The Mech Lord

"I think he misunderstood us," Chrisitina looked at Leo with a pale face.

"Yeah," Leo could at least see that much. But, for some reason, he was not shocked. Maybe he was starting to get used to his poor luck. And, that wasn\'t a good thing at all.

[Talk about annoying things-nya.] Aiden sighed inwardly.

"I think you should go and explain it to him," Leo said to Christina and she seemed to finally come to a realization that it was indeed one of the possible ways to deal with the situation.

She didn\'t waste a second more in the room, and immediately went after the fellow.

Leo on the other hand, turned around his head to find the culprit behind this situation.

"Where are you?" He asked, looking around with a frown on his face.

"Umn.." Spike finally walked out from his hiding with a forced smile on his face. "I didn\'t mean that…I am sorry…"

Leo stared at him for a few seconds before finally sighing, "Don\'t lose your calm like this. Aren\'t you here to represent your race? Think before you act, Because that is the standard you are setting for your kind."

Spike\'s face immediately turned serious, and he gave Leo a nod.

"Well, then use one of the Pods." Leo turned around to walk towards one of the pods himself.

"Why don\'t you fight in a mock battle with me? We can go for an actual physical battle instead of a virtual one in pods?" Spike looked at Leo in excitement.

"Not today, I am still not used to fighting with one arm." Leo gave him an apologetic smile with a sweat on his forehead.

He didn\'t have a death wish.

After receiving that kick, he had curiously scanned the little guy and the results were shocking.

Name: [Little Pine]

Lv 18: [Elite]

Skill: [???]

Race: [Beast Spirit]

Comprehensive Body Assessment: [E+]

[Stats]

Strength: 188

Agility: 175

Stamina: 162

This little guy was a monster.

It was Level 18!!!

This guy was at the top of the game!!

Even though only one of his three stat had crossed 180, it was all required to achieve Lv 18. As long as one of the three stat increases according to the corresponding points requirement, your Level will increase as long as it is within your potential.

Even though Leo\'s stats were more balanced than him, he was a nobody compared to this little monster. The difference in the amount of states between them was massive, not to mention, he was a colored rank above him.

"I see," Spike nodded, "Well, we will fight someday later then."

With that Leo was able to dodge the bullet for now.

…

Later in the evening, Leo quietly sneaked into the mansion avoiding Viona\'s gaze. It would be a bit troublesome if she found out that he had taken the holder off of his shoulder.

"Aiden!!"

A voice immediately sounded in Leo\'s ears as he opened the door to his room, and it immediately gave him chills.

He turned his head to the side, and sure enough, it was Vanessa.

"Wher-"

"Slam!"

Vanessa hadn\'t spoken out the first word when Leo rushed into the room and slammed the door on her face.

"I am busy, please don\'t disturb me. And, I will be having dinner in my room as well. Please inform downstairs." His voice came from the door.

Vanessa stood there not knowing what this was all about.

…

The days next were all spent like that in secrecy. Leo felt like he had become some kind of agent. He would go to the Academy early in the morning before anyone woke up, and sneak in the home during the hours when Viona wasn\'t around.

He obviously wasn\'t attending his classes but was busy working on his Battle Arm. He wanted to finish it as soon as possible.

"The materials are here.." Yuji burst into the room with a wide smile on his face when his eyes widened in surprise at the sight in front of him, and he came up to Leo on the drawing board.

"So, this is what we are about to make?" He asked him with a curious look on his face, and Leo nodded as he pointed at the design on the board.

He wasn\'t worried about the design getting stolen because he had left the necessary things out of the design which he was going to work on.

"Shall we get started then?" Leo looked at Yuji and he nodded.

Hence, began the days of manual labor…

….

Next day..

"Is this fine?" Yuji brought the processed metal plate to Leo.

"Make it a bit smaller...." Leo said with a frown and then went on to correct his design. Even he wasn\'t going to get it perfect on the very first attempt.

….

"Damn! The blade broke off! That scared the crap out of me!" Yuji cursed with sweat dripping down his face as the blade of the cutting machine broke off. They surely were using a bit too old of a machinery.

"Are you sure you want this tough metal to be used in this thing? Don\'t you need flexibility?" Yuji turned around to ask Leo, who was busy working on the Shoulder cap with Spike helping him out.

The little guy was feeling bad for what had happened and hence had come out to help and lessen his guilt.

"It will work, trust me.." Leo smiled at Yuji, this metal was the best suited for him.

…

Next day..

"Are you kidding me? This is going to go inside your body?" Spike asked with wide eyes as he stood in front of the screws which were to be used in holding the thing in the right place.

The screws were actually bigger than him.

"How much more is left on your side, Doc?" Leo asked as he looked at the guy sweating bucket while working with welder as sparks flew all around the place.

"It should take a bit more. You should start working on the arm. I will be done by the time you complete it," He replied without even turning around.

Leo had noticed that he turned into a different guy all together while working. His passion was really no less than his own.

…

Leo followed his schedules as days passed, and quickly it was about to be a week since he started to act like a secret agent.

"I wonder what he is up to," Viona frowned as she looked upstairs.

"Don\'t you see him around? Is there anything going around?" She turned her head towards Vanessa to ask.

"Umn..yeah, I think it\'s just the pressure of upcoming exams. You don\'t need to worry. He will be fine," Vanessa replied with a smile.

….

The next day…

"Are you sure about it?" Yuji asked with a frown as he looked at Leo.

"Just do it," Leo replied with a serious gaze.

"This is something that should be done under medical supervision. This is not right, besides I can tell this thing that you have built is something different from the pre-existing models of Awakener Prosthetics in the market."

"Is this....your own creation?" Yuji further asked with a frown.

Leo looked at him a bit surprised.

Yuji seemed to have figured it out with the help of the vast knowledge he had. But, it didn\'t seem that he could understand the greatness of this thing.

The main metal that Leo had used to build the holder wasn\'t something very expensive, but its use in this case was the most important one.

It was Thunder Metal.

As the name suggested, it had super conductivity with electricity. And, for Leo it was the most suitable thing to make the Battle Arm.

The holder would be fitted into Leo\'s shoulder on a supporting rod which would go into Leo\'s bone through a hole and it would be held in place with the help of screws.

With time the body would naturally heal, leading the implants to become tightly placed inside the body. This was the reason that Leo had to act quickly, and pull out the previous holder and it was also the reason why changing the prosthetic was no easy job.

And, this was strictly in contrast to the biology of Awakeners and not a normal living being as the Awakeners healed at an incredibly fast pace and the same was for the growth of their body.

"It\'s more of a reason to not put this inside your body if it\'s your own creation. We don\'t even know if it will work properly or not." Yuji\'s frown deepened.

But, Leo just smiled looking at the shining black shoulder plate and attachments beside it. He wasn\'t a least bit worried about it.

Why?

Because he had the result\'s in front of him.

[Scan Complete...]

[Bionic Battle Arm - Complete Set]

[Arm Holder- 1]

[Shoulder Cap - 1]

[Supporting Rod - 1]

[Positioning Screws -7]

[Connecting Screw- 21]

[Battle Arm - 1]