You're the Only One I Want

Looking at Arcee not far ahead, Leon knew she would come back on her own, but he still made a snap decision:

"Bro, lend me some power."

After giving him a heads-up,

Leon didn't wait for Tony's permission. He placed a hand on the miniature Arc Reactor in Tony's chest and began rapidly absorbing the electricity it released.

Very quickly,

Mark 3's systems shut down. Tony's vision went completely dark, with only the two tiny eye slits in his helmet providing any visibility.

Meanwhile, golden light blazed around Leon once more. He grabbed Tony and, with a second burst of acceleration, rapidly closed in on Arcee.

At first, the Starlight Template could only absorb electrical energy. Leon himself was practically a nuclear reactor, with more than enough energy, but he still found it difficult to convert and use it. Once he became more proficient with the Starlight Template's abilities, this minor flaw would soon be overcome.

"Shit!"

"Leon, are you trying to kill me?"

"The Arc Reactor is already overloading! Stop!"

Tony shouted.

"Bro, bear with it. I'll be quick."

Leon reassured him, then explained to the now-nearby Arcee:

"Hey, Arcee, this is Tony, my twin brother. He was only joking with you earlier. He didn't mean to offend you."

"Twin brother?"

"I hope he can better understand that a girl's clothes and appearance are very serious matters."

Arcee paused for a moment before replying seriously.

Leon was simply too handsome. Arcee thought Tony looked nothing like him.

At that,

Leon shook Tony in his hand, signaling for him to say something.

Tony also realized where the problem lay and said understandingly:

"Arcee, I'm sorry. I never imagined that a motorcycle could also be a sensitive, delicate girl."

"So I take back what I said."

"Arcee, you're a very beautiful girl."

"After all, I built that motorcycle. What father in this world wouldn't like the child he had poured his heart and soul into raising?"

"Of course, I'm not saying you're my child. It's just an analogy."

Tony explained.

"..."

After a brief silence, Arcee replied, "I should apologize to you too, Leon's brother. I shouldn't have been so rude to you earlier."

"Long live understanding."

Tony let out a cheerful whistle, and Leon finally relaxed. He immediately stopped absorbing energy from Tony's miniature Arc Reactor, which sustained his life and powered the armor.

With the energy supply restored, Mark 3's systems immediately rebooted. Under Tony's control, it quickly returned to normal flight.

Without the external electricity charging him, the golden light around Leon went out. He instantly lost his ability to fly and plunged headfirst toward the ocean below.

Tony had originally wanted to let Leon free-fall for a while, as revenge for his reckless act of draining his energy without permission.

However,

Arcee immediately flew down to catch Leon despite her words saying otherwise, letting him ride in her driver's seat—which was Arcee's waist.

"Thanks, Arcee."

"No, it's what I should do, Leon."

Once Leon discovered that she wasn't truly a human-machine, Arcee simply stopped pretending.

"Oh, thank God. You're finally willing to talk to me normally."

Leon sighed.

Next should have come the cliché scene where Arcee opened her heart to him, he gave her gentle comfort, and then won the beauty's heart.

However,

After that,

Arcee became depressed again.

It seemed she still hadn't emerged from the shadow of losing all her companions and being left alone.

There was still a long road ahead before he and Arcee could truly get along.

Leon thought.

But he wasn't in a hurry.

For a cold, fierce woman like Arcee, who had lost everything, the simplest way to win her over was to show his strength.

This point,

was also recorded in Arcee's "instruction manual."

"Haha!"

Sitting on Arcee's waist, Leon couldn't help letting out a wild, unrestrained laugh as he thought of the finer details.

Watching Leon in silence, Arcee couldn't help doubting herself: Was taking shelter beneath this savior really the right choice?

He looked a little... not like a good person?

And besides...

None of her partners had ever met a good end. Arcee feared that one day, Leon, her savior, would follow in their footsteps.

After judging from the brightness of her vehicle display and the strength of the Inertial Counterforce Field that Arcee was feeling down, Leon began giving her some verbal therapy.

After praising her from head to toe, Arcee, who was reserved by nature and traditional in manner, simply couldn't take it.

"Leon, don't be like this. There are plenty of motorcycles in this world."

"But you're the only one I want."