After Makomo disappeared, the sick children began to fade away slowly, as if they had been adopted. The situation was never comfortable. Tension grew in Mother Teresa's heart day by day until she reached the point of changing her working system and relying completely on the "Mechanicus Electrovaporus Dominatus" — solid metallic humanoid machines powered by steam, fully controlling the operations in the orphanage.

  These machines performed caregiving tasks, prepared food, and sometimes engaged in combat and defense, effectively replacing the caring mother.

  While the children looked at these machines with a mix of fear and curiosity, Eld felt that something was different, something unnatural hiding behind the gleam of their metal bodies and their mechanical silence.

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  The machines, designed in the kingdom of Nocturnevania, looked somewhat frightening with their solid metallic bodies and glowing lights, yet they became an inseparable part of the children's lives in the orphanage.

  Over time, Li Yan noticed unusual movements from these steam-powered machines and told Eld and Yuki, who agreed with him with obvious concern.

  One night, while the lights were dim and the orphanage was engulfed in eerie silence, the children heard strange sounds coming from the dining hall, where the machines usually gathered.

  Eld whispered, "Something’s wrong; those movements don’t look normal..."

  Everyone felt a chill running through their bodies, as if something was watching them in the dark.

  To be continued...