Five minutes was what I said...
Another line was what I said...
I'll stop after this song was what I said...
Even though I was supposed to work on another story, I ended up writing a chapter of a new story!
... -cries-
... I blame Wadanohara, Mafumafu, SAO, RF4, and FE:A for inspiring me to write this story.
I just started thinking of what would it be like if Miku and Piko weren't childhood friends in my past Miku/Piko fics. What would it be like if the two were put in a world filled with fantasy and sci-fi? ... What would it be like if Mafuteru, Mafumafu's mascot, accompanied them?
... I don't know. Sorry for this!
WARNINGS: CONFUSING, UNEDITED, POSSIBLY RUSHED (?), AND REFERENCES
Although I was programmed by my creator to notice the profiles of people, it wasn't the immediate thing I noticed when I rebooted.
The first thing I noticed was not that she was at Level 1.
The first thing I noticed were not her meager stats.
The first thing I noticed was not her status as royalty.
The first thing I noticed was not that her name was Mikulia Grimoire.
The first thing I noticed was not my missing data.
No, the first thing I noticed were round, turquoise eyes that shone brighter than polished sapphires, twinkled more than a thousand stars in the onyx black sky, and clearer than a fragile glass vase.
"Are you alright?" She squeaked, her eyes growing wide. Words weren't able to crawl out of my throat and escape my mouth, so I only stared at her. Wearing worry on her face, she turned to her accomplice and asked, "Hey, Teru-kun! Do you think we should bring him back to the kingdom?"
A small-ghost like creature hovered near the princess before flying around her head and then stopping. "Eh, Miku... You just escaped the castle, and now you're going back? The whole point of you leaving was to go on an adventure, not bring some random guy home with you!"
The one called Miku pouted and sighed. "I want to have an adventure, but I also want to know why this guy was in the garbage!"
Garbage...? I glanced down, and I was indeed in a trash can, and a smelly one at that. Huh. Well, this is kind of an awkward situation.
"Leave him!" The ghost thing tried to talk sense into the girl, but it came to no avail. Miku turned away from the odd creature, sticking her button-like nose up in the air.
All of a sudden, she whipped around to face the small ghost thing, evidently smacking me in the face with one of her pig tails. Sticking her tongue out, she teased, "Nope! You're my familiar, so you have to listen to me, you fluff butt!"
"F-fluff butt?" The 'fluff butt' puffed its white, cloth cheeks out before shouting out, "Don't be rude to me, you leek licker!"
"I like negi," she deadpanned, glaring daggers at Teru, "not leeks!"
What's up with these two idiots? They're like some comedy duo on TV...
Well, it seems like I'm not going to get anywhere with these two as they are now. It's best that I analyzed these two to get some information from them...
First, I decided to analyze... that thing over there.
'STARTING ANALYSIS' appeared in my eyes in light blue letters, and that girl and the surroundings around me disappeared from my vision. All I saw was that ghost in infrared lights, and multiple data appeared around him like a crowd of energetic people in a public area.
Name: Mafuteru
Level: 13
HP: 650/1900
MP: 500/700
Type: Teruteru Bouzo
Weakness: Cute girls
Equipped: Sorairo Charm and Fairy Dust
'ANALYSIS COMPLETE'
Aren't teru teru bouzos those things that shoo away rain? ... So, am I supposed to believe a talking charm exists? And why are cute girls listed as this thing's fear?
The teenage girl curiously gazed at me which reminded me to analyze her. Hmm, it's time for another analysis...
'STARTING ANALYSIS'
'...'
Name: Mikulia Grimoire
Level: 1
HP: 25/25
MP: 39/39
Type: Half Human, Half ?
Weakness: ?
Equipped: Luxcalibur, Aeris Shield, Sorairo Muffler, and Draconi Crown.
Bust Size—
'WOULD YOU LIKE YOU TO STOP THE ANALYSIS EARLY?'
Yes, please.
'...'
'ANALYSIS INCOMPLETE'
Jeez, my creator is such a pervert. I really ought to scold him sometime. Damn, and he really needs to move his lazy ass when—
... H-huh? S-something is wrong... Some of my data... i-it's gone?
'70% OF DATA HAS BEEN DESTROYED'
W-what? How...? My creator is... M-Master? I-I'm sorry... I-I can't—
The words 'BATTERY AT 0%' appeared out of nowhere in bright red letters. W-what the...?
"T-Teru!" Miku's voice sounded as if it was a hundred miles away, but I could still barely hear her, "I think he's going to pass out!"
"Eh?" The little ghost gaped at her and then at me, but all I could focus on were the words 'SYSTEM ERROR' blinking red in my face.
'COMMENCING SHUT DOWN' were the last words I saw before I was met with the terrible darkness.
