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<span class="mu-g">John Doe, please select one of the following to replace</span> <span class="mu-r">[Aether Wire]</span>
>Aether Wire: Threads of magic that act as a highly manipulatable razor wire. [CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE]
>Quick Scope: Allows greater reaction speed and accuracy in every weapon you use.
>Steam Bomb: Form a throwable ball of wind that you can explode on will.
>Reaper's Gambit: Gain a 1 in 5 chance to instantly defeat an opponent, losing will make you feel sluggish.
>Bullet Kick: Lets you attack at greater speeds.
>Gizmo Whisperer: Grants you the power to boost the power of a machine every day.
>Shellstrike Gauntlets: Gauntlets for punching... that are also a shotgun with the ability to charge up an explosive blast.
>Dance of Daggers: Magic Knives that let you throw copies of them as you move.
<span class="mu-r">Further integrations with your [Bonded Vehicle] are currently unavailable.</span>
<span class="mu-g">Are you sure you want to swap out</span> <span class="mu-r">[Aether Wire]</span><span class="mu-g">? [*Yes] [ No]</span>
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You both go far enough that you're certain neither Cattleya nor Ayane could hear you.
"What's wrong, kid?" You say.
"I'm a fox--a kitsune--not a goat." She responds in her usual emotionless tone. She then takes a deep breath, her face becoming deadly serious. "Mr. John Doe," Her ears flick back and forth, then when Ryko herself is certain neither of you can be heard, she speaks again in a calm tone. "I don't mean to alarm you, but your first wife is suffering from major delusions. While you were rescuing my aunt, that woman claimed herself to be the goddess Herta," She paused for a moment, you think she's trying to gauge your reaction. "I thought she might be acting, but she constantly mumbled obscenities, such as how 'all women are just pigs in need of daily punishments', and it makes me think she really believes she's a goddess." Dammit, Herta.
You sigh. "Well, it's true."
She looks at you in a flustered shock, tail standing on end. "Mr. Savant?!"
"About her being a goddess, that part is true." You clarify. Though with how most of your wives act and how your perverted goddess made this world, that other part might unironically be true too.
Still you're not gonna let the misunderstanding trope happen if you can help it, so you try to explain and give proof that Herta is indeed a goddess.
"..." Ryko had a stunned expression on her face before calming down and composing herself. "Even if you were a Mad Savant, you've been kind to my aunt and I. If you planned to do something like kill us and harvest our tails for magic you would've already done it."
"Yeah, I never wanted to hurt either of you." You're grateful she's almost as calm and reasonable as her aunt. "But why are you telling me all of this now?"
"Whenever you weren't busy building this ship, your first wife was by your side, and whenever she wasn't I was either asleep or not allowed to see you. I didn't have much of a choice except wait until now."
