Hate me, Miss Witch!

"With that in mind, coupled with your special ability, Master, the prospect of perfecting the combination technique with Crimson has risen to over ninety percent."

Jayee's illusory fairy wings fluttered slightly, just as she was about to speak again.

But the next moment, her words abruptly ceased.

At the same time, Shiayar also perceived a faint fragrance diffusing behind him.

"I have finally waited for the day of your awakening... little Jayee."

Su Lun's voice rippled by Shiayar's ear.

The sound of the workshop door closing came from behind, and the Dawn Saintess also removed her low-brimmed cap and mask.

She stood playfully behind Shiayar, with a few strands of her jet-black hair falling on Shiayar's neck, bringing a tickling sensation.

Su Lun looked at Jayee on Shiayar's shoulder and smiled sweetly, "Little Jayee, do you remember who I am?"

Shiayar's Mechanical-type Pet Beast, Jayee, was the result of ongoing discussions between Shiayar and Su Lun, so Su Lun was already aware of the name Shiayar had in mind for his fourth Pet Beast.

On Shiayar's shoulder, Jayee glanced at the smiling, black-haired Saintess beside him.

Because of the Soul Pact connection with Shiayar, Jayee's database had already been richly supplemented with Shiayar's vast knowledge.

So, Jayee was not unfamiliar with the black-haired girl before her.

After all, her own creation was inseparable from Su Lun.

Shiayar provided the basic creative ideas and directional requirements for the "Yorha Type Mecha Body - 132B." However, it was Su Lun, the genius mechanic, who transformed these incredibly advanced, era-defining ideas and imaginings into reality through the workshop's production station.

One provided inspiration, the other technical support; without either Su Lun or Shiayar, Jayee could not have come into existence.

Moreover, the fact that her master had chosen the name "Jayee" for her carried a deep meaning: he clearly intended to raise her as if she were his own daughter.

Considering the special relationship between Shiayar and Su Lun, faintly perceived through the Soul Pact...

Therefore, to describe her relationship with Su Lun... naturally, only one perfectly fitting term remained.

"Mommy."

Jayee looked at Su Lun and spoke in a sweet, playful voice.

「...」

WHIMPER WHIMPER WHIMPER~ Oh no, Jayee is actually in the Su Lun Faction!

MEW MEW MEW! This is bad, the existing bipolar structure is showing signs of collapse!

Within Shiayar's Soul Pact Space, Silver and Crimson sensed everything happening outside, their expressions serious.

As Pet Beasts connected to Shiayar by a Soul Pact, sharing thoughts and feelings, they were naturally paying close attention to the Shura Field Shiayar currently faced.

On regular days, when training was over and there was nothing else to do in the Soul Pact Space, the biggest entertainment and pastime for Shiayar's Pet Beasts was playing the stock market.

They would chatter and argue about which woman would become the leading lady in the end, and who would be the first to take Shiayar's virginity.

Each Pet Beast had its own stance, and the shares they held also differed.

Silver, having followed Shiayar from the earliest days and experienced the fall of Northern Territory Ceylon with him, naturally had a particular fondness for Enola. Enola was also from Northern Territory Ceylon, had known Shiayar longer, and had shared hardships with him. Thus, Silver was a staunch supporter of the Ennie Faction.

Crimson, on the other hand, joined the team later and originated from the Echo of History of the Ancient Dukedom Azure Garden. Furthermore, the Silver Spirit is the guardian beast of the Brunestadt family. Consequently, Crimson naturally favored Silvia—the last remnant of both the Ancient Dukedom Azure Garden and the Brunestadt family—and was fully invested in Silver Witch shares.

As for Shiny, it was a standard fence-sitter, a strength-supporter; whichever faction's stock hit the daily limit-up, that was the faction Shiny backed. Its main strategy was to be a 'champion fan,' always going with the prevailing wind and never against it.

But now, Su Lun, a 'heaven-sent childhood sweetheart' who embodied both the 'childhood sweetheart' and 'heaven-sent' labels, had entered the fray. With Jayee also declaring herself the leader of the Su Lun Faction with a single 'Mommy,' the previously bipolar stock market suddenly underwent a major shift and was now developing towards a tripartite standoff.

「...」

Hearing Jayee's voice, which was about four-tenths similar to her own, Su Lun was momentarily startled.

However, a radiant smile quickly returned to her fair, pretty face.

As a genius mechanic, Su Lun naturally knew why Jayee's voice resembled her own.

"Indeed, she is our daughter, a crystallization of our love. Even her voice is so much like mine."

"Don't you think so..."

Su Lun quietly moved closer to Shiayar's ear, her breath as fragrant as orchids.

"Father of our child?"

"Miss Su Lun, I must remind you of something."

Observing the Dawn Saintess before him, Shiayar spoke slowly, "Unlike six or seven years ago, I wasn't fully developed then. Even if I wanted to make a move on you, I was powerless. Now, we are both eighteen, fully developed."

"If you keep teasing me like this... I'm afraid you'll crash and burn."

"If I were afraid of crashing, would I have come here?"

Su Lun's melodious voice whispered faintly by Shiayar's ear.

"But Jayee is still here; we shouldn't set a bad example for our daughter."

"Besides..."

Su Lun took a small step back.

Then, she gestured towards Jayee, pointing to the two large metal shipping containers not far away.

Mechanical-type Pet Beasts are, in essence, still bound by rank constraints and cannot simply transcend ranks.

If Shiayar only formed a contract with Jayee, he still would not be able to contend with a Legendary.