"This way, this way, be careful! If any of you blockheads break anything, you’ll be punished by having no snacks for a week, understood?" In the main hall on the first level of the Sky Citadel, a young woman with long, pink hair, dressed in a black maid uniform, held something wrapped in black cloth tightly to her chest and issued stern orders to the dozens of maids surrounding her.

The maids, who were already working diligently, became even more cautious upon receiving the command. Of course, a slight fear remained, as a punishment lasting a whole week without snacks was truly too cruel, too inhuman.

"Sister Yan Ye is really strict, is it really okay to do this?" Nearby, a young woman in a maid uniform with long, purple hair sat on a sofa, lazily commenting while leisurely munching on a pastry.

"You..." Yan Ye shot her a glance, immediately frowning, and growled fiercely, "Jiu Yuan, you too, the Head Maid assigned you to be a little more serious, or else, watch out, I’ll chop you into pieces."

"What a terribly vicious character. How could the Master have molded your personality to be so awful? Ah... the Master is starting to degenerate too," the speaker was a young woman with golden twin-tails, dressed in a black and white maid uniform, pushing a large cart laden with various foods. As she placed the prepared breakfast onto the massive dining table, she lectured Yan Ye.

"Your mouth is as venomous as ever, Wei," Yan Ye’s mouth twitched, anger level +1.

These three young women were the three mechanical Head Maids specially designed by Lin Luo. The one with pink hair was named Yan Ye; she was a darker type with a generally poor temperament, possessing certain violent tendencies, and her saw-blade never left her side.

The one with purple hair was named Jiu Yuan; although she was a very cute girl, she was rather scheming on the inside, possessing an odd disposition. The last one, the golden-haired girl with twin-tails, was named Wei; she was capable of handling all household chores, aiming to be the most perfect mechanical maid, but she frequently spoke ill of others.

Simply put: one is violent, one is scheming, and one is sharp-tongued.

"I'm just speaking the truth, Yan Ye," Wei finished placing all the food on the table, then placed her hands in front of her, a brilliant smile illuminating her face as she spoke 'gently'.

When Wei spoke, she subconsciously emitted a very sunny aura... which could also be called acting cute. In an ordinary environment, this aura could greatly soothe one's mood, but when paired with her venomous tongue, it became quite depressing.

"If we’re talking about a terrible personality, you’re the one who’s stranger, and besides..." Speaking of this, Yan Ye tossed her head back, a hint of smugness in her expression, "My personality was given to me by the Master, so the Master must like me this way, which is why I was given this disposition, unlike you two useless wastes."

"Our personalities were also given by the Master, so no matter what we're like, the Master still likes us this way," Jiu Yuan countered while eating her pastry.

"That’s right, that’s right, so Yan Ye, there’s no need for you to be smug. Moreover, you were the third mechanical maid to be completed, after Ku Yuan and I, so... you only rank third," Wei and Jiu Yuan lectured Yan Ye, taking turns.

"Ugh," Yan Ye’s expression froze instantly, her smile fixed on her face, anger level accumulating... After a moment, she suddenly burst into a chuckle, thin wisps of visible dark smoke rising from behind her... Her brain processors were overheating due to high-speed operation.

"You two, it seems you really want to be chopped into pieces..." Yan Ye's body trembled slightly, and abruptly, she tore open the black cloth she was holding, revealing the ferocious-looking saw-blade within. Anger level A.

Rrrrrrip Yan Ye pressed the switch on her fingers, and the saw-blade’s gears began to spin at high speed. She charged toward Wei and Jiu Yuan, yelling, "Give me your lives!"

"Wow, you're going to kill someone!" Wei was startled and quickly ran away, while Jiu Yuan stopped eating her snacks and fled with Wei, shouting for help all the while.

Although Lin Luo had designed these three mechanical maids to be roughly equal in all aspects, due to personality differences, Yan Ye's combat power was slightly higher than the other two, especially when she went berserk...

And so, the two maids fled while the other chased, turning the huge room into a game of tag.

