Robot Protection Zone Chapter 42

“Master, when did you get here…?”

Even though it was so obvious that he had been awake, Didi played innocent. William held back a laugh and decided to pretend he didn’t know.

“Just now. I was going to come back right after dinner, but she wouldn’t let me go, so I was a little late.”

He found it so cute that he was tempted to tease him a little more, but he felt that if he played a prank, Didi might stop eating and drinking out of a needless misunderstanding. Only after hearing the explanation that nothing had happened did Didi nod his head, seemingly relieved.

Didi sluggishly pulled the covers back over himself and lay down again. William watched him for a moment before heading to the bathroom.

He had just wasted time because of an unscheduled event. It would have been more fun to come home and bother Didi instead. Regretting it belatedly, he washed up and came out, then lay down in his spot that Didi had vacated.

“…Good night, Master.”

William had thought Didi would already be asleep since it was well past his bedtime, but a small voice came from beside him. William turned his head, but Didi had already turned his back after saying those words.

The round back of his head was far away, as if telling him not to speak to him. It seemed he still hadn’t gotten over his mood. With the intention of soothing the sulking Didi, William hugged him from behind, pressing their bodies close as if to be affectionate.

“Ugh, Master, go away…”

William raised an eyebrow. He had been too easy on him all this time, and now he was even pushing his master away.

Originally, if William had acted according to his personality, he would have given a sharp scolding to a robot who dared to harbor feelings for its master without knowing its place. Or he would have just erased his memories altogether.

But the reason he didn’t was because the subject was Didi. Because even when he acted this impertinently, he was still cute. So he decided to let it go just one more time.

William whispered quietly again in an affectionate voice.

“Didi, it’s the weekend tomorrow, shall we go out for the first time in a while? If there’s anywhere you want to go, tell me. I’ll take you.”

“…Really?”

Seeing him intrigued by such a trivial suggestion, it seemed there was a place he wanted to go. Didi’s face, as he stealthily turned to look back, was already filled with anticipation. Of course. Just as he sulked easily, he was also easy to appease.

William smirked and looked down at Didi, who was lost in deep thought. What was this that he was contemplating so carefully?

No matter how much he thought about it, it would end up being a cafe, a movie theater, or maybe a park. Since Didi didn’t particularly like crowded places, the answer would be one of those anyway.

However, William’s prediction was completely wrong.

“Then… I want to go to a place with a lot of robots.”

“A place with a lot of robots?”

Didi nodded his head.

My master frowned at the vague request, but I did not change my answer.

I wanted to go to a place with many robots like me. I wanted to see the new robots made while I was gone, and by interacting with them, I wanted to soothe the loneliness and emptiness that had built up in my heart. If I was lucky, I might be able to meet a humanbot like myself and share our stories.

“Sure, why not.”

“Are you really going to take me?”

“Yes. A place with a lot of robots… I’ll have to look into it.”

My mood began to lift as I watched my master contemplate where to go tomorrow.

Unlike when my master had a date with the woman, this was just a simple outing, but I was still happy. Because it had been a long time since my master and I had gone out together somewhere other than the company.

“Umm…”

Morning had dawned, but I wanted to sleep a little more. It’s the weekend, so sleeping in a bit should be fine, right? I had promised to go out with my master, but since no time was set, I thought it would be okay to get ready at a leisurely pace.

My master also seemed quite tired this week, and although he would normally be awake by now, he was still sleeping beside me. His calm breathing tickled my ear. It had been so long since I’d felt such a peaceful atmosphere, so I curled up under the covers and savored the peace.

Then, I suddenly felt the need to go to the bathroom. I want to sleep a little more… I guess I have no choice. Thinking I should just get up, I started to sit up, but an arm extending from behind stopped my movement.

“It’s the weekend, sleep a little more.”

My master pulled me into an embrace, preventing me from getting up, and buried his face in the nape of my neck, trying to fall back asleep. The even breathing I heard by my ear and the warmth transmitted from behind me enveloped me like a lullaby.

My eyelids gradually grew heavy. In the end, I decided to hold it a little longer and closed my eyes, when an unfamiliar hand squirmed its way into my pants.

“Master…!”

