Her smile vanished, her usual energetic tone was gone. She looked seriously at me expecting an answer. Sora was serious, she wanted to use Mika as a tool for revenge.
"Sora...what are you thinking, that is too dangerous..." I tried to convince Sora out of this.
"Oni-chan, don't tell Sora, you've never thought of it?" Sora stared right into my eyes and said.
"............................"
"Sora ne, Sora have always thought about it, every night, thinking about that man, continuing living with luxury even though he did that to us...." Her head held down, her shoulders tremble while she reminded herself about the past.
"But...because of that, using Mika for that would be..."
"Oni-chan, thats wrong, Sora ne, Sora would still kill that man with Sora's own hand even without this Mika." She said while looking at her left hand.
Wha-
What is she talking about, she cant seriously want to seek revenge with what we previously got, even with this robot maid, we are still unaware about her abilities and functions. Besides, hearing Sora herself speak the words "kill" sends shiver to the back of my neck. I don't want this...Yes, I wished I could have never get involve with anything related to my past. I don't want my sister to become a cold blooded murderer, I just want us to live a normal life, I just want to protect Sora and never make her sad anymore.
But,
She wanted revenge.
How deep was her hatred, I could not know, but one thing that was certain, her suffering did not end even after all these years. That fact that the man continued to be alive torment her, she could not stand it...
The room was silence, the atmosphere was heavy, I could not find any words to reply, Sora held her head low, staring right at the ground not looking at me as if to avoid my glare.
*Grrooowwwllll*
Wha- that wasn't me so...
I crouched down and looked at Sora, she was blushing. We haven't ate anything since we came back and it's past dinner time.
"Sora, you hungry?" I asked
She nod silently, somehow the atmosphere of the room got a little lighter because of that. I guess I'll have to-
"Shin-sama, may I use the kitchen?"
"Whoaa!"
Suddenly, Mika was standing right in front of me asking for permission to....what?
"Why do you want to use the kitchen?" I asked automatically, surely she was a weapon, is she going to blow up the kitchen?
"To cook for Shin-sama and Sora-sama of course, it is my job as a maid since my masters are hungry and lack energy for the next upcoming event." Mika said with a pale face staring straight at me.
Event? what? Gah...somehow I felt embarrassed and looked sideways to avoid her stare.
"I..I thought you were a weapon? can a weapon cook human food?? You're not going to create some explosives are you?"
"How impolite, I am after all a weapon disguised as a maid, I must have certain functions as a maid."
Wha..what did she say? Uh...whatever, she probably meant she could cook human food after all.
"Fine, permission granted, there are some stuff in the fridge, use what you want."
"Hai, understood Shin-saaaaaaaaaaaa-" She fell down face first on the floor while trying to head to the kitchen, it seems that her plugged in external cable was too short and streching it resulted in her losing balance.
"Hahaha, thats soooo cutee ne! Mika-chan! Hahahahaaa!! Just like a event in an anime!" Sora laughed while hugging her tummy.
The serious Sora just minutes ago vanished instantly without a trace.
I got up and picked up the extention cable from the store room and re-plug Mika's external cable. Her distance to walk should now be stretched to the kitchen.
Mika slowly picked herself up, tidy up her long maid skirt and apron, then head to the kitchen quietly as if nothing happened. I would have sworn she was embarrassed and kept quiet because of her clumsiness.
Even though I gave her the permission to cook, the uncertainty within me still lingers. I walked towards Mika to check on her, making sure she was not mixing some unknown chemicals together to cause a headline news tomorrow of food poisoning for two individuals.
It seems that she was clearly analyzing the types of food present in the fridge, matching combinations of recipes in her database to come up with a suitable choice. She first took out some chicken and began to unfrozen it, while waiting she slowly chopped some carrots and potatoes. Her skills with the knife was pretty good, the cubes that were chopped were evenly matched and same in size.
I have no doubt that she would be able to cook a proper meal already. I head back to the living room, careful not to trip over Mika's external cable wire, and sat down beside Sora.
