Chapter 37

Returning to the Office.

The puppet Herta wandered up and down in Adonis office. As Adonis entered the office, he glanced at her then raised his eyebrows.

'Why is she resisting?' Knowing what was already happening to her, Adonis frowned. 'Since it's Herta, I wouldn't be surprised if she gave an order like that.'

'But then, even Herta herself can't stop this,' coming out of his thoughts, he saw the puppet Herta coming towards him.

Puppet Herta approached him, as she hugged Adonis body, her petite body constantly trembling, then her eyes turned red.

"I…. No…... I Can…. Can't…."

"Language... Speech... Correcting…... repairing…..."

"Repair complete."

"I don't want to be a puppet anymore."

Uttering these words, her expression became even more pained, and all the restrictive algorithms within her body activated at once.

The doll's body started emitting black smoke that filled the air. The algorithms implanted by the Herta were damaging her body.

In this moment, Herta connected back to the puppet here for a brief moment and stared at Adonis in shock and amazement. "So, the words you said were meant to trigger this outcome?"

[T/L: Some chapters ago, Mc complained about puppet Herta being boring, and now, guess this happened.]

Adonis could only smile as he stared at puppet Herta's eyes, as if he could see the real Herta through the puppet eyes.

Puppet Herta on the other hand, choked out the words, "Don't...take over...my body." As she began actively trying to resist Herta's will.

With unmatched Willpower, the puppet Herta regained control from her creator as she continued to hold her head in pain while trembling.

Adonis then walked to her side and patted her head, "Destroying Herta's algorithm, impressive, from now on, you can no longer be regarded as a puppet, you're alive, you've gained your freedom."

After soothing the not so puppet Herta, he then waited for Serval to bring Clara and Hook to his office.

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Meanwhile.

On a distant planet.

Inside some laboratory the original author didn't say shit about.

A girl, resembling her puppet, with a little more dull and tired expression, opened her eyes with some mixed expression on her face.

"A doll gaining self-awareness? And it took less than a day to develop to the point of rebelling against me?"

Her eyes widened in amazement. "How is this even possible?"

The dolls she typically created remained inert unless manipulated by her. They were essentially lifeless, only coming to life under her control. 

If it were a robot developing self-awareness, she could understand, but a doll, typically made of wood or similar materials? This defied belief.

"Isn't this a rather strange development?" Herta pondered. 

The transformation of her puppet into something entirely [Strange] had piqued her curiosity. As she contemplated this perplexing turn of events, her expression grew increasingly odd.

And then, her demeanor shifted to one of solemnity. 

The puppet gaining consciousness was undeniably linked to Adonis earlier words that "an unconscious puppet is boring." This transformation, she surmised, was mostly due to the Supreme Guardian.

In essence, it was a miracle that had been wrought.

Herta found it utterly fascinating.

"..."

"Maybe I need to take a few days of leave and head over myself," Herta muttered to herself then she hummed, "Hmm, once I'm done with research, I guess I can head over."

"That being said, I wonder what my doll looks like now."

Thinking of this, Herta controlled her puppet on her space station to contact someone.

.....

[Herta: Stelle, do me a favor.]

[Stelle: I-refuse.jpg] (Insert: Daga-Kotowaru! Here.)

[Herta: Please.]

[Stelle: I won't do this for free!]

[Herta: Ugh, don't worry, I'll pay you.]

[Herta: When you have time, head over to Belabog, the puppet I left there... Something's wrong with it, help me check what happened over there.]

[Stelle: Sure, but you'll have to wait until I finish dealing with the matters of the Luofu first.]

[Herta: Alright then, but please, strive to get over early.]

[Stelle: Che—]

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....

Belabog.

Adonis office.

The pain gradually faded from her face, leaving her clothes in tatters, barely covering the essentials. Her exposed skin bore black burns, but she remained unharmed due to the mysterious changes she had undergone. Her pupils had turned a striking red.

Adonis, being the decent man he is, since the translator is changing some things, decided to make him a decent human being, at least, hence covering her with a piece of clothing. 

[T/L: The OG author.... I'm speechless, he couldn't get his MC to cover the body of an actual loli!]

He addressed the transformed Herta, "Hello." Adonis contemplated her new form and pondered, "Hmm, what should I call you now? 'Herta' doesn't seem quite fitting."

The transformed Herta simply gazed at Adonis while tilting her head. She responded, "Let me think of a suitable name."

Adonis suggested, "How about Alice?"

He continued, "Yes, Alice is a name that embodies a girl more vivid and noble than any flower, purer than any gemstone. How does that sound? Do you like it?"

The new Herta, or rather, Alice considered the name and nodded in agreement.

(PS: The above is the setting of "Rose Girl". ）

[T/L: The author said the above is the setting of "Rose Girl," and I dunno the fuck that is or what it is.]