Aiden's diet was very varied; he belonged to the type that ate anything that could be eaten, grains and cereals, poultry and livestock naturally went without saying, even things like centipedes, grasshoppers, bee pupae, and silkworm pupae, he wasn't picky about. He also wanted to try this kind of mutated beetle.
After packaging the at he had cut off, Aiden carried it on his shoulder and headed toward the camp, thinking as he walked whether this thing would be better grilled or boiled.
Very quickly, he returned to the camp. After being inspected by the guarding androids, he entered the interior of the camp. Quite a few androids looked toward him and also saw the thing he was carrying. Vaguely, he could hear the androids whispering to each other.
"He can replenish energy through food, must be a new type of body, right?"
"Heard he's left over from a few previous descent operations."
"High-grade stuff, really rare."
"Still got abandoned, though. The androids in the base wouldn't waste resources for them."
"Sounds as pitiful as us."
"Who says not..."
Even in the apocalypse, gossiping is still a part of society, if you're not happy with it, don't play.
Ignoring the surrounding androids' gazes, Aiden entered the wooden house where A2 was. At this mont, the android girl was still lying quietly on the bed, but she had wrapped herself tightly in a cloak, leaving only her head exposed, looking a little cute.
"Didn't find any batteries, but there's a generator outside. If you have a port, you could go out and try charging, though the efficiency doesn't look great. When I left, it was those few people; when I ca back, it was still those few." Aiden spoke of what he had seen while tossing the bundle of at at his feet.
The at from the beetle legs had no fishy sll; the blood had already been drained, so it didn't affect the room's air. Of course, the android girl wouldn't care, it was just that he cared.
"This at was cut from a kind of mutated creature, should be edible. Anyway, it won't poison us. I'll grill so in a bit to try. Oh, and just now you said you could eat tal to repair your body, I also found so aluminum, gold, and silver. Want to try eating a little first?" As he spoke, Aiden pulled out so tal.
In his heart, A2-chan was no different from a ship girl, too bad he didn't have petroleum on him, otherwise he kinda wanted to see if the android girl could chew aluminum and drink oil.
But A2 didn't even look at the tal in his hand. Eating iron, chewing aluminum, chanical repair, she had experienced all that too many tis. Now, on the contrary, she was more interested in eating food.
"Let's eat so at." A2 curled up and said, "You could also cook so soup, I heard liquid is easier to absorb."
Aiden looked at A2 with a sharp glance. The human-like behavior of the android girl surprised him a bit, but he didn't think much of it. In the ga, the difference between androids and humans wasn't actually that big.
Sowhat disappointed, he put the tal away and ran another round outside, then brought back a small pot and so firewood.
Although most of the androids in this camp were old models, as a camp where trade could happen, nothing was strange to find. Not to ntion a pot, Aiden had even seen an android selling won's underwear.
At the door of the wooden house, Aiden set up the pot and started a fire to cook soup. Then he used a knife to shave so sticks, skewered the at on them, and placed them next to the fire to roast.
Naturally, his actions once again attracted the attention of androids, and whispers drifted into his ears.
"What do you think is the relationship between the two of them?"
"Isn't it obvious? Must be a couple."
"Heard that in a certain city, there was a wandering couple, could it be them?"
"Very possible."
"…"
Aiden didn't pay too much attention to the surrounding discussion, but he did have so impression of the wandering couple the androids ntioned. He had gone through that side quest briefly, but didn't know what happened afterward.
Luckily, the androids' interest in him was just that. Androids not only had complex personalities, but also a sense of sha similar to humans. When gathering to gossip, they would still care about the feelings of those being talked about.
Soon the food was ready. Aiden picked up a skewer of roast at and took a bite. Even though he didn't add any seasoning, the taste was surprisingly decent.
He quickly ate two skewers. The last bit of space in his stomach was filled. Then he grabbed the remaining roast at, hugged the pot of at soup, and walked into the wooden house.
Inside the wooden house, there was only a bed, no other furniture. Aiden simply placed the pot of soup on the bed, after all, A2 was an android, she couldn't be scalded.
Taking out a spoon whittled from wood from his waist pouch and tossing it into the pot, Aiden said to A2, "Go ahead and eat."
But A2 didn't move, she just said, "When humans take care of a sick companion, they seem to feed them voluntarily, right?"
"You're just an android, not a human." Aiden said helplessly. Didn't this android girl hate humans? Why was she suddenly imitating humans in everything?
"But we are the sa kind." The android girl said very seriously, "So you should feed . And you've already taken care of this long, one more ti won't hurt, right?"
Aiden stared hard at A2 for a while, then nodded. "Alright!"
But in his heart, he was thinking that he must collect interest later, and double the amount, just like last night. He couldn't suffer a loss.
Thinking of this, Aiden beca much happier. He scooped up so at soup with the spoon, didn't bother blowing it cool, and directly brought it to A2's mouth.
A2 didn't care whether the soup was hot or cold anyway, it didn't matter to her. After taking a sip, she thoughtfully nodded.
'So this is what it feels like to be carefully cared for... how novel,' the android girl thought.
The pot of soup was quickly finished by A2, along with the few remaining skewers of roasted at. But her stomach didn't bulge at all, as if all the food was instantly digested and absorbed, converted into energy.
