A Living Hole Is Better Than A Dead Fish
Fortunately, the villa district contained intact solar panels, just as I had expected.
Well, in any K-survival scenario, there’s no place better for scavenging than a villa complex.
With the boss monster gone, the area was on the verge of descending into a chaotic power struggle. We managed to slip in and make off with the usable solar panels, returning to our base at the motel in one piece.
"Now that we’ve secured the solar panels, will we be able to send a transmission to R.P.M. as soon as the sun rises tomorrow?"
"Hmm... even so, it won't be possible by tomorrow, Revi. You have to remember that R.P.M. is like a massive fortress floating in space. We’ll need to stockpile at least a month’s worth of electricity for a signal to reach that far."
"Is that so? But that’s perfectly fine! The fact that we can generate electricity at all is entirely thanks to you, Chanwoo-nim. Until then, I shall continue to protect you by myself, just as I have been."
The reason I’m trying to generate that electricity is for you in the first place, though.
Perhaps she hadn't considered that, as Revi placed her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest, saying "Ahem!" as if to tell me to trust only in her.
"Yeah. I’m counting on you, Revi."
"Yes! I intend to stay by your side until you pass away from natural causes, Chanwoo-nim."
"Ah, right. Well, let's assume that's the case..."
A woman who promises to stay by your side until you die of old age is practically a lover.
Does Revi even realize that what she just said sounded exactly like a marriage proposal?
Truly, a natural-born flirt.
Just like her body, she was a genius at unconsciously making my lower half go wild.
"Um... Chanwoo-nim."
"Yeah?"
"Isn't it about time for dinner?"
"Oh, you're right."
With the day's work all finished, and since going out at night was strictly prohibited, I was just about to sit on the sofa and take a breather.
Usually, when it was time to rest, Revi would silently walk to the door to stand guard, but today she felt significantly more provocative.
Of course, that might just be due to the inherently erotic nature of her model design, but regardless, she sat down right next to me and pressed her voluptuous breasts against my arm—whether intentionally or not.
"Um... I want to do it now."
"Want to do it? You don't mean... that, do you?"
"Yes. I’ve been so eager to do it that my body has been heating up for a while now!"
Ugh!
This little Revi!
No matter how much she says that, does she want it as much as I do?
As I met her gaze, looking up at me with those pitiful, golden eyes, I felt the same urge to just shove it in and go at it.
It was a moment where I wanted to awaken the true femininity of that body, which seemed far more useful than any combat capability.
However, the 'wanting to do it' that Revi was talking about probably didn't mean putting my dick in her pussy.
"Revi..."
"Yes!"
"You mean you want to eat the 'canned tuna' we brought back at lunch, right?"
"T-that is correct! We managed to bring back at least ten of them, didn't we!"
"......"
"And we only brought back that many because of the solar panels! If we go back tomorrow, I can bring back over fifty!"
"...Sigh, alright. I get it. Let's eat."
"Yay!"
At my permission, Revi melted like 'butter' and hopped around the room. The next moment, she pulled out two cans of tuna—one for me and one for herself—from the cleavage between her breasts, which served as her inventory.
"Hehe. Since you’re a human, Chanwoo-nim, I’ll give you the bigger one."
"Ah... thanks."
Did canned tuna even come in big and small sizes?
Regardless, Revi handed me the can that looked larger by her standards. Perhaps the canned food she had at lunch really hit the spot, because she had the happiest expression I’d seen since we first met, knowing she could taste that flavor again.
"Hehehe... this is going to be delicious."
"Hm? But that can doesn't have much oil in it, does it?"
"It doesn't matter. As long as it’s edible, that’s enough."
"Ah, I see..."
Nom, nom, nom.
The canned tuna that we used to share between two people, she could now eat all by herself. At that realization, even if the product was slightly defective, Revi didn't complain, drooling as she savored the tuna to her heart's content.
Meanwhile, I was busy thinking as I opened my own can.
The reason, of course, was this 'canned tuna'.
To think that such pristine 'food' still existed in the middle of a city where at least several hundred to several thousand years had passed since the extinction of humanity.
It couldn't be natural.
In the first place, perfectly preserved canned goods weren't even an item that appeared in Star's Doll.
In other words, as unbelievable as it was, I had no choice but to be certain as I opened the can again.
This Jungwon Tuna was a new product that hadn't been made long ago.
It meant the quality was safe enough to give as a gift to parents during the holidays.
Of course, excluding the defective ones like Revi's.
'Is someone restarting the Jungwon Tuna factory and mass-producing these? Otherwise, the amount I saw in that room back then wouldn't make any sense...'
Whoever it was, they were clearly a highly talented individual in terms of technology. It would be impossible to get a factory that had been rotting for thousands of years back into operation without specialized knowledge.
