Ex-Machina on a Dimensional Journey

While the girl was spacing out, her "response" made Number One let out a sigh.

"Ugh! I'm terribly sorry. If I hadn't mentioned Miss Number One, Miss Xiu Er wouldn't have called you over, and I wouldn't have delayed your work."

Mashu hurriedly apologized, trying to ease Number One's increasingly intense resentment.

Fortunately, the latter did not vent that resentment on the girl.

"...Forget it. It isn't your fault."

"This is the Commander Unit's problem."

Faced with the girl proactively taking the blame, Number One merely sighed quietly, suppressing the impatience on his face before tossing the "blame" back onto Xiu Er.

"Um, actually, it's not entirely Xiu Er's fault..."

"You don't need to take the blame. The Commander Unit doesn't care about such trivial matters. You don't need to be so nervous around the Commander Unit."

Number One immediately cut off her attempt to take the blame.

No, girl, I already found you an excuse and you still want to take the blame? What are you thinking?

In that short time, Number One had noticed the girl's "nervousness" around Xiu Er, but in his opinion, there was no need for it.

After all, as long as someone was not an enemy, there was no need to care about what the main body thought.

"Also, if you want to ask the Commander Unit a question next time, make yourself clear. Otherwise, the Commander Unit might misunderstand what you mean."

He spoke calmly, as though he truly was not angry.

After all, this time had just been a misunderstanding. Xiu Er had genuinely thought Mashu wanted to see Number One.

Since it was no trouble anyway, she immediately contacted Number One and forcibly pulled him over, leading to the scene from earlier.

"Ah, okay..."

Mashu responded blankly.

Number One's emotional shifts