A low voice droned in the pitch-black space,
In the deepest chamber of the Mechanical Micro-City, precision instruments surrounded a faintly blue cylinder at the center, their dim lights slowly brightening and fading as though breathing.
The entire facility was carrying out its procedures according to the predetermined plan.
But in an instant, something unplanned occurred without warning.
The moment a line of information appeared on a monitoring log screen, it seemed to trigger some mechanism, and every instrument in the sealed space suddenly lit up.
Inspections began one after another, streams of data were generated at high speed, and the moment all kinds of criteria were met, the system intelligence executed a step ahead of schedule.
As the sound of countless bubbles rising in pursuit echoed out,
The faint blue liquid in the central chamber receded, and the cylindrical glass wall unlocked and opened!
A delicate black-and-white gothic skirt, black-and-white long sleeves exposing fair shoulders, slender legs outlined by black stockings, beneath loose shoulder-length pale golden hair—
A flawless, exquisitely mixed-featured face radiated a regal aura utterly unsuited to her age.
The girl slowly opened her pale golden eyes.
"Master, you are awake."
Awakening from hibernation once more, her consciousness still somewhat hazy as though she had only just come to, Ling heard Il's voice and looked at the long-unseen Hibernation Pod chamber before her.
For some reason, she felt something was strange.
"Report the situation."
But she merely gave a small shake of her head and paid it no mind, speaking as usual.
The next second, she stepped out of the Hibernation Pod chamber. As Ling listened to Il's various reports, she looked over the Night Roaming Hangar where her technological creations stood.
Then, just then, a sound came from nearby. She instinctively turned toward it.
She saw