In the worst-case scenario, they might have built the whole thing from scratch, leaving only the skeleton of the original factory.
If there was someone capable of such a 'miracle,' they would surely be a top-tier... no, an 'OP character' level engineer in this apocalyptic world.
'Whatever the case, I want to meet them.'
I thought it would be great if we could become teammates. Seeing the stockpile of food like canned tuna, there was a 99.99% chance they were an android like Revi.
"Hey, Revi."
"Nom nom nom... Ah, yes. Chanwoo-nim."
She could finish it in one bite if she wanted to. Yet, Revi was eating the tuna piece by piece, savoring every bit. Watching her go from a loyal guard dog to a cat, I asked her, just in case.
"What if, hypothetically... if I were to encounter another android besides you, Revi, could we develop a favorable relationship like we have now?"
"Favorable... you say?"
Revi was, to put it nicely, a combat expert. To put it bluntly, she was a simple-minded member of the 4th Unit.
As a result of sticking by my side without question under the guise of an android's duty, we had become close quickly. However, unlike Revi, I couldn't guarantee that the androids of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 5th Units would be so simple.
How would they react if they encountered me, a human they thought was extinct?
Honestly, I couldn't help but worry. The first meeting is always nerve-wracking for anyone.
Especially since they repaired a collapsed factory, the android who manufactured this tuna must be from the 1st Unit, which is technically superior in R.P.M., or the elite 5th Unit. Even if they didn't turn against me due to the 0th Android Law, 'rules' and 'intimacy' were two different things.
As 'allies' who would live together on this ruined Earth, I just hoped they wouldn't hate me.
"Um, Chanwoo-nim. Why are you suddenly asking something like that?"
"Hm? Oh, it's nothing special, but this canned tuna we're eating... I have a feeling an android made it."
"......"
"I was just thinking it would be nice to have such a 'competent person' on our team... that's all."
That was when it happened.
Revi, who had been listening to me, stopped her right hand, which had been tearing off pieces of tuna to savor as slowly as possible.
She looked back and forth between me and the can of tuna in front of her, then put the half-eaten can back on the floor with a sulky expression.
"...Now that I look at it again, this canned food is not tasty."
"Huh?! Suddenly...?"
"Yes. The 'android who made it' must have many 'defects,' because the taste seems to vary wildly from can to can."
"I-is that so?"
Let's see.
"Nom nom."
With trembling hands, I picked up the can Revi had set aside and tried it. It tasted... exactly the same?
"It doesn't seem that bad, you think this is not good?"
"That is correct! The 'android who made it' failed at flavor control, so this one is just too tasteless! I’m sure all the cans you open next will be tasteless too!"
Had Revi become a connoisseur of this market just hours after tasting the tuna? To my palate, it was just the same Jungwon Tuna flavor.
But she acted like a disappointed judge, pouting and huffing, "Hmph!" as if it were completely different. Then, she stood up and walked to the door as usual, looking indifferent.
"...? It really tastes the same, though?"
Anyone watching would think she was a woman consumed by 'jealousy.'
Revi, who had sulked to that extent, just stood guard in silence afterward. Then, when it was finally time to sleep.
"...Chanwoo-nim."
"Yeah, Revi."
Revi quietly returned to my side. Seeing her fidgeting, with her sulky demeanor gone, I assumed she had come to finish the remaining canned tuna.
"I have a question. Could you answer me?"
"A question?"
That was what I expected, but?
"The canned tuna we ate today."
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Which is more delicious, that or my 'breast milk'?"
"Whaaa?!"
It was a completely unexpected question.
Wait, so was this the reason she had been sulking the whole time?
Just this morning, I had praised her breast milk as the best, but that evening, I had only mentioned the canned tuna, as if I were looking for another woman.
Perhaps because of that, Revi had been wavering in front of me like a woman who had been used and discarded.
"Ah, just this morning... you said my breast milk was the best... is it that even milk cannot compare to tuna?"
"Re, Revi...!"
"Sob... I feel strange right now. I didn't even have a particularly intense battle today, but my chest hurts, and my eyes are starting to feel strangely moist. My head feels a bit dazed, too."
That’s clearly her saying she’s sad.
Revi looked like she was genuinely on the verge of tears. I never dreamed our escort knight had such a feminine side.
So, what was I supposed to do?
"Of course your breast milk is the best!"
"Ch, Chanwoo-nim...!"
Without a moment’s hesitation, I buried my face into Revi’s voluptuous cleavage. I stroked her hair, her breasts, and her erect nipples, and answered with confidence.
"How could some dead fish ever beat you!"
"Chanwoo-nim, that’s too intense... Oh, ahhh?!"
"No matter what anyone says, you’re my eternal number one, Revi. You know that, right?"
"N, number one...! H-hic?! A-alright! I, Revi, am Chanwoo-nim's number one...!"
...Drip.