"HAHAHAHAAAA..." Sora laughed loudly at the stand up comedy show on the television, she was lying down sideways with her right hand supporting her head and her left holding the television remote.
This was her usual strategy of monopolizing the remote control so I don't get to change the channel to watch the shows I wanted. There was a nice fragrance of chicken being cooked from the kitchen.
"Ne ne! Oni-chan, this is the best yo!! We have a free maid to do all our chores!! How lucky we are, I'm starting to believe in GOD~~ Yahoo!! Thank you god...thank you.." Sora was clearly enjoying the time as she does not need to help out in the cooking, she clapped her hands together and started her praying to thank god.
With a high tech chef with tens of thousands, no maybe millions of recipes in her database, I wonder what cuisine can she cook, she must have chosen the best, the more delicious choice that topped all of the other recipes to satisfy her masters.
Roast chicken....maybe?
Chicken chop....maybe?
Herbal Chicken soup ....maybe?
Buddha Jumping over the wall...maybe?? Oh ho ho ho....
Ah~ I can't wait...
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"Curry." Mika said while placing two plates of curry rice on the dining table in front of me and Sora.
"................................."
"................................."
There was a moment of silence on the dining table. The previous sound of me and Sora banging the table with our forks and spoons was killed instantly with the declaration of the cuisine name. Mika stood beside us watching us intendedly with an emotionless face, as usual.
"Mika-chan..." the disappointed Sora broke the silence.
"ACHA CHA Chaa~~~~ No Sora, no, let me bear the sins." I interrupted her by my voice and my right hand raised to grab her attention.
I slowly place my left hand's index and middle finger towards my forehead. This require some serious analysis. Yes, why did a maid robot with tons of recipe in her database made curry, the simplest and easiest daily cuisine next to cup noodles.
"Why, my maid robot, why curry?" I questioned Mika directly to obtain the answer.
"Because it's easy." Mika said as it was a matter of fact.
"........................"
"Itadakimasu.......Mmm! Oni-chan! This is good~!" Sora said while stuffing herself before me.
It's true, even with the simple ingredients, Mika could make something simple like curry taste better then usual. The chicken was tender and well cooked, the potatoes and rice were just the right too. She must have been very good in calculating the time needed for the food to be cooked.
After the meal, Mika spoke up suddenly.
"Now that Shin-sama and Sora-sama is fully replenished with their daily energy souce, can the evacuation be initiated?" Mika said with a slight bow.
"Huh? What evacuation? Are we going somewhere?" I asked half heartedly with my back laid against the chair, I was thinking of snatching the remote later from Sora so I can watch my favorite late night anime.
"There is 200 soldier personnels and 1 mobile armored vehicle near the apartment block and starting to organize themselves to surround the area, it is wise for Shin-sama and Sora-sama to evaquate from the balcony before they are fully situated to avoid trouble."
Ahh...
How many things have shocked me today, how much life span have I lost today I wonder.
I quickly peeked out the window, looking down from the second floor, there is no doubt, I saw a large company of light armored soldiers and one large mecha near the apartment block. Did they found out? From the previous police that came by? No, if not they would have came to this door directly. Are they are going to surround the place and barge into the resident's flat to check? I saw one soldier holding a large glowing sign at a roadblock to fend off passerby and tell them to leave the area, that sign was normally used when times of terrorist attacks.
"O-Oni-chan......." Sora was worried.
"Mika! Why didn't you tell us sooner? You must have known this earlier?!" I lost my cool and shouted at Mika.
"But Sora-sama and Shin-sama was hungry the time I detected their presence in my radar. I needed to provide energy source to my masters to be able to escape with a higher efficient and survival rate."
Damn this robot, does she not know how to prioritize stuff?
"Oni-chan...sorry..ne, its Sora's fault.." Sora said while holding on the my sleeve.
"Its okay Sora, it isn't and that isn't important right now."
"Shin-sama, as of now, they have not scanned my presence in this flat yet, therefore not yet identify that you both are involved, it is advised that you and Sora-sama should evacuate through the balcony."
