Hearing the girl's answer, Sasori began murmuring to himself.
"Her name is Valleta?"
"What a lovely name. Could she share the same aspirations as me?"
After a long while, when Sasori looked at the girl again, his gaze was no longer as cold as before.
Even though Sasori could no longer make the facial expressions humans used to convey emotion, the change in his voice still revealed his shifting feelings.
"Then, Miss Valleta, could you do me a favor?"
"Could you tell me whether the beauty of your creations is the same as my beauty?"
At that moment, Sasori wanted to find common ground in this girl, who might be one of his kind.
He could clearly see that Valleta had no limbs. She used mechanical prosthetics as her arms and legs, but they had been damaged, leaving her unable to move.
To Sasori, that was extremely similar to how he had replaced his entire body with parts while retaining only the most essential core.
However, Valleta before him seemed to be operating on a completely different wavelength.
Valleta was overjoyed upon hearing Sasori's words.
"Is there anything this gentleman needs Valleta's help with? Valleta would be delighted to serve you."
"Valleta made these mechanical limbs herself, but she feels they still fall somewhat short compared to your craftsmanship, sir. Valleta thinks you are amazing. That is all."
"If there is anything you would like Valleta to help you with, please be sure to tell Valleta. Valleta will definitely help you."
(Valleta was an extremely timid person. This made her deeply grateful whenever others offered her advice or made requests of her, and she wanted to prove her own worth.)
Seeing how the girl's attitude had clearly changed from before made Sasori even happier.
"You can't move now because those