Aiden curiously studied A2, recalling her naked body from the night before, his thoughts couldn't help but wander.
The construction of androids, what differences were there from humans? What humans had, did androids also have?
Of course, he was just thinking. To actually look, he'd need the android girl's consent. But now it seed the android girl had developed a sense of sha, so that would be a difficult challenge.
The 'well-fed and well-drank' android girl lay back down again, still wrapping herself tightly in a cloak with only her head exposed. But at this mont, her cool expression looked a little adorably dumb, making Aiden want to laugh.
'Heh! Just a poor imitation of humans!'
With a sigh, Aiden went out for another walk. When he ca back, he had a few rags in hand, which he spread out on the ground as a makeshift bed.
He actually wanted to sleep on A2's bed, but his sleeping habits were bad, he always liked to hug sothing. It wasn't serious before, but after having soone beside him every night for a while, it got worse. If he hugged A2, and she discovered he was human, the consequences could be unpredictable.
Besides, A2 hadn't invited him to sleep together.
Closing the drafty door, Aiden lay down on his "bed," thinking about the past two days since he arrived in this world. He realized he hadn't done anything, he'd just been taking care of soone.
Though the one being cared for was his favorite android, A2, he still felt sothing wasn't quite right.
'I should be the one being taken care of,' Aiden thought. He wasn't the type to enjoy being pampered, but ever since returning from the second world, he had always been the one cared for. And the ones caring for him had always been extrely beautiful won. Now that things had flipped, he couldn't quite get used to it.
Though the wooden house was simple, at least there was a floor. Lying on it didn't feel too uncomfortable, though not that comfortable either. For soone used to soft beds, the floor was still a bit hard.
'When I was in the army, even the beds had a mattress,' Aiden thought. He couldn't sleep, it was still too early, maybe not even ten o'clock yet.
At this ti in the real world, he would usually either be playing gas or doing so exercises he liked. Even in the slightly dull Final Fantasy-style world, there would at least be a TV to watch.
Since he really couldn't sleep, Aiden sat up, leaned against the wall, and stared blankly.
He really wanted to smoke. He had been holding back for several days. Although with his current physique the nicotine addiction was gone, ntally he still felt that when bored, he should light a cigarette to relieve his mood.
But since A2 was still in the room, he planned to go out and find a place with no people to smoke.
He called to POD Firepower, who had flown onto the bed at so unknown ti. The little robot seed reluctant to respond, its multifunctional eyes lit up briefly, then it just changed position and dimd again.
The chanic's assistant robot seed to have a spiritual link with its master. It knew its master was calling it just to light a cigarette. With its level of intelligence, it naturally wasn't too willing.
Aiden got angry. This little guy was getting bold. He got up and went to the bed, ready to forcibly take the assistant robot out, but saw that A2 had opened her eyes and was looking at him.
"You're going out?" The android girl slightly raised her head to look at him. Her silvery-white hair, with a slight hint of pale yellow, slipped down both sides of her cheeks, revealing her entire coldly beautiful face.
Aiden had seen many beauties, so he didn't get dazed, but he had to admit, because of many years of battle, the android girl's face had so fine wear and small scars. Combined with that cold beauty, it gave him a jolt.
He had been in this world several days, but it was the first ti he had clearly seen A2's face. The beauty mark under her lip sparkled like a gem under the light.
Withdrawing his admiring gaze, Aiden said, "Feeling a bit bored, can't sleep, want to go for a walk."
"Can't sleep? Bored?" The android girl was unfamiliar with those two terms. In her view, if you can't sleep, you just force a shutdown. And boredom… a forced shutdown wouldn't be boring.
As if pondering what those two words ant, A2 thought for a long while before saying, "Want to go out for a walk with you? I rember humans used to do that."
Aiden's gaze dropped to her long, slender legs wrapped in torn stockings sticking out of the cloak. He asked, "You've recovered? Don't tell when you say walk, you an I have to carry you?"
"Simple movent is no problem, just better if you support a bit." The android girl got off the bed as she spoke. Surprisingly, she was still wearing Aiden's cloak, then reached out a hand and pressed it on Aiden's shoulder.
"Help a little."
Aiden hesitated for a mont, then pulled out his gloves, put them on, and grabbed A2's arm.
"Why do you always wear gloves?" A2 had always wanted to ask this. Every ti Aiden touched her, he wore gloves. But when doing other things, he would take them off.
"When I traveled the East, I read so material. It said n and won should not touch each other casually. I'm a male android, and you're a female android, so if we touch with a layer of gloves in between, it doesn't count as intimate contact. It's etiquette." Aiden seriously spouted nonsense.
Although androids ca with preloaded databases, the YoRHa A-type was a combat model, her database mostly dealt with fighting. So at Aiden's words, she showed an "I see" expression, "There's such a saying? Humans really are creatures who love making things difficult for themselves."
But then she saw Aiden trying to stifle a laugh and imdiately realized, "You just lied, didn't you? You've also learned humanity's bad habits?"
'I am human after all...' Aiden shrugged. "Why I wear gloves... I can't tell you yet. You'll find out eventually. I just hope by then, you won't be shocked, or scared."
"Other than the first descent operation, I've never been scared again." A2 was quite experienced. Even after knowing so secrets and encountering strange enemies, she never panicked, naturally she was a bit scornful.
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