-746- Infiltration and rewriting of the heart?

It must be said that even in a foreign country, Karyusai Shouko's taste remains unchanged.

Accompanied by Rozen and Yaya entering the mansion, they arrived at a spacious Japanese-style hall with tatami flooring. At the deepest part was a raised platform with a folding screen, and all the decorations and style were similar to Karyusai Shouko's residence in her home country.

The only thing missing was the automatons.

In Karyusai Shouko's residence in her home country, living automatons crafted by her hands were almost everywhere, various small animal-like dolls could be found everywhere.

If it were that residence, even if it wasn't the season for flower viewing, the cherry blossom trees outside would be filled with small birds, and there would be small animals running in the courtyard.

Now, in this mansion, those diverse small animal-like automatons naturally disappeared, leaving only Irori and Komurasaki standing beside Karyusai Shouko. They, along with Karyusai Shouko, sat on the raised platform.

"Welcome to our humble abode, Rozen-sama."

Irori, as always, was dignified and formal, standing up and bowing when she saw Rozen entering with Yaya.

"Rozen!"

On the contrary, Komurasaki, perhaps encountered something, threw herself at Rozen, hugging his waist.

Seeing Komurasaki's extremely uneasy appearance, Rozen understood what had happened.

Only Yaya's complexion changed.

"Say, Komurasaki."

Yaya smiled at Komurasaki.

"You'd better let go while Onee-san is still smiling."

Rozen, ignoring Yaya's jealous and envious gaze, patted Komurasaki's head while turning his head towards Karyusai Shouko.

"It seems that you've encountered a similar situation on your end."

Rozen affirmed.

In other words...

"Irori and Komurasaki are also experiencing abnormalities, just like Yaya, right?"

That's what Rozen wanted to say.

"Is... Is that so?"

Yaya asked in surprise.

Evidently, Yaya didn't expect that the situation was the same on both sides.

But that's the only way to explain why Komurasaki is so uneasy, Irori seems composed but has an underlying sense of palpitation.

There's no helping it.

"Just a while ago, not only Irori and Komurasaki but the entire automaton city of Liverpool experienced a short-lived anomaly."

Karyusai Shouko, somewhat lazily lying on the raised platform, displayed her beautiful figure to the fullest. With a pipe in hand, she calmly spoke while puffing on it.

"The intensity of these anomalies varies; some lost control directly, causing chaos on the streets, while others, like Irori and Komurasaki, just felt uncomfortable and dizzy."

This situation was entirely identical to what happened on Rozen's side.

On Rozen's side, Yaya, Sigmund, and Garm's series of dogs all being banned dolls, experienced dizziness. Frey's dogs barked wildly, Sigmund almost lost consciousness, and Cherubim went out of control, nearly setting the entire infirmary on fire.

"If I'm not mistaken, these effects should change based on the performance and self-awareness of the automatons themselves."

Karyusai Shouko gazed at Rozen.

"Like Yaya, Irori, and Komurasaki, who are nearly indistinguishable from humans, their influence is relatively minor. The impact on the banned dolls is also smaller, not to the extent that they lose control."

Karyusai Shouko's explanation exactly confirmed Rozen's speculation.

In reality, Rozen also thought the same.

Whether it's Yaya, Sigmund, or the series of Garm's dogs, they are all banned dolls.

On the other hand, Cherubim, with less self-awareness, almost no different from machinery, and a structure entirely made of inorganic materials, showed no signs of living organisms. They belong to the true category of automatons.

"The impact on this type of automaton is extremely high, some go out of control, and others simply disappear without a trace."

Karyusai Shouko revealed this information.

"Fortunately, the impact is short-lived, and it quickly settles down; otherwise, you wouldn't be able to see the lively streets."

This is definitely not a joke.

You see, even though it's more common around Rozen, in regular society, banned dolls are extremely rare.

After all, they belong to the forbidden category, and only a few outlaws would dare to interact with them recklessly. Only scum like Bronson would dare to do so unabashedly.

Others, like Karyusai Shouko, still don't openly admit to creating banned dolls. Even the Maschinensoldat of Rosenberg's group can exist because they were created by Wiseman; Sigmund, too, was subdued by the first belew rather than being created. Otherwise, how could they have achieved their current fame?

So, in the entire machinart city, nearly 99.9% of automatons are greatly affected, nearly losing control.

If this phenomenon were to persist for a long time, Liverpool would have descended into chaos long ago, and there would be no festive atmosphere.

However...

"The current calm doesn't necessarily mean peace in the future, does it?"

Rozen spoke up, meeting Karyusai Shouko's gaze.

"What exactly is it?"

That's the only question Rozen has.

However, Karyusai Shouko didn't say anything and directly handed two sets of data to Rozen.

"This is..."

Looking at the data in hand, Rozen raised an eyebrow.

The document was full of obscure and difficult-to-understand professional terms and images. Even knowledgeable professors would find it hard to decipher.

But Rozen could understand.

"Haven't you read through all my secret?"

Karyusai Shouko glanced at Rozen and said.

"That's an absolutely confidential secret files, my life's work. Except for the secrets of the Setsugetsuka series, all my skills are in it. For a puppet craftsman, it's a priceless treasure, and for a nation, it's enough to make people ecstatic with technical data. Since you've read them all, understanding this should be a piece of cake, right?"

In Karyusai Shouko's tone, there was an unusual lack of warmth.

After all, Rozen did this without her consent.

If it were someone else, Karyusai Shouko would probably consider silencing them.

Karyusai Shouko didn't expect that when she left the mansion for a short time to handle Rozen's admission to the academy, he would manage to read through all her notes, even memorizing them. It truly left her dumbfounded.

If Rozen weren't someone special to Karyusai Shouko and not someone who blabbers around as a spy, she would be more than just displeased now.

Ignoring Karyusai Shouko's displeasure, Rozen looked directly at the inspection reports in his hands.

These were the inspection reports for Irori and Komurasaki.

Clearly, Karyusai Shouko was also concerned about the abnormalities in Irori and Komurasaki, leading her to conduct thorough examinations on the two sisters.

However, the results left Irori and Komurasaki uneasy because...

"Signs of infiltration and rewriting of the heart?"

Rozen's eyes widened abruptly.