“So, you don’t plan on fighting us?”

“Correct. I have no intention of partaking in a battle I cannot win.” It had been speaking in rough, broken sentences at first, but its chorus-like voice gradually took on a more natural tone, as if it was fine-tuning itself on the fly.

“Wait, is there a girl in there?!”

The giant’s voice had changed to that of a young female. Their translation necklaces weren’t active just then, so it had to be speaking Japanese all on its own. No doubt it had chosen the language after hearing Yogiri and Tomochika’s conversation.

“I have no passengers. It would be acceptable to consider me an autonomous robot.”

“So then why did you make your voice sound like that?”

“I am attempting to curry favor. According to my database, it is more likely for this type of voice to garner positive reactions when facing human males.”

“Talk about being calculating!”

“Three hundred million possible courses of action have been reviewed, including continued combat. It has been decided that the most efficient course of action for completion of my current mission is to behave modestly. To that end, it is necessary to explain my thought process honestly in order to build trust. Retreating in this context bears the risk of being perceived as a threat and thus risks a forced interruption of all functions. Acquiring your understanding has become necessary for continued operation.”

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“Sure. So what’s the second reason you can’t take us with you?”

“I would refuse to carry a being as dangerous as you to my home world. Such a concern is more pressing than my individual life.”

-Volume 1 page 128 and 131