Chapter 94: Maidroid May (2/2)

“This is a security baton made with the same material. With my current strength, a hit with this baton at full swing can crush standard power armors and deal damage to the pilot within as well.”

May took out a 40 cm long black alloy baton from who knows where again. Just where is she storing this stuff? It didn’t seem all that fancy, but it sure looked pretty tough.

Even so, she keeps using power armors as an example to be destroyed. Does she feel a sort of rivalry between her and power armors? Maybe she wants to prove she’s the better machine or something? But they can’t even converse with people like androids can, so what’s the point of competing with them?

Anyway, it looks like all of the weapons May took out kinda had a primitive feel to them, and focused greatly on destruction via physical impact. It looks like May prefers to be up close and personal when in combat.

“Krishna already has a wide assortment of energy weapons, so I focused on getting physical ones.”

“I see.”

She does have a point. There are things like laser rifles and a laser launcher inside Krishna’s cargo hold after all. It seems May focused on weapons that can be easily concealed as well.

“We will deliver the rest of your orders to your ship later!”

“Ah, mm.”

I kinda got worn out after looking at all the low-tech, primitive, blunt force weapons May ended up purchasing.

“Now then, we’ll have to check her movement functions next!”

“Movement functions?”

“Yes! Please go ahead and feel directly with your body if her specs are to your liking. We can’t have customers coming back here and complaining about this and that after the fact, you see. It would have a negative impact on the image of our company.”

The receptionist gynoid then gave me a somewhat suspect smile as she made a fist. She then kept thrusting her thumb in and out between her index and middle finger. I wrapped her outstretched fist within my hands and lowered it. The receptionist gynoid tilted her head cutely in puzzlement.

“It’s the standard procedure you know?”

“Oh c’mon. You bring this up on me all of a sudden and expect me to just say OK!?”

“More than 90% of our customers agree with it straight away though. Anyway, that’s just the kind of existence we all are. You don’t have to worry about it so much, sir.”

“You’re too nonchalant about all this! I don’t even know what to say anymore!”

“Oh come on, sir. It’s not like you aren’t interested in that sort of stuff, right?”

The refreshing smile on the female gynoid’s face changed into a lewd one. Dammit! Of course, I’m interested!

“Anyway, it’s part of the procedure, sir. May-san, please.”

“Yes.”

May hugged one of my arms and started pulling me toward who knows where. Gaah! This soft sensation enveloping my arm is just… No, wait, hold up! Ugh. She’s strong! Really strong! I can’t seem to hold my ground one bit.

“Wait, wait, wait! Calm down, May. Mimi and the others are waiting for us back at the ship!”

“……You don’t want me?”

For the first time, May displayed a sorrowful expression. Graaaaaah! That’s just cheating. Since she’s normally expressionless, the impact of seeing her act like this was more than double.

“……I-I do want you.”

“Really? Alright then.”

May returned to her usual cold expression and started pulling me again.

Did Mimi and Elma know this was going to happen so they didn’t insist on coming along? Were they really both aware of this? It can’t be.

No, that’s probably not it. I’m overthinking things. Yeah, I’m sure I am. I hope. Yosh! Now that it’s come to this, I say bring it! Since this android maid was overflowing with service spirit, then I have no choice but to take her on. I’m gonna do this, guys! And I ain’t gonna lose!