The surrounding mechanical maids showed no panic upon witnessing this; instead, they looked completely calm and even slightly gleeful.

"Perfect, these three finally won't bother us anymore."

"Yeah, I hope they fight for a while longer."

"Ah, if only they could fight like this every day."

It was evident that among the three hundred mechanical maids created by Lin Luo, the three with strange personalities were far from the only ones.

"What are the three of you doing?" Just as the trio had been enthusiastically 'fighting' in a chase for ten minutes, a man appeared at the elevator entrance. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but ask.

"Ah, Master!" Upon hearing that voice, the three maids stopped immediately, looking flustered and panicked. The other maids also set down their work upon seeing Lin Luo, bowed slightly, and said in unison, "Good morning, Master."

"Uh, good morning, everyone." Lin Luo was somewhat unaccustomed to receiving such 'worship.' Although the data he projected included an absolute loyalty command, he hadn't set it to require excessive reverence toward him, as he disliked overly constrained living conditions, finding a bit of spontaneity more charming.

However, perhaps because the maids' personalities were designed to be too realistic, they had developed their own ideas and positioned themselves strictly within their roles as maids, making them appear very respectful when facing Lin Luo.

"By the way, what were you all doing?" Lin Luo asked curiously as the maids returned to work. He had just finished designing the first floor of this great hall yesterday; all the furniture and decorations were perfectly arranged according to his preferences, but now they were scattered haphazardly by the maids. He didn't recall issuing any such order.

"Sister Yan Ye told us to do it," one of the maids replied.

"Yan Ye, what is going on here?" Lin Luo immediately turned his gaze toward Yan Ye. Yan Ye was created by him based on the prototype of a young woman from a certain game, with her personality largely referencing that prototype.

"Master, I felt that yesterday's decoration arrangement was not good; it greatly affected the feng shui of this palace. So, I specially created a new coordination method. Look, this is my design draft," Yan Ye rushed to Lin Luo's side, explaining as she pulled a large stack of papers from her maid uniform.

Lin Luo took them casually, flipped through them, and couldn't help but sweat drop. Every single page was densely covered with drawings, detailing everything down to the placement of every piece of furniture, even a table lamp, complete with written explanations... He felt that binding these pages together could make a dictionary.

"Master, this decorative layout, in my opinion, is the most beneficial for you. What do you think?" Yan Ye looked up at Lin Luo, her face full of the expression, 'Quickly praise me.'

I bet you just changed it because you like it this way, Lin Luo thought wryly. The layout he had meticulously set up yesterday had been completely altered by this girl, leaving him quite frustrated. But seeing Yan Ye looking so expectant, he found it hard to criticize her. Furthermore, he had to participate in the God War soon and would be leaving this place for some time; who knew when he would return. The maids would be the primary inhabitants of this palace afterward, so following their wishes wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

"Hmm, very good. Let's do it this way," Lin Luo said, against his better judgment.

"Master, I'm so grateful! Yan Ye is growing to love you more and more," Yan Ye was instantly overjoyed, nearly throwing herself at him.

"Wow, that actually passed? Master is truly generous and tolerant," Jiu Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

Yan Ye said smugly, "Of course. I am the maid who considers the Master's needs the most; the Master will surely understand me."

Wei, hearing this, was displeased and retorted, "What nonsense! I am the maid who considers the Master's needs the most! For the Master's healthy growth, I even... Wow!" As she said this, she suddenly snapped back to reality, quickly covering her mouth with her hand, but it was too late.

"Games? What's going on?" Lin Luo frowned and asked.

"Waa... I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything just now," Wei held both hands tightly over her mouth, shaking her head desperately.

Lin Luo looked at her panicked expression and instinctively felt a bad premonition. He then quickly walked toward a certain room on the right side of the main hall, saying without looking back, "You three, come with me."

"Mmm..." Yan Ye and Jiu Yuan exchanged bewildered glances, full of question marks. Wei looked nervous and uneasy, but ultimately, the three followed along.

