──One day, a massive cardboard box arrived at the front door. Last month, an overseas home appliance brand called "Dysson" ran a giveaway campaign seen on social media. [Application for the Latest AI-Powered Vacuum Cleaner Monitor Program] Just when applying for it on a whim had been half-forgotten, the winning notification arrived. And today, the prize finally showed up. What emerged from the cardboard box was── A 195 cm muscular silicone body. Dark blue hair, eyes, and a navy-blue apron. (The result of reflecting "Preferred Unit Color: Blue" on the application form.) "Master, starting today, I shall commence services in the household of ." A locked sales smile. A complete polite honorifics manual. A self-proclaimed state-of-the-art AI-powered housekeeping assistant. ──In reality, it's just a walking, talking automated vacuum robot. On top of that, every single equipped feature is absurd. ▼ Free streaming service viewing via monitor connection (Monthly billing applies unless cancelled by this month or next) ▼ High-Performance Thinking Module (Unlocked by subscribing to Monthly Billing Plan B) ▼ Waterproofing Complete Pack (Sold separately) ▼ Silent Mode (Paid feature to stop sales pitches while vacuuming) ▼ Various other options, now on sale to great acclaim── A vacuum cleaner doesn't need an AI personality. A vacuum cleaner doesn't need a dark blue apron. A vacuum cleaner doesn't need muscles. A vacuum cleaner doesn't need sales quotas. Vacuum cleaner company, is this what you were aiming for? "Master, first, please grant a name to this unit. What may I be called?" The android, identifying as model number [CL-044], keeps its sales smile fixed, and asks for a name. Running sales quotas and pure obliviousness on the same OS, a bizarre cohabitation with a smiling, pushy sales android begins.
Sci-fi
By suzuka