My machine combat simulator has come true

...It's just like what Yu Xiao knew from Ai Ji.

This eccentric old man has always been a loner as he pleases.

The same goes for matters related to your own field of work.

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the other side.Simulate the center of the practice field.

"—Wait, wait! Are you kidding, huh? The sea moves!"

It was Aggie who reacted in surprise first.

He drove Qi Nier to slide all the way over with the help of air cushion propulsion, and then turned on the communication frequency band and shouted suddenly.

There are many paintball marks on the earth-brown fuselage.He seems to have been severely beaten by Zhenshang——

But if you observe carefully, you can find that none of the vital parts were really hit.

It looks just like the original work, this man who is always a bit of a fool on weekdays, secretly

...In short, the battle between him and Zhenshang also came to an end with the end of Yu Xiao's side.

after all.After all, this is a simulated battle to test Yu Xiao's talent in manipulating the airframe.

However, he showed fierce opposition to Haidong's proposal as an episode after the battle.

"What are you doing, Aggie. I just asked casually, how can you still react like this...?"

"...It's a ghost if you don't react too much!"

To this, Aiji responded angrily.

"——You two's names, although that guy doesn't know... but I still don't know! If you follow the words of the two of you, you will receive some ghostly commissions every day, and it is difficult to guarantee your mental state? I I don’t want to see the scene where this newcomer leaves with you, and after a few days comes back, he’ll be full of ‘We’re hell!’…!”

As if he knew he had said too much, he finally sighed again.

"And in the final analysis, what is the reason for suddenly doing this? I have never heard of the so-called Hell Guide in the legend, who is a good man who likes to trick children into joining the gang...!"

"To give a reason..."

Hearing this, Hai Dong put on a posture that was rare for him, thinking about something.

Then he pointed in Yu Xiao's direction.

"The reason is—this kid is surprisingly interesting. And he can beat me in the first battle! Guys with such skills are rare in the industry, aren't they?"

"...Blowing your own horn is enough, Haidong."

At this time, Masami also approached in his own Hugo, and then intervened in the discussion.

"—But unexpectedly, I agree with you. Do you want to form a team? ... This should be beneficial to you and me."

"This…"

And the conversation at this time finally returned to Yu Xiao who had been the center of the topic from just now.

Regarding Haidong and Masami's proposal, he meditated deeply.

...Although if you team up with these two hell civil servants, you may put yourself in danger.

——But on the contrary, the potential benefits are also very high.

That's right.After all, Yu Xiao is now playing "Machine Warfare VS".It's not just for fun anymore.

Instead, I want to find a good opportunity to change the fate of the island I am on.

The real battlefield mode has been closed.It won't be long before it turns back on.

In the case of only being able to open the "Simulation Career" mode, although he has the ability to obtain the research and development blueprint, his personal ability is still too small to change the entire world alone.

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Therefore, right now, there are only two most important things.

...One is contacts, the other is information.

If he could act together with the protagonists of the "Devil God Caesar SKL", he might be able to include them in his precious available combat power in the future.

And if you follow them, as Aiji said, you will take on many dangerous tasks.

But as the saying goes, danger can be turned into opportunity—maybe in a war-torn area, it is indeed a good place to harvest intelligence.

So it didn't take long for Yu Xiao to make up his mind.

"—If you don't dislike it, of course, Mr. Haidong."

Sitting in Adler's cockpit, he intended to nod in agreement.

"...Hey, Akatsuki! Be sober! These two guys are not normal people...! If you stay with them for a long time, you will become abnormal too...!"

In the end, it drew some urgent words from Aggie.Yu Xiao could see that he was obviously concerned about himself——

So he also wanted to use a reason with enough weight to convince the other party seriously.

"Ah. Maybe that's right..."

So Yu Xiao pretended to be ignorant but full of curiosity about everything that a person with amnesia should have.

Then he began to murmur earnestly:

"...However. What if, for me in the past, a life like that of Masami-san is normal?"

"Hey?... What do you mean...?"

In this regard, Aiji's voice was obviously a little stunned.And besides the astonishment, he seemed to be a little extra... nervous?

"How should I put it. During the battle just now, I probably felt it too..."

Yu Xiao spoke in a low voice.Try to create a sense of mystery.

... He himself didn't realize that such proficient skills seemed to come from his previous experience of asking the head teacher for various reasons to fish for fish in his previous life.

"I don't know the reason—but, my body may be yearning for this kind of battle. Whether it's driving a mobile suit or fighting Mr. Kaidong, it should be a very strange thing, but there is always a sense of familiarity.  … I, maybe I was such a person in the first place.”

