The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2723

Chapter 2723 - Memorable

"So you’re truly leaving?"

"I am."

Though Ketis was still busy trying to organize everything the Swordmaidens needed for their upcoming visit to the Heavensword Association, she still made time to meet with Joshua.

"I wish I could come with you. Anything can happen over there and I’m not sure whether you’ll be doing okay by yourselves."

"There’s no need for you to fret, Joshua. We’ll be accompanied by a sizable escort of Infinity Guards. We are also being cared for by a local mech designer who can help us keep out of trouble." She tried to reassure him as she was inspecting, cleaning and polishing the parts of her combat armor.

The Unending Dragon Mark I was largely made out of the same wonder material that comprised the weapons of the Swordmaidens.

Before the Battle of Reckoning, she wasn’t really sure why Ves was so crazy about Unending alloy. Sure, the material was as hard as first-class armor, but it was way too unattainable through normal means.

It wasn’t until the battle when Ketis understood the true value of Unending alloy.

When she witnessed Venerable Dise and her fellow Swordmaidens in action, she became captivated by their most glorious moments. She repeatedly rewinded the footage where the Bright Sword Prime and the other swordsman mechs managed to slice the limbs off the Jeanne D’Arc in an instant!

She never thought that non-expert mechs were capable of unleashing such a powerful cutting energy attack!

She held her upgraded CFA greatsword many times. With the help of Sharpie, she eventually learned that her living sword was able to pass something to the blade.

Ever since then, she tried to use the methods that Ves had taught her and what she figured out on her own to metaphysically ’hone’ her weapon.

In fact, she didn’t just limit her attempts to her sword. She picked up one of her gauntlets and concentrated on the fingertips.

She felt Sharpie responding to the sharpness that had been imbued in these parts. While it was only a minute for now, Ketis had a feeling that it could tear through solid metal if she kept honing over a longer period of time.

The same might also hold true for the rest of her Unending Dragon if she diligently kept up her efforts.

Unfortunately, Ketis didn’t think she’d be able to see the fruits of her efforts. Sharpie was too big and her resilient combat armor was too big and massive.

Maybe she’d be able to accelerate her efforts once she became a Journeyman, but that would take some time to accomplish.

"Isn’t this visit merely about recruiting a bunch of new mech pilots who are suitable to become a part of the Swordmaidens?" Joshua questioned as he watched her take care of her equipment. "I don’t think your fellow sisters need a mech designer considering that the contests are all held using mechs supplied by the organizers."

"You don’t get it. This trip is important to me. No offense to Ves, but he’s not that enthusiastic about swords and swordsman mechs. He can’t teach anything about swords to me because I know much more than him in this specific area. The Heavensword Association is known as the paradise for swordsman mechs so I’ll be able to learn a lot more about my chosen specialty over there. In fact, a part of me wants to stay there and never return."

"Will you?"

"No." Ketis shook her head. "As much I’d like to indulge myself by spending my life with like-minded sword enthusiasts, that’s not where the future of the Swordmaidens lie. We want to go out of our corner of the galaxy. We want to see the cosmos and use our power for something more than trying to fight for ourselves. While our grand expedition is filled with peril, there is a sense of purpose that we have long been lacking. It’s so nice to be able to step outside of the box we are confined in. It feels as if we have finally managed to jump out of our cages that kept us boxed in place."

"I can understand the feeling. I feel the same way. If not for the opportunities provided by Ves, I’d still be languishing in the Komodo Star Sector. In fact, without his virtual mechs, I would have never been able to progress all the way to expert pilot."

Both of them were grateful to Ves. Their lives had already changed beyond their wildest dreams and this was just the start!

When Ketis completed her inspection, she reassembled her Undying Dragon and packed it up so that she could stow it with the rest of her luggage.

"Do you think you’ll be able to achieve good results over there?" Joshua curiously asked.

"Oh, I think the Heavensworders will be awfully surprised when my sisters and I enter the arena." Ketis grinned. "We’ve gained some awesome gifts from Ves that should help us reach the later stages of the contests. I can’t say anything further than that. Some of the seeded contestants are truly ridiculous. I don’t think I’ll be able to defeat any of them in the one-on-one personal combat competition."

"What about the group competition?"

"We Swordmaidens excel at fighting alongside each other! What we lack in sophistication, we make up with trust and familiarity with each other. In the coming months, we’ll be drilling with each other very frequently in order to make sure we know what everyone else is capable of. That will help us cover each other’s backs when we finally compete."

She was truly hopeful about her odds. The candies she and her fellow Swordmaidens already ingested had boosted their strength and combat prowess at a much faster pace than she imagined.

Since she received more candies than everyone else, she might actually become the strongest member of their main combat team!

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