My Anime Girlfriends

Chapter 139 Silver AS = Trash

The white AS rifle sped through the valley like an arrow, dancing in the air. Upon contact with the enemy, it seemed to bounce away, leaving countless sparks as if chasing the white shadow, scorching the night sky—the scorching bullets fired from the rifle. In the darkness, only one spark could be seen leaping and traversing the entire field with overwhelming force.

"It's like watching a ninja manga...!" Kaname exclaimed involuntarily as he looked at the AS piloted by Sagara.

After shooting down the last AS with a double shotgun blast, Sagara, his shoulders heaving, gasped for breath and said, "Five units...!" In just fifty-eight seconds, Sagara had destroyed all the AS units.

Just as Sagara was checking his surroundings for any remaining ambushes, a silver AS suddenly appeared from the shadows of the mountains on his left. Upon being discovered, the AS immediately displayed strong hostility, raising its carbine and unleashing a barrage of fire.

"Ugh...!" Sagara hurriedly flipped his machine forward, narrowly avoiding the bullet's trajectory, then raised his shotgun and fired several shots. But the enemy seemed to have anticipated this move, ducking down and then leaping up to fire three consecutive three-round bursts in mid-air.

Then, through the external microphone of the silver AS, a harsh and unpleasant laugh came from Kowloon: "Qasim, you dodged well!" As he spoke, he continued to fire his rifle.

In a typical AS battle, victory or defeat is usually decided in two or three shots. Whether to engage in precise, stationary shooting, maneuvering while moving, or focused evasion—the best choice must be made quickly and flexibly. A wrong choice can result in fatal damage in an instant. However, the battle between these two mobile suits is different. Neither is willing to yield; the mobile suits move at breakneck speed, leaping, diving, and rolling without a moment's pause. They exchange fire countless times, but shell after shell misses. No matter how intense the maneuvers, the mobile suits' limbs never tire. The battle will not stop until one of them is shot down or one of the pilots can no longer withstand the mental strain—it's like a fierce aerial battle unfolding on the ground.

"Which side has the advantage?" Xiao Yao asked, watching the two fighting.

Cruz immediately said, "In a normal battle, the two sides are evenly matched, but...!"

"But what?"

"That silver one is no ordinary machine; it possesses some incomprehensible secret technique! My cannonball was deflected mid-air? I wonder what trick it used...?"

“Trick, no, that’s not it! This isn’t a trick, it’s technology, it’s science! The enemy has it, but his machine is…” Kaname murmured as if possessed by something.

"Little...Little Yao? What's wrong?"

"We will lose"

"what?"

"He...will lose, if things continue like this!" Xiaoyao murmured.

At this moment, Sagara finally managed to hit his opponent and destroy the carbine in the silver AS's hand. Just as Sagara was about to finish off his opponent with one shot, his bullet was deflected by an invisible strong wall just before it hit his opponent, and then he was knocked away as if he had been hit in the face.

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After finishing off his opponent, Dong Tian rushed towards Xiao Yao, his heart filled with inexplicable anxiety. When he arrived, he saw Xiao Yao suddenly slam his head into a tree trunk. Although he didn't know what had happened, he immediately ran behind Xiao Yao and caught him in his arms as he fell backward due to the recoil.

"Xiao Yao, what happened? Why did you do this?" Dong Tian asked, looking at Xiao Yao in his arms.

After a brief moment of dizziness, Xiao Yao said, "Give me the communicator! I need to tell him right away, hurry!" He pointed to the battlefield as he spoke.

Upon seeing the two machines locked in a standoff, Dong Tian, ​​though puzzled, took the communicator from Cruz and handed it to Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao immediately said after receiving the communicator, "Sagara, can you hear me?"

"Is it Chidori?" Sagara asked.

"Listen carefully, the enemy you encountered is equipped with a special weapon. It... it can convert the pilot's aggressive impulses into physical force! Although I don't know why, your AS is also equipped with that... it also has a λ-Drive (LAMBDA Driver), which is why you're safe!"

“λ-Drive!” Sagara repeated in confusion.

"Were you thinking about protecting your body just now? So that device reflected your will and materialized the powerful thoughts in your mind."

