Chapter 5: Doubts
“I’m going out for a bit. Will be back around nine!”
It was nearly six o’clock when Nanako suddenly started getting ready to go out.
“To go out, to go there…?”
“Just for a little while…”
“I can’t understand you when you say it like that, you have to say the location clearly.”
Nanako lowered her head as if she was somewhat apologetic. It was as if she was harboring some kind of secret from the co-person. This is the first time it happened. That’s why I minded.
“Absolutely nothing to say?”
“Please believe that I am not going to do anything bad. I will definitely come back…”
Again, he lowered his head once more, his eyeballs looking upwards at the associate. As if it was a pleading look.
The Hipsters think about it a little bit.
…it’s nice to go out alone once in a while.
Since she didn’t have any money on her, it shouldn’t be a big deal, and she wouldn’t be able to hide a crime from the Guildmaster. Maybe Nanako wanted to do something on her own, maybe that would be helpful to Kyorin instead.
“┅Then, you go away! And I won’t ask you anything more.”
“Really?”
“But be sure to be back on time. Ah! It’s none of my business when it comes to doing something bad.”
“Yes! I will definitely comply. Thank you so much for believing in me. Then I’ll go out…”
Nanako grabbed her purse and headed out of the room.
…where exactly is she going?
I don’t… I think it’s better not to think too much. Anyway, if Nanako had done something bad, it would have been revealed right away.
“So… see you later…”
Hyphen was quietly organizing the information for the report during Nanako’s absence. During the time Nanako had been here, her spontaneous behavior and constant asking of questions had prevented the Hyphen from reading properly.
But… it is also impossible to set your mind at rest.
Even when I was reading the English article, it seemed that Nanako’s screams were coming from behind, so I couldn’t concentrate on reading, and I felt troublesome when she was there, and I felt a little lonely when she wasn’t there. There was no other way, so in order to change the atmosphere, he decided to go to the convenience store in front of the station.
Riding a bicycle, I passed through the shopping street where most of the stores had closed. As usual, I bought some magazines, snacks and drinks as soon as I reached the convenience store.
…it had actually been a long time since I had spent a night like this.
On recent nights, it was more about watching TV with Nanako or talking.
I don’t know how many days it’s been since a person came to a convenience store at night like this.
One can feel a certain sense of ease and the fact that it’s been so long since I’ve been alone.
…that… it should be time for Nanako to go home.
The associate looked at the clock in the convenience store, and it was nine fifteen. I wonder where she’s gone. It would be sad if she came home and didn’t see anyone.
As soon as I stepped out of the convenience store, I immediately rode home.
When I came to the shopping street, I saw the back of Nanako who was standing in front of some store, the big ribbon and long hair should not be wrong.
“Hey~ Nanako~”
“Ah… Kyoto~”
Hearing the voice, Nanako immediately turned to look toward the coordinator.
“What are you doing? In this place?”
“Yes… just to see…”
Nanako was now standing in front of a display window outside a watch store. Looking inside, side by side were small decorations made of glass or metal.
“Do… don’t you… don’t you think all these things are beautiful?”
“Decorations?…?”
One look at Nanako and she was gazing at the decorations with envy. Had Nanako also started wanting to dress up like human girls?
Like human means, well it seems to be getting more and more like it.
“Umm…!”
Suddenly he was in the mood to buy it, but as soon as the associate saw the price tagged on the ornament, he panicked and swallowed back the words he wanted to say.
Because the workmanship is very delicate, of course the price is very expensive.
…it’s fortunate that I didn’t say anything foolish like that.
“It’s so beautiful…”
Nanako pressed herself against the glass, keeping her eyes on the decorations inside.
“Then… it’s time to go home!”
I want to buy it… Before she could say that, Kyoto wanted to leave this place quickly. Nanako left the display window and walked over to Kyoto with some reluctance.
The Hipster jumped off the bike.
“┅Nanako you went there today?”
It shouldn’t be leaning against the front of the display window all the time, should it?
“I’m sorry, I’d like to keep it a secret for a while longer…”
“Can’t you tell me?”
“If you want to do that…”
“Thank you.”
Nanako said, smiling happily, and eventually started jumping. What exactly was the thing that you couldn’t tell the co-person?
At this time in the heart of the Association, there is uneasiness, worried about a variety of mixed feelings, anyway, she said to tell me, so only wait. Thinking so, the assistants feel a little more frank.
“Then I’m off!”
On the next day, Nanako, still with an unconcerned expression, went out again at the same time. Went there? What on earth are you doing? Although I didn’t ask her, I still cared.
“┅┅”
…might as well follow her and check it out!
It didn’t feel good, but the feeling of unease that trumped curiosity was out of control.
Where Self didn’t know, Nanako was really doing something. The Kyoujin couldn’t stand it anymore. Nanako had just stepped out of the door not long ago. Kyuto also hurriedly went out, Nanako was walking slowly about 50 meters ahead.
What am I doing?
It’s fine if you don’t think about it, but the thought of it makes you a little mindful. It should be the same location as yesterday’s towel to the direction of the shopping street. But the location was something that the Concordians couldn’t have predicted at all.
Coming to the entrance of the shopping street again, without thinking Nanako stopped in front of the bus’s stop sign. No, to be more correct, she stopped a little to the side of the stop sign. I don’t think she’s going to take the bus!
What is… waiting for?
A few minutes later, a blue minibus with a low engine sound drove over and stopped in front of Nanako. The window gently opened, and a man’s face peeked out from inside.
A male? Nanako made a pact with a man?
The idea was in the heart of the coordinator. But would it be just asking for directions….
However, Nanako was talking pleasantly with the man in the car before taking her seat in the assistant’s chair. The car was long gone by the time the associate came out of the dark part of the building.
“┅┅”
It’s impossible to keep track anymore.
He had no choice but to hobble home. But when he got home, all that haunted his mind was the fact that he couldn’t believe Nanako would meet a man.
The secret thing kept from the Hipster turns out to be a rendezvous with a man the Hipster doesn’t know.
Thinking… Even though I thought it was absolutely impossible, Kyoto couldn’t help but think that way. Meeting a man on the street didn’t mean they were in a romantic relationship. Not to mention that the other person was Nanako.
There were also times when she was left alone to go out shopping, so of course she would meet people that the Hipster didn’t know, and that wasn’t uncommon. But a reason to meet up with a man at this time of day?
Dating? Relationships between men and women?
“┅I am so stupid!”
The Hipster made a noise, dismissing his own thoughts.
Nanako was saying “Love! What is it?” There’s no such thing as a robot! I’m sure you know the most about Nanako.
It’s so casual! That simple Nanako!
…he should know Nanako better than anyone!
However, when Nanako wasn’t home, that man knew her better than the Hipster.
The Hipster wanted to change his mood, so he turned on the TV. Variety programs that were usually considered boring and just turned on and not watched were now interesting today.
┅At nine o’clock, Nanako went home safely.
“I’m back~”
“Ah! You’re back. How was your day?”
“Yes, today is great too! Oh… that’s a secret!”
Nanako stuck her tongue out and smiled.
“Right! Nanako. Is it okay if I ask you… one thing?”
“What is it?”
“Today… did you meet with anyone?”
I wasn’t going to ask, but it came out in passing. I thought I wouldn’t mind too much, but I still felt like I’d been hit.
“Huh? I met with a lot of people.”
“¡No. There is no… and very special person.”
“Uh…”
Nanako thought about it for a little while before finally tapping her hand as if she’d thought of something.
“Is that so? Nanako felt like she was being watched all the time today… This… shouldn’t be considered a meeting with anyone, right?”
“┅And the others?”
“None of that either. Nanako is the same as usual today!”
Nanako wouldn’t hesitate to say that at all.
“Is that so? That’s good…”
There was no pursuing this any further, and the Concordant had no choice but to nod his head in sign.
The same thing happened the next day…
It’s the third day, and Nanako is still going out without telling the Kyoujin anything.
I didn’t want to follow in her footsteps today, so I laid down in my bed at home, but I didn’t sleep well at all.
“Nanako and that man…?”
The Hipster mumbled as he stared at the ceiling.
Nanako should be dating that man right now. Meeting somewhere. It’s not an uncommon pattern to spend a happy time together to diagnose each other’s love.
…but… Nanako will?
Only Nanako… He couldn’t imagine what it would be like for Nanako to fall in love… but it wasn’t impossible. Nanako was not ignorant of everything. She also knew the joy of being hugged, and knew that it was a sign of mutual love for each other.
