As soon as the door opened, sure enough it was 2B, only behind her followed a 9S.
"Good morning, 2B." A2 greeted 2B, her tone very gentle, then gave 9S a cold glance, and didn't say anything.
After all, 2B was her successor model, all that happened in the past was already over, now she no longer held hostility towards 2B like before, but she didn't have much good feeling towards 9S, maybe because she didn't really like how he clung to 2B?
2B noticed A2's difference in treatment, but she didn't mind it, nodded and said, "Morning, A2."
"Coming over this early, is there a new mission needing our help?" A2 asked again.
"No." 2B shook her head, then her expression suddenly became a bit hesitant, both her hands' fingers anxiously clenching and loosening, as if there was something she couldn't say out loud.
Thinking of 2B's abnormal behavior last night, A2 immediately understood what was going on, lightly smiled, "I roughly get it, androids also need gourmet food motivation, so, want to eat together? Heard from Aiden that Yakor's cooking is quite good."
"Then thanks." 2B no longer hesitated, nodding as she walked in.
Seeing 2B and 9S come in, although Yakor was a bit displeased with A2's self-decision, seeing that Aiden didn't say anything either, she could only hum coldly in her heart, then directed 11B to go get them bowls.
After breakfast, 11B took the initiative to clean the table, since Aiden was her lifesaver, A2 was her senior, and Yakor made breakfast, so only she could do these chores.
Then a group of people sat together and chatted leisurely, mostly about yesterday's humanoid mechanical lifeform claiming to be Adam and Eve, even Aiden and Yakor who knew some inside information also said a few words, very curious about Adam and Eve's accelerated evolution.
After chatting for a while, when the topic shifted to some human lifestyle habits, Aiden got up and left, not because he didn't want to participate, but because it was time to begin his help-the-twin-sisters mission.
Speaking of which, this had almost become a routine. Although there was no mission reward, at least he gained the twin sisters' goodwill, which… could count as a reward.
Originally Yakor planned to go with him, but before she could speak, she was entangled by A2 who wanted to learn cooking, so in the end, the one who accompanied him turned out to be 11B.
And at this time, 2B and 9S didn't know the twin sisters, naturally weren't interested in this, since the last mission just ended yesterday, they had plenty of rest time, so they stayed behind to watch A2 and how she learned to cook.
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In the following days, every day 2B would come to find Aiden and them to chat. In the morning, 9S would be by her side, but at night she would come alone.
Besides them, Anemone, Kaine and the twin sisters would also occasionally come by, but they were busy, often not staying long before leaving, so the one who came the most was still 2B.
And as the number of conversations increased, both sides became more familiar, to the extent that under Aiden's half-joking manner, Yakor even made several new outfits for 2B, of course, they were all maid outfits with different styles.
To Aiden's unique fetish, the YoRHa girls didn't understand, but Yakor knew clearly. Every time she saw Aiden staring intently at the three YoRHa girls in maid outfits, she would feel a little uncomfortable, so in the end, she also put on a maid outfit.
Thus every night, Aiden's room had four android "maids", giving him a strange idea.
Maybe… in the future he could form an android maid army?
Just thinking about it, Aiden felt especially thrilled.
However, this kind of life didn't last long. A few days later at noon, while Aiden and a few others were gathered eating lunch, suddenly came the sound of knocking on the door.
11B put down her bowl to open the door, and found it was 2B and 9S, so she let them in.
"Your mission finished this quickly?" Seeing them, Aiden curiously asked.
In the morning, he heard 2B mention that Anemone asked them to help search for missing androids. He thought it would take a long time, didn't expect they'd return already.
So he added, "Sorry, thought you wouldn't be back by noon, so didn't prepare lunch for you."
"No problem."
2B shook her head, she wasn't in the mood to talk about eating now, and said again, "Just received message from the Commander, a YoRHa squad on a mission also went missing, but the black box signal can still be detected, so we're ordered to investigate."
"Because it's suspected to be related to last time's humanoid mechanical lifeform, the Commander especially emphasized that we invite you all to go with us, so…"
Speaking to here, 2B became a bit embarrassed. After all, Aiden and them didn't belong under Bunker's jurisdiction, they really had no obligation to join this mission.
