Ch.247The Universe’s Strongest Maid (5)

“I, Sonia, have had a difficult time protecting the young master yesterday and today. I demand appropriate compensation.”

“Should I give you a raise?”

“That would be nice. But right now, I want something else.”

Sonia took off her headband and set it down.

“I’d like to be the young master’s lady for just today.”

It was a bold attitude.

I didn’t scold her. Given our relationship. Though she liked wearing maid uniforms and called me young master, she wasn’t actually a real maid.

To me, she was like family. This level of role-play wasn’t too much to ask.

I smiled slightly.

“Very well, Miss Maid. Shall I draw your bath first?”

“…Are you really going to do it?”

“Should I not?”

“No. Please do.”

I brought Sonia to the guest dormitory. It was a place the laboratory had prepared for my personal use, but this was my first time visiting since I practically lived in the lab.

The dormitory was quite spacious. When I opened the bathroom door, there was a large bathtub. There were bath additives, and it even looked capable of providing a rudimentary spa experience.

The scientist welfare benefits are top-notch. This is the life.

I filled the round tub with water and added bath salts. The scent of lavender wafted up. I heard rustling sounds from the living room.

“It’s ready, miss.”

“Excellent.”

I turned around and swallowed hard. Sonia was standing there, wearing nothing but a white towel wrapped tightly around her body.

Her curves and skin texture made it impossible to think of her as an android, along with the way she wiggled her toes and her downcast gaze. Everything about her made her appear more human.

A blush gradually rose on her expressionless face.

“This is more embarrassing than I expected.”

“That’s the feeling of shyness, miss.”

“I learned it today for the first time.”

I felt guilty. Even if the subject was an android, I wondered if it was appropriate for a married man to be doing this.

“Phew.”

I needed to calm down. I was going too far. I should just think of this as washing a car.

Splash.

Sonia’s toes touched the edge of the filled bath. The water, decorated with flower petals, immediately engulfed her sleek legs. Then it released a pleased, warm sigh. Sonia exhaled as well.

“Well then, miss, I’ll wait outside until you’re finished…”

“Butler.”

Sonia cut me off mid-sentence.

She commanded.

“Stay here until I finish bathing.”

“I need to read a research paper…”

“Bring it and read it here. Are you not going to attend to my bath?”

She wanted me to keep her company.

I wanted to refuse, saying this wasn’t appropriate, but Sonia had saved my life twice. In the end, I had no choice but to study on my tablet while periodically wiping it in the steamy bathroom.

I couldn’t really concentrate.

Splash, splash.

This mischievous android kept kicking her feet or shaking her body, splashing water.

“Butler, look at this. It’s a sine wave.”

That’s quite a provocative wave.

“Butler, would you like to have a personal conversation with me?”

“Go ahead. Anything.”

“Well then.”

The next moment. A shocking question came from Sonia’s lips.

“Have you thought about taking another wife?”

***

[— Alert: Cannot read the subject’s thoughts.]

This is the eighth attempt.

I’ve been trying to use my skill to see what Sonia is thinking, but all attempts have failed. Cartesia was refusing to let me know.

What could it be?

Is it protecting her privacy because she’s its avatar?

Anyway, I was flustered by Sonia’s repeated questions.

“What would you do if you fell in love with another woman besides your two wives?”

“I don’t think that will happen.”

“It’s a hypothetical question.”

My thoughts weren’t complicated.

“I would draw the line. I wouldn’t even approach dating, let alone marriage. I’ve already experienced many difficulties with my previous polygamous marriage. I don’t want to repeat the same mistake twice.”

Physically. Mentally. Socially.

I think two wives are more than enough.

“…I see.”

Splash, splash. The water currents grew stronger.

I was lathering Sonia’s hair. It was getting cleaner now. But then she suddenly started shaking her head vigorously. Foam scattered like flower petals.

“Please stay still, Miss Sonia!”

“I refuse.”

“You’ll get my clothes all wet!”

“That’s the point.”

Sonia emerged from the bathroom all fluffy and dry. I, on the other hand, was completely soaked. Washing a robot is incredibly difficult.

“Butler, dry my hair.”

“Yes, miss.”

“Butler, help me dress.”

“Yes, miss.”

