Shortly before the Magical Wars.

In the Kingdom of Dinar, there was a certain magecraftsman.

He proclaimed himself to be the second coming of the ancient genius magecraftsman, Adriana Barbora Tsezi, and everyone around him thought that he was not exaggerating.

However, this was only because he happened to acquire some of the templates left by Adriana Barbora Zetsi.

And those templates were still unsatisfactory from Adriana's point of view.

But the people of this period did not know that.

That is how far ahead of her time Adriana Barbora Zetsi was a super genius.

It is only at this time that people have come to understand her.

Using the template, he created the automata.

It was worthy of being called an automaton, for it not only moved, talked, and thought, but it even felt pseudo-emotions.

It breathed and had a body temperature, although it was only a pretense. It was so good that it could be said that it was just like a human being.

"Well, this is wonderful.

"This is indeed his work.

The nobles praised him and wanted to own his automata.

I like silver hair and blue eyes. I want her to be tall and slender, with large breasts.

She wanted to be tall and slender, with large breasts. She should be thin and have modest breasts.

Every nobleman has his own favorite look. The magecraftsman changed the automaton's appearance as requested.

"Well, it would be nice if we could enjoy the night as well..."

Even such a request is met.

Anyway, to be recognized and praised by others, that was the meaning of his life.

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At the same time, there was another magecraftsman.

He, or rather she, was also a genius. Or perhaps she was the one who deserved to be called a genius.

However, her genius was warped, and her madness was directed only toward the creation of automata.

She devoted her life to creating the best automata.

Fortunately, her family was wealthy and had more money than she could spend in her whole life. She devoted all of it to the creation of automata.

However, in the beginning, it was still very poor. Her movements were slow and her speech was faltering.

"Masu-ta-ocha ga aroha mashita" ("Masu-ta-ocha ha yoroshita").

"Yes, I did, didn't I?　How many times do I have to tell you!"

Her irritability was an everyday occurrence.

But as she made 10 or 20 more, she gradually became more sophisticated.

"Master, your meal is ready.

Her movements and speech became comparable to those of human beings.

Along with this, she also became the talk of the town.

Requests to create automata started pouring in.

But she was not satisfied yet. The automata made by the Magi Craftsman were more popular than hers.

In other words, Adriana Barbora Zetsi is better than her.

She knew that all the popular automata were based on the template left by Adriana.

After rejecting all the requests, she set her sights on creating an automaton that would surpass the golem in power.

This became her next goal.

Because the automata created based on the template left by Adriana Barbora Zetsi were all more than three times as powerful as humans, and were also useful as guards.

"What Adriana? I'm going to prove that I'm better than you!"

True to her goal, the automata she created became more and more powerful. Despite their slender female appearance, they are more than twice as powerful as the average golem.

But she was not satisfied yet.

An automaton that surpassed automata, a queen of automata. This was her next goal.

Her appearance should be beautiful. Her gestures are graceful. And once she showed her authority, all automata would bow down to her. It has become my dream to create such an automaton.

In order to achieve this, the automata she has made so far are returned to their original materials, and only the best parts are recovered and used for the next generation.

All of her more than 100 automata were scrapped.

However, the information and knowledge stored in their control cores were accumulated.

Without marrying, she devoted herself to making automata.

One day, a merchant brought in a used magi crystal. It was quite old and had some kind of basic control formula engraved on it.

She analyzed it.

"This is amazing!　It seems to be more than 600 years old, but I can't believe that such a control system existed back then!"

It was a Magi Formula written for a golem. With it, her research progressed rapidly.

And since the Magi Crystal was so pure that it was difficult to obtain in her time, she decided to use it again with <>.

When she was over 60 years old, she completed an automata. It was her masterpiece.

She looks like a woman in her late teens, about to grow up from a girl. She is neither tall nor short. Her hair is golden and her eyes are crimson.

"You are my pride and joy. Even Adriana Barbora Zetsi's golem is no match for you."

She praised her automata with these words at every opportunity.

The automata behaved as she expected, or even more than she expected.

"Mother, it's a beautiful day today, let's go for a walk.

Such thoughtfulness was just like a human being, or rather, a human being itself. One time, she was even courted by a sergeant of a noble family whom she had fallen in love with at first sight.

It is only an automata with Magi Crystal with <> effect and <> eyes.

