I Was Careless, I Didn't Dodge

Botakun, or BON Tai-kun, is a super-miniature AS developed with the concept of human-enhancement combat suits.

AS, which stands for "Armored mobile master-Slave system" and is commonly known as ARM SLAVE (Assault Machine Soldier), is a general term for humanoid robots that Kraft dreamt up in his sleep, which are quite, well... unscientific.

Based on a glimpse revealed in his dream, Kraft learned that in that world, there were special humans called "Listeners" who could inexplicably master black technologies that were outside their own cognitive scope.

Doesn't that sound a bit like Kraft's dreams?

Most of the manufacturing technology for AS, as well as the Lambda-Driver system installed on them, which can convert the pilot's mental energy into weapon energy, were developed from the black technologies that the Listeners "heard."

The absurdity of it is no less than Kraft's dreams.

Since Kraft could even create Botakun, ordinary AS were naturally no problem. However, Tony Stark used exoskeleton armor, so it wasn't appropriate for him to bully people with those large robots. Moreover, Kraft had also incorporated some technologies from other dreams into Botakun, so it wouldn't be afraid of those large mechs if a real fight broke out.

Among inventions similar to exoskeleton armor, besides Botakun, Kraft had only created one Ultraman Armor. However, that thing would expose his body shape, and it also had very high requirements for his physical condition. In his dreams, those who wore such armor were either aliens or cyborgs.

Although Kraft had no major problems controlling it with the assistance of Angela and Haro, it was still quite difficult to achieve the level displayed in his dreams. Therefore, before Kraft made up his mind to tamper with his own body, even if the armor was created, its true strength wouldn't be fully utilized.

But then again, the styling and design concept of the Ultraman Armor are actually quite similar to the one on Tony Stark's body. It also has an LED light on the chest, but the facial design…

After closely observing the mask on Tony Stark's face, Kraft blurted out.

"Benboerba?"

"FUMOFUMO?"

Kraft's murmurs, transformed by Botakun, turned into these strange sounds.

Kraft couldn't do anything about this strange setting. Just like the illogical divine technologies in his dreams, Botakun's sound-emitting device could only produce the sounds "FU" and "MO" no matter how Kraft tinkered with it. Furthermore, as soon as the sound conversion was turned off, Botakun would crash.

Fortunately, Kraft had no desire to converse with Tony Stark, so he didn't care whether it could speak or not.

However, while he didn't care, Tony Stark couldn't help but care.

"Wait! You mean this is what you're using for the test? Are you serious?"

Kraft pulled out the stun baton equipped with Botakun, got into a stance, and expressed his intentions with his actions.

"Oh! Stop messing around! I don't have time to play house with children!"

However, Tony Stark had no intention of engaging. He shook his head, feeling a bit angry inside, believing that the inventor of Red Queen was toying with him.

Seeing that Tony Stark was about to leave, Kraft decided to act directly. He shouted as a warning, then controlled Botakun to charge forward, swinging the stun baton in his hand towards Tony Stark's head.

"FUMO (Take this)!"

"Be careful, sir!"

With the speed Botakun erupted with, Tony Stark didn't have time to react. Therefore, even though Jarvis reminded him in time, Stark couldn't block Kraft's attack. He had only just raised his arm slightly when the stun baton hit his head.

"Clang—!"

With a crisp sound of metal striking metal, Tony Stark was sent flying by Kraft's blow.

"FUMOFUMOFU (You underestimated me)!"

Kraft pointed the stun baton at the flying Tony Stark with one hand and made a throat-slitting gesture near his neck with the other.

"Alright, looks like I underestimated you…"

Stark shook his slightly dizzy head and got up from the ground.

That one blow didn't cause much damage to Stark. Instead, the "clang" sound made his head buzz.

"Jarvis, remember to remind me to optimize the sound filtering function of the Iron Man suit when I get back."

"Yes, sir."

"Now then, let's have some real fun, kid!"

Stark raised his palm towards Kraft and said through gritted teeth.

"Don't cry to your mommy if you lose!"

"FUMOFUMOMO (We'll see who loses)!"

Kraft gave Stark the middle finger, but Botakun only had a round palm and no fingers, so it couldn't convey his meaning.

Of course, with Tony Stark's sharp mind, he could easily guess what Kraft was trying to convey.

"Jarvis, adjust the output to 15%… No, make it 30%. Children need to be properly educated."

Both Botakun's appearance and its somewhat childish actions indicated that the driver's age was likely not very high, so Stark didn't plan to take it too seriously.

The palm of the Mark II flashed with white light, releasing an arc of electricity towards Kraft.

Kraft reached behind him, pulled out a miniature riot shield from Botakun's tactical vest, enlarged it using the amplification lamp attached to Botakun, and placed it in front of him to block Stark's arc pulse.

"Hey! Where did he pull that shield from?"

With the obstruction of Botakun's chubby hands, Stark couldn't see how the riot shield appeared at all. Even the cameras on the Iron Man suit couldn't capture the specific footage, but the enlargement process was captured.

"It seems the opponent has a method for enlarging and shrinking items, sir."

"Enlarging and shrinking items? I think I've heard of that technology somewhere…"

Stark paused. Before he could recall, he saw the comically designed puppet, holding a club in one hand and a shield in the other, lunging towards him.

"What an impatient little kid."

Putting that aside for now, Stark controlled the Iron Man suit and flew up.

"Can you still hit me like this?"

Stark didn't see any thruster nozzles or similar devices on this floppy plush toy. If the opponent couldn't fly, they would just be a target.

Tony Stark wore a signature smile of a mischievous uncle.

Unfortunately, his smile lasted less than two seconds before his expression froze. That ridiculous plush robot, without using any propulsion device, had floated up lightly.

"Anti-gravity device?!"

So shocked, Tony Stark momentarily forgot to dodge Kraft's attack. By the time he heard Jarvis's warning and tried to evade, the electric baton in Kraft's hand had already struck Tony Stark's head.

"Bond—"

Thanks to [Gushing Spring Water], [Knight who twisted his ankle Zero One], [Huangfu Shenwu], [noixa], [Li Dihuang], [Guardian of the Beach], [Book Friend 20180923165739615], and [Hope x2] for their rewards.

Special thanks to [noixa] for the massive reward. This is the first large reward I've received. If my saved drafts weren't already scheduled for release, I would have actually wanted to add an extra update... Believe me! ●▽●

The animated version of the Ultraman Armor, perhaps due to production issues or the difference between 3D and 2D, just didn't feel as cool as the comic version. However, the fight scenes were well done, though the plot was just so-so.

Also, regarding Iron Man's faceplate, I actually think it looks more like Voldemort, and it's also quite similar to Hassan's mask in FATE.

Speaking of which, last week I was notified about a client recommendation this Monday, but I've searched my phone high and low for the past two days and couldn't find it... I feel like I might have been overlooked