"But this is the 2nd floor! What do you want us to do? Jump off?" I questioned her, I was getting anxious, I need to get out of this trouble quick.
"Yes, if you and Sora-sama jump of while adjusting your falling angle on 20 degrees from south, you shall be able to land in the bush with minimum harm." Said Mika while pointing towards the balcony.
"What?? Don't you think we are not robots and we can not calculate on our minds the angle on where we are falling??"
"There is no problem, even if you and Sora-sama were to jump off blindly, there is 90% chance of both of you to be landed safely into the bush, 10% chance of landing against the concrete wall behind the bush, and within that 10%, only 5% of it you may die by crashing head first to the concrete wall. With a possibility of 99.5% of surviving, it is wise for you both to evaquate through the balcony." Mika said rapidly yet understandable enough.
She then hand me a small transmitter, two times smaller them my palm, it was for her to relocate us after our escape.
"How about you?? Aren't you not running?" Even though I just met her, I was concern, I wasn't fine about leaving her here getting caught in by the soldiers, not when they are fully armed like that and treating her like a terrorist.
"If I do that, the high energy generated by my running movements will be detected easily by the sensors, Shin-sama and Sora-sama would then not be safe. As of now, there is still a 100% escape rate of you running away within 15 seconds, the soldiers will need another 1 minute 22 seconds to fully surround the area, it may be wise to evacuate the area using the balcony right now."
Wha-
"Oni-chan!! Quickly!!"
There was no time to lose, this damn robot expected us to run away right now.
I picked up Sora with my right hand on her back and left hand on her legs. Jump or not, hurt or not, I was not going to let Sora get hurt in anyway from the balcony jump. I was going to protect her and let myself be the cushion for her landing by jumping off while holding her.
I kicked the nearby chair towards the balcony and stood on it to be high enough over the safety fence. I jumped over the fence, prayed to god, Allah and Buddha at the same time in 0.5 seconds.
A loud force attacked my senses, I crashed on the bush, fortunately, I felt no significant injury other then my butt hurt, Sora, on the other hand was fully unhurt. She stood up immediately and said.
"Oni-chan! Thats so cooooool! Sora never seen Oni-chan do something so brave before for Sora, waah~ Sora is touched <3 "
"Ah..pain.....Sora!! Its not the time for this, quickly, lets get out of this area first!" I grit my teeth to endure the pain on my butt, grabbed Sora's arm and started running.
"Hehe, its okay Oni-chan, you dont have to be so anxious, if anything happens~ Sora will be the one to protect Oni-chan!!"
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Are they gone? My masters, they must have gone, they have jumped from the balcony already. Their safety should be ensured....
"The terrorist in flat number 2013, get out unarmed right now, your wise actions of cooperation shall be considered in your punishment." A loud voice was heard, probably from a soldier outside using a speaker.
What a waste...,
I have just met my new masters, I thought I've just found a new place to live, a new family, after that boring place. I have just gotten to know them..
Sora-sama is energetic, Shin-sama is very skeptical, I thought of purchasing more raw materials in the market tomorrow morning, it seems that Sora-sama and Shin-sama were pretty picky about food, I must choose a more delicate and higher class recipe to cook for them, they might be happy and probably.....
praise me....
"The terrorist in flat number 2013, get out unarmed right now, your wise actions of cooperation shall be considered in your punishment, this is your second call."
....
What a waste...
I am after all, a mechanical weapon, am I not eligible for freedom? I wonder why other robots do not have problems like mine. I was following orders, I received orders from a human to come outside, to search for my new masters. Why are they following me? Why are they stopping me? Are they not humans too? Are they not the ones who asked me to come out from the research facility?
Why?
"Battle mode initiated"
And why....am I killing them, the ones who created me....
Tell me, Calculator, can you not derive the explanation for all these, or are you just an interpreter for possibilities on events...
"Error to comprehend, possibilities not found"
Idiot... that is why I hate this thing...
