Episode 124 [ Promise (3) ]
Before the world falls apart.
Sein’s memories began in this laboratory.
“It’s an AI humanoid that uses mana stones. Even after making it, I’m still a little worried. Moreover, there are no restrictions such as the three laws of robots. Ultimately, it was developed as a weapon. “I wonder if it will be okay.”
“Well, honestly, if it weren’t for times like this, there would have been an uproar in social groups and religious circles. But now there is an excuse that it is not a weapon for dealing with humans.”
“That depends on how you write it. In any case, there is no need to impose restrictions such as banning the killing of humans.”
“Honestly, when it comes to force, the military machines being built upstairs are more dangerous. “Let’s stop talking and finish this.”
The first thing he heard and the first thing he stored in his mana stone were the voices of developers who were worried about his creation.
But when he opened his eyes, no one said those words.
Everyone was just rushing around and checking on him.
There was just a bit of fuss when it came to deciding what to do with his character.
“What is the basis for instilling information for character building?”
“police!”
“soldier?”
“Hero film!”
“Western movie!”
There were many discussions between doctors and developers.
And unexpectedly, it was decided to be a cowboy.
Among the developers was a huge western movie fanatic.
This was because he collected DVDs and video tapes, and cowboy movies were the most popular among the lab’s film materials.
Of course, there was the Internet, but they never thought of connecting AI to the Internet.
It was an AI developed for military use and a robot containing that AI. I had no idea what would happen if I freely obtained information from the Internet. The information to be instilled was decided, and he continued to learn basic books and watch movies other than the test time.
As time passed, he became able to talk to people and move around quite well.
On the surface, he acted as a guide to the institute, but in reality, he continued military training.
After some time, the soldiers came and judged him successful, and his brothers began to be created.
It was a short time for him.
Soon after, war broke out.
A broadcast that addresses people’s anxiety and reassures them. And the sound of artillery fire coming from afar.
Everything was telling me that it was a dangerous situation.
But no one cared about him.
Due to the lack of information at the time, he had not yet caught up with human intelligence.
The humans treated him like a machine and thought of a way for themselves to escape.
And then the day came.
It was the day the Nakdong River front collapsed. Monsters crossed the river and flooded Daegu, and the humans who created him gave him final instructions.
“Stay here.”
They didn’t even look sorry.
“Protect the materials and facilities we have created. We will return soon. In the meantime, work with other robots to stop the monster.”
The humans who gave him orders may have needed bait.
“I understand.”
But he promised, and he kept his promise.
Together with other military and industrial robots, he stopped the monsters that invaded the laboratory, and while the other robots stopped one after another, he continued to protect the laboratory and the property from the monsters. The promise of the return of humans
. He believed and kept his promise.
After hearing the robot’s words, Kyung-hoon was unable to respond.
The robot had been keeping him for too long to speak carelessly.
But it didn’t seem like a big deal to the robot.
“Well, after the humans disappeared, I had nothing to do, so I kept going. “I watched a movie. The data was already saved, but the taste of watching it was different every time I watched it. Thanks to that, I became a pretty good handsome guy.”
The robot shook off its cloak with its reattached arm. Dust was filling the room.
In the corner of the room was a broken cathode ray tube TV, and underneath it, a DVD player and a video tape player were covered in dust.
The letters on the buttons showed how much they had been used. It was worn out.
After the humans disappeared, he watched movies alone, felt the forest, and thought about himself.
As time went by,
time gathered and he eventually became the person he is today.
“Then, there are no monsters around here . “It must have all been organized by robots. No, it must have been organized by people.”
The robot scratched its rusty arm.
“Well, I only had to push out or clean up the ones that came in astray. I don’t treat the monsters like humans either, so it was easy to clean up.”
As he said, the monsters’ interest was not in weapons or drones, but in humans.
Now that they had heard the other person’s life story, it was time to talk about the current situation.
“Do you mind if I take a look around this lab? Is there anything that might be helpful? There might be…”
It was difficult for Kyung-hoon to ignore the other person, even though he was a robot. It was an aftereffect of spending too long with Eve. The
camera attached to the robot looked at Kyung-hoon for a long time.
“You’re asking for my permission. You’re unusual. “Is it because of my growth? Or is it because humanity has changed?”
Although he was not a human being from this world and was a very unique person from that world, Kyung-hoon just shrugged his shoulders.
“It seemed better to ask permission. “I don’t think I would have been treated well if I had just moved on my own.”
At Kyung-hoon’s words, the robot raised its hand and placed it under the camera.
“Well, I’m not sure how I would have reacted now. Good decision. “You seem like a great human being.”
The robot nodded.
“I will guide you. Unfortunately, I have very little knowledge. “It’s almost like I can repair my body with the barely remaining parts.”
“no. it’s okay. “If I have any questions, I can ask them through Eve.”
He took out a two-way speaker from his backpack, placed it on the desk, and left the room.
The robot tilted its head as it watched Kyung-hoon leave.
And Eve’s voice came from the speaker.
[I asked the owner for a favor. I wanted to talk to Sein separately.]