"I get what you mean, anyway just idling around, perfect time to go for a walk." Aiden said with a careless face.
Although these days he was surrounded by android girls, staying home all day was still boring. Especially since this world didn't have any entertainment, and there were certain things he couldn't do for now, he had long become restless.
"If you agree, then after you finish lunch, we'll depart." 2B said gratefully.
Aiden nodded.
Afterward, Aiden and the others quickly finished lunch, then followed 2B and them to depart.
Because there was a clear signal, this time they knew where to go, so didn't need to run all over the desert like last time. Very quickly, following the signal, they entered a forest.
It was unknown if it was a coincidence, but just as they stepped into the forest, from afar suddenly came a sharp shriek.
Hearing the shriek, the YoRHa androids, not knowing why, instantly became alert, then they saw in the distant sky, one by one fireballs shot into the sky, then exploded with a boom.
In an instant, the whole sky was filled with scattered sparks.
"That is… what?" A2, who had never seen such a scene, asked puzzledly.
"Fireworks." Aiden admired the beautiful view in the sky, "Something created by humans, used for viewing."
"Created by humans? As expected, really beautiful, humans really are incredible." 2B, beside him, was attracted by the gorgeous sparks, murmured.
But at this time, her support pod untimely gave a reminder, "2B, based on the signal source, the missing android might be in that direction, but it's a resistance member."
"Missing resistance member… is it the direction of the fireworks?" 2B asked.
Pod, "Yes."
"Alright then, let's continue moving." 2B collected her emotions and spoke to Aiden and them.
As they went deeper, the originally weed-covered muddy ground gradually turned into a road paved with bricks and stones.
And at the end of the road, a dilapidated yet still grand amusement park ruin appeared before their eyes.
Of course, though called a ruin, the buildings inside the amusement park were still preserved quite well, even on the gate at the entrance, it was covered with multi-colored light bulbs, constantly switching between various brilliant colors.
"This…" Seeing the scene before them, the YoRHa androids were all extremely surprised. They had been to many places, but it really was the first time seeing such a strange sight.
"This looks like an amusement park, a place from the human era used to bring children happiness. But looking at it, the buildings here are very well preserved." 9S said doubtfully.
"There should be something maintaining it here, maybe mechanical lifeforms." Aiden clapped his hands and stood up from the ground.
Just now, he inspected the ground and found that in the gaps between the paving stones there were still many grass roots, clearly this place had been cleaned.
In the game it wasn't explained why this amusement park was so well preserved, but Aiden once looked carefully. There were many wooden structures in the amusement park, and from the human era until now had been several thousand years.
Even stone would erode and weather, let alone wooden houses, clearly, the inside must have been maintained by mechanical lifeforms.
"Mechanical lifeform, maintenance, these two words together, sound completely incompatible." 9S muttered.
"Don't forget the humanoid mechanical lifeform we met a few days ago. Mechanical lifeforms with thinking ability are not few." Aiden reminded.
"That's true." 9S touched his head, finding it quite reasonable.
At this moment, A2 suddenly pointed into the amusement park and shouted, "Aiden, quickly look at that!"
Hearing her voice, Aiden and the others followed her finger's direction and saw a group of mechanical lifeforms dressed in clown costumes walking toward them.
"These guys are dressed so weirdly." Looking at those mechanical lifeforms, 11B was full of curiosity. It was her first time seeing such costumes.
"They're imitating clowns." Beside her, Yakor said.
"Clowns… what are those?" 2B turned to look at her.
"A human profession, used to amuse the audience." Yakor thought for a bit and still explained it like that.
"I see." 2B nodded, indicating she understood.
While they were talking, that group of clown-dressed mechanical lifeforms had already walked up to them.
At this moment the YoRHa androids were all a bit nervous, 11B even directly drew her weapon, standing in front of Aiden.
"Don't attack, they don't look hostile." Aiden grabbed 11B's arm holding the blade, signaling her to calm down.
He of course knew, as long as they didn't attack first, most of the mechanical lifeforms in the amusement park wouldn't become their enemies.
And as the clown mechanical lifeforms walked up to them, the amusement park suddenly started playing cheerful music, and the clown mechanical lifeforms began to sing and dance around them.
At the same time, they also made some clearly cheerful sounds, "Welcome."
"Happiness, true happiness."
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