Ex-Machina on a Dimensional Journey

Golden eyes cast an utterly emotionless gaze, and her cool words made her seem like a cold machine that only knew how to state conclusions.

Combined with the cold moonlight shining upon her and the darkness of night enveloping the surroundings,

it made this doll faintly exude an eerie, inhuman air.

Such behavior was far from normal, leaving even the usually sunny and cheerful Arash covered in cold sweat, unsure how to respond.

"Ahahaha..."

At last, after taking a few seconds to calm himself down, Arash gave a dry laugh, trying to salvage the increasingly awkward atmosphere.

"Sure enough... seeing you in person is far more shocking than hearing about you..."

He had mentally prepared himself, but he had never expected her to be this "strange."

Seeing that the conversation was difficult to continue, Arash immediately turned his head and looked pleadingly at Da Vinci and Bedivere, who had been listening nearby.

After all, compared to himself, those two were both Xiu Er's companions. At the very least, they should find it easier to get along with her than he did.

Only then did Da Vinci, having watched enough of the "show," clear her throat and rescue Arash from the awkwardness.

"Don't worry, Mr. Arash. Xiu Er doesn't mean any harm."

She stepped forward and comforted the somewhat dejected Arash.

Although Xiu Er herself had not meant anything by it, the implications of her actions were inevitably easy to misunderstand.

Da Vinci could naturally see that, but Arash had never interacted with Xiu Er before, so it was only natural that he had difficulty adapting.

However, at that moment, a black shadow suddenly leaped down from a nearby rooftop and landed in the shadows.

The pitch-black surroundings concealed the newcomer's figure, and she was so fast that aside from Xiu