Sayaka's eyes flashed. She remembered that in the materials she had read before coming to the island of the gods, there was a note that the name of the person to pay attention to was the legendary witch hired by the Artificial Island Management Commune.

"A witch who uses space to dominate...... Are you...... Nangong that month!? Demon Slayer's 'Witch of the Void'!? ”

"Sayaka Kasaka...... A disciple of the edge of the hall. No wonder there is a hand. ”

Ignoring Saya Hua's questioning, Nangong Nayue whispered. Natsuki looked at the body (shen) card in his hand, and Saya Hua briefly screamed.

"That, that! My Raider License! When did you get it!? ”

"Thank you, ponytail monkey. The clues to the adjustment of the artificial lifeforms left by Andret can be eliminated if they can. You've done a great job in destroying the Institute. ”

Unable to comprehend what Natsuki said, Sayaka looked around blankly.

The research institute of Shelde Pharmaceutical was almost completely destroyed. Of course, even the clues of the "puppeteer" who remained there were destroyed. Not only that, but the damage caused to the tectonic part of the artificial island is also quite a large amount of money.

"Give, give, wait! Are you going to count all of this on me......!?" Saya asked.

Nayue nodded lightly and said:

"Of course. Astarout, the battle record is still there, right? ”

"Certainly, the main reason for the destruction of the Shelde Pharmaceutical Research Institute is the pressure-suppressing magic weapon used by Wu Weiyuan of the Lion King Agency."

"No, no......! Although the immediate cause may be so good, the process that leads to this result is ...... In other words, it's clear that you are the ones who shot down my Shikigami just now! ”

"Ah, that's right. Astarout. Tonight's dinner is still fish. There is a good shop in the northwest of the artificial island. ”

"Don't—Don't deliberately ignore me!"

Regarding that month's attitude, Saya Hua wept faintly.

The opponent who fought for life and death several times turned out to be not a demon criminal, but a related person in the artificial island management commune. And the result of using even the six-type reloaded demon slaying bow without permission was to destroy the building along with the clues to track the object. Not only do you have to write a report, but you may also be subject to a pay cut or suspension. In such a situation, it is no longer possible to apply for paid leave.

Nayue looked at the depressed Saya Hua and shook her head:

"Next, although the building has been destroyed, there is no way to confirm whether you are related to Andrett, so I can't just let you go."

"Can't let me go...... What are you doing? The 'puppeteer' is within the jurisdiction of the Lion King's agency, right? ”

Saya warned.

Nangong Nayue's identity is a national demon attacker. Under the jurisdiction of the National Police Agency, she is in a hostile position with the Demon Attackers affiliated with the Lion King Agency, in other words, she has a bad relationship.

That moon looked contemptuously at the rival Saya Hua:

"It is my duty to punish the demon guide criminals in the 'Demon Special Zone', and there is no reason for me to be preached by you. Let's go, Astarout. ”

"Order to accept—"

With their backs to the immobile Sayaka, they were ready to leave.

In this case, Sayaka became anxious.

"Huh? That, wait... Hey, hey! Help untie this chain! Don't leave me alone! ”

Faced with Sayahua's uncompetitive appearance, Nayue turned around and snapped her fingers unhappily.

Sayaka, who was thrown by the vanished silver lock, let out a mournful scream and fell to the ground, and she had no strength to complain.

That moon looked at Saya Hua a little expressionlessly for a while. What she was looking at was the feet of Sayaka who was squatting on the ground, the concrete floor.

“…… Astarut, is that ponytail monkey the same weight as it sees? ”

"Definitely. Excluding equipment, it is estimated to weigh 49 kilograms. ”

Faced with that month's uneducated question, Astarut quickly answered. Because the numbers were too accurate, Sayaka was dumbfounded.

"What...... Miscellaneous......! ”

"I see...... Hey, monkeys. ”

"Even the ponytail is omitted!?"

was treated too humiliatingly, and Sayahua's heart became cold. However, Nayue's expression was different from the tone of the joke, with a bit of seriousness.

"Chop the floor over there."

"The floor...... Isn't this the tectonic part of an artificial island? ”

"Don't worry about that, just do it."

"Got it, just do it. What the hell, really! ”

Sha Yahua broke the jar and slashed "Huang Hualin" to the floor as he spoke. The silver blade plunged deep into the unresisting concrete floor.

However, the strange feeling in his hand surprised Sayaka.

It is not the feel that should be the base of a building. There are cavities under the floor. It seems that Saya Hua noticed it when she fell to the floor.

"It's ...... Chamber? ”

Make a hole big enough for people to enter, and Saya Hua looks inside.

The cavity was larger than expected, the same size as the laboratory inside the institute. There were expensive laboratory equipment and modest furniture.

