Louis deduced the rose craved souls as its diet—likely inheriting some qualities from its predecessor, though not all.
"I can feel an affinity to the Nature Element, and like Handy, it's already technically bonded to me. But why does this keep happening?"
He considered several possibilities. First: when the Gardener tried to merge with him, fragments of its soul must have integrated during regeneration.
These fragments didn't fully assimilate, instead forming a separate entity. That might explain its passivity and lack of personality or intelligence.
"So in exchange for possible Nature Element affinity and greatly strengthening my Soul, it demands I feed it souls occasionally… Well, it's not that bad. I'll run some scans on it later once I return to the VPI. Now, this…"