"Ideas become physical! How could such a weapon exist..." Just as Sagara was about to retort, he saw the surrounding atmosphere begin to tilt, and trees, grass, soil, and rocks seemed to be blown away by a strong wind, and the helpless shockwave rushed towards him again.

The upper body of the machine leaned back, but this time there was no serious damage as he had expected. Arbalest only took a few steps back and immediately regained his footing.

"What is this?" Sagara asked in surprise and confusion after successfully defending against the attack.

"Your opponent originally intended to blow you to smithereens, but he couldn't. You were even able to retaliate. You have a strong desire in your mind to defeat your opponent. Concentrate! Concentrate in that one instant!"

As Kojima was teaching Sagara how to use the λ-Drive, Kowloon, piloting a silver AS, closed the distance in one go and thrust out his short sword. Sagara immediately piloted the Arbalest and narrowly dodged the attack. Then, Kowloon laughed and said, "Haha! I see. Maybe it's just as I guessed!" As he spoke, he attacked with his short sword, and a dazzling short sword fight ensued.

"It's not impossible for you who protect Whispered to possess such a machine, is it?"

"What did you say…?"

“But, Qasim, this is how you use it!” As Kowloon’s voice fell, another violent shockwave struck. Under this force, Arbalest was once again sent flying, landing on his back and rolling two or three times on the ground before coming to a stop.

However, under Sagara's piloting, Arbalest quickly got up and took a stance against the approaching enemy aircraft. Then Sagara heard Dong Tian's voice say, "Sousuke, do you remember how we moved the crumpled paper on the table back in training camp?"

Sagara's memories immediately returned to his life at the Belize training camp. At that time, Dong Tian was completely unaccustomed to the life at the training camp. His only interest was to lie on the mountain behind the training camp at night and look at the stars. After that, he would use his strong mental power to move the paper balls that others threw away to other places. Many trainees asked him to teach them when they were bored, but only one person learned it. That person was Sagara Sousuke, who was usually very quiet, just like Dong Tian.

"A crumpled piece of paper!" Sagara said in confusion as he piloted the Arbalest to dodge Kowloon's attack.

"Yeah! Just like back then! Treat that guy like a crumpled piece of paper and tell 'him' to get as far away as possible!" Dong Tian shouted, unusually angry.

"Are you planning to keep running like this? Die!" Kowloon said through the external microphone, then charged forward again.

This time, Sagara didn't dodge as before. He simply stood still and met the attack with his short sword. With a piercing sound, Sagara's voice came through the external communicator of Arbalest: "Get out of my way, you piece of trash!"

With the two daggers as the dividing line, something seemed to collide between the two ASs, pushing and shoving each other, until the AS piloted by Kowloon was torn apart by the storm. As its hands fell to the ground and exploded, it finally turned into fragments amidst the flames and the storm.

And Sagara's white AS slowly drove away from the flames and storm; at that moment, words were unnecessary…

Chapter 140 Recovering Memories

Sagara drove the Arbalest at a speed of 120 miles per hour toward the western coast, holding Cruz and Kaname in his arms, while Dong Tian followed behind him at the same speed on another 'flying skateboard' carried by the Arbalest.

A few miles from the coast, a combat helicopter came into view, continuously firing missiles at them. Because he was carrying people in both hands, Sagara had to control Arbalest to throw Kaname, whose injuries were not as severe as Cruz's, into the air, thus freeing up one hand to eliminate the enemy. Although they successfully eliminated the enemy, Kaname also fainted in the process.

When they reached the shore, five AS aircraft came into view, right in front of them, blocking the view of the cliff.

"Damn it..." Sagara couldn't help but curse.

At this moment, the enemy in front of them was pointing their rifles in this direction.

"uruz7, run straight ahead!" Mao's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Mao...!" Sagara exclaimed happily.

Then the two ASs in front of him fell down with sparks flying. This was a sniper shot from the sea. Dong Tian looked closely and saw an AS holding a large rifle in the waves 300 meters away from the shore. It was Sister Mao's AS, and she was kneeling on one knee on the sea. Below her was DeDanann.

"Sousuke, jump right off the edge of the cliff!"

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After returning to DeDanann, Dong Tian could no longer bear it and fainted! He had been fighting with all his might, and then used the 'flying skateboard' to travel a long distance. He felt as if he had fallen apart, and his body seemed to be out of his control. He had reached his limit both mentally and physically.

