The Mech Lord

"What were you trying to do?" Yuji looked at Leo with a serious look on his face. Now that they had dealt with some initial trouble, it was time for some serious discussions.

"That.." Leo forced a smile on his face. "I-I was just trying to see how this thing was made."

Spike, who was standing on Doc's head, looked at Leo with dilated eyes. Like in hell he was going to believe that bullsh*t of a reason. There were many other ways to find out how that thing was made, especially considering Leo was not some random guy on the street.

"I see…"

'Huh?' Spike grabbed Yuji's bang and lifted it up to look at his face. This guy had to be kidding, did he really believed in that bullsh*t?

"There are better ways to learn about things. I can understand the curiosity of trying to learn about machines. But," Yuji paused as he kept his palm on Leo's shoulder and looked him in the eye, "..it shouldn't come at the cost of your own health."

Leo nodded with a forced smile on his face.

Spike looked at the scene and just shook his head with a sigh He wasn't buying it. But, he wasn't hundred percent sure as well. After all, there were chances of Doc doing such a thing, and if Leo was as crazy as Doc, it totally made sense that he did it too.

There was nothing he could do about it. These people were just crazy about machines. He just couldn't understand how someone could be so obsessed with something. Humanoid creatures sure were different.

….

Soon it was time to leave…

Leo spent the day with Doc, who taught him how to use all the instruments around. He also used this chance to clear some of his doubts that he was facing. And to his surprise, Doc was quite knowledgeable in this department.

Even though he belonged to the Mech Knight Training Programme instead of the Mecha Department, his knowledge didn't seem to be any less than to the students of Mecha Department. At least that was what Aiden told him about the guy.

The day was well spent, Leo even got some actual real life practice.

"Doc, I was planning to build something. Can I use the funds to procure some materials?" Leo asked him as they were leaving the place.

"Yeah, Sure. You and Harry got us this. You can use it however you want. No one will object," Yuji said with a smile.

"Great!" Leo finally started to get excited. This really was going to be his first big project.

"Are you working on something?" Yuji suddenly asked Leo.

"Yeah, kind off." Leo nodded.

"But, how are you going to do it with just one hand? You will need an assistant like today." Spike looked at Leo with raised brows. He had taken the holder off of his shoulder. There was no place for him to lock his prosthetic arm, how was he supposed to use it then?

Leo knew about it too, but he just had to get through it somehow. If he wanted to replace his arm, he had to pull it out first. His plan was to replace the inner mechanism here. So, he needed the prosthetic arm on the table which meant that he could only work with one of his arms.

"Well, I can help be an assistant." Yuji looked at Leo with a smile .

[Can you really trust him with it-nya?] Aiden suddenly asked. The Bionic Battle Arm was something not that simple after all.

'Well, it shouldn't be a problem. I don't think he is that type of a person. Besides, it isn't so simple. I bet he wouldn't even understand anything just from seeing.' Leo was confident about it. He needed a lot of hard work and coaching from Arthur before he could start his work.

There was no way that Doc could just understand anything just from watching once. Not to mention, that thing didn't have something which would attract someone's attention. It was only in long term that it's ability to be able to grow with user will attract attention.

"Are you guys free?" Spike suddenly asked the two as they were about to arrive on the streets of the campus.

"Yeah, I kind of am." Yuji nodded, "Why do you ask?"

"Well, it's been a while since I used the Battle Arena." Spike rubbed his head with a silly smile on his face. Since he was part of the Literature Department, it was tough for him to get access to the Battle Arena. Not to mention, until recently, he wasn't even the part of the club which could help him in this.

"You guys have your I.D. right? Help me get into one. I even have the right now since I belong to a club."

He was right.

Their club specializes in everything so he could definitely use the facility now.

"Well, third years are having their classes. So, you can't come to our department's Arena." Yuji said with a helpless smile on his face.

"You are free?" Spike turned to look at Leo with those puppy-like eyes.

Leo wanted to refuse, but he couldn't, "I..guess I am…"

"Yes!" Spike clenched his fist in excitement.

"Well, you guys go ahead. I will catch up in a bit. I have to meet with one of the seniors. It will take a few minutes at most." Yuji parted ways with the two and went the other way.

On the other side, Leo and Spike headed towards the Arena.

It was a place where Leo had once gone before or more accurately, taken before.

It was where he kicked that guy and ended up getting into the challenge of having a fight at the end of the month.

…

As the two of them entered the place, Leo was surprised to find there was someone here from beforehand.

It was a girl.

She had long platinum blond hairs with a fair skin to complement it. There was an otherworldly aura surrounding her and at once you could tell that she wasn't someone of a common origin. She was dressed in a combat suit and stood there with her arms folded and eyes closed.

As Leo walked into the place, her eyes quivered before opening, "So, it was you.."

'Huh?' Leo was suddenly taken back by her words, he couldn't help but turn his head around trying to see if there was anyone else around.

"Are yo-" He was about to ask her if it was him that she was talking to. But, the moment he turned his head, his eyes widened. And, he immediately raised his arms in guard.

"Bang!"