Yes, it was that same obnoxious tone, and that expression he thought looked so cool, but was actually begging for a beating-narcissistic, with a faint hint of sleaziness.
She stared blankly at the familiar face before her.
Then...
Bam-
She punched him right in the middle of his face.
"..."
There was no mistaking it. This was the feeling, the familiar sensation of her fist fitting perfectly against his features. It could never be faked-that sense that, no matter how powerful he became, he still particularly enjoyed getting beaten up.
"Don't pick up everyone else's bad habits! You used to zap me, and now you're throwing punches too?"
Lynn clutched his nose, grimacing in agony.
But what he received in return was a fierce embrace.
A tight one.
Filled with longing, filled with emotions she could not let go of.
She really was becoming more and more like an ordinary girl. The feelings she had always suppressed deep inside were gradually changing her as time passed, giving her human passions and desires, making her experience joy and sorrow, reunions and partings, again and again.
Her entire body trembled uncontrollably.
It was as though she had countless things she wanted to say.
But when she opened her mouth, she could only keep them bottled up inside.
This was his Miss Machine Intelligence.
Yet she had long since ceased to be the cold Mechanical Maiden she once was. This war had changed too many people, too many things.
"It's all right. I'm back."
Lynn whispered into her ear as well, holding her tightly.
"For a long time to come, I won't leave again. I'll stay right by your sides. I'll make those monsters and demons understand... exactly what they're about to face."
Crack-
With every step he took, the spatial