'PLEASE BE PATIENT'
'3'
H-huh? What happened to me?
'2'
I was trying to remember my creator, but I don't remember his name...
'1'
I don't remember... anything?
'SYSTEM STARTING UP...'
My eyes automatically opened wide, and the white light rushed to my vision.
... Is this heaven?
Hold on a second. I'm an android, not a human.
"...you awake?" I heard a part of a conversation. Was it that girl who I saw before? Wait, what was her name again...?
"M-Miku-chan?" I voiced her name, and suddenly my face felt hot. ... Did I just say that out loud? And why did I add '-chan' to her name if I barely knew her?
"... 'Miku-chan'?" The princess repeated what I said, cocking her head to the side. I had a sudden urge to just take out my batteries and chuck them out the window at 100 miles per second.
"... Sorry," I apologize quietly, not knowing what to say, "That name suddenly... slipped from my mouth, so, uh, please forgive me for saying something that would make you... uncomfortable, I guess."
"Oh, it's no problem!" The girl with the shockingly long, teal hair reassured me. For a princess, she didn't exactly speak like how royals are supposed to speak like, or at least how they're depicted as. "Anyway, I think it's best to start with introductions! I'm—"
"Princess Mikulia Grimoire," I cut her off before she could even finish her sentence. I already analyzed her, so there was no point in introductions.
"Wow, you already know me~!" She chimed and clapped her hands together. "Aha, but then again, you called me by my childhood nickname!"
"... That was by accident, my lady." I informed her politely, feeling the need to be formal. "I did an analysis on you before I shut down, so I already know a few things about you."
"An analysis?" Curiosity leaked in her words, and a spark of excitement was in her eyes. I flinched from the abrupt change in topic even though I knew it was my fault because I brought it up. "Androids can do that?"
"Yes, but—" I stopped myself short. How did she know what I was? I had a human appearance, so she shouldn't have been able to tell that I wasn't a human. "... How did you know?"
"It's because I'm an esper!" The princess grinned before giving me an apologetic smile. "... I was just joking. One of my friends told me, actually! After taking a closer look at your features, Teru-kun told me that you weren't human!"
"Teru..." The name sounded familiar, and then an image crossed my mind, "... Do you mean that talking teru teru bouzo?"
"Yep!" She nodded, her pig tails swaying as she moved. "That's the one! I didn't know how to wake you up, but Teru just put an electricity spell on you so you'd jolt awake!"
... If I were human, I bet I would be in a lot of pain right now.
She smiled and said, "So you analyzed me, huh?"
"Yes, I did." I responded quickly.
"What other information did you find out about me?" she energetically asked me.
I started listing, "Level 1, HP is 25 out of 25, MP is 39 out of 39—"
"Eh? It sounds like you're saying the stats of some weak video game character." The princess eyed me oddly, a frown on her face.
"That's how my analysis is set up as, so you can't blame me if your profile sounds like something from a video game. And anyway, a video game character like this is pretty weak. They'd be wiped out instantly before the player even started the tutorial."
"M-meanie! Those are my stats— I mean, profile you're talking about! Aren't you supposed to talk nicer to royalty?"
"Sorry to offend you, but aren't you supposed to talk more formally since you are royalty?"
"Meanie."
"My apologies, my lady."
"... Please, call me Miku!" Letting out a giggle, she winked at me. It seemed like she wasn't upset anymore. "What's your name?"
"P-Piko," I answered her in a troubled tone. It was strange, but it was difficult to say my name. ... That was my name, right? Shaking off that odd "feeling" I "felt" at the moment, I uttered out, "Do you know why I was in the garbage?"
"Eheh, sorry, I don't. That's what I've been trying to figure out for a while now." Another expression formed on her face, this one silently saying, 'I'm so sorry for the inconvenience!' She gave me a small bow and sighed. ... Wasn't I supposed to be the one bowing to her?
"At any rate, I'm in debt to you." Saying this, I got up from the bed I presumed was Miku's and knelt before her. This is what someone is supposed to do in the presence of a princess, right?
"... Pfft." The princess let out a quiet laugh and said, "You don't need to do that, don't you know? But if you really think you need to pay me back after saving you from becoming some recycled clump of metal, I guess you could do something for me..."
"Oh?" I rose one of my eyebrows at her, unsure of what she was about to ask of me. With caution, I questioned, "And this favor is...?"
"... You did say you could analyze things, right?"
Welp, yeah.
Can you find the Danganronpa reference here? I'll give you a quicker update if you find it!
By the way, I'll occasionally make references in this story, so beware!
I'll also occasionally make references to my Piko/Miku fics, so... watch out for those, too.
I honestly have no idea where this story is going, and that means updates may be slow!
/swears that I'll write that one shot I'm supposed to write.
Until next time! Later!