Yorozuya.
"The hard day is over~" Gintoki put down the Jump in his hand and rubbed his eyes. Then he sat up from the sofa, "Who is on duty for dinner today?"
[Foreign Voice]: What is a hard day! You didn't do anything at all! You just read Jump on the sofa for a whole day!
"It's me!" Kagura raised her hand and said. Then, she moved an electric rice cooker to the dining table, "Today's dinner is Tamago Kake Gohan-aru!"
"Even if you like Tamago Kake Gohan, you don't have to eat it three meals a day, right?" Gintoki was a little helpless, but he also compromised, "Forget it; since it's Tamago Kake Gohan, then Tamago Kake Gohan it is."
...
After dinner.
"I feel like something is wrong..." Gintoki muttered.
"Actually, I also have this feeling..." Kagura cupped her hands and nodded.
"I feel like something is missing, but I also feel like there is nothing missing..." Gintoki supported his chin with his hand and pondered for a while. Finally, he raised his hand and clapped, "I understand!"
"Hey, Shinpachi, it's not a good habit not to eat dinner." Gintoki looked at the glasses on the table and a bowl of white rice in front of it.
[Foreign Voice(Three Dimensional Glasses)]: Which eye did you use to tell that I am Shinpachi?! Shinpachi is not here at all!
"Today, Shinpachi feels something wrong, Gin-chan." Kagura pointed to the glasses on the table and said to Gintoki.
"What nonsense are you saying? Other than eating a little less, isn't it exactly the same as usual?" Gintoki dug his nose with a look of disapproval.
"That makes sense." Kagura nodded.
[Foreign Voice]: I already said it wasn't Shinpachi! How many times do you want me to tell you? Shinpachi has a very important part to play today!
"Wait a minute, what do you mean by a very important part?" Gintoki looked at the glasses on the table with an unkind expression. At the same time, Kagura also rubbed her hands and showed an unfriendly look...
[Foreign Voice]: Gulp(swallows saliva), can you put that hammer down first and then let's talk?
Then, the sound of Foreign Voice's screams and glasses shattering echo from Yorozuya...
...
[Foreign Voice who was lying on the ground]: Anyway, it's like this. Shinpachi-kun has a very important part in the scene because Yorozuya will be short of retorter, so...
"It's true. He actually added a scene for himself in this way. That bastard glasses!" Gintoki gritted his teeth and said, "Don't you know who the protagonist is? And that bastard author actually deleted my scenes!"
"Speaking of which, what does an author look like? I feel a little curious." Kagura asked curiously.
[Foreign Voice]: I can tell you this.
Then, Gintoki and Kagura saw a photo in front of the glasses on the table.
"Is this... a gorilla-aru?"
"Ah, it is undoubtedly a gorilla."
Gintoki nodded and said, "To be precise, it is a three-dimensional gorilla."
"Why is the author a gorilla-aru?"
"The author is such a creature. In general..." Gintoki extended a finger and said solemnly, "... they are all gorillas. "
"So that's how it is..."
(End of Small Theater)
-----Dividing Line-----
The main chapter began.
[Foreign Voice]: The country of Samurai, our country has been called this...
"Wait a minute!" Shinpachi shouted with veins popping out, "That was my line! It was mine! Wasn't it enough for you to appear in the small theater just now?! Why are you still stealing my lines in the main chapter?! Do you believe that I will really smash you!"
[Foreign Voice]: Ah... sorry, sorry, I can't help myself...
"Then let's do it again!"
...
"Speaking of which, is it true?" Shinpachi asked doubtfully, "The matter of Tama killing Dr. Hiyashi..."
"Dr. Hiyashi... Wait a minute..." Toshiro suddenly thought of something and then carefully sized up Tama, "No wonder it looks familiar. So this is the suspect of the case."
"A case? Could it be that Shinsengumi is responsible for Dr. Hiyashi's case?" Shinpachi was shocked.
"Yes, I was in charge of it." Toshiro nodded, then lit a cigarette and took a puff, "I guess I didn't run away for nothing today. By accident, I still caught the suspect. For this reason, I won't pursue the responsibility of you two today."
"Hahahaha..." Kawaki suddenly laughed. He pointed at Shinpachi and Toshiro and said, "Are you two idiots? Have you seen too many sci-fi movies? How can a robot kill people?"
"That's true. How could a robot kill someone?" Shinpachi said with an embarrassed smile, "And Dr. Hiyashi was the one who created Tama."
