NIKKE: Max Bonded but System Gone

"Hm... Then, if we follow this standard, would the ideal woman for a man be one who can transform into a Gundam?" Neon, with her somewhat disconnected train of thought, came to a new conclusion after thinking for a moment.

"Uh, I guess you could say that," Anis replied. "But I think the commander still has some bottom line. He probably wouldn't go after a Nikke with the intelligence of a baby, right?"

Neon, with a sly smile, shifted the topic, "Speaking of which, it reminds me of those characters in comics—those old women who are hundreds of years old but look like lollis? People usually call them 'legal lollis.' But what about someone like Marian, who has a mature body but a childish mind? What would we call her? Illegal older sister?"

"How should I know?" Anis sighed. "I just hope she doesn't cause me too much trouble in the future. Anyway, stop standing around chatting. Neon, let's hurry back. Maybe Rapi's already waiting for us in the commander's office."

"Okay~"

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Rapi was escorting Ingrid to the entrance of the elevator.

After confirming that there was no one around, Ingrid stopped and turned to face Rapi.

She stared at Rapi's face and asked, "Rapi, during the last mission against the heretics, did you use Red Hood?"

Rapi answered, "Yes."

"How was her condition?"

"I wasn't consumed, since I only used it for 2 seconds."

"I see. Thank you for your hard work."

After receiving confirmation, Ingrid fell into thought for a moment.

"Red Hood" was one of the highest secrets of the Elysion. During the battle against Modernia, Rapi was forced to activate the secret body mode to defeat Modernia. As a next-generation heretic, Modernia's mobility and firepower were extremely terrifying. The Ark had mobilized its strongest forces and fought for a long time before finally managing to defeat her. But after Rapi activated Red Hood's secret body, she took only 2 seconds to knock down Modernia. Although Modernia wasn't at her peak state at the time, it was still an impressive feat.

The problem was... This secret body technology was unstable. Even someone like Rapi, a top-tier elite, couldn't fully control it.

After a brief pause, Ingrid continued, "Although it was an emergency situation, you need to be extra careful in the future."

Rapi asked, "What do you mean?"

Ingrid responded, "There were witnesses."

"Was it the special forces?"

"No, it was two mass-produced Nikkes fighting nearby."

"Then those two..."

"They've had their memories erased."

Rapi fell silent, feeling a twinge of guilt.

Looking at her face full of self-reproach, Ingrid said, "Rapi, you need to understand that what you carry is something that could shake the very foundation of the Ark."

"I understand."

"Good."

Ingrid nodded, her once commanding gaze suddenly becoming a little more distant.

After a slight pause, she asked, "So... what did Red Hood say?"

"Just like before. She said, 'Destroy the Ark.'"

...

After seeing Ingrid off, Rapi returned to the commander's office.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw Marian's curious face. "Hello, Marian."

"Ah-woo!"

".... Completely uncommunicative," Rapi said with a helpless expression. "Commander, what are you looking for on the bookshelf?"

"Books on baby education."

Green responded while rummaging through the books.

The primary task now was to teach Marian how to speak. Otherwise, she would just be babbling all day, and they wouldn't even know if she was hungry. Although Nikke didn't need to eat, as long as they provided basic energy to her brain, she could still function, but the feeling of hunger was inevitable.

"Yay~ Congratulations, Commander, you're a dad now!" Anis grinned and teased, "So, what do we call this? Premarital pregnancy and a new baby? By the way, if you want me to send a gift, count me out."

"Then Anis can just be the audience, while I play the abandoned bride after carrying the baby for ten months," Green joked.

"Uh, Neon, do we Nikke even have a reproductive module?" Anis asked.

"I think... maybe?" Neon replied.

"Don't think you can stay out of this," Green said as he tossed some education manuals from the shelf. "Marian will be part of the Counters Squad from now on, so you'll have to take part in the education too."

"Eh?" Anis exclaimed.

"Do we have to join too? But I have no experience with teaching kids," Neon added.

Rapi nodded. "Since the commander says so, I have no objections. Let's at least start by teaching her our names."

 Rapi turned to Marian and said, "Marian, come here."

"Ah-woo?"

Marian walked in front of everyone, her eyes wide with curiosity.

Anis took the lead and walked up to her, introducing herself. "Listen carefully, Marian, my name is Anis. Say after me: A—N—N—I—S."

Marian stuttered, "Ah, woo, uh..."

"No, not 'ah-woo,' it's Anis. Let's try again. A—N—N—I—S!"

"Ah, Ee, uh!" Marian repeated.

"Ah, I don't want to teach anymore," Anis said, having realized how difficult teaching could be. She flopped down on the couch, drained. At this moment, she preferred to be out fighting Lecher than to deal with Marian's early education.

Seeing her defeated posture, Neon immediately mocked her. "Anis, you really have no patience."

Anis pulled at the corner of her mouth. "It's as if you have a better method."

Neon pushed up her glasses and said mysteriously, "Even if I can't speak, I believe that as long as I have firepower in my heart, I can communicate with Marian."

It was Neon's turns to educate the grownup child, "So, come on, Marian, say after me. Firepower!"

Marian happily shouted, "Firepower!"

"Wow~ isn't she talented? This kid must be a follower of firepower!"

Just as Neon was about to brag, Marian leaned in and grabbed her hand, shouting again, "Firepower—!"

"Firepower—?"

"Firepower—!"

"Wait a minute, Marian, my name is Neon, not Firepower. Although I'm a very powerful Nikke, my name is Neon~."

"Firepower!"

And so, the firepower master realized she was too narrow minded to teach anything to this adult child named Marian. "Sorry, Master, Anis, I underestimated the difficulty of teaching. I don't want to teach anymore."

Watching her two friends embarrass themselves, Rapi couldn't help but shake her head with a sigh. The education for Marian had reached an impasse.

Green flipped through the education manual for a while, and after a moment of thought, he held up one finger in front of Marian and pointed to himself. "Who am I?"

Marian immediately smiled and hugged him. "Commander..."

Marian then looked deep into Green's eyes and confessed, "And I like you, Commander!"

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