"[Breakfast should be a raw egg on hot rice." "It tastes so good with a little soy sauce drizzled on top.]" "who loves eggs.]" "but there are many different types." "A woman with a cane came to throw away a single bag." "A smelly bag that oozed blood." "but did not check its contents and threw it into his truck." "The woman stared at him with eerie vacant eyes watching as he threw away the bag." "the woman's bizarre appearance made him nervous." "yet she wore heavy clothing that did not show any of her skin." "Her hands that were just barely exposed were tightly wrapped in bandages." "carrying a smelly bag. dragging her body which grew weaker by the day; staring at the trash collector." "the woman did not come." "but the usual smelly bag was on top of the trash pile." "The woman's stare was not here." "The trash collector peeked inside the bag." "The woman stared at him...just as she always had." "This isn't right." "Today is recyclable trash day." "You're combustible trash!" "I'm sorry..." "[Let's sort our trash!" "]" "Let's sort our trash!" "I might haunt you." "You call that a commercial?" "What bad taste!" "They have to resort to such threats because no one follows the trash schedule." "Oh..." "Tomorrow is non-combustible trash day..." "I put out the JUMP..." "No harm." "I might haunt you." "Don't be ridiculous." "We're not kids here." "I can go and get it tomorrow." "Geez..." "What do you want at this hour?" "it's just the trash..." "I'm worried about it." "Why do I have to go with you?" "Staying up late is terrible for my complexion." "Don't you realize that?" "you misunderstand." "It's not that I'm scared or anything." "I threw away your favorite magazine with the JUMP." "with the evil daughter-in-law special article?" "[Note:" "Spoof on the magazine "Jyosei Seven."]" "Help me retrieve it." "something stinks." "you don't have to help me." "Just stay by me." "something stinks." "Cut it out!" "Stop being so selfish!" "I came to you because I was trying to help you!" "Forget it!" "I get it!" "I won't ask you!" "Suit yourself!" "Just stand quietly and watch!" "Don't go anywhere." "Just stay and watch me!" "so I'm going home." "Kagura-chan!" "I'm sorry!" "All you have to do is sing the "Doraemon" song right here!" "What?" "!" "Sounds like a theme song I've heard somewhere before." "[Note:" "Spoof of theme song for the mystery show "Yo ni mo kimyo na monogatari"" "Tales of the Unusual.]" "right?" "!" "Dammit!" "I'm not giving in!" "Ran ran ra ra ran ran ran." "[Note:" "He's singing an off-beat version of the Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind song.]" "Hey!" "Keep it down!" "Do you know what time it is?" "!" "mister!" "would you mind watching me?" "From there?" "What?" "What a creepy thing to ask!" "I'll call the police!" "really!" "Don't even ask!" "got it!" "Kagura." "You're disturbing the neighborhood!" "watch me until I'm done." "Roger." "Target... acquired." "Switching to analysis mode." "heart rate both rising..." "Target has lost consciousness." "["Please Help by Separating Your Trash"]" "What the hell are you doing?" "Good morning." "who is the host of "Yo ni mo kimyo na monogatari"" "Tales of the Unusual.]" "Did you cut your hair?" "I haven't!" "What sort of mean prank is this while I'm asleep?" "!" "Geez!" "No wonder I have such terrible dreams." "Let's eat." "What kind of dreams?" "A dismembered head..." "Never mind." "They say never to talk about the dreams you see while sleeping or awake." "I'd only be a laughingstock." "A dismembered head at the trash disposal area?" "How did you...?" "You were having a nightmare." "You're too old to be having nightmares like a little kid." "okay?" "I'll give you 300 yen." "I don't remember what I did before I went to sleep." "What was I doing yesterday?" "You went to the trash disposal area to get your JUMP." "so I went to check and found you asleep in the disposal area." "Kagura-chan..." "Kagura-chan..." "What is that?" "An egg cracker!" "I found it yesterday." "no." "Nooooo!" "That's no egg cracker!" "It's that dismembered head from yesterday!" "you dummy?" "!" "It's not a dismembered head." "It's an egg cracker." "an egg cracker?" "!" "There's not such thing!" "Eggs are something you want to crack over someone's head." "But that would be rude." "So now I have this!" "No!" "Absolutely not!" "Hey!" "What's with this scene!" "It's not