LUH-21416 ch3

Aah... The bathtub's bigger than I thought it'd be... A bath with Luh-chan...
I wish we could've taken one together...

N-No. If we got in together, my filthy ulterior motives

Bathtub overflowing with nosebleeds

would turn it into a literal bloodbath...

My ulterior motives that I've been keeping quiet... are leaking out...
I should sing something to get rid of these intrusive thoughts...!

Okhotsk neon~ You enchant me with your beauty~
Jisabella-san's singing something...
...So humans sing while taking a bath, huh... I should follow suit.
So that she doesn't find out I'm an android.

A momentary break in the middle of a trip that'll end if she's discovered as an android.

There is a flower
within my heart

Daisy, Daisy planted...
...I can hear Luh-chan singing... I wonder what song it is...
It's cute...

Ah!
Oh crap!

I should wash it out and fill it up again for Luh-chan's sake...
Jisabella-san... isn't coming out of the bath...

Jisabella-san's scent... It's calming, but...

Jisabella's coat

Is this... drool?

I'm a hi-spec android,
so I'm always clean!

But if I wanna imitate a human, I'll need to take baths too...
...?
Some kind of paper is coming out of Jisabella-san's machine...?

This is Far East TV's News at Eleven.
Eh?... It's me...
There was another robbery in the streets of Kyouei last night.

The culprit is a reinforced cyborg man who has repeatedly used guns to threaten people and steal their money.
The Security Division is searching for his whereabouts.

Cyborg strikes Kyouei City again!

Uwah, that's not far from here...

Hyah!?
Luh-chan's cute when she's surprised...

...I'm an android... The very one she's been searching for...
She's gonna find out...
What do I do...?

What's Luh-chan doing on my bed...? No... More importantly, is Luh-chan... afraid of me?
Eeep~
Did my ulterior motives... show on my face? I need to deceive her somehow...

By the way, I think I heard my fax machine just now...
It's no good... There's nowhere to hide...

No... Who cares about some stupid fax... I need to get rid of these desires...
Luh-chan is my dear friend. How do I go about telling her...
Jisabella-san.

If I... were an android, would you shoot me...?
...Heh?

Wh-Wh-What's gotten into you, Luh-chan? You're a human, aren't you?
I-I've never shot a human, y'know!? Or rather, I wouldn't!!

I'm the android you've been looking for...
The one... you've been chasing after, Jisabella-san.

...What's this wanted bulletin...?
...It came just now.

I'm an android who can lie... so the facility was going to destroy me...
I've been running all this time, pretending to be a human.

I became really scared when I learned you were a police investigator, Jisabella-san.
...Why didn't you run away from me?

I've always... been afraid of everything.
When you said you would protect me, it made me happy... I felt safe...

I know you only said that because you thought I was human,
but the truth is, those words...

make me fall in love with you...
I want to be with you forever...

Luh-chan... Run.
...You should run away.
No!

I want to run but I won't!
...I want to be with you no matter what, Jisabella-san!

I love you! I love you so much!
I may be hi-spec... but I have... no idea... what I should do...

I'm sorry... Luh-chan...

Even so... I
love you...

Jisabella... san...

...I'm sorry... I really am... Luh-chan...
That's...

my nosebleed...
Eh... Nosebleed...!? I thought you shot...
I didn't shoot you...

Luh-chan... I'm sorry...
I got your clothes... dirty... You're unclean, so take a bath...
Jisabella-san!? I'm more worried... about your complexion!

Jisbella-san!? Keep it together!!
The ulterior motives.. I've been holding back... spontaneously... discharged...

Jisabella-san... lent me her shirt...
It smells nice...
Jisabella-san... Are you okay? You look pale...

Don't worry. I've taken some nosebleed medicine...
I can move now, so let's run away together.

Jisabella-sa-
Wait!

The medicine hasn't taken effect yet! Wait an hour before you hug me!!
Luh-chan in a boyfriend shirt is dangerous!
What's that supposed to mean!?

At this rate, you'll be pursued too, Jisabella-san...
No problem.

I've made my decision.
I want to be with you too, Luh-chan.
Jisabella-san...

...Ah!
Eh?

Freeze!

Don't move a muscle.
Uwah... Now of all times...

Gimme your car and whatever money you got.
...?

Uwah!?
A monster!?

Let Jisabella-san go!!
Or I'll throw this car at you!

Woah!
Let me go, you!

There's no way a girl that cute...
could possibly be a monster, right?

I-I-I-I-I-I'm sorr-

Luh-chan, put the car down.
Ah, right!

...Uuh.
Ah, my nosebleed...
Jisabella-san... you should rest for a bit...

Luh-chan... We need to go. My colleagues are after you.
I can't lose consciousness here...
Get in the car...

I'm hi-spec, so I've never driven a car, but I'll try...!
I'm worried...
You sit in the passenger seat...!

Security Division! Don't move...
Heh?
Ah?

...
There's still a chance... even if it's just you.

Luh-chan... Leave this to me.
I'll be fine.

We'll always be together.

p10

Jisabella-san... This newspaper's kinda weird...

"Meritous Deed! Android Wanted By Police Saves Android Administration Bureau Investigator From Serial Robber!"
The android has been pardoned by the Ministry of Home Affairs...
It turned into a meritous deed I did...

It's thanks to the opening you created that I made it through without getting shot.
I'm just happy that you can live in peace now.

Am I the only one who knows how cool Jisabella-san is?
Y-Yes, that's right.

Ah.
Eh?

Your nose is bleeding again...
It'll stop soon enough... Don't worry about it... I've taken my medicine.

I'm still worried... We need to find the cause...
The cause?
Yes. The cause of your nosebleed.

I'll be taking that to the grave with me.
What's that supposed to mean!?

The life of an android and a human with nothing left to hide... okay, maybe some things.

Warning