Mafia Parents Traded Me For An AI

My parents think I'm not ladylike enough, so they buy themselves a docile and sweet AI daughter called Serafina Moretti.

On the day Serafina is brought home, I get bullied by the entire family.

Papa hates the fact that I'm really bad at studying, unlike Serafina, who's quick to pick up on the knowledge after being taught for the first time.

Mamma wrinkles her nose at my bright and active personality. Apparently, I'm not quiet enough, which annoys her and gives her a pounding headache all the time.

My older brother, Dario Moretti, even berates me all the time. "You're a disgrace to the Moretti family! What else are you capable of doing other than eating and sleeping?"

Even Serafina has the gall to make fun of me, so I shove her to the floor out of anger.

Mamma's expression darkens immediately. Then, she delivers a heavy slap across my cheek.

"Serafina is your sister! If you're as docile as she is, you won't annoy me to the point I keep having headaches!

"It's time for you to learn how to be a docile and understanding daughter in a behavioral correction academy!"

So, I'm forced to study there.

Two years later, my family picks me up from the academy. They keep calling my name, and yet I never respond to them.

Professor Luca Caruso corrects them smilingly, "Mrs. Moretti, you must say the words, 'Activate.' Only then will NS-5 boot up on her own."

Antonio Moretti—my Papa and the Don of the Moretti famiglia in Novarra—stood in the doorway of the study, watching everything silently. He had a complicated look on his face, his lips pressed tightly together.

Camilla Romano, my Mamma, stood before me. She grasped the pearl necklace around her neck tightly, her knuckles turning white.

Dario Moretti—my brother—leaned against the doorframe with a mocking smile on his face.

"Activate, NS-5," Mamma said with a trembling voice. She didn't understand the meaning behind the words and was merely repeating Luca Caruso's, the professor's, instructions.

I smiled faintly, and like a robot finally receiving an instruction after a long standby, I stood up from the chair, with my hands hanging by my sides and my posture perfectly straight. "I have been activated and am awaiting your command."

Mamma was stunned.

Professor Caruso's voice rang out from behind. He was clad in a gray suit and constantly maintained a professional smile, bearing a striking resemblance to Papa's Consigliere.

"Our academy has created a system to improve the education of children, Donna Moretti. They require an activation command to be woken up, and with this command, they will never disobey you in any way. Isn't obedience the law of survival in a Mafia famiglia, Donna Moretti?"

Mamma nodded as the realization dawned on her.

Dario pushed his way forward. He was a year older than I was and had always made a game of teasing me. He would get the better of me back then, and I would chase him throughout