"Although that's the case, it's not impossible," Toshiro said, "The results of the investigation and all the evidence pointed to this guy."
"What are you talking about? Witness?" Kawaki sneered, "Those guys want to get rid of Tama more than you guys do."
"The problem lies here. There are still many suspicious points about the case, and..." Toshiro wanted to say something but stopped.
"And?" Shinpachi looked at Toshiro with a puzzled face.
"All the surveillance cameras have been destroyed," Toshiro replied and then looked at Tama, "At present, there is only a witness, and the witness identifies this guy as the murderer."
"Witness? Is it that ordinary uncle?" Kawaki said disdainfully.
"You know?!" It was Toshiro's turn to be shocked.
"Ah, he was with those robot maids who were chasing us, but... he seemed to have been killed," Kawaki replied.
"Killed? What do you mean by kill?" Shinpachi murmured.
Kawaki was just about to say something when he was suddenly interrupted by Tama.
"According to the data record, the doctor once said that he wanted to become a robot, but I don't understand," Tama said.
"He wants to become a robot? That Dr. Hiyashi?" Shinpachi asked in disbelief, "Why? Why would humans want to become robots?"
"I have checked the data. The data is missing, and I can't answer." Tama continued.
"Now the clue is broken again..." Shinpachi murmured.
"May I ask if there are any mechanical technicians nearby?" Tama continues, "To be safe, a backup memory zone was set up. However, the zone was tightly sealed. If you can open it, the memory will be restored. Perhaps you may be able to get data related to the doctor."
"Although I don't understand, we still have to go to old man Gengai again." Just as Shinpachi finished speaking, he suddenly realized something. He looked at Toshiro with a face full of horror, 'Not good! I subconsciously said it! Old man Gengai is a wanted criminal! Not good! Hijikata-san heard it!'
"Hey, what happened to you?" Toshiro looked at Shinpachi, who was covered in a cold sweat, and asked, "Are you out of oxygen? Or are you too hungry?"
'That's great! Looks like it wasn't exposed!' Only then did Shinpachi heave a sigh of relief.
"In short, split into two groups. Shinpachi finds a way to recover Tama's memories. V-shaped bangs and I will stay behind to cover the rear." Kawaki suggested.
"Eh? Why don't we just go together?" Just as Shinpachi finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of orderly footsteps coming from above his head.
"Hurry up and go." Toshiro finished smoking the cigarette, then crushed the cigarette butt. Then, he pulled off his coat and threw it to Shinpachi. He then pulled out his sword, "I also want to move a little."
"Hey, we arrived at the church." Kawaki glanced at Tama, who was on his arm.
"Why?" Tama asked.
"What do you mean why?" Kawaki asked back.
"Why do you want to help me? I am just a robot."
"Should I say that it was a whim or a busybody..." Kawaki muttered, "But there is only one thing I understand. A normal robot will not shed tears. Although I do not know if it is tears of regret for the deceased creator, or if it is other tears..."
"Tears?" Shinpachi was puzzled, "Did Tama shed tears?!"
"There should be a limit to how to fool people. How could that be possible?" Toshiro said disdainfully.
"Indeed, I also think it is incredible." Kawaki sighed softly and then looked at Tama in his arm, "Maybe this guy really has some secret... I am also curious."
After saying that, Tama released Kawaki's arm, and Kawaki handed Tama over to Shinpachi.
"Kawaki-san, Hijikata-san..." Shinpachi hugged Tama's head and looked at the backs of Kawaki and Toshiro as he muttered.
"Although it's troublesome, this time..." Kawaki stretched his neck and pulled out the umbrella at his waist.
"I got it!" After responding, Shinpachi decisively turned around and left.
...
"Hey, hey, don't drag me down. Otherwise, you will really be imprisoned on the charge of obstructing law enforcement." Toshiro snorted and said.
"You are." Kawaki narrowed his eyes and replied.
Then, the two of them looked at each other, raised their weapons at the same time, and smashed down on the manhole cover above their heads...
Boom!!!
...
"Curious? Human curiosity is really hard to understand." Tama said.
"No, it's not that kind of thing." Shinpachi hugged Tama's head and explained while running, "Kawaki-san is not the kind of person who would do such a thing because of that."
"Then why?"
"To be honest, I'm not sure either. Kawaki-san's character is even more unpredictable than Gin-san's." Shinpachi thought for a moment and replied, "But there is one thing I can confirm..."