As I hurriedly grabbed the wrist that was crawling into my pants, I heard laughter from behind me. In an instant, my sleepiness vanished.

My master’s hand did not stop and continued its attempt to invade my pants. It felt like if I let my guard down for a moment, it would delve even deeper inside.

I bent my waist and desperately blocked it. If it were my master, he could have easily pushed my hand away with his strength, but the fact that he didn’t meant he was clearly enjoying this situation.

“Take it out, please!”

“Take it out? You mean help you, like last time?”

“Ugh…!”

My master whispered lowly and slipped his hand under my shirt. As the memory I had barely managed to forget resurfaced along with the hand groping my body, my face flushed rapidly. I struggled even more to escape my master’s embrace, but my master would not let me go.

“Come to think of it, I wonder if robots masturbate.”

“……”

“Didi, have you ever done it yourself?”

A mischievous question was thrown at me without warning.

Feeling my face burn, I kept my mouth shut. When I didn’t answer, my master began to press me further.

Of course… I had done it by myself before. But after meeting my new master, I had never done so. I was too preoccupied with adjusting to the unfamiliar environment, and my heart was filled only with sadness from the sudden loss. This meant that the time I came at my master’s hand a while ago was the first and last time.

But I didn’t let him know that until the end. Telling my master that fact would be like giving him grounds to make fun of me myself.

After a long struggle, I barely managed to stop my master’s hand from entering my pajama pants. My master enjoyed watching me struggle and groan for a while before finally letting me go. As soon as I was free from my master’s hands, I shot up from the bed as if spring-loaded and fled from under the covers.

Panting for breath, I stood outside the bed, extremely wary of my master. My master was just lying leisurely on the bed, watching me.

“Do you really not need it? I might help you if you ask.”

“No!”

“Why? You liked it last time.”

“I did not!”

My master just kept teasing me mischievously until the end. I couldn’t take it anymore, and fuming, I opened the door and left the room.

“Hah…”

I was drained from the morning’s events.

Only after going to the bathroom did my heart calm down a bit. I returned to the room and lay on the bed, feeling completely exhausted.

My master had seemed quite tired all this week, so we’ll probably rest leisurely and go out slowly. If so, it seemed like a good idea to spend the morning in the study.

Thinking this, I was about to go down to the first floor, but my master, who was just coming out of the room, called me.

“Didi, get dressed. We’re going out right now.”

“Already?”

My master was already ready to go out. I stared at my master in confusion for a moment, then nodded and returned to my room.

I was already starting to get excited. I was looking forward to the new encounter, not knowing what kind of robot I would meet. I hope there’s a humanbot like me. Although there were Sophia and Eve in my master’s house, I wanted to talk with a robot that had feelings like mine.

My master and I had a simple breakfast together and then left.

A place with a lot of robots, where could he be going?

I looked out the window the entire car ride, imagining our destination. A research lab? Or maybe a place where robot enthusiasts often gather with their own robots.

But contrary to my expectations, the destination was much closer than I thought.

“Robot Museum…?”

Spanic’s logo was clearly engraved on the building’s exterior wall. It seemed to be a museum established by my master’s company, and its location was also near the company.

It was a little different from what I had imagined. Of course, this was also a place with many robots. But it would be a bit difficult to expect to have a conversation with a humanbot in a place like this. Even if there were humanbots, I would only be able to look at powered-off humanbots through glass.

“Is this a place you’ve come to often, Master?”

“No, this is the first time I’ve been here since I was a child.”

My master answered nonchalantly as he gazed at the museum. I heard he liked robots when he was young. Could it be that he hadn’t visited since that incident? If so, it seemed he had come for the first time in a long while for my sake.

But while my master had been here before, it was my first time. A museum like this existed even before my power was turned off, but back then, there was no particular reason to visit.

My previous master’s research lab was a robot treasure trove in itself. At that time, I didn’t need to go around looking for robots; my friends were there just by turning my head.

Maybe this place would have a similar atmosphere to that lab back then? Since many robots made by Spanic would be on display, there were bound to be robots that my former master had participated in creating.

Imagining myself happily spending time surrounded by robots, I entered the museum with my master.