Der weinende Metallklotz

Issue 3

The day turns into night.

Lisa sits next to the computer desk in a deactivated state, still connected to the computer. Meanwhile, Aubrey gazes at Lisa from the warehouse door, chatting with the adult man who gives them commands.

"She's lost connection with her home city, and she's not sending any signals. So far, there are no signs of her leaving traces that would make us hunted by the robots ...."

"So, you're saying, all we can do now is trust her?"

"... My empathy towards her is still shallow, you can destroy her if she acts up."

A pause in their dialogue, they continue to observe Lisa, concerned about her actions while she remains connected to the computer.

"Is it okay to let her use the computer?"

"To trust her, first, we have to make her trust us. I told her not to open certain files, warning her that there's malware in them. As long as she doesn't open them, she'll be fine. If she does, then we'll be fine."

Aubrey turns around, looking outside.

"Eris was her Servant. As we know, Servants are humans held hostage by the robots. Because they can mimic human biological development besides reproduction, what they can't perfect is human mental development, hence they need human hostages who are then turned into Servants."

"She's dead, right? Eris."

"The place where Lisa was attacked by a group of Metal Roaches, and Lisa witnessed a human die. Lisa identified human physiology for the first time, contradicting the robot's educational program that considers themselves as humans. Lisa was secured by her city government, her non-activation was scheduled. At that time, Lisa was informed that Eris left her Groundhome and died due to radiation."

They fall silent for a moment, the man opens his mouth.

"... Truly an ironic tale.

A civilization becomes more advanced, and humans start creating robots to ease their work, including in the military field.

World War III erupts, all countries are bombarded with nuclear bombs, corpses turn into dust, winter cover the earth with snow, and the robots lose their masters.

They seek reasons, mimic human civilization, and try to live like humans, until they declare that they are more worthy of inhabiting the earth than humans.

From the beginning, we were the ones at fault."

Quiet for a moment, until whenever Lisa has been standing behind them.

"Uwa-?! You scared me!"

Aubrey screams in surprise, while the man quickly points his gun at Lisa.

"W-Wait! Wait! Don't suddenly point your gun!"

Aubrey calms the man down.

"It's all because of your incompetence! This chaos, you're responsible for it!"

Lisa suddenly falls inactive on the ground.

"Ah."

"... What happened to her?"

"She accessed those forbidden files and received malware, now she's experiencing the consequences." Aubrey answers.

【I promised her piano!】

Lisa's voice is heard from the speaker of one of the Metal Roach.

"Say it's not the effect of that malware."

"Absolutely not!"

"Jammer!" The man commands.

A man immediately runs to the side of the gate wanting to activate a device that can block access to all Metal Roaches, but then the man seems to have difficulty.