At night, Asta was lying on his bed, gazing up through his balcony window at the stars and the moon.
He thought to himself, "Could there really be life out there, beyond our planet?"
At that moment, Asta's father entered the room and asked,
"Asta, aren't you asleep yet?"
Asta replied, "Not yet, Dad, just a bit longer."
His father nodded and left the room. Soon after, Asta drifted off to sleep…
The next morning, Asta walked to school with his friend, Choji. On the way, he told Choji about what he had been thinking the night before.
"Aliens?" Choji said casually, munching on his snacks. "I don't know, but yeah, maybe they do exist."
Asta rolled his eyes. "Heh, the only thing you care about is food."
When they arrived at school, Asta still couldn't stop thinking about it. He looked out the classroom window at the sky until his teacher entered.
"Good morning, kids! Ready to learn?"
The whole class shouted, "Of course, sir!"
Except for Asta, who kept staring outside.
The teacher approached him and asked, "Asta, what are you looking at up there?"
Before Asta could answer, Choji chimed in, "He's probably thinking about aliens, sir!"
The whole class laughed, and Asta stayed quiet. The lesson then began.
After school, Asta didn't go straight home. He went with Choji to a coffee stall near the school for lunch.
Suddenly, a mysterious figure wearing a mask appeared, grabbed a packet of coffee powder, and ran away.
"Hey! Who are you? Why are you stealing that?" Asta shouted, chasing after the thief.
The chase continued through narrow alleys until Asta ended up in a dark old tunnel. Inside, he saw the masked thief — and realized it wasn't a human, but an alien. Shocked, Asta accidentally knocked something over, making a noise.
Thinking fast, he meowed, "Meow… meow…"
The alien turned, muttered something, and ignored it — thinking it was just a cat.
Asta then noticed a glowing sphere. The alien poured the stolen coffee powder into it, and suddenly the sphere opened its eyes — it was a robot!
The robot looked straight at Asta and said, "My master…"
"Huh? What do you mean, master?" the alien shouted in surprise.
Asta panicked and ran, the robot floating after him. The alien chased them both through the tunnel.
When Asta finally escaped, the robot spoke again, "Master, why are you running?"
Asta snapped, "Master? I'm not your master!"
Then the alien found them again. The robot said, "Touch me, master."
Asta touched the robot — and instantly, it merged with his body, forming a metallic armor.
With this newfound power, Asta fought and defeated the alien.
Afterward, he went home, bringing the robot with him.
"Hello, master. My name is Armorbot. What's yours?" the robot said.
"My name's Asta. From now on, you're my robot," Asta replied, amazed that the robot could merge with him and form armor.
The next day, Asta went to school with Armorbot hidden in his backpack.
Choji asked, "Hey, why'd you ditch me yesterday?"
"I was chasing a thief!" Asta replied.
"Did you catch him?"
"Yeah, but it wasn't a human — it was an alien."
Choji laughed. "You're joking! There's no such thing as aliens on Earth."
"I'm serious," Asta insisted. He opened his bag and showed Armorbot.
"This is the robot I found when I chased that alien."
Choji's eyes widened. "Whoa! A real robot? What's its name?"
Armorbot greeted him, "Hello! My name is Armorbot. Nice to meet you."
Choji gasped. "It talks?! That's awesome!"
Now, Choji finally believed Asta's story.
After school, they went to visit their classmate Hina — a smart girl who was known for her intelligence.
Asta told her everything and asked, "Do aliens really exist? And is this robot from outer space?"
Hina replied, "Aliens might exist, though there's no full proof. But from your story, I think you really met one. And that robot isn't from the alien you fought — it was stolen by them."
She continued, "There's a planet called Atatiga, known as the birthplace of robots like Armorbot. The aliens you met must have stolen it for power."
Asta understood. But as they left Hina's house, two masked men appeared, armed with weapons.
"Hey, kid, hand over that robot!" one shouted.
Asta replied, "Who are you? You're not getting Armorbot!"
Without warning, they attacked. Asta transformed using Armorbot but was outnumbered.
"Armorbot!" Asta shouted, "Can you give Choji a weapon to help me?"
"Yes, Asta," the robot answered, and Choji's arm and head were suddenly covered in armor.
Together, Asta and Choji fought back and defeated the two masked enemies — but the attackers vanished into thin air.
The next day was a school holiday. Asta met Choji at the park to talk.
Armorbot could create four different weapons, but there were only two of them. So Asta decided to form a team.
He invited Hina and another friend named Felix to join. They all agreed.
Each of them received a weapon from Armorbot:
Asta: Iris Blade
Choji: Iron Fist
Hina: Speed Legs
Felix: Steel Head
They named their group Team AB — Armorbot Team. Their goal was to fight back against the aliens.
When they returned to the old tunnel, Hina discovered a map on the wall. It showed the aliens' origin — Planet Grester, a world of powerful beings obsessed with strength.
The map also revealed that some aliens were currently hiding on Earth, near the Milky City, not far from where they lived.
Before confronting them, the team decided to train in martial arts with a master on Mount Natus.
During their school break, they climbed the mountain and trained hard for a week, mastering their weapons.
Before they left, the master warned,
"Never let the aliens take your Armorbot. If they succeed, Earth will be doomed."
The team nodded and left for Milky City.
When they arrived, they discovered the aliens' base inside an abandoned factory deep in the forest.
Asta led the plan: he would attack from the front, Choji from the back, Hina from above, and Felix from the right side.
Using his Iris Blade, Asta scanned inside the factory — dozens of aliens and robot soldiers filled the place.
Without hesitation, Asta charged in.
"Now!" he shouted.
Choji smashed the back wall, Hina kicked through the roof, and Felix rammed the side wall. The team met inside and battled fiercely.
During the fight, Asta discovered a hidden room underground — the lair of the alien boss. He told his friends to hold off the others while he went down.
The boss turned out to be one of the masked men from before — but bigger, stronger, and wearing a red Armorbot.
Asta attacked first, using objects around him as weapons. The boss countered fiercely.
The fight was intense; Asta was nearly defeated — until his teammates threw their weapons down to him.
Combining the Bull Head, Iron Fist, and Speed Legs, Asta unleashed his full power.
BOOM!
The alien boss was defeated and vanished into thin air.
Inside the base, they found three more Armorbots. Asta distributed them among his teammates, giving each one their own robot.
Team AB had won the battle against the aliens.
When they returned home, Asta finally had his answer:
Aliens do exist — and he had met them himself.
TO BE CONTINUED…