Robot Protection Zone Chapter 38

Before going to work, after eating breakfast as usual, I sat with the master on the living room sofa.

Everything was the same up to that point, but there was just one thing that was different from usual.

“Ma-Master…”

“What?”

“Please take your hand away… Sophia and Eve are watching…”

After yesterday, the master had started to engage in skinship without any hesitation.

The master’s hand was naturally kneading the bare skin under my clothes. He continued this act boldly in front of Sophia and Eve.

“What’s wrong with that? It doesn’t matter, does it?”

It matters to me…

My face flushed hot. I was embarrassed and ashamed, but the memory of what happened yesterday also made me feel a sensual thrill. It was a struggle to keep my lower body from reacting.

Afraid that he might notice my slightly hard lower body, I pulled my clothes down. But seeing this, the master seemed to have misunderstood, and his reaction was one of disbelief.

“You have nothing to fondle, so what’s the point of covering up?”

The master spoke mockingly. His tone suggested my body was insignificant. In that moment, my feelings were hurt, and I snapped back without thinking.

“Then you could just not touch me…”

“How dare this thing talk back to its master.”

“Ugh…”

Should I not have talked back?

When I talked back, the master’s voice became even lower. When I clamped my mouth shut, the hand that had been fumbling at my waist this time moved up to my chest.

The master’s hand flicked the nipple that had been standing erect for a while now. As his touch began to seriously tease my chest, I didn’t know what to do and couldn’t hide the moan that escaped my lips.

Now it seemed the master was about to start analyzing.

“Hmm… The flesh seems softer than the prototype’s. What’s the difference… I was sure they said the material was the same.”

“Ugh…”

The master muttered this as he stroked my skin with his large palm. It tickled, making my body flinch, but I endured it without avoiding the master’s touch. I didn’t want to lose in a comparison with the prototype.

The master continued to grope and tease me for a long time. Until my face was burning hot and my body was trembling so much that my legs gave way. Only after I, completely worn out, had tears welling in my eyes did the master finally let me go.

“Get dressed and come down. We’re leaving soon.”

“Yes…”

It seemed he was finally getting ready to go to work. I barely escaped the master’s grasp and caught my breath. Once we arrived at the company, the master would focus on his work, so at least there, I would be able to relax.

I went up to my room and pondered over the clothes lined up in the dressing room.

Lately, the master hadn’t been choosing clothes for me, so I had been picking them out myself. I had to be careful, because if he didn’t like them, I would be thoroughly teased and then have to go back up to the room and change in front of the master as he watched.

Looking back on the master’s actions just now, it seemed like it wouldn’t just end at the changing clothes stage anymore, so I had to be even more careful…

“Umm…”

Today, it took even longer to choose my clothes. It was a grave matter concerning my own well-being, so it was inevitable that I would worry about it more.

Yes, at times like these…

It was safest to wear something with a similar feel to the clothes the master had chosen for me before. I changed into a white sweatshirt and beige cotton pants, and since the weather had gotten warmer, I didn’t bring a separate coat.

After getting fully dressed, I looked at my reflection in the mirror. The clothes didn’t catch my eye at all; rather, the bright red dog collar around my neck stole my attention.

I can’t just leave it behind, can I…

As the weather warmed up and my clothes became thinner, the red collar the master had given me had been on my mind more and more lately. Besides, when I wore this collar and went outside, everyone stared at me strangely.

Fiddling with the collar, I came down to the first floor, and the master turned to look at me. The master’s reaction wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad either, so it seemed I had passed for now.

Phew… Thankfully, I was able to avoid the humiliation of changing clothes in front of the master today.

After arriving at the company, there was no time to talk with the master.

The master was noticeably busy. Meetings followed one after another, and documents piled up endlessly on his desk. Thanks to that, I was able to escape the master’s torment and catch my breath for a little while.

Because I hadn’t slept well yesterday, I dozed off without realizing it. I had only closed my eyes for a moment, but when I opened them, several hours had passed in a flash.

“You’re awake?”

“Ah, Master.”

I stumbled to my feet and rubbed my eyes, then flinched in surprise when I saw the master sitting in his chair. I was sure he had just left the office for a meeting…? I had intended to sleep only until the master returned, but it seemed I had fallen into a deep sleep.

“Didi, come here.”

The master beckoned. The memory of what had happened this morning made me hesitate to approach, but I got up from my seat.

“Why did you call me…?”

“I’m tired, I need to recharge a bit.”

“What?”

I blinked. The master wasn’t a robot like me, so what did he mean by recharging?

I fell into serious thought. Could it be that in the time I wasn’t aware, humans had evolved into beings that could also be recharged? Recalling the refreshing feeling that spread throughout my body while recharging, it seemed possible that humans, who envied robots, might have changed in that way.

“Ugh!”

But then, the master suddenly pulled me, seating me on his lap. Startled, I tried to stand up, but the master held me even tighter so I couldn’t get my balance.

“Ugh…!”

The hug was so tight it was hard to breathe, and I patted the master’s back. But when I heard the master take a deep breath next, I stopped moving without realizing it.

“Master…?”

“Ha, that’s better.”

The master took a deep breath, and only then did he loosen his arms. It was much easier to breathe, but I was still in the master’s embrace, sitting on his lap.

I voiced the question that was still unresolved.

“What about recharging?”

“I’m doing it right now.”

“You’re doing it right now…?”

I looked around, but I couldn’t see a charging cable or anything like it anywhere. As I looked at the master with a question mark on my face, the master burst out laughing.

I don’t know the charging method, but seeing the master laugh, it seems like he’s really recharging…

I had learned something new today, so I saved the new information.

The master, still holding me in his arms, buried his face in me again. The master’s golden hair fluttered before my eyes.

While our faces weren’t touching, I let out the bashful expression I had been holding back. Even after being treated so harshly, being held in the master’s arms made my heart pound.

Only the sound of the master’s breathing could be heard in the quiet office. Suddenly, the pile of documents on the desk came into view. Come to think of it, I had at least gotten a little shut-eye, but the master had been working continuously. I wondered if I could be of any help to the master and scanned the documents with my eyes, but they were full of things I couldn’t understand even if I read them.

The master must be very tired. He’s a workaholic who works even on weekends, but since he’s a human and not a machine, he must feel fatigue.

My old master had said something similar once. That we could comfort each other by sharing the same fatigue.

“……”

Recalling those words, I gently hugged the master back. The master’s body flinched slightly, and he lifted his head. Feeling a little shy, I continued.

“You looked tired, Master…”

At that, the master began to laugh quietly. I had done it sincerely for the master’s sake, but when the master just laughed without saying anything, I got a little sulky. As I pouted and tried to release the arm that was wrapped around the master’s neck, the master held my waist even tighter.

“Alright, that was helpful, so shall I give you a reward?”

“A reward?”

As I looked up at the master with a puzzled expression, the master tilted his head slightly.

The master’s lips lightly touched my forehead and then pulled away. I swallowed hard, feeling the warmth left on my forehead.

Even though I had endured much more than this, my face flushed red as if on fire just from a simple kiss on the forehead.

William’s lips curled up.

Didi’s face had instantly turned as red as an apple. It was redder than the sunset spreading outside the window, so much so that there was no need to even look at the sky.

“Cute.”

Didi’s face turned an even deeper shade of red. Because of that, William had to briefly wonder if he had actually said those words out loud.