Chapter 104: 5.15

Yukio woke up again after Sakuma had finished creating another perfect android. But he couldn't move his body until Sakuma returned back with another android with flat expression, completely devoid of emotion. 

The android had a very familiar face, familiar figure, and he looked perfectly healthy. As if everything that Yukio saw and did towards that man was just a dream. 

Mamoru Ito stood beside Sakuma with a flat, emotionless face. His eyes were unblinking and his movement was unnatural. 

Sakuma grinned, "Amano-San, don't you think he looks a bit unnatural? Unlike you, who looks and acts like a normal human, he is devoid of human emotion. Although both of you have the same component in your body. But here is where the magic comes from."

Sakuma commanded his AI to download something in Mamoru's head and then the magic happened. 

Mamoru blinked once, and his eyes immediately darted at Amano-San. His eyes showed excitement and like the regular Mamoru, he strutted towards Amano-San and then started showering him with compliments, "Amano-San, you are truly the best! You are strong, courageous, and righteous! I admire you a lot! You are the source of my inspiration to be a great police!"

Yukio watched in daze. Mamoru kept showering him with compliments, just like what he usually did when he was still a human. His expression, his voice, even to the smallest detail like the beauty mark on his right temple, it was completely the same as the original Mamoru.

But no matter how much he tried to mimic the real Mamoru, there was something missing. It was the sincerity in Mamoru's compliments. 

Sakuma noticed that Amano-San was not pleased with his new creation. He took out a small remote control for Mamoru's body and then asked, "This is what you want, right? Your loved one is back intact! He can act and speak like a regular human. Are you not satisfied with something, Amano-San? Do you want me to change his setting?"

Sakuma pressed a button, and Mamoru who kept showering Yukio with compliments suddenly froze. He froze on the spot for about one minute, until Mamoru smirked and then said, "Amano-San, you got dishonourably discharged because you are a stupid man with your stupid sense of justice. You know how rotten the police force and law system in Neo Yokto is, why do you need to unveil everything for the public? You are a police chief already, you can live well if you know your place."

Yukio glared at Mamoru, and then he coldly said to Sakuma, "That is not how Mamoru speaks. I know how much of a good person he truly is. What did you do to him?"

Sakuma chuckled maliciously, he walked towards Mamoru and Yukio, and then patted Mamoru's head, "Because I reduce Mamoru's brain function to almost zero. Unlike you, I set your brain function to 100%, so you retain your memory, thought process, and also have your own independent action."

"Amano-San, I turned Mamoru into a mindless android that only obeys my order. What do you think? Do you hate me now?" Sakuma smirked as he waited for Amano-San to fall in despair. Since Amano-San would never be his, then he might as well burn Amano-San together in this bitterness raging in his heart. 

'Amano-San, let's sink into this hell together. Just like my parents, just like the rest of those disgusting cops, let's burn together,' Sakuma said in his heart.

[Let's restart this world…]

Yunyu was too shocked to react. He couldn't even argue with Pupa right now. He was in utter despair and grief after he realized that he failed to protect Mamoru and directly helped Sakuma to turn him into an android. 

Pupa sensed Yunyu's despair and warned him;

[Pupa: Do not be agitated. He is trying to torment you. Restarting will only make you stuck not knowing what is the real cause of everything, and you might be stuck in a loop.]

[But, this monster! Mamoru is—!]

[Pupa: Can't you see? The more agitated you get, the worse he can be.]

[Pupa: Although we can't turn Mamoru back to be a real human being, but he can live like you. Sakuma can recover Mamoru's brain function to 100% if he wants. But, you should be careful, because Sakuma is—]

Yunyu heard the information from Pupa and he immediately asked Sakuma without thinking twice, "Can you recover his brain function back to 100%?"

Sakuma was stunned. He intentionally turned off Amano-San's body control, so Amano-San could act freely upon his own will. He thought Amano-San would at least punch him in the face for his horrible deed. It would be even better if Amano-San killed him with his own hand.

He was ready to sink in hell after all.

But Amano-San's first reaction was asking whether he could recover Mamoru's brain function back to 100%. 

"Do you… love him that much?" Sakuma gripped Yukio's hand and desperately asked him, "Do you love Mamoru that much?! I tell you, I will never recover his brain function!"

Yukio didn't react immediately, he just stared at Sakuma. His white hair was dishevelled, his eyebags and bloodshot eyes showed how tired he actually was. His skin was really pale and somewhat bluish. It gave him the charm of a silver beauty. 

Sakuma was obviously a frail man that he could kill with only a gentle snap on his neck. But after he saw Sakuma up close, he had other things in mind. 

"Why are you doing all this?" Yukio asked. 

"What—" 

"Why are you turning yourself into a monster? I always see you as a good man, a person who wants to protect others. Is that all just farce?" Yukio asked.

Sakuma was baffled with the sudden interrogation, he tried to push himself away from Amano-San, but Amano-San circled his waist with his strong hand, locking Sakuma in his embrace, "Answer me, is that all just a farce to fool me? Because I won't believe it."

"I—It's all just a farce! I never really want to help people!" Sakuma yelled.

[You're right, Pupa. He deflates right when I stop getting angry at him. But, I feel like we are missing something here. Pupa, is it possible for the character and world background to give the wrong information?]

[Pupa: No. The character and world background will not give you the wrong information. It is 100% correct.]

[Then, how could Sakuma turn evil like this? What is his real plan?]

[Something doesn't connect well between Sakuma's maliciousness, dedication to help others, and his hatred towards the police. Pupa, is there another hidden plot in this world?]

[Pupa: That's why you should listen to me first. Sakuma is very unpredictable, it's not impossible for him to have two hidden plots. If the situation really calls you to restart, then at least try to unlock the hidden plot first, and then you can decide.]

[Hm… I have a plan. Sakuma is too complicated and mysterious for me, the best thing to tackle this problem is to plan… primitively!]

Yukio tightened his embrace on Sakuma and then leaned in, he whispered at Sakuma, "Sakuma, what do you want from me? Tell me and I will do your bidding. In exchange, please recover Mamoru's brain function back."