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Neviim
Levi: …So, you’re going out next?
Ingram: Yes, I want to try some things out.
Levi: …We’re running short on time. Make sure you finish Class Gibor.
Ingram: I know. By the way, why isn’t Viletta around…?
Levi: She’s busy hunting down a group of humans in the Antarctic…this time to eliminate them.
Ingram: (…This must be in order to keep us apart. Atad’s idea, no doubt.)
Ingram: Then…I’ll be going now.
Elsewhere in Neviim
Atad: Aleph…
Ingram: What?
Atad: I need to ask you something.
Ingram: I’m leaving now. Keep it short.
Atad: Why didn’t you tell Milady Levi about Excellen Browning?
Atad: That is, unless you failed to notice her secret?
Ingram: I’m not involved in all that.
Atad: Goodness. Aren’t you worried Levi might see that as betrayal?
Ingram: …Watch the way you speak to me.
Ingram: And, isn’t the one who really suspects me…you?
Atad: Hmm, the elder Barshem is getting defensive…
Atad: Nonetheless, your behavior IS suspicious…is that why you left Bet here? To act as a double agent?
Ingram: In that case, you should question her.
Ingram: Besides, if you’re going to ask about Excellen Browning…
Ingram: Then, you should capture her yourself.
Atad: You’re telling me…you don’t have any interest in that girl?
Ingram: Exactly. There’s no need to wake a sleeping child.
Ingram: The other samples in Class Gibor have plenty of potential.
Atad: …..
Izu Base
Norman: You want to use the Hagane and Hiryu as decoys?
Daitetsu: Yes. The Aerogaters have been attacking us for three days.
Daitetsu: If our ships remain here at Izu…
Daitetsu: They may bring the fighting back here.
Laker: But, we can’t use the core of Operation SRW as decoys…
Norman: He’s right. The Hagane and Hiryu are too valuable.
Lefina: That’s true…but the main EFA Fleet is about to hit the fourth line.
Lefina: We can’t afford to lose them, so we have to redirect the enemy.
Norman: Are you sure the main fleet won’t be attacked?
Lefina: Yes. It will be simple if we act before Operation SRW.
Norman: What makes you so sure of that?
Lefina: The Aerogaters want us to attack the White Star directly.
Norman: How did you come to that conclusion?
Lefina: Despite their superior technology and military…
Lefina: The gave us thirty days to surrender, enough time to stage a counteroffensive.
Lefina: They destroyed cities like Geneva to urge us into battle.
Lefina: Also, it accounts for them not destroying our troops.
Lefina: But the biggest sign is, after they destroyed the cities, Kawasaki excluded…
Lefina: The Aerogaters have only engaged the Hiryu and Hagane.
Lefina: They haven’t touched the EFA, its bases, or the Space Colonies.
Norman: Then, why are they attacking you?
Lefina: I assume for the same reasons as Dr. Bian Zoldark…
Norman: …..
Norman: Well, I agree with you there.
Daitetsu: Then…?
Norman: Very well. Until Operation SRW is ready to initiate…
Norman: We’ll assign the Hagane and Hiryu to a decoy mission.
Lefina: Understood, sir.
Hagane – Briefing room
Tasuku: …Ohhh, I see. So that’s why our ship is in this odd location.
Rio: Yes. To prevent any further civilian casualties.
Tasuku: Ugh…I hate being someone’s bait.
Tasuku: Unless I’m reeling in a cute little lady.
Rio: There you go again…you’ll never woo Leona like that.
Tasuku: On the contrary, I’m getting her attention.
Tasuku: Y’know…pull if you can’t push, push if you can’t pull…
Tasuku: If it opens up when you step, it’s automatic…get it?
Rio: I don’t think so. I doubt Leona has any experience with lover’s games…
Rio: She won’t like you much if you don’t straighten out your approach.
Tasuku: You’re right. Especially when I have such a high standard to meet…
Rio: Standard? You mean Lt. Rai?
Tasuku: Well…close, but no cigar.
Rio: ? Anyway, we need to get serious…the enemy could show at any time.
