Autodoll wa Kuchita Sekai de Yume wo Miru

As Lydia and Rapha were drinking café au lait​ in the dining room, Yuuyami came in.

“Welcome back.” Said Lydia.
“Yes, I’m back.” Yuuyami sat in chair.

At the four-person table, Rapha was siting in front of Lydia, while Yuuyami sat to Lydia’s left side.

“Well then, after you finish drinking, we shall return to library.”

Lydia looked down at the cup with café au lait​.

“That’s right. I also would like to see progress of Maker Factory.”
“Before you’ll go home, I have two subjects I’d like to tell you about.”
“Ah, I have something I wanted to ask Rapha either.”
“If so, please go ahead, Onee-chama.”
“Uh-huh. Well, why are you calling me Onee-chama, not Onee-sama?”
“Is this what you want to hear? Or it’s no more than a lead in?”

Rapha frowned.

“Uh-huh. That’s mine main question, you know?”

Lydia tilted her head and stared at Rapha.
Rapha let out a large sigh before saying.

“It was a verbal slip up​. You don’t remember Onee-chama, however at beginning I called you Onee-sama?”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, that’s correct. I made a mistake and called you Onee-chama, but I was told that you pleased with it, so I choose to continuously call you Onee-chama.”
“I see. Thank you. Well then, please, I’d like to hear Rapha’s stories.”

Lydia got an answer now, and smiled.

“The two subject of mine.”
“I heard that a short while ago.”
“Hmm…” Rapha wore a bitter facial expression. “Don’t interrupt each of the stories. I tell you briefly.”
“Yeーs.”

Lydia replied happily, Rapha sighed.

“First. The topic regarding​ us.”
“Is that about me and Rapha?”
“Yes, that’s correct. Onee-chama, please, be silent for a bit.”
“Understood. I’ll close my mouth as tight as shellfish.”

Lydia squeezed her lips with fingers of both hands.
However, she never seen a real shellfish, was what she wanted to add.

“As I already said before, we are a new creation of human beings. Thereupon, I will tell you the matters, that you undoubtedly concerned about.”

Lydia nodded couple of times.

“First of all, our lifespan is longer than of an ordinary human.”
“How long is it?”

Rapha’s words were snapped by Yuuyami.

“Well, average life expectancy​ of human beings was around one hundred fifty years, our is twice longer, thus it’s about a three hundred years.”
“Three hundred years…”

Yuuyami turned her face down as she pondered about it.
For each person three hundred years may be considered as long or a short time.

“No more than that?”

Lydia believed it was short. It was insufficient for exploration the world together with Yuuyami.
Until now, Lydia has never truly concerned about how many years she would live.
Accordingly, she was impatient to know her exact potential.

“I’ll tell you now.” Hmph, Rapha snorted. “I’m still continuing my research, I can prolong​ it up to four or five hundred years.”
“Rapha-san, please, allow me to assist with that research.”

Yuuyami looked directly at Rapha.
Rapha showed a slightly surprised expression, however in instant restored her usual look.

“Well, I’ll pass the data to you. Therefore, please, do it on your own. I don’t want to cooperate.”
“Understood. Thank you very much. However, if you’d get any progress, could you share it with me?”
“If that’s the case, contest, Yuuyami.”
“Contest?”
“Yes, that’s correct. The contest, which one of us will achieve better outcome.”
“Haa…”

“Do your best, Yuuyami.”

Lydia tapped Yuuyami’s shoulder.

“How crafty! Onee-chama forbidden to contribute her! Cheering​ is forbidden likewise!”
“Eh, but, although I wanted to tell Rapha also to do her best.”
“I allow you to rooting for me.”
“Ah, uh-huh. Do your best, Rapha.”
“Yes, I will!”

Rapha smiled in a delight.
Likewise, Lydia understood antagonism​ between her and Yuuyami.

“Well then, discussion in direction of reporting each other’s results has been settled, given that, please, tell us the about second subject.”
“This is still lasts, you know?”
“Is that so? I apologize.”

Yuuyami slightly bowed her head.
With light nod, Rapha continued.

“We are not able to grow anymore.”
“Eh?”

Lydia put her hands on her own chest.

“Do you understood this only now?”

Seeing Lydia’s movement, Rapha asked so.

“I don’t, I, I haven’t thought of it, but.”

