Tibbers was the personal possession of Annie Hastar, the Dark Child. It looked like an unremarkable teddy bear, but it was actually her most powerful companion and the playmate she never parted with.
This Tibbers was merely a Hex creation. Although the genuine Hex Core had currently been exhausted, the new energy core developed by Blitz and Oran was more than enough to support this sort of ordinary consumption.
"Kuma? Kuma Ai!"
Looking at the little bear, Perona quickly gave it a name. If the original timeline had proceeded normally and Moria had not been repeatedly intercepted, Perona should have been adopted by Moria.
Back then, Perona's first pet bear had been Kuma Ai. Later, she had owned an ordinary bear doll called Kuma b, while Kuma Xi, the zombie created by Moria, had already been the third generation.
This mechanical bear modeled after Timoth had instead become the new Kuma Ai.
"So this teddy bear is actually a weapon?"
"Of course. Come, Perona. Press that switch on its back, then throw it out."
"The switch..."
Perona looked at Kuma Ai's back in confusion. After pressing it, she tossed the doll forward.
"Roar!!"
The tiny teddy bear abruptly expanded into a two-meter-tall mechanical bear.
Although the Hex Crystal had not been replicated, Blitz had developed various new materials with different effects during this period. Kuma Ai was made from a variant of memory alloy that could assume another form after being charged.
"First make the enemy depressed and negative, then have a technological construct attack them? The tactics are pretty good, but against a Logia Type..."
"Take a look at this."
Oran put on a pair of gloves. As he raised his hands, Kuma Ai moved along with him. The fragments embedded in its palms were clearly Seastone.
"I have