Chapter 113: 5.24

While Sakuma's AI was busy sweeping the city, Yukio was busy flying above Neo Yokto and scanned around to see whether he would find W41-FU or Mamoru. But he still couldn't find them. At this rate, the citizen might be wiped out before they could find the mastermind, Yukio asked Sakuma;

"How come Mamoru cannot control your army of androids?"

"My androids have been protected with anti-probe, so any external source of command other than my direct command or W41-FU's will be instantly rejected." 

"Then, how about Mamoru's command? How could he influence all robots and androids in Neo Yokto?" Yukio pondered.

"That's because I added one type of power that can be used by all perfect androids. It is the power to command other androids except those created by me. But it shouldn't be this powerful," Sakuma said, "W41-FU has boosted Mamoru's strength to maximum capacity. So there is no limiter in him at all."

[Wait, so I also can do this android control like Mamoru?]

[Pupa: Yes.]

Yukio seemed to have an idea, "Sakuma, I will try to take control over the rampaging androids by myself."

Sakuma's eyes widened, he clenched Yukio's shirt and shook his heart, "Don't! You will exhaust a lot of energy. Controlling other androids with a limiter would be too risky on you!" 

"Then, can you take out my limiter? So I can control all androids here," Yukio asked again, and Sakuma got even more scared.

"I will not allow that! Don't you see? Breaking the limiter means destroying your body and mind, so you will reach the peak of your power as an android once!" 

"Only once? So that means…"

"Yes! That's why we need to find Mamoru as soon as possible, or he would explode and become a nuke that would obliterate Neo Yokto to dust!" Sakuma shook his head, "I will not allow him to destroy the city, nor I would allow you to break your limiter, I cannot lose you!"

Sakuma looked desperate, which made Yunyu grieving in his heart. 

[I don't know what will happen if I die in this world. Sakuma is a very dependant person. But I have the feeling that my death is inevitable in this world.]

[Pupa: Why did you say that?]

[Hm… I don't know. I just have the feeling that there are few worlds where I will have to die to finish the mission. It's like, I have been fated to die and leave my loved one alone. Wishing them happiness, but deep in my heart, I know that it brings them so much pain. It feels very nostalgic, somehow]

[Pupa:…] 

Yukio couldn't just wait and watch the citizen crying for help. Though HU5B4N-D0 was actively sniping all rampaging androids, combined with Sakuma's high-tech androids that saving the citizens, they were still severely outnumbered.

Neo Yokto was a high tech metropolis where almost everything relied on robots, androids, and machinery. It was already integrated with the city so much that it was impossible to wipe them all unless they could find the puppeteer. 

Yukio carried Sakuma with only one hand and then transformed his other hand into a blaster. He flew above the road and shot the rampaging robots one by one with precise accuracy. 

Mamoru saw Amano-San from afar with his zooming eyes. He was excited and wanted to take Amano-San with him. But when he saw that Amano-San was carrying someone in his arm, his heart was chilled. 

Amano-San was carrying that evil scientist. 

"Amano-San is still under that scientist's control. You tell me, is that scientist the creator of us all? The one who makes everything this messed up?" Mamoru asked the sphere-shaped AI beside him.

"Correct, Master Sakuma is our creator. He is the one who turned you into an android, and also Sir Yukio Amano into one," W41-FU replied with the truth.

"But he wants to keep Amano-San, while kicking me away, right?" Mamoru gritted his teeth. That guy was the reason why everything had been turned like this. If that guy didn't kidnap him and Amano-San, he would have a good life with Amano-San.

"Yes," W41-FU affirmed.

"That's enough reason for me," Mamoru looked around and gathered many police drone bots that had been armed with guns. He flew towards Amano-San and Sakuma's side with an army of drone bots and W41-FU beside him.

Yukio was busy attacking the rampaging androids under him. He didn't notice the massive amount of drone bots coming at him.

[Pupa: On your left!] 

Yukio turned his head to the left and saw a high-speed drone coming at him while firing steel bullets. Yukio propelled the jet on his leg, and he dashed up to avoid the drone. He could see there were hundreds of drones coming at him. 

Yukio zoomed with his eyes and saw a man flying towards him with that very familiar sphere AI that should have been on their side;

"Amano-San, I'm glad that you are alive and safe!" Mamoru said as he approached Yukio and Sakuma. "I really thought that you've become a scrap metal without any memory at all. I'm so happy!"

Yukio would believe Mamoru's words if not due to hundreds of drones around him, ready with their guns pointing at him. 

"Since you are alive and well, give that scientist to me. He's sick in the head. I will let a dog robot mangle his body until he is an unrecognizable mess," Mamoru said, still with a smile on his face.

Yukio embraced Sakuma tighter, "Mamoru, stop this mess, that AI has been messing with your head. I know that you are not a bad person."

"This AI told me that Sakuma was the root of all this, isn't that correct?" Mamoru grinned, "Isn't he the one who creates us all? He is the one who kidnapped us and turned us into androids, he is the one who creates this AI, and he is also the one who creates all those battle androids."

Sakuma was speechless because it was indeed him who created everything and was the source of this mess. But when he was confronted like this, he felt stupid and guilty. He was the one who turned Mamoru and Yukio into perfect android, and he was the one who created W41-FU and unable to perceive the flaw in her design and command. 

All he wanted was to have a companion and recognition from the citizen… 

Sakuma sank his face on Yukio's chest. He felt so guilty, so vulnerable. 

But this act in Mamoru's eyes was an act of taunt. Sakuma taunted him because he was controlling Amano-San now, and Mamoru could do nothing against it. 

"Amano-San, since you are still being controlled by that sick scientist, I will have to be rough. But I will make sure that we will be together again," Mamoru said while he was preparing his attack, "I will save you, Amano-San."

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