degradation

Chapter 18

At this time Dino was facing a plate of eggplants and didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.

Yes, 24 is right, this is indeed what he said to 24 not long ago, 24 is not just a butler robot.

"We're friends."

"Although my programming tells me I was created to serve humanity, I'm glad you see me that way, Dino."

"You feel happy???"

"Yes, because it shows that we have established a relationship of mutual trust, which is beneficial for me to continue to serve you..."

Dino sighed, well, he thought too much, so he said how could 24 feel happy, and then he said to 24,

"Yes, it is, but it's mutual, understand?"

"Mutual?"

"Yes, mutual," Dino pulled 24's hand naturally, and this move seems to be nothing wrong with Dino, "Look, although you take care of my life, I also have to check for you on time , when you encounter damage, I will repair it for you in time, so I am also serving you, right?"

24 blinked and nodded.

"So we are the same, equal, mutual, we are friends."

"We're friends."

The above is the "sin" that Mr. Dino himself committed not long ago.

So Dino sighed, and looked at 24 again, the guy was staring at him with big watery eyes, no matter how you look at it, it makes people feel...

"Okay, I'm convinced." Dino took a piece of eggplant in his mouth and swallowed it without chewing, "I'll eat it, I'll eat it."

"Another piece."

"no way."

"no way?"

"Just no, don't eat."

"why?"

"No reason, just don't eat!"

"Another piece."

"...the last piece..."

"Another piece."

"Are you finished???"

Dino raised his head and looked at 24 aggrieved and angry, as if if 24 let him eat eggplant again, he would cry and lift the table in the next second.

But what he didn't expect, 24 suddenly smiled, and said softly to him in his nice voice, "Good boy."

24 laughed again, and said to him, be good.

Dino's eyes darkened. He knew that the learning ability of intelligent robots was not built on, and he also knew that 24's "be good" was just imitating himself not long ago.

But even knowing that all of this is just a process of imitation, Dino still feels that such 24 has made him almost unable to suppress the emotion surging in his chest.

That emotion is called...

However, before Dino could say the answer silently in his heart, a sudden earthquake interrupted all the seemingly good atmosphere. The dishes on the table, the paintings on the wall, the car models on the shelves, and all of them trembled and didn’t stand up. The 24 that fell firmly on the table.

Dino almost fell off the stool, but when he saw 24 hit the table heavily, his heart ached.So he tried his best to stand up on the table, stretched out his hand and wanted to grab 24.

Unexpectedly, before 24 was dragged, 24 issued a warning first, "Dino, it's dangerous."

Dino looked behind him with difficulty. For a moment, he only felt that his eyes were darkened by the falling bookshelf, and then there was a sound of impact, but there was no expected pain from his body.

When he opened his eyes, he found that he had already fallen into an embrace that could not feel the temperature, and 24 was hugging him and stumbled to hide in a corner with obstacles.

"It is predicted that a triangular space may appear here," 24 held the cabinet and protected Dino under his body, "Even if the calculation is wrong, I will protect you, please don't be afraid."

There was neither panic nor comfort in the calm tone, and there was even a cool feeling.

It stands to reason that although today's earthquake is indeed a bit stronger than before, Dino, who has been educated since he was a child, knows how to deal with this situation, really feels the feeling of life and death at this moment.Especially when he heard what 24 said to him, a trace of anger even surged in his heart, "What are you talking about?!"

Dino hugged 24's shoulders, trying to push him into his arms.

But 24 struggled, "Dino, please let me help you."

"If something goes wrong, you'll be hurt too!"

"But I'm different from you, Dino," 24 was still determined to protect Dino, "Even if I get hurt, I don't feel pain."

"But I'm also different from you!"

Dino yelled, and hugged 24 tightly.He's not a fool, of course he knows the difference between 24 and him, and he also knows that 24 doesn't feel pain.

But... that's different.

"I order you, now, hold me tight!"

The shaking around me was still very strong, and my ears were filled with the sound and noise of things falling on the ground.

24 was silent for a while, and finally hugged Dino obediently.

So the two of them just knelt and hugged each other in this small space.

Later, Dino recalled what happened on this day, and lamented that this was the first time he and 24 hugged each other.

After the earthquake was over, when Dino pulled 24 to stand up from the corner, 24 was still muttering, "Dino, you made a wrong choice just now, if something goes wrong, not only will I be permanently damaged, but you will also be damaged." will die."

But Dino was in a good mood and patted the dust on his body, and then patted the dust on 24's head, "Is there? Why don't I think so."

Later, it took Dino and 24 a whole day to tidy up the house. When Dino stood on the balcony smoking a cigarette with a white towel tied on his head, he could see the setting sun in the sky.

"Dino?", a questioning voice came from behind, 24 was standing in front of the balcony door and looking at him, "Can you return the buttons you bought earlier? Your shirt is missing a piece."

Dino was stunned for a moment, and then remembered the button he took from 24's hand a long time ago, a button that almost lost 24 because of it.

Later, 24 also asked Dino to ask for it several times, but Dino was not willing to give it to him, because he couldn't say anything about it, but he didn't think about buying a new one.

Today 24 came to ask for a button again, so Dino took out the button from the drawer interlayer of the bedside table.

No matter how you look at it, it is ordinary, dark and small.

Dino pinched the button and looked at it for a while, and then looked at the cuff of the shirt. It turned out that this was the place where a button was missing.

In an instant, the thousands of contradictions and struggles in my heart all surged out.

What should I do...

"Can I sew for you?"

24 stood aside and asked.

Dino looked at 24, the beautiful eyes and delicate face reminded him of the mood when he saw 24 for the first time.

In fact, some things are doomed from the very beginning. Dino thought a little sadly, what kind of future will he see if this continues?And isn't that kind of future too hard for a human being like him?

Feelings that will not be reciprocated.

"Dino?"

"Of course, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Dino responded, but hesitated, and kept rubbing the button in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

So 24 stopped making a sound, and stood quietly waiting.

After a while, Dino finally spoke out.

"It needs to be changed."

"what?"

"Sew it back," Dino smiled at 24, "but it needs to be replaced."

Suddenly, he tore off another button on the shirt, and handed it to 24, "Sew it to the cuff."

24 didn't know why he looked at Dino, but he still did it under his supervision.

Then after 24 sealed the button that was replaced, Dino finally handed over the button that he had buttoned for a long time to 24.

"Just sew it here."

The fingertips lightly tapped the place where the button was torn off before, and looked closely, it happened to be the position of the second button on the shirt.