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"How does it feel, Zero?"

Dorothy, feeling the changes in the floating island, turned her head to look at the text on the tree trunk and asked with concern.

Although she knew that Zero had great talent, it was still a newly born Machine Spirit. Wasn’t it a bit too much to let it manage an entire floating island right from the start?

"I feel very good, Family Head," the text on the tree stump displayed.

At that moment, Zero was curiously inspecting its new body, fascinated by the Puppetry Technique from the witch, a field of mechanical knowledge it had never encountered before.

"Family Head?"

Seeing that Zero did not appear to be overloaded, Dorothy breathed a sigh of relief. However, she was puzzled by her new familiar’s way of addressing her.

"Based on my analysis, I should exchange labor for compensation, and I have observed that it is impolite in human society for employees to address their boss by name. Thus, based on the family relationship, I should respectfully call you Family Head. Did I analyze incorrectly? nervous.jpg"

"Ah, no, that’s not it. It’s pretty good, you’re learning fast," Dorothy quickly waved her hand, seeing Zero’s anxious expression.

She was just slightly uncomfortable with the change in her identity since being a Family Head sounded like a title for a very important person. Could she, a little witch, really use that designation?

But being addressed that way felt kind of thrilling.

Yes, yes, that’s good. As the Club President of the Witch’s Home, it really wasn’t wrong to be called the Family Head, even though its family members were few—just a cat and a few kittens.

"But constantly communicating through typing is quite tiring. Hmm, I have an idea. Try to see if you can control this body."

Dorothy opened her magic bag, rummaged through it, and finally pulled out a huge metal locker from the bottom. When the cabinet was opened, inside lay a life-sized doll dressed in black and white maid attire.

Upon seeing the life-sized doll, Audrey’s eyes immediately lit up.

Ah, this was the most exquisite, most beautiful doll Little Fox had ever seen.

The silver-white hair was as pristine as moonlight, the delicate face possessed a beauty that could captivate all beings, and the perfect body proportions resembled a sculpture crafted by a master, with not a single flaw to be found anywhere.

This could hardly even be called a doll; it didn’t seem like a cold, lifeless object but rather emitted a vitality, resembling a girl in slumber, waiting to be awakened.

Is this the puppet my senior was working on? If I learned this technique, wouldn’t puppet shows become extremely popular?

Little Fox’s eyes sparkled.

"This is a puppet I made while I was learning Puppetry Technique. Unfortunately, I never found a suitable soul to inhabit it. Zero, try if you can drive this body, that would make communication much easier," Dorothy said nostalgically, looking at the doll.

This doll was the pinnacle of her lifetime’s achievements in puppetry, originally created with only the intention of making a puppet maid. Unfortunately, she never found a perfect servant soul to match it and thus had kept it stored away.

But now it could serve as a humanoid body for Zero, because a robot maid sounds really cool, doesn’t it?

"Can I really use such a beautiful body? anxious.jpg"

By this time, Zero, having merged with the entire floating island, sensed the perfect puppet body and even as a machine, which should be indifferent to human appearances, was still astounded by its beauty. This made it somewhat anxious, feeling that controlling this body might be a profanity to its beauty.

Meanwhile, Senior Mia and Sidwell were staring blankly at the face of the puppet before sneakily glancing at Dorothy.

Because the puppet’s appearance bore a six or seven out of ten resemblance to Dorothy’s face.

However, compared to Dorothy’s divine face, which was already beyond words, this man-made puppet ultimately fell short, though it was still stunningly beautiful. When compared to the original, it was like the difference between a candle and the sun, with no comparison at all.

"Of course, you can use it now that I’ve given it to you. There’s no need for restraint among family,"

said the Homebody Witch, nodding and smiling.

Well, she had initially wanted to recreate her own face on this puppet, but even with her last life’s talent that had earned her the title of a deity in craftsmanship, she couldn’t replicate that divine face. So, she eventually gave up on that idea and just redesigned the puppet’s face based on her own, reaching the limits of her skills.

The final product only resembled her by about six or seven out of ten. It wasn’t exactly the same face but more like that of biological sisters.

Well, the puppet was the older sister, after all, Dorothy had a sister complex, so the puppet looked more mature, giving off more of a big sister vibe.

Her original intention had been to have a perfect maid who could look after her like a big sister. Unfortunately, perfect maid souls were hard to come by. She had spent many days at the Soul Market, finding plenty of combat-oriented heroic spirits but no domestic all-rounder maid spirits.

This had greatly frustrated the Homebody Witch back then, as the witches’ combative nature seemed irredeemable.

With Dorothy’s approval, Zero no longer hesitated.

Mechanical Sovereignty was initiated again.

In an instant, the body of the puppet was dominated by the young Master of All Machines’ strength. The sleeping beauty’s eyes trembled slightly before opening, revealing gem-like, dazzling ruby eyes.

Well, white hair and red eyes, a favorite among foreigners, nothing much to say.

"Thank you, Family Head, for your generosity. From now on, you can entrust me with anything, and I will repay your kindness with the highest quality of service,"

said the newly awakened Zero as she slowly rose. After familiarizing herself with her new body for a moment, she bowed to Dorothy and said so.

Unfortunately, lacking emotion, her face was expressionless, and her pleasant voice was unvarying.

It seems that speaking directly doesn’t allow showing emojis, which appeared to trouble Zero as she glanced down at the metal cabinet that had originally stored the puppet’s body, her eyes lighting up.

Modular Magic Modification, activate.

In an instant, the original cabinet began to automatically twist and transform, finally turning into a mechanical dog whose head was a display screen, and now that screen showed an emoji of loyalty.jpg.

Dorothy: "....."

She included an expression system for this puppet too? Well, that’s also good, it sure brings the robot maid vibe.

As she was observing Zero from all angles, Zero tilted her head slightly and then asked her,

"Family Head, there are visitors outside. Should I meet them?"

They were three witches dressed in black and white nun attire, their pristine wings indicating their identity.

"Uh, people from the Holy Words Department? What are they doing here?"

...Dorothy was puzzled...