The shining Shoko Toyokawa

She even couldn't wait.

"Come on, Niina!"

The two men pulled the trigger almost at the same time, and dodged each other's beams at the same time, as if they were mirroring each other, or dancing together.

The flying beams and the mechanical legs stomping on the ground sounded like drumbeats.

The torque motor's rhythmic operation, along with the two people's manipulation, transformed into a 'bass' or a guitar.

The beam rifle, which had been drained of energy and fell to the ground, paused for 16 minutes.

As soon as it 'fell', a humming 'harmony' sounded,

That was the sound of two beam sabers clashing.

"You're quite good at this, Maya-san. How about this?!"

But if we say that the strongest note in this chapter of the music is naturally the lead singer's cry,

During the wrestling, Rencai suddenly used the shield in the other mechanical arm as a blunt weapon to throw at Maya.

The latter raised his shield to block,

The girl took advantage of Maya's main optical sensor being blocked by the shield and immediately broke contact with it. She jumped up and stabbed the light saber from above in one go.

Under her control, the steel giant weighing tens of tons was as agile as an acrobat.

For an ordinary driver, let alone launching an attack in such a posture, even landing smoothly would be a problem.

"You're moving too much, Niina!"

This counterintuitive attack method may be difficult for many pilots who are used to plane combat.

But for Maya, this style of play is full of flaws.

She controlled the machine and dodged the attack with a side step.

The beam saber mercilessly struck the girl, and the machine flipped 180 degrees in the air.

"It's not over yet!"

The girl flipped the joints of her mechanical arm and, with a very reluctant gesture, caught her slash, using the force to create distance.

But as soon as she landed, the 'enemy plane' kicked her sideways and slashed at her with a beam saber.

Having lost her shield, she had no choice but to adjust her stance, blocking the beam saber while using the force of the side kick to retreat repeatedly.

The cockpit kept shaking to simulate being hit. Before the girl could stabilize the machine, Maya's next attack had already arrived.

In previous battles, she preferred the 'practical fighting style' (hiding), but that doesn't mean she is weak if she rushes in.

Fighting with her is like facing a violent storm. If you are not careful, you will be defeated.

"why?"

The girl dodged in panic again.

"Maya-san, why are you so strong, but you always act like you can't do anything?!"

"Because I just didn't do anything, Niina,"

Maya's voice was calm, but her attack became more and more fierce.

The battle between the two machines was so dazzling that many players doubted whether they were driving the same machine.

"No matter how many times I win, in the end, nothing changes. Instead, it drags the people around me into it..."

"So, why are you fighting me now?"

Jincai found a gap in attack and defense, manipulated the mechanical arm, and grabbed Maya's shield.

She blocked Maya's beam saber, and she also took on the side kicks and the like, ignoring the warning on the central control screen.

"Hey, answer me, Maya-san! What are you fighting for now?! Why are you still so fast and so strong?!"

"Is there any need to ask..."

Jinna finally ripped Maya's shield apart.

To be precise, Maya took the initiative to release the shield that was blocking her.

"Of course it's because of you, a willful guy!"

"not good!"

Jincai suddenly discovered that the machine was falling down.

As she and Maya were fighting for the shield,

Maya was 'unsportsmanlike'. Taking advantage of her body's center of gravity shifting backward, she used a childish trick.

Attack her lower body!

Commonly known as sweeping leg,

"wait…"

The entire screen surrounding the girl suddenly went black. Obviously, she was defeated.

Although Nina said "no", her face was full of smiles for some reason.

This... must be entirely because of; being happy to see Maya getting back on her feet, rather than the 'for you' she said?

Chapter 39: I Want to Join Wu Ci (For... That World)

It wasn't until the girl stood in front of her that Maya realized that the phrase "for you" was a bit subtle.

What she wanted to say was: For children like you, to open up a future for young people,

Rencai seemed to have some kind of magic that could inspire people. Maya was influenced by her and lost her composure.

Looking at the girl who couldn't hide her secrets, and the smile on her face that she thought was well hidden,

Maya sighed in her heart, but did not make any further explanation.

At this time, the results of the other two battlefields also came out. George, the Tiger of Gaul, defeated his opponent after a lot of effort and got a place to advance directly.

Chuhua and Maya also advanced directly. Rencai, who had just finished the resurrection match and lost again, was unlucky.

