33 You must learn about imagination from Spongebob (1/2)
''Then think about this: If you lose, I'll be captured and stripped naked; then, they'll do who knows what to me before they kill me. Just put that vision in your head!”
”What?”
”Just do it!”
He wasn't sure what to say-just thinking about it was terrible.
”You don't like it, do you?”
”no.”
”Does it make you angry?”
”Of course.”
”Well, he is trying to do that to me! Are you going to let him?”
Slowly, the sense of crisis driving Sousuke fell victim to his anger. ”I won't!”
”That's right. Point your gun at him!”
Following orders, Sousuke aimed the shot cannon at the enemy mech.
Temporarily, he forgot that it was a useless act. It didn't matter what would come of this, nor what Kaname knew.
She trusted me. Now, it's time for me to trust her.
”Desperate, huh? I'm disappointed, Kashim. I guess it's time for you to die!”
Intending to finish the fight, Lauren rushed at the Arbalest with his knife out.
”It's okay,” Kaname cooed. ”Just close your eyes and concentrate on this image: You're about to hit him barehanded.”
Although it was the height of recklessness to close your eyes in the face of the enemy, Sousuke did as he was told.
When the AI warned of the enemy mech's approach, it fell on deaf ears.
The sight of him punching the silver AS came to mind.
”Now open your eyes.”
Right in front of Sousuke's shot cannon, the enemy mech charged, filling Sousuke's entire display screen.
”Rot in hell!” Lauren shouted ferociously.
”Breath in,” Kaname instructed gently. Sousuke took a deep breath.
”Envision it.”
He pictured his whole will going into the shell.
”Now!”
Sousuke grunted. There was a point-blank shot.
In defense, Lauren's mech emitted another shockwave. But, at the same time, Sousuke's image took shape, and the Arbalest's unknown powers kicked in.
Sousuke couldn't tell exactly what happened.
What he could tell was that two things collided. The air twisted, distorted, and screeched. Temporarily, gravity seemed arbitrary.
Ultimately, the bullet did not stop. it hit the silver AS.
”What?”
As the OO-HESH round struck Gauron's mech, it split into eight pieces. While the AS stumbled backward, one of its arms fell off and exploded.
The blast sent the Arbalest rolling, as well. Scattered debris pelted the armor plate with a dry clang.
Under the rain, flame, and wind, Sousuke sat up in his mech.
Lauren's AS was damaged severely. The head and both arms were obliterated, and the majority of the chest was destroyed.
The giant, so full of frenzied life just moments ago was scrap metal now.
Certainly, Lauren must have died instantly.
”Sagara, are you okay?”
”Affirmative.”
Turning his back on the wreckage, Sousuke ran the mech toward Kaname and Kurz.