"What is it?"
Before Shinpachi could answer, he saw the Robot Shop's door not far away. He was overjoyed and said, "Great!"
...
Robot Shop.
"Old man Gengai!" Shinpachi held Tama's head and rushed into Robot Shop and shouted anxiously.
Old man Gengai, who was watching the TV, yawned and said without looking back, "Really, to make an elderly person wait until midnight, knowing that staying up late is the health's number one enemy."
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"Ah, I'm really sorry," Shinpachi quickly said, but then he suddenly reacted and looked at old man Gengai with a shocked face, "Old man Gengai, did you already know about Tama?!"
"It's all on the TV, okay?" Old man Gengai said casually, "But you really picked up an amazing thing. It's actually a robot that killed people."
"I always feel that Tama is not the murderer!" Shinpachi argued, "Because... Kawaki-san believes in her!"
Hearing this, Tama was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Do you believe...?"
"Is it that kid?" Old man Gengai chuckled, "Although it's just a wild guess, he really guessed it right."
As he spoke, Old man Gengai inserted a hard drive in his hand into the TV port, "This is all I can do. I'll leave the rest to you guys. Ryuzan that guy... Sigh, forget it."
"Old man, do you... know Dr. Hiyashi."
"I can't get along with that guy since the beginning," Old man Gengai did not answer directly. Instead, he turned his head to look at the robot he made, "The robots I create are unsophisticated as you can see, but that guy's creation was like a living woman. That guy focused most of his technology in the processing unit."
"What he pursues is to be as close as possible to humans so that robots have souls. He wanted to create humans. In fact, humans are just very sophisticated machines from another perspective, especially the feelings and heart. It is a machine that can be called a work of art. If you can make that kind of thing with your own hands, then you will have no regrets as a mechanic."
"Humans are not that simple!" Shinpachi shouted.
"Haha, what you said might make sense." Old man Gengai rubbed his bald head and laughed, "But who can tell how simple and complicated it is? There are many people in this world who are as simple as idiots."
Shinpachi couldn't help but laugh, "What you said is right. There are many simple idiots in this world."
"In fact, Ryuzan was not like this in the beginning," Old man Gengai continues, "He started to change when his only daughter died. An accident happened during the experiment."
"Experiment?"
"Ah, a genius-like experiment, but unfortunately, it failed." Old man Gengai explained, "He came up with the idea of converting human personality into data and copying it into a robot. The one he chose as an experimental subject was his own daughter."
"His own daughter?!" Shinpachi's face was full of disbelief, "Why! Why would someone use his own daughter as an experimental subject?"
"Don't get excited. Let me finish." Old man Gengai continued, "That daughter was originally a frail and sickly girl. There was no way she could withstand the experiment. So, his purpose... I think you have guessed it, right?"
"His purpose is..." Shinpachi gritted his teeth and said word by word, "His purpose is to let his daughter's personality be reborn in the robot's body!"
"You are right. The real purpose of his plan is to revive his dead daughter, Fuyo."
"Fuyo?!" Shinpachi suddenly thought of something and stared straight at Tama in his arms.
"Tama's model is Fuyo No. 0. In that case..."
"Yes, that's right. His daughter's name is Fuyo, and Tama is the carrier of Fuyo's personality." Old man Gengai continued, "In this No. 0, or rather Tama, has the data called "seed". It was to make Fuyo's seed "Blossom". To put it bluntly, it is the carrier of Fuyo's personality... In order to inherit the personality of his dead daughter, he developed a robot. This is the truth of the Fuyo Project."
"I... I can't understand it at all!" Shinpachi shouted loudly, "He killed his own daughter himself! At the same time, he did two different things: killing his own daughter and resurrecting his own daughter... I can't understand this kind of thing at all!"
"What would you do if you were to face your daughter, who is extremely ill and may die at any time?" Old man Gengai asked.
"I..." Shinpachi clenched his fists, "I don't know, but if it were me, I wouldn't do that! I am sure of this!"
"No, you will." Old man Gengai replied without hesitation, "Don't interrupt me. If you were him, you would do the same. This is human nature."
Shinpachi really wanted to refute, but he suddenly did not know what to say. Instead, he bit his lips and clenched his fists tightly.
"I think I said something unnecessary," Old man Gengai smiled foolishly. Then, he went over to take Tama's head from Shinpachi's hand and connected it to the TV, "Alright, the decryption program has been implanted. Next, we should see the so-called truth."