It wouldn’t be weird to fall in love with that guy for a while. Because if Nanako thought it was a chance to learn about love, she would have done it even more!
┅What was I thinking? Nanako it shouldn’t matter what she wants to do on her own to the Hexenbiests.
The task of the Hikikomori was only to develop Nanako into a humane robot. If Nanako learns about love, there’s nothing to worry about.
“Hey! Brother. Free?”
Suddenly! Tomomi opened the door and walked in.
The Concordant, who was thinking of many tedious things, suddenly got up from his bed.
“┅Something wrong? Tomomi.”
“Uh… you’re alone? Where’s Nanako?”
“Nanako… she went out!”
“That’s great luck!”
Tomomi still hadn’t gotten permission from the Kyoujin to enter the room, and sat down on the bed with a fart. It was a rarity that Tomomi would come at a time like this.
“What is too much luck?”
“It’s in reference to Nanako’s absence, so wouldn’t you be free, brother? So want to go there and have some fun?”
The Co-workers looked at their watches, it was also past seven o’clock, and it always seemed a little too late to be going out now.
“Want to go for a stroll in front of the station?”
At this rate, Nanako won’t be back until 9:00 a.m., and I don’t know what I’ll do in between. It might be nice to go out for a change.
“┅Occasionally, take it easy…”
“It’s really worthy of being… brother!”
He was talking to himself, and Tomomi was blowing with her hand, looking happy.
┅Nanako is playing with that guy, and it would be good for me to play with Tomomi as well.
Not to return the favor, but at this point in time, the thoughts of the Synergists were also a little bit similar….
“So, should we go to the electric toy store in front of the station?”
As soon as they left the room. Tomomi naturally grabbed Kyuto’s arm and held hands. At that moment, one could feel the body heat from Tomomi who was very close.
“You didn’t say no today!”
Normally, Kyuto wouldn’t allow Tomomi to take his hand just because it was embarrassing. But today, he felt in a particularly good mood.
“Always feel… in a good mood…”
“Hoo hmm… I’m so happy!”
Kyuto said while Tomomi took Kyuto’s wrist and leaned close to him.
┅After arriving at the electric toy store in front of the station, the store was almost closed, so I went in and browsed around for a bit before leaving. Halfway there, I bought two strings of fruit candies. Anyway, it was good to make Tomomi happy. Having a feeling of being needed… will also make me happy with what I’m doing… The heart of the present Kyoren felt very happy.
“Brother, you seem to be in a particularly good mood today. Why?”
It should be time to go home even after walking on the night road. As soon as Tomomi thought of it she looked at Kyorin and asked.
“┅Actually, there are times when I’m in a good mood!”
“Ah… there’s a park nearby… it’s the time of year when a lot of green leaves fall…”
“Hey! Aren’t we going back?”
“Is it okay to wait a little longer?”
Tomomi said, gently holding onto the tip of Kyorin’s finger. Unlike the front of the station, there was a park a little farther away, where there were no people, and only a bunch of bugs gathered around the water lamps. I guess it’s because there are woods nearby!
“I don’t know why, but I’ve been so happy today, and I feel like I’m dreaming that my brother is sitting right next to me…”
“Yes?”
Sitting side by side with Tomomi in her chair. But the Hyphen didn’t want to answer her. The clock in the park, too, was showing that it was almost nine o’clock. I almost forgot about Nanako when I came out to play with Tomomi.
As time passes the heart becomes heavy again.
“Really… I like my brother’s…”
“Well, I like you too, Tomomi!”
“It’s not the same. What I said about liking my brother and what you said about liking are different!”
Tomomi looked at Kyuto and puffed up her cheeks like a child. She shook her trademark ponytail.
“┅Different? What’s different?”
“　I really like you, I even want to… brother can you hold me…”
“Hold you…?”
The moment he heard those words, what floated in Kyorin’s mind was not the Tomomi in front of him, but Nanako’s silhouette, who was being hugged by a man he didn’t know.
Nanako is a robot, and even though she can understand “love”, she can’t be happy. Even though she has the same heart as a human being, she can’t hold the same status as a human being in the society, and she can’t have a child or get married!
…and does the other man know about that? No, there can’t be anything like that, and even if there is, I’m the only one who can know about Nanako.
The Hipsters have made up their minds.
These days, Nanako would not feel uneasy, but rather a little jealous, about the fact that she was harboring a secret and walking away from the Kyorin.
“Stop saying stupid things like that!”
Not wanting to let Tomomi know about his somewhat shaken heart, Kyuto got up from his chair. However, Tomomi’s eyes, who couldn’t yet grasp Kyuto’s mood, reacted with rejection.
“I… meant what I said…”
“Well, it’s time to go home…”
“┅┅”
The co-hosts prodded, but Tomomi still wouldn’t get up from her chair and just kept her head down and didn’t speak anymore.
“It’s already nine o’clock. It’s impossible to go home without hurrying…”
Inside the heart of the co-hosts, they were actually more concerned about the fact that it was already time for Nanako to go home. When he got home, he had no intention of questioning Nanako, but just wanted to hear what she had to say.
“Tomomi, let’s go!”
“┅Nanako!”
“Eh…?”
Tomomi’s words startled Hyorin. Could it be that she can see through me? An ill-timed remark, for a moment I didn’t know what to say.
“┅Nanako she’s a robot, right?”
“┅What happened?”
Asked again, the associate answered slightly.
Only Tomomi knew about Nanako being a robot. But then why did she even ask?
“It wouldn’t be a good idea if… this robot thing was known!”
“Tomomi?”
The Hypnotist was taken aback as soon as he heard what Tomomi said. Tomomi was threatening the Hyphen.
There was no malice of the threat kind, but there was no other explanation for that statement.
“What?”
“Hold me… hold me for a moment!”
Tomomi raised her head, not in a pleading, begging or challenging way, but almost forcing herself. It was as if Tomomi herself had made up her mind.
“┅Inside, no one will!”
Tomomi said very decisively in a small voice. It was true that no one would come in the lush part of the park.
“I… know…”
The Concordant nodded, placing a hand on Tomomi’s shoulder, which trembled slightly.
“Uh… ah… brother…”
Tomomi placed both of her hands on the large trunk of the tree, her back being pressed by the Kyokuto making constant noises.
Kyuto, who had already pulled down his pants, caressed Tomomi’s buttocks with his fingers while immediately sliding inside her panties.
It started with a strong kiss and caressing, which became more and more intense as time went by.
“Ah… Too… ah…”
The associate’s fingers plucked at the lush grass with its moisture and immediately found the small protuberance. Using his fingertips, he plucked the bud and stimulated the zone of the stamen with his fingertips. Tomomi’s body vibrated and love juice seeped out from the protrusion.
“Please… more gently… ah…”
Ignoring Tomomi’s pleas, Kyuto slipped his fingers inside the vagina in one go against the protruding opening.
It kept reaching in and out, and the lubricating love juices were starting to spill from the inside!
It’s surprising that she would threaten to reveal Nanako’s secret as a reason to have sex when originally Kyuto wasn’t in Tomomi’s corner.
…and so, will adequately cope with her requests!
The Kyokuto turned one finger into two and began to invade Tomomi’s body again.
“Uh… ah… ah…”
She said… she wasn’t a virgin anymore, but she didn’t seem to have any experience. Tomomi’s interior was very narrow, so she looked like she was in a bit of pain when she used her second finger to enter.
“What…? Didn’t you like it?”
“Can you… be… a little lighter on Tomomi?”
Tomomi’s voice turned into a sob.
However, regardless of what she said, Kyuto slipped his other hand inside his clothes. Caressing her not yet fully developed and swollen body, rubbing it strongly, her hard breasts seemed to hurt, so Tomomi turned her body as if she was trying to avoid him.
“No, don’t… too…”
“Isn’t that what you were hoping for?”
So Kyutoichi grabbed the nipple at the top of the swelling body and rubbed it with his fingers as if crushing it. Tomomi turned back with a small moan. Instead of pleasure, it should be agonizing.
“No… Tomomi… not to…”
Finally Tomomi burst into tears. If she hadn’t said those words herself, she shouldn’t have made the Kyoujin so freaked out and angry.
One just thought that it might be a love strategy…. But now, because of Kyoren’s distrust of Nanako and his own agitation, and because of Tomomi’s provocative remarks, so that at the last trigger it completely exploded!
