The Purification Council that had descended into the Hive finally gave him its first reply.
An elegant smile rested on Lynn's face as he listened to that mechanical voice. "An exchange, of course. My dear members of the Mechanical Race, come trade with this Flesh Creature. Offer whatever price you consider appropriate in exchange for the beautiful Miss Machine Intelligence in my hands. Isn't that perfectly fair?"
At those words, the bound Silver Fantasy shuddered.
She immediately struggled to raise her eyes and said urgently, "Don't trade with him... he can't kill..."
But before she could finish, the fingers Lynn had clamped around her chin flashed red. Terrifying M-Power abruptly spread from his hand, flooding Silver Fantasy's consciousness.
"Stooop♡-!"
The sudden assault instantly made Silver Fantasy arch her neck backward in a spasm. Her body stiffened, her silver hair flew, and her pupils dilated. The "♡" symbols in her eyes seemed on the verge of overflowing as she broke down, her mind going utterly blank.
[Ding! Silver Fantasy's taming level +2] [Ding! Silver Fantasy's breakdown value +3]
"Miss Machine Intelligence!!!"
At the sight, every consciousness within the Hive roared in humiliation.
Damn him!! Damn him!!
He actually dared do such a thing to their Miss Machine Intelligence in front of so many of them! He actually dared make her cry out right before their eyes!
If we don't kill him, we don't deserve to call ourselves machines!!
Lynn gently held the back of Silver Fantasy's neck and whispered into her ear:
"Miss Machine Intelligence, objects don't have the right to speak. I imagine you wouldn't want to make any more strange noises in front of all these colleagues of yours."
Silver Fantasy lowered her head in humiliation, desperately enduring the violent assault as her crumbling consciousness teetered on