Chapter 26: Mechanical heart: Sumi

It was already morning when Tomoya wakes up. It was raining, he prepares his things, dress himself with a goggles and a cloak, took a bread and leave his room. Rika saw him leaving their base again. "Wait Tomoya! Where are you going again?" Tomoya looks back and answer her question.

[Tomoya]: I will be back.

[Rika]: What will you do outside?

[Tomoya]: Investigate for some clues, as usual.

[Rika]: That's dangerous! And you're alone?!

[Tomoya]: I don't have a choice. If i bring someone again then i will just sacrifice them so no. I'll leave now.

Tomoya went to the boundary of human faction and Ex-machina's faction, A neutral zone. He saw a cave there. He enters it to investigate and he was shocked that it was left untouched by anyone. "It sure can be a temporary base for me." He investigate everything inside but it was all empty, not even insects was there. He went deeper in the cave and he saw something crossed in his line of sight. "Am i just imagining it?" With caution, Tomoya continues.

After a while, Tomoya got tired and sits in the corner. While resting, Tomoya heard an unusual noise echoing here. "Wind!? No, wind can't get noisy in the cave this deep." He lift his guard up. He stands and saw something fast in his sight again. "WHO ARE YOU!?" Tomoya runs but something fast was coming from him. "A Machina!? Here? Seriously?" The Ex-machina caught him and pin him in the floor. "Is this the end? No. I must stay calm and analyze the situation." The Ex-machina speaks like a robot.

[Ex-machina]: Human, why are you here?

[Tomoya]: (I have to say something) Nothing.

[Ex-machina]: Human, liar.

[Tomoya]: (I can't lie huh?) I'm here to do something important.

[Ex-machina]: A request. For you.

[Tomoya]: Request? To me? From you?

[Ex-machina]: Yes.

Tomoya wondered why an enemy to them make a request to me. A human, their enemy.

[Tomoya]: (I have to obey) Ok. I will hear your request. What is it?

[Ex-Machina]: Human, I order you to give me heart.

Before Tomoya speaks, The Ex-Machina went to kiss him.

[Ex-machina]: Result: Failed. Cannot comprehend.

[Tomoya]: I'm the one who can't comprehend this! And what do you mean...

[Ex-machina]: I order you to let me follow you.

[Tomoya]: I refuse!

[Ex-machina]: This is an order. To obtain a heart.

Tomoya gives up and just agree to the machina. The machina let him go. Tomoya stands and before he take the Ex-machina, The machina blurted something. "Delete:Success, Disconnect:Success, New objective: Follow humans.

Tomoya is curious so he asked the Machina.

[Tomoya]: What are you blurting out there?

[Ex-machina]: Confidential, Can't answer.

[Tomoya]: Then, What is your name?

[Ex-machina]: My name model is Machina 10045.

[Tomoya]: Don't you have any names?

[Ex-machina]: Yes.

[Tomoya]: Then think your new name. A human name.

[Ex-machina]: Then, Schrodinger.

[Tomoya]: That can't be, it is hard to pronounce. Your name from now on will be Sumi.

[Sumi]: Sumi? Ok if you insist. Rename name model to: Sumi. Rename:Success.

Before leaving the cave, Tomoya gave him his cloak and covered Sumi's body. "Why is it neccessary human?" Tomoya replied "It is to hide your identity, Your body is obviously an android. And call me Tomoya."

Tomoya and Sumi went back to their base. Everyone was shocked when Tomoya brought a girl. Especially Mavy and Rika. "Brother? Who is she?" Before Tomoya speaks, Mavy interfere. "Oyy Tomoya? It's so rare that you brought your girl here. She's pretty and small and petite? Ack!? She's a loli!?" Sumi speaks to him with her usual speech pattern, "Human, Die." Rika smacks Mavy and asked him to not butt into their business. "How about you brought her to the room so she can rest? Right Tomoya? Tomoya agreed.

Tomoya brought Sumi to his room. Then starts to change clothes. Sumi was standing like a display in the side. Tomoya asked her something.

[Tomoya]: Can't you do something about your speech?

[Sumi]: What do you mean?

[Tomoya]: Like give it a life, and give yourself a human personality?

[Sumi]: Then.

Sumi tried to imitate Rika's personality and speech. She said it retaining her own speech pattern.

[Sumi]: Is this ok? Brother?

[Tomoya]: Don't copy others! And it still sounds like a lifeless robot.

[Sumi]: But we are.

[Tomoya]: Just do it!

Sumi blurted something again. And closed her eyes.

Personality and background: Changing.

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Personality changed completely.

Sumi open her eyes. And finally speaks like a shy, caring girl.

[Sumi]: Is this ok? Tomoya.

Tomoya was shocked when he heard her.

[Tomoya]: Is that really you? Or just a record?

[Sumi]: This is what i envisioned into your brain. What you want me to be like.

[Tomoya]: Then i think it is fine for now.

[Sumi]: Thank you.

End of Chapter 26