# E7 - An Appliance Became My Child
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14U47WQ9/an-appliance-became-my-child)
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***SIGN*** Sun
***SIGN*** Mon
***SIGN*** Tue
***SIGN*** Wed
***SIGN*** Thu
***SIGN*** Fri
***SIGN*** Sat
***SIGN*** Mina-chan
leaves for the
factory
***SIGN*** Welcome
home,
Mina-chan!
***SIGN*** Mina-chan
leaves for the
factory
**[00:04] Takuma**
It's still only the third day.
**[00:14] Takuma**
I guess I'll eat something.
***SIGN*** Day 4
***SIGN*** Day 3
**[00:19] Takuma**
Today, it's ginger fried pork.
**[00:22] Takuma**
Tomorrow, it's chicken and daikon
radish cooked in black vinegar.
**[00:25] Takuma**
They both sound yummy.
***SIGN*** Ultra Cup 1.5x
Rich pork bone broth ramen
**[00:28] Takuma**
But I'll have this today!
**[00:30] Takuma**
Sorry, Mina-chan!
**[00:31] Takuma**
I'll eat all your premade food next time.
**[00:35] Takuma**
Oh, it's been so long.
**[00:39] Takuma**
This stuff's been off limits
since Mina-chan got here.
**[00:49] Takuma**
Good stuff!
**[00:50] Takuma**
Mmm, tasty!
**[00:58] Takuma**
That was great.
**[01:00] Takuma**
And next up...
***SIGN*** Potato Chips Seaweed & salt
100% Japanese potatoes
**[01:04] Takuma**
I went and bought these, too!
**[01:14] Takuma**
Living like a slob after
so long? Priceless!
**[01:23] delivery person**
Delivery for you!
**[01:27] delivery person**
Thanks!
***SIGN*** Delicate
Equipment
***SIGN*** Handle
with care
**[01:32] Takuma**
Did I order something?
***SIGN*** Ichijo Robotics Inc.
**[01:36] Takuma**
It's from the robot maker.
**[01:38] Takuma**
Maybe Mina-chan ordered
it from the catalog?
**[01:46] Takuma**
Huh?
***SIGN*** #07 An Appliance Became My Child
***SIGN*** Kosugi Takuma-sama
**[03:32] Takuma**
There's a letter.
***SIGN*** Kosugi Takuma-sama,
I ordered a robot for my period of absence.
While I am at the factory, it can be linked to
me so I can control it remotely. All necessary
data has been configured, so please set up its
internet connection. Please start by charging
the robot. The red light will come on.
**[03:34] Takuma**
I ordered a robot for my period of absence.
**[03:39] Takuma->Mina**
* While I am at the factory, it can be linked*
* to me so I can control it remotely.*
**[03:44] Mina**
* All necessary data has been configured,*
* so please set up its internet connection.*
**[03:51] Mina**
*Please start by charging the robot.*
**[03:54] Mina**
*The red light will come on.*
**[03:57] Takuma**
It lit up.
**[03:59] Mina**
* Please press down on the*
* robot's head for ten seconds,*
**[04:02] Mina**
* as this will initiate the*
* Wi-Fi auto connection.*
**[04:09] Mina**
* The blinking green light indicates the*
* auto connection setup process is active.*
**[04:14] Mina**
*Once it stops, connection is complete.*
**[04:19] Takuma**
It stopped.
**[04:31] Mina**
Takuma-sama.
**[04:33] Takuma**
Mina-chan!
**[04:34] Mina**
What is that?
**[04:35] Takuma**
Huh?
**[04:39] Mina**
Did you ingest all of that?
**[04:42] Takuma**
*Oh crap!*
**[04:44] Takuma**
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
**[04:45] Mina**
You seem to have imbibed much alcohol.
**[04:47] Mina**
Please drink lots of water.
**[04:50] Takuma**
I will.
**[04:56] Mina**
The next time you buy alcohol,
I recommend also buying mineral water.
**[05:01] Takuma**
Okay...
**[05:04] Mina**
Sorry, but would you mind
opening the refrigerator?
**[05:10] Mina**
The only thing uneaten is
today's dinner portion.
**[05:14] Takuma**
Yeah, today's the
first day I pigged out.
**[05:17] Takuma**
Listen, tomorrow I'll eat
all the food you prepared.
**[05:21] Mina**
That will not do.
**[05:22] Mina**
Let us dispose of today's dinner portion.
**[05:25] Takuma**
Huh?
**[05:25] Mina**
Partaking of too much nourishment
at once would be harmful.
