As for Shining's question about the "other selves"...
Old Vegapunk was fretting over the various "testimonies" he had just finished sorting out.
Shaka, representing justice, was dutifully fretting alongside him.
Edison, representing inspiration, was the most sensitive to "new things," which made her the worst "victim." Her head had been smoking, and she had been out of commission for a while.
"Don't you get along pretty well with Atlas? You've met York a few times too, so you should know what they're like."
Only Lilith still seemed fairly lively. Everyone else also knew that, with her personality, she would immediately explain things to Shining.
As "evil," she usually handled the "risky" parts of scientific research, even those that brushed against "ethical boundaries." So although her head hurt too, she was still full of energy.
"No, that's not what I meant. Not 'right now,' but 'this matter.' Aren't you considering letting the other satellites participate?"
Shining gave a faint, mischievous grin. He spoke quite naturally, in the tone of someone stirring up trouble at work.
Although Pythagoras was not present, he would inevitably participate in this research into Bondrewd's technology. That was what he got for being the most overworked drudge among the satellites.
"Even those two with other 'duties.' If they don't do any actual work and just offer ideas, wouldn't that work too? Your 'thought processes' are all different, right?"
Atlas and York might not have been research-oriented satellites.
But in theory, they possessed the same level of scientific ability. Otherwise, how would York dare talk about becoming the "only Vegapunk"?
"That makes sense-"
Lilith "saw the light."
The satellites did indeed all call themselves Vegapunk. Synchronizing their "memories" every day also meant that, "in principle," they had no memories exclusively their own.
But they were not clones of