Der weinende Metallklotz

Issue 1

In a room, there was a little girl with black-brown hair tied in a short ponytail high on the right side, she was dressed as a housemaid, sitting in a reclining chair, and a hologram of a piano was projected in front of her.

The girl raised her hands, brought her fingers to the piano keys, and played a familiar tune.

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"As time passes, civilization advances, technology develops more and more sophisticated."

Middle School, in a classroom with a screenboard displaying pictures of human anatomy with various machines installed in the body, students listen to a female teacher.

"Nowadays, it is said that humans have become immune to all kinds of diseases, as well as being able to recover from serious injuries such as lacerations and broken bones.

Ah- But don't go out of your way to hurt yourself to prove it. Because no matter how advanced today's technology is, pain is still programmed into us."

A student raised his hand, asking for a chance to ask a question.

"Yes, Carl?"

"Why do we still feel pain? Why don't people just make pain-killing technology?"

The teacher smiled, having expected the question.

"Sure there is, pain-killing technology, but it's not sold to the public. If it's available, it's for military soldiers facing Metal Roaches.

You see, pain is what makes us human. Feeling pain is a sign that we are alive, and we must protect this life.

And with the merit of the military soldiers out there fighting the Metal Roaches, they are willing to sacrifice their pain, in order to protect the well-being of us all."

A little girl, her light brown hair tied in a short ponytail on the left side, as her eyes had blue mechanical lenses, she raised her hand to ask a question.

"Lisa?"

"Do the Servants feel pain?"

"... Yes, they learn about pain. They are designed to accompany our personal lives, for which they develop human traits. Therefore, I hope that you don't fight with your Servant, because they can also feel pain.

After school, students are sent home on the school bus.

Getting off the bus, Lisa waved goodbye to her friends on the bus, then entered her house with a cheerful hum.

Lisa opened the door, the maid girl inside received the green light signal above the door, stopped her personal activities and quickly prepared Lisa's needs.

Lisa was already inside her house, a different room from the one where the maid in.

Closing the door, Lisa pressed something beside the door that activated a sprayer, the mist spread throughout the room eradicating anything invisible, then the filtering ventilation sucked up the mist clearing the view.