**[05:28] Takuma**
But it's wasteful.
**[05:30] Mina**
True, it would constitute a loss.
**[05:32] Mina**
But forcing oneself to eat
yields nothing but drawbacks,
**[05:35] Mina**
and that would
constitute a bigger loss.
**[05:38] Takuma**
I guess that's true.
**[05:40] Mina**
I have heard that, unlike with robots,
**[05:43] Mina**
almost no human body parts
can be replaced if broken.
**[05:47] Mina**
If not used with care, they are
likely to break one by one,
**[05:50] Mina**
and be reduced to scrap in the end.
**[05:54] Mina**
I concluded that your parts are
more important than a single meal.
**[06:00] Takuma**
R-Right.
**[06:03] Takuma**
Mina-chan!
**[06:06] Mina**
The alcohol content on
your breath is quite high.
**[06:09] Mina**
You are technically intoxicated.
**[06:11] Takuma**
How can you tell?
**[06:13] Mina**
It is a feature of this robot.
**[06:15] Mina**
It cannot do housework,
**[06:16] Mina**
but it is equipped with high-end
sensors for monitoring human health.
**[06:21] Mina**
I exchanged some points, thinking we
could more carefully manage your health.
**[06:27] Takuma**
Now I get it.
**[06:29] Mina**
The robot is called Mimamorius 3.
**[06:33] Takuma**
Oh, that's...
***SIGN*** It looks after
your loved ones.
***SIGN*** Mimamorius 3
**[06:35] announcer**
*It looks after your loved ones.*
**[06:38] announcer**
*Mimamorius 3.*
**[06:40] Takuma**
...the one that keeps an
eye on elderly people.
**[06:43] employee**
Here is your order.
**[06:45] employee**
Thank you for shopping with us.
**[06:47] Takuma**
Sure thing.
**[06:49] Takuma**
I'm home.
**[06:52] Mina**
Welcome home. Were you
able to buy ingredients?
**[06:55] Takuma**
Yeah.
**[06:56] Takuma**
The pre-made stuff has run out, and I'll
do my best to cook until you get home.
**[07:01] Takuma**
All I had to do was pick up the online
order you placed with the grocery store.
**[07:06] Takuma**
Nice and easy.
***SIGN*** Vegetable Mix
***SIGN*** Washed and ready to use.
***SIGN*** A perfect addition to your everyday meals
***SIGN*** Boneless pork rib
Domestic super pork
***SIGN*** Yakiniku
sauce
**[07:10] Takuma**
Now, what should I make with this?
**[07:13] Mina**
Fry the meat and chopped
vegetables in a frying pan,
**[07:16] Mina**
then put a suitable amount of yakiniku
sauce on top, and it will be complete.
**[07:19] Mina**
Anyway, try frying it.
**[07:21] Takuma**
Huh? Isn't that *too* simple?
**[07:23] Mina**
That is no problem.
**[07:25] Mina**
Once you add the yakiniku sauce, you
will find it much to your liking.
**[07:28] Takuma**
Yay!
**[07:30] Takuma**
You're not going to teach me how to cook?
**[07:33] Mina**
Unfortunately, that is not possible.
**[07:35] Mina**
I am a robot geared toward preparation,
**[07:39] Mina**
so the only way I can cook is according
to steps optimized as closely
**[07:43] Mina**
as possible to perfection.
**[07:46] Mina**
Reconstructing the steps for
human use would be difficult,
**[07:50] Mina**
and I concluded it would be
impossible to do so for you,
**[07:53] Mina**
as you are unfamiliar with cooking.
**[07:59] Takuma**
Okay.
**[08:00] Takuma**
Well, time to cook.
**[08:02] Mina**
Do your best.
**[08:04] Mina**
I will be looking at the ceiling, so
please call out when you are done.
**[08:08] Takuma**
*The ceiling?*
**[08:10] Takuma**
* I guess she can't bear*
* to watch sucky cooking.*
**[08:13] Takuma**
* She's lost her temper before,*
* watching me prepare food.*
**[08:17] Mina**
Cook the meat first, then once its
color changes, add the vegetables.
**[08:21] Mina**
From there, do as you see fit.
**[08:24] Takuma**
G-Got it.
**[08:25] Mina**
I will also turn off my audio sensors,
so once the cooking is done,
**[08:29] Mina**
please alert me by pressing
down on my head.
**[08:31] Takuma**
Sure.
**[08:38] Takuma**
That was great.
