Zenless Zone Zero: I'm a Succubus in Sixth Street

"Mmm, you're right. As the guardian of these children, to neglect their safety because of my own interests and temptations, I have been too irresponsible!" As she spoke, Grace pounded her chest in anguish. The force was not small, so much so that it caused deformation and ripples—a testament to the assets that Anby and the others did not possess.

After promising to cooperate with her research after the commission was over, Wise then went to Koleda.

"Oh? Have you finished chatting with Grace? That was much faster than I expected."

"Because the research she wants my cooperation on will take a lot of time, we agreed to do it after the commission."

"Is that so? That's good. If you have nothing else, Wise, let's set off immediately." Koleda's urgency was no less than Grace's. Although it might have been due to concern for the company's assets, Wise nodded cooperatively upon seeing this.

"Mmm, alright then. We'll enter the Hollow to search in a bit." After saying this, Wise was about to return to the video store first, and then have the people from Belobog Heavy Industries take his Bangboo body, Eous, into the Hollow.

And it was clear that he had overlooked one thing. That is, with a machine fanatic like Grace in the team, Wise actually dared to appear in front of her in his Bangboo body without any precautions. So, after entering the Hollow later, it was natural to see such a scene...

"Mwah mwah mwah! What a cute child! This soft body, and this exquisite workmanship... it's really... so charming!" Grace held Wise, who had turned into a Bangboo, kissing and hugging him without any self-control, her fanaticism simply off the charts.

"Hey! You! Put him down right now! This kind of behavior is too outrageous!"

"That's right, Grace. Young Mr. Wise will surely be troubled by this. And the top priority right now is to find those three machines."

Under the persuasion of Koleda and Ben, Grace made a huge concession, not directly proposing the idea of dismantling Wise to see what was inside right here and now. But even so, she still requested to continue holding Wise as they moved. And Wise, thinking that he wasn't at a disadvantage anyway and that this would also allow for better movement, agreed.

As for Koleda at the side, seeing that Wise himself had spoken, she didn't say any more. In fact, she was also a little envious of Grace. After all, Wise in his Bangboo form looked very cute, and he must feel very nice to hold. But of course, she would never say such thoughts out loud. Mmm, my own construction Bangboos look about the same anyway. I'll just make do with them later.

"Young Mr. Wise, according to the signal display, the Grappler machine, one of the three, should be in this Hollow. We didn't bring a 'radish,' so we'll be counting on you in a bit." Anton looked at the signal display and spoke to Wise. The latter nodded his Bangboo head upon hearing this.

"Don't worry, I'll be worth the commission fee."

While joking, Wise also guided the way for the group. Along the way, Anton also took the opportunity to tell him about the Grappler machine. Wise's assessment of this was: my goodness, doing a boring and tedious job from nine to five every day. If this machine had any thoughts of its own, it would probably protest. Even Ben thought so. Probably only someone like Anton, who only thought about building muscles and was full of passion for life, would think this was a good life.

On a side note, Anton himself really did what he said he would do. Not only could he fight machines with his bare hands, but he also fought every single Ethereal they encountered along the way.

Not long after, under Wise's guidance, the group finally found the Grappler machine, which wanted to abandon its boring life and pursue its great dreams. In the end, with Anton's help, not only did the Grappler machine accept him as its big brother, but it also decided to start from a normal life to learn how to be a man. Uh, although it was a bit abstract, at least they had completed 1/3 of the commission, right? So it was still a joyous occasion.

Since they had already found one machine, the group decided to press on with their victory and go find the second machine, which was closest to here.

"Mmm, according to the signal display, that child... the 'Type III Tunneling Machine for Hollows,' Glaite, is nearby."

"Grace, we need Wise's help to find it, so please describe its specific features."

"Mmm, she's a serious and capable child, just as cute as the little shorty when she was young and the current Wise!" As she spoke, Grace also rubbed the Bangboo-Wise in her arms again, while also glancing at Koleda at her side. But the latter clearly did not feel happy because of the praise.

"...Who can understand what you're saying?" An angry Koleda crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and turned her head to the side, looking like an angry red-haired cat, or maybe a red panda?

(Note: The red panda mentioned here is the kind from the Ailuridae family, with a reddish-brown body, a round face, a shorter snout, and white markings on its cheeks.)

"Mmm, alright. In words that ordinary humans can understand, she is a machine responsible for excavating mine tunnels. To be able to complete more work, she is also currently equipped with a demolition saw for dismantling buildings. I thought that after updating her logic core, that child would be even more capable, but I didn't expect her to run away from home..."

As she spoke, Grace revealed an expression similar to a mother who was sad because of her rebellious child. Wise didn't know what to say to this. He could only use his small, short hands to gently pat the hand she was using to hold him as a sign of comfort.

"Wuu, you're such a thoughtful little cutie! Mwah mwah mwah!" Wise didn't expect that such a small action of his could make her hold him and kiss him for a good while again.

"Alright. Who asked you to do this kind of unnecessary update on your own? It's even more annoying than my computer system that nags me to upgrade every day."

"Ah, you wouldn't have said this kind of thing when you were little. Honestly, you were so cute when you were little..." Grace muttered a few words under her breath. And Ben, as the most mature one present, also expressed his opinion at this time.

"Mmm, but in a child's growth process, rebellion is also a common thing, right? This tunneling machine, could it be that it has developed some kind of rebellious thought..."

"No! I won't allow it!" Hearing this, Grace suddenly interrupted Ben's words sternly, and then spoke in a tone like that of a strict mother. "I will absolutely not allow my cute child to become a lawless, rebellious beast! No late-night parties and drag racing, no deliberately making scratches on her body, no putting on huge, hard-to-clean stickers, no trying out prohibited mixed Aether fuels, and definitely no trying to combine with other machines like in the Old World cartoons..."

This unhinged rant from Grace left everyone dumbfounded. Wise, who finally came back to his senses after a good while, also gently patted her again, signaling for her to calm down. Afterward, at Grace's urging, the group quickly began their search.

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