It was the story of a distant world.
In that world, several powerful races fought each other for the throne of the One God. Magic, technology, and all sorts of powers intertwined, all for the sake of being the strongest and the highest honor.
No one knew how long the war had lasted. They only knew that the earth had been scorched and the sky was covered by endless ashes.
Even so, they did not stop to obtain the throne of the world's ruler. Everything was for the war, everything was for victory.
And yet, no one knew that under the flames of war, there was a race struggling on the wreckage of the land.
It was the humans.
They did not have powerful strength, long lifespans, and were not granted the right to fight for the throne. Even so, the humans gritted their teeth to survive amidst the bombardment. No one knew what kind of life the humans had lived before. They only knew that the current world was a world of war. Some races that they could not understand or imagine fought each other for something they could not grasp.
Why were the humans still alive?
What were they living for?
The scene was witnessed by a mechanical girl.
She could not understand. This destroyed world had lost the power to support the survival of living beings, so how did the humans survive?
She could not imagine why the humans did not give up even under such circumstances and persevered.
They clearly could not obtain the Star Cup and had nothing to do with the war.
The mechanical girl who was doubtful became curious. Conflicting thoughts and logic, which was why the connection had abandoned her. To a defective product, she had lost the value of continuing the connection.
But the mechanical girl did not give up. She followed the human's figure and found an ideal 'observation target'.
Rick.
A human male.
What happened next was a relatively sweet story. The two of them got together, and Rick gave the mechanical girl the name 'Xiubi'. The two of them lived in the underground human settlement for a year, and after learning about the cause and purpose of the war from Xiubi, Rick hoped to end the war.
At the same time, he proposed to Xiubi.
Then, the two became husband and wife and fought for a common goal.
For the sake of a world where no one would die, the two fought with all their might. Xiubi also encountered an Empyrean Winged Race while carrying out Rick's plan. The two fought fiercely and Xiubi was defeated. When she regained consciousness, she was here.
"The story is very touching."
Fangzheng sat on the chair and looked at the mechanical girl in front of him. He took a sip of black tea.
"So, what do you want to do?"
"Xiubi …"
Upon hearing Fangzheng's question, the mechanical girl named Sybie went silent for a moment before raising her head to look at Fangzheng.
"Xiubi.... wants to go back and help Rick.... Rick is alone now, and his body has been corroded by the bones. His body is weak. Xiubi requests.... to let Xiubi return to his original world.... Xiubi only wants to be with Rick...."
"Please help her, Mr. Fangzheng."
Hearing this, Masaru Haruhibe couldn't help but tug at Fang Zheng's sleeve. Beside him, Hisashi Asuka's eyes were red. Well, for this young lady who was born in the post-war era and hadn't even watched many sci-fi movies, a love story between a human and a robot was indeed very easy to move her.
"I can help her, but.... before that, there's something I want to tell you."
Fangzheng looked at Xiubi, or more accurately, at her chest.
"You should have noticed that the energy source you're using now is the third type of perpetual motion machine that I've changed."
"...."
Xiubi nodded silently.
"Although I don't know what kind of performance you had in the past, you must know that because of the third type of perpetual motion machine, your body structure has changed to that of a human. In other words, you will feel pain when you're attacked, not only on the physical level, but also on the soul."
As he spoke, Fangzheng pointed to his head.
"Pain on the soul level. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Mr. Fangzheng, don't tell me you want this child to do something dangerous?"
Black-Snow Hime asked anxiously. Fangzheng shook his head.
"I just want to explain to her that it's not difficult to send her back to her own world. As long as I reverse time and transfer her to the time zone where she was sent to Haoting after she was attacked and damaged, I can open a time passage and send her back to her original world.... But there's a problem."
Speaking until here, Fangzheng raised a finger.
"During this process, everything that happened to Xiubi's body will be reversed. Simply put, her repaired body will become damaged again. Not only that, during this process, because the third type of perpetual motion machine is connected to her body, she will feel extreme pain. You just have to imagine the feeling of your body being torn apart alive. During the whole process, Xiubi can't even faint. She can only feel the pain of her body being torn apart, her limbs being severed, and her body exploding."
