CH 83

In the outskirts of the metropolitan area.

Where everyone else has been evacuated, full of ruins.

A giant weapon with iron armor stood majestically.

Heads in the shape of an inverted hemisphere, and long arms. It’s huge, and it has a tall body and legs.

The giant weapon looks very dangerous just by looking at it..

And, in front of it.

Compared to that, there was a short person standing in the air, which was hard to see.

As if she had no fear of a weapon nearly tens or hundreds of times bigger than herself, it was her, Stardus, who was looking right at her with long blond hair

.

And it was me, Egostic, who was facing her in the control room of the giant weapon.

“Oh, my. This place has become a total ruin. Right?

I grinned at the microphone and spoke up.

Then, from the speaker attached somewhere to the giant weapon, my voice went out loud.

It’s a decibel that goes direct to Stardus’ ears, who was standing right in front of me.

“As I collect this, I want to advance to Seoul like this…”

I grinned at her..

“Well, it’s up to you, Stardus, whether I should do it or not. If you fight me here and win, I’ll step down. But if I win? I’ll make Seoul into the sea of fire.”

“So.”

I operated the machine, and wiggled my finger at her.

“Come on in first.”

And as soon as I said that, she was already flying towards me with her fists waving her blond hair.

It seems like she’s smiling. It’s just me, right?

Anyway, it’s finally time for me to show off my skills that I’ve built up in fighting games over the years.

I put my hand on the steering wheel in earnest and shouted to the party behind me.

“Hold on, everyone! We’re going to start a real fight!”

Then, I also operated the machine, which made me clench my fist.

Now, let’s start a real fight.

***

Stardus.

She felt no fear at all, even in front of a huge robot that overwhelmed her.

…Well. Honestly, she felt a little overwhelmed. The thing is several times bigger than her, so of course, she’s a little pressured.

But

Is it because Egostic called her with a confident smile?

If she fights with him and wins, he won’t destroy Seoul, isn’t it like he’s motivating her to win as if he doesn’t want to see that happen?

Or standing in front of this giant machine and not so afraid.

When she’s frustrated in situations where she can’t seem to get over it like now before.

‘You can do it.’

Is it because his voice came to her mind?

“…Okay.”

She smiled unconsciously, muttering.

Let’s see. Let’s fight.

So she clenched her fist and flew toward the giant robot.

The robot, too, begins to stretch its fists.

The prelude to battle has risen.

***

“Yes! As we speak! A giant weapon with Stardus and Egostic collided! Wow, even though the camera is so far away, the shock wave is transmitted all the way here. Egostic is blocking Stardus from attacking the flank now. Oh, Egostic’s counterattack! A giant arm flies toward the Stardus! Stardus, narrowly avoided!”

[Is the level of Egostic and Stardus’ fight for real? It’s a battle between the strongest people in the world. Are you sure that’s the loser Stardus? It makes my heart feel grand…]

[Stardus is good at avoiding everything. Hahaha]

[How can Stardus deal with that big one? Isn’t it Go-Stop*?] *TN: A Korean traditional card game which is usually played during holidays.

[Stardus can even stop the plane from falling, you know. Hahaha. Don’t be mean.]

[This battle will be added in their career. Hahaha. Battle with a villain on the giant weapon.]

[They’re an unpredictable fight.]

[Will Stardus be able to be promoted to S-class hero after this????]

[Isn’t that a robot from Mango Stick? Why is he so good at controlling it? Hahaha]

[Our Mango is so talented.]

[To be honest, let’s promote Egostic to S-class. Honestly, all of the things that he has shown us are at S level.]

[Those crazy bastards from HanEun Group were defeated this time, so I want to promote him to S-class hero.]

[I’m not even a member of Mango Union but I agree.]

[Fact) I took a picture of the coordinates of the fan cafe and there’s only Mango Union here.]

[No, there’s StarDust Union, tooㅡ.ㅡ]

[If you’re upset that Egostic didn’t turn on the broadcast, press ‘Like’.]

[Really, why do you have to be like this in the news chat room? Why aren’t you streaming Egostream?]

