A New Threat, and Beyond

 

Even the Development Engineers couldn’t hide their unease at the emergence of the Teutates.

A Silhouette with four arms—there was no way something like that could be operated with an MCS.

「I’ve compiled all available data on the Teutates.」

In Kou’s place, Asia’s Aimer had taken on the task of aggregating Prometheus’s intelligence. The decision to disclose it had been left in her hands, pending Kou’s confirmation.

She was participating in the meeting remotely, connecting in from the Astraea’s combat command post.

「So those who were present during the Libya expedition—when Prometheus descended—they already knew, huh.」

Kelly sounded displeased. Important information had been kept from them.

「A humanoid weapon without Fennel OS, piloted by a cyborg from Planet Europa. I never thought one would show up before us this quickly.」

Even Asia’s Aimer, normally composed, couldn’t fully suppress her disquiet. That Hestia had captured one and was using it as a spectacle in the underground matches was