Gundam, Gravity Elegy

"Tini? What are you doing?"

With another voice, a slightly older blonde girl joined the inexplicable conversation.

then……

"Sister, this bad guy wants to eat my food."

"?!"

"No, no, no, that's not true at all!!"

Seeing that the other party had directly shielded the 'doll' behind him, Gao Ren couldn't help but complain.

"It's your sister talking to herself over there..."

"But you kept staring at me."

The girl called 'Tini' spoke softly, stating a fact in a truncated manner:

"Still staring at my bowl."

"Isn't that because you were carrying such a big food bowl?"

"My sister gave me this as a birthday present."

"So I told you I never asked you those questions."

Seeing that the topic had seemingly come full circle, Gao Ren couldn't help but cover his head.

Fortunately, her sister wasn't unreasonable.

"I'm sorry, my sister is a little immature."

After gently placing her food at the other end of the table, she sighed softly.

Sometimes, she misunderstands other people's behavior.

"There's no misunderstanding."

"Okay, eat your food."

The taciturn, lazy younger sister and the eloquent, sensible older sister—while this combination certainly carries a sense of déjà vu and stereotypes, at this moment he was genuinely grateful for the appearance of the sensible older sister:

"However, if possible, it would be better not to let your sister act alone."

"I know, I don't usually bring her out, but today is her birthday, so I..."

"It was my birthday yesterday!"

Before the girl could finish speaking, the little boy on the other side suddenly spoke up, which made Gao Ren unable to resist reaching out and gently tapping the boy's head.

"Leslie, it's impolite to interrupt someone."

"Oh……"

Looking at the little boy's confused and aggrieved expression, Gao Ren couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

With a sigh, his gaze involuntarily met that of the woman sitting to his side.

Perhaps sometimes, no extra words are needed, because in that instant when their eyes met, Gao Ren read a strange resonance in her eyes:

“My name is… Tia, and my sister’s name is Tini.”

"What a neat name! It's a pity we're not like that. My name is Ren, and my brother's name is Leslie."

“I think you brothers are much better than us—you have completely different names, which also reflects your different personalities. Your family must love you very much.”

Hearing this, Gao Ren himself could hardly contain himself.

But what other answer is there?

"Ah, right, right, right..."

After returning an awkward but polite smile, he simply reached out and patted little Leslie on the back.

"Have you finished your ice cream?"

"Ah."

"Let's leave after we finish eating. After all, we didn't buy lunch, so it's not appropriate for us to occupy other people's seats."

"But I don't want to leave."

"why?"

"There are pretty ladies to look at here."

"..."

Before Gao Ren could even open his eyes wide, he saw the three-year-old's eyes light up:

"You two are so beautiful!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Ren couldn't help but slap himself across the face.

Through his fingers, he could see the radiant smile on the face of the girl he was supposed to be meeting for the first time.

"Really? Thank you."

"Can we play together later?"

"Leslie??"

Author's message

…………

In short, I'll start with the regular updates; the rest will follow quickly.

The older sister is also a character in the war chronicle, while the younger sister was added as a filler. In the original work, the ghoul squad is an orphan squad, and one of their names doesn't quite fit in.

Chapter Twenty-One: The Monster's Tyranny (Third Update)

'Boom'

The fierce roar of steel echoed across the battlefield, stirring up wave after wave of desolate dust across the plains.

However, in this scene reminiscent of an old-world artillery battle, what emerged was not the soldiers' roars.

Instead of flesh and blood, the giants of steel nimbly wielded their weapons in hand-to-hand combat.

'boom'

The heated blades collided repeatedly with the shield, and the seemingly more agile Cyclops appeared to have gained the upper hand.

But as the pilot of the Tiger, Lieutenant Claudio's face revealed a restlessness that was hard to describe.

"Why can't I get through?"

Gripping the joystick tightly, he stared intently at the dark figure appearing on the screen.

The thermal blades may have already caused considerable damage to that black steel body, but for mobile suits, as long as vital parts such as the power reactor are not damaged, this battle seems likely to drag on for a long time.

"It's been 5 minutes already; a typical head-on battle doesn't last that long."

"I know!"

On the communication channel, Dr. Kelser's cold voice made Claudio feel a sense of irritation.

"Now we've used up all the machine gun fire, but the other side..."

'Bang bang bang bang bang'

When Claudio looked again at the black Gundam, the 60mm flames spewing from its head, aimed directly at the main monitor, forced Tiger to back away.

"That was dangerous..."

But when he created some distance, he was met with a 100mm machine gun that had already been raised.

"Hey, why does it still have bullets?! Did you adjust the parameters?"

"Unfortunately, according to the information collected so far, the Federation's Gundam pilots possess extraordinary shooting talent, extremely high shooting accuracy, and a control over ammunition that is also above that of ordinary people."

"But that machine gun itself should be out of bullets!"

Relying on his superior maneuverability, the tiger swiftly dodged the bullets that were just a hair's breadth away from hitting him.

Then, the cockpit even picked up the sound that was like heavenly music to him:

"click"

"click"

"it's over!"

At the same time, he stepped on the pedals with both feet and pushed the lever all the way down, and the tiger, which quickly adjusted its posture, charged forward.

At the same time, the Gundam's movements were clearly displayed on the screen inside the cockpit:

It casually dropped the gun in its hand, and the protruding cylinder on its backpack was also unlocked.

“biu”

High temperatures swept in with a blast of air, and emerging from the billowing dust was a beam of light from a saber.

According to the Principality's technical department, the melee weapon used by the Federation's mobile suits is superior to the Principality's thermal weapons in both temperature and destructive power.

but……

"It's still too slow!"

During the charge, Tiger's battered shield detached, and his electrically heated saber, already at its limit, was switched hands.

next moment!

'boom'

The electrothermal magnetic field and the I force field repel each other during their clash, and the counterforce, which is no less powerful than a head-on collision, causes both sides to retreat simultaneously.

Try this!

At the same time, the electric whip, also located on the right arm, lashed out and stuck to the arm of the Gundam holding the saber as it retreated. But just before the current powerful enough to damage the electronic components was transmitted, he felt the machine losing its balance.

'boom'

Using the forearm as the joint unit, the Gundam's arm, along with its beam saber, detaches directly.

"They actually gave up their arm on their own..."

Then a shield gradually grew larger in front of them.

"A shield projectile?!"

'boom'

After a period of shaking and swaying in the cockpit, the screen went completely black.

"Damn it, the main monitor has been destroyed!"

"The battle is over."

Inside the control room, Dr. Kelster simply stood with his hands in his pockets, staring at the fallen tiger.

"What follows is a one-sided massacre."

"Slaughter?"

On the other side, the newly arrived assistant didn't seem to understand the meaning of the sentence, but the scene on the screen quickly revealed the 'truth' to him.

'Sizzle'

The spare beam saber was drawn and instantly sliced ​​the tiger's limbs apart, finally piercing the one-eyed head like a nail.

'Zzzzzzzzzzz'

Under the intense heat, the one-armed black giant released his weapon.

"Why didn't you finish them off directly?"

Under his assistant's astonished gaze, he picked up the shield again and began smashing it against the cockpit.

'boom'

'boom'