"Dr. Vegapunk!!"
Just as Dr. Vegapunk lowered his head slightly in thought, the laboratory doors suddenly opened with a hiss. A chubby, fair-skinned little boy in a red bib hurried into the office.
The commotion at the door immediately drew everyone's attention. Sentomaru, who had rushed into the lab in a panic, froze on the spot under so many gazes. His mouth hung open, but he no longer shouted.
His eyes quickly fell on Dr. Vegapunk on the sofa, and he quietly let out a breath of relief.
"Sentomaru!"
"You're back."
The moment Dr. Vegapunk saw Sentomaru, a bright smile appeared on his face. He was a pure scientist, yes, but he was also an ordinary human being. After spending so long with Sentomaru, he had long regarded the boy as family.
And the moment he saw Sentomaru, Dr. Vegapunk had already found his answer.
If his research could not bring a safer world to the next generation, then it would have no meaning at all.
"Mr. Tsugikuni Yoriichi, shall I show you around my laboratory?"
Sentomaru trotted to Dr. Vegapunk's side, watching Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the others with a wary expression. Dr. Vegapunk slowly rose to his feet and lightly wrapped an arm around Sentomaru's shoulders. Then he gestured for Tsugikuni Yoriichi to proceed and replied.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi's smile did not change at this answer. He nodded.
"All right. I am indeed very interested in the research you are engaged in, Doctor." As he spoke, Dr. Vegapunk had already taken the lead out of the laboratory, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the others quickly followed.
Everyone wanted to know what exactly the world's greatest scientist was researching.
The experimental base in Future City was enormous. The laboratory where Dr. Vegapunk had previously received Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the others was merely