The gods poured all their love into their finest creation.
"Number Zero" fell in love with her master, Sigourney, a mechanical repairer.
Sigourney created her, gave her the name "Lillian," and treated her as an equal and living being... Sigourney was perfect.
Sigourney and her "little sister" Lillian run a repair shop in "The Sewers," a black market on the frontier.
Number Zero's calculations tell her that as long as she keeps the risk coefficient at 87.324%, she can preserve this happiest of lives.
[Reader advisory]
1. Bad ending. One of the two dies at the end.
2. The full text was revised on 2026.4.
Theme: Prosperity, civilization, democracy, harmony.
Congratulations on Kaiwen! Happy New Year, author! Sorry to be so late for so many days of happiness