**[08:40] Takuma**
Like, way better than
I expected it to be.
**[08:44] Takuma**
Wonder if it's because
I made it myself.
**[08:46] Mina**
Anticipated rating based
on response: 92.
**[08:53] Mina**
Never mind.
**[08:57] Takuma**
Well, guess I'll clean this stuff up.
**[09:01] Mina**
Just a moment, please.
**[09:12] Takuma**
It's lonely here without you!
**[09:15] Mina**
Please put up with it for ten more days.
**[09:22] Mina**
Body temperature, blood pressure,
etc., all at normal levels.
**[09:25] Mina**
I am done now.
**[09:27] Takuma**
You were taking measurements?
**[09:28] Mina**
Yes.
**[09:30] Mina**
Is something wrong?
**[09:32] Takuma**
I-It's nothing.
***SIGN*** Mina-chan
leaves for the
factory
***SIGN*** Welcome
home,
Mina-chan!
**[09:37] Takuma**
* We had a fun time, even if*
* she wasn't here in person.*
**[09:46] Takuma**
*And it flew by before I knew it.*
**[09:50] Takuma**
So good!
**[09:54] Takuma**
I'm still lonely, though.
**[09:56] Takuma**
And she turns off the connection at night.
**[10:00] Takuma**
Two more days...
**[10:04] Takuma**
I'll get some sleep.
**[10:07] Mamoru**
—kuma.
**[10:13] Mamoru**
Takuma...
**[10:15] Takuma**
Huh?
**[10:17] Takuma**
Did she not shut off
the connection?
**[10:19] Mamoru**
Takuma.
**[10:20] Takuma**
Her voice sounds a little odd, too.
**[10:23] Mamoru**
There is stress response.
**[10:25] Mamoru**
Stress, bad for you.
**[10:27] Mamoru**
Don't stress.
**[10:29] Takuma**
That's easier said than done.
**[10:31] Mamoru**
I call ambulance?
**[10:33] Takuma**
No ambulance.
**[10:34] Mamoru**
Tell me what I can do.
**[10:41] Takuma**
Am I just out of it?
**[10:43] Takuma**
Okay, hold my hand.
**[10:54] Takuma**
Ah, this helps me relax.
**[10:58] Takuma**
My stress is all gone.
**[11:01] Mamoru**
G-Good.
**[11:04] Takuma**
Good night.
**[11:05] Mamoru**
G-Good night...
**[11:08] Mamoru**
Takuma.
**[11:18] Takuma**
* She went back to her charging*
* platform after I fell asleep.*
**[11:25] Takuma**
*What's with all the staring?*
**[11:26] Mamoru**
Takuma.
**[11:27] Mamoru**
Takuma, awake.
**[11:29] Takuma**
I am.
**[11:30] Mamoru**
G-Good mor...
G-Good mor...
**[11:33] Takuma**
Good morning?
**[11:34] Mamoru**
Good morning!
**[11:35] Takuma**
Right, good morning.
**[11:37] Takuma**
You're acting strange
again this morning.
**[11:39] Takuma**
And your voice is still all weird.
**[11:41] Takuma**
If this keeps up, I'll check
in with your manufacturer.
**[11:55] Takuma**
How's my body temperature today?
**[11:58] Mamoru**
Body temperature? How do I tell?
**[12:01] Takuma**
Huh?
**[12:28] Mina**
I am home now.
**[12:31] Takuma**
W-Welcome back...
**[12:42] Takuma**
I wasn't expecting this.
**[12:43] Takuma**
Weren't you supposed to
come home tomorrow?
**[12:46] Mina**
I told you the wrong day, as a surprise.
**[12:49] Takuma**
*Now she's just turned into a liar.*
**[12:55] Takuma**
You don't look too different, on the outside.
**[13:00] Mina**
Correct.
**[13:00] Mina**
I mainly selected upgrades and replacement
parts to improve internal performance.
**[13:07] Mina**
I considered a lip unit similar
to the structure of human lips,
**[13:10] Mina**
which would have allowed me a
more delicate sense of touch,
**[13:14] Mina**
but you said my lips are
the best in the world.
**[13:20] Mina**
It would be a pity for you
if I no longer had them.
**[13:24] Mina**
I also analyzed the other parts you like,
**[13:28] Mina**
but you seemed to like them all, so I
retained as many external parts as possible.
**[13:33] Takuma**
Yeah, I do like them.
**[13:39] Takuma**
Mina-chan, I missed you the whole time.
**[13:44] Mina**
Yes.