Bullet: …Rio’s right.
Bullet: Tasuku, right now it’s like ‘Rooting fish in a Christmas carol.’
Tasuku: Huh? What?
Rio: Bullet, by any chance…did you mean ‘Shooting fish in a barrel’?
Rio: If so, you said it wrong and used it wrong.
Bullet: D-Did I? Lt. Excellen taught me that, hahaha…
Tasuku: (And I thought my jokes were bad.)
Rio: (…He’s trying too hard to act like everything’s OK…)
Ryoto: Oh…so this is where you guys went.
Rio: What’s up, Ryoto?
Ryoto: I may have found a way to save Kusuha.
Bullet: ! Really!?
Ryoto: Yeah…I was talking to Radha and Captain Aya…
Ryoto: We think she’s being controlled by the T-LINK System.
Tasuku: You mean like a radio control antenna?
Ryoto: R-Radio control…well, essentially, yes…
Ryoto: If we can destroy the T-LINK System…
Rio: But, isn’t it located near the cockpit?
Rio: If we do that, don’t we risk injuring Kusuha?
Ryoto: We’ll need to be accurate..the Grungust Type-2’s armor is extremely thick…
Tasuku: Unless, you just pull the entire cockpit block out…
Rio: Can that even be done?
Tasuku: If we disable the Type-2, yeah. But, it won’t be easy.
Bullet: …Still, at least we found a way to save Kusuha.
Bullet: I’ll…I’ll take care of it.
Rio: No you won’t. This isn’t a one-man job…
Tasuku: That’s right. We’re all in the same barrel.
Bullet: What’s that supposed to mean!?
Tasuku: I mean, you don’t have to go in alone. We’re in this together.
Bullet: !
Tasuku: Trust me…we will do whatever it takes to save Kusuha.
Bullet: Tasuku…
Leona: He’s right. Let’s all save Kusuha.
Tasuku: Eek! Y-You’re here, Leona…
Leona: You don’t need to worry, Tasuku.
Leona: I wouldn’t expect you to save me if I were captured.
Tasuku: No, uh…you got it wrong, all wrong!
Leona: Did I get it partially correct?
Tasuku: Ha! That’s a good one! Girl, you’re funny!
Leona: F…Flattery won’t get you anywhere.
Rio: (Hmm…Leona isn’t entirely unwilling.)
Bullet: …..
Bullet: (They’re right…I can’t do this on my own.)
Bullet: (If we’re going to save Kusuha…we all have to work together…!)
*Alarm*
Ryoto: The enemy!?
Tasuku: They’re here!
Chapter 34: Steel Colossus
*Battleship appears, Prep screen, Units deploy, R-series and Huckebein MK II auto-deploy*
Katina: That’s surprisingly few enemies. Is it just a reconnaissance unit?
Kyosuke: Or maybe a trap…
Aya: (…My chest hurts…I can feel immense pressure…)
Ryusei: (What the heck is this…!?)
Bullet: …..
Excellen: You look pained, Bullet. Thinking of your beloved Kusuha?
Bullet: …Yes.
Excellen: Oh…so you were.
Kyosuke: Bullet…leave your feelings out of this battle.
Bullet: No, she…I’m going to save her…whatever it takes.
Excellen: Heeheehee, big sis is all for it.
Kyosuke: …Don’t think you can fight with just emotion.
Bullet: Tch…
Kyosuke: Remember, Bullet. You said it…now see it through.
Bullet: ! I-I will!
Kyosuke: Assault 1 to all units. Begin the attack. Keep on guard.
*Conditions shown, Battle starts*
*Destroy several enemies*
Add in proper battleship dialogue
Aya: ! H-He’s coming…!
Masaki: Who’s coming!?
Aya: I-I know it’s him. He’s…coming…!
Eita/Eun: Captain! Tremor detected to the east!!
Daitetsu/Lefina: !
Eita/Eun: Something isn’t right here!
Daitetsu/Lefina: Everyone, be careful!
