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The Weight of the Robot and the BedAuthor: Naoki Sanjugo
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| Original Title | ロボットとベッドの重量 |
|---|---|
| Author | 直木 三十五 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a dimly lit room thick with impending mortality, a dying robotics engineer clings to his final creation—a humanoid robot crafted with unsettling precision. His wife, bound by duty yet simmering with resentment, navigates a labyrinth of desire and dread as her husband insists the machine embody his love beyond death. The robot’s uncanny warmth and mechanical perfection blur the lines between devotion and control, while whispers of infidelity haunt the shadows. As tensions escalate, the engineer’s obsession twists into a macabre safeguard against betrayal, weaving a web of jealousy that transcends flesh and blood. The wife’s beauty becomes both weapon and weakness, her allure attracting mortal suitors even as the cold specter of technology looms. In this dance of human frailty and mechanical inevitability, every touch, glance, and whispered promise carries lethal stakes. What begins as a tale of love’s endurance spirals into a chilling exploration of possession—where the boundaries between creator, creation, and lover dissolve into a crescendo of vengeance only machinery could exact. |
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