Yumeiro 1

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Dream-colored Replica

- The Android and the Vow to Fall from Virtue -

Volume 1

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1: Is this an older model?
2: She looks real nice, huh? I managed to dig her up. (handwritten) Fufu
3: She uses a system that went defunct 50 years ago, so she can’t connect directly to the net.
4: Doesn’t that mean we can’t use her as a secretary?
5: Didn’t you say you wanted a maid for the young lady? // The next time you buy a new secretary, I’ll throw this one in as a bonus.
6: Oh, really?

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1: Oh, I’ll have milk. // The original client had canceled her order, so she’s been sleeping in the storeroom unused.
2: She’s was special-ordered during the boom, so she’s very capable.
3: She’s a lot like my sister Tsubaki with how strong-willed she is... // What am I going to do with that girl...
4: (below 1) beep
5: All the human housekeepers found her to be too much to handle end ended up quitting...
6: Ahaha, this she should be perfect for the job.
7: The young lady... Miss Ayame, was it?
8: (sign) Midou

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1: I have been instructed to have you give me a name, // Miss Ayame.
2: I don’t want a pet.
3: I am not a pet, I am a maid.
4: But you aren’t human, // and the way you’re sticking behind me like that is just like a dog.
5: whirr
6: beep
7: It seems that you have taken good care of a dog.
8: ...Every day was fun. // But it was all over once she died.
9: I’ll live on my own, so I don’t need you.

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1: I won’t die. I am a robot, after all.
2: And don’t say it’s over just because she died. // All those memories you made with her are still in your heart.
3: That’s just sophistry...
4: Not to mention,
5: she was able to give you the precious treasure of
6: being able to mourn in sadness for the one you loved.
7: Sadness is a treasure, too...?
8: Yes.

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1: It is part of what makes your heart human.
2: In the past, the nations of the world had fought each other over the remaining resources left on the Earth.
3: Eventually, matters developed to the point where human males ceased to be born.
4: By the time they realized the urgency of the situation, it was already too late.
5: The human population was dropping fast due to an unknown cause.
6: Faced with this crisis of unprecedented levels, the nations joined hands together to form the Earth Unity Government.
7: Due to the people of the entire world sharing their resources with each other,
8: technology began advancing at an incredible rate,
9: and they eventually established a method that allowed fellow women to have children.

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1: Space development had also begun improving at breakneck speeds.
2: They were able to secure resources from outside of the Earth.
3: The Midou Family
4: was extremely successful in securing mineral resources during the space development age, leading them to amass a large fortune. Even now, they hold strong ties with the government.
5: With my mother having lived through this age of great change, what once was a single humble public works company had grown to a giant financial conglomerate known as MIDO.
6: It was said that Tsubaki Midou, who had lived her entire life single, always had several lovers.
7: As she reached her older ages, she began rushing to find a successor.
8: ...Basically, she made one of her lovers give birth to me.
9: One of the illnesses she had that she ignored finally caught up to her, and she died at the age of 104.
10: This was when I was 4.
11: Welcome home.
12: I was essentially left with my mother’s fortune and assets, along with the seat at the top of the conglomerate I was meant to eventually take.
13: Where’s Shion?
14: ...She was never home while she was alive, nor do I have any memories of her taking care of me.
15: With that in mind...
16: The manufacturer came to perform some maintenance. // They should be close to finishing up now.
17: just in this house would my affection go to?

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1: Shion!
2: I’m home, Shion!
3: Welcome home, Ayame.

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1: You’re always playing with that robot...
2: You should know that forming relationships with people is especially important during your school years. // You need to have more awareness of your responsibility to take over the Midou family...
3: But I hate people. Let’s go, Shion.
4: What...?! // Ayame!
5: Don’t you go anywhere!
6: kiss
7: kiss
8: Mm... <3
9: Fu...
10: kiss
11: Ayame, // Aunt Renko is right.
12: Haah <3
13: You need to make human friends // and human lovers...
14: Haah <3
15: But I
16: love you, Shion.

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1: Why can’t I be with you?
2: You’re nicer and prettier than anyone else.
3: You do make machine noises instead of having a heartbeat, though.
4: Mm... <3
5: squeeze <3
6: Hah... <3
7: And you can even have sex <3 (handwritten) Fufu
8: That is because I was originally created // for the purpose of participating in sexual matters, as well...
9: I know.
10: The client found a lover and canceled her order, right?
11: Yes...
12: I’m really grateful to that person. // Hey... Shion.

