Huh? Why is this T-Doll walking towards him?
Renault who was eating grapes was also somewhat surprised. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't these T-Dolls follow the program and seek out their direct supervisors as soon as they're activated?
These related settings should have been established when they appeared in IOP, and it's also possible that there was an information change at Griffin headquarters, but there's no doubt that Gentiane is the commander of this T-Doll.
After all, she just personally opened the T-Doll's box, and if the identity authentication didn't pass, the box definitely wouldn't open.
But could it be that this T-Doll bumped her head or core processor during transportation?
She didn't even bring her imprint weapon, but fortunately, there were no enemies around. Otherwise, wouldn't she be at a disadvantage with her absent-minded appearance?
Gentiane and Kalina were also dumbfounded, completely unaware of what was happening.
Subconsciously, they looked towards Thompson and M9 beside them, hoping that these two who were escorting the supplies might know something...
Unfortunately, when they turned their heads to look at Thompson, these two also wore expressions of confusion and just stood there awkwardly, completely unaware of what was going on.
It was their first time seeing a T-Doll doing something so foolish.
While they were puzzled, the T-Doll had already walked up to Renault.
However, instead of stopping in front of Renault as Gentiane and the others imagined, she simply twisted her body, bypassing Renault, who was sitting on the box.
She walked past several boxes arranged side by side, sniffing the air as she went, as if searching for a particular scent.
After walking another four or five steps, she finally stopped in front of one of the boxes, squatting down in front of it, drooling slightly as she felt around the box, trying to open it.
However, whether it was because she had just been activated and lacked strength in her hands or for some other reason, she struggled to open the clasp on the supply box despite fumbling around for a long time.
Renault was curious, but suddenly caught a faint scent emanating from the box. Suddenly, he realized what was going on and remembered who this seemingly short T-Doll was.
"Is this FNC?"
Renault asked Gentiane, while gesturing to the several Rippers beside her that were looking at the watermelon he was holding.
These Rippers had noticed Renault's side since FNC had started walking towards it.
Initially, they were on guard against FNC suddenly approaching, but when they saw that FNC seemed harmless, all their attention shifted to the watermelons in Renault's hands.
"Um, yes, according to the records..."
Kalina heard this and lowered her head to look at the list of goods that Gentiane had just handed her.
Thompson, who was standing next to her, heard FNC's name and suddenly slapped her forehead. She almost forgot that FNC was a glutton and would walk to the box in this hazy state, probably because it contained something fragrant.
At this moment, Renault picked up a watermelon from the side and handed it to the Rippers.
"What's in that box?"
Instead of relying on her own sense of smell to identify what was heavily laden with cream and sugar, Renault asked the Rippers nearby.
During the loading process, they were present the entire time, so they knew exactly what was being stuffed into the supply boxes.
"Yes, it's G36, and G3. The box seems, contain some snacks."
The normally silent Rippers, after receiving the watermelon, stuttered out their response to Renault.
Hearing this, Renault nodded.
No wonder, it was probably because G3 had made a lot of desserts, and since they couldn't finish them at home, they simply packed them in the cooler and had the Rippers load them onto the train.
Thompson, Kalina, and the others were shocked to hear the Ripper suddenly speak.
Normally, they saw the Rippers with eyeshields covering their faces, silent and cold-blooded, attacking any Griffin T-Dolls they encountered. They had no idea the Rippers could speak.
After the shock wore off, they saw Renault distribute the watermelons to the Rippers, and because there were so many of them, he even took out two more watermelons and cut them open to share.
Seeing this scene, Kalina felt like her throat was smoking!
Hey! Weren't those supposed to be ours! Can you not eat anymore?! If you keep eating, there won't be any left!
Watching the Rippers devour the watermelons one by one, Kalina felt like she was bleeding in her heart!
A single watermelon on the market back at headquarters costs thousands! Now, with just a few slices from Renault, tens of thousands of dollars have gone into the Rippers' bellies!
"I say, can you stop standing there like idiots? Carry her away for charging before she runs out of power. When Griffin distributes T-Dolls, don't they consider charging them?"
Ignoring the resentful look in Kalina's eyes as she wished she could rush over and stop the Rippers, Renault waved his hand.
If FNC had come over on her own, it was because of her personality, but if she couldn't even open the clasp on the supply box, then there was a problem.
This was clearly a symptom of imminent power loss.
She probably only had a little bit of power left to walk over here.
Didn't they notice the other two T-Dolls lying in the boxes were still?
"Ah!?"
Hearing Renault's words, Gentiane finally looked down at the power indicator on the T-Doll box, which was already completely empty. The other two T-Dolls had opened their eyes, but to avoid power failure, they were lying there motionless.
"What? When did headquarters become so stingy?"
Kalina also forcefully shifted her attention away from the watermelons, speaking with some resentment.
Upon hearing this, Thompson scratched her head helplessly.
"Well, maybe it's because these three were T-Dolls returned to headquarters by other commanders. Because the orders from S09 were a bit urgent, they didn't notice their power levels for a while."
"Returned?"
Hearing this, Gentiane sighed helplessly and rubbed her forehead.
No wonder it was so fast.
These were T-Dolls that others didn't want and were sent here. Fortunately, she didn't cancel the order she placed with IOP, but she would have to wait a while longer.
A group of T-Dolls quickly approached and hurriedly lifted the three T-Dolls with almost no power, carrying them back to the base for charging.
At this moment, Gentiane noticed the long, box-like containers in the carriage. They looked similar to the T-Doll storage boxes, but on the recent list...
"Are all those boxes filled with dummy dolls?"