Tales From The Kronos

Neige brought the strange robot to the others in the cafeteria. Gwyn and Ina were a bit worried about it while the leader felt excited at the sight of it.

"She looks so much better than Uriel! Can we keep it?" The leader asked, looking at the robot from every angle.

"Why are you asking me? You should ask Emely, she's the one that made her... I think."

"Isn't it a bit dangerous?" Ina hid behind Gwyn, only peeking at the robot for a few seconds before hiding again.

"I'm sure it obeys Asimov's law, I don't think Emely is that dense." Despite Polyetta's words, Gwyn still looked a bit concerned about the robot. The robot looked at the leader and tilted her head, trying to understand her words.

"I do not comprehend, what are those laws?"

"Basically, you can't harm humans and have to listen to humans. Don't you have anything like that?"

"Not to my knowledge, should I test it?"

Gwyn and Ina took a worried step back, the doctor continuing with her questions, still managing to keep a calm face despite her fear.

"Can you make me a coffee?"

"I... Don't know how to do that."

"I guess it was too complex. Can you count to a hundred?"

"I can, but why?" The robot asked, getting increasingly confused "Is the reason for my existence to count to a hundred?"

"No, I just wanted to test something. It looks like she doesn't have to obey human order."

"Maybe she only obeys Emely?" Proposed Neige "She still shouldn't be able to hurt humans."

The robot slapped Neige. The sound of the slap made Gwyn and Ina step back even further.

"Hey, it hurts!"

"I apologize, I wanted to test if I could hurt humans."

"I confirm... It hurts."

Emely and her friends entered the room and felt relief when they saw the robot they were searching for. Sepide and Silva stayed behind while Emely hurried to her sides.

"Remiel! Here you are! Everything seems alright. You really are working! I can't believe it! I'll just need to find a way to recharge you without turning off the ship's engine every time."

"Remiel? Is that my name?" The robot asked while looking curiously at Emely.

"Indeed, I created you based on the code of another robot but you're your own person."

"I think I remember that, I had a big sister named Uriel... I think."

The proud engineer turned toward the crew of the ship and showed Remiel with a bright smile.

"I introduce to you, Remarkable and Elegant Module-1 Esper Lambda! Remiel for short."

"It's a great name, we would be honored to keep Remarkable and Elected machine... Remiel, we're honored to keep Remiel around." The leader showed her enthusiasm for their new member, but sadly, the feeling wasn't shared with everyone. Ina spoke up, still hiding behind Gwyn.

"Isn't it dangerous? I mean what if it attacks us? It's not against you Lady Remiel, please don't hurt me!"

"She wasn't programmed for that, you can imagine her as a maid. She'll help around sometimes but there's not much to do for her yet. For now, she's more like a friend."

"Wait, a maid?" Silva asked with a grin on her face "Can we give her a maid uniform?"

"I mean, we could..." Emely answered, not as enthusiastic about the idea.

"If she keeps the black and orange colors it would look great I'm sure." Added Neige "I've seen some nice ones in black when I went on adventures and stuff, I wasn't trying to look for them, I swear!"

"No! No one is going to dress Remiel!" Emely tried to sound intimidating, which visibly didn't work.

"Come on Emely, she's free to do what she wants." Silva turned toward the new robot, an innocent smile on her face "Remiel, do you want to dress as a maid?"

"I do not have any wish for the moment."

"It's going to change!"

"Silva! Don't pervertify Remiel!"

"Or else?" Silva leaned in front of Emely, trying to convince her with a cute smile.

"Or else... I'll find something. I'll make Remiel dumbbat-proof somehow."

"Oh, are bats a problem?" Remiel asked with a blank expression on her face "I should remember that."

"Wait! That's not about real bats... I suppose I have to teach you a lot."

"Remiel, do you really not know anything?" Gwyn asked with curiosity, her fear slowly disappearing.

"I know the basics of human society and know most of the languages. Aside from those, I do not have a lot of knowledge."

"To be honest, I just wanted to boot you to see if everything worked." Explained Emely "We should go back to the lab now, you were supposed to stay awake only for an hour. Say goodbye to everyone, we have a lot to work on."

"I bid you farewell, may we meet again."

Emely and Remiel both left the cafeteria, leaving the rest of the crew together.

"Is she gone?" Ina asked, still hiding.

"Yes... You can come out."

After Gwyn's confirmation, the cook stopped hiding and took a smile again.

"She seems like a nice member!"

"Really? It looked like you hated her."

"Was I rude?" Ina started reflecting on their conversation, trying to know whether she was rude or not.

"I'm glad that Remiel exists." Said Sepide with a smile "I feel better that Uriel keeps on living somehow."

"Me too!" Added Silva "I just hope she'll be alright, she seemed a bit lost."

"I think that if you were born in a lab without any memories, you'd be incredibly lost too." Neige said before stretching his arms "I'll need to go for now, I have something I need to finish."

"Wait! We'll come with you!" Silva said while taking Sepide's hand "We need to show you something."

Neige agreed and left, along with his two friends.

The three friends walked in the hallway of the ship. Silva explained the reason she asked to go with Neige.

"Have you heard of V-tubers?"

"Yeah, I even was the one to tell you if I recall correctly."

"What if I told you I found one that sounded exactly like Sepide?"

"Are you just talking about Sepide's account? I already know about it."

"Y-You do?" Sepide asked with a surprised expression.

"You're not very discreet with it. I can hear you when you talk too loudly."

"Oh... I thought rooms were soundproof."

"Some are. I know that Shiro and Silva have one but you need to ask for it. I prefer to not have it since it allows me to hear what's happening outside."

"You can just tell if you're a pervert and want to hear people at night." Silva chuckled at her own words.

"Why is your room isolated, Silva?" Sepide wondered.

"I have a better hearing than most so I can hear when someone's walking in the hallway. It's bothering me when I paint."

"Oh... I thought it was for a perverse reason."

"Great, now even Sepide expects that from you." Neige sighed with a soft smile.

"It was time! Next time I'll need to find a new thing to joke about, like the earth being flat!"

"The earth?" Sepide looked at Neige to understand but even he seemed confused about it.

"Maybe someday I'll tell you."

"I'm not sure I want to know..." Neige looked at Gwyn's office in front of him and turned toward his friends with a tired face "I really don't want to go but she's forcing me. She'll annoy me to death if I don't come to our appointment."

"Don't worry, it's the same for me..." Silva said with a disappointed expression on her face "If you ever need to talk about something we're here! Or even just to hang out, it's good too!"

"I know, I'm glad you're here." Neige took his two friends in his arms, surprising them "Don't get in trouble while I'm away."

As he entered the doctor's office, his two friends stayed outside, continuing their talk.

"It's a shame that he knew about your second identity. So, what will you do now?"

"I think I'll go on internet... It's still embarrassing."

"As long as it's not something weird it's alright. I'll try to annoy Ina or the leader if they're not busy, have fun!"

The two girls parted ways, each going to their occupation. They were glad to be able to have a nice day and hoped it would stay that way.