Chapter 841 - Real Identity 1 (1/2)

In the arena, everyone started with their IS training as usual.

Ichika and Houki who didn't have their IS could only train using Uchigane or the mass-produced machine which was being owned by the academy. Both of them were training using a large katana together with their classmates.

Swinging their swords from up to down, they shouted together to perform this exercise in a uniform manner.

”1, 2.”

”1, 2.”

”1, 2.”

Looking at Haru, Rin, Cecilia, and Charlotte who were practicing on different things since they owned a personal IS, Ichika couldn't help but feel quite envious. In his mind, he also wanted to own his own IS and perform a mission or fight together with everyone, especially when he remembered the incident about the unidentified IS which happened before. He was helpless and couldn't do anything since he didn't own his own machine.

”Orimura, focus!” Houki shouted.

”Y - Yes!!!”

Ichika was startled and hurriedly regained his focus on the training. He knew that it was useless to think too much and it was better to train his control better so he could prepare himself when he owned his own IS.

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*Baam!* *Baam!* *Baam!*

Haru was holding a Gatling gun in his hands, shooting the target in front of him. Even though the recoil of this weapon was very huge, his hand was very stable, shooting the target bull's-eye easily.

His score on the marksmanship training kept increasing which made Charlotte surprised since it was his first time seeing Haru's training.

Cecilia nodded and felt that it was normal, but Rin felt quite complex looking at Haru.

Rin had lost to Haru in the Inter-Class Tournament and she couldn't even fight back against him which made her frustrated. She thought that Haru was a close-combat fighter and thought to challenge him on the long-range weapon, but it seemed that she also lost to him on the other area too.

After emptying the ammunition on Gatling's gun, Haru took a deep breath looking at the score.

”Haru, you're amazing.” Charlotte praised.

Cecilia really wanted to hug him right now and tell them that her man was the best.

”You... where did you learn marksmanship?” Rin didn't really want to ask him, but she felt quite curious.

”Do you want to know?” Haru asked.

They nodded and had a curious expression on their face.

”It's a secret.”

All of them fell to the ground while twitching their lips.

”Moo! Haru! Don't tease us!” Cecilia complained.

”If you want to learn marksmanship, isn't it better to ask Cecilia? She's a sniper after all,” Haru said while looking at Rin.

”Oh, Rin-san, do you want to learn marksmanship? I don't mind teaching you. If you beg me on all four, right now.”

Cecilia smiled waiting for Rin to beg her.

”Who wants you to teach me?! I don't need it being taught by someone who is weaker than me!” Rin was very proud and her nose was raised very high, telling Cecilia that she was better than her.

”Oh... You've said that I'm weaker than you? Hehehe, then, how about we have a duel here and now!” Cecilia gloomily looked at Rin, but quietly took out her sniper rifle.

”Good, that's what I want!” Rin took out her two large blades ready for a fight.

Both of them looked at each other for a while before starting to fight each other. A large explosion, laser beam, clash of weapons, etc. The fight between the two of them was very fierce and both of them were laughing while fighting.

Charlotte looked at the sky worriedly and asked, ”Is it alright not to stop them?”

”It's alright. They're close friends after all,” Haru answered.

”C - Close friend? Really?” Charlotte was wondering whether a close friend would try to kill each other.

”It's alright. They'll come back after they're tired, how about the two of us training with each other?” Haru asked.

”Is that alright?” Charlotte asked.

”Yeah.” Haru nodded and asked, ”Do you want to practice long-range combat or close-range combat?”

”Now that you mention it....” Charlotte looked at Haru's IS which somehow was quite different from the rest since it covered his entire body. ”What is your IS name and what generation?”

There was a rumor that Haru's IS was a 4th Generation, but no one was able to confirm it.

In the end, everyone could only speculate that Haru's IS was the latest 3rd Generation IS which might be the strongest IS out there, or rather Haru might be the strongest pilot since all of his fights were one-sided battles.

”It's Deathscythe and it is 3rd Generation, but it is more focused on the close-combat fight which is why its speed is better than most 3rd Generation IS,” Haru answered. He was lying since the news of 4rd Generation IS was too shocking after all.

Charlotte nodded and seemed a bit quite surprised. Looking at the data and the real thing was a different thing, he might have heard that Haru's IS was awesome, but it was different when he saw it using his own eyes.

They were talking to each other, but suddenly there was a commotion.

”Eh, is that the 3rd Generation IS from Germany?”

”I've heard that it is under trial.”

Everyone was looking at Laura who stood on the edge of the dock while overlooking everyone.

Cecilia and Rin stopped fighting and looked at Laura warily since they didn't even know what her intention was.

Rin was very angry at Laura since she had heard that girl had slapped Ichika in the class before.

Laura looked at everyone and then snorted when she found out Ichika didn't even have his own personal IS.

”Hmph! How useless! You can't even own your own IS? You really are not worthy of her little brother!”

”What?!” Even if Ichika had a good temper, he was very angry when he was being mocked. He controlled his training IS and held his sword. ”Then, how about we have a fight here?”

”How foolish! I'll end you here.”