"And my mecha has more output than yours!"
Chen Li said with certainty.
"Is it a Miraculous Item?"
Firefly asked weakly.
"No. It's a secondhand mecha I picked up from someone else."
Chen Li shook his head.
"Then I don't believe you!"
The moment she heard it wasn't a Miraculous Item, Firefly practically put on her battle face.
Sam was invincible!
"Then... want to have a match? If I win, lend me your Sam to drive. If I lose, I'll forge you a Miraculous Item."
Chen Li asked tentatively.
"Didn't you say your mecha had more output than my Sam?"
Firefly puffed out her cheeks.
"But my mecha isn't as pretty as your Sam."
Chen Li spread his hands helplessly.
That was the truth.
"It's a deal."
After hearing Chen Li praise her Sam and realizing that he seemed to want to drive it, Firefly agreed to his challenge.
If you wanted to drive Sam, you could've just said so. It's not like I wouldn't lend it to you.
Firefly decided that she would go easy on Chen Li later and lose just a little.
"Three minutes from now, we'll duke it out in New Penacony. Don't be late! Iron Tomb, full thrust!"
"Iron Tomb? I've never heard of that mecha model... Stelle, what do you think?"
After hanging up, Firefly tugged at Stelle, who was feeding golden trash to a trash can to cultivate their relationship.
"...If you can't beat him, just surrender. When necessary, you can suffer a little indignity."
Unlike Firefly, who had assumed the name referred to a mecha model, Stelle began preparing a white flag for Firefly the instant she heard it.
"Can't you have a little more faith in me?"
Firefly muttered softly.
"If Chen Li refuses to accept your surrender, and you don't