Egghead Island, research stratum.
Sephiroth noticed Stussy's muscles tensing all over, her eyes filled with wariness and vigilance. She had clearly prepared herself for battle.
So he had no choice but to sheath the Butcher Blade in his hand and hurriedly wave both hands as he explained:
"Don't be nervous! Don't be nervous! Where should I even begin?"
"Hm!? Dr. Vegapunk, I want to ask you something. Did you invent something called the Mother Flame and hand it over to the Five Elders?"
Vegapunk froze for a moment, but he still answered honestly:
"That's right. After years of research and experimentation, I successfully created the Mother Flame. It is an exceptionally powerful energy source..."
"Mm! Then that settles it!"
"But what does that have to do with the Doctor creating the Mother Flame?" Stussy asked, utterly confused.
"Hehehe! Do you know that the attack which destroyed Holy Land Mariejois and the Red Line was actually powered by Vegapunk's Mother Flame? That was what caused destruction on such a scale..."
Upon hearing that, Vegapunk's pupils abruptly contracted. He said in utter shock:
"What!? My original purpose in synthesizing the Mother Flame was merely to research a new source of energy. I never imagined it could cause such terrifying destruction to the world."
Sephiroth shrugged and consoled him:
"This isn't your fault. After all, you merely developed an energy source!"
That was right! He was a scientist. Hadn't he merely come up with the formula for nuclear fission?
How was he supposed to know how to build a Mushroom Bomb?
That was the logic of it.
The person who researched and created something might not have done so with malicious intent, but others could choose to use it for war and slaughter.
"Wait! Something's wrong. Why would the Mother Flame provided by