Lumi Hayakawa

[ Eye narrowing. At this point he’s just.. a bit alarmed at how serious she seems to be. ] “….. The code that I conduct myself by is the way of the Samurai. Though I myself no longer am one, I live by the code of Bushido. The leader is the mastermind, the driving force behind

[ His brow furrowed a bit. That’s clearly not what he expected to hear. ] “That is… your own destructive choice to make. A real warrior isn’t afraid to die for their master.”

“Tch. A child would not know what it means to walk the path of the warrior. Not all servitude is blind, girl.” [ Crossing his arms. ] “The consequences and sacrifices will be absolved. The end justifies the means.”

[ Squinting. ] “It is not ‘gross’. My loyalty is not blind, either. He does look after us; he repairs us if we are injured, and upgrades us so that we may be more efficient.”

[ A low whistle. Impressed. ] “Damn, that’s.. advanced. All we have here, at least for now, is good old-fashioned hardware. If you cut me open, all you’d see is metal and wires. … And coolant, which is almost identical to blood. But it’s all artificial.”

“As a samurai serves his daimyo, we serve our Master. The world will be his monarchy in due time.”

“His vision comes before all else. Our job as his servants is to see to it that his vision becomes reality. Thus is the life of a loyal servant.”

“…..Equals? No. We choose to pledge our loyalty to the Master, and help him gain influence so that his brilliant ideas may propel the world forward.”

[ A respectful nod. ] “Yes. Doctor Wily is a brilliant engineer—the superior of the two. He commands a battalion of Robot Masters such as myself.”

“Yes, really, it’s… I’ve never seen anything like that. Not even Rock’s abilities are that refined. I don’t think we even have the technology for a system that sophisticated yet in this world. … Well… not that I know too much about the newest tech.” [ Sheepish chuckle. ]

[ His open eye narrows… ] “Hmph…. I won’t be so easy to trust. You should be careful about where you poke around; this area belongs to Dr. Wily.”

[ On his feet almost immediately, scanning the surroundings. ] “Make yourself seen, intruder.”

[ Sitting cross-legged on the floor, polishing his shurikens diligently. ]

[ Blues watches with unhidden admiration, thinking about the sheer amount of hardware that it would take for something like this to exist in a non-organic being. Her father must have been extremely advanced. ] “That’s.. incredible.”