Chapter 303: Gina 2
After thinking for a moment, Gina replied angrily, "Hmph, you bastard who only knows how to win with words. No matter how I look at it, you're the one taking advantage of me.
If you want to join our Sahaku family, it's not going to be that easy.
Beat me first. Win this match, then we'll talk."
Tolle spread his hands helplessly and said, "Alright then, little brother Gina, let's start with the first round on the simulation machines."
"Bastard! Who are you calling your little brother? Do you really think you've already won?"
"Oh, sorry about that, little brother Gina—habit, habit."
"Bastard! You're calling me that again! I'm not your little brother! I really want to kill you—just you wait, I'll—!"
Gina was clearly on the verge of going berserk. Just as he was about to rush at Tolle to throw a punch—
"Enough, Gina." Mina immediately cut him off and stopped him. Then she turned to Tolle and asked, "Is your body really alright right now? Do you want to rest for a bit before competing with Gina?"
Tolle shook his head and replied, "Don't worry, Mina. I'll be fine in the simulation machine. The burden there is much lighter than piloting a real MS."
Gina once again took Mina's dignity into account, said nothing more, and walked straight into one of the simulation machines, sitting down quietly.
Just as Tolle was helped into the simulation machine by Mina, he suddenly remembered—didn't he still have the Spirit Commands Trust and Hope?
After obtaining them, he really hadn't tried them out yet. This was a perfect chance to test their effects.
And Trust only cost 30 Spirit Points but restored 300 HP. His maximum HP was only 170—wouldn't that fully heal him instantly?
Hope wasn't useful right now. Although it could restore 50% of a target's HP, 50% of his was only 85. Spending 200 Spirit Points for 85 HP was way too wasteful.
As long as he used the Spirit Command Trust, he wouldn't be this weak anymore.
Tolle immediately used the Trust Spirit Command on himself. His HP instantly recovered to full, and the excess vitality flowed directly into his stamina.
In an instant, Tolle felt brimming with energy, refreshed, and full of vigor.
"Hahahaha, a dragon riding your face—how could I possibly lose? Stinky little brother, just wait to call me big brother."
With his strength restored, Tolle and Gina activated the simulation machines at the same time, beginning the first match.
Both of them piloted M1 Astray Gundams, firing their beam rifles while charging straight toward each other.
They also began evasive maneuvers to dodge each other's beam fire.
After several exchanges, Tolle abandoned his shield, gripping the beam rifle in his left hand and a beam saber in his right.
Gina sneered disdainfully and likewise discarded his shield. However, he switched to holding the beam rifle in his right hand and the beam saber in his left.
Seeing Gina's actions, Tolle smiled faintly. As expected—a foolish kid.
He immediately activated the Concentration Spirit Command, raised his beam rifle, and launched suppressive fire at Gina's M1 Astray Gundam.
At the same time, he pushed his thrusters to maximum and charged straight at Gina.
Unwilling to be outdone, Gina returned fire while charging forward as well.
The two continuously attacked each other with their beam sabers, exchanging blows for more than a dozen rounds in a deadlock.
But in the end, Tolle was still superior.
Catching Gina off guard, he delivered a side kick that struck the abdomen of Gina's M1 Astray Gundam, sending it flying.
Then he pressed the advantage, raising his beam rifle and firing several shots in rapid succession, directly destroying Gina's unit.
Gina exited the simulation machine in shame and rage, letting out the howl of a defeated loser as he shouted at Tolle, "Bastard! Don't think that winning the first round means everything's settled!
Simulation machines can't bring out a person's true strength. Only by piloting a real combat unit, feeling the acceleration forces in the cockpit, can you be considered a true MS pilot!"
After deactivating the Concentration Spirit Command, Tolle exited the simulation machine full of energy and shrugged at Gina as he replied, "Alright, let's do it your way. But you'd better be careful this time—once we're piloting real combat units, I might be even stronger."
"Hmph, a guy who only knows how to run his mouth!" Gina turned around and immediately began barking orders at the nearby mechanics, instructing them to replace all the beam rifles on the M1s with training paint rounds.
After suffering one defeat, he clearly wasn't that stupid anymore. He knew Tolle wouldn't be easy to deal with.
If he got too serious and damaged the units, it would be completely humiliating.
Mina walked over as well. Looking at the fully recovered Tolle, she asked curiously, "Dear, are you really fine now? You recovered so quickly."
Yulia, standing nearby with a mischievous look, added, "So our dear was holding back last night after all. I didn't even get my fill. You'll have to make it up to me next time~."
Tolle and Mina both shot Yulia a glare at the same time. Yulia burst into laughter and finally shut up.
Then Tolle cast the Trust Spirit Command on both of them as well, letting them experience the feeling of max vitality and stamina. After that, he explained, "This is one of my abilities. It can restore my own or others' vitality and physical strength."
Mina looked at Tolle suspiciously and asked, "So earlier you were doing it on purpose? Letting everyone help you get dressed just to experience what it feels like to be a pampered lord?"
"Well… can I say that I actually forgot I even had this ability?" Tolle immediately grabbed Mina's hand and explained intimately, "This really was my first time using it. I've never been seriously injured before, so I completely overlooked it.
I swear, if I lied to you about this, then I—"
Before Tolle could finish, Mina immediately covered his lips with her soft hand and replied in a low voice, her face reddening, "Alright, I believe you. There's no need to swear over it.
Just be careful later and watch your safety."
Yulia chimed in softly from the side, "I'm jealous. I want Mina to give me a gentle hug too."
"Go away." Mina shot Yulia a disdainful look. She felt that Yulia had been getting more and more improper lately and would need to be dealt with properly sometime.
Under Mina's gaze, Yulia suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, an ominous feeling welling up inside her.
At this moment, the mechanics finished swapping out the weapons on the M1 Astray Gundams. Both units were now equipped with paint rounds.
Gina looked at Tolle with confidence and said, "You loudmouthed bastard, the units are ready. Let's begin the second round."