Crying, Throwing a Tantrum, and Being Put on Public Display / Can You Do That Thing Again?

"Seriously, calling a mechanical lifeform a cold piece of iron—that's the most hurtful thing you could say!"

"Now they've really fallen out!"

"At least it looks like Herta wants to find someone else to replace Screwllum. The Simulated Universe probably won't go under, right?"

"How could it be that simple? Replacing someone on a project this big would be harder than rebuilding it from scratch."

The argument between the two geniuses felt so real that the viewers could not help worrying about how the story would wrap up.

Meanwhile, on the Stellaron Hunters' side.

Silver Wolf watched the two put on their masterful performance and sighed inwardly. These two really were old foxes!

That's right, it was acting!

After all, this was Silver Wolf's Companion Mission.

Those two old foxes had been acting from the very beginning, all to set a trap for her.

Of course, someone as clever as her could never be fooled by such acting.

Still, the two Genius Club members joining forces really made Silver Wolf's fingers itch.

As for how she had ultimately fallen for it...

Silver Wolf's explanation was: I got careless. I didn't dodge.

Crying, Throwing a Tantrum, and Publicly Shamed

In the story, Herta stormed off in a huff, leaving only Screwllum behind.

[The emotions of organic lifeforms are like tides. I failed to keep watch over the moon's direction.]

After Himeko hesitated, she stepped forward to speak with Screwllum. Screwllum said they should let Herta calm down first, while Himeko asked about the whereabouts of the Punk Rock Spirit Curio.

After searching his own data, Screwllum stated that the Curio was currently inside the Simulated Universe.

And with the Simulated Universe about to shut down, this was their last chance to investigate the Curio.

Those words seemed to be meant for