Hololive: Reflection

Part Twenty-One: Glasses

Three days remain.

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"Uh, Nozomi-kun?" a familiar voice knocked on the door to Nozomi's apartment, "It's almost 10, are you awake?"

No response. Roboco began to get worried, so she grabbed the doorknob. It was unlocked. She jumped in surprise, taking some time to compose herself.

"I'm coming in," she announced, slowly turning the knob to the door. When she opened the door, she found the teenager quietly dozing on his bed, his arms and legs outspread, his bedsheets thrown out of place, and his jet black hair ruffled disorderlily. She took a long look at the boy.

He looks much different without glasses... Roboco thought. As she thought this, she noticed the black-framed glasses on his nightstand. Her face flushed red as she looked curiously at the pair of lenses. Tiptoeing towards them as not to interrupt the boy's slumber, she hesitated. Looking long and hard at the glasses, she sighed and took off her own glasses, putting them on the nightstand next to Nozomi's. She then grabbed Nozomi's glasses with her shaky hands, gulping and putting them to her yellow eyes.

They're... Roboco thought, Comfy...

"Ngh," Nozomi grunted, slowly opening his eyes, "Tamashi, what'd you say...?"

"A-ah!" Roboco panicked, the blush on her face reddening even further.

"H-huh?!" Nozomi quickly opened his eyes when he saw his robot crush in his room, his face equally as red as hers, "Roboco-chan?!"

"I'm so sorry, Nozomi-kun!" Roboco clapped her hands together, "I was worried about you since you were sleeping in, so I went inside and-"

"Wait, are those my glasses?" Nozomi asked.

"I... uh..." Roboco stammered, "Well, yes, they are."

"They look good on you," Nozomi smirked, "How's the prescription on your eyes?"

"They match up to mine surprisingly well," Roboco relayed, "I can see fine."

"Then I think I'll try on your glasses," Nozomi said smugly, taking the girl's glasses from the nightstand. Before the girl had time to object, the black-haired teen had already put her glasses on his face.

"You're right, I can see quite nicely," Nozomi grinned, "How do I look?"

"Very charming," Roboco smiled warmly, "You remind me of my in... my... inv..."

Roboco's smile dropped, and she slowly began to shake with a terrified expression covering her face. Nozomi's smile also dropped as he witnessed this.

"Roboco-chan! Are you alright?!" he asked, putting his hands on the girl's shoulders.

"Pesar... hakase..." Roboco muttered with a blank expression as she drifted into unconsciousness. Nozomi panicked, picking up the girl and carrying her in his arms.

Tamashi, do you have any idea what the hell is going on?! Nozomi asked his Echo.

"No idea," Tamashi responded with urgence, "But we need to get help. Take her to YAGOO. He was the one that found her, right?"

Oh yeah, you're right, Nozomi recalled his first conversation with Roboco, Let's go!

The boy dashed out of his door, Roboco in his arms.

...

He barged into the Cover Corporation offices, dashing through hallways and finding himself in the meeting room.