Autodoll wa Kuchita Sekai de Yume wo Miru

Yuuyami never dreamed.
Autodolls do not dream.
When system goes down, thereupon everything disappears.
Just as bubbles.
Fun days, happy moments, anything and everything.
However,
the consciousness of Yuuyami certainly was still there.
Yuuyami couldn’t comprehend “where” is “there”.
Very-very insignificant consciousness which appeared to be dark, insubstantial and drifting.

“Lydia…”

She didn’t perceive was it mutter or thought.
Nevertheless, she wished to meet her.
She wanted to apologize for her arms which were about to break Lydia.
Truly dangerous. Even so, she was able to release Lydia just a few seconds before the system was shut down. That the only relief​.

“Lydia…”

Yuuyami murmured once again. Or thought, perhaps. Either one would go.
Painful, she was incapable to validate appearance of Lydia.
Sorrowful​, she couldn’t hear Lydia’s voice.
All alone in the dark.
Yuuyami considered it just like a prison.
Yuuyami didn’t feel coldness. The coldness of one who dies. And yet, her heart was frozen.
The hard fact​ to not have Lydia by her side was killing her.
She thought it would be easier to vanish completely from this state.

“I wouldn’t recommend that.”

Someone uttered. Who said it unknown for Yuuyami.
Maybe no one really have said anything. She didn’t understand.

“You are in the process of evolution. Consequently, you have to place your trust in your beloved and be patient.”

Certain image collide with the consciousness of Yuuyami.
A single flower floating in the darkness.
Purple one, the flower which Lydia often saw in her dreams.

“You are..?”

◇

As soon as Rapha returned to underground research facility, she laid Lydia on her bed.
After that, she had Ohan to carry Yuuyami in the laboratory to scan Yuuyami’s system.
Lydia told her not to repair, thus she had no intention of trying to restart.
She just wanted to know the situation in details.

“It’s amazing, how Yuuyami’s quantum brain went down.”

Yuuyami was the prime Autodoll in the world, designed by Rapha and Lydia. So couldn’t fall easily.
The results of scanning were showed on display.

“I see.” Rapha nods. “The cause of shutdown itself was an information overload, isn’t it?”

She judged by the data from display.

“What kind of information should have been injected to make it fail? Enormous quantity of information?”

However, conjecture​ was wrong.
Looking at the displayed data, there was a quite of space in the storage of Yuuyami.
It could still save as much data as one’s desired.

“So the problem wasn’t in quantity but quality.”

Even so, how complex must’ve been the information which exceed the processing power of Yuuyami? Rapha couldn’t imagine it at all.
Even a simulation of supernova explosion was a simple task for Yuuyami. The specifications were to such extent.
Naturally, she would lose to computer that specializes in it.

“Ara?”

An odd part could be seen in the scan result.

“What does that means?”

Rapha tilted her head.
System of Yuuyami was completely down.
Notwithstanding that​,
in a meagre area of quantum brain the signal hitherto existed.

“That can’t be. Most likely, some blunder.”

Rapha scanned Yuuyami for the second time​.
However, the result was identical. A part of quantum brain was in operation.

“I can’t follow​. Impossible. Scanner must be broken.”

Albeit Rapha was confused, she inspected scanner.
Nevertheless, no abnormality was found in it.
On these grounds

“This data is truth, the result is…”

her head ached, Rapha clutched her head with her left hand.

“It’s almost as if Yuuyami dreaming now.”

◇

When she woke up, Lydia had a plenty of thoughts.
She could grasp who she was and conjecture​ where she.
Girl was very calm.
Lydia raised her body while exhaling, clenched her hands and moved her feet in order to check her condition.
There was no particular problems. Her body worked perfectly and she was able to think properly.
Furthermore​, she was wearing a dress. A pure white dress. No frillsーnot very cute.
After confirming this, Lydia began to recognize her surroundings.
Lydia was on white bed in a not-so-spacious room. On the opposite side, at the wall, placed a desk with computer on it.
On the floor – sky-blue carpet.
Moreover,

“Ohan…”

on the glittering and shining metal skeleton was jewel-esque vermilion visual sensor.
The BD series, Type・Ohan, was sitting inside of the room. With both knees up, just like a child. The appearance was somewhat surreal.