Right, I have to contact my masters one last time before I leave to ensure their safety.
I connect my radio transmitter to the transmitter I gave Shin-sama.
"Shin-sama, are you fine?"
"WhoaaaA!!? This? This talks!"
"Yes, of course, Shin-sama, it does transmit voice too, at least when I am still not occupied"
"Gah...you never told me..........but yes, we are now away from the apartment, it seems we just barely make it out of their surroundings. I think we'll go find a place to stay a while..."
"I am relieved, make sure you both are safe."
".....Aaa........Mika, are you going to be arrested?"
"There is that possibility....but I would rather not choose that path, rather, would Shin-sama still accept me for all these trouble?"
[size=10]"Onichan!! Sora wants to talk too!!"[/h]
"Aaa...yeah, since, um...Sora wants you after all, so we need you."
His voice somehow show uncertainty, still.
"I am glad."
"Oh...Mika...I have a request."
[size=10]"Onichan!!"[/h]
"Yes, Shin-sama."
"Even if you are a weapon, please refrain from taking other human's lives"
I see.
"........................order acknowledged Shin-sama."
"The terrorist in flat number 2013, get out unarmed right now, your wise actions of cooperation shall be considered in your punishment, this is your last call." The speaker interrupted us, the time is up.
I cut the connection.
Shin-sama, is a kind person....a person with positive values, I am proud to be a servant of his.
I must get going, I unplugged my external cable.
Ah...first impression is always important to not disgrace my masters. I tidy up my apron and skirt once again, making sure that they are neat and tidy without wrinkles or any spots of dirt.
I opened the door leading to the outside, its bright....
One, two, three.... eight spotlight shown towards me. I am currently being targeted by 70 aims of gun rifles from below the crowd of soldiers, 5 snipers from a few buildings ahead, 3 missile launchers and one mini Hadron cannon by the Mobile Armor Vehicle which product name is identified as MAV1980-Crab.
It is a three meters high and its body length 6-7 meters wide, it's shaped like a crab with one arm equipped with missiles and the other with a mini Hadron cannon which uses the theory of particle acceleration as it's offense. Are they planning on destroying this whole apartment?
It seems they were well prepared this time, unlike the time in the forest...
All of the neigh boor's doors are closed, probably because of the ruckus, there was no one outside, I could see some curious stares by other residents from some of the windows.
"Get down right this instant, terrorist, and do not arm yourself or try anything funny, or else you shall suffer the consequences." The soldier below with several badges extra, whom must be the commander, said while holding a mini microphone.
More importantly, I must maintain my elegance and well behavior in front of so many guests to not disgrace my new masters. I walked towards the stairs step by step, the eight shots of spotlights followed me as I do that. The staircase are somehow tricky, I must walk down the stairs not generating much noise from the steps, or else it would seem vulgar and not fitting for a maid.
I took my time and finally reached the ground floor in 3 whole minutes, I stood in front of the full army force. It seems they have identified me as the main priority, they had broken up their surrounding army and gathered them all to this one spot in order to concentrate their forces.
The number of infantry weapons aimed towards me increased by nearly twice then before.
"Shut yourself down, and eject your battery." The commander said, standing safely beside the mobile armor with a microphone in hand.
No, if I do that, they would arrest me and send be back to the research facility, I wont, not when I finally found a place to serve.
I gently shook my head in respond
"Wha-"
"I repeat, shut yourself down, and eject your battery, or we would be forced to use drastic measures."
Weird, I'm sure shaking your head left and right is a symbol of disagreement. In that case..
"No."
Thats right, Im sure they would know by that response.
The commander stood in awe for a moment, then his face regain compulsion and shouted suddenly.
"Men, fire at will"
He just commanded a full force attack on me from the start, how unrefined...
My battery supple is still not yet full charged, I might not be able to fully use the Calculator in this battle...
"Battle mode 1:238,
Power Saving Mode,
PD shield on."
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"Oni-chan! Why did you tell Mika that??" Sora burst at me after the transmission ended.