*Battle resumes*
*Destroy all enemies, reinforcements arrive with the Type-2*
Kusuha: …..
Bullet: The Grungust Type-2! Is it Kusuha!?
Kyosuke: Then…is the Major also here?
*R-GUN appears*
Katina: The R-GUN!? Wait a sec…how’d they get another one!?
Latune: That mech was developed by Ingram…
Latune: Replicating it would be child’s play for the Aerogaters…
Ryusei: Ingram, you sick monster!!
Ingram: It’s been awhile…good to see you’re still alive.
Ryusei: !!
Ingram: I should thank you for all this sample data…
Ingram: At least you weren’t totally worthless in the end.
Ryusei: Wh-What’d you say!? How dare you talk like that after you betrayed us!!
Aya: Major! You’re…
Ingram: …..
Aya: Are you really…really an Aerogater!? Our enemy!?
Ingram: That’s right.
Aya: …!
Ingram: Aya…it seems you still can’t run the T-LINK System in Full Drive.
Aya: If you’re saying I’m a defect…then why didn’t you kill me!?
Ingram: …I have a new use for you. But, you only get one more chance.
Aya: Then, you only saw us as tools…!
Ingram: Exactly…you are but a supply tank for the SRX’s TK System…
Ingram: For the battle device known as Ryusei Date.
Ingram: Just as Kusuha is to Brooklyn.
Bullet: Wh-What!?
Aya: Y-You’re…!
Masaki: …There’s no reasoning with him. He doesn’t care!
Ingram: Correct. I don’t care how you think of me…
Ingram: If you hope to survive, come fight for your lives.
Ryusei: To blazes with you!!
Bullet: You’re sick!!
Kyosuke: Don’t get so hotheaded you two. He’s taunting us…
Ryusei: O-OK…I gotcha, Kyosuke.
Bullet: If we lose ourselves…we lose the battle.
Ingram: (Heh…maybe they really do learn.)
Ingram: (Then, dragging Kyosuke Nanbu into this was a wise decision.)
Ingram: (And now…how about this?)
Kusuha: …Bullet…
Ryusei: ! Kusuha!?
Bullet: Ingram’s controlling her!
Kusuha: …You want to save me, don’t you…?
Bullet: !?
Kusuha: …But, it’s useless. I…I belong to Ingram…
Bullet: ! K-Kusuha…!!
Ryusei: Y-You…!
Excellen: (Wow, that’s a low blow…even if she’s hypnotized…)
Kusuha: …Bullet. You like me, don’t you?
Kusuha: If you can kill Major Ingram…
Kusuha: Then you can have me forever…
Bullet: Kusuha…what are you saying!?
Ryusei: …Bullet…we’ll handle Ingram. You save Kusuha.
Bullet: O-OK! I’ll do it!
Kyosuke: Bullet…disable the Type-2, and destroy the T-LINK System.
Bullet: Huh!?
Kyosuke: Radha said that way has the highest success rate.
Bullet: !!
Radha: …In the last battle, when you called out to her…there was a strong TK reaction…
Radha: So…you should be able to draw out her heart.
Bullet: R-Really!?
Kyosuke: I’d bet on it. The rest is up to you.
Bullet: …That means the odds aren’t good. But, I WILL save her!
Kyosuke: Good answer.
Kyosuke: Alright…Assault 1 here. Protect Bullet, disable the Type-2…
Kyosuke: And destroy the remaining enemy units.
Ingram: Now is the time. The time for my selected samples…
Ryusei: C’mon, Bullet!!
Bullet: Leave everything to me!!
*Conditions update, Battle resumes*
*Bullet VS Kusuha*
Kusuha: Bullet…you can’t win against me…
Kusuha: Or do you want to die by my hands…?
Bullet: I won’t hesitate anymore! I WILL save you!!
*Lower the Type-2’s hp to critical with Bullet*
Kusuha: Ugh…I-It’s useless…Bullet…
Bullet: ! The Type-2’s stopped…?
