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But, it's not too late...The tribes under my command are waiting out there, and the Big Ugly has been defeated. No one can stop me from making Gavial stay!

Why do you want me here so badly?

B-Because...

W-Where am I...?

Waahh... aahhh... I want to go home...

Agh!

Hey, Tomimi. Are you okay?

Gavial...

You're such a pain. I let you out of my sight for one second and you run off to a place like this.

Gavial, you're bleeding!

Huh? It's fine, it's just a little cut.

Come on, let's go home.

Gavial saved my life! I love her more than anyone!

A-And, Gavial is the strongest. As long as Gavial is our Great Chief, she can lead everyone!

Here I was thinking that you're all grown up now, but you haven't changed a bit...

I've got important work to do, Tomimi. You can't stop me.

...The books said: 'If I can't capture his heart, then I'll keep him close to me.' The books also said: 'As long as he is by my side, it doesn't matter if he hates me.'

S-So, even if you hate me, Gavial, I still want you here!

Whew... She's been slurping down trashy romance novels with a straw...

Now the Big Ugly is down, and you're exhausted. You can't beat me!

If you surrender, I-I won't hurt you!

You can't keep me here, Tomimi.

...T-That's not up to you!

Everyone, attack!

It's over, Tomimi.

...N-No it's not!

Nurul, Peta!

Doctor!

Doctor!

If you don't want your friends getting hurt...

Don't make me angry, Tomimi!

...I won't stop until you promise you'll stay, Gavial!

Help me, Doctor!

Doctor, I'm scared... Waaahhh...

Did you finish your task?;......;Don't be scared! I'm going to save you!

Doctor, please. The girl's pouring her heart out here, it wouldn't kill you to work with her.

The people here are simple. Honestly, it hurts my non-existent robot heart to cheat them so.

Hey now, Doctor, don't look at me like that.

Relax, I'm a Rhodes Island Operator too. Of course I can handle something like this.

Doctor!

Lancet-2!

Doctor!

Wow, you two are really selling it.

What?

When did you get free?!

Hah. Sorry, somebody needs to learn to tie a knot.

Did you know Tomimi was going to do this, Doctor?

Of course.;......;Well, duh.

B-B-But how did you know?

Well, first of all, there was the way you hesitated when Zumama came up.

Oh? Hesitated?

And then when you panicked at Gavial during the ceremony.

Finally, Dylan, the thing?

Oh, I gave it to Lancet-2.

Wahhh... That was just for you, Doctor. I don't normally let people put things inside me so easily.

It's... a rocket launcher?

Yep. Found it with Tomimi's tribe.

So that means...

You got it. The one who shot us down was this little runt right here.

Tomimi.

Ohhhhh, I'm sorry, Gavial.

Come here.

(Whimper)

You're going over my knee.

Gavial, please don't spank me, I know what I did was bad...

Them's the breaks.

Naughty little whelps get tail spankings!

(Whimper)

Tail spanking, huh? Looks ouchie...

Are you going to do it again?

I won't do it agaaain! Waaahhh...!

Good.

Anyway, I think we're pretty much okay now, Doctor.

Exhausting.;......;I'm surprised you didn't give her the whatever whirlwind thing.

Haha, well, it's definitely been a lot.

Hey, Doctor, you're not falling asleep on your feet there, are you?

I wouldn't want to hurt little Tomimi, after all. Phew, I'm a little tired myself.

This big guy... does look a little ugly at first, but the angular, rugged design, this cluttered but effective wiring, it has a special beauty to it when you look close.

Real marriage material, I think.

Oh, Lancet-2, go see if we can still salvage the engine.

What? Are you telling me the engine's inside this big guy?!

Sure is. And we blew it up.

Oh, poor engine. Poor big guy.

Mr. Dylan, can you do me a favor?

Alright.

Hey, Zumama, why are you standing there drooling like that?

Gavial!

Huh? What's up?

That... that...

What what?

That... that moving, talking machine is incredible!

Oh, you mean Lancet-2? She's a friend of ours.

C-Can I talk to her?

Knock yourself out.

Erm... Hello.

Hi?

Are you... a machine?

My product designation is Raythean Exister-S62 Model six-wheeled operation platform. I belong to Rhodes Island, codename Lancet-2.

Wow!

Yes. I do have a certain level of intelligence. As long as your questions aren't too hard, I should be able to answer them.