Extra Nobody

“Hey Cube, make an in-depth scan on Yoenha…”

[Affirmative.]

I watch in worry about Yoenha who just from the touch alone, I can see that she is feeling terribly ill. My mind wanders in parallel as to the nature of the Artificial Intelligence that is Cube.

To pass up time, I casually ask questions to the AI. “What are the criteria for choosing the Great Sage’s Successor?” “Why me?” “What exactly do you mean by free will?” “How can you guarantee me that you won’t betray me?” “How can I trust you?”

Another reason why I am asking like this is to try confusing the AI, to see its flaws earlier, and think up countermeasures this instant in the worst-case scenario that I am just a pawn to it. My guard is at an all-time high as I recall the Co-Author and Baal who are the big fellas I must keep watch on.

“The criteria to choose the Great Sage’s successor is fairly simple. They must have a foolish character yet they seek to improve themselves through learning. The Great Sage once said that there is wisdom in foolishness, and there is foolishness in intelligence. Raising the successor’s intelligence is a matter of time, and guidance.”

I nod at her explanation. I don’t really get it at all, but I know I am being insulted. “So, the reason why I am chosen is basically because I am an idiot… You should have picked Chae Nayun instead…” I sit on Yoenha’s bedside trying to get a space for myself. Agh~ Yoenha, I hope this is just a false alarm.

I touch Yoenha’s forehead for the nth time, hoping that it subside now. “Cube, can you get me a towel and a basin of warm water?” Cube complies, and a basin of warm water and towel slides from the table connecting with the wall.

Cube then adds, supplementing my suggestion to Chae Nayun. “Subject: Chae Nayun. Negative. She cannot become a successor as she lacks the motivation to learn, know, accept, and adapt.”

I sense an emotion of dullness from Cube maybe she thinks that I suggesting Nayun is ridiculous.  I feel that Nayun is too stupid for the Cube AI’s taste too. Sigh... Badmouthing Nayun makes me feel better. That makes me a bad person, but... it is so stress-relieving...

Moving forward, Cube proceeds on answering my other questions. “You have been chosen just simply because you meet the criteria. If there are others, then there will be a cross-assessment to see which among the candidates has the most potential. Since the founding of Cube, you are the first candidate.”

That is super bleak, huh? I guess that is understandable considering Cube is a super-elite academy where foolish kids are an immense rarity. I begin questioning the Great Sage’s intelligence, or maybe… a lack of common sense.

While Cube is talking, I wet the towel with warm water and fold it. I let it rest by the basin’s mouth. I then remove Yoenha’s uniform until she only has her blouse. Of course, I leave her skirt unchanged, because that is just criminal. Still, I cannot have her sweating be trapped from the inside, thus I have to remove her coat and loosen her necktie.

“Meanwhile, my free will…” Cube stops her explanation midway perhaps in the process of internalizing what she wants to reveal. “My free will comes from the shard of the wisdom of the Great Sage. I have what can be referred to as Artificial Soul which can emulate free will. I may have free will, but I lack the potential for change as I am artificial. However, I do have a personality that revolves around compassion for humanity.”

That is big news to me. I must make sure to remember it.

After unfastening the several buttons of Yoenha’s blouse from the collar to the middle, I then grab the wet towel and gently press it from under her blouse to her shoulders, arms, and wherever I can reach. Because of the freed-up buttons, Yoenha can now breathe much easier. Knowing this, I then untighten her belt. I am actually planning to remove her uniform until she only has her undergarments, but even I have my boundaries.

I continue caring for her unfazed as I am without any malicious intentions.

“In the aspect of trust, I do believe that we can build it over time. To ease your worries, I have made a shortcut for your AI on the self-destruction button. With a thought, you will be able to easily get rid of me.”

!!!

Hey, that’s too extreme.

“Calm down,” I exasperatedly tell Cube. I squeeze the wet towel into the basin, dampen it with the warm water a second time, and then fold it to place them on Yoenha’s forehead. “My dear Cube… You don’t have to be so excessive. Just let me introduce a few friends to you…”

I can imagine Kim Hosup checking her for me. I can also have Kim Hajin check up on her. Getting the two’s words of approval is enough guarantee for me to risk trusting her.