Seeing the appearance of Tomomi, who was shedding large teardrops while continuing to cry as if she was about to break down on the spot, Kyuto then felt guilty.
What did I… do to Tomomi?
Tomomi, who was half-naked, continued to cry. If someone saw that, they would only think that it was a scene of rape! But, in fact, it was almost a rape.
“I’m sorry, Tomomi…”
Kyoujin let go of Tomomi and his shoulders felt relaxed.
“I… really messed up. At that time, why did I say that I wanted to reveal Nanako’s secret? I ended up being…”
Only then did Tomomi raise her tear-stained face when she heard Kyuto’s words, and once she saw her appearance, Kyuto then felt not in a very comfortable mood.
“Tomomi… I understand. My brother… didn’t see me as a girl…”
Tomomi muttered to herself in a hoarse voice. The sound of tears with a nasal sound.
“But, no matter what. I love my brother very much… at least… once or so… And, really… about Nanako… I will definitely not tell anyone else!”
“┅know.”
Kyoujin squatted down to the seated Tomomi and gently wiped the tear stains left on her cheeks. Thinking about it, I really did something cruel to Tomomi today.
Not understanding Tomomi’s feelings either, Kyuto is just thinking about Nanako all the time.
He’s usually not this gentle, but this especially gentle attitude today, I don’t know how much pleasure it made Tomomi feel, but now that I look back on it all I can think of is just a feeling of guilt all over my body.
“You don’t… like Tomomi anymore?”
“I won’t… dislike you…”
Kyuto held Tomomi’s cheeks with both hands and gently folded his lips. As if destroying all sins. Tomomi’s lips had a somewhat salty taste because they were wet with tears.
Once the Co-workers returned to their room, it was almost ten o’clock.
However, there was still no sign of Nanako in the house, who had agreed to come home at nine o’clock. I felt dissatisfied with Nanako’s behavior of not keeping the time at all.
There was also a sense of anxiety about being out there on her own.
And the jealousy of her meeting with men she doesn’t know.
However, those were all stories made up by Kyorin personally, and until Nanako broke the reality of the pact, those thoughts were thought of as if they were real.
“I’m back~”
Suddenly the door behind her opened and Nanako, still in her cheerful voice, walked in.
“┅Nanako!”
“Well, I’m sorry… I’m too late!”
Nanako said and lowered her head. It wasn’t different from the Nanako from before, but instead, it spurred on the unease of the Kyorin.
“Nanako… have you ever… met that man before?”
“What… what’s wrong? Your face… looks horrible…”
The Kyoujin approached Nanako, who had just returned home. I didn’t want to ask this. Even though he thought about it, Hyorin couldn’t help but ask.
“I’m asking you, have you met with that man?”
“The man…?”
“The car you’ve been hitching rides in!”
“That? You already know?”
“Yes, I see, you’ve been going somewhere in that man’s car…”
Kyuto grabbed Nanako’s collar.
“Ah… what to do…!”
“What do you do with that man every day, every day?”
“Ah…”
Before Nanako could finish her sentence, the Kyorin pushed her body down onto the bed. Several buttons were ripped off, and Nanako’s clothes were in disarray. Due to the sudden movement, Nanako’s things inside the purse she was holding were scattered all over the room.
Among the things that fell out of the inside of the purse was a packet of unseen items.
“┅What is this?”
“Please don’t towel it…”
Ignoring what Nanako said, he picked up what seemed like a gift tied with a red ribbon.
“┅What is it? From that man? A gift for you?”
Kyoujin stared straight at Nanako, pulling back the ribbon and throwing open the torn carton. Inside was… a small metal ornament. Indeed, it was something Nanako had seen in the display window of that shopping street.
…it’s too expensive! It’s something I can’t afford.
The moment he saw that ornament, it was as if he heard some kind of cut off voice within himself, and the melancholy that had been hoarded in his heart felt as if it was blowing out of his body in a single breath.
“What is this… from that guy? He gave it to me because I couldn’t afford it!”
The associate threw the box of decorations, vigorously, at Nanako. It just hit, and Nanako yelped.
“It’s strange… very strange…. Why would you do such a thing?”
“I don’t know, it’s all because Nanako is bad…?”
Murmuring, Kyuto then forced Nanako, who had collapsed on the bed with tears in her eyes.
“Did it with the man, didn’t you! How?”
“What are you saying? I don’t understand. What’s wrong?”
“That guy was better, I guess! I’m not enough? You want to know what love is, right! …in fact, you don’t have to go with that man, I can teach you!”
The Hyphen grabbed Nanako’s disheveled clothes, leaving her bare skin.
“Ah… what are you doing? Why… all of a sudden…”
“I’m going to teach you about love! So that you can stop having to towel-face that guy!”
“Stop… please stop!”
Not listening to what Nanako said at all, Kyuto continued to touch Nanako’s body, tweaking the breasts and sliding around the neck as well.
“I hate… I hate this!”
Somewhat roughly, she moved her body while Nanako tried hard to push the Hypnotist away, but the Hypnotist threw Nanako’s hand away with one hand and pressed her body against it so that she couldn’t move a muscle.
“　H used to think it was great, and it was also very warm　　　　　　　　This is what I call love. I like this… Is this also called love? Is love with humanity like this?”
“Nanako… I am the only one who can teach you love! That guy is nothing!”
“Is this idea also called being human love and like human beings? If that’s the case, I don’t want to know. I don’t need a human-like heart either…”
Instantly large tears welled up in Nanako’s eyes. Seeing her tears, Kyuto then recalled what had just happened to Tomomi and stopped moving. Nanako had stopped resisting at this point and just whimpered lowly.
“Woohoo… who was that man? He was just giving me a ride in that car I was in. Woohoo…”
“Send… you?”
“Oooh… yes… It’s someone from the Chamber of Commerce in Ayazuki Honmachi, and he’s just helping one of my Tagami-san…”
“Someone from the Honmachi Chamber of Commerce? So… what’s…?”
Kyuto pointed his finger at a somewhat damaged box that had fallen beside Nanako. The Hypnotist stopped his rough behavior and made a gesture of trying to listen to Nanako, who then lifted her tear-stained face.
“This is what I bought… I liked this so much when I went shopping earlier. So I talked to the owner of the food vendor, and it just so happened that Mr. Tagami of the Chamber of Commerce was also looking for someone who could work for a short period of time…”
“So, every night lately, you’ve been going out there…”
┅Did you go to work?
“Because the job was far away, Mr. Tagami would pick me up…”
“Then why didn’t you say anything about it? There’s nothing to hide…?”
“┅I was trying to hide the secret until today. Until the work is over, and until I get my paycheck…”
Nanako picks up the broken box and brings it to the Hyphen.
“This is… a gift for you…. Wanted to surprise you, so I kept it from you…”
“But… isn’t that what Nanako wanted?”
“I did think about it not knowing what would be better to buy for you, so I bought what I wanted, and I thought you would be very happy…”
“That…”
The Co-ordinator couldn’t say anything. Knowing that it was entirely my own fault for thinking wrong, and at the same time knowing that Nanako she went through all this for me.
Even though she meets with a man, she goes out to work every day for the sake of Kyorin. When she did that, it was as if the co-hosts were going to do something that would trample on Nanako’s heart.
“Oooooh… Nanako I hope you’ll be happy…”
I… I… have really gone too far.
Guilt welled up.
“Nanako… I’m sorry… please can you forgive me… for what…”
…I… It was horrible.
The reason that Kyorin gets jealous of a man he doesn’t know is because he’s afraid he’ll lose Nanako.
If Nanako falls for a different man, he’s afraid she might leave him for good.
“Uh-huh… it’s so warm… I can feel your tenderness…”
Nanako put her arms around Kyoren’s shoulders.
“I like you so much, you’ve always been so sweet and gentle with me, so I like you.
So, please also accept Nanako’s gift to you…”
Nanako hugged Kyuto’s shoulders even harder.
The Hyphen couldn’t say anything but silently hug Nanako tightly.
Chapter 6: The Cyborg’s Heart
There were a lot of programs for the first day of the school festival. Normally, the school grounds feel very serious, but only on this day the atmosphere is filled with various festivals and events.
“It always feels like the atmosphere is different too. I feel very excited too!”
“Me too. It’s rare anyway, so let’s have some fun around!”
“The pageant is tomorrow… so what’s today?”
