Ms. Gronru requested to join our Expedition Team herself. To be honest, we would have refused her if it wasn't for the fact that we desired her combat power. As for our reason... generally speaking, we do everything that's best for the Colossus.
On the first day that Ms. Gronru joined us, she kept requesting to help pilot the Colossus. I'm certain she only wants to do this because she thinks it'll be fun! If we really let her operate the Colossus, I'm sure we might end up crashing. Please don't get me wrong, as I'm not doubting Ms. Gronru's skills in gaming control—I'm just worried that she will disregard safety precautions for more thrilling experiences... I'm afraid that she'll crash and say: "One more time!"
—Vice

Hey! Young operator of the Colossus, let's play a game! If I win, I'll take control of the Colossus, and if you win... I'll tell you a story! Look at my fists, scissors, and handblades. I let you win on purpose.
As the person who is the most learned about machinery in Illumina, I'm most interested in ways to manipulate machinery and games. Let me tell you a secret: back then, I would even get my hands on some military weapons... Of course, this is out of line at Illumina, but it doesn't matter since it's all for serving Illumina, right? Once I entered the research institute, I was able to study them in broad daylight.
By the way, Illumina wasn't as interesting as it is now. This is all due to the development of science and technology. You look puzzled when I say that, kid. I'm far older than you think!

Have you heard of the Illumina Emperor's Cup? That's how I got my title and the right to use the Throne! For some reason, the Emperor's Cup was only held once... so it was definitely the most limited edition of all. There were more than a thousand participants that year, and the rules of the tournament were simple: contestants would be matched randomly against one another, and the winner would enter the next round. I was already slightly famous in the preliminaries, since... I was the organizer of the tournament, which I held to encourage everyone to be more interested and enthusiastic about technology and research. I also offered the precious mecha I found, Throne, as the prize. Too bad no one could beat me!
But! Those stubborn old men actually sealed Throne up, accusing me of ignoring the rules! How outrageous! As a result, I had to "borrow" some of the technology to make my Thunder Gauntlets.

The accident that took place that year wasn't my fault!
Undercity was under Eclipsites' attack at that time. As we didn't have enough armed forces available, we had to urgently activate Unit Spearhead, which was still under development. Hmm... Maybe Vice was too young, and I was over-confident about the situation back then. Either way, I think I owe Vice an apology for what happened. Fortunately, the outcome was still alright! As expected of someone I had my eyes on as a candidate for the position of Grand Marshal!
Either way, it's those Eclipsites' fault for embarrassing me! They're just fodder, so they should act the part and let me kill them to gain experience!
It's good that I'm invincible when I pilot my Throne! After that, I beat them until they were black and blue! I'm awesome, if I do say so myself!

You're joking, right? Did you really take me for a daughter or granddaughter of some researcher?
I'm no ordinary folk. You've heard something about me, right? Perhaps I really am a god! Hahahaha!
As for how I remember, Throne is a product of an ancient civilization that is far more advanced than our modern civilization. Its creator back in that era must also be a supreme genius.
Am I related to the creator of Throne? There is no information about this in my incomplete memories. Its power is incomprehensible to the people of this era. Perhaps the fact that I awakened in this era is some kind of prediction?
I'm not interested in protecting anyone, but the game we're currently playing is quite fun! Why don't we clear this level?