"How are Sergeant Dong Tian, ​​Sergeant Sagara, and Sergeant Cruz doing?" Tessa asked Carinion, who was standing beside her.

“Sergeant Sagara’s minor injuries allow him to continue the mission, but Sergeant Dong Tian and Cruz need to rest for a while due to more serious injuries!” Kalinion replied immediately.

“Okay! I understand!” Tessa nodded.

"Your Highness, this is news that just came from China! Sergeant Dong Tian's 'father,' Dr. Xiao Zheng, hopes that he can return to receive their treatment... They seem to already know what happened to Sergeant Dong Tian!"

“Xiao…Zheng! Are you talking about him? Then what is Sergeant Dong Tian’s true identity?” Tessa asked, scratching her nose with the tip of her braid.

“Yes, sir! As for Sergeant Dong Tian’s information, please take a look!” Kalinion replied immediately and handed a document to Tessa.

After quickly glancing at the documents in her hand, Tessa showed a surprised expression and slowly said, "Alright! Send Sergeant Dong Tian back!"

"Yes!"

With the help of a group of medical staff, Dong Tian was then put on a combat helicopter equipped with an ECS system.

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Xiao Yao slowly opened her eyes and first saw the IV stand and a square window in the distance. Outside the window were cherry blossom trees that were wet with rain. This was a private ward in the hospital.

"Ah, she's awake!" Mao, disguised as a nurse, said with a smile.

"Sousuke Tenwa is fine, there's no need to worry about them!"

"Where am I? Who are you?"

"This is a hospital in Tokyo. You've been sleeping for two days. We brought you here. I'm Sosuke Tenwa's companion!"

"Tian... Xiangliang?"

"Since time is limited, I'll just give you a brief summary! Listen carefully, Kaname, after you were injected with the drug at that base, you lost consciousness and woke up in this hospital. You can't remember anything that happened in between, so forget it all!"

"The secret of Mithril?"

“That’s your freedom. If it’s just about names, people in Japan and the military will have heard of it to some extent. But if you mention us and your situation, the police probably won’t let you go home! So… please insist that you don’t remember anything. The police will probably come to question you tomorrow!” Mao said to Xiao Yao.

"And... I'd like to thank you."

"thank?"

"Yes, Kaname Chidori, you are the savior who saved the lives of three of my men!"

Seeing Mao's serious expression, Xiao Yao said somewhat nervously, "I...I didn't do anything special..."

"You're wrong about that. I heard about the situation from Cruz. Without you, I don't think Ten and Sousuke would have survived! Maybe you're even stronger than us!"

"This...this, I'm so sorry...hahaha!"

"Then, I shall take my leave."

"Excuse me…!"

"Hmm, what is it?"

"How are things between him... Dong Tian and Xiang Liang?" Xiao Yao asked, stammering slightly.

"Zongjie has been sent to carry out other missions!" Mao said to Xiao Yao, but did not mention Dong Tian's situation.

"What about Dong Tian?"

"He has already returned to China!"

"Did...did anyone leave me a message?"

"The message I left for you? I haven't heard about it! He was already unconscious when he was taken away."

"What... how serious is it?"

"It's alright! Well then, goodbye."

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Xiao Zheng looked at Dong Tian, ​​who was receiving treatment in the incubation tank, and revealed an excited expression. This was even more excited than when Dong Tian had just woken up. With the computer prompting him, he knew that Dong Tian's body had fully recovered. He once again dismissed all the researchers and took out the ring he had previously put on Dong Tian's finger from the secret safe. Dong Tian's words, spoken in his soul form, echoed in his mind: "When I wear it a second time, it means I have returned completely... everything!"

Pressing the control switch, the unknown liquid in the sealed culture tank slowly decreased until it disappeared. The sealed glass slowly opened, and then he slowly put the ring back on Dong Tian's finger with trembling hands. The moment the ring was put on, it turned into a beam of light and merged with Dong Tian.

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Chidori slowly passed by Dong Tian's room and rang the doorbell as usual. After confirming that no one was home, Kaname opened her own door and went inside. After lying in bed, she recalled what Sagara had said when he visited her in the hospital, "Chidori, Tian... he may never be able to come again."

Chapter 141 Memories of the Past