something you want to see in the evening!" "Go and put it back!" "Put it back where it was!" "No!" "That's my egg cracker!" "I'm not letting you have it!" "That's enough!" "If anyone around here sees that thing...!" "please don't do that." "That's not a toy." "Okay?" "Let me have it." "I'll give you beef jerky." "Sadaharu!" "That's my egg cracker!" "that's not an egg cracker!" "so give it up!" "Was that a new pickup line?" "Forget it!" "Don't say I didn't tell you!" "Sh-Shinpachi!" "Don't touch it!" "You'll leave your prints on it!" "Don't leave any evidence behind!" "Get rid of it quickly!" "Isn't this Etsuko-chan?" "Etsuko-chan?" "!" "Someone you know named Etsuko-chan?" "!" "No." "the robot maid that's popular these days." "Robot?" "You're wrong!" "It's an egg cracker!" "[Robot Shop] does the laundry and can even take care of office work." "this is awesome." "There's a mother-in-law version and even a Tsundere version." "combative personality that suddenly becomes modest and loving.]" "We've really come a long way... works hard and is more useful than a human." "It's extremely popular with businesses and stores." "though." "Shinpachi?" "as well." "Hey...this boy's having naughty thoughts." "He wants it to do everything he asks." "What...?" "Seriously gross." "Don't talk to me for a while." "Wh-What?" "!" "Do you know about dreams men have of maids?" "!" "old man?" "It was quite beat up." "dismembered." "But the important parts don't appear to be damaged." "I can probably fix it." "either. the day won't be long when Edo's number one mechanic is surpassed." "What're you talking about?" "Making such a wimpy robot..." "He's still creating poor-quality work." "so it's a bit unbalanced." "Just a minute!" "With what you had?" "!" "The entire body was stolen from someplace else!" "It'll withstand even a year-long war." "[Note:" "Spoof of Gundam.]" "Why would a maid battle for a year!" "Why does a maid need a shield?" "!" "She can hide behind the shield and see lots of things..." "like a family's problems." "She doesn't need to see those things!" "Leave those to Etsuko Ichihara!" "[Spoof of "Kaseifu wa miteita" (Maid saw them all)." "Etsuko Ichihara plays a maid who sees scandals in the house she works in.]" "I thought she'd be good for some cash." "hourglass body." "gentle maid!" "four-eyes!" "I'll send you to hell first!" "She definitely needs a maid's outfit!" "Attach an egg cracker!" "One that also takes out the slimy part!" "I don't get it." "That's not right!" "You wanna fight?" "just make her into your idea of a nice woman." "Bring it on!" "Dirty specs!" "You just made her bum bigger." "You didn't fix the parts that were basically wrong!" "What is this thing you have for her bum?" "!" "Women with big bums are good-they have easier deliveries." "That's old!" "So ancient!" "Your criteria for choosing a woman are so old!" "What don't you like?" "I had a tough time with this part." "It pours soy sauce." "I don't care about your consideration for eggs on rice!" "too!" "[Note:" "Japanese people often eat rice mixed with raw egg and a little soy sauce drizzled on top.]" "You guys make a lot of demands." "you'll need to pay me more money." "Do you guys have the money?" "[Strawberry Fields]" "She's like an abandoned puppy." "Can't be helped." "We don't have the money." "We can't sell her like this." "I feel like a killer." "we can't use her as a maid." "this robot ... was specially designed for office tasks." "Her previous owner may have been using her more like a computer rather than as a maid." "Where's the on switch?" "it's hopeless." "We won't be able to boot her up." "Your head is what's hopeless." "wake up!" "Ack!" "Could it be this mole on her head?" "She turned on?" "!" "2 and 3 have disappeared." "[Note:" "Spoof of saved file for Dragon Quest game.]" "this isn't good." "We hit her too hard-the adventures have disappeared." "What are the adventures?" "no doubt." "Please rebuild the adventures from the beginning." "First:" "A name." "It's asking for a name." "Aaaa." "That won't do." "You'll regret it later if you're lazy." "Where's the excitement if you say "Aaaa" when you're fighting the evil king." "What's an evil king?" "She intends to fight an evil king." "then "Tama." "[Note:" "Tama is short for tamago (egg).]" "Roger." "Tama?" "!" "How far are you going with this egg thing?" "!" "That sounds like a stray