"Not changing back?"
Lynn stared wide-eyed, clutching his swollen cheek.
Silver Fantasy's expression was icy. She quietly uttered a single word.
"Scram."
Lynn sighed deeply. Sure enough, women and lolis were impossible to please. She had been perfectly fine just a moment ago, but one tiny, accidental poke had made her turn on him. This was just too hard. Unlike him-he could bare himself and let her poke all she wanted, and he, Lynn, would never mind in the slightest. Clearly, he was the more big-hearted one.
"Let's talk business first, Miss Machine Intelligence. As for changing back to how you looked before, we can discuss that once I find a quiet little nook. Right now, figuring out how to deal with Ether takes priority."
Lynn adjusted his Monocle, looking earnest and serious.
Silver Fantasy: "╬."
So how was she supposed to respond? Should she nod or not?
Why could he slip things that made her want to use violence against him into a conversation while keeping a perfectly straight face? Was this his talent?!
"Was what Extinction said earlier true?"
Lynn asked.
Silver Fantasy quietly checked her database. "I inherited his database. He wasn't lying. Judging from the memory data, that enormous Megastructure was indeed a gigantic construct he and the Scholar developed together long ago to simulate the environment in which Ether was sealed."
Lynn turned toward the shattered Megastructure and said:
"Can you repair it, then?"
Silver Fantasy paused, then glanced sideways at him.
"What do you have in mind?"
A smile appeared on Lynn's face. Holding his Monocle, he said:
"If this structure really works on Ether, it could absolutely become our secret weapon against him. But first, we still need to carry out that unfinished experiment and see whether this Megastructure is actually viable. Sorry