Chapter 814 - IS (1/2)
Haru decided to go back and said that he would visit the restaurant again in the future.
Ran nodded happily and waved her hand excitedly, but at the same time, she had forgotten to ask him about his phone number so they could communicate with each other which made her depressed.
However, she suddenly realized something.
”N - No! My heart is for Ichika-san!” Ran felt conflicted so suddenly and thought that she was being fought over by two men. She didn't know about Ichika's feelings toward her, but Haru clearly showed an interest in her. Her cheek was very hot and placed both of her hands on her cheeks.
”Ugh... what should I do?”
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Haru didn't know what Ran was thinking and went to the internet cafe to forge his identity then steal some money from a random bank account then he transferred it to the back account which he had just created on a local bank.
After he had done everything, he started his research about this world. Even though he had confidence in his hacking ability, he needed to be careful since this place was a high-tech world and it was possible for someone to own the same level of hacking ability as him.
The first thing he needed to do was to search for information about IS or Infinite Stratos since he was clueless about it.
Infinite Stratos abbreviated as IS, are powered exoskeletons, which were originally meant for outer space exploration. Designed by Tabane Shinonono, they possess technology and combat capabilities far more advanced than any other weapon system, thus threatening to destabilize the world.
Reading the description of IS, Haru frowned since he didn't think that IS would be powered exoskeletons since he thought that it would be a weapon or giant mecha, but he knew that he couldn't understimate it.
In the end, he decided to read the rest of the information since he needed more information about this weapon. He wanted to know how dangerous this weapon was and how it could threaten the world. Though, the more he read the more interesting it was....
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When IS was first proposed it was scoffed at and few people paid any attention to it. A month later, a ”mysterious” hacker hacked the military missile bases and sh.i.p.s all over the world launching 2341 ballistic and cruise missiles towards all major cities in Japan. The world's first and only IS sortied and neutralized 1221 of the missiles with a sword and shot down the rest with energy weapons - something no country in the world had the technology to produce.
This IS was later codenamed ”Shirokishi”. The faceless pilot claimed no allegiance to any worldly nation and was attacked by several major world powers seeking to capture or destroy it. The White Knight fended off its attackers, destroying 207 next-gen fighter aircraft in the process, as well as disabling 7 aircraft carriers and their naval escorts. It also destroyed 8 weaponized military spy satellites.
”Shirokishi” IS was never seen again after the incident and its pilot's identity remained a secret to the general public.
The IS showed that it was capable of generating a nigh-invulnerable shield barrier, 100% optical camouflage, hypersonic speeds, and capable of pulling off insane high G maneuvers while seemingly unaffected by gravity-induced blackout/red-outs and also space flight.
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”Nigh-invulnerable shield barrier, 100% optical camouflage, hypersonic speeds, and capable of pulling off insane high G maneuvers while seemingly unaffected by gravity-induced blackout/red-outs and also space flight...”
Haru folded his arms and thought that IS was more powerful than he had thought. He felt that this weapon was more powerful than the Gundam which he owned, especially when it owned a nigh-invulnerable shield barrier.
His Gundam could have been destroyed by a thousand missiles, but a thousand of missiles were impossible to destroy an IS.
Haru searched for the photo of IS on the internet and saw ”Uchigane” which was a highly-rated 2nd generation frame.