When Kraft said, "Let Arale play to her heart's content," The Ancient One simply could not make sense of it.
Weren't you just jumping around in a panic, even taking it out on me?
Why did you suddenly act as though Mephisto was the unlucky one?
Even Angela froze. When Kraft had examined Arale's soul, Angela had not yet had the Soul Stone, so she knew nothing about the state of Arale's soul.
Kraft had never specifically mentioned it, either. In fact, after enough time had passed, he had forgotten about it himself.
"Brother?"
Not knowing what was going on, Angela anxiously circled around Kraft.
"Relax, relax."
Kraft reassured Angela, then waited until she had calmed down a little before explaining to her and the Ancient One.
"Arale's just as strong in soul form... well, a little strong. So that Mephisto guy won't get the better of her."
The corners of the Ancient One's mouth twitched twice.
That girl's strength was nothing remotely close to 'a little strong'!
But to think she had that terrifying strength even in soul form... Kraft really had built an extraordinary robot...
Only then did Angela sigh in relief. She knew what made Arale special. After all, even though her mechanical avatar had been built with the same technology, it could not do what Arale could.
But once she calmed down, Angela found something else to worry about. "What about Alice? Her soul shouldn't have any special abilities, right? With Arale's personality, I'm worried she won't be able to protect Alice."
"Hmm, then sorry for the trouble, Granny Ancient One, but could you bring Alice's soul back first?"
Kraft thought she had a point, so he asked the Ancient One beside him for help. With Arale there to give him confidence, however, his tone was