"Hephaestus is amazing too. A machine that makes machines—and he's bald."
"For Hephaestus's honor, let me say this: machines cannot suffer from the degradation known as baldness."
When the eleven Deinonychus brothers brought up Hephaestus's baldness, Tepeu beside them could not help interjecting to defend the god of forging. The Dinosaur King had unexpectedly come again tonight, and after hearing the story, he had called Kukulkan away. They seemed to have something to discuss. Though Kukulkan was reluctant, she still left with the Dinosaur King.
"Here's some good news. The ship's main body has been fully repaired. We can resume exploration tomorrow. We need to investigate Daybit and ORT as soon as possible. And there's also the matter of U-Olga Marie." After sunset, everyone returned to their respective quarters. Da Vinci went straight to Mash and Ritsuka, explaining what needed to be done next and Chaldea's decision regarding U-Olga Marie.
Although Shen Fei had explained U-Olga Marie's circumstances this time, and the original Olga Marie was still alive, Chaldea's staff unfortunately remained deeply hostile toward her. After all, she was the Alien God, and at the Wandering Sea, she had tried to wipe out Chaldea entirely. For that reason, U-Olga Marie was denied permission to board the ship, at least for now.
Neither Mash nor Ritsuka—not even Olga Marie herself—could say anything about that decision. Even Da Vinci was among those opposed. As Chaldea's two chief advisors, she had to consider the whole of Chaldea. Put simply, she had to consider the bigger picture. What if U-Olga Marie regained her memories and remained Chaldea's enemy as before? If she were inside the ship, one strike could completely destroy Chaldea. Da Vinci had to account for that possibility.
Even Shen Fei could not argue against that possibility. In fact, U-Olga Marie