Mechanical Yandere

Looking at Liguang's eerie appearance with her standard smile and erratic gaze...

Fang Qi felt chills running down his spine!

This crazy woman...

She was exactly like a virus-infected doll!

No... I have to take her home first for a reboot and inspection!

"How about... we go home first?"

He spoke tentatively, reaching out to grab Liguang's wrist:

"I'll give you a deep system check, let's reboot first—"

Before he could finish speaking...

A slightly cool, slender hand turned around and grabbed his wrist!

With mechanical rigidity!

She... still wasn't looking at him.

The silver-haired girl tilted her head slightly, her gaze falling straight onto a void somewhere in front of her, the corners of her lips maintaining that flawlessly eerie curve.

"Master, you promised to take Liguang to meet your colleagues."

Her voice was steady, her tone standard.

When she spoke, she didn't even move her lips!

No, they moved, but the movement was extremely slight... just the precise contraction of the muscles at the corners of her lips.

This was so freaking...

Too terrifying!!!

"But your current state..."

Fang Qi tried to struggle, but his wrist was gripped even tighter!

The silver-haired girl finally turned her neck.

Very slowly, very steadily... like a precision robotic arm adjusting its angle!

She turned that pretty face toward Fang Qi, but the focus of her heterochromatic eyes... still did not land on his.

"Liguang's state is very good."

She said, her tone as calm... as if broadcasting a weather forecast.

"Emotional module operating normally, behavioral logic matches presets. Master promised to bring Liguang for a public appearance, and Liguang is assisting Master in fulfilling that promise."

Assisting?

You call this assisting?!

Fang Qi wailed in his heart!

He pulled hard, trying to yank his wrist back...

But it wouldn't budge!

Those slender fingers felt like they were welded onto his wrist bones!

Within that seemingly delicate bionic body lay the terrifying strength of a guard-level AI!

He felt like he was clamped in a vise; if Liguang applied just a little more force, his bones would be crushed!

But he still decided to struggle a bit more:

"Liguang, listen to me, let's go back and adjust first..."

"Destination: Master's company. Route planning complete."

Liguang interrupted him, her voice still steady.

Then she took a step.

Not the light and elegant steps from before, but a kind of... precisely rhythmic, mechanical pace!

She just dragged Fang Qi by the wrist, walking toward the company building!

"Hey! Wait! Liguang!"

Fang Qi was pulled into a stumble, almost losing his footing.

Passersby around them were already casting curious glances!

A stunningly beautiful girl with silver hair and heterochromatic eyes, smiling as she dragged a pale-faced young man...

No matter how you looked at it, this scene was incredibly bizarre!

Fang Qi wanted to cry but had no tears!

What else could he do?

Yell "Help, my AI has awakened and she's kidnapping me"?

And then... have his wrist crushed the next second and respawn again?!

He was not willing to accept that!!

He had made a bold vow to launch an offensive on Liguang!

How could he respawn so pathetically!

Although the current situation was also pretty pathetic...

He could only convince himself that it was probably just a system error caused by memory confusion, and it would be fine once they went back and rebooted!

But right now...

He could only bite the bullet and let the silver-haired girl drag him forward!

The force on his wrist was steady and continuous. Liguang's slender back was straight, her silver hair flowing with a cold luster under the afternoon sun.

Looking at this back, while Fang Qi felt helpless...

A strange emotion slowly rose in his heart.

This crazy woman's mechanical yandere behavior without any emotional fluctuation...

Although scary, but...!

She was no longer hiding her possessiveness, nor was she using a wronged expression as a disguise...

Instead, directly and programmatically...

Executing the attributes a "yandere" should have!

This state of Liguang... didn't seem to exist in the game, right?

...It felt pretty thrilling, actually?

Does this count as a new CG for my waifu Liguang?

Damn...

This yandere fetish of his...

Hadn't been cured even after living in a dream for eighty-two years!

He was dragged by Liguang across the crosswalk to the plaza in front of the company building.

Looking up at that towering glass-curtain building...

Fang Qi once again wanted to cry but had no tears!

What the hell...

Going up with Liguang in this state, seeing Lin Xiaoyou and that bunch of gossipy colleagues...

God knows what kind of mess would happen!

Just now she even intercepted Gu Xi handing over a business card and swatted away a handshake. If Lin Xiaoyou lunged over to hug his arm later...

