Upon hearing Roman's jab, the Herta Puppet put her hands on her hips and opened her eyes wide.
"What do you mean, 'like'? Let me correct you: Lady Herta is one of the most narcissistic Hertas among all Hertas. Of course, that is not an insult, but praise.
"After all, Lady Herta is simply that beautiful—beautiful enough to become an Emanator of the Aeon of Beauty, Idrila.
"If Machine Head, the Erudition Aeon Nous, had not gotten there first and guided Lady Herta onto the path of Wisdom!
"Then perhaps Lady Herta really would have become a Beauty Emanator!!"
"..."
Roman fell silent for quite a while before saying, "Herta, did Lady Herta install a Praise Program inside your mechanical puppet body?"
"Isn't that only natural?" After saying that, the Herta Puppet added:
"Still, I truly, truly... sincerely believe that Lady Herta's charm is unparalleled in the world. Otherwise, she would never have designed a puppet as perfect, as pretty, and as charming as me!
"If that were not the case, you would not have completed the first awakening of Tenseigan Awakening the moment you saw me—the Herta Puppet."
"I entered Tenseigan Awakening days ago... forget it, let's put it the way you like. You really are beautiful, extremely beautiful." Roman carefully looked her over from top to bottom and left to right before saying:
"The only tiny flaw is that your chest is a little small. And you are a puppet... in terms of size, you are already fixed, with practically zero room for growth... unlike Hinata, whose future holds great promise.
"Or Nami, who already possesses tremendous strength."
"Who says I have no potential? You are underestimating me, Herta."
"Even if you wanted to grow bigger, the Lady Herta who made you probably would not agree... after all,