Samurai... Just a Group of Stubborn People...

"You..." Gintoki still wanted to say something, but Kawaki didn't give him a chance. He turned around and left with Tama.

Looking at Kawaki's back, everyone present didn't know what to say.

"What a guy who can talk to himself," Tsukuyo gently puffed out a mouthful of smoke and turned to look at the Hyakka members, "Let's retreat."

"But..."

"This is an order. Hurry up." After saying that, Tsukuyo turned around and left. The Hyakka members looked at each other and made up their minds. They hurriedly followed.

"Let's go, Shinpachi, Kagura," Gintoki said and also turned in the direction of the exit. Kagura and Shinpachi thought for a while and followed, and even old man Gengai followed.

"It seems that we have nothing to do here, and we should withdraw. The robot maid army has appeared everywhere in Edo, and now a suppression order came from above. Let's go, Sogo." Kondo said.

"Kondo-san, I still have something to do," Sogo replied, "I'll catch up in a while."

"Don't be too playful." After saying this, Kondo also turned and left.

Everyone has left. Sogo was the only one left. No, it should be two people. Because there was another person tied to the room. The other was Toshiro, who has been forgotten by everyone...

Sogo stood at the door and looked at Toshiro, who was tied, and grinned.

Seeing Sogo, Toshiro was happy and quickly shouted, "Sogo, quickly untie these..."

However, before Toshiro could finish, Sogo locked the room door.

"You bastard!" Toshiro cursed.

"Hijikata-san, I will help you apply for a spot for a martyr." Sogo stood at the door and pretended to be kind. Then, he turned around and added, "Sayonara..."

After saying that, Sogo started to leave.

"Oi!!!"

...

On the way to the underground research room.

"Kawaki-sama, why did you do this for me?" Tama asked doubtfully.

"Didn't I promise?" Kawaki replied casually.

"Promise?"

"Ah, didn't I say at that time that no matter what wishes you have, I will help you realize them?" Kawaki continued, "I don't want to break promises anymore."

"But isn't that just an emergency response from a human in an emergency situation?"

"That makes sense," Kawaki replied, "Then just take it as a spur of the moment."

"A spur of the moment? Just a simple curiosity?"

"You really have a lot of questions. Aren't you a robot?" Kawaki said impatiently.

Hearing this, Tama fell silent.

Looking at the somewhat depressed Tama, Kawaki sighed and said, "Why do I feel like you are becoming more and more like a human? Not only are you curious, but you are also disappointed..."

"Human..." Tama muttered, "I can't understand. In theory, Miss Fuyo's soul did not merge with me."

"The soul..." Kawaki chuckled, "Human soul is not that kind of thing. It is just data. Soul disappeared the moment human beings died."

"Data?"

"Ah, what you have in your body is just personality data," Kawaki replied, "The so-called human beings are so fragile. Once they die, they disappear completely. But this is too right. Even if they die, there will be something left."

"What?"

Kawaki did not answer this question.

"Can you tell me about your memories? From the time you were born until now." Kawaki asked.

"Yes." Tama replied, "At first, I was just a small toy. The reason why the doctor made me was so that Miss Fuyo, who was weak and sickly at home, could get rid of the loneliness and have a companion who could talk. However, at that time, the doctor noticed that Miss Fuyo didn't have much time left, so he kept experimenting in order to let Miss Fuyo obtain eternal life..."

Just like that, Kawaki listened quietly as he walked, not saying a word...

...

Terminal; Underground Research Institute.

In front of a huge console was a huge glass tube that led directly to the ground. The tube was glowing green, and that was Altana. And this glass tube was also Altana's delivery device in order to convert Altana into energy used to operate the terminal.

No. 502 was constantly hitting the keys on the console. There was also a huge screen on the side, which was divided into several areas, and each area was playing battle scenes from various parts of Edo.

All the police forces were fighting against the robot maid army, but the effect was minimal. After all, the other side controlled the largest energy source in Edo, and the number seemed to be endless.

"You are very capable," Kawaki's voice came from behind No. 502, "You can actually fight against the entire country alone, and you are not at a disadvantage. If it were more than ten years ago, it would be no problem to become a general against the Amanto."