“It’s mostly various group activities as well as club performances or other programs. And there will probably be some stalls set up as well.”
“Huh… it seems interesting…”
Kyuto and Nanako strolled around. It wasn’t even noon yet, but the surrounding area was already filled with the unique atmosphere of the festival. It’s Nanako’s first time to come to this kind of place, so what she’s seeing must be very strange! Holding Kyuto’s hand, they were going to stroll around, the important beauty pageant was going to be held tomorrow, but Nanako still looked like she was having a great time.
She shouldn’t have bothered to think about it so much either.
…it doesn’t matter. It’s not good to be too nervous.
Kyuto was planning to stay with Nanako all day today.
“Hipster, Hipster. Doing computerized divination right now, go on in!”
A group of girls gathered around the front of the classroom, and Nanako, who was peeking inside, waved her hand to her co-counselors. It seemed that divination was common, and that it would be fun to use the computer to help Nanako with her divination.
“First, let’s judge Nanako’s personality!”
Nanako then went ahead and answered a few questions to the electric body that already had an input soft body before the results came out immediately.
“Huh! What’s this? ‘Although you’re very honorable, you often act without thinking things through, so you often fail. …In love, you’re a young girl who longs for a grown-up relationship, often pursued by Prince Charming, and not very lucky with money’…”
“Nanako isn’t very smooth either! The computer is too rude too!”
…actually felt in my heart that it was accurate.
“Again, just divine Nanako’s future!”
Nanako was once again at the computer.
“Yes… ‘Instead of being a strong woman, you’d be better suited to being a housewife. However, because of your personality, things often fail, so it’s important to be careful’…”
The results of the answers were read out by the co-persons, and Nanako puffed out her cheeks when she felt a bit unfair.
“What the computer said is a pack of lies. Nanako will definitely be a strong woman in the future because she’s had a lot of schooling. So it won’t be that much of a failure!”
…actually felt in my heart that it was accurate.
“Hipster, Hipster. This time Jim see if the two of us fit!”
“Me and Nanako you?”
“There’s no one else! Or do you hate me?”
“It’s not annoying…”
But felt a little embarrassed. Nanako then answered a few questions first. The methods were all the same as before, followed by the co-persons coming in to answer. They were all very innocent questions.
“Ah! It’s coming out… I read it…’ Girlfriends tend to be careless and boyfriends tend to be neurotic. When we first meet, it’s not a good match, but it’s surprising how good it feels. Once there’s a rift in the relationship, it’s hard to get back to the way things were before, and that’s very hard. So it’s not good to think too much. Suitability is 72%…”
Regardless of whether the suitability was high or low, the Hyphen thought back on all the things that had happened up to the order, and surprisingly, it also felt quite accurate. However, Nanako seemed to have an angry look on her face.
The divination thing doesn’t bother me at all.
“Nanako’s suitability with the Hyphen shouldn’t be that low! This divination is so bad! Hypnotist, let’s go!”
Nanako held the person’s hand and angrily walked out of the classroom. Nanako herself should have noticed that the result of the divination was accurate. That’s why she was a bit upset!
“Ah… isn’t that person Ryoko?”
While walking out from the school building, Nanako suddenly pointed her finger at someone, and it was Ryoko she was pointing at. As if she was chatting with a few of her classmates, as soon as she saw Kyoujin they left their classmates and walked over.
“Ah… Good afternoon…”
The same old Ryoko seemed to feel a little different to Kyorin than before. On second thought, this was the first time we had met since that day.
“Hey! How have you been?
“Uh, uh…”
Ryoko deliberately put on a smile. Honestly speaking, at this moment, Kyuto didn’t know what expression to use to talk to Ryoko. It used to be normal and enjoyable to be with Ryoko, but once he became more than a friend, he didn’t know what to do with himself. There was a subtle change in the heart of Kyoto….
“Have you… already… wandered around?”
“I’ve probably walked around… and I’m a bit tired, so I was thinking of taking a break there…”
“Yes, yes? We also…”
While the conversation continued to be somewhat uneventful, Kyorin’s side felt a sense of incongruity; they used to feel comfortable with each other, but now there seemed to be something subtly different. It was as if Ryoko had something to say.
“So, we can sit down in the chairs over there. I’ll get a cup of sleepy juice. And get some snacks or something!”
“┅Excuse me. Nanako, you come along too. It’s not good to take it alone!”
“Okay, that’s it!”
Nanako answered cheerfully.
In that moment, Kyuto didn’t notice Ryoko’s expression suddenly turn bleak.
While eyeing the backs of the two of them as they left, the associate walked over to a nearby chair and sat down. There was a marvelous feeling to see the backs of the two of them, who had a relationship with himself, walking shoulder to shoulder with great affection.
┅Is it possible that I have done something sinful?
I like Ryouko… This feeling has not changed. However, in Kyorin’s mind, the presence of Nanako, who had surpassed Ryoko, was beginning to expand. The thought that Nanako might leave me as well made me sad.
…but Nanako is a robot.
About that matter the Co-ordinator had thought about it several times as well. Because she was a robot that couldn’t become human, Nanako would return to the professor after tomorrow’s pageant. He was merely entrusted with the task of educating Nanako with a one-month deadline.
“┅Anyway, all of it will wait until after the pageant!”
The coordinator mumbled something to himself and looked around. It could be said that there were no usual foreign visitors, and the students were busy… and also happily walking around the campus.
Mixed in with the crowd of students, Ryoko and Nanako walked back.
“Yo! Hard work!”
“┅Sorry. The store over there doesn’t sell anything!”
Ryouko said with a crying face, so she pointed to the seller in the opposite direction.
“This time, go to the store across the street…”
“Okay, then I’ll come along!”
For no apparent reason, except that Ryouko looked a little strange, the Kyorin got up from his chair. Without saying anything, Ryoko began to walk in the direction of the store she was pointing her finger at.
“Ryouko, she’s… a little strange…”
Nanako, who had caught up from behind, grabbed Kyuto’s sleeve and whispered.
“Strange… strange…”
“When you have to go in the store, just say ‘this store doesn’t work’ and walk away!”
“No? Is that a weird store?”
“It’s a normal store! There’s nothing strange about it…”
Ryoko suddenly stood still again in front of the door of the indicated store.
It’s the store that Yukari from the Engineering Department is helping out at, the store that sells takoyaki and drinks. Inside the counter, there is a robot girl modified from a marketable model that is flipping takoyaki. Maybe this store is using a modified robot to help out in the store! It’s amazing how few robots are capable of being set up by the process.
“┅No, no. Not here either. Same as just now!”
Ryoko looked back with that unhidden expression of displeasure.
“Ryoko, why not? This isn’t a normal store? Go buy takoyaki!”
“No way! Not in a place like that!”
Hyato was about to enter when his wrist was stopped by Ryoko. Unable to understand the mood of Ryoko on the brake, Kyuto frowned.
“Weird! Ryouko. What the hell is wrong with you?”
“Ryoko, what’s wrong? Wasn’t the store we just went to like that?”
Nanako also had an incredulous look on her face.
“You and Nanako both need to know that too! I can’t do that kind of place!”
“So… what…?”
“There are robots in this store!”
“Robot…?”
The Co-ordinator took another look once more at the robot girl who was grilling takoyaki. He hadn’t seen it in this neighborhood, but even if he had seen it recently, it wouldn’t be strange at all. Robots had been imported to do simple cooking and selling at amusement parks and recreational facilities.
Robots don’t get tired, they don’t need a paycheck, and they don’t whine. It’s cheap when you compare it to the cost of hiring personnel, as long as you spend some money on maintenance.
“That won’t work. I really… hate robots…”
Ryoko said as if she was dismissive.
“Machine, robot you’re annoying…”
“Ryoko… do you hate robots?”
At that moment, Nanako gave a sad expression that was even more than a sense of unease….
“┅I hate. It’s all made things. Smiling and talking are also all made things. Crying and laughing without their own will, and becoming a rival to humans, there is no way I can live with those who have no blood and no tears!”
“┅But the robots, too, work very hard～・・”
Nanako finally couldn’t resist what Ryouko was saying and she spoke up as well. The affectionate Ryoko in front of her was denying everything about the robot. She thought that the robot’s smile, its feelings, everything was a disguise. That was also tantamount to denying Nanako herself in general.
“It may be that they all have no heart like Nanako me, but everyone is working very hard at it~”
“Even if we say we’re trying very hard to do it, in the end, it’s just a matter of collecting some processes. There’s not much else!”
