Made in Abyss Chapter 003

Former Detention Center, Riko's Bedroom（元置仕部屋、リコ私室）is the third chapter of Made in Abyss and it was published on the date unknown.

Synopsis
While Reg was found unconsciously by Riko. He was brought back to the Orphanage. Riko, Shiggy, and Natt are chatting amongst themselves, attempting to awaken the currently unconscious Reg. Riko then turns the dial up to 2 after their few failed attempts. Riko's hand slips. A spark, then a large amount of electricity surges through Reg, as he screams in pain and surprise. Smoke emits from Reg. "He's awake!" Riko shouts. They jump up to Reg in excitement, interested. Reg looks extremely confused with what is currently going on. Riko then spams him with a large amount of questions. "Hey, don't overwhelm him with so many questions..." Natt says. "Oh, sorry." She apologizes. "My name is Riko, but you can call me Onee-chan! (Big Sister)" "Were you the one who dissolved the petrified trees?" With no response, Natt states a theory, "Maybe it's because he can't understand us?" Riko then performs delver hand signals that say 'can you understand us?' "Where am I?" Says a faint voice. "Who said that?" Shiggy exclaims. "I'm sorry to answer a question with a question, but... Where am I?" Reg asks. "This place... Where is it?" "Here?" Riko responds. "This is my room! Welcome to Orth, Robot-kun! This is the city on the edge of the Abyss!" "This is the top of the Abyss!" Reg begins to wonder. 'That sinister instrument from before, and that pain.' "Are you guys torturers?" He finally asks. "Huh?!" Riko exclaims. "Riko's room was originally for punishment." Natt explained. "She got into too much trouble and got moved up here." And footsteps come from the hallway leading to Riko's room. "Anyway, we're cave raiders, but we're just red whistles right now." Natt continues. Shiggy walks over to the door after hearing the footsteps. "Hey hey!" Riko says. "Robot-Kun, tell us about yourself!" Riko begins swarming him with questions. "Hey! What's your name? What are your functions? Who made you?" Reg stares at his hand. "I don't know much about myself, so I'd like your input. It's been bothering me for a while... But am I, a robot?" "YES! A ROBOT!" Riko exclaims in excitement and interest. "Electricity moved you! You're fire resistant! And instead of damaging you, you damaged the tool, and were left unscathed!" Reg looks confused. "What? You don't remember you're a robot?" "Did the shock damage his memory?" Natt asks. Shiggy slams the door open. "Guys! This is serious!" He exclaimed. "The entire orphanage's power disappeared! You overdid it with the output, Riko. You better hide! Leader's coming straight here!" "Huh?" Riko exclaimed. "How'd he find out?!" "No matter how you look at it, we're the ones always making trouble." Natt explained. Natt uncuffed Reg. "Can you stand?" He asked, then headed towards the window. "You better hide him, Riko!" Riko threw a tiny piece of cloth at Reg. And Natt said, "Umm... That's no good." then threw blanket of cloth over him. Riko peered under the cloth, and explained to Reg, "You can't come out! Ok? He'll give us hell to pay!" 'Worse than that pain?!' Reg thinks to himself. Leader (Jiruo)  knocks on the door, and shouts, "Hey Riko! Open up!" "Y-yes! Right away!" Riko responds as she runs to the door, then trips on the device used to shock Reg. "Gyaa!" Jiruo peers through the door as it opens. "What'd you do this time, Riko?" Riko begins to sweat, hoping he won't find Reg. "Uh... Nothing... I just hit my f-foot now... And at a good angle too..." Riko attempts to close the door on Jiruo to block him from entering. "Rea-really! I just hurt myself..." Jiruo doesn't look convinced. Jiruo walks through the door, and notices a blanket of cloth covering something. Jiruo snatches the cloth off, to reveal but a helmet. "This is Shiggy's handiwork, isnt it?" He asks."I don't know why he's still doing this. Hey." He pats Riko on the head, "What do you have to say for yourself?" "So-Sorry, I won't do it again..." Riko responds. Jiruo looks down at Riko, "The cave exploration went badly the other day."Riko looks at Reg, hanging from what looks like a strong wire shooting from his arm, and soon ascends out of sight. "While I understand your frustrations, that's no reason to take your anger out on the whole orphanage." Jiruo faces closer towards Riko "Hey," "That's some nerve you've got to look away from me while I'm lecturing you." Jiruo pulls her towards the door. "First, Before I hear your explanation for all this, I think I'll have you write a long, soul-searching letter as an apology." He pulls her out of the door, into the hallway and slams the door shut. Reg peeks over the ceiling beam he was hiding over, "Are they gone?" He whispers to himself. "I see, once you're caught, you're done for." He descends from the ceiling beam. 'Even so, my arm extended..' Reg ungrips his arm from the ceiling beam, the arm falls down and hits his head. 'Even though it's still numb.' He thinks to himself. 'A metal arm that extends.' He grabs his helmet from the chair, and stares at it. Reg looks back, and notices a slightly cracked mirror, and walks over it. He stares at himself in the mirror. 'What am I?' He looks at his body, to see if he truly is a robot. 'If I really am a robot, like that glasses girl said, shouldn't my name be written somewhere?' 'Let me think about this in order. First, an electric shock somehow wakes me. Secondly, they welcome me immediately, because I'm a robot? That being said, wouldn't anyone wake up from a shock like that? In the first place, does looking like a robot mean I am one? Third, why would my arm extend?' He adjusts his helmet, and touches the glass-icon on it, and an emblem appears. He flinches. The door creeks open, and Riko appears crouching at the door. "Shh." She whispers. Reg turns his head towards Riko, "You!" She stood up, and ran to Reg "When Shiggy and the others got caught, I used the opporitunity to escape!"

Character Appearances

 * Reg (Main)
 * Riko (Main)
 * Shiggy (Supporting)
 * Kiyui
 * Natt (Supporting)