Chapter Summaries

Luo selected several technologies to study and bought useful materials and equipment from Boss Ya, including a Large Logistics Transport, reaching a deal that pleased both sides. After Luo and Basak left, Boss Ya declined a suggestion to investigate them.

• Luo chose Super Reinforcing Plastic and Ceramic Armor Technology among the technologies he wanted to purchase.
• Boss Ya calculated the price while remembering Luo's requests, and Luo and Basak accepted it without haggling.
• Luo and Basak also bought a Large Logistics Transport and research and repair materials, and Boss Ya promised delivery within three days.
• Luo returned to the transport vehicle to continue working instead of exploring the Black Market.
• After Luo and Basak departed, Boss Ya refused to investigate them, saying they were only customers and merchants.

Boss Ya prepared the goods for Luo and Basak’s trade and brought them to a Transport Aircraft outside the city. After the gold was inspected, she showed Luo the purchased MS, whose appearance left him astonished.

• Boss Ya decided the buyers were unlikely to be wasting her time and prepared their requested supplies and a new, unregistered MS.
• Luo and Basak drove out of the city three days later and met Boss Ya beside a huge Transport Aircraft.
• The bunny girl inspected their cargo and saw piles of gold and two MS units inside their truck.
• Boss Ya led Luo and Basak into the Transport Aircraft and showed them the purchased MS and the rest of the goods.
• Luo stared at the machine and asked whether it was really the one they had bought.

Luo inspected a new Gundam frame sold by Boss Ya and found it had no Outer Armor, so he reviewed its technical data before agreeing to the transaction. Boss Ya agreed to clear the transport ship within three days, while Basak offered her half the gold as a deposit.

• Luo discovered that the brand-new Gundam frame had no Outer Armor and asked Boss Ya how he could use it.
• Boss Ya explained that the machine had no identifying marks or spare parts and offered to install armor in half a month or manufacture armor from Luo's design within seven days.
• Luo reviewed the machine's technical documentation and agreed that the transaction could proceed.
• Boss Ya said she would clear out the transport ship within three days before completing the transaction.
• Basak offered Boss Ya half the gold as a deposit, and she accepted.

Luo and Basak left after buying a hybrid mecha and arranging for Boss Ya to make its Outer Armor, then traveled to Japan to search for Master Asia. They arrived in Shinjuku, uncertain whether they would find him or persuade him to become their teacher.

• Luo studied the purchased mecha, discovered its normal and enhanced modes, special moves, and energy-generated flames, then chose to have Boss Ya design its Outer Armor.
• Boss Ya arranged to send Luo the armor blueprints and promised to deliver the finished Outer Armor wherever Luo and Basak specified.
• Luo and Basak departed in their cleaned transport ship after spending most of Basak's prepared gold during their extended stay.
• Luo and Basak flew to Japan, following information that Master Asia had last appeared on the way to Shinjuku or within the city.
• Luo and Basak arrived in Shinjuku to search for Master Asia, hoping to meet the man reputed to defeat and dismantle an MS with his bare hands and strips of cloth.

Luo and Basak searched Shinjuku City for Master Asia while the Mobile Fighter Tournament began and the second phase of their mission opened. They decided to keep waiting for Master Asia, despite worrying that delaying the mission could leave them with too few opponents to defeat.

• Luo and Basak arrived in Shinjuku City and searched for Master Asia, but found no clues after two days.
• Basak continued gathering information through his new contacts while Luo focused on technology and their regular work.
• A notification announced that the Mobile Fighter Tournament had begun and the second phase of the Main Mission could start.
• Basak warned Luo that other participants might eliminate local Gundam Fighters, leaving them too few opponents to complete their victory requirement.
• Luo and Basak considered whether to leave Shinjuku City but chose to stay and keep waiting for Master Asia.

Luo and Basak investigated signs of the Devil Gundam near Shinjuku City and learned that its arrival had transformed the surrounding landscape. When a battle erupted in the city, they recognized the approaching yellow mecha and giant Gundam heads as the Devil Gundam.