“So… you hate Nanako’s me too?”
“What does… mean?”
Ryoko gazed at Nanako with cold eyes. Kyuto, who didn’t make a sound but just watched the conversation between the two from the sidelines, felt a bad feeling when he saw Ryouko’s eyes.
Could it be that Ryouko also realized what Nanako was supposed to be?
The co-hosts thought that Ryouko would make Nanako come out with the fact that she was a machine. This is because Ryouko’s sudden criticism of the robot has shaken Nanako’s entire feelings and will be too much for her to accept.
“That…”
“Nanako!”
Nanako was about to tell the truth about being a robot when she was stopped in a panic by Kyuto. It wouldn’t be good to continue the conversation with Ryoko.
“So… Nanako is a robot?”
Huh? Suddenly spoken to by Ryoko, Nanako was suddenly speechless.
“Ryouko… Nanako she…”
As Kyuto tried to defend Nanako, he was stopped by Ryoko with one hand.
“That… Nanako I…”
“If you don’t say it, don’t say it again!”
Looking at Nanako, who couldn’t clearly express herself, Ryoko revealed a smile. If Nanako couldn’t say anything, she could tell at a glance from her attitude that it was a fact.
“I always felt… that I had that kind of feeling. But I didn’t ask for the truth, it was all in my imagination. If Nanako is really a robot, I still can’t believe it…”
Ryouko stared at Nanako. Unable to stand that kind of sight from Ryoko, Nanako moved away.
“┅But if you are a robot, then your words about being a cousin are also a lie． Maybe it’s so that people don’t know your true colors, but… I was still lied to…”
Ryouko joked as Nanako couldn’t speak, tears wetting the frames of her eyes.
“Ryoko… that’s…”
He didn’t know how to explain it to Ryoko! It’s already come to this point, so there’s no need to have a reason. It’s also true that I’ve been lying to Ryoko by pretending that Nanako is my cousin.
Ryoko looked straight at the Kyorin who was trying to come up with a reason.
“I… already hated robots before. It’s just a machine… but it imitates a human-like child… and actually has no feelings at all…”
“But Nanako is different. Although she is a robot, she has the same heart as a human.”
“The same heart as humans…?”
“You should know, right? You should know what Nanako is!”
“┅Don’t you like Nanako better?”
Feeling spoken for inside, the associate was also hit hard.
“Robots have the same heart as humans, because they live together!
So there will be more or less remembered feelings as well?”
“That…”
“Before… I was really happy if you said that you liked me…. Because I hadn’t said that to you either, and at that time I could say that I liked you very much as well. Very happy…”
“That… wasn’t a lie…”
“It’s a lie!”
Because she couldn’t take it, Ryoko let out an emotional cry, her tone changing from speech to tears.
“Anyway, you don’t need me anymore… With Nanako around, you’ll be fine…”
“┅So Ryoko, is this okay for you?”
Nanako, who hadn’t even said anything, suddenly spoke up. Ryouko, who had her head somewhat lowered, then raised her head to look at Nanako.
“┅Why?”
“Nanako, like Ryouko, is loved by the Hyphen. So wouldn’t it be nice to be loved by the Hyoujin instead of Ryouko?”
“He likes it? You’re nothing but a robot! Don’t understand my feelings at all, please don’t talk nonsense!”
“Hey, hey, Ryoko!”
Kyuto panicked and stopped Ryoko who was trying to grab Nanako. If he didn’t try to stop it, there might be a fight. Nanako’s side also defiantly glared at Ryouko with a fierce expression she had never seen before.
“┅Nanako, although she is an android, she was made to be the closest thing to a human being, so she can also do things to please humans…”
“What are you talking about! The things that make humans happy are things that she simply doesn’t know about at all… I, I’ve always loved the Kyokushin!”
“I can be in my heart…”
Nanako’s expression suddenly eased up and laughed as well.
“┅Reassured?”
“Ryoko she doesn’t really hate robots. It’s because she’s afraid that the person she loves will be taken away from her.”
“¡ÓMaybe it’s possible, but ¡Ó”
“To a robot, that’s not even remotely relevant! Instead, I hope you don’t think that’s all because of the robot. Otherwise it would be pathetic for other very hard-working robots!”
“Then… tell me what to do!”
“That’s pretty simple. You just have to try a little harder, Ryoko. Don’t give up if you like Kyorin, just try harder, won’t you?”
“Cheer…?”
“Nanako really likes the Kyorin as well. I don’t want to give it up to Ryoko. So, let’s do it! Tomorrow I’m going to participate in a beauty contest…”
“To do what…?”
“The one who gets the win in the pageant gets to be with him. How?”
“Those who get the winners can be together…?”
It would cause himself to be the subject of a bet in front of him, and the Hipster could not say anything for a moment. Nor was he qualified to say it. All of it was the result of his own indecisiveness.
“It was Nanako who laid down the challenge. Can you accept it, Ryoko?”
“That… that’s…”
Ryoko showed a hesitant expression to come. The difficulty of being able to win in a beauty pageant was something that was very clear to Ryoko.
However, after a little consideration, Ryoko also nodded her head firmly.
“┅Yes, I know. I’m going to cheer up and see, too!”
“┅Nanako too.”
The two stared at each other for a moment before their faces relaxed.
“¡I¡¯ll never lose!”
“I, Nanako, will never lose either!”
At the duo who had made such an assertion, Kyorin looked at the two of them with a rather perplexed expression.
“Na… Nanako. Are you really going to compete with Ryoko for the honor?”
As soon as he got back to the house, Kyuto asked Nanako first. Although he didn’t get a response, he didn’t feel very comfortable being the main cause of what happened.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry for arbitrarily putting you at risk…”
“No! That’s okay…”
The problem is with the co-man, so the co-man is in no position to say anything.
“I… I… I really have to thank you…”
“Why, all of a sudden…”
“I’m happy enough to come here and live my life with you… it’s a great blessing. So thank you.”
The beauty contest agreed with the professor is tomorrow. Anyway, regardless of tomorrow’s result, Nanako would not be at the side of the Kyoujin.
“So, let Nanako do all the cooking for dinner today!”
“So dinner today?”
“Yes. I’ll try my best to cook the best and most amazing dish for you today!”
…so, it’s Nanako’s cooking?
Anyway, this is what Nanako did in order to give back to Kyoto… to express her gratitude.
“The flavor of the cuisine Nanako is cooking today will definitely be different! Make sure you try a delicious dish that you’ve never had before.”
“Got it. If Nanako can do it, make me the best cuisine you can!”
“Yes, just leave it all to me!”
Hearing what Kyuto said, Nanako replied with a full smile on her face.
As soon as he saw the moment of her smile, Kyuto, however, became a little embarrassed and quickly turned his face away. If he continued to look at her in front of her, he would definitely blush.
“Well, I’m going out shopping!”
“Ah… I want to come along too!”
Said Kyuto who was about to stand up and called out to Nanako.
“It won’t work! If you go shopping with me, won’t you all know what Nanako is going to cook? Please just stay home and wait. And don’t ask me again, yo!”
Nanako had a big sisterly tone and was gesturing with her fingers.
So that’s what happened. I have no choice… but to do exactly what Nanako wants today!
The stand-up conciliators sat down again once more.
“Then, I’ll go…”
Nanako took the shopping bag and walked out with a happy sound of footsteps.
…phew! The Hipotenta immediately slumped toward the bed.
…but, that Nanako.
The co-person let out a deep emotional sigh. Nanako, who had initially been anything but human, hadn’t expected to become so human.
The fact that sometimes she also fails to panic still hasn’t changed, but now Nanako has grown to the point where it’s impossible to tell she’s a robot! Instead, even Hyorin herself can’t believe the fact that Nanako is a robot. Now, Nanako is going to cook the best dishes for herself.
…it’s good to be able to reach Nanako.
Kyuto kept thinking back to the fact that being able to see her often smiling smile made his mood incredibly happy. It was supposed to teach Nanako about humanity and love, but instead, it wasn’t certain that it was Kyuto’s side that was being taught by her.
…if I could be with Nanako all the time….
The co-person imagined those things and suddenly wanted to sleep. As soon as he closed his eyes, Nanako’s smile was all he could see. While in a warm and happy mood, he soon fell asleep.
As soon as the associate opened his eyes, he heard footsteps walking back and forth in the room.
