Lu Xiaoxiao

Yayoi Company Store.

The store was packed and noisy, with a huge crowd of customers picking out Machine Butlers at the counters. Machine Butlers came in many models, but their internals were mostly the same; the main differences were their colors and heights.

Suddenly, a chorus of startled cries rang out.

Everyone looked in the direction of the cries and saw a Machine Slave entering through the doorway, carrying an enormous box on its shoulder.

Customer A: Σ(っ °Д °;)っ

Customer B: (⊙ˍ⊙)

Customer C: w(ﾟДﾟ)w

The sight left everyone bewildered, and they instinctively moved aside to clear a path.

"Thanks! Thank you!" the Machine Slave said all the way to the counter.

The young female clerk's eyes widened as she stared blankly at the Machine Slave. She had received customers all morning, but they had all been human customers. This was her first time seeing a Machine Slave.

"I'm returning this." The Machine Slave set the box on the counter. "It was bought this morning. Don't want it anymore, so I'm returning it."

Then the Machine Slave pulled several sheets of paper from its pocket. "Here's the receipt."

The young clerk accepted the documents and hesitantly began processing the return.

She scanned the order code, checked that the Machine Butler was undamaged, and went through the various procedures.

The Machine Slave waited patiently beside the counter.

Before long, curious customers gathered around and looked the Machine Slave up and down.

"Little machine fellow." A plump middle-aged woman hesitantly spoke up. "You are...?"

"A Machine Slave from Chen Zhao Technology Company," the Machine Slave replied politely.

"You came here to..." The woman was astonished.

"My master bought both me and a Machine Butler. After using us for a while, he felt the Machine Butler was too dumb and useless, so