• Luo and Basak discussed the Devil Gundam’s abilities and the danger of encountering it near Shinjuku City.
• Basak showed Luo a photograph of a crater, a clear pool, and a ring of thriving greenery that had appeared after an earthquake.
• Luo realized the transformed landscape might contain DG Cells, and Basak said he had sent samples of water, soil, grass, and wood for them to examine.
• An explosion drew Luo and Basak to the Transport Aircraft’s control room, where they saw yellow mecha and giant Gundam heads spreading through Shinjuku City.
• Luo and Basak identified the figures as the Devil Gundam.

Luo and Basak learned that they could only acquire DG Cells by salvaging or studying Devil Gundam mecha, then rushed into Shinjuku City when an opportunity arose. They charged into battle against the Devil Gundam’s Death Legion, with Basak attacking first and Luo preparing the Red Astray’s Cannon Mode.

• Luo explained to Basak that DG Cells could not be extracted from ordinary soil, plants, or water, and that only mission rewards could be taken back to Prometheus.
• Luo considered salvaging Devil Gundam mecha for DG Cells and studying intact samples to reproduce their technology.
• Luo and Basak ordered the transport ship to withdraw, changed into pilot suits, and launched in the Red Astray and Huckebein.
• The two entered Shinjuku City, where hundreds of Death Legion, Death Beast, and Death Bat units attacked them.
• Basak charged Huckebein into the Death Bat swarm, and Luo told Little Eight to begin with Cannon Mode.

Luo and Basak battled the Death Legion in Shinjuku City, with Luo testing Red Astray’s upgraded weapons and Basak tearing through enemies in Huckebein. They moved toward another battlefield and the enormous Gundam-headed growth, while a horse-riding figure raced toward them.

• Luo fired Red Astray’s shoulder-mounted beam cannons, sweeping through the Death Legion and setting the street ablaze.
• Luo landed among the enemy units and cut apart Death Legion and Death Bats with Red Astray’s blades.
• Basak evaded attacks from the airborne Death Bats and ground forces, then charged through the formation with Huckebein’s greatsword and modified Jet Magnum.
• Basak realized that destroying the Death Legion earned him no Merit Points and concluded they were merely replicas of the Devil Gundam.
• Luo and Basak headed toward another battle site and made the enormous Gundam-headed growth a secondary target.
• A figure riding a horse raced toward Luo and Basak.

Master Asia joined Luo and Basak's battle in Shinjuku City, helping them fight the Death Legion and urging them to draw the enemy away from civilians. Red Astray and the Huckebein led the pursuing forces out of the city, with the Huckebein covering their retreat.

• Master Asia rode his white horse, Rising Wind, into the battlefield and disrupted the Death Legion with a ribbon.
• Luo recognized Master Asia and warned him to leave the city; Master Asia told Luo to lure the machines away from the civilians.
• Luo helped Master Asia onto Red Astray, then led the pursuing Death Legion out of Shinjuku City.
• Basak's Huckebein followed behind Red Astray and attacked the pursuing enemies to cover their retreat.

Luo and Basak led Master Asia to a rare green oasis, where he investigated the signs of a battle and wondered how the land had been transformed. After Basak destroyed the pursuing Death Legion, he and Luo approached Master Asia, who thanked them for protecting him and the city.

• Luo and Basak stopped at a lush patch of land with clear water, and Master Asia leaped down to feel the grass.
• Master Asia studied the oasis and discovered fragments of mecha beneath its pool, concluding that a battle had taken place there.
• Basak lured most of the Death Legion away from Shinjuku City and slaughtered the pursuing mecha until they retreated.
• Basak drank from a capsule-shaped bottle, landed beside Red Astray, and walked toward Master Asia as Luo followed.
• Master Asia thanked Basak and Luo, and Luo asked whether he was the legendary Master Asia.

Luo and Basak met Master Asia, asked him to take them as disciples, and fought him so he could assess their abilities. Master Asia agreed to hear their reasons and asked about the battle that had devastated the area, leaving Luo to explain what he knew.