Kusuha: …The least I can do is kill you myself…
Bullet: Kill or be killed…that’s what Master Rishu and Major Sanger taught me…
Bullet: …But I’m saving her! Come, Grungust Type-2!!
*Type-2 moves next to Huckebein MK II and engages combat*
Kusuha: So long…Bullet.
Kusuha: …Stars above, Earth below…Killing Technique, Doomblade…!
*MK II is hit hard*
Bullet: A-Augh! D-Do what you will, but you’re coming with me!
Bullet: At all costs, I’ll hit my target! The Type-2’s T-LINK System!!
*Type-2’s HP is taken down to 10*
Kusuha: Ah!?
*Combat end*
Excellen: B-Bullet!!
Kyosuke: He can do it…!
Bullet: Disabling the Type-2!!
Kusuha: Ah…Aughhh…!
Bullet: Kusuha! I’m here!!
Bullet: I’ll set you free!!
*Type-2 is disabled*
Rio: Kusuha! Bullet!!
Kyosuke: …He took the blow to get the MK II within range.
Rio: Huh!?
Bullet: …Whew…
Kusuha: …H-Hng…
Bullet: …Lieutenant, the mission…was a success.
Kyosuke: Good work, Bullet.
Excellen: Wow! You did it, Bullet!
Bullet: Yeah…somehow.
Ryusei: Good…now it’s my turn! Ingram’s mine!!
Ingram: Hahaha…so you recovered my sample…
Kyosuke: …The game starts now…let’s do it…!
*Battle resumes*
{Ryusei VS Ingram}
Ryusei: Ingram! I don’t know what you’re thinking…
Ryusei: But I won’t let you have your way anymore!!
Ingram: Hmph…I assume you found out about your mother.
Ryusei: Shut up! I’m not letting scum like you get away!!
{Rai VS Ingram}
TO BE ADDED
{Kyosuke VS Ingram}
TO BE ADDED
{Masaki VS Ingram}
Masaki: Why’d you show your face here, Ingram!?
Ingram: Convenience. I came to check up on the status of my test samples.
Masaki: You keep saying that…but I’m not fooled!
Ingram: Are you implying you aren’t being used, perhaps?
Masaki: Used? Says who? You’re the only one saying that!
Ingram: …..
Masaki: I don’t care what you’re planning!
Masaki: If you get in my way, then I’ll beat you!!
{Gilliam VS Ingram}
TO BE ADDED
*Defeat Ingram’s R-GUN*
Ryusei: Is that it!?
Kyosuke: No, he’s…
Ingram: Heh, hahaha…impressive. Such impressive strength…
Ingram: You might actually exceed my expectations…
Ryusei: Cut the yammering!!
Ingram: Very well. In that case, I will show you…the R-GUN’s true form.
*Ingram’s R-GUN evolves into a new form*
Tasuku: ! A-Am I seeing things!?
Masaki: Wh-What the heck is that!?
Rai: …A custom R-GUN? No, it’s not PT sized…!
Masaki: Whatever it is, it’s gigantic!!
Ingram: Heheheh…Behold my new R-GUN…
Ingram: The R-GUN Rivale!
Ryusei: ! Rivale…
Leona: As in ‘rival’? What an insulting name…!
Ingram: Playtime is over. It’s time to eliminate the unneeded samples.
Masaki: This freak…! I’m sick of listening to him!
Kyosuke: All units, focus your attacks on Ingram. That unit…is dangerous.
Ingram: Alright…now I’m serious. There’s no need to hold back.
Ingram: Heheheh…so, don’t.
Gilliam: (Is his real objective…?)
*Conditions update, Battle resumes*
*Deal 50,000 damage to the Rivale*
Ingram: Superb attack. But, it’s not enough…
Ingram: I have you!
*Rivale shifts position*
Ryusei: !!
Kyosuke: He’s aiming for the R-1…!? Shoot…!
Ingram: Ryusei, I taught you those maneuvering techniques. And as such…
Ingram: I can see your every move!
*Combat start*
Ingram: Well, are you up for the challenge, Ryusei?
Ingram: One shot…Axion Buster!
