After extracting the core, Ye Qiyan looked at the gear in his hand without agonizing over who should use it.
"Lisette, how about this?"
He had intended to use the last [Core: Blood] to enhance Lisette, but she hadn't wanted it.
Lisette blinked, looking extremely hesitant.
"Master... if it's... what you need..."
Well, it seemed that, like the Abyssal Mech, she wasn't particularly interested in using god-type enhancement items.
But if Ye Qiyan insisted that she use it, Lisette wouldn't refuse.
"Forget it. We'll wait until we find a more suitable way to enhance you. This one will go to Hunt again."
"Mm! Master, you're the best."
Lisette smiled and actually hugged Ye Qiyan the way Eve did.
"I only want... Master's..."
The beautiful maid gently took her master's hand and placed it against her chest, where her core as a Mechanical Lifeform lay-her [heart].
"Mine? Hmm... I see. Don't worry. There'll be a chance later."
Ye Qiyan understood what Lisette meant.
The enhancement she wanted was Ye Qiyan's spirit, his Ascension.
Her skin, like that of a real girl, grew slightly warm, and the core pulsing within conveyed a certain message to him.
Lisette's potential had actually grown somewhat without him noticing.
It wasn't much, but... it had indeed grown.
Given enough time for Lisette to accumulate sufficient potential, she would be able to undergo Ascension.
"Mm!"
Having made his decision, Ye Qiyan didn't linger.
He went straight to the roof of the train and summoned Hunt from the Armed Space again.
The mechanical dragon with the Red-and-White Cloud Pattern lay before him like a big dog, lowering its proud head.
"Roar~"
It affectionately nuzzled Ye Qiyan's palm, expressing its feelings.
"All right, all right. Do you want this?"
It was hard to imagine that a core formed from