329 – EP.12 NB-20381019-1
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The next morning, NB, who came out tying a ribbon to a tree branch, was more cautious than usual in moving his body.
“……”
NB, hiding between walls, looked up at the sky. The aperture in NB’s eyes moved and observed the situation.
Increased. More than yesterday.
Drones were flying in the sky in droves, as if they had touched a wasp’s nest.
The appearance resembled that of soldiers busily running around preparing for battle, rather than a regular patrol procession.
NB considered stopping the search for Aaru and returning to base.
However, now that the repairs to the dimensional navigation ship were nearing their end, wasting time was not a good option.
Furthermore, there was a thought that NB would not be caught. The infiltration skills developed over a long period of time fooled even the eyes of the Ark for years.
It may not be caught. This was the result of NB’s calculations.
Every time he stepped into the depths of Aru, NB activated its computational circuits once again.
After a short calculation that took less than a few seconds, the result was the same as before.
However, NB thought that it needed to operate the calculation circuit once again.
The same result came out again, but NB did not take it very positively.
“Today, the first rule will be to return quickly.”
Without knowing to whom he was speaking, NB disappeared into the depths of Aaru.
– Wooooow
A mechanical sound came from somewhere.
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NB’s search went fairly smoothly.
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The bustling drones only appeared at the entrance of Aaru, but when we got to the center of Aaru, we could hardly see any of them.
Perhaps the security forces were moved outside. NB thought that something from outside the city might be threatening Aaru’s safety.
With freedom of movement, the search speed also increased.
And today, many useful items caught the eye of NB. NB put them in his old backpack and wandered around the city again.
When the noon sun was about to set in the west, NB decided to stop his search and return to base.
The harvest was better than I expected, and I decided to return early today, just as I had thought when entering Aaru.
But unlike when I came in, the way back was difficult.
The drone’s movements became difficult to predict, and NB’s steps became slower due to the strangely increased number of obstacles.
“I’ll wait here for a moment.”
NB, who hid himself to cool off, took out a book from his arms.
It was brought to read to avoid drones or to cool down an overheated body.
NB thought that reading books was ‘fun’ these days.
In the past, it was simply for gaining knowledge, but when Kang In-ho came and he heard his interpretation of the book, he started to want to read more new books.
The book I brought this time was a novel dealing with the theme of war.
A farmer’s child is sent to war and struggles. As the war intensifies, and for the allies who are on the defensive, a farmer’s son volunteers to stop the enemies alone.
And several comrades follow him, and five soldiers are sacrificed to give the allies time to retreat.
NB had doubts. The main character, a farmer’s son, was a man who had a wish to return home and see his parents.
However, he abandoned that hope and threw himself into the battlefield. No one pushed me to volunteer.
Has my wish changed? That’s not it, the protagonist remembered the farm in his hometown even as he closed his eyes.
“I have something else to ask.”
NB, who thought it was a question he would ask Kang In-ho when he returned to base, stood up.
The road was still rough, but NB was able to exert more strength than before.
It helped cool down my overheated body, and the fact that I was going to see Kang In-ho also played a part.
When the thought reached that point, NB tilted his head and thought.
“What is Kang In-ho to me?”
He was initially a human being who had to be protected according to protocol.
And he stayed at the base with him at his request, saying he did not want to go to Aaru.
Up to this point, it would have been NB’s actions in accordance with the divine law that had no choice but to respect humans.
The humans who lived together like that have now become deeply involved in NB’s daily life.
He helped repair the dimensional sailing ship, taught me the meaning of the book, and taught me about emotions.
These were things that were difficult to explain through the relationships between humans and androids, and androids and humans.
Therefore, information about Kang In-ho was engraved on a part of NB’s calculation circuit.
There are still many things about him that have not been revealed.
Where did he come from, how could he speak, how did he survive…..
NB became curious about Kang In-ho.
Although he didn’t reveal it, NB liked hearing Kang In-ho’s opinion.
NB had been wandering around Aaru alone for a long time, so it was only this time that he learned the importance of exchanging words.
So NB quickened his steps.
Although it was somewhat dangerous, we narrowly avoided the drones’ detection area.
Suddenly, just like when I entered Aaru, the calculation circuit began to work as it should.
I started calculating the route back to the base.
The calculation result was no problem. All I had to do was keep going like this.
However, NB activated the calculation circuit once again.
I don’t know why, but he decided it would be a good idea to check one more time.
The body overheats and the computational circuit operates.
The result was the same as before.
NB’s feet have become faster. A group of drones appeared to be heading somewhere.
NB operated the calculation circuit once more.
My body, which had cooled down, became overheated once again.
NB He didn’t know the name of what he was feeling, but when he got to the point, he was able to recall its name.
‘Anxiety’
From this morning until we returned to base, what NB felt was a feeling of ‘anxiety’.
Watching from afar the base burning into a giant firewood, NB turned his body towards the path to the next base.
– Wooooow
A mechanical sound came from somewhere.