Spider-Spider Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Jorogumo Form

The little robots emitted a string of rapid electronic sounds that were completely incomprehensible.

A sharp gleam flashed in Vegapunk's eyes.

"Language module... nonstandard frequency... but the structure..."

He practically pounced in front of Dawn. "Materials! I need basic electronic components and universal logic units. Then I can make them communicate with us."

Dawn waved a hand, and a pile of parts appeared at Vegapunk's feet. The genius scientist immediately crouched down, his fingers moving so fast they left afterimages as he selected, assembled, and soldered.

He walked over to one of the robots. Before it could react, his fingers precisely found an almost invisible seam at its neck. With a slight force, he removed the casing, exposing the complex, ancient circuit board inside.

"You know their construction well?"

Dawn felt that this was not Vegapunk's first time seeing these robots.

"I once consulted Doctor Tsukimi." Vegapunk did not even raise his head as he connected his homemade language module to the main neural circuit.

"He was a scientist obsessed with highly intelligent robots and the moon. The construction of those robots was very similar to the ones before us."

With a soft click, the module finished connecting. The indicator light on the modified robot's head flashed several times. When it spoke again, its voice had become mechanical but understandable:

"Thank you... for awakening... Birka Guardian Sequence, Squad 714... at your service."

"Where does this city's energy come from?"

Dawn got straight to the point.

The robot paused, a rattling sound like gears spinning uselessly coming from within.

"Restriction... unable to answer... core memory bank... creator-imposed restriction... energy section... sealed. Apologies."

"Sealed?"

Robin briefly pulled herself away from her immersion in history, her brows knitting slightly.

"Who sealed it? Why?"

"Highest directive: protect the city, await the master's return. Secondary