In a world where steampunk has been conquered, the wonders of science no longer surprise anyone. At the threshold of an alternate New Age, alchemy merged with mechanics and gave birth to "automata," which we would call familiars, robots or cyborgs. Primitive automata are merely dolls commanded by an operator, while the most advanced are true artificial personalities possessing intellect and their own magic. To create such beings—an ambition of rulers and soldiers—you must walk the edge of natural laws, fusing lifeless elements with living flesh through magic, but what you won"t do for power and authority! Seventeen‑year‑old Raisin Akabané of the ancient Ommédji line lost his family in one night. The boy was saved by Shéko Karuyusai, a genius master and mysterious woman. Akabané pledged to serve her, and in return received the chance to avenge his loved ones. First he had to train with his new partner, Yai—one of Shéko"s finest creations, an android fighter indistinguishable from a human. Then came the real job— to infiltrate the English Royal Academy, a renowned school of wizards where the killer of Raisin"s family hides. During the local tournament, Walpurgis Night, a meeting with a blood‑thirsty killer is inevitable—if, of course, the hot Eastern boy tames a rapidly forming harem!
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