know what you’re thinking, but it’s definitely not what you think.”

"I understand, I understand. I will absolutely not touch Kobayashi-senpai's doll. I have very principles."

You know nothing.

Judging from his lewd expression, it's definitely a misunderstanding.

"Hey, come quick, come quick, look!" Aqua called out to the two of them, pointing at the doll girl and exclaiming, "Look, they really are all gears!"

Ok? ? ?

Before she knew it, Aqua had turned on the doll girl.

literal meaning.

They really opened her up, revealing her intricate internal components.

"What are you doing, you idiot Aqua!"

Water Splash Jump + Iron Head Kick

Enraged, Kobayashi leaped from the doorway, covering a distance of 3 meters, and slammed his head hard into Aqua's forehead.

"It hurts so much—!"

Aqua clutched her forehead in pain.

Xiaolin relentlessly pinched her smooth cheeks: "Why did you open her up, you idiot!"

"It hurts so much! I just want to fix her!"

Aqua cried, "Look, when something that needs repair appears before your eyes, don't you feel a strong urge to fix it?"

"Are you serious? You're the goddess of water, aren't you?! You should know what happens when water and iron come into contact, right?! Even a child would know that!"

Xiaolin rubbed it with even more force.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Aqua immediately begged for mercy, looking aggrieved, "But I really wanted to help you fix her."

Xiaolin doesn't deny her good intentions, nor does she doubt her many talents besides her job as a goddess, but given her somewhat dim-witted and impulsive nature, her good intentions often end up causing trouble.

Especially her inherent bad luck, which can really ruin the doll girl if you're not careful.

But we can't just leave it unattended.

After thinking for a moment, he sighed and said, "There's no other way. You're telling me to do it, is that alright?"

"Um……"

Aqua rubbed her swollen cheeks and nodded in agreement.

"Sato-kun... wait, where are you going?"

"I'll go wait outside first."

After the doll girl was opened, Kazuma Sato very gentlemanly turned his back and walked towards the door: "I told you, I would never lay a hand on Kobayashi-senpai's doll, so I'm leaving here."

Why are you trying to look cool at this time?

And as I said before, she's a mechanical doll, not a lifelike doll. You've really misunderstood!

Xiaolin really wanted to complain, but she held back.

After Kazuma Sato closed the door, Aqua officially began instructing Kobayashi to repair the doll girl.