Collapse Iron: I'm a Succubus in the Universe

Upon hearing Qiong's words, Clara hurriedly waved her hand.

“No, if Mr. Schwarz sees her… I mean, Clara is alright now, she can walk over by herself.”

Although it was a bit of a pity, Qiong still went to Swallow's place with Clara.

"By the way, this little guy's name is Pascal. Say hello to your big brother, Pascal."

"You... okay, I... card."

Although the language module was still not fixed, Qiong could still understand the meaning of the sentence; it was probably a greeting to herself.

Chapter 80: Big Brother is also Clara's family!

Before long, the two of them and the machine returned to Schwarzrod. Thanks to Clara's efforts, the repair work had been successfully completed.

"Scan reveals an abnormality in Clara's body; you are injured."

Upon meeting, Schwarz immediately noticed Clara's unusual behavior, and Clara seemed to realize something upon hearing this.

Her rosy cheeks flushed bright red, and her tone became somewhat shy.

“It’s alright, Mr. Schwarz, it’s all over now. Big brother treated my wound…”

"Yes, thank you, outsider."

"It's nothing, it's what I should do."

Qiong waved her hand, feeling that the topic was a bit awkward, so she took the initiative to bring up the matter of the little robot.

Pascal's repairs were indeed complete, but some parts were not yet back to normal; simply put, his brain was filled with unknown data.

This part of the data affected it, causing it to be unable to speak normally, but otherwise it's basically fine.

Schwarzko, however, felt that Pascal might still malfunction, and the probability was quite high, so he suggested that it be formatted and incorporated into the base network for unified management.

Clara understood this, but she felt it should be the last resort. Before that, she wanted to try other methods first.

Clara felt that Pascal and Schwarzkopf were somewhat similar in some ways, so she couldn't ignore them.

"Please give me some more time, Mr. Schwarz. Clara wants to continue the investigation with her older brother for a while longer. If there is really no progress, it's not too late to do so."

“I understand. I respect your wishes, Clara. In the meantime, I will ensure that this individual does not pose a threat to the personal safety or property of others.”

Schwarz always gave Clara's requests serious consideration, and Qiong spoke up again at this moment.

"Clara, what should we do now?"

"Well, actually, what we need to do is the same as before."

Clara was referring to finding a new casing, installing Pascal's core inside, and seeing if the hardware was compatible.

If the process goes smoothly, Pascal's language function can be restored.

So the two went to the mechanical graveyard again, and just like before, there were abandoned robots everywhere.

Before long, Clara discovered a "toothed wolf" type automaton, which appeared to have undergone some kind of modification and was an abandoned mechanical pet.

"It looks like it's lost its function, but big brother, please be careful when you get close..."

However, as soon as Clara finished speaking, the automaton on the other side suddenly moved, wielding its giant chainsaw and making a sound as it cut through the air.

"Oh no, it's still awake! Aaaaah!"

Qiong put his arm around Clara beside him, and her soft, petite body was pressed against his body as he hugged her tightly, then he stepped back.

"Big brother..."

"Clara, step back a little, I'll handle it."

For Qiong, a malfunctioning, nearly destroyed automaton was no match for him, and it soon ceased its actions again.

Clara then stepped forward and went to the automaton's side.

"Heave-ho, heave-ho..."

It made a very cute sound, and at the same time took out the core of the automaton and carefully put it back in place.

"Alright, now all we need to do is drag its outer shell back in."

"Let me handle this. Clara, you should rest first. By the way, are you even going to take over its core?"

"Yes, because its core is probably not completely destroyed yet, and there is a possibility that it can be repaired."

Clara nodded slightly in response to Qiong's question, indicating her approval. As far as she was concerned, she would not leave the problem unresolved as long as there was a possibility of repair.

“I can understand, it’s just like treating family to Clara.”

"Family... Yes, big brother is right! To me, they are all family... and big brother too!"

Clara spoke with a slightly shy expression, but her tone was very firm. Hearing this, Qiong couldn't help but smile and gently patted Clara's head.

"Yes, Clara is just as important family to me."

"Big brother... um!"

Clara's current affection level is 70%.

Perhaps because of these words, Clara became more open and friendly towards Sora, and even told him some of her little secrets.

For example, Clara has a special safe containing everything she collected in the lower levels, as well as core modules that can be repaired.

Clara tries to fix them every day, but she and Schwarzlo are still too slow.

"But Clara believes that everyone will be fixed someday... so we can't let our guard down, we have to work even harder!"

"What a good girl, Clara."

Clara is very happy to be praised by her older brother!

Clara's head was touched by Sora's hand again, and a look of enjoyment and shyness appeared on her face.

"But speaking of this, Hiluva should be able to help."

"Really? Clara can't wait!"

"Of course it's true."

Based on her understanding of Hilva, Qiong believed there was a high probability that she would come to help, especially since she was quite free at the moment.

Aside from continuing his own concerts and occasionally being called over to relieve his inner pressure, there's basically nothing else for him to do.

As for the mechanical shop business, Hiluva only runs it when she's interested; she spends most of her time researching her musical instruments.