*R-1 takes critical damage*
Ryusei: Gaaaah! I-Ingram!!
*End combat*
Ryusei: Uh…ugh…!
Aya: R-Ryu!!
Latune: Ryusei!!
Kyosuke: L-Look at that damage!
Excellen: H-Hey! How’d he do that!?
Ryusei: A-Ah…argh…b-blast…it…!
Ingram: You’re powerless, Ryusei Date…
Ryusei: …Sh…shut…up…!
Ingram: If that’s all you can manage, you have no chance of defeating the Aerogaters!
Ryusei: E-Enough…! I’m…tired of you trying…to use us…!
Ryusei: I won’t…lose to you like this!!
*TK surge*
Ryusei: !!
???: RTE LEVEL, STANDARD VALUE EXCEEDED…
???: PILOT’S SAFETY REMAINS TOP PRIORITY…
???: T-LINK SYSTEM POWER TRANSFERRING TO URANUS SYSTEM.
Ryusei: Wh-What the!?
Ingram: (It’s about time.)
Radha: The system has changed…!?
Ryusei: R-1…! Y-You still work…!?
???: CURRENT SITUATION NECESSITATES…
??? ONLY ONE CRASH PATTERN UNLOCKED.
Ryusei: ! Th-That’s…
Rai: Th-This reading…! Our engines are stabilizing…!
Aya: Rai…!
Rai: I’ll place my bet…on this chance…!
Aya: !?
Rai: This is R-2. Captain…I request permission to unlock Formation OOC.
Daitetsu/Lefina: !
Aya: Rai!!
Rai: …I understand I’m breaking protocol. But…this is something that has to be done!
Aya: …!
Don’t forget to separate battleship dialouge
Tetsuya/Sean: …Let me get this straight, Lieutenant. You’re asking to combine the R-Series?
Rai: Yes…! That’s what Ingram wants.
Rai: And, in this instance…
Rai: We may need to play along.
Daitetsu/Sean: I see…then we’ll catch Ingram unprepared.
Rai: And, moreover…we can’t just sit here taking his punishment…!
Daitetsu/Lefina: Understood! Permission granted to trigger Formation OOC!
Tetsuya/Sean: Are you sure, Captain?
Daitetsu/Lefina: Yes…
Tetsuya/Sean:
Excellen: *sigh* Is everyone catching Kyosuke’s disease? You’ll suffer a huge loss if your bet flatlines.
Kyosuke: …Now’s not the time, Excellen.
Kyosuke: …You’ve only got one chance to do it right, Raidiese.
Rai: …Understood. You OK, Aya?
Aya: I-I’ll be fine…!
Rai: Ryusei…I’m going to cancel this if anything goes wrong. Got it?
Ryusei: Yeah…! I’ll show Ingram what we’re made of…!
Ryusei: Here we go, Rai, Aya! Variable Formation!!
*R-1, R-2 and R-3 move to the center of the map*
Aya: TK Field, ON! Tronium Engine, Full Drive! Transformation sequence, initiated!!
Rai: Roger! Plus Parts, release!
Ryusei: Let’s do this! Variable Formation!
*The Steel Colossus arrives*
Ryusei: The ultimate Super Robot!! S!! R!! X!!!
Excellen: Wow! They did it!!
Ingram: So you finally managed it, Ryusei…
Ryoto: Th-That’s the SRX…!
Ryoto: The R-Series’ true form…!
Tasuku: Whoaaaa, it makes quite an impact. Especially the mask.
Excellen: True. There’s something familiar about it, though…
Ryusei: Aya, you OK!?
Aya: Yeah, I’ll manage. Don’t worry.
Ryusei: …I’m using the SRX to fight Ingram. You OK with that?
Aya: If he is our…Earth’s enemy, then I will fight!
Aya: That….that’s why I’m here…!
Ryusei: Alright…Rai, how’re we doing?
Rai: …The servomotor and TS tube are still unstable. I’d say we can only fight for about three minutes.
Ryusei: Th-Three minutes..!?
