Matters of the Future
Egghead Island, Research Stratum.
Amid a groggy haze, Bartholomew Kuma slowly opened his eyes.
He immediately discovered that several straps bound him to an operating table. IV tubes covered his body, and even his head was fitted with a metal helmet bristling with wires.
Vegapunk hasn't erased my memories and personality yet?
After assessing his situation, Kuma did not try to break free from the straps. He simply lay quietly on the operating table.
If he wanted to escape, those few straps could never restrain his strong, towering body. With the slightest exertion, he could tear them apart.
But...
If he ran, both Bonney and the people of the Sorbet Kingdom would be exterminated by the World Government.
Therefore, he could not run. He could only obediently accept the predetermined fate Saint Saturn had arranged for him.
Click!
The operating room door opened from outside. Kuma assumed Vegapunk had come to perform the final procedure on him.
However...
"Dad! That's great, you're finally awake!"
The instant he heard that voice, Kuma shuddered, his heart filled with shock and disbelief.
He immediately tore apart the straps binding him, sat up from the operating table, and turned toward the pink-haired girl who had walked over from the doorway.
"Bon... Bonney!? Why are you here?
Shouldn't you be in the Sorbet Kingdom?" Kuma asked, somewhat at a loss.
Wiping away her tears, Bonney choked out:
"Dad! Of course I came to Egghead Island to help restore your memories..."
Soon, through Bonney's account, Kuma learned of the series of events that had happened after he became a cyborg.
Kuma removed the metal helmet from his head. Covering his still-foggy head with one hand, he frowned in thought.
"Is that so? So Sephiroth and Vegapunk helped restore my personality and memories.