Chapter 293: Holy Duel Storm-Thunder Gundam
Tolle then brought up the 3D projection of the Strengthened Assault Blitz Gundam. Before the recoloring, the body clearly showed traces of several suits being patched together.
After a round of modifications, it was changed to a jet-black color scheme.
Before Yulia could even react to whether she liked it, Mina, sounding a little jealous, cut in first. "Isn't that just a big mish-mash suit? What's so good about that?"
Yulia burst into laughter, then said with a grin, "Hahahaha, someone's just acting sour because she can't have the grapes. Don't tell me you're jealous because Tolle specially customized a suit for me."
She even pretended to be jealous herself and continued, "But Mina, have you not thought about it? Your suit's appearance is something Tolle planned for you from the very start, while mine is only an extra, something modified on the spot. I'm actually the pitiful one who should be jealous. Boo-hoo-hoo ≥﹏≤."
Hearing that, Mina's face instantly turned bright red, and she dove under the blanket.
From under it, she mumbled, "You— you traitor, Yulia! Taking his side and making fun of me instead!"
Yulia pulled the blanket off her and comforted her. "How about this—why don't we have our beloved redesign your suit appearance too? It's not built yet anyway, still plenty of room to change it."
She gave Tolle a quick glance, and Tolle immediately caught her meaning. "Exactly, Mina. I'll design another one for you. You'll have two suits—you can switch between them whenever you want."
Mina whispered shyly, "I want one stronger than hers. And it has to fly. I want all the strengths of Strike, Aegis, Duel, Buster, and Blitz combined into one."
Tolle broke into a sweat. That was asking a lot. But how could a man ever say he couldn't do it? He answered right away, "No problem. I'll make sure you like it."
Tolle then started designing, and the end result was a monstrous fusion that fooled no one.
Blitz Gundam's head and chest;
Buster Gundam's waist and weapons;
Duel Gundam (Assault Shroud)'s shoulders plus its weapons, and its armored calf thrusters;
Aegis Gundam's wrists and soles, fitted with beam sabers;
And the backpack was the Perfect Strike's high-mobility flight thrusters.
Lastly, he added two articulated mechanical arms on the back for mounting weapons.
Once complete, he finished it off with a jet-black color scheme.
Mina looked proudly at the 3D projection of the suit Tolle made and said, "Alright, I want this one. But what should we call it? Darling, help me think."
Tolle, terrible at naming things, found himself suffering again. Sweat dripped down his forehead. In the end, he simply took a word from each Gundam and stitched them together. "Hmm… then let's call it the Assault Holy-Duel Storm-Thunder Gundam. What do you think?"
Mina was stunned by the name too, and she also began to sweat.
She never imagined Tolle would be this hopeless at naming. She could only answer awkwardly, "Darling, that name is a little long. Let's shorten it—take out the 'Assault' part. Just call it the Holy-Duel Storm-Thunder Gundam."
Yulia was laughing so hard she could barely breathe, and teased, "You asked for this yourself. If the name's long, it's long. Don't change it. It's our darling's heartfelt creation—you can't just trample on that."
"You rotten Yulia—take this!" Mina grabbed a pillow and swung it at her. Yulia refused to lose and grabbed her own pillow, and the two broke into a pillow fight…
Before going to sleep, Tolle didn't forget to tell Nami about manufacturing the three Gundams, and specifically instructed her, "Nami, from now on, make sure any of my hair, skin, or anything else gets destroyed immediately.
We can't let the Library Works get any of it and use it to create copies."
"Understood, Master. Don't worry—leave that to me.
And besides, Master, your current body is a nanotech body. All your abilities come from the neo DG cells.
But genetically speaking, you're still an ordinary human. Even if someone gets your blood or any other samples,
they won't be able to create a clone or a copy with your level of strength. Please rest easy."
"Good. That's good." After hearing Nami's explanation, he felt much better. No more living in constant fear. He was famous for being cautious—if he didn't have 99.99% certainty, he'd never take risks.
Meanwhile, Mentor Malchio transported Kira to the PLANTs on a special shuttle and entrusted him to Lacus for medical treatment and care.
Seeing Kira covered in injuries and still unconscious, Lacus asked Malchio curiously, "Um… Mentor Malchio, what happened to Kira? How did he end up this badly hurt?"
Malchio leaned on his cane and replied slowly, "Oh? You know him?"
Lacus nodded. "Yes, Mentor. When I was aboard the Earth Alliance's Archangel, I met him once. He secretly released me and sent me back.
He's a very kind person—and he's also Athrun's good friend."
What she said matched the information Malchio had received. He nodded. "I see. That's good. His injuries came from a fight to the death with Athrun."
Lacus was stunned. Hearing that two best friends like Kira and Athrun had fought to the death was unbelievable. Shocked, she cut him off, saying, "Mentor, why would Kira and Athrun—two best friends—ever fight to the death?"
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Holy-Duel Storm-Thunder Gundam
B+–Class Unit
Terrain Adaptation: Sea B / Land A / Air A / Space A
Fixed Armaments: Beam Sabers x6 (Limbs 4, Backpack x2); High-Energy Beam Rifle x1; Right-Shoulder Penetrator Round x1; Left-Shoulder Micro-Missiles x1;
Right-Waist Scatter Shot Launcher x1; Left-Waist High-Energy Focused Fire Rifle x1; (Combined Weapon: Anti-Armor Shotgun x1; Ultra-High-Pulse Long-Range Sniper Rifle x1;)
Optional Armaments: Right-Arm Offensive Shield System x1 (Includes: High-Energy Beam Rifle; Triple High-Velocity Penetrator Rounds; Beam Saber); Shield x1;
Special Equipment: Rear Mechanical Arms x2; High-Mobility Flight Pack; Close-Combat Sensors; Mirage System; TP Armor; Gundarium Alloy; Reinforced Energy Battery Packs x2.