• Master Asia introduced himself dramatically to Luo and Basak, who realized the meaning of hot-bloodedness and begged him to accept them as disciples.
• Master Asia tested Luo and Basak in combat, discovering Basak's unusual bloodline and martial technique and Luo's strength and perseverance.
• After binding and defeating them, Master Asia asked why they wanted to become stronger, and Luo said they had come because someone told them Master Asia was the strongest person in the world.
• Master Asia learned that Basak was a Gundam Fighter and Luo was his support crew, then asked how long they had been there and what had happened in the earlier battle.

Master Asia explained that the crater had been formed by a battle between two powerful machines, and Luo and Basak revealed the Devil Gundam’s connection to the region and the attacks on humanity. Luo then introduced himself and Basak and offered their help restoring the world, leaving Master Asia to consider what they had told him.

• Master Asia inspected the crater and concluded that two evenly matched machines had caused it in battle, then showed Luo and Basak the evidence.
• Luo and Basak accepted Master Asia’s explanation but were shocked by the scale of destruction two machines could cause.
• Luo told Master Asia that Neo Japan’s Devil Gundam had escaped, that its DG Cells were linked to the region’s renewed life, and that a malfunction had led it to target humanity.
• Master Asia connected Luo’s account to Domon’s unexplained departure and asked whether the same unseen person had told Luo about the Devil Gundam.
• Luo identified himself as a mechanic and engineer, introduced Basak as his teammate, and offered to help restore the world if they could obtain the needed equipment and data.

Luo told Master Asia that he could help purify Earth’s air and water, though restoring the planet would take extensive technology, resources, and time. Master Asia offered to provide anything Luo needed, but their conversation was interrupted by the sudden arrival of Kyoji.

• Luo explained that he could make basic air- and water-purification devices, but could not restore Earth quickly or alone.
• Luo urged Master Asia to consider environmental recovery without wiping out humanity, and described how technology and sustained cooperation could gradually heal the planet.
• Master Asia excitedly asked whether Luo’s purification devices could help Earth, and Luo warned that success would require great effort and resources.
• Master Asia promised to find the technology and equipment Luo needed and to pay any price for his help.
• Someone applauded behind Luo, Basak, and Master Asia, who turned and saw Kyoji.

Kyoji revealed that the Devil Gundam had brought him to recruit Master Asia and explained his plan to restore Earth by eliminating humanity. Master Asia was tempted by the promise of a purified world but rejected the need for mass sacrifice.

• Master Asia recognized that Kyoji was a puppet controlled by the Devil Gundam and told Luo and Basak to return to their machines.
• Kyoji admitted that he had invited Master Asia and had controlled the yellow machines that attacked civilians.
• Master Asia attacked Kyoji with his sash, but Kyoji blocked it with his palm and punched Master Asia back.
• Kyoji argued that humanity had to be eliminated to keep Earth from being polluted again.
• Master Asia considered Kyoji's promise of ecological restoration but chose a better way that would not require anyone to die.

Master Asia rejected Kyoji’s invitation to join the Devil Gundam, and the Devil Gundam revealed its enormous true form. Luo, Basak, and Master Asia faced the new threat as a forced side mission began.

• Master Asia rejected Kyoji’s offer and declared the Devil Gundam his enemy, hoping instead to help restore the world through technology Luo could share.
• Kyoji laughed, triggering violent lightning and dark clouds that shocked Luo and Basak with the Devil Gundam’s power.
• Master Asia and Kyoji resumed their hand-to-hand battle while Luo and Basak prepared to face the Devil Gundam themselves.
• The Devil Gundam emerged from the pool, surrounded by nearly a hundred snake-headed Gundams, and revealed a towering body over a hundred meters tall.
• Master Asia leapt onto the Red Astray’s shoulder, while Basak raised his greatsword and vowed to cut into the Devil Gundam to study its DG Cells.
• A forced side mission was triggered.

Luo and Basak fought the Devil Gundam’s Serpent Head clones after sending Master Asia away, despite the mission requiring them to protect him. They discovered the clones were regenerating and began attacking the underground network sustaining them.

