But only slightly. Little Sirin was still terrified—terrified that she would never be able to return, terrified of those doctors, terrified of the unfamiliar place she was about to be taken to, and the... fate waiting for her there!
"Avrora, Agata, and Bella..."
Little Sirin looked at the friends before her. They had all been childhood friends who grew up together locally. Though they often quarreled and had conflicts, they would make up again very quickly, sometimes in less than a day.
After all, most childhood friends grew up bickering and messing around together. It did not affect their friendship at all.
Besides, for some reason, the vehicle was full of girls. It seemed that almost everyone taken away was a girl, with hardly any boys in sight.
"Sirin, you were brought here too..."
Agata, Bella, and the others gazed adorably at Sirin. At first, they had thought Sirin would be fine this time, but unexpectedly, she had still been brought here.
"Mm..."
Frightened, little Sirin softly responded to her friends. Her heart was in turmoil.
Or perhaps it was not just little Sirin. Every girl in the vehicle was nervous. They were about to go somewhere unknown and face something unknown.
Waiting was agonizing, even with several familiar friends by her side.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, the vehicle finally stopped. When little Sirin and the others got out, they discovered that they were standing before a Steel Tower. This was... the Babylon Laboratory.
A group of guards stood around the perimeter, each carrying a highly futuristic firearm. Under the researchers' guidance, little Sirin, Bella, and the others were directly "escorted" into the laboratory by the guards.
Just how large the Babylon Laboratory was no longer mattered. However, it contained the world's third-largest Honkai