Chapter 3: An Unexpected Dark Horse (Part I)

"Zaku II. Gai, Bikina, Duel Gundam," Catherine's eyes stared at the computer screen for a moment, and she muttered to herself as she watched, "hand-to-hand combat, long-range shooting, versatile...... It's really thoughtful, and it's really finely divided. I'm not good at melee combat, so I can just give up Zagu II., who is good at fighting. It stands to reason that Bikina should be a better fit for me, but there are so many melee experts in the quarterfinals, and they will definitely find a way to get me into a hand-to-hand combat situation, and in case that happens, Bikina will be useless. Duel is a universal type, and the performance is too mediocre, and it is easy to be at a disadvantage...... What is the trade-off? What a hassle! She scratched her head irritably.

"Sister Wing still doesn't sleep? There's a game tomorrow. Shirley climbed into bed early, as always. She rolled around on her bed with a pillow, looking carefree, without the tension of a big war at all.

"Hey, it's a kind of happiness to stay naturally. Shirley," Catherine stood up and walked over to Shirley's bedside, looking at her very seriously, "the first one to fight against me tomorrow is the boy named Xingchen, and if I win, then you and I will meet in the Final Four, so we are enemies now." ”

"Huh? So what......" Shirley frowned slightly, stretched out her finger to her mouth and thought.

"That said," Catherine suddenly reached out and threw herself at Shirley on the bed, pressing her shoulders and pressing her before she could react, looking down at her condescendingly, "I could kill you at any time to eliminate the hidden danger, such as now." ”

Shirley flickered her big watery eyes and looked at Catherine who was holding herself: "Sister Yi, what are you doing?" ”

Catherine reluctantly let go of Shirley and instead held her forehead: "I really don't understand how you got to this point?" There's a limit to being natural, stupid. ”

"Huh? Oh! Shirley thought for a long time, and suddenly leaned towards the inside of the bed as if she had figured it out.

"Oh? Do you finally know that you want to hide? Catherine looked at Shirley's actions and thought secretly, "But this is still too weak, it is not ...... at all."

But even so, she overestimated Shirley. The girl with short orange hair stretched out her white palm and patted the bed next to her: "I know, Sister Yi wants to sleep with me, then I'll give you half of it." ”

"What......" Catherine stared at Shirley's serious face speechlessly, looking at her unaware expression, and after a while, Catherine silently climbed onto the bed, "In that case, I'm welcome." ”

"Huh? Sister Yi, you crossed the line! I'm only going to let half of it. Seeing that she was squeezed into the corner, Shirley shouted unconvinced.

"Less nonsense, just let me sleep in my arms." Catherine commanded domineeringly.

"Then don't pinch my face......"

"I just like it!"

"Whew, why ...... that" Shirley's protest gradually faded down.

Early in the morning, although there was still a long time before the game, many people had already appeared at the door of the training ground. After all, it is the quarterfinals, and the battle between the strong and the strong will naturally be much more intense and exciting than before, so the attention received is several times higher than yesterday's preliminary round. Catherine and Shirley, like the other qualifiers, arrived at the training ground early, intending to prepare for the next competition.

"Huh...... I'm so sleepy. Shirley rubbed her eyes and yawned, her expression a little confused.

"Two schoolgirls are early! Didn't you sleep well last night, Shirley? A gentle male voice came from behind the two girls. Nagisa still holds his beloved book and comes with all the money.

"Ah, Senior Nagisa is early, Senior Shouhe is early. Haaah......" Shirley greeted Nagisa and Shouhe, who came from behind, and couldn't help but yawn again, blushing embarrassedly.

"What are you doing so early?" Catherine took a step imperceptibly, silently standing in front of Shirley, staring warily at Nagisa and Shoutsuru and asked.

"I just want to grab a good seat, although I don't think there's any need to grab it early." Nagisa ignored Catherine's hostility and patted Shouzuru on the shoulder and said, suddenly, he stared at Catherine's face seriously for a few moments, "It seems that you are in good spirits today." ”

"Of course, if you don't fight and can't get the first place in the entrance test, then you have to let me come, otherwise there will be no point for me here." Catherine lifted her chin disdainfully, and there was a hint of ridicule and mockery in her tone.

