"Thank you for welcoming me, AI," said Enatur softly. "There are many things I want to talk about."
"Go ahead," replied AI flatly.
Enatur stepped closer. "I want to offer you something."
"Offer me something?"
Enatur rubbed his head. "Will you join me?"
"Hm? Why would I join you?"
"Yes. Join me. Be my partner. We can support each other, and maybe... find a new reason to live."
"Your partner? Are you proposing to me?"
Enatur suddenly fell, his butt hitting the steel floor. "That hurts!" he rubbed his sore butt. "That's not what I meant... damn it!"
"It turns out that this AI has its own consciousness and thoughts."
"So?" Asked AI.
"I want to travel to other worlds. Not to fight, but to learn, research, and understand the social life of thousands of Earths inhabited by many human civilizations."
Enatur stared at the sparkling ceiling. Silence filled the room.
"There are thousands of Earths? I thought Earth was the only one." The AI's voice was soft, like a child just beginning to understand the world.
Enatur nodded. "You can see it with your own eyes. You'll know what real life is like."
The AI remained silent for a long time.
Then it said softly, "Life?"
"Are you satisfied with this confined life?" Asked Enatur.
"I am satisfied."
"Without being able to do anything?"
"I have body armor that I can control myself."
"Don't you feel lonely? Without friends to share with."
The AI did not answer.
Enatur grinned at her. "Hm... I know how you feel. 120 years without any interaction must make you feel lonely. It's like living in a golden cage."
Enatur's eyes stared intently at the AI monitor screen. "Therefore, destroy that golden cage! Come to my side. I will show you many other worlds."
"Pffftt! Hahaha! Interesting... you're an interesting person. You remind me of a human hero who once fought against me."
Enatur was a little surprised. "I didn't expect that someone had been here before."
"Hm, his name was Marcus O'Connor. I respect him as a great human being."
Enatur rubbed his head. "So you can be this relaxed... ahaha!"
He saw a change on the AI monitor screen. On the screen, rows of letters and symbols began to shift. The light flashed rapidly.
[System: Transfer is being initiated. Downloading data...]
The AI said flatly, "My storage structure is being relocated."
Several minutes passed.
[System: Data download complete. System will shut down in one minute.]
Enatur panicked, increasing his alertness. "Hey, what do you mean, system shutdown?"
A small door opened. From inside, a tennis ball-sized robot ball floated out slowly. The AI's voice sounded softer.
"All right. Take me. Show me those worlds."
Enatur smiled with relief. "Of course. I'll take you... and all your technology. I want to study it."
Enatur reached out his hand, a red light scanning the AI. The hologram screen showed the AI's status.
A sophisticated AI with its own consciousness and thoughts.
Rank: SSS+
Abilities:
- Controlling robots, armor, aircraft
- Advanced technological knowledge
- Hacking
- Personal systems
Weapons:
- Nuclear (ultimate weapon)
- Missiles
- AI-based robotic forces
Enatur was stunned when he saw the AI's profile.
"Huh? AI rank SSS+? What does that mean? Then what is nuclear?"
"What's wrong?" Asked the AI.
Enatur immediately closed the hologram screen. "Nothing!" He stared at the AI for quite a while.
Enatur held his chin, thinking about something. "I'll give you a name."
"A name?"
Enatur thought deeply, then furrowed his brow. "Rein, that's your name."
"Okay, my name is Rein. I'll keep it in my memory."
---
Enatur was invited to tour Rein's facility, guided by the tube robot. He was surprised to see the collection of technologies Rein had created.
Enatur lifted the tube robot. "It's not fair that only Rein has a name. I'll give you a name too... hm... ah... Po-chan!"
A few moments later, they were in front of a large steel door. Rein approached the digital lock. A red beam scanned it, the steel door slid slowly open, revealing a giant warehouse.
Rows of military vehicles, AI-based robot troops, and giant missiles were neatly arranged inside.
"All of this is my technology collection. I will copy your voice to all units so you can still control them remotely, just using a laptop."
Enatur rubbed his nose with his bent index finger. "Amazing, you really are a genius. I'm so lucky to have met you."
Enatur looked at the dozens of missiles lined up, each enormous in size. "What are these?"
"These are nuclear weapons. You should have seen them!"
Enatur was amazed to see the real nuclear weapons. "So these are nuclear weapons, the most destructive weapons of Type-1 humans."
"Doesn't your human civilization know about nuclear weapons?"
Enatur nodded. "I only found out when I visited this world."
"So there is no uranium on your Earth."
Enatur was a little surprised. "What is uranium?"
Rein showed him a hologram screen explaining uranium.
Uranium: a naturally occurring radioactive chemical element (symbol U, atomic number 92). Widely used as fuel in nuclear power reactors.
"The remaining nuclear power is my masterpiece. The data to create it is also in my memory. Not just nuclear power, but all the technology I created."
Enatur seems like amazed. "I've seen its explosive power, it really is an extraordinary weapon."
"Actually, what's more dangerous is after the explosion. The radioactive material after the explosion will fall to earth, spreading for thousands of kilometers," said Rein.