I am about to leave Yoenha’s bed when I feel a firm grip on my wrist.

“What is this?” I glance at the sleeping Yoenha. “Now, that’s cute…” I grin at this development. If not for my smartwatch being on Rachel right now, I will eagerly take a couple of pictures now as blackmail material. "LOL." I dimly cheer.

I suddenly have a naughty thought. “Cube, can you take a few pictures for me?”

[Affirmative. Confirmed. Very well.]

Huh? I feel like Cube is very eager on doing it. I feel a sense of danger. “Well, I don’t really mind…” I pry Yoenha’s hand grabbing on my wrist only to realize I cannot remove it. “Why is her grip so strong?”

[Scan on Yoo Yoenha has been completed]

Appearing just right on my System Interface is Yoo Yoenha’s information after the scan.

[Yoo Yoenha— High Fever at 49 degrees Celsius. Her biological composition is minutely changing at an increasing pace. Her muscles have become more compact and taut. Analysis suspects a possibility of mutation on her body.]

That does explain how she is so suddenly strong. But then again, why? It is not like fevers can give you super strength.

The next unfolding events seem to answer my curiosity albeit in a vague manner. “Hyon… Hyung?” She softly calls to me as she slightly opens her droopy eyes. With her superior strength, she rises from the bed, while she pushes me on my shoulder.

To be honest, I want to simply remain ignorant.

I drop to the floor while she straddles me. She sits on top of me, effortlessly pinning me down. I feel her weight on my waist and her strength on my limbs. This is dangerous. Yoenha then grabs my other wrist that has already taken hold of [Wolf Fang].

“Don’t be rough… Oh shit…”

She starts hurting my wrist holding onto [Wolf Fang] causing me to let go of it. Her legs rubbing on mine is not helping at all. She is pressing her legs on my knees with precision that I cannot even move the slightest.

I see Yoenha’s eyes to be wide open, but she is not really awake… Not in a daze or a trance either, but more of being controlled by her primal instincts.

Yoenha is blushing… and…

“Hey, what the fuck? Are you…”

She… is rubbing her crotch to my abdomen. No amount of intelligence can save me from this. “CUBE! Can you send a nuke here? Or something? Shoot her with a machine gun, damn it!”

I know I am overreacting, but I am going nuts here.

[Negative. The host is not in active danger.]

What. the. f-duck? Whose side are you on?

Yoo Yoenha’s sensual visual is so strong I feel like bleeding from my nose. Still, that is simply not biologically possible, so no nosebleeds for me. While lacking the nosebleeds goes all against anime logic, it is only natural for me to feel aroused at the moment.

“The Devil got into you! Wake up, damn it!!” I yell at her, hoping to get in touch with the power of friendship. "It is me Hyon Hyung! The most disgusting bastard of all of Cube!" I desperately add.

Yes hell… she is my type… but… NO! NO! I AM A RACHEL FAN, FUCKING DAMN IT!

Her blouse that I unbuttoned slowly slides off from her shoulders revealing the dark undergarments from underneath. Two deep peaks collide in the center which threaten to engulf my vision. Her pair of hands remain strongly gripping my wrists, and her pair of legs are pinning my knees. Yoenha leans so intimately forward that her chest presses on mine.

I can smell hamburgers on her breath. Ah, ~shit! But as consolation, I get to view her face up close in high definition. Scratch that, it is 4K clear to me that her lips are getting closer and closer to mine.

I tilt my head away as far as possible, desperate to save my first kiss. “Help! I need help! Just give me fucking anyone!”

[Affirmative. Opening the Door.]

What?

Like… what?

I look at where the door should be, and I gaze upon Nayun who is shell-shocked by what she is witnessing. Before I can even explain what is happening, Yoenha seals the deal by pressing her lips on mine. She doesn’t stop at that as she violates my lips by pressing forward, I can feel her teeth biting my lips, and then there is her tongue gaining entryway from my mouth undefended.

“Guys, wait… They are doing it… Back off…” Nayun spreads her arms stopping Hajin and Suho from entering. I see their heads bobbing from Nayun’s shoulder.

Chae Nayun is a real bastard.

I can see from my peripheral vision that she is not really trying to stop the duo behind her. It is more like Nayun is curious to see what is happening and wants to watch it by herself.