"Samurai? Your just a relic of the old era." No. 502 said without looking back, "And I will become the god of the new era. It is different from any other era. It is an era that makes Fuyo feel happy!"

"No, no, I am not Samurai." Kawaki waved his hand and replied casually, "My acceptance of new things is quite strong."

"What is Samurai?" Tama asked doubtfully.

"Just a bunch of stubborn people," Kawaki replied casually.

"Stubborn?"

"Ah, but even if said that, I don't hate it," Kawaki replied.

"Oh, it's done." No. 502 finally stopped and turned around, looking at Kawaki and Tama, "I knew you would come back, Fuyo. You must be looking forward to the coming of a new era."

"People become like this when they get older; what is this called?" As he spoke, Kawaki began to think.

"Senile Dementia," Tama replied.

"Yes, yes!" Kawaki added, "It's Senile Dementia. They often mistake one person for another."

No. 502 ignored Kawaki's sarcasm and said to himself, "I know. As the research went deeper, I began to understand that it was impossible to wake up my daughter. Even the No. 502 that was closest to the finished product and had been implanted with Dr. Hiyashi's personality data has a loophole. It was still far from the finished product. "

"Although these words seem a little strange to me, I seem to be being eroded by machinery, and my personality is collapsing. But..." After speaking, No. 502 looked at Tama on Kawaki's arm, "I found a possibility in my research, and that is you, No. 0. As the first creation in Fuyo Project, it can be said that all Fuyo's embryonic forms are in your body."

"Compared to the robots I developed later, your function is far behind them. But I don't expect the seed to sprout in your body, and now you gradually developing emotions. There is no doubt that it is human emotions."

"Because Fuyo's soul has been stored in your body for a long time, your body has changed itself. No, it is not accurate to say that; it should be said that Fuyo had been reincarnated in you." No.502 expression began to become a little grim, "Come back! Come back to me again! I won't let you feel lonely anymore. This world will become the world you like, the world of friends! For you, I will..."

From the beginning to the end, Kawaki had been digging his ears, and his face was indifferent. But when he heard this, he could not help but interrupt No. 502.

"It's long gone," Kawaki looked straight into No. 502's eyes, "Soul... How can that kind of thing exist? Even if it does exist, now, whether it's the doctor or the daughter, they must have been reunited in another place."

"What you put into Tama's body is just personality data. What soul? It's really enough to make people laugh their teeth off." Kawaki curled his lips and his face full of disdain, "Also... Tama is not Fuyo. Maybe that personality did affect her, but... the reason why she developed human emotions is not that kind of thing. It seems that you don't even understand this."

"You are the one who is joking. I am her creator..."

Kawaki still did not give No. 502 the chance to finish.

"You can't tell that this has nothing to do with you being the creator." Kawaki shook his head, "It's just because of your goal that you have not noticed this from the beginning! Moreover... can you stop talking about things that it for your daughter? You are just doing it for yourself. The one who feels lonely is yourself, right? No, it's not accurate to say that. The lonely person should be the dead Dr. Hiyashi. You are just a robot that inherited his personality."

"Don't be silly. I have eternal life!"

"No, you are not the doctor." Tama said, "Moreover, I am not the dead Miss Fuyo. The reason why the doctor created robots was to make the weak and sickly Miss Fuyo smile more. But what you are doing now does not make her smile."

"What do you know! You don't know anything at all!"

"I know." Tama replied, "Because Miss Fuyo's personality in my body is crying. It never stopped. She curled up in the corner of my body and watched your actions. Her tears never stopped."

"That is only because she is lonely!" No. 502 retorted, "As long as all the humans in this world disappear and become a world where only robots exist, she will definitely smile!"

"No, Tama doesn't think so." Tama replied, "Even Miss Fuyo doesn't think so! The doctor once said that "I also want to become a robot". Now I can understand why he said that. Because the doctor must have also found out that whether it was to give the weak and sickly Miss Fuyo an eternal life or to revive the deceased Miss Fuyo, it was not for Miss Fuyo, but for himself."