[But the heat isn’t strong today. Is it because it’s not an official show of Egostic?]

[I think we’re so busy evacuating because of the disaster warning.]

[No? I’m watching this on the street while running away with my family.]

[Crazy bastard. Hahaha]

[But Stardus are so good at fighting though. Hahahaha.]

***

How long has it been since the first battle began?

They were still fighting.

[Hahahaha! Ms. Stardus, is that all you can do? Do better!]

A laughter from a giant robot.

Stardus clenched her teeth as she heard him.

Stardus was gasping in exhaustion, it was a pretty long-running battle.

Her condition right now was sweating and barely avoiding his attack. It did not seem so good, but the robot was not in such good condition either.

Unlike her first clean appearance, her continuous attacks now show smoke coming out of nowhere.

Of course, it was much better than the Stardus, who was tired and tired from flying around, but she seemed to take a big hit for sure.

She kept clenching her teeth.

Yeah, honestly.

With her skills now, it seemed hard to win.

The class gap was too big in the first place.

That one only needs to hit himself, but she has to beat it all the way.

Moreover, as its fist wielded is made of steel, the shock was quite large every time it hit. It almost feels like her body is moving.

It’s said that her ability has become much stronger than before, but she is still not good enough.

[Are you tired already? Is that all you’ve got?]

The weapon’s fist flew toward along with his voice.

“Ugh.”

She moaned, barely stopping it.

She’s tired now, and she doesn’t have any strength anymore.

Even continuing to fly is at its limit.

The situation is so desperate that if you are an ordinary person, you can just dampen hope.

But

So far, she hasn’t given up.

Shin Haru

Is this the first time she’s faced such a desperate situation?

No, she’s been frustrated before.

You can’t win, you can’t do anything.

‘You can do it.’

But she didn’t get through it.

Exhausted and panting, her eyes fire up again.

That’s right, it doesn’t make sense to give up here like this.

She breathed in again, and ran toward the giant weapon.

She’ll certainly knock him down, as he expected.

And

[Oh? That’s it! You need to come out like this to make it fun for me to fight you!]

[Da-in, control it properly!]

[Hey, be careful!]

“….”

Some women’s voices came out of the machine, behind his words.

She clenched her teeth and clenched her fist.

There’s one more reason to knock down that giant weapon.

After I knock it down, I’ll figure out who the hell the girls who appear to be next to him are.

Just like that, she jumped at the unknown giant weapon again with a force..

***

“Yes, this is it!”

I shouted like that without realizing it.

Stardus, who is getting tired and then comes at me with the power she used to wet her again, as if she reflected on her resolution again.

My radical manipulation caused complaints from the women behind me, but I didn’t shake.

Now’s the time to make Stardus explode!

From today onward, there will be a lot of crazy strong villains, and this time it will be much stronger for her to be comfortable.

This is the best opportunity to grow.

Just like the dumbbell that you lift when you’re too tired to lift a finger is effective.

She, too, grows through her limits when she continues to fight in a very difficult state.

In other words, it’s a good time to count.

“Hahaha! More! Try to attack more!!!!”

While dealing with Stardus in a voice full of madness, I flipped my brain in my head.

It’s about a few hours later when you get stronger.

I pretended to be a mistake and got hit a few times, then I fell and beat me! I can run away after this, right?

Good. The plan is perfect!

How long has it been since it’s been going this smoothly as planned?

I’m touched.

***

The Hero Association.

Operation Control Office.

“Good job! Yes, an uppercut right there! That’s neat. Haru has a good sense. Mm-hmm.”

With a large monitor attached to the wall there, the head of the association watched the battle between Stardus and Egostic while chewing popcorn.

Then, the staff came to him in a hurry.

“Sir!”

“What’s wrong?”

“The President, the president…”

And the words of the employee that followed, even the president of the association succeeded in solidifying his face.

“Well, he fired a missile at the scene!”

“Haa…”

The head of the association, who had heard so far, accidentally missed the popcorn barrel in his hand and dropped it.

Soon, there was nothing but a low murmur coming from him.

“…We’re fucked.”​