“┅Is Nanako?”
Rubbing his still-awake eyes, Hyphen got up from the bed. The cold wind blew on his cheeks and he couldn’t help but sneeze.
“Got a cold…?”
Nanako wiped her hands on the edge of her apron as she made her way over to the synergist.
“┅Nanako! When did you come back?”
“Just now, I didn’t wake you up because you were still sleeping…. It’s better to cover a towel!”
“Never mind. It probably just blew into the evening wind!”
“Want to measure if it’s hot?”
Nanako said and pressed her self’s forehead against the Hypnotist’s. She looked at the Hypnotist with the large eyeballs she was used to seeing. Hyphen felt the throbbing in his chest become intense!
“Well, it’s at thirty-six degrees and three minutes…”
Nanako-san correctly took the temperature. That level of heat should be without a cold. However, Kyuto felt that Nanako’s body had a feverish feeling.
“So… it was just a simple sneeze. On the contrary, Nanako, you don’t have a fever?”
“Yeah? One doesn’t feel any better!”
Nanako, who said that and tried to stand up, tilted her body to the side. With a somewhat wobbly appearance, she fell back towards the bed.
“Hey! You’re a little wobbly, does it matter?”
“It doesn’t matter. I have nothing…”
Nanako laughed a little embarrassed, scratching her head a little more.
“But…”
“No… it’s really nothing!”
Nanako said with certainty.
However, Kyuto didn’t think so, and Nanako, who was trying to get up to go to the kitchen, was still unsteady on her feet and always felt a little dangerous.
“Nanako, you’re not feeling well today, so cooking isn’t necessary! Did you have a functional checkup?”
“No… I don’t have to…! Today… I’m going to make a very delicious… dish…”
The quick finish was accompanied by two or three more shakes of the foot, and finally he collapsed on the spot.
Kyuto scrambled over and picked up Nanako’s body.
“Nanako, Nanako…!”
Nanako didn’t respond. Patting her cheeks several times didn’t see a response. Beads of sweat continued to break out on her forehead, and the only sound heard in the room was Nanako’s sharp gasps.
Kyuto then went ahead and wiped Nanako’s body, changed her clothes, and told her to lie down on the bed and rest.
Unsure if it would work or not, a wrung out wet towel was placed directly on Nanako’s head to try and get the body to cool down, something humans and robots should have in common, right? Sweat is the excretion of the cooling water, and the rapid breathing makes the cooling fan fully activated to keep the water temperature from rising.
“Nanako… what’s wrong with you…?”
The Hypnotist moved closer to Nanako’s side of the face.
Nanako had never been in this situation before. This symptom is the same as a human’s sickness. But not knowing the cause, there was nothing to do but watch silently.
“Ummm…”
Nanako let out a small moan.
“Nanako!”
“Hyeongnim…”
A voice that was almost inaudible. The moment Kyoujin heard the sound, he instead wondered if Nanako could be dying, and thus felt even more frightened. It was so fragile and whispered.
“I’m sorry… for making you worry.
“What are you talking about!”
“Today, I wanted to make you a great meal… Yesterday, in the middle of the night, I used the computer…”
“Computer…?”
“I wanted to say if there was any software on the internet that you liked…. And then there was a collection of recipe libraries… and it said that if you put it in, you could make a dish…. So Nanako downloaded it… That way, you can make delicious dishes…”
Nanako broke off.
Download the software?
Is it saying that Nanako took a soft number of unknown type and put it into herself?
Nanako is different from the robots sold in the market, so it’s possible that a problem of incompatibility may occur. Could it be a virus…?
“That doesn’t seem to work… I’m sorry.. I’m sorry for making you worry…”
“Nanako! You don’t have to say anymore! Just lie down like this… Let me fix it later! If I know what’s causing it, I can probably fix it right away!”
But she’s not human, she’s just a robot. I can’t take her to the hospital, and if I were to take her to a repair center, it would be closed at this hour!
When it came to repairing the…, the Kyoto people themselves were at a bit of a loss as to what to do. He had no specialized knowledge of robots, and Nanako had been built using completely new technology.
┅Can I fix it? Can I save Nanako?
The Associates were stunned at the magnitude of the situation.
“I’m sorry… for making you worry so much… I’m so stupid. Stupid Nanako…”
Nanako said and started to cry.
She should be regretting it. What was meant to be a special cheer for the sake of Kyorin ended up being a mistake. Nanako shed tears that slowly penetrated the pillow.
“That’s… stupid…”
Kyuto gently wiped Nanako’s tears.
“And don’t worry too much about it… If you want to worry, I’ve been worrying about it ever since Nanako came here, because it’s Nanako’s prerogative to make people worry…”
“Eh… yes!”
Nanako frowned and smiled. Nanako’s smile was just so refreshing right now.
I don’t know how much Nanako is in pain, but just by looking at her expression, she looks like she’s in pain. The heat level is also gradually increasing, it’s what humans call a high fever!
Ummm… The smiling face that was so hard to see turned into a pained expression again.
“Ummm… if this continues, what if Nanako disappears…”
“Eh…?”
What Nanako said surprised the Concordians.
At this rate, Nanako’s body will definitely become strange. Just because it’s a highly sensitive overloaded Sau-class AI, it’ll be more susceptible to damage due to changes in external conditions.
“Nanako…”
“What if all the memories of everything since I came here… Iris, Ryouko, Tomomi, Professor London Bridge and the old lady from the shopping street… both of them… are going to disappear…”
Nanako kept shedding tears while extending her trembling hand to Kyuto.
The associate took her hand in a panicked grip, and it was still hot.
“I don’t like it. Nanako doesn’t like that… doesn’t want to lose the memories of the Kyorin.”
“Idiot..! Don’t say things like that!”
“Well… Nanako’s data is dying… if I go back to the early days… I hope you’ll still be as considerate as you are now… while I can still… remember Kyojin… so…”
“Uh-huh… thank you…”
Nanako closed her eyes when she said that, and there was no response when she was called. Just breathing as hard as earlier.
…wanted Nanako to recover. I wanted to see Nanako in good spirits again. I wanted to see Nanako’s smile.
The co-hosts had to connect Nanako to the computer first. The inside was in such a miserable state that it couldn’t be read, and when it was finally connected, he took out the software Nanako had put in.
However, there was still no change at all. This time, I tried checking for viruses and repairing softwares, but Nanako’s condition remained the same.
…what can be done to repair it?
After that… the Hipsters didn’t know how to deal with it. Especially Nanako’s AI was developed by Prof. London Bridge and was using a special process. So it wasn’t something that the Kyokuto could handle.
Professor…? That’s right! Talk to Prof. Kyung London Bridge. He must know how to fix Nanako!
As soon as the associate thought of this, he immediately wrote an e-mail to his professor.
By the way, the condition of Nanako’s occurrence and the reason for it were sent to him with the letter.
After that it was just a matter of waiting. Because I thought that the professor should have been fully connected to the internet. If he hadn’t read the e-mail, it might not have been possible to retrieve it. But now, we can only entrust the professor with it.
…but after thirty minutes, after an hour.
The professor still hasn’t written back.
During the waiting time, the only thing that Kyuto could do was to rely on Nanako to change the towel placed on her forehead. That was all he could do, and he felt miserable.
Seeing Nanako’s agonized form in front of him, the Kyorin was at his wits’ end.
I want to study robotics engineering under a professor in the future because I’m interested in robotics, but I can’t actually do anything in reality.
The Kyoujin felt so remorseful that he couldn’t help but shed tears. Clutching Nanako’s burning hand.
…Nanako… If Nanako can be repaired… I’ll definitely study Robotics Engineering. I will definitely not let Nanako suffer such a situation again. So, so…
Beep! It was the sound of a computer spinning, and the Co-ordinator looked up immediately. It was the sound of incoming mail!
The associate hurried to his seat and opened the collection box.
“To Kyorin-kun.”
It’s a letter from the professor. Maybe it will help Nanako!
With a somewhat shaky hand, he hit the collar plate.
“To Kyorin-kun.
It’s been a long time~ Kyorin-kun, you seem to be having trouble with something.
…you should not be in a good mood right now. I apologize for the delay in replying to your letter.
The symptom about Nanako is caused by the softwares process sold in the market affecting Nanako’s super AI process. It would be impossible to write about the difficulties. Anyway, I’ll attach the process for fixing it first. That way,… you should be able to return to your original state.
