freenovelworld Chapter 181 The Black Sheep Effect? It's unlikely.
Chapter 181 The Black Sheep Effect? It's unlikely.
Bumblebee, who had been holding her shoulder, put his arm around her and pulled her back to his side. Seeing that she was still a little dazed and confused, he couldn't help but smile.
But... I still really want to...
Bumblebee held back his emotions, and seeing Rosa's beautiful visor, he spoke firmly: "Rosa..." Rosa, who was called by name, came to her senses and looked up at Bumblebee's determined face.
"You don't need to feel embarrassed, this is my private core, it's mine..." Bumblebee's originally firm emotions suddenly softened, as did his tone.
"I want to be alone with you, to spend time alone together... to go out together... actually, it's kind of like—" Bumblebee started touching the back of his neck shyly again.
"So, this can be considered... fulfilling my own wish?" The cooling system, which had stopped roaring after being interrupted, started whirring again.
"I lost my composure today... It's getting late, let's go get some rest." Bumblebee said, putting his arm around Rosa's shoulder and walking out.
Rosa needs to rest well today and also needs to think things through. Given how slow Rosa is, she probably needs to think carefully about what he said.
He will give her enough time to accept it little by little... slowly...
He reluctantly said goodbye to Rosa only after escorting her to the lobby. After Rosa waved to Bumblebee and said "See you tomorrow," he turned and left.
That night, Rosa thought a lot about what was going on and what was wrong with Bumblebee.
Perhaps even Rosa, who is somewhat slow to grasp the complexities of emotions, will gradually come to her senses through today's events, or rather, through her experiences and conversations over this period.
Perhaps she also has some feelings for Bumblebee, after all, it's been such a long time, during the great war, on the battlefield, under the hail of bullets, and in various daily activities.
Every interaction, every conversation, every response—the accumulated little things from daily life have made this bowl quite full.
These are all significant.
But if I ask myself honestly, how much affection do I have for him? Does it really matter?
They can be friends, they can be companions, but they can't be the kind of people you can stay with for a long, long time.
There's only one reason: she's not from this world. Although she is partly, the majority of her being isn't.
The solver is not a creation of this world. It is powerful, it devours, and it can even transform inorganic matter into organic matter. It is a cyber god, or rather, a flesh-and-blood god.
So, can the people of Cybertron accept the existence of such an evil god?
Even if she hides her true identity, so what? She is still not a Cybertronian. She is more like an AI than a machine life form, and she is very likely to be labeled as an outsider there.
She didn't know, and she didn't want to gamble, that she was very likely to become the "black sheep".
This is easy to understand; it's the black sheep effect, a very common psychological phenomenon.
In a group, members may unconsciously collectively exclude one or more members, which can even lead to ridicule or bullying.
The real reason is simply that "black sheep" look different from "white sheep".
Like a black sheep among a flock of white sheep... they would only unconsciously exclude these "black sheep" because of some differences...
She knew exactly what the solver was like; their true nature was absolutely unacceptable, and in that case, she had to leave, at least before their true nature was revealed to the public.
She only needs to leave a good impression, and if she leaves, she will definitely not have a long-term relationship with anyone here.
Of course, I'm not referring to the kind of friendship we have, but something more advanced, a relationship that requires a closer connection.
Let's avoid this next time...
As Rosa pondered this, she gradually drifted off to sleep.
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The next day, Rosa was woken up early by some noise. When she came out, she saw Sideswipe and Ironfist fighting. The two machines were grabbing each other's shoulder armor and tearing off each other's head sculpts. They fought and spun around in the hall for a long time. They even knocked over the hibernation pod and almost released the prisoner.
I don't know what happened, or why they fought so fiercely.
Everyone watched helplessly as they continued fighting. Bumblebee had originally wanted Grimlock to separate them, but they ended up fighting right in front of Rosa themselves.
The moment they saw Rosa, they realized they would crash into her if they didn't let go. So, as they turned to face Rosa, they immediately and automatically let go of each other. The two machines, which had been locked in fierce combat, suddenly became very coordinated.
After all, you can't just crash into something like that—
Then they stood up straight, glared at each other, and walked away. Over the days, they were no longer afraid of Rosa, since she hadn't really posed a threat after all this time.
Rosa smiled helplessly. She had originally thought that since she was already awake, she should go get the supplies. But when she suddenly saw everyone's shocked expressions, she turned her head in confusion and saw Steel Lock seemingly trying to reach for his back.
How is this going?
Rosa just missed the face of Micronus Prime, one of the Thirteen Apostles, that appeared on Grimlock when she turned around. So when Grimlock finally turned around, she saw... well, a rather unappealingly large face. (ps: Micronus Prime and Micron Prime are just different translations, both are the same.)
Rosa almost slapped him, but she held back.
“Micro Star!” Optimus Prime frowned, looking seriously at the Micro Star projected onto Grimlock.
However, everyone seemed only surprised, without any sign of being frightened. It's unclear whose doing it was, but they managed to boost everyone's courage.
It still looks a bit strange...
"Micro Star?! Get him away! Get him away!" Steel Lock struggled to pull himself away. Perhaps because he had just been polished today, Steel Lock's body was reflective, and he was also quite large.
Microstar mistook reflective objects for projectable ones, and thus accidentally projected itself onto Steel Lock.
“Optimus Prime, your war with the Celestial Lord is over. It’s time for you to return the portion of the fire that the Celestials lent you.” Wei Tianxing said to Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime didn’t say much, just nodded.
"Wait! Optimus Prime said that transformation almost cost him his life. Will this transformation—" Bumblebee stood firmly in front of Optimus Prime, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Microstar, who clearly did not want to answer the question.
"This isn't a Q&A time, you silly boy." As he spoke, a blue energy field erupted around Optimus Prime as Microstar's eyes emitted a bright light.
He took flight, and amidst a series of painful cries, all his energy vanished, after which Optimus Prime plummeted from the sky.
"Optimus Prime!" Everyone anxiously gathered around Optimus Prime, and Blackface immediately began scanning.