Ah, that really surprised me! Shizuka just popped out of nowhere and bluntly asked me for sex.

But wait… I didn’t even sense her presence until she was already standing right in front of me.

And to make things worse, I had actually mistaken that janitor for Kiyoshi earlier.

{Answer: Master’s perception and senses have been reduced to approximately human level, unless Master chooses otherwise… Was that necessary?}

(What the hell, Netherbyte?! Are you seriously trying to make me fall in love with you right now?!)

Suddenly she’s so hung up on making me as human as possible. Damn computer lady!

I swear, I love her so much now!

And wait a second—Shizuka isn’t even alarmed by my new form?!

"Hm? Ah, we were already here some hours ago," she replied casually when I asked her.

After that, I had to endure her relentless teasing for a few minutes before the others finally walked in.

"How are you doing now, Nagisa?" Rei asked me with her usual calmness.

"I’m doing absolutely wonderful," I answered brightly. "Just look at these C-cups!"

"Hmmm? Aren’t those more like a B-plus?"

"Really?!"

"Just kidding," she said, waving her hand dismissively. "But you’re still a step below me, so don’t get conceited."

Grrh! I’ll surpass you soon enough, you cool woman!

Tanaka-nii-san walked over to me, resting his big palm gently on top of my head.

It felt so nice to look up to him again, just like old times. Only yesterday, I had been looking down at him like he was some kind of child.

"You look awesome, Nagisa," he commented warmly. "Did Okuda-san build it?"

"Well, he helped out," I replied, glancing over at Kiyoshi, who was standing awkwardly in the corner, clearly trying his best to blend in with the air itself.

"Where were you guys, anyway?" I asked curiously. "You weren’t waiting in the lab with me?"

Shizuka floated over to Kiyoshi with a mischievous grin. "Ah, that’s because we were having a fun time with Kiyoshi-chan!"

K-Kiyoshi-chan?!

"So your perversion has finally reared its ugly head?" I muttered, giving him a sharp side glance.

"N-no! She’s lying!" Kiyoshi waved his hands frantically. "They were just hanging out in my room!"

Well, that does sound like him. His room is basically a stereotypical light novel protagonist’s bedroom that practically begs to be ransacked.

At some point, he had brought me some clothes: though judging by the bump on his head, I could tell it hadn’t been an easy task.

But for now, I wasn’t wearing them.

The outfit was downright sexy: high socks, a ridiculously short red and black skirt, and a yellow crop-top blouse.

I couldn’t help but wonder if any of those uptight scientists would ever dare to wear something like this.

This was definitely teen goth-style clothing. And although I looked like the sixteen-year-old Nagisa right now, I was actually twenty-one by age.

That made it feel more like I was cosplaying than actually dressing up.

"So… Nagisa-chan is currently naked?" Benimaru’s voice broke in, his perverted eyes wandering shamelessly across my body.

"Keep your lecherous, incestuous gaze away from me!" I snapped, trying my best to cover up with just my hands. "And for your information, I was naked the entire day yesterday too!"

"Nagisa-chan, you don’t just casually admit to exhibitionism."

"I won’t take that from you, Shizuka," I deadpanned. "Apologize to me immediately."

Tanaka-nii-san then stepped in, almost as if to defend me. "I think it’s fine. There are no nipples visible, and it’s fairly well covered… her vagi—"

"Okay, Tanaka-nii-san!" I quickly shoved my hand over his mouth. "Thank you for your defense, but that’s enough."

I had already shifted my body back to its subtly cybernetic white form, yet those perverts still kept staring at me.

Kiyoshi asked me to sit down so he could run a few checks on my body.

Since he had stayed the entire time I was being rebuilt, he actually knew his way around my body better than I did.

Just thinking about that made it feel kind of dirty.

"...Pervert..." I muttered as I turned my head away from Kiyoshi.

"Why, though?!" he protested immediately.

That was when it hit me. Despite looking far more human now, I was still a cyborg.

My head and joints could twist a full three hundred and sixty degrees, probably because of how the parts were connected with rotating balls and mechanical joints.

And underneath my fleshy outer plating was wires and circuits that only resembled veins and arteries.

Even the soft skin I had wasn’t actual skin; it was just another type of metal that Netherbyte had engineered to feel that way.

And my core… it was now shaped like a violet human heart, beating steadily for some reason I couldn’t understand.

Because I was in greater synchrony with my body now, every single touch from Kiyoshi felt completely different compared to when everything was still cold metal.

He kept asking why my face was turning red, while his own face was also bright red. The whole thing was just painfully awkward for both of us.

As he carried on with his checks, Benimaru and Rei had set themselves up at a desk nearby, casually playing cards like nothing unusual was happening.

Meanwhile, Tanaka-nii-san was completely absorbed in some random book titled “The Sky is the Limit? Who Decided That?”

And where was Shizuka, you ask?

Well, she was, as always—

"Uhm, Shizuka-san…" Kiyoshi finally broke the silence. "I’m trying to work here, but your breathing in my ear is really distracting."

"E-Ehhh? Just ignore me," she answered, clinging tighter to him. "To think that such a nerd has this kind of abs… I would honestly love to see you nude. Time and place, quick!"

Shizuka was latched onto his back like some kind of koala bear.

I had been doing my best to ignore her, but every now and then she would shift her hands against his stomach or chest, and it kept breaking his focus—and mine too, honestly.

"Hey, Kiyoshi," I muttered flatly, "Shizuka is notorious for going after small boys and girls. She’s a criminal, so you’d better watch yourself."

"That’s awful, Nagisa-chan!" she pouted, her lips puffing up as if she were the victim here. "I asked them nicely at first, and only turned aggressive when they suddenly changed their minds. Ah, speaking of aggressive, last night was absolutely wonderful!"

"Eh?!" I yelped, my voice shooting up an octave. "Last night with Onibara and the Chief?!"

"Ah, no, no," she waved her hand carelessly, brushing away my assumption. "I ran into some shinobis while they were on patrol, and, well, we ended up going at it like animals in the bushes."

...God...