Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 2190: My Mayo

”The clan leader is calling you back.”

On top of a hill, a not-very-large machine stood there. It was a thing very similar to a mechanical war beast, only it looked rougher than those made by the Talos Red Dwarves, had no glow, and bore no craftsmanʼs engraving.

The mechanical war pet moved a little, giving a faint response.

The lifeform that had spoken earlier slowly walked over, casually tossed a long battle axe onto the ground, then sat down heavily next to this mechanical war pet. Two skyward pigtails behind her head stubbornly pointed toward the sky. Beneath the pigtails was a face with quite a few freckles. If one ignored the speckles, by Earthʼs aesthetic standards, she could be considered a little beauty.

”I know you were definitely a top-tier figure on your home planet, but you also need to understand that this is not your home planet. No matter how much pride and resentment you harbor in your heart, you must restrain them. Because here, you are no longer a strong person. On the contrary, you are weak—so weak that most people in the clan could defeat you.”

This young girl sighed and tried to persuade him.

Seeing that no sound came from inside the mechanical war pet, she slightly shook her head and said, ”Thereʼs nothing wrong with being proud and having spirit. In fact, I donʼt even think your arrogance is wrong. Itʼs just that it doesnʼt match your strength. If you were a great expert, or even a peak expert, then no one would say anything, no matter how you acted. But not now, dear Mayo.”

”My name is not Mayo, and I am not your dear!”

A voice finally came from inside the mechanical war pet, but it was a bit shrill and angry.

”No, you saw me bathing. You are my Mayo, you are my dear.” The young girl said stubbornly.
”Iʼve said it, Iʼve said it before, Iʼve said it ten thousand times—that time was an accident. It was the residual wave from my refining of the war puppet that knocked down your house. It was completely, completely an accident!”

It was hard to imagine that this kid, who usually only uttered a few words at a time, would speak so many words in succession.

”An accident doesnʼt change the fact that you saw my body. You know, for us Ferrosong people, that is the condition for union.”

The young girl was persistent and firm, looking at the mechanical genius beside her with incomprehension.

”Itʼs just a condition, not a necessary condition. The clan leader already said that this is an old custom of the Ferrosong people, not a current one. Thereʼs no need to take it seriously!”

”But I am a traditional Ferrosong person!”

The young girlʼs response to the mechanical geniusʼs words came without any pause, as if it were a matter of course.

”You can choose not to be!”

”No, I am!”

Heavy breathing came from inside the mechanical war pet, clearly indicating that a certain genius was in a state of extreme anger.

”You know, you remind me of a certain feudal era in a country on my home planet. Thatʼs exactly what they did. How about I introduce you to an annoying guy and have him search that country to see if anyone thinks like you? What do you think? You know, compatible worldviews are necessary to be together. We are clearly not suitable.”

After his anger subsided, the mechanical genius attempted, for the ten thousand and first time, to persuade this young girl, only this time using a brand new reason.

”Why? Arenʼt we fine as we are now?” The young girlʼs big eyes were full of confusion.

”You are fine, but I am very not fine. You are forcing me!” The mechanical genius suppressed his emotions.

”But you saw me bathing, so you are my Mayo.”

”I...” The mechanical genius knew he had failed again.

The young girl smiled, stood up, picked up the long-handled battle axe that was as tall as she was, then patted the mechanical war pet beside her and said, ”Alright, no more joking. Be good, come back to the clan with me. The next hunt is about to start. You need to earn more merits.”

”I wonʼt!” The mechanical genius said somewhat stubbornly.

The young girl sighed. ”Be obedient, okay?”

The mechanical genius: ”Why should I listen to you?!”

The young girl: ”Because you canʼt beat me, and youʼre afraid of me.”

The mechanical genius: ”...”

In a frustrated mood, the mechanical genius slowly moved his mount, about to follow the young girl. Just then, the corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of several figures appearing on the other side of the hill.

The mechanical genius immediately stopped.

”Whatʼs wrong?” the young girl asked in confusion, then frowned and said, ”Youʼre not thinking of competing with me again, are you? Iʼve told you, donʼt challenge me until your Furelai exceeds five thousand.”

But the mechanical genius did not speak. Instead, he controlled the mechanical war pet to quickly advance a certain distance toward that direction, moving closer to observe.

The young girl also followed. She also saw the three people and one dragon that had appeared in the valley, along with the countless parasites that seemed to have suddenly emerged.

”Aaaaaaah!”

The mechanical genius let out an incomprehensible shout, and the mechanical war pet charged straight down.

The young girl was stunned for a moment, then immediately chased after him. Without any apparent large movement, she simply used the long-handled battle axe to prop herself on the ground and leaped directly into the air. When she landed, she had already accurately positioned herself on the back of the mechanical geniusʼs mount.

Sitting on the mount, the young girl shouted, ”Mayo, what are you doing? Stop!”

She realized that her Mayo was charging straight toward that swarm of countless parasites. Even with just the two of them, let alone a dozen people, they did not have enough strength to take on such a challenge. This was an act of madness.

But the mechanical genius would no longer listen to her. He let out excited shouts from his mouth, speeding up without any regard for his life.

”You are making me angry.” The young girlʼs face turned serious. The hands gripping the long-handled battle axe began to emit a faint, hazy glow.

”Hey, Iʼve had enough of you barbarians. Iʼm never going back. Iʼm leaving with my home planet people. I never want to see that annoying and strict face of the clan leader again, never want to see the cold and treachery of those clansmen again, never want to be bullied again!”

The mechanical genius shouted somewhat neurotically.

The young girl, who had been about to use her own strength to teach this guy a lesson, froze in her movements. After a few seconds, she said, ”You... donʼt like the Ferrosong people?”

”Why should I like them? Did they ever treat me as a clansman? They only take the points I earn from the Novice battlefield, only send my mechanical war pets to die, only oppress me and squeeze my value, yet never ask me what I want, never give me anything. I have made great contributions to the clan, yet the clan seems to think itʼs only right. Instead, when they call me to eat, it feels like a favor! Canʼt my contributions be exchanged for even a bit of food?!”

”You treat the lives that come up on Welcoming Day like slaves! And I... have never been a slave!”

The young girlʼs hand slowly lowered, her eyes somewhat dazed, as if something inside her heart had shattered. Almost at the same moment, the mechanical war pet charged into the swarm of parasites.