New Scientist(Short Story)

Astrifer is a man who lives and breathes for science and new inventions. He gets kicked out of his family home because his career choice wasn't in accordance with the family's wishes. It's tough to start a new business but, an ultimate automaton contest gives him a chance to take a quick, sudden breakthrough in his career. Things don't go as planned and the automatons start acting strangely...

This is a short backstory for Astrifer , a character featured in my and delirijumbaklave's Visual Novel:
https://ladybex.itch.io/a-tale-of-other-worlds-and-demons

cover art by my friend: delirijumbaklave