Seventh: Volume 5 by Yomu Mishima

Seventh: Volume 5 by Yomu Mishima

Author:Yomu Mishima [MISHIMA, YOMU]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-10-27T00:00:00+00:00


Chapter 61: It’s All in the Name

As I’d feared when I’d decided to bring the cart to Professor Damian’s laboratory, Boinga and Lily had begun trying to one-up each other the moment they met.

I pressed a hand to my forehead even as Boinga hissed, “A mass-produced worm shouldn’t get a big head just because her name is a little better than mine.”

The other automaton gave Boinga a bright smile. “Oh, Ms. Boinga, that must mean you accept the superiority of my wonderful name! Yes, you’re entirely correct—my master is wonderful, and he has granted me the delightful name Lily. But you...how unfortunate. I mean, ‘Boinga’ of all things... Is that supposed to be your name?”

Boinga brandished her massive hammer, tears in her eyes, and Lily readied a broom in response.

“How dare you insult my damn chicken! I’m the only one who gets to mock him!”

I sighed. “Hey, chill out—don’t make a mess here. You’re being a bother.”

Professor Damian, who had been ignoring the ruckus and looking between the blueprint I’d given him and my completed cart, seemed to share this opinion. He lifted his head from his work to glare at Lily.

“Can’t you see I’m busy right now?” he snapped at her.

Both automatons’ shoulders drooped at our scolding words, but they quickly straightened their postures and returned to standing properly, with the dignity expected of a servant.

If only they’d act like that on a normal basis, I thought ruefully.

I returned my focus to Professor Damian, who appeared to be scribbling a few corrections on my tank blueprint.

“The shape isn’t bad,” he pronounced, “but there are a few things that need some looking into. The utilization of Demonic Tools especially—what you’ve got implemented here is just the bare fundamentals. There’s still a decent amount of room for improvement.”

I glanced over the professor’s shoulder, but I couldn’t make head or tail of what he’d written. It wasn’t because he had shoddy handwriting or anything like that—it was just that, whatever he was getting at, it was far too high level for me.

Feeling troubled, I continued to stare a hole in the blueprint in front of me. At least, until Boinga wandered over and took a peek at it.

“I see,” she said immediately, seeming to understand the professor where I could not. “So, if you rearrange it like that—”

“Yes. That should increase the output. Then, by improving—”

“Oh, in that case, how about—?”

Little by little, more and more scribbles appeared on the blueprint. It seemed having Boinga to bounce ideas off of had gotten the professor’s brain going.

“Do you think we’ll be able to make it happen?” I asked, cautiously peering around my maid.

Boinga turned to me and nodded, her eyes alight. “Rejoice, chicken—you might just be able to get that tank moving!”

“Really?!”

Although I’d hoped we’d be able to get the tank up and running, honestly, I’d never thought we’d actually be able to manage it because of its massive weight. But if we could...it would certainly be a reliable asset.

Professor Damian pressed a hand to his chin, then nodded several times as he looked over the blueprint.



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