Of Steel and Roses: Silver-Haired Loli on a Rampage is a popular novel that blends Action, Comedy, Drama and more. Written by the author 不知好歹的燃芯. 107 chapters have been translated, and translation of other chapters is in progress.
Synopsis
[Gender Bender] + [Yuri] + [Mech] + [Steampunk]
Pavel, a transmigrator, awoke to find herself transformed into a sixteen-year-old girl, thrown into a Penal Battalion on the warfront as cannon fodder.
Piloting a dilapidated mech, surviving hellish frontline conditions through a Spinal Cord Direct Connection System without anesthesia.
Until the battle began.
In one night, she became the nightmare of the enemy nation.
Then in another night, she became the adopted daughter of an enemy noble.
“Do you have battlefield trauma?”
“No.”
“Then why do you instinctively seek cover at the sound of explosions?”
“…Conditioned reflex.”
“Why do you reach for your waist when someone approaches?”
“Just a habit.”
“Why do you wake up startled every night?”
“…You’re annoying.”
📂 System Interface: The Iron-Blood Loli’s Ledger
Pavel, a transmigrator, wakes up as a 16-year-old girl conscripted into a Penal Battalion—the ultimate cannon fodder. To survive the steampunk trenches, she must pilot a decaying mech using a “Spinal Cord Direct Connection” without anesthesia, turning a “Gender Bender” nightmare into a tactical rampage.
| Component | Classification | Tactical Implication |
| Penal Battalion | Starting Faction | High-mortality unit for criminals and outcasts; requires extreme survival instincts. |
| Spinal Connection | Power System | A “Hard” Mech interface that trades immense agony and neural strain for god-like synchronization. |
| Battlefield Trauma | Hidden Attribute | Constant hyper-vigilance, conditioned reflexes, and night terrors that define the MC’s social interactions. |
| Steampunk Mechs | Technology | Gritty, oil-stained war machines where survival depends on jury-rigged repairs and raw piloting skill. |
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