Guilty Joshua

"Ketis? You look distracted. Are you thinking about your mech designs again?"

The woman blinked and turned to her boyfriend. "Ah. You caught me. To be honest, I still want to go back to the design lab. My two projects are doing great. If I keep working on them, I can finish them sooner. The sooner I complete the Monster Slayer design, the earlier we can earn a profit again. The sooner I complete the Second Sword design, the faster our Swordmaidens can increase their battle effectiveness. I feel as if every day I put off designing mechs is another day that I can strengthen our clan sooner."

Venerable Joshua understood what she felt, but reacted with exasperation anyway. "You're becoming a workaholic like all of those other mech designers."