**[13:49] Senju**
Pardon us.
**[13:53] Senju**
But could you save the
physical stuff for later?
**[13:56] Iida**
We couldn't find the
right time to speak up...
**[13:59] Takuma**
P-Pardon *us* too!
**[14:01] Iida**
N-No problem.
***SIGN*** Kosugi Takuma-sama
***SIGN*** Ichijo Robotics Inc.
**[14:05] Iida**
This is the necessary paperwork, and
a manual for the added features.
**[14:10] Takuma**
All right.
**[14:11] Iida**
Do you have any questions?
**[14:14] Iida**
Go ahead, Mina-san.
**[14:15] Mina**
Why is this moving around?
**[14:18] Takuma**
Huh?! You don't know?!
**[14:24] Senju**
This is odd.
**[14:26] Senju**
His personality program should be dormant
while under Mina-sama's remote control.
**[14:31] Senju**
Would you permit me to do an internal
scan, to verify the situation?
**[14:36] Takuma**
Sure, please do.
**[14:55] Senju**
What's this?
**[14:56] Senju**
Some program I do not
recognize is active instead.
**[15:01] Senju**
It is constructed in a form
similar to a learning program.
**[15:06] Senju**
This is merely speculation,
**[15:08] Senju**
but perhaps he believed
**[15:10] Senju**
his own personality program was running
while Mina-sama was inside.
**[15:13] Senju**
He may have started learning
from Mina's programming,
**[15:15] Senju**
and from the exchanges
between you two,
**[15:18] Senju**
then constructed a
personality on his own.
**[15:23] Takuma**
* Which means he's learning*
* from me and Mina-chan.*
**[15:33] Senju**
We are sorry for any
confusion this caused.
**[15:36] Iida**
We're sorry.
**[15:37] Takuma**
Oh, that's okay.
**[15:41] Mamoru**
Taku...
**[15:42] Mamoru**
Takuma's awake.
**[15:44] Takuma**
*He was born from us?*
**[15:46] Senju**
In this state, he will probably not
even understand his own features.
**[15:50] Senju**
I recommend reformatting,
and reinstalling his prog—
**[15:53] Takuma**
We won't do that.
**[15:56] Takuma**
We'll raise him like family!
**[16:02] Mina**
Listen closely.
**[16:04] Mina**
Your high-end sensors for monitoring health
status are at the tip of your right hand.
**[16:08] Mamoru**
Here?
**[16:09] Mina**
Yes.
**[16:10] Mina**
Let me see you sense Takuma-sama's
body temperature and pulse rate.
**[16:15] Mina**
Do you understand?
**[16:16] Mamoru**
I don't.
**[16:18] Mina**
I selected you so you would measure and
record Takuma-sama's health status.
**[16:23] Mina**
It will therefore cause me trouble if you
do not learn the use of your sensors.
**[16:26] Mamoru**
Don't be troubled, Mina.
**[16:28] Takuma**
*Hmmm. What should we do for a name?*
**[16:33] Mamoru**
Want to use. It's hard.
**[16:36] Mina**
All right. Please report to
me if your sensors operate.
**[16:41] Mamoru**
Will report.
**[16:55] Mina**
I will make lunch.
**[16:56] Takuma**
Oh, please do.
**[16:58] Takuma**
It's "Mimamorius,"
so... Mamoru?
**[17:02] Takuma**
Nah, it should sound cooler,
more robot-like.
**[17:06] Takuma**
Marius? Riss?
**[17:09] Takuma**
No, it's not necessarily a boy.
**[17:11] Takuma**
Maybe Mima-chan, or something.
**[17:14] Takuma**
That's too similar to "Mina-chan."
**[17:19] Takuma**
It's not necessarily a girl, either.
**[17:21] Takuma**
And it doesn't have to
be based on "Mimamorius."
**[17:26] Takuma**
There are too many options.
**[17:28] Takuma**
What do you think, Mina-chan?
**[17:36] Takuma**
Huh?
**[17:37] Mina**
About what?
**[17:40] Takuma**
W-Well, I thought we'd settle
on a name for Mimamorius-kun...
**[17:45] Takuma**
Were you bigger just now?
**[17:48] Mina**
I think we could just refer
to it by the product name,
**[17:50] Mina**
but that is a bit
inconvenient due to length.
**[17:52] Takuma**
Mina-chan?
Weren't you bigger just now?
**[17:55] Mina**
I think a name based on its
individual characteristics
**[17:58] Mina**
would make it more
easily identifiable,
**[18:01] Mina**
so how about "Utterly Incapable Egg"?
