Finally.
Silver Fantasy closed her eyes and relaxed. She said:
"So you will destroy them, right?"
Lynn looked resolute, as though they shared a common enemy. "Of course! Do you even need to ask? You must understand that I have always been on your side, Miss Machine Intelligence! Fighting such unlawful acts of Corruption has always been a principle I've upheld!"
"Shut up!"
Silver Fantasy radiated murderous intent.
Lynn immediately went (⊙x⊙;), indicating that they should talk things out instead of resorting to violence.
With a crack, Silver Fantasy crushed the hard drive in her hand and said quietly:
"I know you still have copies. As long as you take them all out and destroy them here, our relationship will return to normal, and I won't bring up the past. But if you don't, I'll join forces with the Matriarch and everyone else to expose every one of your crimes. And don't expect me to speak up for you ever again."
Lynn froze.
Then a warm, gratified smile immediately appeared on his face. He adjusted his Monocle and looked at the mechanical girl who seemed so detached from worldly affairs.
"Wonderful, Miss Machine Intelligence! You've finally become part of our big family in Dark Night City. Yes, that's exactly how it should be! Getting along with everyone-that's how a normal girl should behave! I'm... happy for you!"
Bang-
With her eyes closed, Silver Fantasy slammed a bone-jarring punch into Lynn's skull, driving him into the ground.
"Don't try to change the subject!"
Half a minute later.
Under the stern scrutiny and pressure of Silver Fantasy's eyes.
Utterly dejected, Lynn opened his system space with extreme reluctance and dawdled as he took out one mechanical hard drive after another.
One, two, three, four, five.
The corners of Silver Fantasy's