┅But even I, a London Bridge, have never run into this kind of trouble.
There is also a possibility that it may affect the AI in some way after it has been repaired. It’s a shame, but you have to be aware of that beforehand.
So, see you later, and cheer up, yo!”
Instead, a letter and a dossier were attached to the professor’s email.
Kyouko immediately unlocked the file and used Nanako’s AI to implement the file to take a look. As soon as the screen opens up, enter the check and set up the item and press the execute button.
… retrieve … amend … delete … retrieve … amend … delete.
Implementation status: 1.7 percent.
Inside Nanako, the process of repair slowly unfolded.
…this should be enough to fix it, right?
… retrieve … amend … delete … retrieve … amend … delete.
Status of implementation: 3.5 percent.
The only way for the Associates to come back would be to wait.
…please fix Nanako quickly! Please…
… retrieve … amend … delete … retrieve … amend … delete.
Status of implementation: 4.1 percent.
I woke up to see that the sun was out. The sunlight coming in through the window caused me to open my eyes, and the Co-op stood up in a panic, not realizing that I had fallen asleep?
ANNAKO!
Kyuto glanced over to the bed, but there was no sign of Nanako. A quick look at the computer screen showed that the correction file given by the professor had ended and it was back to the usual OS screen. What happened to Nanako? Standing up in a panic, Kyuto suddenly smelled an aroma wafting from the kitchen.
“Huh… Nanako…!”
Nanako was in the kitchen. With her back to the Kyorin, as if she was doing something.
“┅Na, Nanako?”
Calling her and not getting a response terrified the coordinators.
Is that Nanako standing there? Is it the same Nanako as before?
“Nanako!”
The Hyphen called out loudly, and Nanako turned around.
“┅I made the meal.”
There is no emotion, no high or low tone of voice.
“Nanako… why are you talking strangely?”
A very cold voice. It was Nanako’s voice, but not Nanako herself.
“Hello… is this Nanako? Call me again like before. Call my name…”
“The food is getting cold.”
The person standing there… was not Nanako, it was just a robot with the appearance of Nanako. It’s just a robot that talks through the process.
“Nanako…”
The robot would be silent for a few moments, even when the Hipster spoke to her. It felt as if she wouldn’t answer if she wasn’t asked. Could it be that Nanako, who was repaired using the Professor’s process, has lost her feelings?
ANNAKO.
The associate sat down on the spot in great frustration. Teardrops floated from his eye frames.
That Nanako has disappeared…. Has Nanako, who spent a month together and shared memories, disappeared from the world?
“Hoo-hoo…”
There was a whirring sound, and the Concordians immediately looked up.
“Heh-heh-heh.”
“Is… Nanako?”
“Yes, hee hee… my face has turned blue…”
The robot in front of him began to grin cheekily.
“Nanako…”
“Yes?”
Nanako smiled happily. A smile that was meant to never be seen a second time.
That smiley face is presenting itself to the Associate.
“Nanako, you bastard! You’re still lying to me, you only want to make me worry about you, make me suffer and cry for you…”
Said the Hipster as he raised his fist over.
“Ah… I’m so sorry…”
The fist that was raised up didn’t punch down, it just gently touched Nanako’s cheek.
The Hyphen cupped Nanako’s face with both hands and just kissed it.
“I’m so happy. To be able to kiss you like this…”
Nanako who slowly moved her lips away smiled. Seeing that smile of hers, the Kyoujin felt an infinite amount of love in his heart again.
“Nanako…”
Again, he folded his lips again, this time sucking in with a firm grip, sticking out his tongue and wrapping it around.
“┅Can I?”
“It can be… it’s different from humans, there’s no such thing as being sick and just healed… And… Nanako…”
Kyuto didn’t wait for Nanako to finish before he reached up and stroked his breasts from his pajama top.
Last night, the underwear had been removed when changing her clothes, so Nanako’s breasts were directly exposed. Kyuto took hold of both breasts and kept caressing them with her palms.
“You see… you’re feeling it here?”
Rubbing the apex part of the breast, the nipple immediately buckled.
“ah… ah… uh…”
“It’s the punishment for lying to me. Â Â Immediately, I’m going to make you feel embarrassed!”
With that, Kyuto took off his pajama pants with one hand and wrapped his foot around Nanako’s, opening her up.
“Look, Nanako fights so openly… what an embarrassing guy…”
“I hate…”
The associate slipped his hand inside the exposed panties, and the lush area was already wet as well.
AH… HUH… Nanako’s breathing became rapid and her body began to burn.
As soon as the Hyphen took off Nanako’s panties, which were already soaked, he folded them over Nanako’s body.
Kyuto aimed the straightened one at Nanako’s secret part, his waist reaching forward.
“Hooah… Hooah…”
Nanako made a pouting sound.
“Nanako… are you comfortable?”
Kyorin stacked on top of Nanako and demanded a kiss. Tongues entwined with each other, the two mouths pressed together.
“I… am also very comfortable… ahm…”
Nanako made a very sensual sound.
Kyuto wrapped his hands around Nanako’s waist and even lifted Nanako’s body upwards. Into a somewhat unnatural shape. It just so happens that Nanako is sitting on top of Kyuto.
“To… do… what… phew…”
The top of Kyuto was pressed by Nanako’s weight. At the same time, because Nanako used her weight to make that interface reach deeper.
“Ahhh! Deep in Nanako’s… there is Kyorin’s…”
It seemed that the head of his penis was just touching the opening of Nanako’s uterus inside her vagina. Although I don’t think Nanako has a uterus-like organ, there is no mistaking that feeling.
“Oh, tummy, tummy…”
Nanako also felt unprecedented pleasure and bobbed her head vigorously messing up her hair.
“More… more intense…”
So Kyuto changed his stance and just turned Nanako around to sit. Just in the shape of sitting on her knees. The Hyphen was rotating inside Nanako’s cavity, a different shape than before.
“aaah… uh, aaah…”
Nanako had nowhere else to hide. It reached its peak several times, and because the Hyphen was grabbing Nanako from behind, it was impossible to escape. Kyuto grabbed Nanako’s chest from behind again.
“HUH…”
Turning her body, she whispered in Nanako’s ear.
“How… Nanako. It’s nice to change this once in a while, isn’t it?”
“But… but… it’s too intense… ah… hooah…”
Nanako only heard half of what she said. She couldn’t hear what was being said because she reacted too violently to the licking of her neck by Kyorin.
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH…”
Nanako seemed to have a body that came out easily, and she had tasted several orgasms on top of Kyuto. She didn’t have time to feel the afterglow, but then Kyorin came again.
While rubbing the reddened and bloodied peas and swinging her waist, Nanako once again let out a sharp gasping sound. As if she was in desperate need of fresh air, she let out a sharp breathing sound.
“I… I… don’t think I can take it anymore…!”
Nanako, who seemed to be about to fall forward, but Kyuto still wouldn’t stop. He held Nanako with one hand and lifted her up even more.
“I can’t stand it either… Nanako, pull tight…”
“Hooah… wanting… inside Nanako…”
“I’m going to come out inside Nanako… I’m going to come out, I can’t stand it…”
With the intense rhythm came gushing out hot mucus at the same time.
“Inside… there’s hot… uh…”
Nanako accepted Kyuto while shaking her body, and after feeling Knoto inside her body, she was exhausted. With the position of still holding Nanako, Hypnotist collapsed onto the bed.
“Will I… win?”
Nanako, who was being hugged to her chest by Kyuto, suddenly asked uneasily.
Not quite understanding for a moment that it was referring to that incident, and then realizing that it was about tomorrow’s beauty pageant, Kyuto rose slightly to look at Nanako.
“¡You¡¯ve been working very hard to make it over.”
“If it’s Nanako Yusheng… will the co-workers be happy for me?”
“That’s for sure. Why…”
Why did you ask that? After saying that, the Hyphen shut up. It’s because of Nanako and Ryoko’s bet. The one who gets the win in the beauty pageant can be with Hyorin.
The pact exchanged between the two, even if it was Nanako herself who brought it up, seemed to be a little worried in her heart at this point.
“I… I… I hope to get the win… I want to get the win…”
Being held by the Hyoujin, Nanako still kept repeating the same words over and over again.
“Be a little more confident. No problem… Nanako will surely win… Anyway… Nanako, you must do your best to give it all you’ve got!”
“┅But if Nanako wins, then Ryoko．”
With a finger, Kyuto pressed down on the lips of the speaking Nanako.
