Just as Hoshi and March 7th were discussing the secret soap passage that led to the Device IX, the second guest appeared!
"Oh, dear Nameless, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Before the person even arrived, that familiar voice reached March 7th and Xing's ears.
"Wait a minute, why is [ Shut Up ] here?!"
"Oh, dear Nameless, milk tea is to passenger Ye Yan what an energy core is to Intellitron."
"Stable memory release makes the operation smoother," [ Shut Up ] explained to the two.
"And a story, like holding down the standby button before shutting down a computer, is of paramount importance..."
Flashbacks, Astral Express, Party Car
"Sizzle... sizzle... sizzle..."
[ Shut Up ] The robot seemed to have lost its former vitality, emitting a sound like a machine breaking down.
"Hmm, what are you doing? Is there something wrong with [ Shut Up ]?"
March 7th and Xing came together.
"Dear Nameless... zzzzzz... As a catering robot, my cleaning functions are still lacking... zzzzzz... Miss Himeko is making adjustments to this."
" Himeko is preparing to take over part of the system, manually inputting data for the simulated intelligent components to learn from," Dan Heng said.
Himeko nodded. "I've connected the controller to [ Shut Up ]. However, I still need to test it to determine how the controller buttons are mapped..."
Having said that, Himeko recalled her previous actions and entered a command on the controller:
"Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, B..."
"What a weird password!"
"Beep beep! Cheat code correct! Entering self-destruct mode soon, dear Nameless, see you in the next Eternal Recurrence!"
"Whoa! What's going on! Xing, press the cancel button!"
"Don't worry, this is just a [cheat code joke] designed by the previous owner. Do you like it?"
[ Shut Up ] The robot returned to normal and began wiping the glasses on the table.
Xing's expression was calm, even with a hint of relief in her smile. They would be fine even if the explosion affected the Party Car; if all else failed, they could just pull Ye Yan over to take the hits.
"However, it just seemed to mention [ Eternal Recurrence ]... I've never heard of that term before."
"Don't mind it, maybe it's just a lame joke."
March 7th stopped thinking about it and turned her attention back to the [ Shut Up ] robot.
"Hmph, you better not let me find your ex-master, or he'll be in big trouble!"
"Dear Nameless, you're joking. When have I ever told a lame joke?"
Before anyone could react, [ Shut Up ] had already begun its smooth little combo:
"A Intellitron office worker was always moody. After a while, his colleagues discovered a pattern: if he was very irritable, he must have charged up with hot electricity last night; if he was very calm, he must have charged up with hot water last night."
One day at work, he was very friendly to everyone. Question: What kind of energy did he recharge?
"The answer is [and] electricity. Do you understand? [and] sounds like [nuclear]... Oh~ that's hilarious."
[ Shut Up ] let out a soft, highly emotional hum. It's strange, isn't this guy a robot? How can he have such realistic emotions?
"I'll tell you one too." Xing crossed her arms.
"Oh? My dear Nameless, I knew you were a master of humor! I will store your humor firmly in the corpus and pass it on to generations of Nameless."
"Once upon a time, there was a man who liked to cover his nose and mouth with a blanket when he slept, and then he never woke up again."
Question: Why did such a tragedy happen?
Xing, hands on hips. "Because he doesn't have a nose or mouth."
"Do you understand? The words 'nose and mouth' and ' Shut Up ' are homophones, conveying a thought-provoking warning that's quite amusing."
"Okay. Everyone, please get some rest. I'll be leaving now."
[ Shut Up ] He stopped making a sound and silently began wiping the already gleaming glass.
"Ahem~" Himeko got down to business, "Today, I will personally cook a creative lunch for all of you passengers. Are you ready?"
March 7th took several deep breaths in a row, "Come on, I'm mentally prepared!"
Where are Uncle Yang and Ye Yan?
"They've already escaped..."
Xing smiled helplessly, "Two old foxes... is this fate...?"
"Please don't be like that. I think all the ingredients are normal. How bad could they be? It's rare for Himeko to cook, so please give her some face!"
March 7th was still defending Himeko, saying that as long as you numb your taste buds with milk tea before eating, there won't be any problems!
"Wait a minute, let me review the menu again. Heat the oil in the pan and let it cool... How cool should it be? Add it when the butter is melted... does that mean when it's just starting to melt or when it's completely melted?"
"Is this bottle of salt? Let me try it... Oh, it's laundry detergent..."
"Why is laundry detergent here... I take back what I said! Quickly, go and fetch Uncle Yang and Teacher Ye Yan!"
" Church -made laundry detergent is always top-quality!"
Xing had given up on her futile struggle and turned to promote the [ Church of Eternity ]'s laundry detergent to everyone.
"Is now the time to do this?!"
"Well, there's no other way... Himeko, do you need me to help out?"
"No need, Dan Heng. You've worked too hard for the train; it's time for me to treat you. Enjoy your meal."
"I tried my best." Dan Heng looked at March 7th, who was still struggling.
"Damn it, Xing has given up resisting! Teacher Ye Yan! Quickly think of a way, I'm still young..."
On March 7th, someone took out their phone and successfully contacted Ye Yan.
" Miss March 7th, things have come to this, let's eat first."
"Eating... right!" March 7th had a sudden inspiration. " Aha! I just remembered, I have a [ Warhol Gourmet Fleet ] opening discount coupon for 1000 yuan off for every 300 yuan spent, it expires in three system hours!"
"The fleet is a bit far from us; we need to set off quickly..."
Himeko specifically reminded them, "Gentlemen! It is very impolite to leave before tasting the food."
"Yes, head chef!" the three replied in unison.
Bringing their thoughts back to the milk tea shop, March 7th and Xing both fell silent as they looked at the " Shut Up " robot that had suddenly appeared without warning.
"Hmm... I can guess that it's the acting store manager that Teacher Ye Yan invited, but how exactly did it get here? Could it be Pom-Pom's doing?"
"Possibly. After all, the Conductor is free."