Then, the TV picture gradually became clear...
An uncle stood in front of the dead Dr. Hiyashi Ryuzan...
"Is that uncle the murderer?!" Shinpachi murmured.
"No, continue watching."
In the video, the uncle turned back to look at Fuyo and then directly left.
Then, something shocking happened. Dr. Hiyashi, who was lying in a pool of blood, actually stood up shakily and walked toward the camera step by step with his head down.
"Fuyo... What are you doing here..." Dr. Hiyashi muttered, "Hurry up and run. I will definitely pick you up..."
After saying this, Dr. Hiyashi raised his head. They then saw Dr. Hiyashi's face begin to twist, and his entire body also began to twist. In the end, Dr. Hiyashi actually turned into a yellow-haired youth! The scene ended here...
"That is...!" Shinpachi was already shaken to the point of not knowing what to say.
"In short, it's roughly like this. Hiyashi is still alive, living inside No. 502!" Old man Gengai said.
"Dr. Hiyashi became a robot? How did this happen..." Shinpachi muttered.
Just as Shinpachi finished speaking, Tama opened her eyes and said, "It's all thanks to Gengai-sama. The lost memories have been restored."
"Is that "seed" really true?" Shinpachi asked.
"Yes, Doctor's daughter. Miss Fuyo's personality data is in me." Tama replied.
"Is Dr. Hiyashi really still alive? What is going on?"
"Strictly speaking, Dr. Hiyashi is already dead," Tama replied, "Dr. Hiyashi treats himself as an experimental subject. That is a very dangerous experiment. He risked losing his life to inject the doctor's personality data into the robot. That is the robot closest to human beings, No. 502."
"Transfer the personality to the robot... Could it be that Fuyo Project has succeeded?" Old man Gengai asked.
"No, at the initial stage, the No. 502 that can maintain the same personality data as the doctor gradually showed signs of rejection. The personality has already collapsed. The doctor has completely become another person." Tama replied, "All of this is part of his plan."
"A plan?" Shinpachi was puzzled.
"Yes, the plan is to forcibly recycle the problematic robot maid who is scattered everywhere in Edo and concentrate it in one place. Now, even the deputy director Meguro has been dealt with by him. It can be said that all the robots only listen to his orders now." Tama replied.
"Deputy Director Meguro? Is that the uncle on the screen just now?"
"Ah, yes."
"Then what is the purpose of No. 502? What is the purpose of him gathering those robots?" Shinpachi continued to ask.
"Dr. Hiyashi started to create a human-like robot for the lonely Miss Fuyo, who lost her mother when she was young." Tama explained, "It was to let the weak and sickly Miss Fuyo get rid of the loneliness and have a companion to talk to. At first, it was just a small toy."
"That probably changed when the doctor realized that Miss Fuyo would not live much longer. He began his reckless experiment continuously to let Miss Fuyo obtain eternal, which finally resulted in such a situation."
"The purpose of No. 502 is to make Miss Fuyo no longer feel lonely and let this country become a country with only robots. However, I don't think that it is the doctor. It is just the wreckage of the doctor's dream. I can't understand what I should do now that the doctor and Miss Fuyo are gone."
"That kind of thing..." Just as Shinpachi was about to say something but he suddenly saw a picture on the TV next to him. The picture was of No.502, or Dr. Hiyashi Ryuzan!
At the same time, this picture also appeared on the TV of all the people in Edo; or in other words, this picture appeared on the Tv screen of all the people in Edo, including Yorozuya and Yoshiwara...
"What is this guy trying to do?" Shinpachi gritted his teeth and said.
On the TV:
"To the citizens of Edo," No. 502 stood in front of the screen and said, "This city will soon be taken over by robots. The era of robots being dominated by humans is over. Fuyo, you are the only one left. Come back quickly. At that time, robots will become god-like existences!"
"Of course, if you choose not to come back, then these two... will be living sacrifices..."
After saying that, No. 502 took two steps back, revealing Kawaki and Toshiro, who was tightly tied up behind him...
"Kawaki-san, Hijikata-san! How could..." Shinpachi murmured, "How could the two of them be defeated so easily..."
...
Time went back by 20 minutes, and it was not long after Shinpachi left with Tama...
"Hey, hey, what's going on? There are too many maids..." Kawaki then smashed the two maids and said.
"But I've never heard of such a big maid party." Toshiro cut down the two robot maids and said.
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