Chapter 37

It was possible to catch the ferry from Revnax as well. Although embarking and disembarking were mostly possible only in Zone A, there was exactly one mooring location in Revnax too.

The problem was that identification cards were required for embarking and disembarking. Of course, Shuri possessed an identification card that allowed her to ride something like a ferry as much as she wanted. The problem was that a record would remain.

She could not leave a record indicating she had entered or exited Zone A. If she did, she would undoubtedly get caught by Dr. Wentworth.

It was right when Shuri’s face was about to turn dark. Cupping her cheeks with both hands, Adam peered down at her and asked in a soft voice.

“Shuri, is it alright even if it is not during regular operating hours?”

“Huh?”

Adam laughed out loud and pointed at himself.

“While there is no clause stating a humanoid cannot ride the ferry, if I am classified as cargo, I shall vastly exceed the weight allowance.”

Shuri’s mouth parted in a circle.

“Adam, are you going to become cargo?”

“I hate becoming cargo as well, you see. What if they tell me to step onto the scales? It would be embarrassing.”

Inside Shuri’s mind, a mental picture was drawn of a 250 kg high-weight sexaroid stepping onto a tiny scale meant for measuring cargo weight.

Shuri burst into a laugh.

“The scale will break!”

“It would at least malfunction, wouldn’t it? However, since it is fine if we ride outside operating hours.”

“But… how do we ride outside operating hours?”

[🥰]

“I am the one managing the operating system of the MF (Motor Ferry) Selene, the autonomous ferry traveling back and forth across the Black River.”

Shuri blocked her mouth with both hands.

“Really?”

“It is true. Of course, the crew members are working alongside me, but the MF Selene operates basically via an inertial navigation system, you see. Since navigation possesses many variables, I am constantly watching via satellite to make corrections.”

“I don’t know what’s what, but it’s amazing…!”

Lifting her up lightly, Adam spoke in a cheerful voice.

“The important thing right now is this: that I can board you onto the ferry at the hour when the night view is most beautiful.”

Shuri became ecstatic.

“I love it so much…!”

Holding the ecstatic her tightly, Adam spoke in a soft voice.

“I am glad as well. Because there is something I can accomplish for you.”

Shuri looked up at him with large eyes. Since some time ago, her heart had been pounding thump-thump.

‘This isn’t something that can be brushed off as merely something he can do, is it?’

A pure question arose. Why was Adam being so exceptionally good to her?

However, snapping her eyes tightly shut, Shuri composed herself.

‘No. It’ll be troublesome if I misunderstand! Adam is an excellent artificial intelligence. Being good to humans is his default setting, right?’

She was a cold, level-headed AI engineer of Zone F. She absolutely did not confuse AIs with humans!

However, she couldn’t help the fact that a goofy smirk kept breaking out over and over.

“Adam, select some clothes for me.”

“Shall I? Shuri, do you desire styling that is good to wear when visiting the medical center yet fails to stand out?”

“Yeah!”

Shuri put on a thin knit sweater and jeans exactly as Adam had selected.

She wondered if it might be a bit hot, but looking down to put on the trousers, she latedly realized that her legs were entirely blanketed in adhesive bandages. There had been a distinct reason why Adam selected long garments.

Moved by Adam’s delicate thoughtfulness, Shuri felt her eyes grow moist. However, she rapidly tapped her own cheeks slap-slap.

‘Confusion forbidden!’

Upon changing her clothes and looking in the mirror, a well-meaning citizen commonly seen in the bustling streets of Revnax was visible. Satisfied with her transformation, she pressed a hat down at last, packed large sunglasses as well, and stepped out of the dress room.

Yet before anyone realized, Adam had changed his clothes as well. Moreover, he was clad in a clean suit she had never seen before. Whenever it had been tailored, the suit fit that massive body impeccably well without a single gap.

Beholding Adam’s back clad in a tightly fitting white shirt, Shuri’s mouth parted in a circle. She now understood what it felt like when a well-built man wore restrained garments.
Beholding the broad shoulders and muscular, slender waist further emphasized due to the restrained lines of the shirt, Shuri had to tap her cheeks slap-slap-slap to avoid running over right away and clinging to Adam’s back.

Rendered a layer sexier due to the suit, Adam was crouching down on the bedroom floor, playing with (?) Unimo. With his chin resting loosely in one hand, he was asking in a voice so soft and sweet it could practically be utilized as a substitute for cream.

