(*^▽^) Still going for another round?
"..."
|▽)
Facing Kaben's surprise attack, Annie's Scarlet Genn calmly drifted back a short distance. After dodging several shots from her opponent's annoying funnels, she lowered her beam rifle and drew the MA-M3 Heavy Slashing Sword instead, raising it to block the attack at the last possible moment.
Clang—!
Sparks burst into the void as metal struck metal. At the last second, the right wrist of Scarlet Genn's sword arm blocked the beam saber in Kaben's left hand, while the shield in its left hand stopped another slash from the opponent's right.
"Oh my, you almost got me there—"
(｀)
On the comms screen, Annie pretended to be frightened and patted her chest, but her voice was full of teasing.
"!!"
!?('')
The next moment, she hurriedly took control again, barely breaking contact and sending Genn darting backward. She'd nearly caused a disaster by taking both hands off the control console.
Whoosh—! Whoosh—!
As the spectators cried out or discussed the near miss with regret, the two beams crossed, missing her Scarlet Genn by a hair.
But a hair's breadth still made all the difference. A miss was a miss, and a miss did absolutely nothing.
"!!"
Haman didn't waste words or seem particularly surprised. She merely operated her controls with a cold expression, making her attacks even more ferocious as she brought her full strength to bear.
By now, she was pushing the maneuverability of her Qubeley nearly to its limit. It was so fast that the audience could only see afterimages. Every slash was coordinated with her Newtype abilities, while the machine's Psycommu system controlled its movements and the fire of its funnel bits, making every attack precise and deadly!
"Heh!"
(*^▽^*)
"Still can't hit me!"
(゜▽^*)
Annie's Scarlet Genn, however, was