"You're just going to let us out? You're not afraid that we'll run away?"
Holding the drink she just bought from the street, Ourobouros looked around, still somewhat incredulous.
"Run? Then where do you want to run to? Back to Sangvis Ferri ? Or to the contaminated area to keep company with the mutants? Or maybe to some obscure place to work a shady job in a dive?"
RFB clutched the bag in her hand, taking inventory of all the games she had just bought from the store.
"Oh yeah! If you want to go to Griffin, it seems like the front gate of Griffin's headquarters is right in front of you. Look, SOP2 and the girls seem to be taking pictures over there." While RFB was talking, she suddenly remembered something and pointed ahead.
"Huh?" Ourobouros surprised at herwords, and at a glance, she saw the conspicuous logo of Griffin. "Eh, Griffin? Forget about it. I don't want to jump over there and get dismantled into scrap metal as a test subject."
A Sangvis Ferri doll falling into the hands of Griffin's technicians? Ourobouros didn't need to think much to know what would happen: dismantling, analyzing the materials used by Sangvis Ferri , the doll structure, the OGAS technology, and various intelligence about Sangvis Ferri 's movements.
As soon as she thought of this, Ourobouros couldn't help but shiver. The imposing gate of Griffin headquarters in front of her looked like a giant beast opening its bloody mouth.
"Then no, I'm not planning to go anywhere else anyway. Where else is as comfortable as on Commander Renault's airship?"
When she wasn't on a mission, she would occasionally go to the training device to practice her skills. But now that more than half of the chores on the airship had been taken away by the Rippers, she could naturally spend more time relaxing.
"Well, that's true," Ourobouros said somewhat resentfully.
Not far ahead of the Griffin gate, SOP2 and AR15 had already left.
Although SOP2's whereabouts were reported as unknown, AR15's wanted status had not been lifted. If recognized by Griffin's dolls, there would be a lot of trouble.
...
"These two guys are really bold... They actually ran to the door of the Griffin headquarters. But just in time, while there is no mission now, how about going to find them for a meal?" M16 looked at the message sent by SOP2, her heart moved, and she asked RO635, who was counting her savings.
"Hey! Isn't this too risky? AR15 is still wanted. If we go over, will it be too noticeable?" RO635 had been depressedly calculating her earnings from the mission. She looked up at M16. Her eyes became shiny at the prospect.
The two of them had just returned to 16Lab. After Persica's examination ruled out the possibility of spreading the Parapulei virus, they had returned to Griffin headquarters.
Fortunately, they had some free time before the next mission. Rather than staying in Griffin's dormitory, it would be better to go out and enjoy a stroll.
Although M4A1's situation was not optimistic, Persica had guaranteed that it could be repaired. The Fire Control Core and imprint module of her imprinted weapon were melted, but the main neural cloud was not a problem. Otherwise, M16 and RO wouldn't have had the mind to run and find SOP2 and AR15 for a meal.
"It's a good thing we have cell phones; otherwise, it would be a bit troublesome to contact them." M16 said as he sent a message to SOP2 and AR15.
Renault's dolls had shut down all doll-related communication networks before coming out, mainly to avoid detection by those staking out the area. The main Griffin headquarters was here, and while Griffin handled the main security affairs, the Statesec's power was not small.
Just after Renault's airship landed at the airport leased by the Universal Anything Company, some people had already taken notice.
So to play it safe, and as instructed by Renault, the dolls on Renault's side shut down their communication networks. But they had cell phones, so Renault wasn't worried about not being able to find them.
"Is this cell phone really that good? Isn't it said that these things completely malfunction if they're close to a polluted area?" RO635 asked, curious about the reliability of cell phones for dolls, considering their susceptibility to collapsing radiation.
"That's for sure. Think about where SOP2 and AR15 sent their messages from the sky. There's not much collapse radiation up there, but ordinary cell phone communication wouldn't be unaffected by the collapse particle."
The location where they had crossed paths with AR15 and the others was in a restaurant nearby. SOP2 was already standing inside the store's floor-to-ceiling windows, waving at them repeatedly as M16 and RO635 approached.
M16 waved back and pushed open the door of the restaurant, only to be startled by the scene inside. These were all dolls who had turned off their communication systems. Although their systems couldn't be recognized, M16's memory wasn't faulty.
Who else could these be but Renault's dolls?
The most surprising sight was the presence of Scarecrow and Alchemist.
Even Sangvis Ferri dolls were in the city thanks to Renault. That guy's heart was really big. Wasn't he afraid G&K would find out and create a conflict?
Of course, Renault wasn't afraid.
He knew a bit about doll identity verification. Based on appearance alone, Griffin tactical dolls couldn't completely determine if someone was the target they were looking for. There were many humans, and some looked similar to their doll forms. If they weren't careful and made a mistake, they would be dealt with as abnormal dolls.
"This way! This way! M16!" SOP2 saw M16 enter the store and was waving to greet her but was directly blocked by AR15's meal kit.
Speaking so loudly, it seemed she was afraid the service dolls couldn't hear. If Statesec people came to investigate, their identity would be exposed. Although AR15 didn't think Renault would watch them be taken away by the Statesec or Griffin, it wasn't something they could rely on to act recklessly.
There was enough trouble on Renault's plate. It was better to cause less trouble for him. If something happened to Renault one day, they, the dolls, wouldn't be able to cry even if they wanted to at that time.