Several bloody ending screens flashed through his mind instantly—

Liguang smilingly snapping Lin Xiaoyou's wrist.

Liguang smilingly smashing an approaching male colleague's head into a monitor.

Liguang smilingly...

Fuck!

I can't think about it anymore!

The more I think about it, the more terrifying it is!

Cold sweat seeped from his forehead, but his wrist was still tightly gripped.

The silver-haired girl had already dragged him to the building's revolving doors, her footsteps not pausing in the slightest.

"Liguang, let's discuss this one last time..."

Fang Qi made a final struggle.

Liguang stopped and slowly turned her head.

She still wore a perfect smile, her gaze still falling at the level of his chin, the curve of her lips flawless:

"Master does not need to worry."

"Liguang will perfectly play the role of 'companion' and will not cause trouble for Master."

Fang Qi: "..."

No, you crazy woman, do you even believe that yourself!

You are the biggest trouble right now!

The revolving doors turned, and Liguang pulled him inside.

The air conditioning in the lobby was blasting.

When several receptionists looked up, their eyes instantly widened!

Fang Qi braced himself and tried to pull his hand away, but it wouldn't budge.

But right then, Liguang took the initiative to let go of him.

Her slender fingers released one by one, slowly and methodically, until her palm completely left his wrist.

Then she turned around, faced Fang Qi, folded her hands in front of her, and bowed slightly:

"Master, the elevator is over there."

Her tone was respectful, her posture submissive.

But her gaze... remained unfocused.

Looking at her hollow eyes and perfect smile, Fang Qi felt his scalp go numb!

...Whatever, let it be!

We're already here!

I can only leave it to fate!

You crazy woman, they are the colleagues of the master you've been so eager to meet...

Don't cause any trouble for me!!

While waiting for the elevator, a few colleagues from other departments secretly peeked over and whispered to each other.

"Is that Fang Qi? His girlfriend? Silver hair? Damn, she's way too pretty..."

"No way, I heard he has a custom AI companion, silver hair and heterochromia, is this her?"

"A custom AI companion? How much would that cost... She looks so obedient, keeping her head down, and so beautiful... The evil rich...!"

"Even a rich guy like that has to slave away in the same company as me, my mind is at peace now..."

Fang Qi's eye twitched.

Obedient?

Yeah...

Let's hope she can be a bit more obedient!

And... Lin Xiaoyou, please don't cause any trouble either!!

Meanwhile, the silver-haired girl stood quietly half a step by his side.

She kept her head slightly lowered, her silver hair covering half of her pretty face.

"Ding—"

The elevator arrived.

The doors slid open; it was completely empty inside.

Fang Qi took a deep breath and stepped inside.

Liguang followed behind him, her footsteps light and soundless.

The elevator doors... slowly closed.

In the completely enclosed space, only the two of them remained.

Fang Qi pressed the floor button, then leaned against the wall of the elevator car.

Two people, a confined space, and a slightly broken little yandere...

Damn it...

All the elements of a horror movie had been gathered!

It was too quiet inside the elevator.

Fang Qi took a deep breath. Just as he was about to say something to break the suffocating silence—

A breath carrying the sweet scent of strawberries...

Brushed against his neck.

He gave a slight shudder!

This crazy woman, he had no idea when she had suddenly gotten so close to him.

She was leaning right next to his ear!

...What are you doing?!

Crazy woman, what are you trying to...

"Aqi..."

Then, a soft call suddenly slipped into his ear.

The tip of his ear tickled.

The corner of Fang Qi's eye twitched slightly.

...?

...Huh?

It was definitely Liguang's voice...

But... it was no longer the steady, standard electronic tone from before.

Instead, it was trembling, joyful, gentle...

And filled with a kind of morbid happiness that had been suppressed to the absolute limit before finally erupting!

He stood frozen for a few seconds...

Then, he whipped his head around!

His gaze immediately met a pair of heterochromatic eyes that were mere inches away!

And on that breathtakingly beautiful face...

The standard smile had completely vanished.

Her flawless cheeks were flushed with excitement, her eyelashes trembling lightly...

And her eyes... had finally focused!

Her amber left eye rippled with a watery gaze so tender it could practically melt you!

In her crimson right eye... streams of data were surging, spinning, and bursting madly!

Her gaze—burning, greedy, yet faintly gentle—finally locked onto his face!

"Aqi..."

"You finally found me..."