The clock ticked from 22:34 to 22:35. Yuu slowly opened her eyes and glanced around the room.
"It's my bedroom," Yuu mumbled and tried to get up.
Hiroki, who coincidentally walked into the bedroom, saw Yuu, rushed toward her, and pushed her shoulders back to the bed. "You shouldn't get up, Yuu. You need more rest."
"What happened?" asked Yuu helplessly after being pushed back to the bed.
"You lost consciousness inside the research room. I got no choice but to barge in. I'm sorry." Hiroki apologized and sat down beside the bed. He looked at Yuu straight to her eyes.
Yuu turned her head from Hiroki and once again tried to get up. This time, Hiroki quickly grabbed a pillow on the other side of the bed and put it on Yuu's back.
"Yuu command, HRK110, forced shutdown."
"Wa…" Hiroki was unable to finish his words, and his eyes turned white, "Bzz… System forcing the shutdown." Hiroki closed his eyes and became lifeless in front of Yuu.
"You can just ask him to leave, right?" Jer appeared on Yuu's lap. "No need to force shutdown like this."
"I could, but we can't prevent him from eavesdropping, Jer." Yuu swung her index finger in the air like drawing a number one, and a screen appeared.
"You collapsed in the research room, and I called for Hiroki's help." The screen showed the camera recording from when Yuu fainted in the research room until Hiroki moved her to the bedroom. "Then Hiroki asked to call a medic and Levi came."
"Levi didn't see you, right?" Yuu turned her gaze from the screen to Jer. Her face showed an intimidating expression.
"Of course, I hid before the medic came." Jer lifted its head and wagged its tails, feeling proud. "How long did you think I have been with you to make such a small mistake?"
"Yeah, so small that you didn't even realize I was about to collapse?" Yuu smirked.
"You didn't create me as a medical assistant, at least I called Hiroki for help at the right time." Jer continued wagging its tails. "And you find it for yourself! You already know your condition, and you keep forcing yourself on the research!" Jer stood up and lectured Yuu.
"Who knew I would faint after spending an entire morning in research..." Yuu brushed her hair.
"Yeah, full morning of research after a full night of exercise." Jer glared at Yuu, hoping to get a straight answer.
"Ehem… It can't be helped." Yuu covered her mouth and coughed. Her face turned red as the screen disappeared.
"Okay, I will let it slide for today, I turned off your research screen before Hiroki went inside." Jer sighed and continued.
"Thanks Jer. You are the best!" Yuu patted Jer's head. Jer wagged its tails much harder. "I think it's time to wake him up." Yuu glanced over at Hiroki's lifeless self and tapped twice on his chest.
Hiroki opened his eyes. "Bzz… HRK110 scanning for malfunctions… Done scan. Activating."
"Yuu!" Hiroki panicked and held Yuu's shoulders. "Are you alright?" He scanned her whole body and met her eyes.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you for worrying about me." Yuu patted Hiroki's hand, which was on her shoulder.
"I'm glad!" Hiroki sighed. He glanced at the clock; it showed 23:46. It passed the bath time. "Shall I clean you before bed?" Hiroki turned to Yuu and smiled. She smiled and nodded. Hiroki lifted Yuu and headed toward the bathroom.
The clock showed 00:26 before the bathroom door slid open. Hiroki hugged Yuu and put her down on the soft cushion in front of the mirror. He blew dry her hair and lifted her to the bed.
Hiroki bent closer to Yuu. She lifted her index finger and blocked his lips. "Let's call it a day." Hiroki nodded and climbed to her side. He snuggled closer to Yuu and hugged her.
"Good night, Yuu," Hiroki whispered.