Unbreakable Machine-Doll (機巧少女〈マシンドール〉は傷つかない)

Yaya is beautiful. Yaya is a very pretty girl.

Yaya is very beautiful.

Yaya is the prettiest girl in the world.

Yaya is your everything.

You adore Yaya! You love Yaya!

You wish to marry Yaya!

Yaya didn't realize you were awake.

Yes, well it's hard to sleep

with someone chanting in your ear.

Yaya is sorry.

She was only reciting a small charm.

Something to make you love her.

You say "small charm" like

it's supposed to be harmless.

But I know you.

You were contaminating my psyche.

We're almost to the academy!

Are you excited yet? Yaya is!

We left London half a day ago.

My butt's too sore to be excited.

The academy provides room and board.

Which means we'll spend our nights together,

just you and Yaya.

S'pose we will.

Yaya predicts many sleepless nights in our future.

No. I'll be sleeping plenty.

And if you misbehave, I'll evict you.

We're nearly there.

Got all your things, luv?

Sure do! Oh!

Here.

Thanks, Mister! You're so nice.

Certainly.

Ugh!

You all right?

Uh-huh!

Raishin, something isn't right!

You think?

What's going on?

Why aren't we stopping?

We've already passed Edge Hill!

Only one stop left on this line!

We're gonna crash at Lime Street Station!

How far to the last stop?

A mile or two, maybe!

Yaya! Find the brakes!

What's happening, Mister?

No need to worry. We're all gonna be fine!

It won't stop!

Then we do somethin' else!

Maybe we can stop the engine!

Right. Let's try!

Raishin! Bridge!

Too close! We'll never make it!

We can still do this! Ya ready?

Yes!

Silence. Forty-Eight Sho!

Nice, Yaya. I'm proud.

You regulated the power well.

Thank you, Raishin.

You both made it okay?

We did. And I can't thank you enough!

You stopped the whole train!

Are you a magician?

Sort of. I'm what they call a puppeteer.

Oh! Does that mean she's your automaton?

Yes! Yaya is Raishin's doll.

He uses her well. Especially under the sheets!

Ahhh! Pervert!

Yaya.

Yes, Raishin?

Guess what I'm feeling right now.

Here's a hint:

it's an emotion so intense it's bubbling out of control.

Sexual frustration?

Rage, Yaya!

Why do you always say things

that invite misunderstanding?

That little vixen was clearly making eyes at you!

Yaya had to establish a prior claim.

"Little vixen"?

She couldn't have been older than twelve!

No! She was a hot-blooded woman!

The Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart.

The highest institution of learning in the magical arts.

It's also the location of the Walpurgis Night Festival,

held to crown the Wise Man.

That's right.

Are you sure you're ready for this, Yaya?

You won't see the outside world for a while.

Wherever Raishin is, that's where Yaya wants to be.

Dunno why you're so attached to me.

Ultimately, I'm only gonna use you as a tool for my revenge.

Yaya knows.

She is an automaton created by Shoko.

Brought into this world to be used as a tool.

But y'know, tools perform their best

when used for a specific purpose.

Yaya will do whatever you ask.

In bed and out.

That won't be necessary.

However, I do appreciate how determined you are.

How did the entrance exam go?

You aced it, didn't you? What's your rank?

One-thousand-two- hundred-thirty-fifth?

Try not to be upset. It isn't that bad!

You've nothing to be ashamed about.

Yaya knows how hard you've trained.

Forget their stupid test. Battle is what counts.

And you're a match for anyone here!

Don't you see?

You're the Karyusai brand's top automaton.

For me to score so low is nothing short of pathetic.

I don't deserve you.

No, Raishin! Never!

Yaya will always be proud to be yours.

I don't know how I can ever face Shoko after this.

Shoko. Shoko. Shoko!

You've really got a one-track mind!

All you can think about is Shoko?

Beginning to see

where you stand in this school, "Samurai Boy?"

Professor Kimberley, Machinart Physics Department.

Unfortunately for us both, I'm now your academic advisor.

Thank you for the warm welcome.

Pleasure to meet you, too.

I've not seen that fellow before.

He must be new.

He's got black hair. How exotic!

Do you suppose he's Oriental?

I know you had a long journey

from your little backwater village in the Far East,

but I assume you can count.

Given your current rank, if you wish to graduate,

focus all your energy on your studies.

No problem, Professor. Just one question.

Which is?

The Walpurgis Night Festival.

How do I get into it?

Dramatically increase your rank.

Participation is limited to the top one hundred pupils.

Frankly, you don't stand a chance.

The Walpurgis Night festivities amount

to a series of bloody battles where magi vie for supremacy.

A war of puppeteers where automatons are the weapons.

And it ends with only one mage left standing.

Amateurs like you rarely,

if ever, come out of it alive.

Unless I'm that one mage who's left standing.

Why are you so set on competing?

Because I will be named the Wise Man.

Ah. And why do you want the title?

For the power? Fame perhaps? The knowledge? Money?

It's kinda pointless to ask that, isn't it?

When I become the Wise Man, I'll have all of the above.

Yes, and more.

The Wise Man receives certain exemptions.

Forbidden books and arts are no longer forbidden to him or her.

Not to mention the military benefits.

Like a post as General in any nation's army.

That said.

I suspect your objective is not really any of those things.

As you are no doubt aware,

our school was founded when machinart,

or machine magic, was in its earliest development.

The academy's goal is to educate

and train skilled puppeteers as military use

of machinart continues to expand worldwide.

The festival is the culmination of that purpose.

It identifies the students

who have emerged as the most skilled puppeteers.

Although, in the highly unlikely event a student

who has not gained entry challenges to battle

and then defeats a student who has...

Yeah, then what?

Work hard, Mister Second Last. Work hard.

Invigorating first lesson.

She seemed rather scary. Maybe it's the glasses?

You think?

She told me everything I wanted to know,

so--I may even end up likin' her.

Raishin! That is just scandalous!

An older woman?

How dare you look at her when you already have Yaya?

Hey! Lemme go!

Stand aside. You knobheads are in my way.

This is the girls' dormitory.

Unless you have a reason to be here, kindly move along.

Excuse you!

There's no need to be so rude about it!

Right? Tell her!

Raishin? Raishin!

Just move out of her way. C'mon.

Hmph.

Why did you make Yaya move for that girl?

Don't tell Yaya you're interested in her!

You know, I may be.

But for now, let's just find the boys' dorm.

Raishin. What are you thinking about?

Finding a way to enter the festival.