"Uh... in terms of design cepts, I'd say I'm fairly fident. But let's take a look at the specifics first," Kaminari said casually, leaning ba his chair.

  He wasn't oo downpy himself unnecessarily, but he also didn't think anyone was ily better than him just because they were experienced or well-known.

  "Alright, let's begin then," Yaoyorozu Manshi said with a satisfied smile. He stood and motiooward the living room behind them, where everything had already been prepared.

  "Wait a sed, Mr. Yaoyorozu," Kaminari called, pointing to the untouched tea on the coffee table. "This tea—it's really valuable, right? Wouldn't it be a waste to leave it?"

  He vividly recalled Momo's earlier expnation about how this was the fi bck tea in the world, the so-called "Phantom Bck Tea." Surely something this exclusive had to e with a hefty price tag.

  "No matter how precious it is, it's still just tea," Yaoyorozu Manshi replied dismissively. "What matters more to me is creating a bat suit that will keep my daughter safe."

  He paused and g Momo with an unmistakable look of fatherly . "She's the first in our family to pursue the path of a professional hero. Nothing is more important than her safety."

  Kaminari exged a gh Momo, notig the warm, grateful expression in her eyes. Internally, he couldn't help but marvel. What oh did she do in her past life to be born into such a perfect situation in this one?

  It was almost unfair. Momo wasn't just a top-tier student with incredible abilities. She had everything—a brilliant mind, a supportive family, unimaginable wealth, and to top it off, a kind and down-to-earth personality.

  "She's basically fwless..." Kaminari muttered under his breath as he followed the father-daughter duo into a room that was retively modest pared to the rest of the estate.

  Well, "modest" by the standards of the Yaoyorozu family. For anyone else, it was extravagant. The room was lined with polished wood, ated by expensive oil paintings Kaminari didn't reize but assumed were worth an absurd amount of money.

  "The head of the family."

  A young man in a crisp suit greeted Yaoyorozu Manshi as they entered. His demeanor was formal and professional, but he didn't smile.

  "Hmm."

  Manshi nodded in aowledgment and took the mai at the head of the fereable. Kaminari and Momo sat down across from him, waiting for what came .

  "Let's begin," Manshi instructed.

  The suited man nodded respectfully, then tapped a hidden sole. The lights in the room dimmed, and the surface of the long fereable lit up with a soft golden glow. Moments ter, a massive holographic projeaterialized above it.

  "We've received a total of 734 submitted design ideas for the bat suit. Among them, we identified 15 as the most viable."

  As the man spoke, the hologram shifted to dispy the selected designs. They were ly anized in rows, each apanied by detailed specifications.

  "Wow, there are so many..." Kaminari leaned forward, sing the projected designs. The range of cepts was impressive, everything from gloves to boots to accessories.

  One idea, in particur, caught his attention. It involved creating a full set of jewelry using SIS memory alloy. Each piece of jewelry had a unique fun: emitted cold air, aneed fmes, while a pair of earrings provided unication and surveilnce capabilities.

  The highlight was a sleek, silver-white neckce desigo store and release energy, geing a protective shield in case of an attack.

  "Is that all of them?" Kaminari asked, swiping through the holograms and notig a distinct ck of something. "I don't see any designs involving transformation. Isn't the maiure of SIS its ability to ge form?"

  "The jewelry cept was designed by the well-known Dutch designer, Holnd," the man in the suit expined. "He believes the quantity of SIS avaible is too limited, so instead of fog on its transformative properties, he opted for designs that maximize its potential in a single form."

  "Limited quantity?" Kaminari frowned. "Exactly how much SIS do you have? Don't tell me it's only enough to make a few pieces of jewelry."

  "It's not that bad," the man replied calmly. "Based on calcutions, there's enough SIS to create either a siop or a pair of pants, but not both."

  "The reason most designers avoided using more SIS is because they felt their cepts were strong enough without relying on its transformative features."

  "Hmm..." Kaminari leaned ba thought, his mind drifting to his own battle suit. He wasirely sure how much SIS it had used in its stru, but sidering it could transform into the equivalent of golden armor, it had to be quite a lot.

  Despite its weight, the suit never felt heavy when worn, thanks to its ied AI, which distributed the load evenly.

  "So, do you have any ideas?" Yaoyorozu Manshi asked, breaking the silence. Momo turo Kaminari with a look of quiet anticipation.

  "Well," Kaminari began, rubbing his , "I don't really have a good sense of how much SIS we're talking about. Could you show me something more visual? Like, how much material are we actually dealing with?"

  "Of course."

  The man in the suit hough there was a slight flicker of skepticism in his expression. Still, he remained professional and respectful.

  A moment ter, a holographic model of a sphere appeared above the table. It was roughly the size of a yoga ball.

  "Huh..." Kaminari examihe proje thoughtfully. "I do have an idea, but it's not for a traditional bat suit. Actually, I don't think a wearable design would be ideal for Momo."

  "Wait—'Momo'?" Manshi raised an eyebrow.

  "Kaminari stammered, scratg the back of his head sheepishly. "We just call her Momo sometimes, haha..."

  Manshi gave Kaminari a bnk stare, then turo his daughter, who looked equally embarrassed.

  "Alright, let's hear your idea," Manshi said, sighing.

  "Okay, but first, let me ask—does the Yaoyorozu family have access to AI?" Kaminari asked.

  "Of course," the man in the suit replied. "In fact, the holographic system you're using right now is trolled by an artificial intelligence."

  "Well, that makes things easier." Kaminari exhaled in relief. It was hard to imagine a family like the Yaoyorozus not having cutting-edge AI.

  "Alright, I'm going to he AI to assist me. But first, clear these designs from the dispy." He gestured to the 15 holograms h in front of them.

  "Oh, and one more thing, none of the designers who worked on these cepts actually handled SIS memory alloy in persht?" Kaminari asked.

  The suited maated for a moment before nodding. "That's correct."

  "Well, there's the issue," Kaminari said matter-of-factly. "They've never experienced SIS firsthand, so all their designs are based on ordinary materials."

  He emphasized the word ordinary, his tone carrying a hint of exasperation.

  "That's why they couldn't think outside the box. Designers like Holnd dismissed SIS's transformative potential as a waste of time because they were stu ventional thinking."

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