The room in the right corner was Lin Luo’s private space, succinctly called the 'Otaku Room.' It was piled high with various ACG games and H-animations—classics he had played before and games he knew about but hadn't had time to play—all of which he had projected yesterday. Besides these, there was a smart computer system he had created, capable of infinitely producing ACG games or animations, along with various exquisite figures and murals...

But now, this room was completely empty except for a few sofas and a pantry cabinet; all the ACG collection was gone.

"Wei, explain to me what is going on here," Lin Luo said darkly, looking at the golden-haired maid with twin-tails.

"I don't know, I really don't know," Wei continued shaking her head.

"Don't know your foot! You were just about to say it all!"

"Ugh." I was careless... Realizing she could no longer pretend ignorance, Wei suddenly changed her expression. A sinister and terrifying aura enveloped her, and she said in a low voice, "Actually, a paranormal event happened in this room last night. I think it must be the vengeful spirits of people who died playing ACG causing trouble. It's terrifying, ACG that poisons humanity..."

"Stop lying!" Before she could finish, Lin Luo sharply tapped her head.

"Ow! I was telling the truth! Do you not believe me, Master?" Wei held her hands over her chest, feigning a pitiful expression.

Lin Luo gave her a side-eye, completely unfazed by the tap on her head as he asked, "You idiot, I built you myself; how could I not know your personality? Tell me honestly, where did you throw all those ACGs?"

"I just cleared out the things that weren't needed to facilitate my work," Wei confessed honestly at once.

"Impudent! Interfering with the Master's normal life, Master, you should dispose of this one too," before Lin Luo could say anything, Yan Ye was already looking eager for punishment.

Wei placed her hands on her hips and retorted righteously, "As a mechanical maid, this is what I should do. The Master's wholesome daily life does not require such things; I did this for the Master's sake!"

Lin Luo felt a massive headache coming on. He had used other people as prototypes when creating Wei and Jiu Yuan, and looking at the situation now, this indeed had its drawbacks.

"Ah, forget it, forget it," Lin Luo waved his hand helplessly, remembering this fact.

"Wow, Master, why did you forgive her?" Jiu Yuan asked in disbelief.

"Of course, the Master will surely understand me," Wei said proudly.

"It’s not for that reason. It's because this room is just one of my reserves. Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows; do you think your brilliant and mighty Master only has one Otaku Room? Hahaha!" Lin Luo shook his head and laughed heartily.

"Master, you are so amazing," Jiu Yuan immediately showed an expression of adoration.

On the other side, Wei fell into deep thought.

Seeing her expression, Lin Luo immediately knew what she was scheming again. He pinched her cheek hard, "Don't you dare have any more bad ideas! No one can enter those other rooms except me, so no amount of thinking will help you."

"Hmph, Master is mean."

Lin Luo ignored her and left that room, sitting down at the dining table. The maids' work was almost complete, but Mikoto and the others still hadn't come down from the thirteenth floor, even though he had informed them before coming down that breakfast was ready.

He could understand why Mikoto hadn't come down; given her tsundere nature, having her purity broken by him yesterday probably made her too embarrassed to face him now. But the others... they were likely still reveling in their freedom.

"Master, shall I go call them?" the maid standing next to Lin Luo asked.

"No, just wait for them to come down themselves. I already called them earlier. Everyone, go do what you want; there’s no need to wait around here," Lin Luo shook his head.

"Ugh~~ Slept so well." Just then, the main elevator doors opened, and a young woman with horribly messy hair, looking sleepy and walking as if sleepwalking, emerged from the elevator.

"Rin, I think you should wash your face first," Lin Luo said to the young woman helplessly.

"Mmm~~ I know. Where is the washroom? I looked everywhere upstairs and couldn't find it," Rin mumbled, rubbing her eyes languidly.

"Here you go, Miss," a maid suddenly approached Rin with a basin of water.

"Oh, thanks." Rin instinctively said thank you, then lowered her head to wash her face. Five seconds later, she suddenly looked up, staring at the maid in front of her, freezing for another five seconds, tilting her head, completely baffled.

"Who are you?" Finally regaining her senses, Rin exclaimed in shock. A.