*snicker* Okay, that's actually neat, I like that.
Might as well send the big fellas in to give them real-
...wait...


Air Stroller A | HP: 100%
Air Stroller B | HP: 100%
Air Stroller C | HP: 88%
Gh!
(No need for any more tricks. No, her spirit is already crushed.)
(You silly, silly humans! So easy to make you feel miserable.)
(Really, it’s laughable. My presence by itself puts pressure on her.)
(Wait… What has she done wrong?)
!
...
...........
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
.....Competing with damn brats... (That was dumb. I should remember who my real target is...)
(It was too shallow... but how? Did I not put enough force into that?...)
(...Naah. Nothing bad like an arm tear happened, so I don't think it was a matter of power... I probably wasn't concentrating hard enough. I got distracted-- and it backfired as a result... I was also doing it pretty slow, because I didn't want to gloss over anything and make a mistake.)
...One more.
He is... gone.
F
! DUMB YEE-HAW S
HEAD A
WIPE B
!!! STUPID COWAAAAAAARD!
Language! What if Delta overhears you?
...Keh. Whatever. But I wanted to tear that cowboy creep a new one... Why does everything have to end lame right when things are about to get fun?
Chances are, you will have another opportunity in the future.... Just so long as it is far away from here.
*incoherent mumbling*
Where did Mr. Arpego... go?
Confrontation not end so well, hmmmmmm? If one of you two had babysat Delta while I had went, you wouldn't be in this position right now.
Go f
yourself, jackass.
Language!
Please. At least I can afford to.
What does fugg mean?
A-ah! Do not say such! That is a naughty word, and it--
It means 'fun'.
Really!? Wow!
Yay! fugg, fugg, fugg! Funtime is fuggtime!
*huff* *huff*
I'm sorry, Ms. Yuugen...I wanted to help for longer, but-
Nonono, it's fine, we weren't even thinking you had to help. That was brave of you, but please be more careful.
The ship's pointing up, you two should be able to make the jump in a sec!
Make the-Mack, could you please take time to explain these ideas before you go through with them?!
If I explained we wouldn't have time to do them, just hurry!
Air Stroller A | HP: 50%
Air Stroller C | HP: 70%
Gotta say, I like your style!
Didn't think about diplomacy for a sec, jumped straight into action...heck, I'm almost jealous of you!
...you got like 7 ships still around us, you tryin' to distract us or something?
I'm gonna be real with you, I'm not happy the boss stuck me up in the airships. You'd think with what he sent the four of us out to do, I'd be more than a figurehead with how much he put into me.
Now that you three are around, though, maybe I can improvise a little. Get the big guy to give half a darn!
Now this is more like it! I love this atmosphere!
...You're being so hasty about all this, I'm almost wondering when the other shoe will drop.
Hhheheh...I know, baffling, ain't it?
I mean, Willowarp n' Rottentest, they love their theatrics. Their jobs were made for 'em.
But, well...I think I'm saying enough about where my job lies and how much it takes away from my passion.
Lemme get this radio turned on, I want the boss to hear this. I figure whatever happens, I'll be giving him some message. Whether that says "Maybe the wind unit wasn't a waste" or "I gotta cross her off the list"...
...wait, no, he calls me an "it"...whatever, doesn't change my point...
I don't care. I could go down with you, I could be the last one alive, I could fade away...
...fade?
...I don't care about winning the war, I'm here for the thrill of the battle!!!
Hey... don't tell me you're done already? Was all that cool-gal talk just a bluff?
Aw. Well, If you can't handle it, maybe it's just not for you. There's no shame in not being destined for it.
Then get up. No one ever said it was going to be easy. You wanted to be like me, don't you?
W-wait a minute! That's blunt trauma you're suffering! You could be really hurt! I know I told you to get up, but I meant, like metaphorically, not now! You should also probably ask for help, or, or medical treatment! H-hey! Hey!
