Kiibo is bullied by Kokichi and Aoi tries to cheer him up, to the best of her talents.

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Kiibo, who does not have a last name, is the Ultimate Robot. He’s got a mockup of a school uniform, on his body. It is unknown to most students if he considers that clothes or just his body, and speaking of body, another student is currently pestering him about a sensitive issue.

“So Kiibo, do robots have dicks?” The student was Kokichi Oma, who the robot was not a fan of. Kokichi was wearing a mask of childlike wonder, which easily covered up his intentions.

However, Kiibo had seen this song and dance multiple times a week. “Kokichi, I do not need to answer that question.” His statement and annoyed expression were obvious to the smaller boy, who was enjoying every second of it.

“T-This is because I’m not a robot isn’t it… WAHHHHH, why are you so mean to me Kii-boy! We’re besties right or is your metal soul incapable of feeling compassion!” This caused Kiibo to panic and get stressed.

“I-I’m not the one being racist, especially since you call my soul “incapable of feeling compassion” and I’ll have you know, if I did have a soul, it would be compassionate!” This predictable reaction was all Kokichi needed to hear.

His crying swiftly turned into one of trying to figure out a simple puzzle. “So then, you don’t have a soul?” Then it turned into a creepy smile. “You finally figured it out, I’m proud of you buddy! Now you know you can never love or be loved.” This blatant lie was hurtful enough to cause Kiibo to cry, and Kokichi to laugh while walking away.

Another student watched the commotion and walked over to the somehow crying robot. “Hey, why do you do that? I mean, let him bully you so much?” This student was Aoi Asahina and she was carrying some donuts, which was not surprising knowing her.

Kiibo looked up at her, but quickly shifted his gaze. “I-I just don’t know how. Besides, Mikan takes Hiyoko’s bullying, so maybe it’s just normal behavior?” He sounded nervous and confused, which caused Aoi to place her donuts down before she dropped them.

She however looked a little upset. “Of course, it’s not normal behavior Kiibo! I know Kokichi won’t leave you alone just because you would ask him too, but not stopping it at all isn’t going to help you!” Her ponytail seemed to react in the same anger that she did, which only caused the robot to panic even more.

“M-My apology Ms. Aoi!” The swimmer only reacted by sitting down.

Then she took a second to think. “You should be apologizing to yourself, and Kaede for making her always worried about you. What you need is to get some friends, then they’ll defend you without a question!” She went from a pout to a determined expression, in almost an instant, which was pretty normal for her.

Kiibo was still confused. “I mean, Miu isn’t around, and Kokichi just bullies her as well. Plus, she doesn’t hang around me as much. Besides, can’t I consider everyone else a friend?” He was almost like a child, confused about what could be going on here.

Aoi had a look of what could be considered pity, or maybe just saddened that she’s going to destroy his innocence. “Listen, not everyone here can be considered a friend. Friends are people you’re really close to or are comfortable being around. Just being around them doesn’t really make them your friend if they don’t have any intentions of interacting with you…” Indeed, her somber words did crush the robot’s innocence, as he was now even more sad than when the Ultimate Supreme Leader was just bullying him.

He looked downwards, with a sad smile on his face. “That explains a lot I suppose.” All the robot proceeded to do was sit still, putting Aoi in an odd position.

What can she do? The girl knew she wanted to help the robot, but they’ve never interacted before. Maybe, they can just try to interact, spend some time together? “Hey, do you want to hang out with me?”

The robot was still pretty upset, not really changing his face. “My apologies Aoi, but I wouldn’t want you to waste your time with me, just because I’m upset.” Then he got up and started to walk off, causing the girl to follow him.

Thankfully, due to the robot’s lack of athleticism, she was able to catch up pretty easily. “Hey, it’s not a waste of time, so let me hang out with you!” Her words were accompanied by a pout she made, either out of annoyance or to emphasize her point.

Kiibo stopped in his tracks and turned towards the swimmer. “You really don’t have any other plans?” His face was beginning to brighten up, which was pleasant for all present.

This included Aoi, of course, who was about to jump for joy. “Not for a few hours! Come on, let’s go have some fun!” The two then walked off. To an outsider, it would look like the female was dragging the robot, but that thought could be dispelled by the fact Kiibo was moving with his own free will.