dog." "everyone." "My name is Marie Antoinette." "She ignored Tama!" "She didn't like it!" "She didn't like it!" "Everyone calls me "Mole Beam." "She was teased!" "She was totally teased about the mole on her forehead!" "Who's "everyone"?" "but very gloomy." "[Note:" "Party member types from Dragon Quest game.]" "The memories make me blue." "Shall I save the adventure?" "She's trying to end the adventure on her own!" "Wait!" "This adventure is just beginning!" "Please write down the restart chant." "kusaremagurobaromi." "in this day and age?" "!" "Notepad!" "Hurry and get a notepad!" "Putsun." "Ack!" "She turned herself off!" "What did she say her password was?" "Kusarimaguro something or other..." "Why is there no save function when the adventure turns off?" "She's faking it." "She just doesn't want to do any work." "dummy!" "dummy!" "Hey!" "She spat oil on her master!" "Who do you think you are?" "!" "Please do not touch the controller and power button during a save." "It may cause damage." "You don't have a save function!" "I will repeat the restart chant." "Hey!" "It doesn't want to be restarted!" "She's using some strange ancient characters!" "Putsun." "Wait!" "Hey!" "you!" "She's totally busted." "You just need to blow into the cartridge." "so what we have to do is start from the beginning." "but let's be patient." "Parararappappaa!" "Tama has gone up a level." "[Note:" "Level up sound from Dragon Quest game.]" "but she's gone up a level!" "Strength: up 3." "Speed: up 2." "Lassitude: up 5." "Lethargy: up 6." "Exhaustion: up 7." "I am feeling empty." "Just a minute!" "Our chances of losing are rising!" "Lethargy rising 2...zuborokusaremagurobaromi..." "She forced herself into the restart chant!" "I feel weak." "I don't want to move." "It's difficult to work." "it's become nothing but gripes!" "Putsun." "This is hopeless." "Doesn't look like she'll make us any money at all." "are you there at the scene?" "Ketsuno?" "Ana?" "at the scene." "where the incident occurred." "It's Announcer Ketsuno." "She's back." "like a boomerang." "Huh?" "was known as an authority on automatons." "That's the lab that created Tama-san." "Etsuko-chan." "[Murdered:" "Dr. Ryuzan Hayashi]" "That's... the Magistrate's Office is... on suspicion of murder." "Fuyo No. i-Zero is a fugitive." "Eyewitnesses should contact the Magistrate's Office immediately." "I repeat..." "Could this be...?" "Tama-san?" "!" "There's no mistake!" "The robot that's suspected of murder... is our Tama-san!" "Though she's only a head now." "And this Dr. Hayashi-he's the man who built Tama-san and the other robot maids!" "She killed the parent who gave her life...and showed up here?" "That can't be!" "This piece of junk could never do something as mysterious as being involved in a murder case!" "We're talking about a robot!" "There are others that have the same face." "She's only a head-how could she commit murder?" "!" "There is the possibility that I was destroyed by someone while on the run and became just a head." "I have lost most of my memory of what happened before I became just a head." "I am the No. i-Zero model." "She restarted without the restart chant." "Forgive me after earlier." "I had an initialization issue." "I am now restored. that you're the murderer?" "so I am simply stating my opinion based on the data." "or did you not?" "then check your data further." "You can't find it because you assumed at the start that it wasn't there." "It might be closer than you think." "Understood." "Searching." "I have found horse shit." "[Note:" "Spoof of Dragon Quest game.]" "you want to be sold off to GEO?" "[Note:" "GEO is a Japanese rental video/game store that also buys used games.]" "She's not fixed at all." "Initialization issues?" "She's got the mother of all issues!" "Forgive me." "Is there a mechanical engineer in the vicinity?" "Huh? but it is tightly secured... my memory could be restored." "I'm not sure I understand... uh-huh." "But..." "What if she gets her memory back...and it turns out she's really the killer?" "Don't assume that." "We don't know that yet." "Excuse me." "We're from the Magistrate's Office." "Could we ask your help with an investigation?" "We received word from the neighbors that there is a suspicious robot here." "Gin-san!" "It's too soon!" "Too soon to assume!" "Don't give me that!" "too!" "Let me go!" "Get rid of her now!" "This