Speaking of which, once the rifts around the city are cleared, Cocolia should be able to have some free time. Should I suggest it to Hilva then?

How about having them form a band and perform together? It seems like a pretty feasible idea.

While they were pondering this, the two returned to Schwarzro with the new mechanical shell.

After Pascal's shell was replaced, it went berserk again, but this time it simply ran away.

Clara became extremely anxious upon seeing this.

"Big brother, it's running towards Rivet Town! Let's hurry and catch up!"

Swallow originally intended to stop her and take over the matter, but after being persuaded by Clara and Sora, he chose to let go.

After all, this was part of Clara's growth, and Swallow supported her choice, stating that he would not intervene unless absolutely necessary.

"Thank you, Mr. Schwarz. Well... big brother, let's go!"

"Ah."

Qiong nodded slightly, and then the two followed the trail left by Pascal, but some time had passed since their conversation.

At their current speed, it would be difficult to catch up, so Qiong made a suggestion.

"Clara, do you want me to carry you? That would be faster."

"Yes, that's right. Then I'll have to trouble you, big brother."

Chapter 81 Big brother, don't do this suddenly, Clara will be scared...

After a slight hesitation, Clara nodded, since catching up with Pascal was the most important thing right now.

"In that case, Clara, come on up quickly."

As she spoke, Qiong squatted down in front of Clara, who then carefully stepped forward and climbed onto Qiong's back.

He felt the girl clinging tightly to his back, her barely visible contours incredibly soft.

To steady herself, Clara gently placed her hands on Sora's shoulders, while Sora grabbed her slender legs.

The delicate and elastic skin was so smooth and supple that Qiong couldn't resist kneading it a little longer.

"Um... Big brother, don't do this... Let's catch up first, okay? If big brother wants, Clara can... can..."

Clara was too shy to finish her sentence, but upon hearing this, Qiong immediately perked up.

"Ahem, Clara, hold on tight, we're leaving now."

After saying this, Qiong began to sprint at full speed and soon caught up with Pascal, but by then Pascal had already fallen to the ground again.

Clara, looking worried, dismounted from the back of the dome, while a patrol robot stood beside Pascal.

Furthermore, in its perception, Pascal had already been identified as a Rift Monster, which only made Clara even more puzzled.

However, before that, they had to stop the patrol robots that wanted to eliminate Pascal, which took some effort from Sora.

Clara was also puzzled by the fact that the patrol robot mistook Pascal for a Rift Monster.

After confirming that the core of the patrol robot codenamed Grizzly was intact, Clara first stored it away, and then transplanted Pascal's core into its body.

After all, the original machine was already scrapped, and Pascal's core was also very suitable for the "Grizzly" machine.

This time, the machine seems to be more compatible, and Pascal's language function has become complete, so you can ask it why it stole parts.

Pascal didn't hide this from Clara, but instead led the two to a place that explained why Rivet Town was always lit up.

It turns out that Pascal was the one repairing the town, which is why he stole the parts and hoped that someone could return to live in the town.

This place is Pascal's secret base for storing parts, and despite knowing this, many questions remain unanswered.

For example, why is Pascal considered a creature from a rift? Fortunately, there is still a lot of information available to look up.

This led to the discovery of numerous traces of human activity, as well as Pascal's diary, thus revealing the true nature of the events.

"Now everything makes sense."

After the incident in Rivet Town, Pascal's backup power system was activated, only to find that Rivet Town was deserted.

It decides to collect parts, repair the town, and wait for everyone to return, during which time Pascal develops self-awareness.

But for some reason, Pascal is frequently attacked by his own kind, because the automatons identify him as a Rift Monster.

Because it was frequently attacked by its own kind, the module was constantly damaged, and it eventually became a small robot that only knew how to collect parts.

Even with the help of Sora and Clara, she has only barely regained some self-awareness.

"Pascal, listen to Clara—stop collecting parts for now, just stay here and wait for us to come back and give you the next instructions, okay?"

"Pascal, got it! Okay, wait!"

Having temporarily dealt with Pascal's matter, Clara looked at the dome again, intending to go back and discuss it with Swallow.

"Okay, let's go back quickly then."

As Qiong spoke, she came to Clara and squatted down again. Upon seeing this, Clara's face flushed slightly.

"Um, big brother... we're not in a rush on the way back, so you don't have to..."

"Are you sure you don't need to, Clara?"

Qiong looked at Clara expectantly. After a brief moment of eye contact, Clara finally couldn't bring herself to refuse.

"Alright, then... thank you for troubling you again, big brother."

"No trouble at all, Clara is quite light after all!"

Qiong said with a smile, while waiting for Clara to climb onto his back again.

Just as Clara had said, there was no rush on the way back, so Sora deliberately slowed down.

"Speaking of which, it's so cold in the lower city, won't Clara's feet get icy?"

"Huh? No way, big brother isn't... Ouch!"

Halfway through her sentence, Clara suddenly cried out in surprise, then quickly lowered her voice, her face turning red.