Even in the world of Kancolle, I want to drive a robot!

"Um... When I put the ring on you, RX-02 had a new change. From what Kaohsiung said, it was probably because the seven dwarf star system was out of control."

"Akashi is unconscious in the infirmary right now, so I'm going to go see what's going on."

"Ah!" Shokaku exclaimed, covering his mouth with his hands, as if he had thought of something, but then he returned to normal and said with a smile: "Then Commander, go and come back early, and be careful."

After saying that, she took out a broom and began to clean the room, like a wife waiting for her husband to come home from work.

She originally wanted to go with Xia Bai, but after careful analysis, it seemed that Akashi's misery was related to her.

If she hadn't insisted that Xia Bai put the ring of promise on her, Mingshi wouldn't have been unconscious. Moreover, Dafeng had told them about this matter when she arrived last night.

It’s just that I didn’t care about it, and didn’t mention it to Xia Bai, and I forgot about it after I got up today.

Out of guilt towards Akashi and a slightly escapist mentality, Shokaku decided not to run around today and wait until Akashi woke up before apologizing.

"Okay, I'll be leaving first... You don't have to prepare dinner, I'll eat at Kaohsiung's place."

"Have a safe journey~"

Although the scene is very warm, and Shokaku is gentle and considerate, full of the temperament of a traditional Yamato Nadeshiko, why does Xia Bai feel something is wrong?

It's not like he was going to any dangerous place, let alone whether it was on the main island of Sakura City. It was not far from the residential area and could be reached in more than 20 minutes on foot.

There's no danger. I'm just going to check my mecha. But why does it sound quite dangerous when Shokaku says that?

Could there be a siren on the Sakura Island that will come and eat me?

However, even this tiny bit of concern from Shokaku made him feel warm.

Shaking his head, Xia Bai left his mansion with a smile, looked up at the blue sky and shielded the sun with his arms. He didn't feel hot at home with the air conditioner on, but once he went outside, it felt like he was in an oven.

"It's so hot... I don't know how well ventilated Akashi's underground laboratory is. It would be great if the air conditioner wasn't blown up."

Muttering to himself, Xia Bai slowly walked along the road towards Akashi's home, from where he could enter the underground laboratory.

Looking at the wreckage surrounded by cordons in front of him, Xia Bai pinched his chin and began to wonder if he had come to the wrong place.

Is it really that exaggerated? According to the time calculation, the explosion here in Akashi happened when he went to take a bath, but Xia Bai didn't hear any sound or vibration at all.

And looking at the ruins, the explosion was quite powerful. At least it should have affected the buildings nearby. But now only Akashi's house was blown away, while the houses nearby were safe and sound. This is too strange.

Just as Xia Bai was lost in thought, Shi Yu, who was in charge of guarding the accident site, discovered him, pulled open the cordon, ran over, and pounced directly on him.

"Scratch... scratch... Xia Bai, you smell so much like seafood. Did you come here to bring me food because you saw that Lord Shigure was so hardworking?"

Picking up Shi Yu, Xia Bai smelled himself and found that there was no so-called seafood smell. He felt a little confused, but then he thought that Shi Yu's sense of smell was very sensitive, and the 'seafood' she was talking about was not that seafood.

So he lied awkwardly, "Haha, you discovered the seafood I had for lunch." Then he freed one hand, took out some snacks from his pocket and handed them to Shi Yu.

"Here, this is a gift I specially reserved for Shi Yu. Thank you for your hard work."

After receiving the snacks, Shi Yu broke away from Xia Bai's arms, looking like a little adult: "It's good to have snacks, although Master Shi Yu would rather eat seafood..."

After wiping her saliva, she said seriously, "But if Xia Bai wants to bribe Shi Yu in this way and let Shi Yu-sama let you in, then you are totally wrong. Sister Akagi has said that no one can go in until Akashi wakes up."

"..."

I understand. Shi Yu is refusing to admit his mistake after taking advantage of the situation. He swallowed the sugar-coated bullet and fought back.

But Xia Bai didn't want to play these games with her at all. How dare a little expellee stop the emperor of the Sakura Empire? He went up to her and forcibly picked her up and put her aside: "Be good, go play by yourself and don't disturb your big brother from doing his work."

"You can't go in, Sister Akagi said..."

"It's useless for your sister Akagi to say anything. She has to listen to me."

"but..."

"Don't put it in a but. If she really dares to ask you for accountability, just tell me my name yourself. I don't believe Akagi will make a fuss."

Xia Bai's words were quite firm, and Shigure thought it was right at first glance. It was no secret in Sakura Empire that Xia Bai became Akagi's commander. On the contrary, Akagi often said with a happy face that he had found his destined person.

In a daze, she stopped trying to stop him and let Xia Bai in. Her train of thought was very simple. The commander was the most important person on the ship and also her superior. Since Akagi's superior wanted to go in, it was no big deal.

Of course, Xia Bai only spoke so toughly because Akagi was not here. If the other party was here, he would speak in a different way.

