Anai's reaction was as if she had been struck by a critical blow, her face instantly losing all color.
Gu Ya quickly turned his head away, his back to Anai, and said with a blush, "A-Anai, didn't you ask me to stay with you?"
What was she doing! Gu Ya shouted inwardly in frustration.
Silence, awkward silence.
Perhaps a minute, perhaps longer.
Anai then slowly spoke, "I understand. You can turn back now, Gu Ya."
Gu Ya let out a sigh of relief and slowly turned his head. Anai's expression was calm, with a touch of shyness, her face flushed.
Gu Ya stared at her blankly for several seconds before asking cautiously, "Ye... Ye Ying?"
"Mm!" Ye Ying lowered her head and hurried into the bedroom, closing the door with a thud.
You! Me! What am I doing! Gu Ya wished he could flee the room and find a hole to burrow into.
Couldn't they just communicate a little!
Where am I supposed to go!
Gu Ya took several deep breaths, closed his eyes, and tried to calm himself, to compose his emotions.
He walked to Ye Ying's bedroom door and said softly, "Ye Ying, you'll understand when you check the message in your bracelet. Rest early, I'm heading back."
"Mm," Ye Ying replied softly from inside the room.
Gu Ya closed the door firmly and casually sent Ye Ying a photo from outside to prove he had left her home.
He then quickly went downstairs.
Don't let me encounter something like this again! It's truly awkward!
What if... what if, during an intimate moment, Ye Ying's personality shifted...
Would Anai, in a fit of emotion, stab Gu Ya with a knife!
The thought sent chills down his spine!
And also!
According to Ye Ying, she had other personalities as well.
Hm!
Gu Ya chuckled, trembling.
When others pursued girls, they had one clear target.
Good heavens.
I'm playing the 'Three-Body Problem' here...
Gu Ya shook his head vigorously, quickly dismissing this flippant and wicked thought.
If Ye Ying knew what was on his mind, she would surely despise him.
But Gu Ya's mind was still restless, unable to settle.
In a fit of pique, Gu Ya drove his motorcycle back to Dong Yong Gu Zhi Lan Academy.
Arriving at the hangar, Gu Ya casually picked a mecha.
He slipped into the cockpit, sat in the pilot's seat, took out the starter from his pocket, and inserted it into the starter port.
Upon enrollment, each mecha pilot in the academy was issued a pen-sized starter.
It contained their individual DNA information. The starter automatically detected and matched the information, ensuring only the owner could use it.
Others who obtained it could not use it at all.
Furthermore, as long as someone was affiliated with the academy, they could activate a mecha anytime, but only within the academy's training grounds.
Gu Ya piloted the mecha at full speed towards the jungle training ground.
Above the jungle, Gu Ya unleashed his energy and skills to his heart's content, rapidly accessing the mecha's action programs and maneuvering the control stick.
The mecha circled and darted in his hands, as if it were his own body, effortless and natural to control, requiring no thought.
If his classmates saw Gu Ya at this moment, they would undoubtedly be speechless with astonishment.
His operational skills were so fluid, so smooth, as if he were a mecha pilot with ten years of experience.
Just as Gu Ya was indulging in his skills and talents, two searchlights suddenly lit up in the jungle.
It was a mecha!
Gu Ya was startled.
It was three in the morning. Who else would be training at this hour besides himself?
Suddenly, the thrusters behind that mecha erupted with deep blue flames, and it shot upwards, directly at Gu Ya.
Haha! Wants to play with me! Gu Ya shouted excitedly in his heart, just in time for his hands to itch!
The mecha drew its beam sword. Its beam sword was very special, emitting a pale blue glow, with a swirling, sword-qi-like mysterious light on the blade.
The opponent was incredibly fast, faster than Gu Ya could have imagined!
In an instant, the opponent's beam sword was aimed at Gu Ya!
[Active Mind]! [Adrenaline Rush]!
Gu Ya's mecha pilot skills activated automatically, allowing him to dodge the opponent's sword strike in a flash.
At the same time, he drew his own beam sword and thrust it towards the opponent's lower section.
Unexpectedly, the opponent's speed increased by an order of magnitude. They swept their sword horizontally, skillfully deflecting Gu Ya's attack.
What? They can match the speed of my skill?
