Creepy Pharmacist: All my patients are scary!

Chapter 370: A Few Things About Recharging the Puppet Lady

The Doll Mistress's voice echoed over and over throughout the entire room.

"……"

The surroundings quickly fell into an eerie silence.

A drop of cold sweat slowly trickled from the back of Lynn's neck all the way down to his waistband.

Hei Xianyue still maintained that vacant expression, gazing at the box placed on her lap that her mother had tampered with, just like an ordinary puppet devoid of any signs of life.

A long time passed.

Lynn coughed awkwardly, sweating profusely as he asked, "Did Madam switch it out?"

Hei Xianyue closed her eyes, answering mechanically, "Yes."

Lynn asked somewhat uncomfortably, "How much energy do you have left right now? Is it urgent?"

Hei Xianyue sat there quietly without any fluctuation, her legs pressed together, her hands resting on her lap, seemingly engaged in some intense internal mental turmoil.A long time passed.

She lifted her chin, closed the box, and her body, as if weightless, slowly floated up. Her pitch-black pupils reflected Lynn's face.

"I require a large amount of energy to suppress the negative psychological effects. According to the stipulations of the Employment Agreement, the master has the responsibility to assist the combat puppet in replenishing magical energy. Otherwise, the subsequent protective obligations cannot continue to be fulfilled."

Even under the intense influence of the mental shock, her face still maintained a calm and mechanical expression.

If it were a normal person, they probably wouldn't even be able to speak coherently by now.

She extended her five fingers.

The threads controlling Lynn immediately vanished into the air with a rustling sound.

Lynn regained his freedom.

Hei Xianyue glanced at him, her body floating just above the ground slowly turning to kneel with her back facing him on the soft bed. She closed her eyes, placed her hands on her lap, presenting her back to Lynn, poised and elegant.

"Please begin, master."

Lynn stared wide-eyed.

His gaze fell upon her. The long silver hair cascading from her small top hat scattered strand by strand, crystal clear, over the form-fitting gothic long dress. The black gilded skirt spread on the bed like a scattering of black flower petals.

Clearly, if the energy replenishment cubes were gone, then the winding key was the only remaining method of recharging.

"Wait a moment!"

Lynn snapped back to attention, then took out the attached briefcase from the System Space, placed it on the floor, and from it retrieved the included winding keys, neatly arranging them on the bed.

Each winding key was a different size and style.

But without exception, all were engraved with extremely intricate and ornate patterns. One could feel the distinct glow of Cursed Arts, indicating these were not ordinary winding keys.

"Miss Puppet, there are five different sizes of winding keys. Which one should I use?"

"The master may choose for himself."

Lynn thought for a moment.

Then he picked up the largest mechanical winder.

After all, Miss Puppet currently needed a large amount of energy to suppress the mental shock. Only a high-power one like this could quickly restore Miss Puppet's stamina.

"I've chosen."

Lynn said seriously.

Then his gaze fell upon Miss Puppet's back.

"Well then... pardon the intrusion..."

Lynn somewhat awkwardly reached out his hand, slowly brushing aside the long, smooth silver hair, revealing the back of her neck and the black gothic dress.

In the darkness, one could vaguely see a long metal zipper on the back of her dress, running straight from the opening at the nape of her neck all the way down to her waistband.

Clearly, this gothic dress was custom-tailored specifically for her, designed for more efficient and quicker recharging.

"Miss Puppet, what should I do next?" Lynn asked somewhat awkwardly, stating the obvious.

Hei Xianyue, with her eyes closed, her voice transmitted.

"In the middle section of the spine, you will find the winding key socket."

Lynn nodded.

Then he reached out, carefully grasping the zipper on Hei Xianyue's back.

With each pull of the zipper, Lynn could distinctly feel the pounding of his own heart.

Although he tried hard to tell himself that this was merely recharging Miss Puppet, winding her up, just like some wind-up toys he'd played with before. After they ran out of kinetic energy, it was perfectly normal to twist them a few times to wind them up, and then the toy would be lively and energetic again.

It was clearly a very normal thing, so why was he letting his imagination run wild?

Click, click, click—

Accompanied by the sound of the zipper being pulled.

And Miss Puppet still maintained her serene sitting posture, eyes closed, quiet as a lifeless sculpture.

As the zipper was gradually pulled down.

The gothic long dress, gradually released from the constraint of the zipper, slowly slackened and draped over her shoulders on both sides.

Like a blooming black rose.

Revealing Miss Puppet's back.

Lynn held his breath.

And finally, when the zipper was pulled down to the middle section, just as Miss Puppet had said, he gradually saw dense purple curse patterns on her skin, ornate and exquisite.

And at the center of the curse patterns, a mechanical socket for a winding key also appeared before Lynn's eyes.

Clearly.

This should be the spot.

The smooth, flawless back, once the zipper was pulled down, presented no further obstacles. Clearly, apart from this set of gothic gilded long dress she was wearing, Miss Puppet did not wear any other garments like other girls.

And thinking about it, it seemed very normal.

Because for a combat puppet like Miss Puppet, the Puppet Body was merely her weapon. It's like when you pilot a Gundam, would you specially weld a set of underwear onto the Gundam?

Almost devoid of morality.

Almost devoid of emotion.

Almost devoid of concepts of good and evil.

What existed was purely acting on commands and strict logical reasoning.

Elegant yet deadly, dangerous yet captivating.

And during these thirty days of the contract period, Miss Puppet was his and his alone.

"Stop pulling. It's already past the point."

Hei Xianyue, with her eyes closed, issued a voice devoid of any fluctuation.

Lynn immediately snapped back to reality, his old face flushing red. He reached out, coughed awkwardly, then quickly composed himself, holding his breath to calm down.

"Sorry."

He carefully picked up the winder placed beside him, his gaze falling on that socket surrounded by purple curse patterns.

"Mine is too big. Should I switch to a smaller size for you?"

Lynn asked.

Hei Xianyue, with her eyes closed, was still very concise.

"Unnecessary."

Lynn hesitated for a moment, looking at the winder in his hand, and finally steeled himself, preparing to recharge.

And almost the moment the front end of the winder touched her skin, the surrounding purple curse patterns slowly lit up with a faint glow. Streams of purple light emerged, interacting and resonating with the patterns on the winder.

The purple light almost illuminated his face.

Click—

Accompanied by the mechanical sound of gears engaging.

The winder completed its connection with the body.

Hei Xianyue's body suddenly shuddered violently, her closed eyes snapping wide open. The pupils of her eyes instantly gathered purple curse patterns converging into a floral bud.

Her ten fingers almost instantly clenched tightly. Fine, dense purple lines flashed across her entire back like ripples, as if blooming.

Purple light illuminated the entire room.

The winder…

Was engaged!