Marvel Cybernetic Girl

[Special program executed successfully]

[Single-use Simulated Time Stone Activation Device: Consumed]

[Experimental subject status: stable. Life signs: steady]

[Consciousness signal detected]

[Subject is waking up…]

"Welcome back, Master…"

As per the agreement between Kagura and the Ancient One, the Time Stone was to be entrusted to Kagura once the crisis from the Dark Dimension was resolved.

Thus, the Time Stone now rests within her body.

Meanwhile, the dimensional sorcerers of Kamar-Taj still hold the sacred duty of protecting the Time Stone.

However, now that the Stone is embedded in Kagura, their role has shifted—to guarding her instead.

In simpler terms, the dimensional sorcerers are, in a way, now Kagura's personal bodyguards!

But sealing the Time Stone inside her brought an unexpected complication.

Originally, Vision planned to accelerate her awakening by altering the maturity level of her artificial body—essentially lowering the "activation threshold."

But without direct access to the Time Stone, this method became infeasible.

So, Cortana and Vision—two of the most advanced AI lifeforms on Earth—teamed up with VEDA, a quantum computer with unmatched processing speed.

To simulate a blueprint for a one-time-use device that could replicate the power of the Time Stone.

With Vision's help, Cortana constructed it using a combination of dark energy and dark matter tech from the Dark Elves, fused with the latest Arc Reactor technology.

The result? A one-shot "Simulated Time Stone Activation Device."

Cortana, staying true to Kagura's naming style, gave it that exact name.

Using this device, Cortana successfully emulated the Time Stone's power and applied it directly to Kagura's android body.

But there was just one… tiny problem.

The device might have been a little too powerful.

Originally, the plan was to turn her android body back to its 2008 state.

That would've meant no visual changes—just a deep-level data wipe to eliminate years of redundant digital "bloat," reducing her system load and allowing the Soul Stone embedded in her to finally reawaken her consciousness.

Think of it like a full system clean-up to lower her activation threshold.

However… the simulated Time Stone's output went way beyond that.

It didn't just rewind her system to a previous state—it reverted her physical form even further, to a time that shouldn't have existed at all…

To childhood.

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[Output power stabilized to normal parameters]

[Infinite Concept Skill System rebooting…]

[Reboot successful]

[Initiating consciousness restoration]

[Consciousness restored successfully…]

"Ah-hha…"

Her awareness slowly floated back from the depths of her dreamscape.

The girl lightly smacked her lips, then shifted her body, curling up into a more comfortable sleeping position.

"Mnaa... mnaa…"

The Soul Stone within her began to shine once more.

Its once-overwhelmed output was now steady and strong enough to reawaken her mind.

Just like how a car engine uses a surge of power to start, but requires much less to keep running—her body, now stabilized, could finally support her consciousness.

And so, her soul returned. The long-sleeping girl slowly began to awaken…

"Mnaa... aa~ fwaaahh~!"

Golden eyes fluttered open.

Kagura let out a massive yawn and lazily sat up, swaying side to side.

"Ugh… Is it morning already…?"

She rubbed her drowsy eyes, blinking sleepily.

Then she slowly looked around in a daze.

"Wait a minute… how long was I asleep…?"

A lock of silvery-white hair drifted in front of her eyes.

She picked up the end of her hair and stared at it.

"Mmm… Looks like it's been ages! My hair's practically down to my butt…"

"Wait—?! Why does my voice sound… younger?!"

She noticed something off about the way she spoke. "Hmm… maybe it's just my hearing acting up?"

Talking to herself, she looked down at her body.

Her skin was smooth and porcelain-white.

The once-mature curves were gone, replaced by the soft, delicate form of a young girl—like the most flawless crystal, fragile and pure, as if a single breath might shatter her.

Moreover, the once-impressively full duo on her chest had… noticeably shrunk.

Now they rested at a delicate in-between size, giving off a sense of "just beginning to bloom" — full of potential, yet not quite there.

"Huh?!" Her golden eyes trembled. "Did… did my vision system malfunction too?!"

Kagura knocked on her own head a couple of times.

Something definitely felt off. With growing unease, she scrambled to her feet.

By memory, she recalled that her long legs used to let her sit up gracefully from inside this very medical pod, lightly touch the floor with her toes, and rise like a ballerina.

After all, this was the maintenance chamber located in the deepest level of Rhodes Island Base in the Aegean Sea — custom-built by her, for herself.

But now, as Kagura sat upright and looked down with a blank stare, she realized something terrifying:

Her toes… couldn't even reach the floor.

She tried stretching. No good.

With a deep breath and a determined little frown, she jumped off the pod with a soft plop.

"Wahh!"

She nearly lost her balance, wobbling at the edge of the medical pod, arms flailing as she tried to steady herself—like she was getting used to a completely new body.

"Ouch…Did my height change too? What the heck is going on with me?!"

Frustrated and confused, Kagura ruffled her own silvery hair and stomped—well, pitter-pattered—over to the full-length mirror nearby.

'Step step step'

"W—?! Wh-Wh-Wh-What is THIS?!"

Staring into the mirror, Kagura let out a cry of pure disbelief.

"What the hell—why did I turn into a little girl?!"

Round cheeks — super cute!

Big sparkling eyes — super cute!

Long silvery hair down to her hips — super cute!

Slim petite figure, delicate waist — super cute!

That small but promising chest — super cute!

But still—

"WHY! IS! THIS! HAPPENINGGGG?!"

The girl—correction, little girl—panicked in place.

Just then, the medical room's automatic doors hissed open.

A graceful woman in a maid outfit stepped inside. It was Cortana.

"Good morning, Master. You're awake."

She paused for a moment, then blushed slightly upon seeing the pint-sized Kagura.

"Oh my… Master… you're just…" Her voice softened. "…so unbearably adorable."

"CORTANA!!"

Kagura puffed out her cheeks, lips in a pout that could melt glaciers.

Despite her angry little face, her cuteness was devastating.

"You'd better give me a full explanation right now! I only took a nap, and I woke up like this!"

"Ah, there's no need to worry, Master," Cortana said with a bow.

"This is just a temporary state. You'll return to normal soon. But before that…"

She paused to calm her heart, which was still reeling from loli-Kagura's lethal cuteness.

"…Before that, of course, I'll give you a full report. I take full responsibility—this transformation was indeed the result of my miscalculation."

"You… What exactly did you do to me?!"

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[Side Quest Complete: Fulfill the Ancient One's Last Wish]

[Reward: +10 QP]

[Current QP: 10]