"Pain~~Pain~Pain~~ hooked, comb hooked to hair~~~!"

"Ah, I'm sorry!"

With tears in her eyes, Elise cried out loudly, and behind her, her disciple Michelle was busily dancing with a wooden comb and fiddling with her hair.

In this snow-white laboratory, it is impossible to tell whether it is morning or night, and the lights are kept bright at all times. Therefore, the time can only be judged by the chronograph magician.

However, time is meaningless to scientists who are immersed in research, and Alize has long been accustomed to the days of day and night, not only for her, but also for Michelle.

It can only be said that there must be apprentices if there is a teacher, and Michelle, like Aliz, is the type who will bury his head in research and forget to sleep and eat. Originally, there was also Shirda's forced regulation of the two of them's schedule, and since Shirda's abduction, their biological clocks have long been out of order.

Still, they take a break after feeling tired, but instead of sleeping in a bed, they go into a special 'treatment chamber'.

The chamber is filled with a special nutrient solution that removes impurities from the body and activates the functions of cells. Cleansing, healing, and relieving fatigue can be described as a cross-era invention of the trinity.

Originally, the pod was developed for the training camp of the Celestial Garrison, but it was not mass-produced due to the high cost of production. After that, it was used as a body modification experiment for Cam and John. And they have been transformed into 'beds' for use in the last few days.

Incidentally, this 'healing pod' originally originated at the suggestion of the eldest sister Alice, and is said to have been invented by a character named "Vegeta". As for who "Vegeta" is, of course, Ariza doesn't know anything, the 'researcher' on the earth is a canary who doesn't see the light of day, except for her own research, she basically doesn't know contemporary scholars, and at most communicates anonymously through the Internet, so in her mind, she defines "Vegeta" as a super famous "biologist" or "surgeon".

Although the performance of the "treatment pod" is quite superior, with which the sleep efficiency is significantly improved, and there is no fear of pain and illness, and there is no need to eat for a short time, there are also aspects that cannot be solved, such as the problem faced by the two people in front of them is one of them.

Eliza's long, somewhat naturally curly beautiful hair was not easy to comb. Recently, without Hilda's careful care, if you don't pay attention to it, it will stick to pieces.

So, I really can't stand the invincible and lovely mentor who turned into a sloppy-looking Michelle, and today she volunteered to help sort it out - and ended up in a bitter battle.

From wiping with a towel to applying hot air to drying, it was quite smooth, but it was quite difficult to comb.

In fact, women of the upper nobility did not often take care of their hair, but replaced it with wigs. Therefore, Hilda's meticulous daily care for Arizzel is just a manifestation of pure maternal love.

"That...... Miss Eliza, how does Miss Hilda help you sort it out?"

"Hmm~~ I want to think about it~~ Wipe it dry, dry it, loosen it with your fingers, and comb it a little bit with a comb~~!"

"Oh oh! with your hands...... I'll try. Hearing Alieze's answer, Michelle seemed to find an important hint from it, and then immediately took action, "Is that so?"

The young magician spread his fingers and gently slipped between the fluffy strands of hair, noticing the touch of his fingertips, gliding refreshably from top to bottom.

"It's a little deeper~~!"

"So?"

Following the instructor's instructions, Michelle increased his strength until he gently touched the girl's scalp.

"Uh-huh~~"

At the same time, Arielize's shoulders trembled slightly, and a pleasant moan came from her mouth.

"yes, I'm sorry, did it hurt you?"

"No, isn't it~~ that...... It's a little itchy, it's just a little startled~~ Continue to continue Brother Michelle~~"

"Oh, oh...... So ......"

With permission, Michelle continued his movements, carefully combing his hair with his fingers, and when he came across the knotted part, he slightly opened his fingers to let the knot slowly loosen and finally untie.

- I see, it will be much smoother to use a comb after loosening your fingers.

Having found the trick, the boy's movements became handy. I have to say that Michelle is a genius who is ingenious no matter what he learns, but it's a pity that the Alice around him is too dazzling, so that his light is tragically buried, but he himself doesn't seem to care about this.

"Hmm~~ah~~babble~~"

"Miss Eliser, don't make strange noises on purpose. ”

"Aha~~ Because it's very comfortable~~"

Aliza, who was debunked on the spot, shook her legs and showed an innocent and dazzling smile. However, although Michelle, who pretended to complain in a calm tone, her cheeks had already turned red.

"Anyway, Miss Eliza, I don't really understand the research topic you gave me since I came back from that defeat. Isn't our plan to find out the opponent's weaknesses through contact, and then break into the 'battleship' to rescue Hilda?"