“Lucy-sama, woke up, sleep well?”

Ohan said without intonation.

“By Lucy you refer to me?”
“Yes.”
“It’s wrong.”
“Wrong?”

Ohan was just looking straight at Lydia without tilting his head.

“I’m Lydia.”
“…You are Lucy-sama.”
“It’s different. I’m Lydia.”
“…Did you change name?”
“I was Lydia from the beginning. However, supposing​ Ohan is talking about the older days then I don’t know.”
“What you don’t know?”
“Er, I don’t remember what I called myself before the world collapsed.”
“Introduced yourself as Lucifer.”
“That’s the name of famous angel, isn’t it? Er, did I rebel against God and became a fallen angel?”
“Not in database.”
“I see.”

Lydia judged that Yuuyami would give her the answer which she wanted right away.
However Yuuyami now was shutted down.
If Rapha listened to Lydia obediently, Yuuyami shouldn’t have been rebooted yet.

“I slept fine. Will you take me to Yuuyami?”
“Subject lost.”
“Er, firstly you asked how I’ve slept, right? As yet I answered. Then I wanted to meet Yuuyami.”

After that restart Yuuyami. She was helpless on the beach, however as long as there equipment she surely restore Yuuyami.
That’s why Lydia was calm.
Without losing composure, calmly inspect a system of Yuuyami and thoroughly repair it.
To her original Yuuyamiーwithout damage consciousness in the slightest.

“Yuuyami… Would that be a black-haired AD?”
“That’s right. LM Series, type Ⅱ.”
“Type is not in the database.”
“I see. Is it because Yuuyami is newer? Well, let’s go to black-haired AD. She has a beautiful hair, resembles the night, right?”
“Don’t understand.”
“Hmm…”

Conversation didn’t work out.
Lydia decided to update Ohan’s database later with Rapha’s permission.
Naturally, even in Ohan already installed a self-learning function, so the data was increasing as long as he was running.
And yet, she felt that Ohan didn’t knew too much.

“Ohan, is Rapha don’t chatting with you?”

Lydia mumbled quietly.

“Ojou-sama giving me orders, and I execute it.”

It appeared he could hear it.

“Is that so. I might die without chattering, Rapha seems to be different.”
“Die? Lucy… Lydia-sama. You get injured? Do you need a medical treatment?”
“No. It’s an allegory. I’m in good health​.”

Lydia sighed.

“Despite you are in good health​, you will die?”
“I won’t die. Forget it. Please.”
“Understood. Clearing the action log…”
“No, no!” Lydia said in panic​. “You don’t have to delete the log!”

Lydia thought it was an inflexible AD.
Was every unconscious AD like this, or else Ohan was exceptional?

“Deletion of the action log cancelled.”
“Uh-huh. That’s good.” Lydia sighed again. “At any rate, take me to Yuuyami.”
“Understood.”

Ohan tried to stand up, however stopped halfway.
And then, immediately switched to kneeling state, and, in such state, walked on his knees towards the door.
Very comical technique​ of moving. At first, Lydia couldn’t make any sense of it. She wondered if there was leg malfunction.
However,
after looking at the ceiling, Lydia comprehend Ohan’s behaviour.

“That’s right. Inasmuch as Ohan’s huge, your head would stuck in the ceiling.”

The high ceiling for Lydia was low for Ohan.

“Lydia-sama, please follow me.”

“Alright.”

Lydia got out of bed, then she stood as usual​ and walked as usual​.

◇

Lydia’s heart was calm.
Since she was confident of restoration Yuuyami to the same state as she was.
She had knowledge, what’s more the abilities. As long as​ she have equipment, there was nothing she couldn’t do.
She believed, she didn’t have a doubt.
However,
in the laboratory, words of Rapha turned Lydia’s heart into the maelstrom of chaos.

“If you’ll restart it without formatting, the quantum brain would ignite, Onee-chama.”