In Japanese, "human shape" actually means "doll."

Thus, what is meant by Puppet Master is actually a Puppet User.

In the mainstream timeline of Fate, the concept of magic imitating the human body has declined since the seventeenth century. Even excellent magicians in the domain of automatons cannot outmatch the antiques from centuries ago, as the darkness of mystery is fading, and modern technology cannot reproduce the functions of ancient times.

However, Touko Aozaki is an exception. As the highest-ranked Puppet User, her achievements have already reached incredible heights, able to mass-produce combat automatons whose performance is no less than those of the Middle Ages. Moreover, in pursuing the prototype of the human body, she unintentionally discovered the technique to create a doll completely identical to herself.

This surpassed the absolute law left by the peak of magic in the medieval period—

"Even if you create a doll surpassing humans, it's impossible to create something identical to a human."

Because of this, the Crowned Puppet Master thought of a peculiar idea. She always keeps a dormant version of herself ready. Once the current living Touko Aozaki dies, her memories transfer into the prepared body and awaken. The awakened Touko will then create a body for activities before entering dormancy again. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

She herself cannot determine which was her original body, but because they are completely identical and only one of them would be active at any given time, there's no method of distinction. Thus, the conclusion is every Touko Aozaki is authentic...

—It's quite a dangerous technology indeed.

—There's also a subtle sense of déjà vu, as if a similar situation was encountered not long ago.

Ahem, anyway, that's not the point. The point is that, unknowingly, Gu Mo found that he also seemed to have gathered the related technical elements.

Using the Puppetry Magic he once learned from Ishtar as the skeleton, filling in with exquisite Alchemy and Cloning Technique as the flesh, with a profound understanding of the bodily ascension and Power of Creation as the core, he has reached an accomplishment in the field of doll-making magic that can rival a Crowned Puppet Master.

Of course, it's not currently completely applicable to his own body.

But this is understandable. If it were possible to make a doll identical to the original body, equipped with all sorts of Extraordinary Traits equivalent to the True Body with no limit...then this technique would not be the realm of Touko Aozaki, but a law directly entering the Divine Domain.

Perhaps after he digests the Divine Essence of the Sea of Life and reaches a level comparable to Tima, he might consider such matters.

For now, it is absolutely impossible.

He doesn't harbor such unrealistic delusions; he merely hopes to create a relatively perfect human form that can potentially approach the ability values of the original body as much as possible, carrying out his powers to the fullest extent...if ideal enough, maybe even approaching the level of a normal avatar.

......

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Days silently passed by.

In the lifeless, harsh environment of the different dimension landscape, the boundaries of time seemed to blur because of the lack of a standard reference.

Scorching lava flowed and ravaged everywhere, as doomsday-like thunder swept across the land. But at the very center, a small oasis appeared. Though not large, it added the initial spark of life to this canvas, bringing a hint of vitality.

The flora was lush and verdant...

There were various sized lakes...

Birds and little deer appeared...

They joyfully hopped around, or lowered their heads to sip by the lakeside. Many gathered at the edge of the oasis, imbued with curiosity about the outside world, awkwardly poking their heads around, yet temporarily unable to leave the oasis.

Ultimately, if it weren't for Shinki's power protecting this newly created land, the impenetrable energy barrier keeping out the dust, toxic gases, electronic storms, and high-energy radiation, and so on...the entire oasis would be annihilated in an instant, with all flora and fauna perishing, and no life remaining.

Within the oasis, a peculiar structure was built around the lake.

It was a tall tower, standing as if piercing the sky.

This was one of Gu Mo's suggestions over the days. Even if it's temporarily impossible to complete the blueprint scroll for the entire world, at least there should be a place to rest. It was too bare originally...or perhaps when settled down, inspiration might strike?

The fact proved—his viewpoint was indeed correct.

After adopting this suggestion, the maiden went out for the first time not long after, finding the scenery around the tower lacking, and thus wanting to arrange it seriously. Consequently, several tranquil, mirror-like lakes appeared around...

Then, seeing the lonely lakes, and still finding the surroundings bare, she then created an oasis, embellishing it with vibrant life. With only plants in the oasis, she went on to create the first batch of small animals.

The current progress is when surveying from a height today—

She found the lava purgatory on the distant land outside the oasis to be an eyesore, the vast land covered by the sea of lava and gases unattractive, already pondering how to rectify it...

Basically, that's it, once there's a beginning, it's much easier.