“Stop thinking about that. Nanako just give it her all.”
Nanako was speechless for a moment, and soon she was gazing up into the face of the Kyorin again.
“┅It has also been a month since I came to the Kyokuto…”
“I don’t know how other people’s homes are, but, I think the Associate’s home is the best.
I feel very happy to be able to live with you for a month!”
“Is…?”
It was a bit embarrassing for the Hipster to be told that to his face.
“I am also grateful to Professor London Bridge. I wouldn’t have been able to meet up with the Hipsters if he hadn’t made me. It’s good that I was born!”
“I’m… it’s great that I met you…”
Kyuto wrapped an arm around Nanako’s shoulders in a tight hug.
“Nanako… Go for it. Tomorrow, let’s show everyone what we’re made of too!”
“Yes…”
There was a little whisper, but a confident nod.
final chapter
Finally it was the last day of school.
It was also the day when the beauty pageant was held to test Nanako’s achievements for a month.
After completing the formalities for the appearance, Kyuto brought Nanako to the stage where the participants were gathered. There were several girls who had number clips attached to their chests, and each of them seemed to have a nervous expression on their faces.
Among them, the Hyphen also saw Ryoko’s people. The moment Ryoko saw the Hypnotes and their people, she showed a complicated expression before finally deciding to walk over.
“Y…”
“Ryouko are you really going to make an appearance as well?”
“I… I’m a woman… And, if we don’t fulfill our agreement…”
Ryoko turned her eyes to Nanako, an expression emerging on her face as if she had something to say.
Nanako, who felt that sight, lifted her head up to look at Ryoko.
“┅Ryoko!”
“I… will definitely not lose to you… absolutely…”
“Ryoko… that… I…”
At this point in time, Kyuto was determined to confess his feelings to Ryoko. Although he knew that he would definitely be blamed, at least he wouldn’t make the otherwise affectionate duo fight anymore because of himself.
“I…”
“┅What I’m going to say next, I’ll ask you after the pageant…”
Ryoko stopped Kyoto from continuing to speak, flashing a smile.
“Ryouko…”
“It always feels like it’s conceivable…”
With that, he kept staring at Nanako.
“Do… Nanako… are you confident that you can get the win?”
“No… I… just do my best…”
“It’s a robot anyway! You can do anything if you use the process…”
“Hey… Ryoko!”
At this statement from Ryouko, the Kyoujin couldn’t help but yelp. However, Ryouko still glared at Nanako as hard as she could.
“Wouldn’t you do that? One look and you’ll know that… Nanako is still the same Nanako as before!”
“This victory… is very important to me. So I won’t give up… Is that what you want to say?”
“That’s…”
As Nanako was about to say something, the executive committee member called out to the stagehands, “It’s almost time”. The girls, who were wandering around, gathered together at the stage.
“It’s stupid to not think of yourself… That’s why I hate robots…”
“I’ll definitely get the superior… I don’t want a dork who doesn’t feel anything for me anyway, and then I’ll find a better man…”
With that, Ryoko turned around and walked towards the stage like the other girls. Halfway there, she stopped as if suddenly thinking, and only turned her neck slightly to look back.
“There is only one… one thing… to be corrected. …Nanako’s heart is not manufactured.
Rather, it’s the same as a human being…”
Just whispered it and started walking away again, this time without looking back.
“┅Nanako did I make Ryoko angry again?”
“No, I don’t think she’s angry…”
For his part, Kyuto looked at Ryoko’s departing back in high spirits while answering confidently.
“Then… I’m leaving too!”
“Ah… go on!”
“Yes!”
The associate knocked on Nanako’s back and Nanako immediately nodded.
Walking from the side of the stage to the audience, the Concordians suddenly had someone behind them knocking.
“Finally… found it… brother…”
“Tomomi…”
Since that incident, Tomomi hadn’t been to Kyoren’s house, so I thought she must be disgusted with me… But the Tomomi in front of me was still gazing at Kyoren with the same expression as before.
“Why… is it here?”
“Because, today is the day that general guests can also come here! I also want to enter this university, so I came to visit beforehand!”
Tomomi said and smiled without a care in the world.
“Yes, yes…”
“I wanted to come with my brother today, but I’ve also been to your house… ah, yes!”
As if she thought of something, Tomomi tapped her hand and took out a postcard from her pocket printed with a flower field from an unknown country.
“It was, dropped in front of your house…”
“Eh…?”
I should have put it in the mailbox at the door, but it fell on the floor by coincidence. So I asked Tomomi to pick it up and bring it to me. After thanking her, she took it and read the short article written on it. It was a recent report from Calamus, who was currently on a newlywed trip to Europe, and it ended with the words “I’m living happily ever after”.
“The one who was married, a friend of my brother’s?”
“┅You have read it?”
“I’m sorry, because it’s a postcard, and there was no intention of looking at it…”
Tomomi looked like she didn’t care and spat out her tongue.
“Ah… how nice… how happy to be married. Tomomi can’t find a good match yet…”
“You… will find it…”
“Yeah? Then start getting a date now!”
Tomomi gave a small wave to Kyorin and immediately ran off. While Kyuto was a little surprised by her vigor, he thought that was Tomomi herself and couldn’t help but laugh.
Five minutes before the pageant started. Suddenly a person took a seat right next to the Hyphen. With an unconcerned glance to the figure seated on the side, the Hypnotist was startled.
“Hello~ Kyorin-kun. How have you been lately!”
“Oh! Professor London Bridge…”
The last scarf meeting was about a month ago, and after that, the professor suddenly disappeared without a trace without any further information about his whereabouts.
“I’m so sorry for you. This is a special gift for you!”
The professor brought out, “Ayazuki’s famous strawberry hemp.” It’s a famous product of the city. While Kyorin showed an incredulous expression, the professor nodded happily and smiled.
“Of course you’re going to have questions. I was actually staying in the city the whole time.”
“Ah…?”
Unable to understand what he meant, the associate looked at the famous property and then at the professor.
“Actually… secretly… I, London Bridge, have been observing your life with the robot… not ‘Nanako’…”
“Me and… Nanako?”
“How does a super AI made by me, a London Bridge, go about growing up, or trying to watch and see with my eyes. It turned out to be deceiving you, please forgive me!”
┅That is to say, Professor London Bridge, he didn’t even go there, but he kept following the Kyorin and the others. In retrospect, Nanako had seen strange shadows on several occasions, so it really was the Professor.
“Yaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Nanako has grown into a great robot. It’s all thanks to your strength. So that she can really have a heart of beauty.”
“Is…?”
“Because, you’re going to be my London Bridge assistant from now on, and I want you to make full use of your feelings.”
“Oh… that’s… when Nanako got the honor…”
The agreement between the professor and the co-person is to send Nanako away for a month to teach her so that she can grow up to be human in general. If she can do that, she can become the professor’s assistant. It means that she can learn and study the most advanced robotics engineering. Will you be able to find out the result by testing her in this beauty contest? The professor shook his head as soon as the assistant finished speaking.
“With your skills, you have already confirmed it. Nanako already has the heart of a lover and the heart of the loved… and the heart of the thoughtful! These results are sufficient. It was only thanks to your efforts that you were able to teach Nanako to that extent…”
However, Kyuto felt that it was not all about his own strength, and in some ways, Kyuto felt that he had been taught by Nanako as well. The heart of love, the heart of consideration….
The reasoning behind robots having hearts and feelings, and why the professor gave these things to robots, the Concordant then realized that these weren’t theories, and seemed to understand internally what the professor was trying to do.
And… When Kyoto got the honor of Nanako, besides wanting to request to become the professor’s assistant, there was one more thing that he wanted to ask him, and that was to request, please give me Nanako….
Nothing else is wanted. It doesn’t matter if you give up on being an assistant. If you have to spend money, even if it’s hard work, you’ll definitely go and earn money to pay you back.
There is already such an awareness within the heart of the Kyokuto. It doesn’t matter if Nanako is a robot, I love Nanako. I want to be with Nanako for the rest of my life.
“Kyorin-kun. It’s almost time to start!”
As the soft music began to play, the lights in the room dimmed, and the anticipation in the hearts of the girls, who were ready to begin their competition performances from now on, became even more exuberant.
The curtain of the stage opened, and the girls illuminated by the spotlight came on. Among those girls, Kyorin found the face that he knew so well and couldn’t help but smile.
(End of book)