She wore a dark blue dress with a pure white apron adorned with ruffles, and a white ruffled headband.
The sharp-eyed Yue quickly noticed that this was the maid outfit she had worn some time ago!
"Ugh… why would you take my clothes…?" Yue grumbled discontentedly.
Ever since Hiyama made her wear the JK uniform, she hadn't worn the maid outfit again, and she never expected Hiyama to give it to a Magic Puppet!
Hiyama paid no attention to Yue's words and continued to introduce, "I gave her a name."
"It's 2B!" *
Chapter 33: Needs Some Education!
PS: This chapter has a lot of words, please give flowers, rewards, and evaluation tickets before reading~ (Witty)
"2B?"
Yue repeated blankly, finding it a bit awkward to pronounce.
This word didn't exist in Todas, so she didn't understand what it meant.
"Mm, it's 2B." Hiyama nodded.
Actually, during the creation process, he unconsciously molded this Magic Puppet's appearance into that of the mechanical girl he had once controlled in a game.
Perhaps this was due to the influence of his subconscious, because when it came to mechanical puppets, the first image that came to his mind was 2B.
In fact, this puppet, both in combat ability and appearance, was already indistinguishable from 2B.
Hiyama took out a magic stone glowing with golden light, opened the energy compartment on 2B's back, and placed it inside.
"That's! A Hydra's Magic Core!"
Yue recognized at a glance the most core item from the monster that had given her so much trouble before.
With the continuous supply of magic power from this mythical creature's Magic Core, 2B's combat output would reach an extremely terrifying level!
Furthermore, her entire body was crafted from the highest-grade adamantite ore, both in hardness and rarity, so her strength was already on par with any mythical monster!
Thus, this was a thorough and emotionless war machine!
"2B activating, hello, Master." 2B's platinum pupils contracted, and a mechanical voice sounded.
It was quite fitting for this tall, maid-outfit-clad 2B to call him Master.
"Let's go outside."
Hiyama excitedly led 2B out of the basement; he was already eager to test 2B's abilities.
"Seriously, he won't let Yue call him Master… but he allows her to."
Yue puffed out her cheeks, following them closely.
They arrived at the training ground, which was also a magical space built by Oscar.
2B held a 150-cm long katana called "White Oath" in her hand, and a 200-plus cm super-long katana called "White Promise" floated behind her.
These two swords were naturally also Hiyama's masterpieces.
"2B, activate combat mode." Hiyama commanded.
"Activating combat mode."
2B's voice was cold and devoid of any emotion.
"This is a good chance to test their power." Hiyama took out two weapons from his hand.
"These are…" Yue, who was watching from the side, recognized them at a glance; these were the two alchemical creations she had just seen.
They were indeed weapons!
However, their shape was truly very strange, like two rectangular iron blocks joined together. Hiyama held one end, and the other end was pointed at 2B.
"How does this thing even attack?" Her small head was filled with questions.
Bang!
A thunderous sound echoed throughout the entire training ground!
A golden bullet shot out from the muzzle like lightning!
Clang!
2B swung her sword, deflecting the bullet at a clever angle.
"What kind of weapon is this?!" Yue had been shocked countless times today.
The small iron block that shot out flew at an astonishing speed; she could barely track its trajectory!
Even more terrifying was 2B; she could actually deflect that small iron block!
"This type of weapon is called a gun. The white one is called white ivory, and the black one is called ebony wood." Hiyama explained to Yue, holding the two guns in his hands.
The design and naming of these two guns were adopted from Dante's two commonly used weapons in Devil May Cry—white ivory and ebony wood.
It is said that these two weapons respectively represent the black and white keys of a piano, implying that the fighting style of the person using these two weapons is as elegant as playing the piano.
The gun bodies were also made of the hardest adamantite ore. Considering the cost, the bullets were made of relatively cheaper Taurus ore, which was slightly inferior in hardness but still excellent.
The gunpowder used for ignition was a powder ground from burning stones, providing the propulsion when leaving the barrel.
Not only that, but with the addition of the "Lightning Wrap" magic skill obtained from monsters for electromagnetic acceleration, the power of the bullets was further enhanced!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Hiyama stepped with Sky Power, continuously firing white ivory and ebony wood from his hands, like a true pianist.
