Chapter 364: Metal with a Will (2/2)

Everyone fell into a state of bewilderment.

Just what kind of clockwork puppet was this?!

Nowhere in the records had there ever been a clockwork puppet which could repair itself!

“What is it doing now?”

“What is it made of? It seems to be sharper and harder than the ones around it?”

After a short pause, the clockwork puppet began to pick up relatively intact puppets from the wreckage around it once more. They were all shocked once more as they watched it use its bronze fingernails to easily slice these puppets apart!

It looked like it was made of cruder material, but in reality, it was at least a whole level stronger than the sturdy yet beautiful silver and gold puppets!

A square case quickly formed before it!

The case was only slightly shorter than itself and had been created using only the metal which it had salvaged from the other puppets. Strip after strip of metal was woven perfectly together by it, forming a truly unique and beautiful object!

Strangely enough, it finished by adding a lock to it.

Satisfied, it began throwing the other parts and scraps which it had collected into it, as if it was preparing for any future injuries.

Even the faerie dragon, This Great King, seemed dumbfounded as it watched with wide eyes which seemed to be on the verge of falling out.

“…… Is this a human or a puppet?” Stingham thought to himself as he felt a cold breeze blow past him in his mind.

Once everything was settled, it locked the case and slung it onto its back before walking directly towards Ayrin.

“What’s it doing?”

“Why is it walking towards Ayrin?”

Under everyone’s shocked gazes, the clockwork puppet showed no signs of aggression as it walked between them and stopped right at Ayrin’s side.

It looked like it was waiting for Ayrin to lead the way!

Ayrin entered a state of complete confusion.

After being lost in thought for quite a while, Ayrin turned towards the clockwork puppet and asked, “You wish to follow me?”

The clockwork puppet merely shook its head in response.

“It can understand Ayrin’s words?” Stingham exclaimed as he nearly fainted from the shock.

Meanwhile, everyone else couldn’t help but exchange looks.

No matter what kind of clockwork puppet it was, it was certainly not an ordinary one.

It was no wonder that it had managed to survive a battle which had caused such great destruction. It was not due to luck as they had originally assumed, but due to its own specialness.

“Why?” Ayrin asked blankly, completely forgetting that he was talking to a clockwork puppet.

The clockwork puppet slightly raised its head, but still didn’t utter a sound.

Suddenly, the light flickering within its eyes brightened as if silver flames had been ignited within them.

Such a strong fighting intent… but were those flames of unwillingness or of anger?

The same thought emerged in everyone’s minds.

Perhaps what had woken this curious clockwork puppet was not the aura of unwillingness radiating from Rinsyi, but the strong fighting intent radiating from Ayrin. Perhaps it was his fearlessness in the face of an opponent who surpassed him.

“Just what kind of clockwork puppet is it?” The same thought emerged within everyone’s mind time and time again as they stared motionlessly at the puppet for a long time.

“Mer… lin...”

Two syllables abruptly rang out from within the clockwork puppet’s body.

Although was clearly created by the turning of cogs within the puppet’s body, it was no different from a human voice.

“Your name is Merlin?” Ayrin asked as a faint sense of understanding surged within him.

“Mer… lin…”

The clockwork puppet merely repeated the same two syllables as if it did not know how to say anything else.

But its head nodded as if in agreement.

“Did my fierce fighting intent wake you up? Do you also wish to fight against powerful opponents?!”

“If so, then come with me!”

Ayrin tightly clenched his fist as he shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Are you an idiot? Its enemies all died long ago. Why would it fight alongside you?” Stingham couldn’t help but mutter. He couldn’t understand what Ayrin could possibly accomplish by shouting so loudly at a piece of metal.

But in the next moment, he almost fell over as the clockwork puppet nodded in response once more.