Not long after entering the cordon, Akashi's secret door was exposed on the surface, saving Xia Bai the trouble of looking for it. He immediately quickened his pace and entered the research institute through the passage.

In the dark environment, Xia Bai relied on his memory to come to the hall where he had previously talked with Akashi. The whole scene was in a mess, with various equipment lying on the ground and large areas of charred walls.

However, the strange phenomena that Kaohsiung mentioned seemed to have disappeared, and the scene should have been handled by Akagi and his men, so it was not as tragic as Xia Bai had expected.

Walking quickly into the hangar, Xia Bai looked up and carefully observed the RX-02 suspended by the mechanical arm. There was no visible damage on the outside.

However, Xia Bai didn't know whether there was any problem inside, so he could only try to connect to RX-02.

The green eyes began to flash. After successfully connecting, Xia Bai used his mental power to control the RX-02 to pull himself into the cockpit and skillfully turned on the system.

"Uh, it looks like there's nothing wrong. It should be that something changed after I put the ring on Shokaku."

After seeing the words RX-02 pop up on the screen and quickly entering the system, Xia Bai had a basic understanding of the problem with RX-02.

At the same time, he put his worries aside. Next, he just needed to check the data himself to figure out what was going on.

However, a pale figure suddenly appeared on the console, which scared Xia Bai, and he could also hear the other party's soft voice.

"Hello, Commander. I am TB, the mental computer born from the RX-02 system host. Please allow me to continue to guide you from now on."

Chapter 23 Navigator——TB

A silver mushroom head, pale skin that matches the hair color, a petite body with not much chest movement, and a pair of blue eyes that twinkle with curiosity on the elegant and tender little face.

"Navigator TB, please give me your guidance in the days ahead."

After introducing himself, TB tilted his head, as if wondering why Xia Bai didn't react. He looked so cute with the blue highlights.

But Xia Bai was in no mood to admire the artificial intelligence that called itself TB. He said in disbelief, "T...TB?"

"I am TB. If the commander is not satisfied with this name, you can change it now. TB will immediately make cognitive modifications." After saying this, data flowed in TB's eyes, and the projected light screen began to flicker.

Seeing this, Xia Bai quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, I like this name very much. Just call me TB."

The data disappeared from his eyes, and TB replied in an emotionless voice: "Data input has begun... Storage completed... Name has been changed, Navigator TB is online."

"Excuse me, Commander, are there any other changes? What about the appearance?"

"Just maintain the status quo." After leaving TB as it was, Xia Bai said hesitantly, "You... was TB really born from the RX-02 system?"

After tilting his head and thinking for a while, TB said, "Yes, because the RX-02 has undergone a strange change, TB was born from it, with the purpose of assisting the commander in battle and in life."

Hearing this, Xia Bai completely gave up the hope in his heart. Doesn't this mean that TB is the manifestation of RX-02's personality? He always felt it was weird when he thought that his half, his old friend, was a beautiful woman.

Xia Bai believed what TB said and had no doubts. After all, based on yesterday's commotion, it was not surprising that RX-02 had a personality or a mechanical character.

I just felt like I had seen TB somewhere before, and the tone of the voice seemed familiar, but I couldn't remember the specific details after searching my memory, so I didn't pay much attention to it and just regarded it as my own sense of déjà vu.

"TB should be able to quickly check the data of mobilizing RX-02. Can you take a look at the data from last night, starting with Tsukuyomi?"

After understanding TB's existence, Xia Bai did not hesitate and began to order the other party around.

Xia Bai0 thought that since TB was there to assist him, he would definitely be more than just good-looking. He thought that the other party would probably be of no use in battle, but should be able to do these small tasks.

Sure enough, as soon as Xia Bai finished speaking, TB waved his little hand a few times and dragged out a projection light screen, which displayed the detailed data of RX-02 last night.

TB also kindly explained: "Since 21:15 last night, the control system and core of RX-02 have rapidly heated up and started to overload."

"At 21:20, it reached its peak, and then quickly returned to normal. At the same time, the option 'Tsukuyomi' appeared in the evolution panel."

"The RX-02's form has also changed accordingly. Not only have all its data been raised to the highest point in history, but it has also gained additional weapons."

"At 21:23 it returned to its original form...Do I need TB to record these details?"

Damn, the artificial intelligence generated by the system itself is so convenient. It retrieved the data easily and even started to explain as if afraid that I didn’t understand.

If I were to check it myself, it would probably take me more than an hour to figure it out. Feeling infinitely impressed by the convenience of TB, Xia Bai said calmly, "Record it, and then TB, check whether RX-02 was transformed into Innocence and Holiness last night, and whether the Seven Dwarfs System was out of control."

"Yes, sir." TB nodded, closed his eyes, and soon got the answer.

"At 21:47, the RX-02 was infused with external energy, and the commander's spirit was linked to the ship girl named Shokaku."

"Three minutes later, RX-02 changed to innocent and holy, and its seven dwarf star system began to operate autonomously...According to data analysis, it should be the result of external energy."

