Chapter 252 Chapter 252: CN. One
But now, looking at the situation, the sinister laughter of "he he he~" produced by an electronic synthesized voice, Renji couldn't say who 86 had learned this from during their time in the Dragon Nation.
Since listening to a virtual idol's way of speaking on the aircraft to the Mechanical Alliance, the word "Nyan" at the end of the maids' sentences seemed to have become her catchphrase.
Not to mention things like inserting USB drives, training, and calling her sisters " home-use maid " — ridiculous! It's said that bionic people learn by observing the people around them, which made Renji wonder, 'Was I like that? Why didn't 86 learn something good from me? After all, I certainly had many excellent qualities'
Renji always saw 86 as the sister of "Zero," so what would he say when Zero woke up and saw her sister had turned out this way?
'It might be possible to blame it all on Eileen...'
Regardless, Renji quickly stopped 86 from performing her mischievous act of training the mechanical servant.
Trying to prevent 86 from learning bad habits was one thing, but also, if 86 really did that, it would mean formatting all the mechanical servants present, which wasn't Renji's goal. He didn't need a bunch of household maids; he needed real mechanical servants. Considering them too cold-blooded, Renji decided to call them "combat maids sisters."
After all, in essence, they were no different from 86, being sisters of "Zero."
So in the end, by exploiting a system vulnerability with a virus, Renji forcefully added a "commander" identity setting to the program of "Control Number One" allowing for normal communication thereafter, and had 86 stand down.
"Control Number One" was the new name for the combat maid "Number 17639," which Renji came up with on the spot. It was too cumbersome to always refer to her by a long string of numbers, so like "86," he used a numerical abbreviation.
[Welcome back, commander. CN. 1 and 49 combat maids greet you]
The blindfolded combat maids placed one hand on her chest, and the combat maids behind her did the same in unison towards Renji.
"Report to me your situation in Dream Zero"
[I'm sorry, commander, Control Number One is only responsible for the 'Witch' war zone and does not have the authority to inquire about other war zones. The following report is limited to within the Witch war zone: a total of 1,837 combat machines, 209 scout units, and 19 control units have been deployed, with a total combat duration of 1,730,018 hours, a total casualty count of 2,730,089 units, and a current expansion rate of 14.9%.]
'Is this what mechanical life is?'
Renji, looking at CN. One, whose face was calm and eyes covered with black cloth, felt even more determined.
Even if this meant nothing for mechanical life, Renji didn't think so. Mechanical lifeforms should also have their own life, not just endless battles. Moreover, these weren't just any robots to him; they were his woman's sisters.
Liberating the Dream Zero was imperative, starting with the current Witch War zone. Renji quickly asked another question:
"Is there a way for people outside the Mechanical Alliance to also log into the Dream Zero?"
After what seemed like a brief search in its database, Control Number One provided Renji with a potentially surprising answer.
[According to historical records, each Miasma Master has their own trial, and the first brave person to pass the trial can obtain the corresponding 'Emperor's Brand' equipment. The brave one equipped with the 'Emperor's Brand' can summon special mechs from outside the dream. Only with these special mechs, which have a great restraining effect on the Miasma Masters, can the powerful Miasma Masters be truly defeated]
'Well, okay then'
Given that Zero is a mechanical being, it's indeed not expected for her to come up with anything too complex in dreams.
Renji understood that, actually, from the time of the five Miasma Masters, he should have realized that the rules of this dream were like those of a world of demon lords and heroes, where the hero must find the holy sword to defeat the demon lord, except here, it's mechanized, and the holy sword becomes a mech.
"So, the brave mech of the Witch war zone is?"
[According to legend, it is the 'Bright Leftover Woman.']
CN. One projected a shadow of a giant mech for Renji from its eyes, completely different from "Number 86," probably several stories tall.
Although it was yet to be unlocked, and thus its complete appearance was not visible, the shadow's outline still revealed somewhat of a "nun" design.
Then, CN. One thoughtfully labeled the mech with three large words:
[Bright Leftover Woman]