...Hdghgghhfdghf...
...Oh, crap.
And where are you going? Surely, you know we must discuss what just happened?
...
What more's there to discuss? A bozo came. We stopped them. We head our separate ways... ain't gotta be any more complicated than that.
I am no fiddle to be played, sister. It is your fault this entire occasion happened in the first place.
Huh? Uh... well, that's... not quite the full picture...
I had tried to warn you to cease your constant, wreckless street fighting... but you will learn only the hard way. As I should have expected from the only one I know as stubborn as I.
...Hnph..
Do you truly think my worries for Delta's safety were a mere superstition now? That I was exaggerating when I said you could drag him into something dangerous? We are very lucky the situation had managed to be dismantled.
Sh-sheesh! Delta this, Delta that! If you're so concerned for that little midget's safety, can't he stay with you? I don't need that runt slowing me down anyway!
...
...I had never considered that!
It is quite lonesome without you or he to visit me... a-and, his company would be much appreciated... but I would not want him here against his own will...!
(She's already a slave to the idea.)
So... I'm staying here???
Yes. I have... very important business to attend to on my own. So I can't take you with me, kid.
But if you're a good kid, I'll see you around.
Okie. I'll be extra good, so we can have extra fun next time!
That's what I like to hear, brat.
What if there is a chance you hurt someone to the point of threatening their well-being?
I mean, I'll pray for em'...
...But still beat 'em down anyway!
...
You will never change, sibling. You will never change.
Really? Then I gues she won't ever stop being such a softieow hey ouch ouch OUCH! Unhand me, brute!
...Oh, you’re not dead…
Well that was silly, and stupid. I-I mean, sort of cool for a HUMAN, but still stupid.
You, uh. O-Obviously you’re getting some sort of repercussions, so that satisfies me, for now.
...But while I’m awaiting your INEVITABLE DOOM™ by either my dad’s or law enforcement’s hand, (preferably both), I think you should take a break.
...Like, I can’t just let you leave now. And don’t even try or I’ll totally beat you up like that mountain.
Hm... hey do any of you wanna use my phone to make a call or two? Pretty sure I have at least, a good reception at the moment, kind of like a point of no return thing, but still, if anyone, and I mean anyone here wants to use my phone for a call, now might be the time. Just sayin.
I just used my own to call Chase, so uh... I'm probably gonna pass.
(I... I don't need to make a call regardless, right? Who would I call? My own protege whom I abandoned with only few instructions left behind? My child who I gave no warning about said protege of?...)
(...That's not a proper way to think. I can't run from my own responsibilities. After all, I'm the adult. I should make proper contact to make sure everything goes well.... I at least owe that much to them.)
Pretty pleeeeease? I would like to make a very important phone call.
Cut it with the crazy talk, cat-cyclops idfk whatever your name is. It's not like he's gonna kill me... probably. Perhaps, maybe. Actually I don't want to discuss the likelihood of that..
Jeez. Your old man is weird... and you're as weird or weirder (Also, I'm noticing a distinct lack of a maternal figure.... probably best not to ask, though...). I wonder if all "gods" are like this...
One more time should be enough. Again.
I will no longer fail!
I failed...!
As I thought... thus amplified by the insecurities brought to you by your nemesis... this has turned into a rather troublesome predicament...
This is pointless! No matter how many I attempt defend, I will always be struck from sheer volume in the end!
Not quite. You cannot deflect them all due to a fault in your own character.
...?
I am referring to your rashness. You are hot-blooded, which is good for Igna. But you let your emotions run wild, instead of putting them on a leash. Or rather, maybe you are wearing the leash to begin with.
It's not that there's too many sparks to parry successfully. You are irritated by the amount, and thus rush to block them all, which interferes with your timing and accuracy.
...And the solution to this would be..!?
A simple one. Listen up, boy... to further access your latent potential... we are going to work you into gaining full control over your emotions.
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