"Secret basement...... Is it a secret area that is premised on space jumps? It's kind of like what companies do that do illegal research...... Spells still seem to be working. ”

Saying this, the figure of the moon shifted to the basement.

"Wait, wait for me!"

Sayaka hurriedly jumped off. This is the only clue left, and it is absolutely impossible to put that month in charge of the investigation.

However, Sayaka Hana, who jumped into the basement, soon regretted it.

It's a lab, but it's not your average lab. Stains of blood on both the floor and the walls. Abandoned robot puppets in development, and strange artificial biological specimens soaked in preservation solutions.

If ordinary people stay here for half a day, their spirits will definitely become abnormal. It's such a strange room.

"This room ......"

"This is Andrett's workshop. Looks like it just ran out of ...... a while ago."

Natsuki said in disgust.

Sayaka walked cautiously back and forth without stepping on the blood stains on the floor.

"In that case, if we wait here, maybe the 'puppeteer' will come back, ......!"

Faced with Sayahua's small expectations, that month immediately denied it.

"No...... There is no need to wait for him. ”

"Why?"

Sayaka asked in surprise, but Natsuki didn't answer.

The petite witch stared wordlessly at the sofa in the corner of the secret room.

Sure enough, there were also the remains of a motionless humanoid there. However, it was neither a destroyed robot puppet nor an abandoned artificial lifeform.

It was the corpse of a human being mummified by the loss of moisture.

It was a man in tattered jeans and a slightly yellowed white suit.

That corpse, and Andrett? Multi-island? Zachary has exactly the same characteristics.

The "puppeteer", the vicious demon guide offender that Saya Hua was looking for, is dead. In this completely sealed chamber, a man dies alone.

"What...... This is......!? What the hell is going on!? Who the hell ......?"

Saya Hua muttered to herself.

Perhaps due to exposure to the outside air, the corpse quickly disintegrated. As white smoke kicks up, it gradually disintegrates like sand.

Saya Hua watched all this wordlessly.

The whole body felt indifferent fear, and just stared blankly at all this.

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……

I'm broken.

Lying on a coffin-shaped bed, gazing at the dimly lit studio.

suwaniruda。 It's her name. Artificial life forms are ** and precision mechanical bones as a whole** organisms. Is it through the "puppeteer" Zachary? Angelette's hand is a purely artistic life. It is a faithful servant, a plaything, a companion who was endowed with a beautiful girlish appearance and super high fighting ability.

But now her body has been destroyed.

It was destroyed by the beast of the world's strongest vampire, the Fourth True Ancestor.

The delicate mechanical bones have been deformed and twisted, accompanied by an unpleasant creaking sound as they move.

Half of the beautiful ** has been burned, and endless pain is tormenting her.

I'm out of order - Suwaniruda realizes this. But even so, she didn't despair - because she was a doll. It is the work of Angelette. The "puppeteer" who created her would quickly fix her - just replace the immobile bones, and replace the burnt skin.

But for some reason, the "puppeteer" Angelet didn't look at Suwaniruda either, just stared at the adjustment tank in the depths of the studio.

Library ...... Storehouse...... What a funny guy. ”

Angelette laughed intoxicatingly, fiddling with her long, characterful hair. Wrapped in a layer of white clothes on his body, he is a person full of decadence. It's not so much a scientist or a craftsman as it is a rock singer of the past, or an anti-fan artist.

"Is that the power of the Fourth True Ancestor, okay, it's really good, the infinite power of eternity. That's what I want to be worthy of me, don't you think so, suwaniruda? ”

"Definitely."

Suwaniruda replied while enduring the severe pain in his body.

The ** that destroyed her, and what is torturing her now, is the power of the Fourth True Ancestor praised by Angelette.

This fact began to disturb the idea that her own was broken,

"But what kind of whim, it turned out to be the fourth true ancestor's little ghost who supplied the magic power to that test subject, if we get that test subject, that guy's 'eternal' thing will belong to us."

"The puppeteer" said as if he was intoxicated.

The words of the "puppeteer" gave Suwaniruda hope again. The Beast Symbiosis Experimental Artificial Lifeform Astarut is an artificial lifeform that was adjusted by Angelet at about the same time as Suwaniruda.

There are few left, one-time prototypes that still have life. But perhaps by a strange fate, she received her magic from the Fourth True Ancestor. On one side, the body of the puppet was obtained through the hands of a human, and on the other side, a part of the immortality possessed by the vampire.

Because of this, Angelet wanted to retake Astarut in order to create the "timeless" artwork he was looking for. Suwaniruda saw hope there. If the "puppeteer" wants to retake Astarot, he will need the power of Suwaniruda.

"Accept orders, request repairs and replenishment of my lost equipment." (Markne)