"Could you show us, mister?"
Yuudai blinked. Of course he couldn't simply tell them that he'd be able to make it to the World Championships with his Gunpla; he'd have to put his money where his mouth was. He'd have to actually prove it to them. Unfortunately, while his Gunpla was more than adequate, his piloting skills were utterly average, if that. Still, he'd dug himself this deep, so what was a few more feet? He sighed, and offered the pair a forced smile.
"Sure, why not?" he said, forcing a halfhearted chuckle.
"I'll go ahead and set the Battle Field for Vs. CPU, since I'm not sure how well your Gunpla will be able to move after your match."
It seemed as though the two kids would protest, but a quick glance at their Gunpla, followed by their sighs of resignation confirmed his suspicions. Nodding, Yuudai pulled his GP Base from his pocket as the Battle Field stirred to life, a shimmering blue light filling the area as a computerized voice spoke.
"BEGINNING PLAVSKY PARTICLE DISPERSAL."
Yuudai watched as the particles that allowed Gunpla to move as they did in Gunpla Battles burst forth from the battlefield in a pillar of sparkling blue specks of light. Yuudai had no time to admire the spectacle as the Battle Field's computer spoke again.
"PLEASE, SET YOUR GP BASE."
Complying, Yuudai Set his GP base, and after his Builder, Fighter, and Gunpla info f;ashed across its screen, a prompt had popped up, asking what mode he wanted. Smiling, Yuudai selected the mode, and the Damage Level.
"CPU VERSUS MODE SELECTED. MODEL DAMAGE LEVEL SET TO C. PLEASE SET YOUR GUNPLA."
Setting the Boosted Delta Gundam onto the launching platform in front of the GP Base, Yuudai watched as the same bluish light that surrounded him washed over the Gunpla, and watched it stir to life, a green light flashing briefly from its visor, signalling that it was ready. Gripping the surprisingly solid holographic constructs that could will his Gunpla to move, he grit his teeth as the launch signal blared.
"Yuudai Ishikawa, Boosted Delta Gundam, LAUNCHING!"
As his Gunpla rocketed out of the launch gate, which disappeared behind him as soon as he had cleared it, the proximity alarmed whined as a large beam lanced out, forcing Yuudai to alter his course. Zooming in on the source of the blast, Yuudai frowned; of course it wouldn't be so easy. Facing him down was his computerized opponent; a near-perfect recreation of the
Astray Blue Frame Second L, wielding its powerful Lohengrin Launcher. Not even a second after he'd caught sight of him, Yuudai's opponent split the powerful beam launcher apart, and rocketed ahead to meet him, its impressive Tactical Arms sword drawn and ready.
Yuudai sighed; if nothing else, the kids would get one hell of a show...