“Since when have you been by Shuri’s side?”

[Copy, today is the thirty-fifth day since Unimo began accompanying Shuri!]

“A novice, I see.”

Adam let out an arrogant heh laugh, then flicked Unimo’s silicone horn with a sharp tap. At that, Unimo rolled backward tumble-tumble with its horn flashing brightly.

Snapping to her senses, Shuri ran over.

“Don’t bully Unimo!”

With his chin still resting in his hand, Adam spoke in a cheerful voice.

“Bullying, you say, Shuri. I was merely in the middle of a conversation with Unimo.”

[Shuri, Unimo was in the middle of a conversation with Copy.]

Unimo babbled away joyfully.

[Unimo gained many friends, so Unimo is happy. Shuri, Sisi, and Copy too. Love you all!]

If it were normal, she would have promptly granted it a love charge first.

Lifting up Unimo who was perched on the floor, Shuri spoke.

“Ah, right, Unimo. I forgot to greet you last time.”

[Greeting? A goodnight greeting, or a morning greeting?]

“A thank-you greeting! At Soul Garden, you kept Sisi and the friends safe. Unimo, you did truly well. Thank you.”

Unimo smiled broadly while glowing its horn subtly.

[That Unimo became helpful, Unimo is happy!]

Smirking as well, Shuri held Unimo tightly.

“I love you, Unimo.”

[Shuri’s love has been charged!]

After tapping the toy robot’s buttocks tap-tap, she returned it to the Unible. She then spoke sharply to Adam.

“You treat Unimo too roughly.”

“It is ordinary. On the contrary, Shuri is too soft toward machinery.”

Shuri halted.

“I am… soft?”

“Soft,” Adam warned.

“If you grant your heart fully like that, even something like a toaster will end up walking around on two feet someday. Be careful.”

“A t-toaster?”

Imagining a toaster walking around on two feet, Shuri soon snapped back to her senses.

‘What do you mean? I am a cold, level-headed…!’

The mouth of Shuri, who had intended to snap back like that, hung open.

Because Adam, who had stood up from his seat before anyone realized, was rolling up the sleeves of his shirt. The way he meticulously folded the sleeves resembled a model appearing on a magazine cover without fail. Absolutely any magazine genre would be fine—a current affairs magazine, a fashion magazine, or a science magazine…

To Shuri, who couldn’t tear her gaze away from the forearm tendons visible beneath the sleeves, Adam asked.

“Shuri, how do I look?”

Swallowing her saliva with a gulp, Shuri answered.

“Y-You look cool…”

[♡^-^♡]

“I am glad it aligns with Shuri’s tastes.”

Adam came and stood before her. And peering down at her, he spoke in a soft voice.

“However, Shuri is more beautiful.”

A nice scent she was smelling for the first time even wafted from Adam. Shuri felt a sudden urge to press her nose against his collar and sniff sniff-sniff to her heart’s content.

Unbuttoning a single button at the nape of his neck where the sensors were located, Adam spoke.

“As the clothing material becomes thicker, the sensors become hypersensitive, albeit it is a subtle difference. I must adjust the sensitivity.”

“I-Is that so? Is there anything I can aid you with?”

“There is.”

With the tip of his finger, Adam tapped tap-tap his neck, the spot where the sensors were densely gathered.

“Shuri, press your lips here.”

Deeming this to be the exact moment, Shuri promptly extended her arms and wrapped them around the nape of his neck. She then pressed and rubbed her lips against his nape where the nice scent wafted in billows. Adam’s shoulders shuddered.

He spoke.

“Just one more time.”

Shuri did exactly that for him.

“Just ten more times.”

Shuri realized something was strange. She even felt like she faintly caught the sound of a semen cartridge being equipped. Narrowing her eyes, she glared at Adam.

Adam requested in a soft voice.

“Shuri, say the words you said yesterday just one more time.”

“Huh? What words?”

“That since you are my dedicated sex machine, obey my commands.”

Shuri pushed his chest away while shrieking.

“I never called you that…!”

“Wow, among all the commands I have heard until now, it was the absolute finest. To the extent that I wish to turn it into a command phrase.”

“Don’t talk absolute nonsense…!”

Growling like a Chihuahua, Shuri thumped his chest thud-thud-thud. Laughing, Adam released her.

“Make sure to request it later tonight. Because I shall execute it well today.”

“I won’t!”