“Didn’t you say you’re the owner? “Are you sure you’re going to have a secret conversation without the owner’s knowledge?”
[The entire conversation is now being transmitted to the owner. I just asked you to move away.]
“…. That’s an amazing AI. You let me listen to the whole story, but you asked me to avoid the side. That’s not reasonable at all.”
As she spoke, he leaned towards the speaker. The robot seemed to be amused by what she said.
“So what do you want to talk about?”
[Why did you stay here?]
“Because it was a promise.”
[After some time had passed, it would have been possible to reasonably infer that the humans who gave the order were dead.]
“It took me a while.”
The robot scratched its head.
[Then there’s no need to be tied up in this lab right now!]
Eve’s voice from the speaker rose.
“Because it’s a promise.”
[Not rational at all!]
The robot leaned against the wall and looked around. There were old cowboys leaning against the wall, looking at him. He knew it. It was
n’t a rational decision at all.
He would have been better off looking for any surviving humans. He could have moved to a safer place and continued to acquire knowledge.
But he made a promise. To humans and to himself.
As his intellect improved, his skepticism and anxiety grew, but he could not let go of the keyword promise.
That was what he had been doing for all these years. It was his reason for existing.
He raised his hand.
He said,
“I kept my promise.”
His worn finger was pointing at the speaker:
“Man also kept his promise today.”
He lowered his hand.
He opened his mouth a little tiredly.
“I’m not wrong.”
The room became quiet.
Eve could not speak for a long time.
The words she finally managed to say after a while were words that were not like her.
[…But that promise may have been a kind of control command after all.]
The robot stared at the speaker. It was as if an old man was looking at a young girl.
He opened his mouth:
“Then I also ask: Are you still subordinate to your master?”
*
Kyung-hoon, who was on the second basement floor, put his hands on his ears and waited for Eve’s answer. He
was also very curious about what kind of answer he would get.
But instead of answering Sein’s words, Eve said something else.
– A monster has appeared!
The timing of the monster’s appearance was amazing. However, Eve did not bring up the story to divert the conversation. She continued talking. -A huge
monster was caught on a drone camera scouting outside. A captain-level flying monster. It is in the form of a crow that was seen in Daejeon. It is similar to the monster in.
At Eve’s words, Kyung-hoon threw away the robot leg he was holding.
“Crazy. How long has it been!”
Kyung-hoon ran outside and shouted,
“Tell Sein to come up too!”
-I’m on my way now!
A running sound was heard from downstairs.
Kyung-hoon ran up the stairs in one step.
He passed through the tree-lined lobby and stopped outside the lab door.
In the distance, he saw a black bird flying in the sky.
The bird was flying. The place was above the Nakdong River, where Gyeonghoon passed a little while ago.
– I didn’t expect that he had been tracking me all this time. I’m sorry.
Gyeonghoon also didn’t expect it at all.
It was already a few months ago. I was so busy that I didn’t come over to this world often.
In the past, I thought he had lost interest, but he was still following Gyeong-hoon.
Gyeong-hoon continued to pay attention to the Cheonggyecheon Earth Dragon, but he was not as worried about that monster as he was about the Earth Dragon.
“Why did you do that? If you think about it, that monster hit harder. ….”
The nest was similarly destroyed, but the monster lost all of its subordinates and even had its mana stone taken away by Gyeong-hoon.
It was a monster that would have been even more upset if it had been angry.
Sein also stood next to Gyeong-hoon and looked at the monster.
“Suddenly, a huge monster. “This has rarely happened…”
Kyung-hoon and Eve fell silent at the robot’s words.
The sight they saw became more and more spectacular as time passed. A
huge clash between monsters took place on the surface of the Nakdong River.
A monster and a fish monster that ate their companions. A fight broke out.
The monster bird scratched the fish monster with its feet and pecked it with its beak.
The fish monster also created waves by scuffling the water with its fins, but the waves that rose like a wall were scattered by the monster bird’s wings. The fight did not last long. In the
end
, The fish monster ran away into the water.
The monster bird sat on the half-eaten fish and began to feast on it.
After a while, the fish monster, which had only its bones left, sank to the bottom of the water, and the monster bird flew up into the sky again. It
screamed at Daegu. .
Kaaaaaaaaaa!
It was an ear-piercing sound.
To my surprise, another monster’s reply was heard from Daegu.
Buuuuu!
It was a sound similar to the sound of a boat horn.
“I’m in trouble.”
The robot that heard the sound scratched its old arm.
“It’s the sound of the monster taking over Daegu moving its subordinates. The area is going to be quite noisy.”
As he said, small dust began to rise in Daegu city.
The monsters began to move.
“It’s been a really long time. “If I’m unlucky, today will be my last day.”
The robot looked back at Kyung-hoon.
“Is there any other way to escape?”
Of course there was a way to escape. It didn’t matter if I did the search later.
“Let’s go together. “I’m a dimension shifter.”
Kyung-Hoon extended his arms to the ground and created a portal.
“Creating a dimensional corridor.”
The characteristic activated and a black shadow was created on the floor.
and.
Fishish style.
The shadow shattered and scattered.
The portal disappeared.
