Fordelin is currently the largest AI manufacturing company in the current society with each of their products costing a large fortune. Even the lowest-grade ones would require three small well-off families to throw away all their assets to be able to purchase it.
But the high prices also came together with top-of-the-line services. In this age where labour costs are frighteningly high, Fordelin insisted on personally delivering the product and teaching customers how to use them.
The system's custom bionic body arrived today. There had been a small problem on the virtual life experience platform and the main system had gone out to sort it out. When he hurried back and opened the door, he was met with the sight of a clean and obedient looking teenaged boy clumsily learning how to walk.
Every detail of this body was designed by the system himself. Since a long, long time ago, he had already decided on what he would look like. He didn't need to be particularly handsome or eye-catching and just wanted to look a little more docile, soft and harmless such that more people can like him.
As a highly intelligent system, he didn't make this choice because he was programmed to protect and please humans, but rather, he just wanted more humans to like him and that was why he made that decision.
Most systems couldn't afford a bionic body and that was way they weren't taught how to behave like a human by their programmers. The same was also true for the system. Even though the Fordeline staff had taught him how to move, they didn't teach him how to walk, how to blink and how to breathe.
He was like a baby who had just learned to stand. Whatever he did, he was new to it.
The bionic body would move according to its owner's thoughts and make a series of human-like actions. Seeing the main system come in, the system's actions suddenly stopped for a moment and then his face, which could make almost every woman have the desire to protect him, revealed a standard smile that came from the depths of his heart.
The system didn't realise that he was smiling. He loosened his hand and stumbled over to the main system. The main system just stood in place and didn't move. When the other party stumbled over and was about to run into him, he reached out to support him.
Fortunately, he was a highly intelligent system, and his learning ability was good. Although it was awkward, he still managed to achieve his goal and the system fell into the main system's arms. Every inch of the bionic body was sophisticatedly designed such that they had the same senses as humans.
It was the first time the system had come into contact with a human body. He blinked a few times and then raised his head and smiled at the main system who was holding him, "So this is the feeling of hugging. Doesn't seem to be anything special."
The heartless system smiled very brightly. The main system however felt that his motherboard may have fried. There was nothing else that could explain why the temperature his skin rose by 0.7 degrees Celsius after the system rushed over.
Bionic body temperature regulation. Once the temperature rises inexplicably, there is an eighty percent chance that the internal motherboard has a problem.
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Looking at the teenager that was both familiar and unfamiliar, the main system's originally slightly stiff expression slowly relaxed. He gently hooked up the corner of his lips, "It's like this at first. You will get used to it with time."
The system nodded like he understood, "That is to say, I need to practice more."
The system was a beginner, and it didn't understand the rules between humans and the fact that he couldn't casually hug another person. He didn't know, but the main system knew, but for some reason, the main system didn't tell him. Maintaining that position, the main system raised his hand and gently rubbed the system's hair.
The sensation was too real. It was soft and thin. The main system didn't hold back and rubbed it for a while.
When the main system raised his hand, the system originally wanted to let go of him, but the main system had only let go of one hand and his other hand had conversely tightened its grip even further. Knowing that it meant that he didn't want him to leave, the system blinked his new light blue eyes and then very docilely nestled in his arms.
He even felt that it was uncomfortable in this position and moved to find himself a more comfortable position. With his soft cheeks resting on the main system's chest, as soon as he placed it against it, he heard the bionic heart beating inside. He curiously opened his eyes and moved closer, wanting to hear it more clearly.
This action just happened to move him over a small red point on the main system's left chest. Suddenly, a strange feeling washed over the main system, and even his breathing stopped for a second.
Since his birth, the main system had never been in such a situation. It was as if his core had failed and he didn't know what to do next or what to say. Those programs and code that clearly functioned normally earlier had suddenly generated tens of millions of different scenarios in a single second.
He was the main system. He would only crash but he wouldn't freeze.
Only humans can freeze.
He had originally taken the system out and left him by his side to take care of and talk to firstly, because he wanted to analyse the system's database and understand why he can self-generate emotions and secondly, because a system with emotions was different to a system without.
Ensuring that the system under him is being inspected regularly was another responsibility of the main system. The one on the platform who could imitate the most human emotions was the main system himself, so he placed this very troublesome little system by his side.
But as for what his purpose was now, he was no longer sure.
He...seemed to be unable to analyse it.
The only thing he knew was that he wanted to treat the little system in his arms well. He wanted to give him everything he liked, wanted to keep looking at him and make him make what humans call a smile.
What was this feeling called? Also, was this an emotion?
The main system's eyes were dazed for a moment. As he pondered, the system glanced at the time on his own motherboard and saw that it was time to go so he heartlessly moved away from the main system.
After taking a few more steps towards the door, he was starting to walk a little more smoothly.
"I have something on this evening. This is going to be my first time revealing my true appearance!"
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The main system was stunned for a moment. The sudden departure of the system gave him a strong feeling but as for what that feeling was, he wasn't able to analyse it. Seeing that the system had left, he quickly chased after him.
"Where is it? Fordelin sent you an ID card but they haven't given you a driver's licence, right? I'll take you there. You won't need to take the hovercar."
Elevators could reach the ground in less than a second. The two of them got out and reached a door on the ground floor. That door accurately calculated the pace of the two people and opened at just the right time for them to walk out. As the system walked, he said with a smile to the main system, "No need. My senior said he'll come and pick me up."
Senior?
His sharp vision caught sight of a hovercar parked on the side of the road. A black-haired man was leaning against that car. The system's voice turned several pitches higher, "Ah, that's my senior! Senior came early. I even came down ten minutes early!"
Hearing someone speak, the black-haired man raised his head. His handsome features made others think of those priceless antiques which have sealed away for thousands of years. In this era where cosmetic surgery is not considered a surgery, handsome people were very common, but that noble temperament wasn't something one can easily obtain.
Seeing the system, the man furrowed his brows slightly. He seemed to resent the gaze of others but very soon, those brows smoothed out again.
It was because he recognised the person in front of him.
He gave the system a very faint smile. The system also smiled and began to increase his place into a run.
Like rocket, he rushed to the man, stretched out his arms and hugged him. He then jumped back and stood obediently in front of him and greeted his senior.
This man was the rival who had competed against the system in the singing competition. Although the two had fought for the top position the entire time during that competition, the system felt no enmity towards him and only felt respect. The other party was the same. A system who could self-produce emotions was very rare, and it just happened that both of them were like that.
Sharing a few pleasantries, the two got in the hovercar. The system got in very quickly and, before leaving, he even waved at the main system who stood in the distance. Seeing his actions, the black-haired man looked over.
He narrowed his eyes for a moment before setting the hovercar to automatic driving.
Hah, a central control system that lacks emotion and doesn't understand anything.
The main system also looked at him. The smile he always had on his face turned a little cold.
Hah, a rice cooker who only relies on a pile of patch files to live until now.
The gazes of the two men intersected. After just a short glance, they both looked away in disgust. One drove away while the other coldly turned around and returned to the building.
[The end!]