Chapter 26 Love, Hate and Artificial Humans
The sudden attack chilled the twins to the bone. What had just happened? Could it be that the humans they were trying to protect were...
"I'm fine."
A familiar voice sounded, and the moment they heard this voice, the twins' stiff bodies relaxed a little.
Looking at the sword energy that dissipated when it was still several meters away from him, Xia Yu smiled. As expected, although there was hatred in the other party's eyes, he did not intend to hurt him.
In other words, the androids of the YoRHa unit are simply unable to harm themselves. After all, loving humans is the underlying logic of their existence. If they lose this logic, they will simply crash and self-destruct.
He knew this white-haired android, A2, one of the three protagonists of NieR: Automata, and also the loneliest protagonist.
The two protagonists, 2B and 9S, can still accompany each other and become the meaning of each other's existence, but A2 is alone and must either redeem himself or destroy himself.
Her only goal in life was to fight, and after her death she was alone and had no destination of her own. The last scene of A2 in the game was her leaning against the window, watching five pigeons flying away in the sunset. Perhaps she was missing her former companions at that time.
"It's okay, let me talk to her."
Xia Yu stepped forward and pushed away the twins who were blocking his way, but before he could say anything, Xia Yu suddenly thought of something.
The language barrier...
The androids of the YoRHa unit are not pure androids, and they were created very late, so it is very likely that they do not have the language plug-ins of the old era installed.
"Tsk." Thinking of this, Xia Yu patted Bobo La's shoulder and said, "Can you install the Chinese language plug-in for her? I want to talk to her."
"But, sir..."
"obedient."
Looking at Xia Yu's determined eyes, Boppola opened her mouth, but nodded silently.
After exchanging glances with Divara, Popola raised her weapon and approached A2 while speaking.
"Do you know what you just did? You wanted to hurt a human!"
"So what!" A2 did not look at Popola who was approaching her. Her gaze was still on the black-haired human, with feelings of love and hate intertwined in her eyes.
She had already made up her mind to kill all the mechanical life forms, bunkers, headquarters, and the Lunar Human Conference...
But... at the moment of slashing out, A2 hesitated. Betrayal requires revenge, but is he really the object of revenge?
A2 was not sure. She originally thought that she would fight with the two androids next, but the human said something to the android who was protecting him. Although she couldn't understand it, there was no anger in his eyes.
Why wasn't he angry? He was clearly planning to hurt him.
Moreover, compared with noble humans, artificial humans like them are not worth mentioning at all. Not to mention harming humans, even having such thoughts will be punished, and in serious cases, a series of similar models will be destroyed.
"My Lord wants to talk to you, but we can't communicate in the same language, so I'm here to transfer the language plug-in to you."
While keeping a wary eye on the android in front of her, Popola sent a link request through the local area network. A2, who received the request, glanced at the red-haired android in front of him and chose to accept it.
She could have just turned around and left, but she didn't want to hear what humans wanted to say to her, or what orders they were given from above? After all, they were just tools that could be discarded at any time.
She is a prototype machine of the YoRHa unit, a discarded unit created to complete the collection of experimental data. All her battles are planned and all her deaths are predetermined.
"Loading language plugin..."
"Language plugin loading complete."
"Is this the language that humans just spoke?" A2 spoke very standard Mandarin. After installing the language plug-in, he could not only communicate fluently, but also clearly understand the meaning of each word.
"Do you understand now? I want to talk to you."
Xia Yu strode forward, ignoring the twins who were worried about him, and also ignoring the surprise in A2's eyes.
When he walked in front of A2, Xia Yu looked at the other party's evasive eyes, smiled, then opened his arms and stepped forward.
“It must be very hard.”
When the beauty is in my arms, she is not as warm and soft as jade, nor as graceful as a fairy. Instead, she has a hard body, traces of repairs, and the wear and tear and sedimentation of time.
He knew A2's story, and also knew how this originally kind girl had to wear a cold mask. The cruelty of the world could not wear away the tenderness in her heart, so Xia Yu really wanted to give her a hug.
Xia Yu's sudden hug caught everyone off guard, but A2 was the most surprised. At this moment, her reactor was roaring and the system in her brain was almost frozen.
“The world is so beautiful. Whether for yourself or for others, don’t give up on yourself.”
"I don't know what happened in your past, but if you lose the meaning of living, will you fight for me? I can be your support and bear the cruel past for you."
After Xia Yu whispered in A2's ear, he loosened his arms and let go of the stiff A2.
There is no need to say anything more. He had already liked this strongest female warrior, who appeared in the killing and was as cold as ice, in the game. Now that she came to this world, how could he not redeem her?
"You...I..."
A2 had never been so panicked as she was now. She looked at the human in front of her in panic . There was a smile in his deep brown eyes. There was no arrogance, no hatred, no indifference, only gentle tolerance, acceptance of everything.
It was a look she had never seen before, different from that of her former companions, and also different from the humans she knew in books. The humans in the books were all noble and serious creators who needed someone to admire.
Is he willing to be my support? But I just wanted to hurt him!
A2 turned her head away at a loss. The human's eyes seemed to have magical power that made it impossible for her to think calmly.
The resentment intertwined in the heart disappeared unconsciously under the scorching gaze, and the loneliness and indifference accumulated during the escape were also driven away by the body temperature just now.
The cold mask used to disguise himself gradually broke, and the confusion deep in his heart found its home at this moment .
"You...are you willing to accept me? Even though I just swung my sword at you."
"You didn't intend to really hurt me, did you? Don't worry about what just happened. I'm still waiting for your answer."
"So, do you choose to fight for me?"
The human voice was so gentle, but so loud in A2's ears. Her eyes gradually became clear, clearing away the long-standing confusion.
"May mankind be honored forever!"
Hearing A2's pledge of allegiance, Xia Yu reached out and took the other's hand. It was very rough. Due to lack of care and maintenance, the artificial skin on the hand had long since fallen off.
Xia Yu pulled A2, who was still a little overwhelmed, back to the twins: "Now, we have a companion again, let's say hello to each other."
Although the Geminis have reservations about A2's joining, since humans ask them to get along well, they will not object to humans' suggestions.
However, we still need to be vigilant. This white-haired android actually wants to harm humans. There must be something wrong with the system. Sooner or later, we will have to reinstall the system for her.
"I am Boppola." Boppola said coldly.
"I am Divala." Divala said coldly.
"I am A2." A2 said calmly.
Looking at these three people who were confronting each other, Xia Yu felt helpless. He had to take it slow. Even though he was a human being, he had no good solution for this situation.
