"Yep, awake now."
Lincoln stretched his body lazily, "I owe you one today, thanks for the big help!"
Princess Victoria shook her head puzzledly, "I do want to help, but I haven't done anything yet..."
She hadn't even changed her clothes yet!
Lincoln glanced at the little princess, considered briefly, and didn't refuse, but just nodded.
"If you're free later, Mavis and I will show you how to use the equipment. But first, let's eat," Lincoln said.
"Hooray!" Mavis was the first to respond.
Not that she was gluttonous, but because she could see Lincoln's mood had lightened considerably, and naturally, she too became happier.
By the way, seeing Princess Victoria growing fond of her, Mavis took the initiative to lead the little princess to run outside the laboratory.
...
That evening, Lincoln and Mavis taught Princess Victoria how to operate some of the equipment in the laboratory.
——Just the simple ones, nothing that involved any artificial protein synthesis equipment.