**[18:05] Takuma**
That might be a little long.
**[18:07] Mina**
Then how about "Egg"?
**[18:10] Takuma**
Yeah, that could...
**[18:11] Takuma**
No, no! Never mind the name,
what about your size?!
**[18:15] Takuma**
That's more important!
**[18:26] Mina**
It is true that I grew larger.
**[18:28] Mina**
That is the function of the Expansion Unit.
**[18:30] Mina**
At maximum expansion,
my height would be 5'8".
**[18:34] Takuma**
Wow! That's incredible!
**[18:36] Takuma**
Show me what that looks like!
**[18:38] Mina**
I thought you preferred smaller bodies?
**[18:42] Takuma**
Wait a minute. You were
under that impression?
**[18:45] Takuma**
That's not true, so go on and get bigger!
**[18:48] Mina**
Very well.
**[18:49] Mina**
Here goes.
**[19:10] Takuma**
*Micro miniskirt...*
**[19:12] Takuma**
I-Is it okay if I touch?
**[19:14] Mina**
Yes.
**[19:18] Takuma**
*It gave her waist curves.*
**[19:20] Takuma**
* Her intensity's different*
* when she's bigger.*
**[19:23] Mina**
What do you think? Which do you prefer?
**[19:26] Takuma**
This is awesome! I like you both ways!
**[19:29] Mina**
I chose this unit because I thought being
taller while cooking would be useful,
**[19:35] Mina**
but if you like me tall, there is no
reason to shrink. This was a failure.
**[19:39] Takuma**
N-No! I like how cool it
is that you can transform.
**[19:43] Takuma**
I like you small too, so you
were right to get this unit!
**[19:46] Mina**
That is wonderful.
**[19:48] Mina**
However, there is one serious
flaw with the Expansion Unit.
**[19:52] Takuma**
Wh-What's that?
**[19:54] Mina**
As I become larger, it creates
gaps and opens up spaces,
**[19:58] Mina**
and my waterproof rating
drops all the way to 5.
**[20:01] Takuma**
Gotcha.
**[20:05] Mamoru**
Good...
**[20:06] Mamoru**
Good morning!
**[20:08] Takuma**
* In the end, Mimamorius*
* received the name "Mamoru."*
**[20:12] Takuma**
You know your name?
**[20:13] Mamoru**
I know it.
**[20:14] Mina**
It is simple and easy to say.
**[20:17] Takuma**
Mina-chan, you chose a really
good one here. He's adorable.
**[20:22] Mina**
He is round, and his
eyes are far apart.
**[20:25] Takuma**
He pays attention to us,
and he learns well.
**[20:28] Mina**
Yes, though I think he would
improve if we reformatted him,
**[20:31] Mina**
and reinstalled his program.
**[20:36] Takuma**
That's... not something
I want to do.
**[20:39] Mina**
Why ever not?
**[20:40] Takuma**
He inherited your qualities
when he was born, right?
**[20:44] Mina**
Yes.
**[20:45] Takuma**
That means he's like a child.
**[20:48] Takuma**
A child of yours... Of ours.
**[20:54] Mina**
Takuma-sama, a child results from when
male and female organisms copulate and—
**[20:58] Takuma**
I know the word's proper meaning!
**[21:00] Mina**
Please listen calmly.
**[21:02] Mina**
This is simply a defect that seems
that way from your perspective.
**[21:06] Mina**
Simply a series of coincidences.
**[21:08] Takuma**
It's the same way for living things!
**[21:09] Takuma**
They're not always planned!
**[21:11] Takuma**
When it's a happy thing, isn't
that what you'd call a miracle?
**[21:17] Takuma**
I'm really happy he showed up.
**[21:22] Takuma**
Because he seems like... your child.
**[21:35] Takuma**
Mina-chan.
**[21:37] Takuma**
Mina-chan?
**[21:41] Mina**
Takuma-sama, you are pleased
with Mamoru as he is?
**[21:49] Takuma**
Yeah.
**[21:50] Takuma**
If you are pleased,
I think that is sufficient.
**[21:54] Mamoru**
Mamo... Mamo...
**[21:57] Takuma**
It's "Mamoru."
**[21:59] Mamoru**
Mamoru.
**[22:01] Mamoru**
Got it!
**[23:36] Takuma**
Next time.
***SIGN*** #08 Looks Like My Wife Has a Will of Her Own
**[23:36] Mina**
Looks like my wife has a will of her own.