"Huh..? Tell her what??" I questioned back at her.
We have ran far away from our area of residence to the next town nearby. We sat on a chair at a late night coffee shop to rest and to plan for what are we going to do next.
"Why did you tell her to not kill people?" Sora seemed angry while she asked.
Why is she getting angry, what is wrong with that?
"Sora, human lives are important, all those soldiers, you know, every one of them have a family, have children to care for. If any of them dies-"
"So just because Mika is a robot, it's okay for her to die??!" Sora shouted.
"Sora... I didn't say that... besides, I dont think we will ever see her again, with that amount of army, there is no way she is getting loose, so thats why...thats why, at least, let no families of the soldiers grieve on their lost ones."
".............."
That must have hit Sora hard, she became speechless and hung her head down.
"Sora wants to find Mika.." She suddenly said.
"Haarrhh??"
What,
Sora stood up and wanted to head back, I grab hold of her hand quickly, not letting her leave.
"Stop it Sora! You can't do anything yourself either! You're just going to get caught."
Luckily there were not much customers this late at night, or else we would seem like some embarrassing couple fighting and draw lots of attention
"No!!! Sora can help Mika...Sora...Sora can..!!"
Where did she get her confidence from, what can she do? Isnt she just a human?
........
.....
This is not the first time I had this thought, I have pounder on this question before,
"Ahh.......wonderful night isn't it..." An old man, probably in his 70s came to the coffee shop and sat down on the chair opposite of us. He wore a baggy and dirty blue one piece long sleeved mechanic clothing, he sat down and placed his cup of black coffee on the table.
"......Aaa...." I replied, it be better if he didnt think what me and Sora did was too weird just now.
"O-Oji-san" Sora gave a light bow to the elderly to show respect, the old man nodded in response.
"Old man, you just finished work?" I asked, trying to start a natural conversation with the guy.
"Ah...no...not yet, today I have to work overtime you see, so before I start, I would just like to take a break, have some coffee... old bones don't work right..eh?" The old man replied while giving a smile.
The man was visibly old, wrinkles fill his face to the extent that his pupil is not visible much. His white hair is messed, yet his face emits an aura of beloved and kindness. A fitting face for a God father at a church.
The man took a sip of coffee from the cup, and asked.
"What are you two youngsters doing out here late at night, dating ? Hohoho... youngsters sure are fiery these days..."
"Its not that Oji-san!, Sora and Oni-chan is brother and sister!" Sora objected immediately to clear the misunderstanding.
Even though we are not really blood related....
Somehow, someplace deep down inside my heart, there was something that died just that instant. I wonder what..
"Oh....ho ho ho....I see... I see, thats a pity, right? I can see this Sora-chan is a pretty cute girl..." The old man said while staring at me, I looked sideways to avoid his tease.
Suddenly a young man came, he was well dressed in a suit, there was probably no doubt that he was the old-man's boss. The old man stood up and exchanged a few words with him, I couldn't hear what they were talking.
Sora was busy drinking her chocolate milkshake while observing the young man's expensive suit.
The young man took out something from his pocket and gave it to the old man, it seemed to be a portable battery. The old man received it, he then pulled up his sleeves of his left hand,
it was a bionic arm, he exchange the battery in it, bid the man good bye, then walked towards us.
Wasn't that man the old man's boss? This is weird....
"O..Oni-chan.." Sora started pulling my sleeve, her grip was hard, very hard, her nails are digging into my skin, almost ripping my uniform's sleeve.
"You know, I remember having a cute grand daughter that looked just the same as you, Sora-chan, how nostalgic..." The man said while standing, picking up his cup of coffee and started to drink in gulps to finish it.
I could felt Sora's tremble behind me, this can't be...right?
"Her name was.............ah
Wilhelm von Hannelore..."
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH" Sora's scream filled the entire shop, the shop keeper was shocked.
The cup of coffee fell on the floor, the old man's eye opened wide and stare at Sora.
Those eyes....
It's him...
"That scream....I recognized it.............
my Wilhelm.."
