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Rikuo seems to have a problem sleep at night in bed and can hear the tune of piano playing. In the morning Rikuo wake up with a tired face because he was not having enough sleep at night and was inform that by his sister Naoko that Sammy have gone for her monthly maintenance but she had prepare breakfast for Rikuo before going. While taking breakfast Rikuo glance through today’s newspaper and show topics of android job expanding and also show that android can also do play music as well and later was interrupted by Naoko claiming that Rikuo should have turn off the sound while playing the piano at night. This have cleared Rikuo thinking that he thought he was dreaming at night but actually some else was playing the piano at night. The conversation between Naoko and Rikuo also reveal that their mother is a professional music instructor and would not let Rikuo help her with music lesson because Rikuo have stop playing the piano.

At school and after lesson Rikuo feeling sleepy due to lack of sleep at night was disturbed by Masaki. Masaki want to share what he have found on in his father’s computer that reveal that there is a new prototype android model that are made for to become a foster father for human child and already testing in secret. He also comment that machine seem to be butting into everything that human does and then leave.

The sleepy Rikuo return back to Time of Eve to find out that Chie was alone and Nagi seems to be taking care of Chie instead of Shimei. In the café Nagi question Rikuo where is Masaki as she thought that they were are always together but Rikuo said it is not always the case. Rikuo realize that the Shimei is not together with Chie but he commented to Chie that her father should be back soon and Chie was upset with that then Chie told Rikuo that Shimei is not her father but a foster father. Nagi then reveal that it is not the first time that she have to take care of Chie but actually every once a month she have to help Shimei take care of Chie as Shimei got other things to do. To ease off Chie upset Akiko bud into the conversation to make Chie happy then also ask Rikuo where is Masaki and thought that they are always together. Those questions again have struck Rikuo temper and a loud response that she is wrong about that. Then later having realized that Chie was there on the same table Rikuo should not done  that in front of a child. To divert that attention away to from Chie, Akiko convinced Chie to move away to read to her a story book instead. Nagi question Rikuo whether he is alright but Rikuo said he just did not get enough sleep but that is not what Nagi referring to but rather his bad mood. So he walk away and said that what the matter since they all hated him any way.

Rikuo decide join the other corner conversion there as the rest of the customer trying make Chie happy by story from a story book and he decided to sit next to Chie then started to query Chie about her relationship with Shimei and these are hard questions for a child to answer and Akiko reminded Rikuo about that than take Chie away to the restroom. Setoro inform Rikuo that Shimei bring Chie to this café because she like it here. Knowing that he have cloud a bad impression Rikuo said he did not mean to bully Chie. But Setoro decide to make Rikuo realize that human sometimes hurt each other and robot don’t really because it is not easy to understand the pain of other. Feeling terrible he decided to leave them and go upstairs of the café to be alone and was approach by Rina to try to cheer him saying that he actually saved her but Rikuo only response “is that so” then decided to take a nap on the table. In his sleep he dream that what Masaki have ask him about his piano profession but Rikuo said that machine are getting very good at it and there is no place for him. Masaki disagree with that, where can a machine play as good as human and ask Rikuo to listen to it and was wake up by amateur playing piano tunes.

The freshly wake up Rikuo found out that the piano was played by Sammy to entertain the everyone in the café particular for Chie and was quite angry at first then he found the blanket that covering him while he was sleeping was on the floor. So he pickup the blanket to see that the word “Are You Enjoying the Time of Eve?” written on it. The rules of the café causes Rikuo to think back the times where Sammy actually take care of him and also remembering times of relationship with the folks in the cafe and realize that he have not been treating her right and take it for granted. The flash back also reveal what actually happen on the 1st  episode why Sammy was wet at home because Rikuo did not share the umbrella with Sammy because he felt embarrass to have other school girls seeing him with a female android holding umbrella and to take him home. He goes down to return the blanket to Nagi and go to see Sammy. Sammy was caught by surprise to see Rikuo and have the courage to face his master to explain to him why she is playing the piano then said sorry. But Rikuo announce to everyone that he don’t play the piano in front of people and because of that he stop playing it and he also hate it if other people were good at playing it. He decides to change his mind about that and started playing the piano in the café and stuns his great performance to everyone. Finishing his performance the audience applaud for it especially Chie who is extremely happy about it. Shimei turn up and inform Rikuo that he was happy about it and have not seen Chie so happy before. So Rikuo question why he did not bring Chie with her, it because Shimei don’t want to reveal it to her in his reply. So this has hinted to Rikuo that Shimei is prototype android that Masaki had told him about. With that great performance Shimei congratulate Rikuo and then Akiko turn up to ask both of them where is Sammy gone to but to only know from Shimei that she had left the café. Back at the counter Nagi treat Rikuo with a cup of coffee and Rikuo told her that Sammy had a lot of friends here. That guilt sense from Rikuo causes Nagi to be empathy toward Rikuo and she tried to give Rikuo a moral support to touch him but she held back in the last seconds but she commented he was great. Rikuo decide with voice out to Nagi that he like it here in the Time of Eve.

This episode have sum up the relationship between Sammy and Rikuo that have long expect but it is also good to know there are some character development between Shimei and Chie. Let’s start with Chie that in this episode she don’t go and simply take other people stuff and also reveal that she is quite attach to Shimei as she quite sad when Shimei is not around with her and also know she loves music. Now it also confirm that Shimei is prototype foster father android that needs to go for monthly maintenance and will not reveal to Chie that he is an android. But this can only be made possible when Masaki inform Rikuo about foster father android test in secret and imply that Masaki father could be a high ranking officer in some sort of android related group. Finally the relationship between Sammy and Rikuo have been resolve as now Rikuo realize and have accepted Sammy as friend and not angry at her for have her own personalities. This will foster greater relationship between them but not sure whether Naoko will find out about Sammy hidden personalities.

Episode Rating: 4 out of 5

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