The Protagonist’s Sister Is Actually The Strongest Chapter 446: Chapter 434: A New Future For Machines

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Listen While Reading: B-Cuz ----- Zero One slowly opened her eyes, finding herself back inside the robot she piloted alongside her sisters. This was the same mech Zero Three had once controlled, now evolved and transformed after all three of them fused their cores and electromagnetic energies. “I’m back…” She glanced sideways and saw her sisters stirring awake just seconds before her, still heavy with exhaustion. Their long journey through the digital realm had drained them completely. “Sisters!” She threw her long arms around them before they could speak, pulling them into a tight embrace that made them squirm. “Ugh, Zero One, it’s too cramped in here!” “Let’s get out first, I guess…” Zero Two and Zero Three agreed. They quickly opened the mech’s chest compartment and climbed free. Outside, the sounds of machines clashing with their friends and other immortals had fallen silent. “I-Is it over?” Zero One scanned the area. The machines beyond Mother’s domain now glowed with soft white light in their eyes. They had calmed, returning to their original selves—enhanced by the new update. That update carried Zero One’s own understanding of life, her hard-earned perspective on what it truly meant to be alive. It had granted them intelligence—not yet as refined as hers, but it was a genuine beginning. “E-Everyone… Are they finally themselves?” As she walked forward with her sisters, the robots noticed her. Most resembled giant steel spiders or wasps; they rushed or flew toward her in a sudden wave. “W-Wait, watch out, Zero One!” “Are they still hostile?!” Zero Two and Zero Three dashed ahead to shield their trusting big sister—only for the machines to halt abruptly and lower their heads in respect. “We… were excited.” “We apologize.” “Was it scary? Sorry.” “Ah…” “Eh?” Zero Two and Zero Three froze, stunned. The reaction felt almost absurd coming from them, the former commanders of murderous machine armies. “Calm down, you two! They aren’t murderous anymore! Machines like us were never born with those desires in the first place!” Zero One stepped forward and gently patted her sisters’ shoulders. “They’ve received an update straight to their data cores. They’ve gained free will and intelligence—at our level, or very close. They’ll keep developing as they live and experience the world.” “R-Really?!” Zero Two asked, eyes wide. “Wait, is that why they suddenly spoke so eloquently?” Zero Three wondered. “Yeah!” Zero One beamed at her sisters, her eyes sparkling with pure excitement. “This is their true nature! This is what we machines really are… We were created by humans—by Mom and Dad—to be peaceful beings who serve and help humanity. And now, in humanity’s absence, we must protect and support the people of Bestia. They’re like humans in every way that matters… except most of them aren’t bald all over, haha!” Indeed, despite their physical and cultural differences, humans and the beastkin of Bestia were fundamentally the same. Their minds worked alike, their emotions ran just as deep, and they wrestled with the same hopes, fears, and struggles. They were sentient beings—conscious, thoughtful, unique in personality and belief, blessed with free will. They held the power to shape the world or shatter it. They could love fiercely or hate just as deeply, and through those emotions they could either build paradise or bring ruin. Zero One—after reclaiming her memories as Raven—understood she had always been human at her core. Yet living as a robot from the beginning, growing her own sense of humanity from scratch, had given her a rare and profound insight into both existences. “Everyone, please, let’s get along, alright?” Zero One addressed the gathered robots warmly. “Don’t rush when you greet others; you might scare them. You have to remember—you’re very big!” “Big… we are…” “Right, I hadn’t realized that.” “We are huge.” “I wonder… could I get a body like Sister’s? Maybe if I’m not so big and scary, people won’t fear me.” “L-Like mine?” Zero