"Uh, you're really ruthless." Nagisa sighed softly, but he didn't see any unhappiness on his face, he turned his head and showed an apologetic smile to Shirley behind Catherine, "I'm sorry, I was in too much of a hurry yesterday, I forgot to remind you to be careful of this guy, she didn't do anything excessive to you." ”

"Ah, Nagisa Senpai! How do you know! Shirley ran past Catherine as if she had found a savior and grabbed Nagisa's arm, "I'm telling you, Sister Tsubasa, she's a demon!" She hugged me to sleep, hugged me very tightly, kept rubbing my head, even when I was asleep, she kept pinching my face, and there was ......"

"Shirley? You've got enough of that. The girl with short orange hair wanted to say something, but Catherine interrupted her with a smile and beckoned to her, "Good boy, come here." ”

As soon as Shirley saw her seemingly friendly but implied warning look, as if she had been shocked, she quickly fled behind Nagisa, grabbed his arm and blocked him in front of her, and poked her little head out to look at Catherine vigilantly.

"Hehe, don't be afraid." Nagisa gently rubbed Shirley's head for comfort, then turned back to Catherine and said, "Tsubasa, you're too fast, aren't you?" Speaking of which, when did you start to become an attacker? ”

"Huh? You say, "What?" Catherine said word for word, squinting her eyes and pinching her knuckles, making a hair-wrenching click.

"Nothing, just don't know what will happen if I tell that person what you've done?" Not to be outdone, Nagisa replied, not affected by her terrifying aura at all, and had a light and elegant appearance. Seeing this situation, Shirley couldn't help but secretly admire the senior's bearing and courage, and she could still face this demonic girl without changing her face. She made up her mind in her heart: although Senior Nagisa and Tsubasa have known each other for many years, they are indeed a person who knows right from wrong, and will not forget justice for personal relationships, but is an object that can seek protection.

"Uh......" Catherine understood who Nagisa was talking about, and suddenly felt a little weak, "Are you planning to threaten me?" ”

"What's the matter, it's just that you should enter the arena and prepare, don't delay the game for some meaningless 'little things'." Nagisa had no intention of delving into the matter, and pulled Shirley out behind him, "Hurry up and prepare, come on." ”

The two girls nodded and walked towards the entrance together.

"Don't you say something?" Nagisa looked at Shouhe, who was distracted by his side, and it was a little strange that he, who had always been a Lolita, didn't show himself in front of Shirley he liked today.

"Ahh Shouhe reached out to Shirley and made an encouraging gesture, "Come on." ”

"Yes, I will!" Shirley Pink clenched her fist.

Nagisa looked at Shouhe's unusual behavior, frowned thoughtfully, but didn't ask more.

"Let's use this bikina in the first battle," Catherine looked at the three mechs in front of her, and decided to use this shooting barrage machine first after a long struggle. Boarding Bikina, the cockpit slowly adjusted to the best shape according to Catherine's body shape, and then a series of body performance self-test procedures appeared on the screen in front of Catherine, "The inspection is complete, and the performance is normal." ”

"Come on, Star." Catherine breathed a long sigh of relief and slowly walked to the entrance runway.

In the audience seat of the training ground, on the second floor of the second-year seat, Wren sat quietly reading a book alone, and a large area around was unoccupied, and the situation was even more terrifying than that of Shouhe. But unlike Shouhe, the reason why everyone didn't sit with him was not fear, but simply unfamiliarity, this ruthless character who was the first in the entrance test that year never appeared in any public place, and even the cafeteria and daily classes barely saw him. For this mysterious figure, everyone is inevitably in awe.

With the sound of the engine whistling, Wren finally closed the book and began to watch the battle that was about to begin in the field.

On the rostrum, it was not the sword cat alone that watched today, and Naia and Tongsheng also appeared in the seats together. This posture adds a lot of seriousness to today's game.