Gu Ya's skill had not yet dissipated, and he controlled the mecha to swing its left fist.
This punch was imbued with Gu Ya's intelligence. The opponent could block his sword, but perhaps they wouldn't expect Gu Ya to deliver an even faster and more cunning punch.
Even more bizarrely, the opponent lightly dodged backward,
grazing past the fist's wind and evading Gu Ya's assault.
What?
"You've got some skill!" a man's slightly excited voice came from the opponent's mecha's public address system.
Simultaneously, blue light bands suddenly illuminated the mecha's armor.
Under the starlight and lamplight, the mecha was entirely pale blue, very robust, with wing-like thrusters extending from its back.
Gu Ya looked closely. The mecha's shoulder armor was composed of two pieces, like two lions perched on its left and right shoulders.
At the waist, there were two massive beam sword binders,
and the knee guards were like sharp swords, their edges pointed at Gu Ya.
At first glance, it resembled a swordsman.
"What a beautiful mecha!" Gu Ya exclaimed in admiration.
"Hahaha! You flatter me!" the man laughed loudly and charged forward with his sword.
So fast!
Gu Ya felt a blur, and the opponent was already behind him,
and Gu Ya's mecha was instantly slashed with five gashes by the opponent.
This is impossible! Gu Ya was alarmed. No one in this academy can be faster than me!
"Little brother, where did your speed from earlier go?" the man said in a flippant tone, with a hint of disappointment in his voice.
Gu Ya suddenly snapped back to reality, asking while controlling the mecha, "Who are you? Are you a second-year senior?"
As he turned the mecha around, the opponent swooped down again.
Huh? Gu Ya was still stunned when the opponent directly disabled his mecha's thrusters, leaving no room for recovery.
Gu Ya's mecha began to fall freely towards the jungle.
"Hmm, not good!" the opponent exclaimed in utter disappointment. "Go back and train hard! Let's fight again when you have time!"
"Wait for me!!!" Gu Ya shouted furiously, simultaneously opening the cockpit and jumping out from dozens of meters in the air.
The man was clearly stunned by Gu Ya's reckless action. Just as he was about to rescue Gu Ya,
Gu Ya's entire body suddenly lit up with white light, which rapidly expanded into a giant sphere of white light.
This sphere of light was also strange. Despite its size, it seemed to emit light like white fireflies in the night sky, failing to illuminate further into the darkness, appearing as only a hazy mass.
The blue mecha instantly stopped in mid-air, stunned by the white light surrounding Gu Ya.
The sphere of white light was like a shelled egg. Through the white membrane, one could faintly see a mecha rapidly assembling within the light from the outside, yet there was no sound of mechanical assembly; instead, it was profoundly silent.
Just a few seconds later, before the white light dissipated, a majestic pure white mecha suddenly appeared in the night sky!
Gu Ya's mecha casually swung its arm, and the white light enveloping the mecha transformed into a ribbon-like band of light, grasped by the mecha's mechanical palm and swept behind it.
Instantly, the white light band straightened, morphing into a colossal spear.
"Amazing! What kind of technology is this?" the man exclaimed.
Gu Ya chuckled proudly and said, "You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Behold my spear!"
Gu Ya's pure white mecha's rear thrusters burst forth with pale blue flames, so intense they could be seen several kilometers away. With a powerful thrust, it charged, spear aimed directly at the blue mecha.
The blue mecha blocked with its sword, the immense force shoving it back.
"This is the Kirin Mecha! How did you get it?" the man shouted in surprise.
Gu Ya laughed heartily and shouted, "That's my secret, hahaha!" As he spoke, he swung his spear again, which was dodged by the opponent.
My skills are ready! Let me show you this move!
Gu Ya activated his mecha pilot skills simultaneously, his finger speed drastically increasing.
The Kirin seemed to respond to Gu Ya's summons. White steam erupted from the seams of its entire armor, its internal temperature rose, and all its joints and functions were awakened.
At the same time, the [Weakness Scan] skill activated. Just as Gu Ya was about to look,
the opponent advanced instead of retreating, raised their sword, and carved a straight blue lightning bolt in the air, charging at blinding speed.
Gu Ya's face turned ashen.
What is wrong with this mecha?
Why... does it have no weaknesses?