"Can we find out the source of this external energy?"

"In the monitoring video, at 21:47, the ship girl named Akashi inserted the catheter into the power reactor of RX-02."

"RX-02 received a large amount of energy at the same time, so TB analysis suggests that it was Akashi who did it."

"..."

The case was solved. It had nothing to do with me. It was obviously Akashi's mistake when he was researching the RX-02 that caused him to end up like that.

Why did he become innocent and holy? It was just that during that period of time, he happened to give Shokaku the Ring of Promise, and the connection between the two became deeper. It's a pity that he still felt guilty towards Akashi.

"Commander, do you want to record this data?"

Leaning on the driver's seat, Xia Bai looked at TB's little face and said, "This part is not necessary. Just record the output values ​​of the seven dwarfs and delete the others."

"Deleted. Commander, is there anything else you need?"

"I've almost figured it all out. There's nothing else to worry about." Standing up from the driver's seat, Xia Bai stretched, then opened the cockpit.

"By the way, if the system is turned off, will you still be conscious... I mean, can you still perceive this world clearly?"

"TB I don't understand what the commander means, but if you shut down the system, I will go into hibernation."

Smiling, Xia Bai said gently: "Is that so... Then I will keep the system open like this. If you are bored, you can look through my previous combat videos. When there is a chance, I will ask Akashi to find a way to give you network connection permissions."

"What's the point of this? TB should go into hibernation to save energy." TB seemed confused about what Xia Bai said, and his expression was a little complicated.

"What's the meaning?" Xia Bai hugged his chest and thought about how to explain it to TB. After a while, he came up with the answer. He pointed to the dome of the cabin and said seriously, "The meaning is to keep yourself from being bored. TB, you were just born and you should understand this world better."

"Instead of going into sleep mode when the computer is turned off, it assists me when it is turned on."

"This sea is vast, this sky is boundless. I hope you can observe this world carefully, discover the meaning of life, and understand its beauty."

"Of course, this is just my wishful thinking, because you are the mind born from RX-02, and you will spend all the time with me from now on."

"So I want you, TB, to have humanity, instead of simply thinking of yourself as just a robot."

TB: “…”

I just said it casually, and you actually believed it.

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Chapter 24 No need to fool around, naturally lame

"So humane..." TB muttered to himself, with his eyelids slightly lowered, as if he was thinking about something.

Raising her head she asked seriously, "Commander, what do you think about human emotions? Is it really important?"

Xia Bai was very excited to discuss this. As a 'confidant big brother', he loved to comfort young girls who were full of doubts about life, especially when the other girl was a newly born AI.

Under her own guidance, the cold heart of the girl who was an artificial intelligence who did not understand the meaning of life gradually melted and she realized the meaning of life again. What a wonderful script.

Moreover, the last person who received his careful guidance was Sirius, and the results were very gratifying. Now Sirius has changed a lot and has become his wife.

Speaking of Sirius, Xia Bai tried to contact the other party using a communication ring five days ago, but it was Belfast that answered the call.

The head maid said that Sirius was undergoing strict seclusion and training to hone his "maid power" and wanted to give Xia Bai a surprise after completing his training.

He didn't know what "maid power" was, but he just had to make sure the surprise didn't turn into a shock. Compared to Sirius's ability to take care of himself, Xia Bai thought it would be better for him not to expect too much.

After a lot of random thoughts in his mind, he was no longer in a hurry to go to Kaohsiung. He returned to the driver's seat, propped his chin with both hands, and said slowly: "Meaning is not given by others, but determined by oneself."

"Ahem... I've strayed off topic. Emotions are very important to humans."

"Because of emotions, humans can cry, laugh, feel sad, and feel happy... although many disgusting and lowly desires are born from the most basic emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness."

"War, conspiracy, plunder... these are inevitable, but many good qualities have also been born from them, such as the seven beauties... Forget it, it's unlucky to mention this."

"In short, it is precisely because of emotions that humans have been able to develop at such a high speed and still stand firm despite the fierce attacks of the Sirens."

“So my answer is that emotions are very important to human beings, not just humans, but also the greatest gift of life given by the Creator.”

After listening to Xia Bai's understanding of emotions, TB said, "Is that the answer? I don't quite understand it, but TB has written down the commander's words and will slowly understand it in the future."

Xia Bai nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself that the boy was teachable. It seemed that the script he had imagined would soon come true.

"But we are obviously not human, why does the commander care so much about this?"

TB's repeated question hits the core essence. After all, neither the KanColle nor the Son of Prometheus are strictly speaking human beings. They are merely life forms with human appearance.

However, Xia Bai had already guessed that the other party might "argue", so he also had his own understanding of this.

"That's not the case. Your current desire for knowledge is a change in your emotions. This also proves that the boundaries of emotions are not determined by whether or not you are human."

"Besides, I'm not being sentimental. It's just a normal thought. It's better to have feelings than to be cold."