(I cleared the Shura ending on my second playthrough today, and old Isshin really put me through the wringer... I gave up the flashy Seven Spears, gun, and umbrella, but old Isshin truly lived up to his name as the Sword Saint.)
In a spacious lounge in the fourth dormitory area of Rhodes Island, Patriot stood in silence.
The mascot suits made by Shamare and Bibeak were finished, so Patriot had come to try his on.
The reason they had chosen this place as a fitting room was simple: it had plenty of space and a big enough door, so there was no need to worry about Patriot getting stuck in the doorway. That had happened before.
For instance, when Patriot had listened to Miss FrostNova talking with the medical operators outside the office without going in, it was because he couldn't fit through the office door.
Even without his armor, Patriot's enormous frame was still like a motionless mountain.
With his armor on, he was the most terrifying war machine on the battlefield, unstoppable.
Bai Ye, who had fought Patriot, knew that all too well.
But what Patriot was facing now was the Bunny mascot suit standing on the floor beside him.
An extra-large Bunny.
Shamare and Bibeak were skilled at their craft, and the Bunny mascot suit they had made met Bai Ye and the others' requirements perfectly.
"Patriot, give it a try?" Bai Ye said, opening the mascot suit from behind.
The Engineering Department operators had helped make the inner frame, so it was much easier to put on than an ordinary mascot suit.
"Okay."
Patriot didn't refuse. He put the suit on as if he were donning armor, then pulled on the headpiece that had been left on the table.
Patriot had two upright horns, a