When Fang Zheng drove Chlorophytum back into the hangar, the other children all came running over.
"That was amazing!! You actually took down such a powerful Klaxosaur by yourself! That was so cool!!"
A small boy rushed over, staring at Fang Zheng with shining eyes.
"How did you do that?! Can you teach me?"
"Yeah, that was seriously awesome!"
Behind him, a chubby boy nodded vigorously. It was no wonder they felt that way. Chlorophytum's battle against the Klaxosaur had been smooth and seamless from start to finish. It had been so cool it was practically unfair. Any boy who saw that wild and stylish fighting style would have been unable to resist.
"It was all right, I guess. Though not everyone sees it that way."
Fang Zheng chuckled at their praise, then reached out and helped Ichigo out of the cockpit. She staggered down from the Mecha while clutching Fang Zheng's arm, looking as if she could barely stand. Seeing this, the girls hurried over.
"Ichigo! What's wrong?"
"Hang in there! Where does it hurt?"
"What happened to her, X?"
"She was overstimulated. She'll be fine after resting for a while."
Facing the question from the bespectacled boy beside him, Fang Zheng chuckled and shrugged. As had been mentioned before, during the operation of a Franxx Mecha, the Pistil was responsible for synchronizing with the machine. That meant her senses were connected to the Mecha's.
To the spectators, Fang Zheng's smooth, flowing battle had looked unbelievably cool. But for Ichigo, who had been inside it, the experience had not been much better than riding a roller coaster that shot into the sky and plunged underground. Fang Zheng had plenty of experience fighting giant monsters, but strictly speaking, this had been Ichigo's first time on a battlefield—just imagine Monster Hunter