20.2 Engine Woes?

"Huh?"

Turning back to the group, Guidance simply smiled as she declared, "Moriya and I have something to talk about for a bit. We'll be just outside the bridge."

To his credit, Shade managed to keep his suspicion to a minimum as he smiled at Guidance. "Very well. We'll be here when you need us."

"Thank you," the dev nodded before turning her gaze back to me. "Okay, let's go."

"Okay?"

Letting Guidance drag me out of the bridge, I barely saw Shizu and Shen playing with one another before the cold steel walls of the [Rig]'s hallways replaced my sight. In front of me, the dev let out a small glower as she glared at me for... reasons.

"When I said we need to recruit a mechanic, I didn't mean just get the first person you see out on the streets."

I blinked at Guidance's words. What in the world was she talking about? "I just followed your words. Our next mechanic will be our party member, and to her credit, she's the same level as me."

"What? But she's a nobody."