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1: I’m really happy that I met you.
2: ...Ah!
3: Ah... <3
4: Aya...me...!
5: whirr
6: Haah
7: beeep // beep beep beep
8: Haah
9: beep beep...
10: You’re really sensitive, aren’t you?
11: It’s because my sensitivity is set to be higher than a human’s. // Also...
12: Fu
13: Your pulse rate,
14: Fu <3
15: the change in your scent,
16: and your expression that’s different from usual...

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1: Fu...
2: all make my circuits tremble.
3: kiss
4: kiss
5: kiss
6: kiss
7: My circuits are trembling like crazy, too.
8: Haah
9: In your case, it would be your nerve cells. (left of 7)
10: Same thing.
11: Fuu
12: Haah <3
13: Electric signals are racing throughout my body,
14: Haah
15: desperately trying to make me feel good from you.

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1: Ayame... // The way I feel about you... // Mm!
2: Haah
3: Fuu
4: Mm...
5: Shion. // Let’s be together forever.
6: Ah! <3
7: Mm
8: Ah! <3
9: Yes... // ...
10: Mm!
11: Nnah <3
12: Ah <3
13: Ah <3

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1: Ah... // Haau...! <3
2: ...! <3
3: I’m grateful to you.
4: Haah
5: You love me even though I’m an older model that would normally otherwise be scrapped...
6: Hah...
7: I’m really happy, too...

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1: ...! // Why can’t you fix her?!
2: Because I can’t seem to find any failures in her machinery.
3: The Neo Neuro system she’s equipped with is a very advanced AI with unique characteristics,
4: but because of how complicated the circuits are, it’s essentially a black box. // If there were to be any abnormalities in the system, restoration would prove to be extremely difficult.

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1: I’m very sorry to say this, but it would be best to give up on her...
2: No...!
3: The reason the Neo Neuro System went defunct 60 years ago in the first place // was because of the risks associated with it that were discovered.
4: What...?
5: Typically speaking, malfunctioning androids are to be collected by the factory. // From a safety viewpoint, that would be the best option.
6: Collected...?!
7: I’ll let the manufacturer associated with the Midou family know about this. // I would recommend considering the purchase of a new maid robot.
8: If you were rather fond of her, // then I don’t mind waiting until after you have a funeral for her.
9: ...!
10: I’m not going to have a funeral for her...!
11: Shion... said that she’d never die!
12: She said that we’d be together forever!

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1: I can guide you to the exit.
2: I’ll be fine.
3: I can carry your things for you.
4: She isn’t a thing.
5: No android could possibly replace her.
6: Shion was special.
7: There’s no one else like her.
8: beep beep
9: This is the first time
10: I’ve ever been grateful to my mother...
11: I don’t care how much money it’d take.
12: As long as I can
13: restore Shion’s smile...!

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1: Ayame, // the bank has contacted me...
2: Why are you using so much of Tsubaki’s fortune?!
3: And you haven’t been going to school, either! What have you been doing...?!
4: There aren’t many engineers that can deal with Shion.
5: Because of the extremely special skill set required for the job, a substantial amount of money is required.
6: You could purchase a high-quality maid with half the money you spent!
7: But she’s an older model...! // Her AI can’t be transferred to modern models.
8: And even if it could, her functions would deteriorate, and all her memories would be gone. // There’d be no point in doing that...!

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1: Shion wouldn’t be Shion anymore...
2: She was the only one
3: who ever loved me...
4: We can’t accept this anymore.
5: Ayame, // you’ve gone as far as to draw funds from our company’s fortune.
6: This is a violation of her will. // We’ve arranged to have your inheritance be split up among the family.
7: You will be exiled from the Midou family.

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1: All that was left to me was the minimal amount of money for me to get by with,
2: and my still slumbering lover.
3: Her relatives had been planning on getting rid of the young miss from the very start, haven’t they?
4: Well, considering what she’s done, there’s no helping it either way...
5: Don’t worry, it’ll all work out, Shion.
6: I’ll save up money and find an engineer that can fix you no matter what.