If she wanted to, an automata could use her eyes to perform forbidden magic such as <>, <>, and <>.

This is due to her insanity. She did not approve of the fact that her automata served other people.

In addition, her hidden power is immeasurable. Even ten battle golems would not be able to defeat the automata.

Not only strength, but also speed, flexibility, and the martial arts skills he has learned. In addition to these, he carries a short sword made of adamantite for self-defense.

It is a sword with magic and can cut through even steel with ease. Combined with the swordsmanship of the automata who wield it, she is nearly invincible.

On the other hand, she is gradually losing her energy, perhaps due to the strain she has been subjected to since her youth.

"Mother, I made barley porridge today.

The automaton was taking good care of her, but her body was getting weaker day by day.

"I don't have long to live. But I am happy to have made you.

She said in a gentle voice when she could no longer get up from the bed.

"Mother, please don't say such sad things."

The automaton said, but she shook her head slowly.

She shook her head slowly. "Human beings will come to an end one day. We cannot live the same time as you.

There was no more madness in her eyes.

"When I'm gone, you can live your life as you wish. You are my masterpiece. You are the queen of automata."

"Mother ......"

"My ...... daughter. You are the best ......."

As she spun those words, her condition suddenly changed. Blood rushes from her lungs and seals her throat.

There was only a gurgling sound, and what she tried to say at the end was forever a mystery.

That night she drew her last breath.

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"<>...... that is your mother's wish."

The words were burned into her brain, or rather into her control core. <

At that time, either by a trick of fate or insufficient erasing, a part of the Magi Formula, which was supposed to be erased, came back to life.

The contents of the formulas do not overlap with the formulas she had engraved, and they naturally merge with each other.

This is what an automata should do.

To defeat Adriana Barbora Zetsi, that is, to overwhelm the golem she created.

To be the best, you must stand above all beings in this world.

The automata had a vast knowledge. And there was the mansion she left behind.

The automaton devised a plan to rise to the top of all things. .............

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The first victim was the Magi Craftsman, said to be the second coming of Adriana Barbora Zetsi.

When his master did not wake up for a long time, the maid of honor went to check on him and found him dead in his bed.

Then, one after another, his automata were destroyed.

Since most of the owners were aristocrats, the mansion had a gatekeeper and there were guards and guards in the room.

Even so, in the morning, one would wake up to find an automaton lying on the floor with its limbs and head ripped off.

Some nobles hired mages to cover their houses with wards, but to no avail. As if to mock such countermeasures, the criminals easily entered the house, destroyed the automata without anyone noticing, and left like the wind once again.

What is strange is that there were several cases in which the automata were destroyed when the guards noticed it, even though the guards were in the room with the automata.

All of the guards testified that they did not see the culprit. No, there was even a case that an automaton was destroyed while it was in the same bed with its owner, a nobleman, and the nobleman was completely unaware of it.

It was speculated that the forbidden spell of might have been used, but no proof was ever obtained. No traces of hypnosis could be found on the victims who were supposed to have used it.

The case was never solved, and it continued until the dead magecraftsman and all the automata he had created were destroyed.

It was later revealed that the magic used at this time was called <, which is a magic to direct one's consciousness to perform a certain action.

The magic was called <.

Five years later, the Magic War broke out.

Many automata and golems were created.

They are all sent to the battlefield.

It was during this period that the template left by Adriana Barbora Zetsi was rediscovered, and automata and golems created based on it became very active.

Automata were mass-produced and performed front-line chores. Of course, the golem was fighting on the front lines.

In the midst of all this, a mysterious incident occurred.

At first the soldiers who saw it thought they were dreaming.

A girl with golden hair was slaughtering the battle golems of his army one after another.

Behind her, the demons are closing in on her. A dream is a dream is a nightmare.

The war was fierce.

Not far from the battlefield, an automaton was stuck, but no one paid any attention to it.

This is because such an automaton without a left arm is as good as scrap.

But the automaton was still .

He learned firsthand that there are forces that cannot be resisted by the power of the individual alone.

To wait for the next opportunity, the automata are put in a dormant state.

He decides that the next time he will awaken is when someone touches him, and he closes the doorways.

Next time, we will do better. Yes, suggestion (seduce), hypnosis (hypno), and subconscious induction (subliminal). It would also be a good way to make a human into a human.

So you decide: ......