"Well~~ That's it~~ Now the goal hasn't changed~~ Take back Hilda~~!"

"In that case, why has the subject of research changed from attack magic that destroys the barrier and the outer layer of the building to something like 'the form design and sealing of the magic shield'?

"No~~" Ariezel dismissed Michelle's speculation without thinking.

"So ...... exactly?"

"Although the goal is to recapture Hilda, it is not to defeat the enemy~~ After all, 'she' is not our enemy. ”

"I'm not sure what you mean, you should have seen it last time, she transformed Hilda into a 'dragon of steel' and manipulated her behind her back, using her as her own weapon. That's not even an enemy......"

"But if ...... Hilda wasn't manipulated by her, but willingly stood in our way?"

As she said this, Eliza's voice, which had always been cheerful, became depressed.

"Eh, how, how is that possible!?Miss Hilda, but she has always treated you as her own daughter, why the hell—"

"I don't know much either~~" Alize raised her head, leaned her weight on Michelle's chest, and continued in a somewhat masochistic tone, "All along, I have naturally relied on Sylda, she treats me as a daughter, and I may just use her as a prop. In the end, he hurt her and drove her away...... So what~~ So what...... She's Hillda, in fact, she wasn't kidnapped by anyone, but just...... You just want to run away from me~~?"

"Escape...... how can this ......?"

"The previous time~~ I read through the mind of 'Yatanis' in a special way, ah! To add, Yataniss is the name of the alien lifeform that mimics my appearance~~ In short, I saw her motivation for coming to this planet from her memory.

Drifting in the depths of the universe, she probably mistook Sylda's 'dragon magic' for a distress call for her lost compatriots, so she traveled countless light years to save Sylda from me. Yes, it's salvation...... Rescue Shirda, who fell into my hands and was bruised by bullying......

So, Hilda wasn't being manipulated, she might just be repaying the favor to the benefactor who rescued her from my fire pit. She left me of her own ...... of her own volition."

“......”

The boy silently continued to comb Eliza's hair, and at the same time sorted out the content of the words, Michelle was already familiar with the concept of the universe, so he understood the meaning of the above words without any obstacles. At the same time, he also figured out why Eliza showed a complicated and painful look at the end of the decisive battle a few days ago, and took herself and Ratchi out of the mountains.

"Brother Michelle...... What about me, in fact, I don't know much about people's hearts~~ It's not the same as my emotionally rich sister, and it's not the same as my rational but gentle little sister, what about me...... It's a broken doll.

If I were to be alone, I wouldn't even be able to tell between good and evil. I don't know how to be sad, and I've never felt pity for others. Just single-mindedly, following one's own intellectual curiosity and curiosity, and not seeing anything else. Even Hilda, who had always been by my side, didn't notice her painful sincerity...... I...... I...... In this way, one day I will ...... everything around me."

As if afraid of something, Ariz's voice and shoulders trembled slightly. But at this moment-

Knock ——!

There was a muffled sound, and I saw Michelle's left hand, making a knife movement, and fell straight on the top of Ariz's head.

"Ahh

Eliezer let out a lovely scream and hurriedly raised her hand to cover her little head that had been attacked.

"It's rude...... But there is no way, whoever tells Miss Alize to say something stupid and deal with a stupid person who can't be enlightened, can only do this. ”

"Woo ......"

"Listen, Miss Eliezelle. You're a genius, but you're just an eight-year-old girl. At your age, it's normal to not be able to tell the difference between good and evil, right from wrong, and it's understandable to be curious. What's more, everyone has their own different boundaries of judgment, and you don't need to compare yourself with your sisters.

I don't know what Miss Hilda thinks, but I see your determination to save her these days, and you've been thinking only about how to save her. Crying for a while and being depressed for a while, aren't these all feelings that only real 'people' have? You're definitely not some broken puppet. So, Miss Ariezel just kept it like this, and grew up slowly without hurrying, and in my eyes, your respected mentor and the cutest girl in the world, like that...... Isn't that enough?"

As he spoke, Michelle spread his palms and gently stroked the spot where the knife had just hit.

"Hmm~~heyhehe~~!Brother Michel~~The most~~ I like you the most~~!"

"Huh...... Thank you, thank you......"

Faced with the angelic smile and confession of the mentor who had turned from gloom to sunshine, Michelle looked away in embarrassment, and desperately controlled her emotions in her heart—don't think crookedly! An eight-year-old girl is just a childlike child! Miss Alize has not yet reached that age!

Then, in order to clear the shy and awkward atmosphere, he forcibly dragged the topic back on track.

"So, why is it necessary to study the defensive materials now, and what does this have to do with reclaiming Miss Hilda?"

"It's going to start with 'Yatanis' them, that is, the ship that sits in the law?? The Ark of the Rilabis Mountains. The life in the ark, they are very different from us humans, and all the living forms in this world. Without bones, muscles, and organs, the body is made up of a liquid metal. ”

"Metal...... Can this be a creature? Not a puppet like Graeme?"

"No~~ Although they don't have brains, they can transmit radio waves from metal molecules to form the neural circuits needed for thinking, and their logical computing power is far superior to that of any kind of biological brain~~"

"That sounds amazing...... In that case, their level of civilization must be very amazing...... Ahh

"Yes, the level of civilization is at least nearly a thousand years ahead of here~~ But such a powerful race has destroyed the star region where they live and is on the verge of extinction~~ So at the last moment, they built the 'Ark' and drifted in the universe in search of a habitable planet. ”

"Endangered...... The reason?"

"It's because of the war~~!"

"Sure enough, this is also the fate of 'humans'. ”

Michelle, who learned the answer, couldn't help but sigh that although the galactic war with the universe as the background is very different from the scale of the empire's small fights, there is no difference in nature.

"Anyway, Yatanis and the others came to this planet by accident. But if their race is to survive on this planet, there is an important prerequisite that must be addressed. That's it—neutralize the magic.

The metal body, for them, is nothing more than a mere container. Their life form is just 'electromagnetic waves', and the 'magic' of this world is the natural enemy of electromagnetic waves, and for them, the magic is that just exposing them to the air is enough to be deadly poison. And the reason why Yatanis was able to leave the ark to move freely was because the ark was opening a special energy field in an area of dozens of kilometers around her, and using this to provide her with energy and resist the damage caused by magic, once she left the energy field, their race would soon be poisoned by magic.

Fortunately, they got Hilda by chance, and using Hilda's body structure as a sample, they were able to modify the molecular structure of the metal**. On top of that, if you learn the energy supply principle of 'Dragonstone', you will not only be able to overcome the harm caused by the magical environment, but also transform it into a new energy source~~

But unfortunately, for the analysis and application of Shirda, according to the current slow progress, there will be no breakthrough in a short period of time~~"

"Wait, Miss Eliezer, isn't the subject of your current research going to be—"

"You guessed it, Brother Michelle...... I'm researching reliable equipment that will allow these metal lifeforms to survive on this planet. In short, my goal is not to annihilate them, but to provide them with technical assistance~~ Then, as long as I use this as a bargaining chip, I can successfully exchange for Hilda. After all, at the moment, Hilda is the only savior for these alien lifeforms, and if they don't provide matching chips, they probably won't give it up~~ and...... Hilda stayed there, I'm afraid it was to repay the favor~~ If I snatched her back without doing anything, Hilda would definitely be angry~~ Besides, ......"

"Besides, ......?"

"What's more, from the memory of Yatanis, I can see that the consciousness of the people living in the ark is divided into two opposing factions, one of which advocates transforming the body as soon as possible and actively adapting to the ecological environment of this planet, which can be said to be a peace-loving moderate faction. The other faction, the so-called radicals, advocates the complete neutralization of the planet's magic and the transformation of the world into a world for them to inhabit. ”

"Neutralize all the magic, this, isn't this ......!"

Michelle quickly sorted out the information, thought about it, and came to a conclusion, but this conclusion made him shocked.

"Yes, the animals and plants of this world are blessed by magic, and not only that, but even the physical laws and dimensional structure of this planet depend on magic. Once the magic is cleared, all existing creatures in this world will probably die...... In other words, the 'radicals' in the ark intend to tamper with the environment of this world by force, but as a result, they must undergo a massacre~~"

"It's so dangerous!Why help these guys!?"

"Of course, it's because, Yatanis, she's very pitiful~~Do you know?, she has no quarrel with the world, just because she relieved her loneliness and single-handedly created those alien life forms, she can be called the god of creation~~!

It was only because the ignorant 'children' ignored the teachings of the gods and made a fuss about it that when they were on the verge of extinction, they cheekily turned back to the gods for salvation, and finally built the ark and fell into a deep sleep themselves, leaving the gods alone and aimlessly drifting in the cold universe...... Look, it's pitiful~~!

So, I want to help her~~!Of course it's not free~~ After the research results, I will ask Yathanis to provide access to all the equipment on the ark~~!"

"That's ......" came from the mentor's answer, which made the young magician put away his astonishment and smiled knowingly, "You're really not a puppet......