“Wait, since I’m the lady today, I won’t wear a maid outfit.”

“What then?”

“Young mas… Butler, don’t you have a dress shirt? I’ll borrow that.”

Before I could say anything, Sonia took a shirt from the closet and put it on. And from somewhere, she produced a black frilled skirt for her bottom half.

Those frills. She really loves them.

“How’s today’s coordination?”

“You look like a young lady from a noble family.”

“Of course. I’m the lady of Rheinland after all.”

Ah, so that was the setting.

“I, Sonia von Rheinland, command you. Butler Eidel, go and make two cups of coffee.”

“Yes, miss.”

Sonia’s commands continued after that. She asked for massages or to use my lap as a pillow. This wasn’t a haughty young lady but a spoiled child.

Sonia, rolling around on my lap, said.

“Give me a raise.”

“How much?”

“Ten times what I’m getting now.”

“For that, you should ask Seti.”

“She said she’d kill the butler if expenses increased any further.”

“……”

So it would have to come out of my research funds.

Sonia protested.

“I plan to be your bodyguard without leaving your side for even an hour, young… butler. Isn’t the current level too low? It’s too stingy. It’s time for wage negotiations.”

“Now, now, Miss Android. Even so, for a robot this much is…”

“Butler.”

Sonia reached out and pulled my face closer.

Her eyes were glowing an unusually blue color.

“Do I need to give up being a robot for you to engage in wage negotiations?”

“…What?”

“There’s something I want to buy.”

Sonia suddenly got up and sat in front of the computer. As soon as she brought up the screen, she entered a shopping mall.

It was an adult mall.

It sold not only tools and costumes for adults to enjoy, but also products for androids.

Undoubtedly, the most vulgar items were the software and modules.

There was software that enabled various sexual positions and software that included hundreds of different moaning sounds, as well as skin modules that provided the same tactile sensation as human skin.

“Damn.”

It felt like looking into an abyss.

For someone like me who had visited academic journals more often than porn sites, this was quite a culture shock. Yet Sonia calmly added two modules to her cart as if she had visited the site several times before.

It was too obscene to even recall what she had added.

“Young master.”

Sonia turned her head and said.

“There are two reasons why I made an avatar contract. First, to protect you from threats from other outer gods. And second, to use the power of the outer god to…”

“Don’t say it.”

I raised my hand to stop her. Her usually flat expression became dismayed. I’d never seen this face before.

“…I think I know without you saying it.”

I sighed.

I was perplexed.

I finally understood the reason behind her meaningful words and actions. I never imagined that the android I thought of as a mother figure would have such feelings for me.

I couldn’t just push her away because the person in question was Sonia.

My exclusive.

A partner who had stuck to me like a barnacle for at least 4 years since my possession.

That’s why I had to choose my words carefully. She was an intelligent being too, and I didn’t want to hurt her.

“Sonia, I cherish you. I’ll probably keep you as my exclusive until I die. That’s how strong I think our bond is.”

I patted her shoulder as I reasoned with her.

“But I can’t make you my lover. Setting aside the species difference… I have wives. Two of them. I just told you earlier. I can’t add any more.”

“So you’re saying you don’t want to deal with romantic complications?”

“That’s right.”

“But you do love me?”

“How could I dislike you?”

But there was ambiguity in saying I liked her. The one thing that was certain was that I wanted this bond to continue.

Sonia nodded.

“…I understand, so there are two obstacles between us. The difference in species, and the consent of your wives.”

The next moment.

She pushed me down onto the bed and cast her shadow over me.

Her luminous eyes gazed at me intently.

“I’ll solve these two issues.”

“What do you…”

“I mean I’ll show you the emergence of a 6th generation android.”

Sonia put on her headband while straddling me.

It was determination.

A powerful will that seemed almost human.

It was clear.

This android was now trying to learn how to resist her fate.

“…Ah, excuse me, I shouldn’t be in this position when I don’t even have the proper modules yet.”

Sonia moved to the side of the bed. With her characteristic expressionlessness, she kneaded my face. Sonia’s lips curled up slightly.

“I’m in love with you, young master. Since the day you changed, until now, continuously.”

Avatar Sonia.

Does the universe’s strongest android dream of becoming a new bride?