Anything You Can Remote-Control Is a Drone
"Ding-dong ding-dong~~"
The long, drawn-out school bell rang out. The teacher showed no intention of extending the class time; after assigning homework, she left the classroom.
The students' curiosity about the transfer student drew them together, surrounding Dexter and Nanami, who hadn't yet left.
"Dexter, your Budali is excellent. Where did you learn it?"
"Dexter, is it true that everyone in Bailin Country is a muscle-bound hunk?"
"Dexter, did you see any [Heavenly Court] mechs when you were in Roan?"
A barrage of questions flooded in, but they were all basically the same as the ones Nanami had asked, which shows that these young people were concerned with similar issues.
With a kind face, Dexter answered his classmates' many questions, while also appropriately showing his differences from the people of Budali.
"Dexter, you said that when you left, the Heavenly Court incident hadn't happened yet in Luo'an. Did you see the mechs from the Ideal Country?"
Suddenly, a boy wearing glasses and with medium-length hair spoke up and asked a question. Dexter, upon hearing this, replied in a slightly nostalgic tone:
"I've seen this before. The Roan frontline base is equipped with G Series mobile suits, but they're a rather old model. According to the PE teacher, they're probably from the 7.5 generation, which is roughly the same model as the Budali Arikana Titan."
"Isn't that the old thing from thirty years ago?" A student who knew something about mechs immediately looked surprised, and Dexter nodded in agreement.
"Pretty much. In terms of performance, it's not much better than the Coach in the school. However, the pilots of the Ideal Country don't rely too much on the performance of the aircraft. Even Coach aircraft can be used as an ace in Combat Power by ACE-Class Pilot. Of course, a better aircraft is always better, but thirty years ago, due to the Battle of Bailang and Budali, the Ideal Country accumulated a batch of military equipment that was not used up, so it has been used until now."
"Hey... wait a minute, Dexter, do you mean... Roan will be piloting a mecha during gym class?"
The quick-thinking students widened their eyes, while the male students who had initially just been enjoying the show immediately showed envy in their eyes.
Dexter simply nodded and said:
"Although they are mostly Coach with their weapons removed, they are still used to fly mechs. After all, this is a war zone, and people from the Bailin Country attack every now and then. Who knows if a mech might just happen to crash right in front of you..."
"Isn't this the plot of Mobile Suit G?" Although it's Budali, you can still see anime from Ideal Country. Hearing him say this, Dexter said seriously:
"The storyline of Mobile Suit G is based on a real-life event. In fact, according to my PE teacher in Roan, ever since a certain Ace Pilot broke through the encirclement with a crashed mobile suit, every school in the Ideal Country has had a mecha class. Of course, most of the time is spent playing ball, racing, and tug-of-war with the mechas, and there are very few practical combat classes."
Although Dexter spoke casually, he filled the students, who didn't even know what a mecha cockpit looked like, with envy on their faces. The girls were fine, but the boys were all getting excited and pestering Dexter to describe the features of those mechas.
Dexter showed no resistance to this, readily reciting various parameters and models. Listening to his explanation, no one doubted whether he could actually pilot a mech.
However, the time for interaction was ultimately short. As the preparatory bell rang, the students reluctantly returned to their seats, waiting for the teacher to arrive for the next class.
"These students are quite easy to talk to..." Dexter glanced at Nanami's desk, then immediately took out his math textbook, but just then, an alarm sounded in his ear.
"What's going on?"
The communication from the Haotian Mirror was immediately connected, and a battlefield scene appeared on the Kamen Rider's built-in display.
From the outside, the style here is clearly that of a futuristic city-state, with skyscrapers standing side by side like a steel jungle, and vehicles of all sizes speeding along simple roads that seem to be suspended in the air.
Nearby, a cluster of buildings billowed with thick smoke, and a golden mecha hovered in mid-air, its handle holding a [Dragon Child] that had been shaved into a mecha stick.
"[Dragon Prince - Pulao] has been captured, initiating self-destruct sequence."
"Permission granted. What about the other mechs?" Feng Xue first issued the self-destruct order, and then asked.
"Today's armed intervention was met with resistance from the regular army of the Ideal Country. After destroying the Bolatic Military Factory, the [Dragon Son-Pulao] and [Dragon Son-Chiwen] units covered the rear, while the remaining seven units have withdrawn. This perspective is provided by [Dragon Son-Chiwen]."
Haotian Mirror quickly reported on today's actions, and at that very moment, [Pulao] suddenly began to [shrink].
Almost simultaneously, the perspective that had been relatively still began to move rapidly, and the machine carrying the Pulao on the opposite side also threw it out at the same time.
"Boom!"
The terrifying explosion instantly turned the entire sky gold and red. The armor on the Chiwen's body suddenly unfolded, and fine foam gushed from its nozzles, insulating it from the heat. At the same time, its Vector Engine exploded in full force, propelling it in a different direction from the other seven mechs.
The Golden Unit, which looked formidable in combat, clearly had no intention of letting it escape so easily, and immediately gave chase from behind. In front of Chiwen, there were more than a dozen black and white mecha attempting to intercept it.
"Tsk... Is there a live stream?" Feng Xue looked at the artillery fire in her field of vision, her expression not very good. With Chiwen's autonomous combat system, it was impossible for it to escape this defensive perimeter.
"According to current online information, three official media outlets of the Ideal Country are providing real-time coverage of this battle. In addition, several other Self-Media and online live streams are also paying attention to this battle."
"Tsk, although the tactical objective has been achieved, it would be bad for the Heavenly Court's image to just run away like this..." Feng Xue grinned, and while she was thinking, the golden mecha had already caught up.
Compared to the G Series Seventh Generation Unit we encountered on Roan Island, this golden mobile suit is no ordinary machine, neither in terms of its design nor its pilot.
"Activate Remote Driving System, Keyboard Operation Mode, and provide computing and electronic warfare support."
"Learn."
The virtual keyboard unfolds inside the Kamen Rider, and Feng Xue places her hands in the drawer to conceal the movement of her fingers.
"Give up?" In the ruins of the Bolatik Military Factory in the Ideal Country, Kormir, the golden-armored pilot who had led an elite squad to snipe the machine, looked at the suddenly stopped mech. Although his tone was arrogant, he remained vigilant.
But just as he was pondering whether to attack the cockpit directly to prevent the machine from self-destructing, wings resembling fish fins suddenly unfolded from behind the machine that was encased in hardened foam.
The shattered, hardened foam fell from the sky, and the body, like Break Cocoon Butterfly its cocoon, emitted strange fluctuations.
Although there was no evidence, Kormir instinctively felt that the machine in question was completely different from the one he had previously tricked.
"Silver Knight Squad, be on alert! This guy's suspicious!"
The order had just been given when the blue and white painted machine, with shell, scale, and wave elements, suddenly moved.
"So fast!"
My dad wasn't feeling well and was taken to the hospital for an IV drip. There should be another chapter before midnight, but whether there will be one after midnight depends on the situation.