She had to play two more games. The three people in the resurrection group had to play three games in total to compete for the only qualifying spot.

"Nina, are you okay?" Subaru began to wonder if she, who looked so radiant and energetic, had really taken stimulants.

"It's okay, it's just two more games!"

The girl seemed to have the strength of a hundred people, with endless energy and no feeling of fatigue at all.

It was already late at night, and Subaru, a young lady with a stable sleep schedule, was almost unable to bear it.

"Sorry, I'm a little arrogant,"

Maya and Xiaozhi in the back seat apologized.

"If we help you, it means that you are related to Thornless."

But she still didn't want to involve this girl who was younger than Renna.

"Even so, do you want our help?"

Without waiting for Xiaozhi to answer, she said seriously: "Don't rush to answer, there is still some time before the finals, please think about it carefully."

"I can help too," Chu Hua, who was standing next to Maya, confirmed that Maya was really troubled by Xiaozhi, and was not playing hard to get, and offered a better option.

"Contestant Xiaozhi, your friend is called Lupa, right? I can ask the Lunar Surface Administration to help find her. Even if she came to the moon through some informal channels, they can find her quickly by using their connections."

The surprise came too suddenly, and the girl was a little overwhelmed.

She didn't think that a big shot like Chu Hua was a kind-hearted person who was willing to help others. She helped herself because she obviously didn't want to embarrass Maya.

So what is the relationship between these two people?

The girl's eyes scanned the two of them, but she couldn't come to any conclusion.

If they are friends, they seem a little distant from each other.

The relationship between adults doesn't seem to be casual enough.

Maybe this is the last level to join Thornless?

If she happily agreed to it, the two would say ruthlessly: You are eliminated!

Such an expansion?

Since he has been living alone since early on, Xiaozhi couldn't help but think about it.

"Don't worry, since I said so, I will definitely help you."

The two adults naturally saw what the child was thinking.

"Then I'll trouble you, Chuhua,"

Maya also made a statement, saying that she was not playing hard to get and really hoped that the girl would not be involved.

"Hey, Ms. Maya..."

Faced with such a good option with no worries, any normal person would agree to it immediately, for fear that the other party would go back on their word, right?

But Xiaozhi seems to be a fool,

She herself felt that she was a fool.

"Is what you said on TV true?"

"Are the things about overthrowing Caius and eliminating the policy of dividing people into survivors and citizens true?"

Xiaozhi's only friend, Lupa, is a gentle, considerate and kind person to everyone.

But even she was labeled as a "remnant of the old times" because of her background.

Being ostracized and unable to find a job, he eventually had no choice but to travel into space.

The bigwigs of the Federation have been emphasizing the instability of the "old-timers" on TV every day.

But if they treated everyone equally, there wouldn't be so many so-called "extreme remnants of the old times".

For most people, ideals and national restoration are very distant things.

If life could be sustained, why would so many people risk losing their heads to become traitors?

"These are two very beautiful visions, but very far away,"

Maya did not escape nor whitewash the unoptimistic reality.

"Not to mention the enormous resistance to changing policy in the future, simply defeating Caius is extremely difficult. In fact, we're not entirely sure we can defeat the forces Caius has assembled near the moon's orbit and reach tomorrow. This is the current situation."

"Is this so..."

After hearing what she said, Xiaozhi was a little discouraged.

When there is no other way, she will join in for her friends.

But now there are better options, why take the risk?

The girl looked at the big businessman in the moon city, her lips moved but she couldn't say the words: "Please,

She thought of Lupa's smile when she looked up at the stars.

Lupa always smiles, as if she has no sadness, no sorrow.

But under the starry sky that day, when she thought Xiaozhi had fallen asleep, the smile she showed was so... lonely.

That day, after being told that Lupa was a "remnant of the old times," their boss immediately gave them a meal and fired them. The landlord also ordered them to move out the next day.

The reason why Lupa didn't tell Xiaozhi where he went was probably because he didn't want to implicate her...

That smile deeply hurt Xiaozhi, but at the age of 16,

When my friend was lonely and sad, I made a mistake.

She should have stood by her friend when she was lonely and sad.

Even though, she is not like Lupa, who can comfort people with a smile,

Even if she didn't say a word,

Lupa shouldn't be left alone to face the vast and lonely starry sky.

This was her first disqualification as a friend.