Rai: Understand? At three minutes, I’m breaking formation. So…
Ryusei: I got it! Here we go…I won’t let your bet go to waste!
Ingram: …Come…Ryusei!
*SRX zooms back to R-1’s original position, Battle resumes*
{SRX VS Ingram}
TO BE ADDED
*Lower Ingram’s HP to under 40%*
Ingram: Hmph…that’s enough for now.
Ingram: Look forward to next time…my samples.
*Ingram retreats*
Don’t forget to separate battleship dialouge
Eita/Eun: No enemy units detected.
Tetsuya/Lefina: And Kusuha?
Eita/Eun: We recovered her with the Type-2. She’ll be alright.
Tetsuya/Lefina: I see…at least we were able to save her…
Ryusei: …..
Ryusei: (Shoot…the only reason we pulled it off was because of Ingram…!)
Ryusei: (What on Earth…)
Ryusei: (What on Earth is he planning…!?)
Hagane – Medical Room
Bullet: What’s Kusuha’s condition!?
Garnet: Bullet, please keep your voice down.
Bullet: S-Sorry…how is she doing?
Ryusei: She’s unconscious, but Radha says she’s going to be fine.
Bullet: R-Ryusei…why are you here?
Ryusei: After we split the SRX, Aya passed out…
Bullet: O-Oh…sorry…all I could think about was Kusuha…
Ryusei: N-No…it’s alright.
Bullet: H-How’s Captain Aya…?
Radha: No need to worry. She just fainted from fatigue. It’s not serious.
Radha: Kusuha will be fine as well.
Bullet: What did Major Ingram do to her…?
Radha: We think she was under hypnosis…nothing permanent.
Radha: In addition…she probably won’t remember being hypnotized.
Bullet: I’m glad…
Ryusei: (…Then, Ingram…)
Radha: Based on the TK readings, destroying the Type-2’s T-LINK System was the key.
Radha: You saved her, Bullet.
Bullet: Oh, no…I couldn’t have done it without the others…
Hagane – Briefing Room
Rai: Ryusei, come over here.
Ryusei: What’s wrong? Rai, Ryoto…you guys look serious.
Ryoto: About the SRX…there’s a big problem with it.
Ryusei: Let me guess, it’s having trouble with the transformation?
Rai: Close.
Ryusei: What…! Then what is it!?
Ryoto: The SRX’s TK Field and Tronium Engine output are overloading it…
Ryoto: It’s joints are wearing out far too quickly.
Ryusei: D-Didn’t we already account for those factors?
Ryoto: …The SRX is just a prototype outfitted with EOT…
Ryoto: The adjustments seem to have been made in a hurry.
Ryusei: We were lucky it even lasted three minutes. Then, next time…
Rai: We used it out of necessity in the last battle. At the present, there is no next time.
Ryusei: …Well, never mind that.
Ryoto: You’re not going to form the SRX?
Ryusei: …During that last fight, I could tell it was a dangerous machine.
Ryusei: Besides, I’ll have the others by my side. Masaki and Kyosuke for instance…
Ryusei: The real combination is all of us. Right?
Rai: Yeah.
Ryusei: Oh, and Rai…I think you should go to Aya’s side. She should be waking up pretty soon.
Rai: What, by myself?
Ryusei: Yes…since I can’t be there.
Ryusei: I want you to tell her…not to worry about me, OK?
Rai: ? Alright…
Hagane – Bridge
Daitetsu: …We’re going back to the Coatsland base?
Laker: Yes. I’m not privy to the details…but something is supposed to happen there soon.
Lefina: But, didn’t the Granzon destroy that base already?
Daitetsu: Yes. I was stationed on the Shirogane with Tetsuya.
Sean: Isn’t the EFA in charge of that base?
Laker: No…after the incident, they abandoned it.
Laker: So, there obviously aren’t any units deployed there.
Lefina: Remaining DC troops…or maybe the Aerogaters?
Laker That’s what I need you to confirm.
Daitetsu: Understood. Then…we’ll head for the Antarctic.
Steel Colossus End
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