Lydia height didn’t progressed. There was no change in her physique. However, she haven’t consider such a possibility. But belived, she would grow someday.

“What is it?”

Rapha tilted her head a little.

“To think that my breasts wouldn’t grow, I was a little shocked.”
“Th, that’s right… W, well, no need to worry. I’m investigating this problem too, you know?”

Rapha also looked down on her chest.
There was a precipitous cliff. However, Lydia judged, Rapha ought to look that way.
Nevertheless, she didn’t say it. There was a possibility to fly these words back to herself, as a boomerang.
Rapha glanced at Yuuyami.
However, Yuuyami didn’t say anything.
A short silence.
The air was delicate. Impossible to describe it as comfortable. Still, it didn’t mean it was heavy, though.
Lydia made a wry smile, Rapha sighed a little.

“Yuuyami.” Says Rapha. “Do you need a data?”
“Yes. There’s no particularly a problem with it.”
“It’s serious, you know!” “This is serious!”

Replies of Lydia and Rapha, against Yuuyami’s remark, overlapped.

“However, it isn’t concerning to life. Life expectancy is a direct issue of lifespan.”

Yuuyami said indifferently.

“AD not able understand it…” Rapha looked at Lydia. “I’m not making a fool of Yuuyami, okay? I’ve always been respectful. It’s just an insurmountable wall due to differences of species…”
“I see that.”

Lydia interrupted Rapha’s words and lowered her shoulders.
Lydia often disagreed with Yuuyami’s opinions. Moreover​, she noticed, that Rapha treats Yuuyami as an intelligent life-form.
Otherwise, the word contest wouldn’t come out.

“So you can’t be sure, if it’s concerns me either?”
“I haven’t heard about it to concern Onee-chama.”
“Truth?”
“It’s truth.”

With hmph Rapha turned away.

“That’s.” Said Yuuyami. “My growth… No, my height doesn’t changing, however there’s not particular issue, right?”
“It’s not about height.”
“Then, what are you talking about?”
“Try to guess.”
“Hmm.”

Yuuyami showed a thoughtful gesture. Probably, reviewing the action log.

“Indeed. It’s about a bosom. Lydia’s statement, she was a shocked that her chest wouldn’t grow, and, since then, a subject was in regard to breasts, right?
“…Yuuyami” Lydia said with a wry smile. “You don’t have to utter it, I presume?”
“Is that so? I will remember.”
“Please do. Incidentally, Rapha, is that topic is lasting yet?”
“No, it is not. I’ll quickly move on to the second one.”
“Uh-huh. Let’s do it.”

Lydia nodded.

“I’ll say only the gist, we have another little sister.”
“Eh?”

Lydia shoot her eyes open.
Lydia wondered about what she ought to do in case if she would be same type as Rapha.
The one, complicated, mysterious and troublesome little sister, was already enough.

“Name is Michael. Onee-chama and I used to call her Mika. Thereupon, I guess Mika bring this world in such a state.”
“Do you mean, she destroyed the world?”

Asked Yuuyami.

“I don’t know. Still, I’m certain, Mika was involved. Also, Onee-chama, possibly, may be a little implicated either.”
“I am?”

Lydia wrapped her arm Yuuyami’s. Otherwise, she felt like she would collapse.
She may have destroyed a great part of lives. It was as yet a possibility, still Lydia was very anxious.
Lydia has a plenty of knowledge. She had beloved partner. Consequently, Lydia understood that. A loved companion was within each of the other’s lives.

“It’ll be alright.” Says Yuuyami. “The present Lydia, different person from that, former​ Lydia.”
“Right.” Says Rapha. “Besides, I don’t know if Onee-chama was really involved. However, at the very least, Onee-chama was aware, that world will be in such condition. From that point, you might have been involved a bit, only my conjecture.”
“Is that, so.”

She answered to both, Yuuyami and Rapha.
Even so, Lydia’s mind wasn’t clear. Somewhat heavy, like overcast.

“Can I ask you for a little more details?”

Yuuyami was as indifferent as ever.

“Fine. But I wasn’t on good terms with Mika either. Therefore, it’s a fragments of information.”
“This is not a problem. Please.”
“Onee-chama, are you alright? It appears that your complexion isn’t good.”
“Uh-huh. I’m fine.”

So long as she was holding Yuuyami’s arm.
Rapha exhaled a little, and began.

“Mika had no distinction between right and wrong.”