Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai

In the early twentieth century, magic and engineering have fused into Machinart, a technology that gives mechanical dolls intelligence and turns them into formidable weapons. Raishin Akabane arrives at Walpurgis Royal Academy with his humanoid automaton Yaya, determined to enter the Evening Party, an elite competition whose final survivor earns the title of Wiseman and access to forbidden arts.

There is one major obstacle: Raishin's academic ranking is almost at the very bottom. To qualify, he must defeat one of the academy's top students, leading him to challenge Charlotte Belew and her dragon automaton Sigmund. A sudden attack interrupts their duel and exposes dangers far beyond the official tournament. Driven by a tragedy from his past, Raishin and Yaya fight their way through brutal rivalries and hidden conspiracies in pursuit of both power and the truth.