[Knock, knock, knock.]
Genos arrived at the top floor of the Hero Association building and knocked on the office door before him.
"Come in."
Upon hearing Morgan William's voice, Genos immediately pushed open the door and entered.
"Doctor?"
The moment he entered, he saw Dr. Kuseno sitting opposite Morgan William.
Previously, he had not gone to Sea Star with Dr. Stylish, Orochimaru, and the others.
He had said he wanted to travel with Genos.
"Genos, we've tracked down Drive Knight's location and confirmed that he is the mastermind behind the Machine God Organization—Machine God Area 0."
Leaning back in his chair with his fingers interlaced before him, Morgan William said:
"Just as 'Metal Knight' Dr. Bofoi previously stated."
"Drive Knight was the 'hero' AI created by him and Child Emperor back then."
"For unknown reasons, it continued improving itself, and its thinking underwent a mutation."
"It became a monster that wanted Machine Gods to rule the world."
Dr. Kuseno immediately added, "There was another reason Drive Knight built the mechanical army and the Machine God series."
"As a 'hero'-type AI, its core programming prevented it from attacking humans."
"That was why it needed them to exterminate humanity in its place."
"And the reason it approached and misled you was to have you help it kill Dr. Bofoi."
Genos had already regarded Drive Knight as the enemy responsible for killing his parents and destroying his hometown.
Now that even Dr. Kuseno said so, he became even more convinced.
"Where is he?"
"Where is that Drive Knight? I want to destroy him with my own hands!"
Suppressing his fury, Genos clenched his fists and demanded loudly.
"That's exactly why I called you here."
"The people below originally wanted to send other heroes, but I believed you should be given the chance to