Chapter 193: The Federation's Collapse, First Signs Emerge

Mechanical Age Year 95: Living a retired life at Yun Sheng's home was fairly comfortable; Xiaoyunxiao was already six, having changed from a shy demeanor to being unusually mischievous, jumping up and down all day in the villa, not at all like a little girl.

And your duty is to always stay by Xiaoyunxiao's side, guaranteeing her safety.

Miss, please be careful.

Wah!!!

Xiaoyunxiao's small body fell from the tree; 118, agile, caught her in a princess carry.

Wah....

How amazing!

I also wish I had such a butler....

The children around who played with Yunxiao all looked enviously at Xiaoyunxiao being princess-carried by 118, exclamations ringing nonstop.

Xiaoyunxiao's cheeks were flushed, but she didn't seem very shy, continuing to show off to those around.

See? This is my brother's strength!

But... but he isn't a housemaid robot, is he?

A little girl nearby spoke weakly, and in the next moment Xiaoyunxiao, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, bared her teeth and claws in retort.

He's not a housemaid robot! He's an android! Do you understand androids?!!!

Don't you dare speak like that about my family!

That frail little girl trembled from fright, but she didn't stop speaking; instead she continued.

But... but my home also has a housemaid robot; a robot is just a robot...

That's yours! Not mine!!!

Xiaoyunxiao became anxious, desperately defending 118, arguing with that little girl to the point of no return; seeing Xiaoyunxiao about to fight, 118 reached out and grabbed the agitated Xiaoyunxiao.

It's fine, Miss.

There is!

Xiaoyunxiao, huffing and puffing, made a move to rush forward again; 118 helplessly reached out and grabbed her, forcing her to calm down.

It's okay, Miss; I don't care about these things.

But they say you're not human!

I am originally a housemaid robot.

Hearing 118's words, Xiaoyunxiao seemed to deflate, helplessly pursing her lips.

You are a person....

I am not.

You are!!

Xiaoyunxiao, huffing and puffing, punched 118's arm with her little fists; that stubborn look actually seemed somewhat familiar to 118.

This little rascal Xiaoyunxiao has become not only more stubborn, but her personality has also grown a bit like Yun Sheng's.

That confidence capable of breaking through any obstacle reminded 118 of the former Yun Sheng.

One can only say, no wonder she's the daughter of that Yun Sheng kid, huh?

118 watched Xiaoyunxiao sitting in the crook of his arm, arms crossed, head turned, sulking, and actually let out a human-like sigh.

Indeed, if he himself didn't say so, nobody would regard his current self as a housemaid robot.

Seeing Xiaoyunxiao's 'I'm angry, if you don't cheer me up I won't be nice to you' look, 118 did not choose to coax her.

Come on, he's a robot; asking him to pacify a child is like making a straight man learn sweet talk.

Seeing 118 silent, always taking her back, Xiaoyunxiao felt deflated.

She merely... refuses to admit that her favorite 118 is actually a robot, of the same kind as that weird female housemaid robot at home.

But... but she always feels that 118 is just a normal person, right?

Thus, Xiaoyunxiao, full of resentment, was brought home by 118.

Welcome home, Miss, 118.

As soon as the door opened, the female housemaid robot greeted them with that exceedingly weird smile, frightening Xiaoyunxiao into burying her little head in 118's chest.

She looked very afraid of that female housemaid robot.

Seeing Xiaoyunxiao like that, the female housemaid robot's eyes twitched, but her expression remained that creepy, stiff smile.

118 ignored her, lightly nodded at her, and brought Xiaoyunxiao back to the room.

After realizing the other might have a problem, 118 connected his adjacent room to Xiaoyunxiao's and sealed her door.

In other words, if anyone wanted to harm Xiaoyunxiao, they'd have to go through him first.

As for why he didn't simply destroy her....

118 felt as if he had given birth to an emotion called selfishness; he felt a fellow-feeling between machines toward her.

After all, Yun Sheng, though his good comrade-in-arms, is ultimately not his kind.

However, even if she were his kind, even if he felt a bit of sympathy for her, 118 would not let her harm Yun Sheng and the others.

Brother~ I don't like her....

Xiaoyunxiao said cautiously, her feeling toward that housemaid robot being very bad.

Children's senses are always very keen; Xiaoyunxiao faintly sensed unease.

It's fine, I'm here....

Now, the time you spend beside Xiaoyunxiao even exceeds that of her parents, which makes her cling to you even more; added to her lack of security, you now have to stay with her twenty-four hours a day.

However, as long as you are by her side, Xiaoyunxiao becomes very bold, climbing trees and playing without fail, being extremely dominant before other children, and showing off your strength, which also lets many parents know of your existence.

However, this hasn't caused any negative effect; to those parents, it's merely having a slightly smarter housemaid robot, not worth noting.

You've passed a few peaceful years; time for you still flies incredibly fast, two years having gone by in the blink of an eye, and Xiaoyunxiao also seemed to have grown a lot in an instant, causing your Logic Core to learn the emotion of lament.

Mechanical Age Year 96: Yunxiao entered elementary school to begin studying, and you naturally took on the job of picking her up and dropping her off for school, and your catchphrase also changed from 'Miss, be careful,' 'Miss, it's time to eat,' 'Miss, it's time to sleep' to 'Miss, watch out for the car,' 'Miss, it's time to go to school,' 'Miss, it's time to do homework.'

And this period was also Yunxiao's most painful time; for a girl who loved freedom and loved to play everywhere, going to school was practically a death sentence, especially with a grim-reaper-like machine constantly urging you to do homework, that feeling often made her feel so awful she wanted to cry.

These painful school days didn't last long; suddenly one day, news of the Federation's impending collapse came from nowhere, spreading across all the planets, and in an instant, rumors ran rampant......

All misfortune begins now; the first signs appear.....