Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Fifteen minutes was neither long nor short, but in these fifteen minutes, I managed to witness something that might as well be from science-fiction movies yet to be released. I guessed that I would not even be interested in Hollywood films for the next half of the year. Those three unlucky thugs had also gone from smart crooks to complete idiots. Just thinking about Pandora’s long, metallic needle entering their brains made me want to vomit.
A soft buzzing was heard from Pandora’s body, and the stillness ended. Everyone continued running in all directions, paper scraps in midair continued to fall, and the dust particles in the air continued to blend into the background. At the same time, the quiet world became overwhelmed with all sorts of noise: the screams of students, the screams of students, and – again – the screams of students…
In the blink of an eye, I felt like my head was going to explode! The contrast between the way things were now and the way things were a second ago was inexplicable.
Yet, very quickly, the students’ screams became softer. Someone realized that the three arrogant crooks from earlier were already on the ground. They were drooling from their mouths, and their eyes were rolled back as they kept nibbling on their own fingers like retards.
Actually, if one paid close attention, they would have been able to tell that everything was slightly off. Although Pandora had already tried her best to place the thugs in an appropriate position—since time did not run continuously, the scene did not move continuously as well. That feeling was like snipping a second out of the middle of a movie before trying to place the halves back together. It was obvious that something had been skipped over along the way.
The only thing was that everyone had been so concerned with running for their lives that no one noticed this abnormality.
If this were an ordinary movie plot, the policemen should have arrived to scan the area.
I would not have any interest in anything that would happen in the future. All I wanted was to leave the chaotic scene as quickly as possible.
Thus, I grabbed Qianqian’s hand and walked towards the school as fast as I could. Qianqian was already so frightened that she could only follow behind me gingerly. Although this lass was normally excited and loud, she was still prone to becoming stunned and confused after witnessing a campus shooting.
No one noticed that a pair of bright, suspicious eyes was fixated on us from inside the prestigious school. They watched as we left the scene.
Inside the campus, we rested at a bench at the base of the school building. Finally, Qianqian showed some form of reaction. She heaved a huge sigh of relief and patted her chest, saying, “Phew, that really scared me to death. I did not think that things like that would happen. I always saw these things on television, but this is my first time witnessing something like that in real life! Ah Jun, when do you think the reporters would arrive?”
I smiled unnaturally. Compared to what you have seen, I saw much more impossible things during those fifteen minutes!
“Hey, Ah Jun, why do you think those three men would do something like that? Do you think they did it for money? That should be right. All the rich children attend the school opposite ours. It’s normal for people to set their sights on them. How did they end up like that, though? Could they have had a heart attack?”
Seeing that Qianqian had recovered, I could not help but exclaim, “Qianqian, your mind is really strong, isn’t it?! You’ve recovered so quickly?”
“Well, it was just a scare. Must I fall into depression? That’s right, Ah Jun, do you still want to let Lili report to school? It’s getting late… Lili, were you scared earlier?”
That last sentence from Qianqian reminded me: I nearly forgot to do something extremely important!
Pandora! I was so concerned with bringing Qianqian away that I forgot about Pandora. Had she been following behind us in silence this entire time?
I turned to look at the silent girl who had gone back to acting blind. My eyes were filled with mixed emotions.
At first, although I knew she was not human, her human-like looks made me take her as nothing more than a very strange little girl. However, witnessing her transformation to a humanoid weapon earlier violently pulled me back to reality. This girl in front of me, who I called my little sister, was not at all human. She was a battle weapon from the Xyrin Empire far away.
At that moment, I really did not know how to face her.
I did not hate her. Conversely, looking at this cold, little girl—the only one who knew my secret—often made me feel a sense of closeness in my heart. Perhaps this was the reason why I found it difficult to accept that she was nothing more than a weapon.
“Ah Jun, what’s the matter? You’re daydreaming again? Did you get scared by what happened earlier?” Qianqian saw that I had been silent for hours, staring at my little sister. She asked this worriedly as if she had already decided that I was scared stiff by what had just happened.
This was a huge blow to my pride. Could this pretty lady stop looking at everyone as if their brains were as strong as hers?
“I’m fine. I’m just worried that Lili is shocked. Go for your lessons first. I have already greeted the teacher. Once Lili has gone to her new class, I’ll go over.”
Qianqian looked at me worriedly for a few seconds. Seeing nothing out of the ordinary with me, she responded, “Oh, then I’ll make a move first. Come to class soon.”
Really… she was younger than me by a couple of months, but she always acted like she was the one taking care of me.
“Emperor…”
“Stop calling me that,” I suddenly insisted.
Pandora seemed to have been shocked by my reaction. That normally expressionless face actually showed a hint of fright. Her gray eyes widened, making her look slightly cute.
She paused for two or three seconds before finally regaining her composure. Blandly, she said, “Emperor is how we address individuals with the highest authority in the Xyrin Empire. If you’re unhappy, I can go with this world’s norm and add ‘Your Majesty’ behind the address.”
“No, that’s not what I mean. Call me Big Brother. Avoid calling me that as much as you can from now on.”
Pandora looked at me quietly. Then, I heard a buzzing as if there was too much current running through her wires. A little while later, a bit of smoke floated out of her head.
Hey, hey, hey, I say… didn’t I just ask her to change the way she addressed me? Did this result in an obstacle in her logic?
“Database comparison complete. Addressing you this way does not violate the Xyrin Law. The default title set has been changed, but the original title will be used when in combat mode.”
Pandora quietly reported a summary of her thought process to me. Then, she gestured to her head and said, “Big Brother, I am overloaded…”
She looked so cute this way!
Introducing Pandora to a new group of people was much easier than I thought. At a young age, the parents of this blind little girl died. It had not been easy for her to reunite with her brother; she had to overcome various difficulties in order to get to this school. This story plucked on the heartstrings of many pure first-year students at once. This little sister, Pandora, immediately became the baby of the entire class. Everyone could not wait to show their love to this unfortunate little girl. Her classmates were so passionate that Pandora felt at a loss as to what to do.
I was greatly relieved to witness this. At the very least, there was no need for me to worry about silly students who wanted to bully Pandora for being blind; much less was there a need for me to worry that such silly students would be blown apart by her cannons.
Before this, Pandora had already expressed to me that if any carbon-based beings acted rudely to her and insulted her—as a highly-ranked general, she had the responsibility to protect the honor of the Xyrin soldiers. This meant that she had to use violence. The upper limit of the force she was capable of using really frightened me. She even had the option of activating her anti-planet weapons!
Given all of these, my greatest hope was that no retard would try to provoke Pandora.
Of course, since I had close to no control over the Xyrin Empire from this great distance and Pandora had no support from a Xyrin Outpost here, there was little chance of her activating anti-planet weapons. The most she probably would be able to do was activate the Corps-level Weapons.
So, Pandora’s classmates, don’t be deceived by this little Lolita’s harmless appearance!