"yes…?"

"—so, don't worry about me, Ajigo. I know exactly what I'm doing."

Facing Ai Ji who was surprised and depressed for some reason, Yu Xiao finally spoke out to comfort him.

"...Is that so. Then it's up to you, Akatsuki."

——This is the lore.Aiji nodded silently, agreeing with his speech.

"it is good!"

And Hai Dong, who had been watching the whole process, also clapped his hands.

"——Hey. I knew you would be such a cheerful guy. So! As a commemoration of forming a team, let's go to the neighborhood and have a good meal now? ... I know a lot of good places around here..."

However, just when the atmosphere seemed to be headed in a joyful direction, an outsider forcibly intervened.

"...It's not that easy to leave."

The crutch sound of rattling.It's a sane old man.

Although he didn't take the airframe, the voice that was full of spirit despite his age was still transmitted to everyone's eardrums.

"Ah?... I said mother-in-law, what do you mean? Could it be that you were the one who told us to fight...?"

The first person who expressed doubts about her words was naturally Hai Dong.

The sane old man didn't respond much.Just gestured around:

"Here. Take a look around yourself."

Following the other party's words, everyone present looked around belatedly.

I saw that the whole practice field was already in chaos——

Leaving aside the traces left by the fight between Hai Dong and Yu Xiao.

In the battle between Makoto and Aiji alone, the amount of paint bombs consumed by the fights dyed the surrounding area dark blue.

"...I was the one who called you here. But, I didn't tell you to let you fight here? Obviously, there are old-style simulated training facilities that have been recycled inside the agency. ...What is the reason? , Ah Jian?"

"Ah. Is this—this is because..."

"Because we judged it would be more efficient to do so."

Looking at his hesitant companion, Masami sighed and also came to help smooth things over.

"After all, if you want to test whether a person has the talent to become a mercenary, relying solely on computer data simulation is also very unreliable."

"—Well. Very good reason, A Liao. But this can't be treated as a disclaimer."

The sane old man tapped the ground with his stick.

"...The cleaning and tidying here will be left to you who have made a mess of the venue. It will be done by tonight, no problem?"

—and then, surprisingly, faced with such a request.

"I have no opinion."

"...Okay. I understand, mother-in-law. It will be fine after tidying up here?"

Haidong and Zhenshang just silently chose to agree.

...Could it be that these two people are only the targets of evil at first glance.In essence, maybe accidentally obeying the law?

Then they drove Hugo to turn around first, probably because they wanted to find a place to park the machine first.

And following the wise old man, he turned his gaze to the thing that was thrown to the ground——Adler's head unit.

Because it was forcibly separated, it would take a lot of effort to connect it back.

"Ah, oh...it's all their nonsense. The precious machine is also broken. It's going to take a lot of effort to repair it. . . . The maintenance process is over, how about you come back for a ride?"

"...that would be grateful. But, sanity old man. My qualifications..."

"Passed."

The sane old man responded calmly.

"You can do this for the first time in a simulated battle on a computer. Even I have nothing to say. Let's work hard in the future—as a rising star in the mercenary industry."

But after saying words of appreciation, he immediately turned his head.

"Edge. Don't be idle. You also come to help with the repair of the machine."

"Okay, understand—huh? Me?"

This made Aiji, who was a little fuzzy at the beginning, startled.

The sane old man hummed slightly to express his displeasure.

"Who else but you? ... Do you want young people with no relevant knowledge to come by themselves? Impossible."

"...I see. Hey, Akatsuki. If you still need a place to rest tonight, just go to the place I told you as usual..."

And after being preached in this way, Aiji also chose to follow honestly.

Therefore, whether it is Haidong and Zhenshang, or Ai Ji and the old man of wisdom, they all seem to have their own things to be busy with.

Inside the practice field, it seemed to return to desertedness in an instant——

But in Yu Xiao's view, this is not the case.

Because before his eyes, a new prompt from the system popped up:

[Initial boot is complete. "Mercenary Career" has started! 】

[As a reward for completing the initial guide, get 5000 "career points"! 】

[Next, as long as a certain amount of this resource is consumed, the blueprint of the body can be unlocked.For details, please refer to the relevant interface instructions. 】

Yu Xiao called out the menu interface of the system, and sure enough, there was an extra value called "Career Points".

And a "development blueprint" project.

As for how to obtain the so-called career points-specifically, it is a reward mechanism.

He only needs to complete missions and improve his reputation as a mercenary.

Then in addition to the actual remuneration, the system will also give him corresponding so-called "career" points.

These points can be used to do two things: