105. "Meeting Automaton La Krusche and Distress Bond Call"
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But what she said and did after seeing them made everyone sweatdrop at her antics.
"Administrator, did you need me for something?" She looked at Krulcifer Einfolk with an eager expression, but upon seeing her shaking her head, she continued, "Then good night. I am going back to sleep if you don't need anything from me!" Doll made a sad face, lay down on the floor, and closed her eyes as if she went back to sleep.
"No... no, I didn't say that!" When Krulcifer's words were heard by her, she stood up again and looked at her as if she was waiting for instructions or something.
"Umm, Krulcifer-san, first ask her who she is and what she is doing here!" Airi suggested, speaking near her ear.
"Okay," Krulcifer nodded, realizing they didn't even know the name of this person or whatever she is.
"First, tell us who you are and why you are calling me Administrator," Krulcifer asked, looking at the doll-like face.
"Ahhh! My apologies, I forgot to introduce myself. I am La Krusche, the supervisor of this Ruin Ark." She bowed slightly and introduced herself.
La Krusche is a beautiful girl who appears to be around eleven or twelve years of age. She has green hair and golden eyes. She has mechanical rabbit ears on her head, her feature as an Automaton. She wears a dress covered in strange silver lines.
"So you aren't human, right?" Noct said, feeling a weird energy signal from her.
"No, I am an automaton!" La Krusche replied.
"You mean to say that you are controlling this Ruin Ark?" Krulcifer asked, realizing what's more important right now.
"No... no, Administrator, I am not controlling it. I just supervise things in the Ruin!" La Krusche shook her head in denial and replied.
"And why did you keep calling me Administrator?" Krulcifer asked, feeling annoyed that she wasn't hearing what she was hoping for.
"Well, you registered as my master, so now you are my Administrator. Please don't throw away this useless me!" She replied normally at first, then acted pitiful, making Krulcifer have black lines on her forehead.
"Can you tell us something useful about this Ruin?" Krulcifer kept her temper in check and asked again.
"Etto, I don't remember much as I don't have a complete memory of mine." She looked at them with a pitiful face while saying that.
"That's it. She is useless. We won't get much information from her!" Noct said with an expressionless face.
La Krusche pleaded desperately, her eyes brimming with tears, "Please, don't throw me away. I can take you to the place where we can recover my memories!" Her pitiful acting made the girls look at her in amusement.
Airi, however, was skeptical. "Are you sure?" she asked, eyeing the automaton with suspicion.
"Yes, I'm positive!" La Krusche nodded fervently, her mechanical rabbit ears bouncing.
Krulcifer, on the other hand, wasn't taking any chances. "Hold on a moment," she said, turning to contact Kosei and explain the situation to him.
As they waited for Kosei to arrive, Celistia Ralgris had been studying Krulcifer. There was something different about her today, something more feminine and mature. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she was definitely noticing a change.
"What's wrong, Celistia-san? Do I have something on my face?" Krulcifer asked, catching Celistia staring at her.
Celistia laughed nervously. "Oh, no, it's nothing. It's just that you seem...different today."
Airi chimed in, agreeing with Celistia. "I've noticed it too. You seem more mature than usual."
Krulcifer smirked. "Oh, that? I just had some time alone with Kosei earlier. Maybe that's why."
The group gasped collectively. "What?!" they exclaimed in disbelief.
Even Philuffy was so shocked that she stopped munching on her snacks, which had seemingly materialized out of nowhere or maybe not.
Just as they were about to ask, what she meant by those words?
"Zapp....pp!"
"Yo, Girls!" Kosei appeared making them pause and look at him while he greeted them coolly.
Just as they were about to bombard Kosei with their queries, the whole Ruin suddenly trembled.
"What...what's happening now?" the girls asked, feeling the tremors.
Kosei suddenly felt a call for help and distress from his bond with Lisha-chan.
"We need to hurry; there's no time for dawdling!" Kosei said with a worried and serious tone, making the girls quiet, while he gestured for them to gather in one place.
"Zapp....pp!"
With a sudden flick of his fingers, they vanished from there and appeared in another location.
"What...how!" Airi and Noct, who were unfamiliar with his abilities, felt surprised seeing them appear somewhere else in the blink of an eye.
"What is this room...!" Celistia looked around, feeling surprised by the place they appeared in.
"Is this the place where Abyss is produced?" Krulcifer looked at the hundreds of pods embedded in the walls, and inside them, she saw pulsating masses of energy.
"Yes, this must be the Abyss production area, but we don't have time to observe it," Kosei declared, eyeing the corpses of a few Abyss scattered about and slashes marked here and there. "Lisha-chan and Relie-san seem to have gone outside to chase after an escaped Abyss."
Krulcifer readied herself as more Abyss emerged from the destroyed, larger-sized pods. "Here they come. Kosei, you should go and help Lisha-chan and Principal Relie. Leave these small fires to us."
"Okay," Kosei nodded in agreement, "but be careful and make sure you stick together."
With a flick of his fingers, Kosei vanished from the room, leaving the girls to fight the winged-type Abyss that looked more powerful than any they had faced before.
The room was dimly lit, and the walls were embedded with hundreds of pods, each containing a pulsating mass of energy. The air was thick with the smell of metal and chemicals, and the ground trembled with the movement of the Abyss.
Krulcifer and the girls moved swiftly, dodging and weaving around the Abyss's attacks. Airi and Noct unleashed their skills and supported them from behind, while Celistia used her swordsmanship to slash through the Abyss's tough hide. Krulcifer, with her own unique abilities, took down Abyss after Abyss, but the more they defeated, the more emerged from the pods.
Meanwhile, outside, Kosei and the others confronted the escaped Abyss. The creature was massive, with razor-sharp claws and glowing red eyes that glared menacingly at them. Lisha-chan and Principal Relie stood their ground, casting their offensive abilities and using their weapons to attack the Abyss.
As Kosei arrived, he surveyed the scene and quickly assessed the situation. He knew they needed a coordinated attack if both want to take down the creature, without his intervention. But first, he needs to keep the two knocked-out girls in Relie-san's care in safety.
"Hey, Relie-san, do you need my help with this!" Kosei next second appeared near Relie-san and asked.
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A/N:
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