Magical Journey: The Other Shore Blooms on the Other Shore

"Can't you walk out by yourself?" Elena asked.

“I was implanted with the instruction from the moment I was created that I could not leave the junkyard,” Holberly said. She tried to take a few more steps outside, but then she couldn’t take another step.

This also means that she must be confined to this place.

How can we help?

“Replace the parts on me, Miss Human,” Holberly said.

“Shouldn’t this be complicated? Also, I have a name, my name is Elena,” Elena said.

"I can automatically replace parts as long as magic is injected—this doesn't require the human lady to master any skills."

"My name is Elena."

“Help me get out of here, and besides getting rid of this image, I’ll give you a special gift,” Holberly said to herself, then took out a gem from her person. “What do you say, human lady?”

"..."

In the end, Elena agreed to Holberly's request for help.

Holberly did not explain the purpose of the gemstone—but Elena's seasoned experience in appraising treasures immediately revealed its considerable value.

Weighing the pros and cons, helping out isn't out of the question.

Holberly picked up the sniper rifle that had been lying to the side, took out a bullet from her pocket, loaded it, and then slung the gun behind her back: "Please come with me."

She slowly walked up to the magical doll that had been paralyzed by Elena, carried it on her back, and then walked ahead.

Elena and Jean followed behind Holberly, her route extremely cunning and secretive, cleverly using the distribution of large pieces of trash in the junkyard to obscure the view of others.

It is clear that he has long been a veteran in this area.

In fact, she had lived here for decades and knew every blade of grass and every tree in the place by heart.

Even if she doesn't have a heart in the real sense.

Holberly led Elena and her group to her shelter, a simple, dilapidated hut filled with all sorts of books and decorations.

These decorative items, such as a series of paper flowers, are made from recycled waste materials.

"The command is directly applied to my android core. Only a complete body replacement can break the command's restriction on my freedom," Holberly said. "Help me gather the appropriate parts here. I'll go deal with the people around me now."

Holberly didn't say much and left without a word.

After Holberly left.

"Did you recognize that gem?" Elena asked softly.

"I have a general idea," Qin said. "How so?"

"I do not recognize."

"Anyway, you won't be disappointed."

When Holberly returned, she had several more bullet holes in her body, clearly indicating that she had experienced this many times before.

After all, the magic doll's detection magic is not to be underestimated. No matter how experienced it is, it can be detected at times. If it encounters the doll head-on, the only option is to break through.

Over the next few days, Elena and Jean helped search for suitable parts in the junkyard.

As a magical doll, Holberly knew exactly which parts she needed, and with the help of Elena and Jean, the efficiency of collecting parts increased several times over.

Sometimes Elena and Jean would even help cover for Holberly, helping her evade the pursuit of those magical dolls.

“Ah—” Holberly groaned.

Elena just inserted a long, narrow part into her body.

"That's a really vulgar sound," Elena complained, then took out another part.

"uh-huh--"

"Shut up!"

"It's very comfortable, Miss Human."

"My name is Elena!"

After several days of effort, all of Holberly's parts, except for her heart, were replaced. Her previously battered body was now completely new.

“This is the last area,” Elena said. “Holbelli, are you sure you’ll still be yourself after this?”

"So what if it wasn't me?" Holberly was clearly in a good mood. "Even if it wasn't me, she can still leave this damn place."

"You're quite optimistic."

“No matter who it is, they will become optimistic once they get through it,” Holberly said with a light laugh.

Irena glanced instinctively at Qin, who was dozing in the pile of rubble.

“Miss Human, please proceed, I am ready,” Holberly said with a smile.

"You really can't remember my name?" Elena quipped, taking out a core.

Holberly chuckled but said nothing.

After a flash of magical light, the core slowly sank into her body, and then Horberi entered a period of hibernation. She would hibernate for a period of time during each major replacement.

Many times, Elena would wonder if she was still the same Holberly she used to be after waking up.

This time, the parts update was exceptionally slow; it took about a day for Holberly to wake up from her dream.

"How are you feeling?" Elena waved in front of Holberly.

From her appearance alone, she doesn't look significantly different.

But actually, she just changed the kernel, so it's unknown what changes will occur.

“It should be fine, Miss Elena,” Holberly said.

"So you remember my name?" Elena said, covering her mouth.

Was she just playing me before?

"I was afraid I would forget your name after each update, so I uniformly ordered you to be called 'Miss Human'. After all, it won't seem abrupt or impolite."

"You've been very polite by calling me 'Miss Human' all this time? Never mind."

To test her new body, Holberly had just taken one step when her other foot seemed to stop on its own, resulting in a flat fall.

"Are you alright?" Elena asked, dumbfounded.

"It's so good, I just want to embrace the land I've always protected."

"Uh-huh."

"Okay, I just need a little time to adjust."

After a while, Holberly finally took her first step out of the junkyard. This step meant that she could finally leave the place that had been confining her.

“Thank you for your help,” Holberly said. “As agreed, this is for you.”

"And what about those obsolete dolls left at your base? I haven't seen you do anything about them." Elena took the gem.

“Actually, I don’t know how to undo it,” Holberly said, scratching her head.

“You… never mind, I guessed it too,” Elena said.

"You guessed it? Then why did you help me..." Holberly hadn't finished asking.

"Guess." Elena turned her face away.

As for the magical doll that he himself destroyed.

Anyway, Qin had already dealt with the doll herself. In the past few days, when he had some free time, he had been studying magical dolls and eventually disposed of the doll's image before it died.

"Alright, alright." Holberly stopped dwelling on that. "Back to this. It's a magic crystal, with the function of storing abundant magic power. It's a core resource of the Garden of Demi-Europe. I don't know the exact price, but it should fetch a good price. It's a return gift for deceiving you and for your help all this time."

"How did you get it? Did you find it in a junkyard?"

"By luck, if you manage to find this thing, you're not far from getting hit by a car. This is a souvenir I snatched from that official who wanted to get rid of me."

"You're really brave."

"Farewell, Elena. May you and your travel companions have a safe journey." Holberly waved goodbye and embarked on her own journey.

"You too, don't expose yourself too much in public." Elena waved her hand.