• Luo and Basak received a forced mission to defeat the Devil Gundam or destroy over seventy percent of its clones while keeping Master Asia safe.
• Luo and Basak attacked the Serpent Head Gundams and urged Master Asia to escape, and Master Asia left them behind.
• Luo and Basak battled the clones’ sweeping beam attacks, but noticed the Serpent Head Gundams were increasing despite their damage.
• Luo realized the clones could regenerate and suspected an underground network connected them.
• Basak split a Serpent Head Gundam with the Vulture’s greatsword, then struck a crack in the ground and triggered a massive explosion.

Master Asia returned to the battlefield aboard the Nine Dragon Gundam and Rising Wind, rescuing Luo and Basak from the Devil Gundam’s berserk Snake-Head Gundams. He called on them to fight alongside him, and the three prepared to cut off the Devil Gundam’s advance together.

• Luo and Basak destroyed Snake-Head Gundams at their bases, setting the battlefield ablaze as the Devil Gundam made the remaining clones attack in coordinated waves.
• The Red Astray and Huckebein suffered heavy damage while fighting the relentless Snake-Head Gundams, which pushed them toward the Devil Gundam.
• Master Asia charged into battle aboard Rising Wind and used the Nine Dragon Gundam to destroy Snake-Head Gundams with its beam ribbons.
• Luo and Basak recognized Master Asia’s machine, and he told them to fall back while he took over the fight.
• Luo replaced the Red Astray’s damaged swords with King’s Swords, Basak continued attacking, and Master Asia called for them to fight together.

Master Asia fought the Devil Gundam with the Nine Dragon Gundam, and the battle ended with both machines badly damaged as the Devil Gundam escaped underground. After the forced mission ended, Luo and Basak collected their rewards, with Luo choosing a component to study and Basak selecting a skill.

• Master Asia used the Nine Dragon Gundam to destroy nearly all the Snake Head Gundams before confronting the Devil Gundam.
• The Nine Dragon Gundam and Devil Gundam fought with devastating attacks that shattered the battlefield.
• The Nine Dragon Gundam and Devil Gundam were left battered after their final clash, and the Devil Gundam wrapped itself in mechanical vines and burrowed underground.
• Luo and Basak received the mission-completion notification and examined their rewards, including DG Cells.
• Luo rejected DG Cells and chose the Multi-Layered Power System component to research the world's Energy Technology.
• Basak chose a skill from his reward options.

Luo, Basak, and Master Asia stayed in Shinjuku City while their machines were repaired and the survivors regrouped. After Test Unit 1 was completed, Luo tested its body-linked controls while Basak learned to fight with it.

• Master Asia and Basak organized a survivor camp as Luo repaired the damaged machines, with Rising Wind astonishing Luo by maintaining them itself.
• The survivors discovered that many people had vanished without a trace, and Master Asia guarded against the unknown danger while training Luo and Basak.
• After half a month of repairs, Luo and Basak again asked Master Asia to accept them as disciples, and he continued guiding their training without giving them an answer.
• Boss Ya's subordinates delivered the Outer Armor, and Luo's machine was completed and named Test Unit 1.
• Luo tested Test Unit 1's body-linked controls and recorded its performance, while Basak practiced piloting it and fighting Master Asia's Nine Dragon Gundam.

Master Asia trained Basak and Luo until they gained Master Asia Style, then sent them out to seek further trials. After a deadly tournament battle and the completion of the mission’s second stage, they stayed in the world to fight the Devil Gundam.

• Basak and Luo developed Master Asia Style, though Basak mastered stronger techniques than Luo.
• Master Asia ended their training, and Luo gave him purification and recycling technology before they left Shinjuku City.
• Basak and Luo entered tournament battles and defeated opponents, then faced a team whose support personnel fought without the Gundam Fighters’ restrictions.
• Basak lost control and killed his opponent, while Luo’s Red Astray was nearly destroyed and Luo was injured.
• Luo and Basak continued their journey with Luo piloting Basak’s Vulture after recovering useful parts from the wrecked Astray.
• After completing the second stage of their Main Mission, Luo and Basak chose to accept the final mission and join the fight against the Devil Gundam.