".... Hiss."
Hearing this, the surrounding girls couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
".... During this process, your ego may collapse due to unbearable pain.... Do you understand what I mean?"
"Wait, wait, can't we turn off the machine first, then turn it back on when we get there?"
At this moment, Sally also spoke up hurriedly. As for Fangzheng, he gave her an exasperated glance.
"Do you think the third type of perpetual motion machine is a battery? You can dismantle it whenever you want? Right now, the third type of perpetual motion machine has fused with Xiubi's soul. If you want me to turn it off, it's the same as killing her. "
"Then why don't you send her back before repairing her?"
"How would I know that she'll experience such a thing?"
Fangzheng expressed his helplessness. He picked up a mechanical girl but ended up suffering a huge loss. He even lost a third type of perpetual motion machine. He couldn't do anything about it.
"Is there no other way?"
"You can search through the Box Court Hub. But as you know, the Box Court Hub is connected to countless parallel worlds. Even if you find it, you can't be sure if it's the one Xiubi is in. So, going back in time is the safest option. That's not on the same level as searching for something. You need to open the gate of time. Gods also need to pay a price. It's the principle of equivalent exchange. "
"Xiubi.... wants to give it a try."
Upon hearing this, the mechanical girl who had been silent all this while spoke. Fangzheng stared at her.
"Are you sure?"
"...."
Xiubi didn't say a word and only nodded. Hence, Fangzheng turned his head and looked at Bee-eating Cao Qi.
"What do you think?"
"What can I do?"
Cao Qi was frustrated by Fangzheng's question. In order to revive the mechanical girl, she had abandoned her pride and served as Fangzheng's maid for an entire day. She greeted him with "Good morning, Master" in the morning and "Sweet dreams, Master" at night, but this was the ending …
"If she's a human, I can use my 'Psychological Manipulation' to change her memory. I just need to transfer her feelings for that man called Rick. But she's a robot, right? That's the range of that muscular woman. I'm a little reluctant … but there's no other way."
"Alright, since you've said so, it's settled."
Upon hearing Bee-Eating Cao Qi's answer, the corners of Fangzheng's mouth curled up. He obviously knew that Bee-Eating Cao Qi had been speaking nonsense. She would never do such a thing. She only said that to cover up her shyness. From this perspective, Cao Qi was actually a tsundere — — it was just that her tsundere angle was different from Misaka Mikoto's.
"Let's begin."
Without any nonsense, Fangzheng extended his hand and pointed at Xiubi.
The next moment, time began to rewind.
The body that was originally repaired began to shatter and disappear, but unlike before, this time, Xiubi was awake. The third type of perpetual motion machine had fused with her soul, upgrading the mechanical girl 'Xiubi' into an existence with a spirit. Thus, even in the reversal of time, she was able to preserve her soul and escape from the restraints of time.
But her body could not escape the power of time.
The flow of time began to reverse. Xiubi's shining body became rusty again, and the repaired parts became damaged again. Xiubi frowned. Her expression did not change at all, but the moans that escaped from her lips made everyone shiver.
Soon, under everyone's watchful eyes, the robot girl that had been completely repaired returned to her original dilapidated state. At the same time, Fangzheng suddenly snapped his fingers.
"Got her. Open the door!"
The next moment, the door of time opened.
Then, Fangzheng grabbed Xiubi and jumped in. The others hurriedly followed and rushed into the light door.
Just as they rushed out of the light door, a dazzling beam of light descended from the sky and appeared in front of them.
"Get lost!"
Faced with the attack that was filled with energy, Fangzheng roared angrily. Then, he swung his right hand forward. The next moment, the beam made a sharp turn and quickly disappeared into the sky after penetrating a nearby hill.
That should be the moment when Xiubi was attacked and destroyed. If she had been hit by that attack, she would have been reduced to ashes. But due to some kind of coincidence or miracle, she was transported to the Box World before the attack hit her.
And now, as Xiubi returned to this world, the time that had stopped began to flow again.
Fangzheng looked up at the sky. There, a young girl with a pair of wings, who looked like an angel, was staring at them with wide eyes.
"Who … are you?"
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