(Chapters one and two will be later. No need to wait; they'll be up tomorrow.)
Based on his basic understanding of Sousuke Sagara, Xiao Ran believed there was a strong chance that the stiff, dull-witted guy could deal with the two departing AS units. With El-Elf protecting Chidori as well, that mage who could form a one-man brigade could also take down those two machines, which were at most D+ class, if he was prepared. Besides, Xiao Ran knew that Sousuke Sagara's comrade—the handsome blond kid—would soon appear to provide support. With those three reasons in mind, Xiao Ran deliberately ignored the two AS units that had left and chose to stay.
This was no longer the first time he had faced a Super Robot Mecha. Back in the world of 0079, Xiao Ran and his teammates had confronted a powerful Super Robot Mecha, a terrifying machine that seemed to possess infinite energy and infinite defense. In the end, they had only managed to defeat Giant God Ideon through everyone's comprehensive coordination, and Sheryl had played an especially major role.
It could be said that victory that time had been inevitable, but winning so beautifully had been accidental. This time, however, Xiao Ran had neither Sheryl's help nor a B-class Mecha to use. The only things he could rely on were his Piloting Skill, which was nearing A-class, and the Savage AS beneath him, which was at most D+ class.
Ordinary AS units ranked near the bottom among Real Robot machines. Even the mass-produced third-generation M9 was no exception. Yet there were special models with greater flexibility, speed, jumping ability, and mobility than ordinary third-generation AS units. Although they might be lacking in strength, under such circumstances, those special models were fully capable of confronting true MS units head-on—at least,