Crisis
noun, の adjective
きき
機器 （きき、not on WK） Device, Equipment, Machinery, Apparatus
危機 （きき） Crisis
嬉々 （きき） State Of Enjoyment, Joyful State
They would have Happily 嬉々 paid more to avoid the Crisis 危機 had they known.
The Crisis 危機 was caused by dangerous 危 machines 機 that developed a mind of their own.