His Courtship Period Has Begun

On the spacious mecha training field, two small mecha, each half a story tall, walked onto the ring one after another and took their positions behind the red line in the center. Two health bars, one red and one blue, appeared on the electronic screen above the stands, each marked “1000.”

—The numbers represented each side’s starting health.

The area below the ring was packed with people, most of them drawn by the rumors.

They had heard that a graduate from the mecha division had gone almost undefeated in competitions during his four years at the academy.

—He was the only mecha pilot with such talent since Prince Wright, and the last merman on Blue Star.

Quite a few people present wanted to challenge Mu Chen. Even if they couldn’t get onstage themselves, they could at least admire the expert up close from below.

Just a few days ago, Mu Chen had received his diploma. Today was his last day at the First Military Academy. As the top graduate of his year and an honored outstanding graduate, he was expected to have a “friendly” spar with his junior students before leaving—a traditional First Military Academy event meant to pass down the spirit of perseverance.

In a way, it was a perk for the new students. They didn’t often get the chance to learn from an expert.

Only, the situation on the ring was somewhat different from what everyone had expected.

With a loud “Boom!”, the high-pressure laser gun struck the opponent’s chest-mounted drive unit. Mu Chen then kicked the helpless mecha off the ring, and the red health bar instantly emptied...