"That's your new body. Wait here. I'll give it to you after I've replaced their neural cores."
"Oh."
Holding her game console, Ouroboros replied dumbfounded. She then found a table and huddled over to continue playing, her obsession mirroring that of RFB.
Of course, her main concern was concealing her own nervousness. After all, she was being stared at by five or six armed Griffin Dolls. She had no weapons, and her current body was a piecemeal assembly. It would be surprising if she wasn't vulnerable.
Alchemist was fine, after all. She only had minor scratches, her weapons slung around her waist, and the not-so-spacious workspace was perfect for her. Even if a fight broke out, she wouldn't be afraid of the Griffin Dolls.
"Suppress any thoughts of violence, or I'll dismantle whoever starts and stuff them into a Dinergate," Renault said angrily, looking at Alchemist and several Griffin Dolls who were about to confront each other.
If a fight broke out, he wouldn't be in any trouble, but with all the equipment in his workshop, damaging any of it would be a real headache.
"Di... Dinergates...?" WA2000, who had been glaring at Alchemist, was still a bit stunned when she heard this.
Just then, a wasp leading several Dinergates passed by the workshop door.
WA2000 turned around and shuddered...
Absolutely not! I'd rather die than be stuffed into something like that!
Springfield had also emerged from the repair room. Looking at the dinergates chasing and playing with the wasp outside the workshop, she wore a slightly unnatural smile and raised her hand to forcibly twist MG42's head back.
I'm talking to you. Why are you staring at Alchemist so intently?
MG42 was still a little annoyed, but thinking of the Dinergates Renault had mentioned, she could only sit still.
However, while the others were fixated on Alchemist and Ouroboros, Buzzsaw's attention was somewhat different. She had her eye on the tray Alchemist had just set down, piled high with dozens of skewers of seared lamb.
The scorching aroma constantly stimulated her olfactory bionic system, and the sight of the sizzling barbecue made her feel like she could devour several bowls of rice just by staring at it!
"Commander Renault! This! Is it edible?"
Without a second thought, Buzzsaw ignored Alchemist sitting beside her at the table, her eyes fixed on the skewers on the tray, and waved her arm inquiringly at Renault.
"Hmm? Just eat it."
Renault nodded, looking up at the barbecue. After saying this, he turned to Alchemist and asked, "Did you just go to MG3's farm?"
The grilling skills were clearly MG3's work, and the apron Alchemist was wearing looked like something used on farms.
A kitchen wouldn't use aprons made of such thick material.
"Ah, we discussed some very interesting things," Alchemist nodded, unable to stop smiling.
Of course, the smile seemed innocent enough, but the problem was that she was wearing an eyepatch and was one-eyed, so her smile gave off a sinister vibe no matter how you looked at it.
Especially wz.29 who had been sitting there silently. She was immediately startled by Alchemist's smile. It was as if a movie villain had walked right across the screen, smiling.
Interesting? What else could be interesting about MG3?
Besides cleaning up the animals' living quarters, the rest was just... Oh, this sheep must have just been raised. The animals at the farm have been breeding at an unusually high rate lately, and G36's menu has noticeably more meat.
Even CF05 is making hot pot much more often than before, averaging one every two days.
Add to that the various barbecues produced and sold by MG3... Even if the Dolls at home were eating to their heart's content, the meat supply from the farm was still so plentiful that it had to be packaged and frozen.
The same thing was going on at the vertical farm. The ship's warehouse was already a little over half full. At this rate, the ship's cold storage wouldn't be enough in less than two weeks.
"How do you feel after your tour?"
"Not bad."
"Have you decided?"
"Decided."
Listening to the conversation between Renault and Alchemist, with the exception of Ouroboros, who was absorbed in the game and didn't look up, the several Griffin Dolls nearby all stared at them in surprise, wondering what these two were talking about. Or was this a secret code?
"Then come sit over here."
Pointing to the computer next to him, Renault wasn't being cryptic. Alchemist simply said she wanted to see the living conditions here before deciding whether to stay.
To be honest, Renault himself was a bit surprised when Alchemist made this request. After all, Alchemist didn't seem like a Doll who cared about things like living conditions.
That wasn't a bad thing, though. After all, anyone who cared about such things wouldn't be as careless as Ouroboros.
Asking Alchemist to sit over here naturally meant deleting the root protocols. While it was a bit surprising that Alchemist, who had just been diligently tracking the M4A1, would suddenly want to leave Sangvis Ferri, Renault didn't care about such a small matter.
Regardless of what orders this guy had received, or what ulterior motives the Mastermind had behind the scenes, after deleting Sangvis Ferri's root protocols, unless Alchemist was mentally twisted, she would definitely not return to work for the Mastermind.
Just as Buzzsaw and Super-Shorty were enjoying their meal, Renault completely deleted Alchemist's root protocols.
And just as the last root protocol restricting the Doll's movements was deleted, Alchemist's eyes which had been sitting quietly at the table, suddenly lit up!
The sudden red glow in her eyes indicated that she had directly mobilized the full power of her body!
"Huh!? Commander Renault, be careful!?" WA2000, who was hesitating whether to go to Buzzsaw and Super-Shorty to get a few skewers of meat, exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Alchemist's move!
As she shouted, Alchemist raised her arm that is pulsing with arcs of energy, and punched Renault in the head!
The Griffin Dolls in the workshop stared in amazement at this scene. Buzzsaw and Super-Shorty, disregarding their skewers, rushed toward Renault, attempting to rescue him from Alchemist.
Bang!