In such a situation, perhaps without realizing it, Miss Shenqi will suddenly find that the things giving her a headache are no longer a problem.

Of course, she hasn't noticed this trend yet.

In the spacious and bright workshop built according to Gu Mo's requirements, a silver-haired, silver-eyed girl carefully studied the young man in front of her, asking rather urgently: "How is it? Is everything okay?"

"Don't rush, I should at least look at the specific effects first..."

Having just transferred his spiritual consciousness to a new body, restoring his sense of perception and mobility on the material plane, Gu Mo calmly responded. At the same time, he sat up from the workbench, stretching his limbs to experience this sensation of perfect unity between spirit and flesh.

The process of spirituality inhabiting this body was extremely smooth, without any obstruction or awkwardness, nor any sense of rejection, just an indescribable silkiness.

Truly extraordinarily fitting, like water blending with milk.

He tried using the "Self-Transformation" ability to slightly adjust and control the flow of energy and vitality. Almost immediately, he could breathe in spiritual energy, achieving a level of muscular unity. With each breath and heartbeat, all the bones and muscles in his body coordinated perfectly, as if they were a single entity.

"The feeling is fantastic, Miss Shenqi..."

Gu Mo blinked lightly and stepped down from the table, then started to try releasing his spiritual will, gently waving his hand to guide the magic power in the air.

Immortal Techniques, Magic, Yin Yang Talismans... In an instant, countless "techniques" flowed through his mind, channeling energy that constructed techniques in his hands, but then he refrained from casting them. The spell models instantly dissipated, constantly stretching and shaping spiritual qi, demonstrating various forms of "techniques".

There's no need to actually cast them, but through this process of deploying magic, he conducted a self-examination to check if the directionality of energy flow, pathway smoothness, and conversion efficiency met expectations, among other things.

The results were as expected; all the magic circuits throughout his body were functioning normally, and the magic furnace inside him had been ignited, spontaneously beginning to absorb external energy forms.

Since it's impossible to replicate the extraordinary traits of a true body and directly share energy with nature, he could only solve the magic power issue this way—this magic puppet was designed with a magic furnace core modeled after the Holy Grail, and simulation neural pathways called magic circuits.

Whether in number, quality, or composition—

They are standards beyond the reach of modern magicians.

Everything was so harmonious, with a completion level close to perfection... With thoughts emerging in his mind, Gu Mo conducted a series of tests, finding the puppet's functions quite satisfactory. Although this was his first attempt at collaborative production, it immediately achieved the best possible result.

"There's nothing to criticize, Miss Shenqi..."

He raised his gaze towards the silver-haired, silver-eyed girl, his mouth curling into a very gentle smile, raising his thumb without hesitation.

"It feels like this was my original body, absolutely perfect!"

"Really?!"

The silver-haired girl first let out a long breath, and then immediately puffed up her chest proudly. "I told you, I paid a lot of attention! I made sure to understand all the blueprints you provided before starting work. This is absolutely the highest level of completion we can achieve right now!"

"Yes, yes, Miss Shenqi is truly amazing, indeed the future Lord God..."

Gu Mo nodded repeatedly at this, praising with a very serious tone. Over these few days of brief interactions, he had somewhat grasped Miss Shenqi's characteristics. It was unclear whether it was surprising or not at all unexpected that she had a somewhat childish side.

Just like now, hearing his praise, the girl couldn't help but break into a broad smile.

"Speaking of which, during the production process, did Miss Shenqi notice any issues?" Gu Mo lowered his head, raised his palm to examine it closely, casually asking this.

Although currently satisfied, it doesn't necessarily mean it's ultimately perfect.

Even though there's nothing to criticize at present, he habitually wanted to see if there were any problems noticed during the puppet's production, particularly since it was the first practical operation for Miss Shenqi. From her perspective, this is a precious experience record.

Perhaps any random thoughts she had during the production might provide a novel entry point, a perspective previously unconsidered.

"Did I notice any problems? No...none..."

Shenqi first appeared puzzled, then tilted her head to answer, casually glancing at the man opposite. After all, this body was meticulously created by her own hands... In the next moment, though she hadn't felt anything was amiss before, a momentary stammer arose.

Meticulously created by her own hands...

By her own hands...

Created...

The silver-haired, silver-eyed girl's cheeks reddened slightly, sneaking a glance at the man opposite her. Suddenly, she belatedly realized that there might, indeed, be a somewhat concerning issue.