Lynn froze.
So that was it.
No wonder they had called it a family misfortune.
If things really worked that way, wouldn't he lose tens of thousands of fucking sons and daughters every moment? He truly was Lynn, the grieving father of lost daughters, plagued by family misfortune, still alive while his children died in droves.
Drenched in sweat, Lynn wiped his forehead.
Still, he understood that the human system of values simply didn't apply to microscopic mechanical units like these.
They had their own system suited to the development of their civilization.
Lynn (￣ω￣;) said, "All right, I won't interfere in your affairs. But now that you're following me, you need to behave. If you don't, I won't actually do anything to you, but I will be unhappy. Understood? I'm sure you don't want to make your mother unhappy, either."
Those "periods" immediately danced joyfully around Lynn, noisily expressing their happiness and delight to him-though Lynn was certain it was simulated.
The corners of Lynn's mouth lifted. In high spirits, he adjusted his glasses and said:
"In that case, let's go. I can introduce you to my family members while we're at it. From now on, you'll be..."
But just then-
Before he could finish, a current flashed through his brain, and his heart gave another violent thump, just as it had before.
The Colossus's transdimensional link!
The voice also gave off unmistakably puzzled fluctuations.
"Huh-"
Clearly, as a bizarre part of the Colossus's consciousness, they had also sensed what Lynn was sensing now.
"Is it the Brain? What's she doing?"
Lynn raised an eyebrow. In that brief flash, he had vaguely seen the girl the Colossus Brain had become kneeling on one knee in a dark environment, doing something he couldn't make out.
She seemed to be trying