A torrent of bullets poured towards 2B.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
2B swung White Promise, deflecting the bullets while rapidly shooting towards Hiyama.
"Excellent combat judgment." Hiyama commented.
Facing such an overpowered ranged weapon, 2B immediately judged that close-quarters combat was necessary.
Hiyama, facing the rapidly approaching 2B, aimed his gun at her head. Due to the close distance, if he fired this shot, she would almost certainly not be able to dodge it.
2B immediately made a judgment, lowering her body and drawing "White Oath," which had a longer attack range, from her back.
At this distance, she could attack!
Yue's eyes widened. Although she believed in Hiyama's strength, she still held her breath for him.
"However, her combat experience is still insufficient."
Unexpectedly, Hiyama didn't fire. Instead, he lifted a leg and kicked the air in front of her!
Crack!
White cracks appeared in the air, then shattered!
With Hiyama using a slight amount of Vibration Magic, 2B was instantly sent flying, thrown backward.
...
An hour later
The training ended, and Hiyama was still very satisfied with 2B's performance.
"Just need to have a few more battles to gain combat experience." Hiyama mused.
2B's overall ability was excellent, but her combat experience was insufficient, making her easy to trick.
This problem was also easy to solve; she just needed to keep fighting. One commendable aspect of 2B was her learning ability.
2B ended her combat state and was obediently kneeling to the side, "listening" to Hiyama's teachings.
"Then let Yue train her!"
Yue volunteered herself.
She was determined to reclaim Hiyama's attention from this annoying Magic Puppet!
The best way was to "educate" her thoroughly!
To let her know what "first come, first served" meant!
"Oh, that would be for the best."
Hiyama didn't know that Yue had developed a competitive spirit towards a Magic Puppet.
He had already intended to do so and said, "You've been too lazy recently. Training with 2B will also be good for you."
Saying that, he handed "white ivory" and "ebony wood" to 2B.
"Wait…"
Yue's voice trembled as she said, "Darling, what are you doing?"
"Hmm?"
"Oh, you mean these."
Hiyama waved the two guns in his hands and said, "white ivory and ebony wood were originally made for 2B. I barely use them anyway."
"Their attack power is too low for me…"
"How could this be?!"
"…Can I go back on my word?"
Yue looked at Hiyama with teary eyes.
"Obviously, no!"
After Hiyama handed the guns to 2B and activated her combat state, he instructed, "Just don't kill her."
Then he left this magical space and closed the only entrance and exit.
"Noooooo!"
Only Yue's miserable cry came from behind.
Hiyama pretended not to hear. This girl had recently become very complacent because her "Juice Extraction" skill was becoming more and more proficient.
Therefore, Hiyama felt it was time to give her a little education.
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Hiyama Daisuke
17-year-old Male
Level: ???
Vocation: Magician
Strength: 10950
Stamina: 13190
Resistance: 10670
Agility: 13450
Magic Power: 21780
Magic Resistance: 14780
Skills: Creation Magic・Magic Power Manipulation (+Magic Power Emission) (+Magic Power Compression) (+Remote Manipulation)・Stomach Acid Enhancement・Lightning Wrap・Heavenly Steps (+Sky Power) (+Shrinking Ground) (+Powerful Leg) (+Instant Light)・Wind Claw・Night Vision・Far Sight・Presence Detection (+Specific Detection)・Magic Power Detection (+Specific Detection)・Heat Source Detection (+Specific Detection)・Presence Concealment (+Phantom Step)・Poison Resistance・Paralysis Resistance・Petrification Resistance・Panic Resistance・All-Attribute Resistance・Foresight, Adamantine・Powerful Arm・Pressure・Telepathy・Tracking・High-Speed Magic Power Recovery・Magic Power Conversion (+Stamina) (+Healing Power)・Limit Break・Immortal Body・Creation Magic・Language Comprehension
Special Magic: Vibration Magic, Equip Magic・Knight
Special Ability: Direct Death Magic Eye *
Chapter 34: Princess and Prince!
The party of Heroes returning from the Orcus Great Labyrinth had already arrived at the Kingdom.