Dr. Annyu's Perfect Invention

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I had heard that goldfish bowls had a uniquely Japanese charm, but this was my first time seeing one in person. The sight of a bright red goldfish swimming lazily inside a bowl hanging from the eaves was truly atmospheric.

"Doctor, is this what you wanted to show me?"
"Yes. I wanted to show you this 'Perfect Goldfish Bowl,' Sato-kun."
She calls it perfect herself. Well, let's see just how perfect it is.

"Goldfish are very delicate creatures, you know. Just like me."
If the doctor is delicate, then every living thing in the world is super delicate.

"That's why I'm using a micro-fiber ultra-compact air pump to supply oxygen so the goldfish doesn't get oxygen-deprived."
I see, tiny bubbles are bubbling away.

"And it's also equipped with an automatic feeder that provides the appropriate amount of food, as well as an ultra-compact pond snail-type robot that cleans dirt off the glass and goldfish waste."
This might be the first time I've thought one of the doctor's inventions was amazing.

"Didn't you just think, 'This might be the first time I've thought one of the doctor's inventions was amazing'?"
Darn. Did it show on my face?

"Well, never mind. It also has a built-in heater and cooler for water temperature control, and it's equipped with an automatic water quality adjuster. See, it's perfect, isn't it?"
"That really is an amazing invention!"
Unfortunately, I have to admit it.
Wait, hold on. That can't be right. There must be something else to nitpick.

"By the way, Doctor, there's a goldfish swimming in the large tank in the back, too. Is that a backup for the one in the goldfish bowl?"
"Oh, this goldfish here is real."
What! Real? That means...

"Yes. A goldfish bowl is too small for a goldfish to swim in, right? Isn't that cruel? So, I made the goldfish in the bowl an AI hologram. Good idea, right?"

The doctor is kind. But I don't think the various devices on the goldfish bowl are necessary for a hologram goldfish.

Also, I hope you'll keep it between us that the doctor suggested the product name for this perfect goldfish bowl be, 'How about we shorten it to "Kanpeki-Tama"?'

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Theme: #GoldfishBowl

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