After a while, the two ended up in the pool area, at Aoi’s suggestion. What ensued there was the Swimmer swimming and the robot simply watching, to which the both of them were immersed in their chosen tasks. It took Aoi a while to look up and realize that Kiibo was only watching her, which made her a little sad. As she swam though the pool, thoughts began to swim around her mind. “What’s up with Kiibo? He’s not really doing anything, but he’s looking at the pool…?” She then suddenly stopped and put her fist in her hand, as if she figured something out. “Maybe he’s scared!” The girl rushed out of the pool and got near Kiibo.

He noticed this and was pretty confused. “Err, Ms. Aoi? Why did you get out of the pool? Did you get bored?” The girl had to resist the urge to pout, since the robot was confused.

She then got a smile on her face. “It’s OK Kiibo, I’ll help you out with your fear!” This only served to put an even more confused face on him, so Aoi got really close. “So, I know you want to go into the water, but you’re scared, so I’ll give you a little push!”

Kiibo became extremely scared. “H-Hold on, Ms. Aoi, I-AAAAAAAHHHHHHH” He couldn’t even finish his sentence before being pushed off, and sinking to the bottom of the deep end of the pool.

Aoi just watched for a second before opening her mouth. “Err, you do realize while relaxing is a good thing, you’re not supposed to keep going down, right?” Kiibo didn’t seem to react much, other than just sitting up. Her irises shrunk as her face turned into one of panic. “Oh. Oh shoot.” She dived into the water instinctively and tried to push the robot out, but he simply wouldn’t budge, due him being heavy and the water making it harder than it needs to be. Eventually she realized that Kiibo wasn’t panicking at all. “K-Kiibo?” She had her head above water to try and breathe, but knew she shouldn’t give up on him, she just didn’t know what to do.

Meanwhile the robot wasn’t fussing too much, simply looking around. While the passage of time for Aoi felt like an entirety, it was really only 30 seconds. It took a while, thanks to the water hindering his vision, but he saw that there was also a shallow end, so he simply got up, and walked towards there.

The human girl remained still in shock, but soon, one part of her body moved, her mouth. “He can do that…” It didn’t take too much time for the robot to finish his journey, and for him to notice her just remaining stationed in one place.

He walked over and quietly spoke up. “Are you OK, Ms. Aoi?”

The female could only nod, before getting out of the pool. “I-I think I’m going to get something to eat…” Kiibo could only follow, or at least until she got into the changing rooms.

The two ended up going back to the table they originally sat at, which Aoi just looking pretty down on herself. “Sorry for pushing you in the pool…” Kiibo perked up on his seat.

“I do not hold anything against you for it, Ms. Aoi, so please don’t worry.” He had a simple smile, accompanying his simple words.

Aoi was still pretty sad. “I’ve got a question though.” Kiibo looked confused but was also clearly willing to answer it. “If you didn’t want to swim, then why would you go along with going to the pool?”

This question didn’t change the robot’s expression, or it didn’t look like it at least. “I was simply happy watching you. It’s not very often I get to hang out with others, so this time was nice.” Then his expression changed to something else, one of somewhat shock, before returning to normal. “Ah, I almost forgot. I’m allowed the food passes, but I’m not actually alive, so I have no use for it, so I got you some donuts, I know it’s not really much, but I wanted to thank you. My day was majorly improved, which is why people tend to make friends right?” The robot remained innocent, but also incredibly happy, which was nice for the swimmer to see.

However, Aoi was also blushing a lot, seemingly embarrassed or humbled. Maybe both. “I-I, wow. Thank you so much. It’s really nothing, you didn’t have to go ahead and be like, in the running for world’s nicest person.” She took the donuts, and just sat there. “Hey, I’m not just saying this because you gave me donuts, but do you want to hang out some other time?” The robot’s face figuratively and almost literally brightened up at this.

“Y-You mean it Ms. Aoi!” His face had a nice smile with his eyes sparkling.

The girl stood up. “Of course! Next time let’s do something that doesn’t include you just watching. Also, Kiibo?” The robot looked right at her. “Call me Hina.” The two then decided to head their own separate ways for the day.