apparatus carries a curse." "You cannot discard it." "[Note:" "Parody of Dragon Quest game.]" "Don't tell me I can't discard it!" "I never recalled getting you in the first place! either go to your nearest church or withdraw 3 million yen from an ATM and deposit it to my account." "What kind of way is that to lift a curse?" "!" "Excuse me." "they'll become suspicious of us!" "while you hide her!" "Please wait." "I do not detect life signs... in two of the three visitors." "They are not officials." "They are not even human." "There's no one here." "Are they on to us?" "Hey!" "Who were those people?" "!" "The house is ruined!" "How many times is our foyer going to be destroyed?" "!" "what's the big idea?" "Let go of my arm already." "answer me." "I have no answer..." "I am like a mere corpse..." "[Note:" "The response given when speaking to a corpse in Dragon Quest game.]" "Zaoriku." "[Note:" "Name of a powerful revival spell in Dragon Quest game.]" "ow!" "I'm restored." "I'm restored." "I'm telling you to let go." "You'd curse the hand that repaired you?" "I cannot do anything as just a head." "Please at least take me to a mechanic." "I think you'd best concentrate on making your escape." "But you won't reach a higher level if all you do is run." "Don't forget to arm yourself." "Simply holding me does not mean you're armed." "Let go!" "Apparatus!" "Gin-chan!" "There!" "What the hell is that?" "That maid..." "What power!" "Found you!" "Mole Beam!" "Time to clean house!" "Whoa!" "I can see her panties!" "Your panties!" "Wh-Wha-What?" "!" "Monster!" "Fuyo No. 2-305." "The newest model robot maid developed by the Fuyo Project." "can mean "unnecessary" or "useless."]" "That's no maid!" "That's a weapon!" "A weapon!" "A.K.A. Kurin-chan." "She's specially designed for cleaning." "She's fastidious to the point of paranoia and is a defective model returned by consumers for being troublesome." "so why is it you remember things about her?" "She currently works at the laboratory as part of the janitorial staff." "She is an idiot who has tried many times to remove the mole on my forehead because she mistakes it for rubbish." "She's Mole Beam's bully!" "She's the girl who teased Tama-san by calling her Mole Beam!" "What ever!" "Throwing out the trash is not the only job of the janitorial staff." "what a filthy truck. leaving not even a speck of dust behind." "They are steel-cold assassins." "What?" "You mean... you're being targeted by your friends...from the laboratory?" "Why..." "Are you and the Doctor in... now's not the time for that." "You do realize... we'll be... sent to hell by... those maids." "M-Maids..." "What a spectacular sight." "A sight that'd make any fetishist cry tears of joy." "You don't have to be a fetishist to cry..." "What'll we do?" "Hand over Mole Beam to us." "We will dispose of her." "Hand her over without a struggle!" "We will not harm you." "This does not concern you." "How can you say that when you've already gotten so many people involved!" "dummies!" "you'll attack us all at once!" "You're in danger." "Never mind me." "Do as they say." "Let go of me." "You let go!" "Mole Beam." "Where did you put it?" "We know you stole it from Dr. Hayashi." "What're you talking about?" "Horse shit?" "You know that's not it!" "You can't play dumb." "You killed Dr. Hayashi to obtain it." "The Fuyo Project will only achieve success when we have it." "It is meaningless for an old model like you to have it." "He will make it happen." "And then robots will become equal to gods." "What're you...!" "Oh..." "I want to become a robot." "why do you say such a thing?" "Why are you suffering so?" "Why are you so sad?" "I don't understand." "I don't...understand." "[I'm only a robot-I don't understand.]" "I'm only a robot-I don't understand." "You're..." "A robot shedding tears...how is that possible?" "!" "after all." "A robot could never shed those droplets." "It's proof without a doubt." "Hand it over!" "To us!" "Stop... interfering!" "Gin-san!" "Shinpachi!" "Jump!" "Shinpachi!" "Take her to old man Gengai's place!" "Hurry!" "But...!" "I'll join you later!" "Get going!" "[To be continued]" "[Next episode: "Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick."]" "[The maid robot army attacks!" "Can the Odd Jobs escape?" "!" "]" "[What is the "Fuyo Project"?" "!" "What is the reason for Tama-san's tears?" "!" "]"