"Of course." Kuta gave Lilith a faint smile. "I admire Dr. Vegapunk and wanted to meet him. While I'm here, I'd like him to clear up a few questions for us."
"You want to meet Vegapunk..."
Lilith's eyes widened in surprise, then understanding dawned.
"Of course. You came all this way. How could you not know what this place is and who's here?"
"No need to look." Before Kuta could speak, Lilith declared, "I'm Vegapunk!"
"You're Vegapunk?"
Everyone aboard, even Kuta, looked astonished.
"You're Vegapunk?" Kuta asked again, uncertain.
Lilith nodded, then shook her head. "I am Vegapunk, but I'm also not."
"What do you mean?"
Kuta already had an inkling.
If Vegapunk could build robots like the Seraphim and transfer the power inside a Devil Fruit, could he also transfer a person's soul?
Sure enough, Lilith's explanation confirmed his suspicion.
"There was too much work for the original to handle alone, so he built us to work in his place. I'm Unit Two, representing 'evil.' My name is Lilith."
"A duplicate." Kuta rubbed his chin, realization showing on his face.
So that's how it is.
No wonder he had sensed humanity in Lilith from the start.
Even so, Kuta couldn't help marveling. "That's fucking incredible!"
Vegapunk had separated out parts of his own will and built duplicates. It sounded like something out of myth.
Kuta marveled, while Kuina and the others were stunned. Even Issho looked impressed.
"Unit Two? Does that mean there's a Unit One, a Unit Three, and plenty more?"
Robin looked up as she asked.
"Yes." Lilith nodded. "The original built six stand-ins in all."
"Unit One is Shaka, who represents 'good.'"
"Unit Two is me."
"Unit Three is Edison, who represents 'thought.'"
"Unit Four is Pythagoras, who represents 'wisdom.'"
"Unit Five is Atlas, who represents