"Eh?"
At Kenneth's words, the portable terminal in little Leonardo da Vinci's hands nearly slipped to the floor.
She suspected her auditory unit had malfunctioned, or that this lord possessed by Newton was actually some weirdo who enjoyed bad jokes.
"How do you plan to do that?"
Shion showed little emotion. She merely adjusted her thick black-framed glasses and began her analysis. "A Heroic Spirit's Saint Graph is the framework that carries all of their information. It is fixed the moment the summoning is established.
"It's like software that comes with all its functions configured at the factory. You can install patches and expand it, but you can't alter its underlying architecture.
"No matter how much you modify the Nautilus, it can only ever be a ship—"
Having said that, Shion looked to Kenneth and waited for his answer.
She had done something similar before. To assist Chaldea, when summoning Nemo, she had fused Prince Dakkar with Triton, son of the sea god.
The purpose had been to improve the Nautilus's performance through the sea god's Authority—
But that was basically the limit—
"The king of the Atlantic Lostbelt is Zeus. According to my archaeological findings, some creations from Ancient Greek mythology were not made from materials originating on Earth, but from some kind of—nanometer-scale autonomous mechanical swarm."
Rather than answer directly, Kenneth changed the subject.
"Wait, you mean—nanobots!?"
Little Leonardo da Vinci's voice suddenly rose as she asked in disbelief.
If Kenneth was not joking, then this had to be the nanobots she knew.
But how could something like that exist in the Age of Gods?!
"That's right, nanobots. And I can be certain that they are not a product of Mystery.
"The threat level of this Lostbelt is likely far beyond your assessment.
"With the Nautilus's current armaments