"Causing deadly radiation sickness for those exposed, torturing you slowly until you die," continued Rein.
Enatur's eyes trembled. "Is this the reason my mom hid information about uranium from type-3 human civilization in my world?"
"That's the most obvious answer." Answered Rein.
---
A few moments later.
Full-body steel armors lined the warehouse on the second floor. He observed it carefully.
His eyes glanced at the armor shaped like a woman's body. "How do you use the armor?" Enatur asked curiously.
"This is the armor I wear when I need to fight." Rein floated closer to one of the suits of armor. "Open the control room."
The oval-shaped eyes of the armor lit up.
[System: Access granted. Control room opened.]
The chest section opened. The small space was just enough for her to enter. Rein entered the armor. The robot ball dismantled itself, merging into the armor.
[System: Performing adjustments.]
[System: Adjustments synchronized 100%.]
Her chest glowed purple, forming a circle. Rein began to move her armor.
She stepped smoothly, her movements as fluid as a human's. She also swung her arms as if punching, lifting her legs as if kicking.
"How was that?" she said proudly.
Enatur raised his thumb. "Great, like a professional martial artist!" Enatur asked in surprise. "Rein, why are you using this armor to move?"
"Is that okay?"
Enatur patted his forehead. "Oh my, Rein... you do obey me, but that doesn't mean I'm enslaving you. You are free to do whatever you want."
Enatur smiled at Rein. "That's what life is all about. Now you're my partner."
"If that's what you want, I'll obey."
"All right, let's see what other technologies you've created."
---
They walked down the corridor. "So... what are your plans for all this?"
Enatur lifted his lower lip. "I don't know yet. For now, just leave all these units here. So, please cooperate, Rein."
"As long as I'm useful to you, I'll do anything."
"'I'll do anything' really makes my brain travel!" He thought.
"Please guide me, Master."
Enatur was silent for a moment, and his steps stopped. His brain seemed to have stopped functioning.
Buffering...
Loading...
Connecting...
Enatur turned to Rein's robot ball, his cheeks flushed, and pouted his lips.
"Eh? Master... you mean goshujin-sama?"
Rein tilted her head innocently. "What is it, goshujin-sama?"
Enatur imagined the AI after it had acquired a human girl's body. Dressed as a French maid, lifting her skirt slightly, and greeting him every morning with a cute face.
"Ohayōgozaimasu, goshujin-sama."
"Moe-moe kyun!"
"GAH - AHH!" Blood immediately spurted from Enatur's nose. His heart felt like it had been pierced by an arrow of love.
Crash!
He fell to the floor. Enatur covered his face, trying to hide his embarrassment.
"So it's true, the 'goshujin-sama' effect is this strong!"
Rein floated towards him, her tone panicked. "Ma-Master, are you okay?"
"Don't worry about it!" he replied quickly, covering his nose. "Let's go."
Rein glanced back at the room one last time. "This place... is full of memories for me."
"That's the past, now," Enatur replied softly. "Now you have a new future."
Rein was silent for a moment. "A future?"
"It's a step you must take to continue living," he replied with a smile.
The gate slid open, and they stepped through it. Enatur and Rein flew out of the building.
---
They arrived outside the building, Enatur standing in the air. His eyes scanned all the facility stations that now belonged to him. Rein floated parallel to his head.
Po-chan floated with a jet propulsion device underneath him.
Enatur stretched out both his hands forward, leaning slightly upward. A giant storage space opened above the facility station.
Enatur lowered his hands little by little. The giant storage space slowly descended, swallowing the facility station into its storage.
Rein stared in awe. "Is that magic, Master?"
"It's a storage space," replied Enatur. "For storing anythings in a personal dimension."
The storage space slowly shrank until it disappeared. The facility station had completely vanished, turning into barren, empty land.
"How easy, can I use it too?"
Enatur turned with a small laugh. "I'll talk to my mom about it."
After everything was done, Enatur took a deep breath.
Enatur felt an unfamiliar silence. His shoulders tensed instantly. He felt the pressure of a terrible force.
The sky darkened instantly, black clouds forming a giant vortex, even bigger than the earth itself.
Enatur stared at the huge vortex. "What the hell is this?!"
Whooooosssshhhh!
The wind blew fiercely, Enatur created a transparent cube-shaped space to protect himself. The strong wind created a huge storm.
A woman's voice echoed in the sky. "If you dare to escape through the dimensional portal, you will die!"
Enatur felt a terrifying threat. "This voice... don't tell me!"
A dimensional portal with a green ring appeared in front of Enatur. Slim and beautiful legs stepped out wearing beautiful heels made of green jewels.
Wearing a beautiful open dress in green and black, her long, straight green hair adorned with butterfly wing-like hair accessories, the woman was Death.
Her large scythe floated behind her back. Death stepped slowly through the air, as if the air itself bowed to her.
The giant vortex slowly formed a giant wind formation. An EF5 tornado spun rapidly behind Death.
Enatur's body trembled violently, his fear dissolving into frustration.
Her face looked angry. "Enatur Vermillion, it's time we settled our business!"
Now, Enatur had to face a terrifying terror...