Above Your Head

When a pilot gained proficiency in synchronizing with the Iron Heart, they would be able to awaken one to three Abilities depending on their nature, bloodline and talent. Generally speaking, it was possible to awaken one to three Abilities; however, ordinary pilots would only be able to awaken one Ability. These Abilities were commonly referred to as Inherent Ability.

Inherent Abilities were generally determined at the first awakening and would remain the same for the rest of the pilot's life. As the pilot became more skilled with synchronization, the inherent ability or abilities would become more powerful or even evolve. In some rare cases, a pilot's number of Inherent Ability(Abilities) might also increase as they become more proficient in synchronization. Continuous training and meditation would be required to awaken the inherent potential of a pilot.

Despite that… It was an undeniable truth that pilots born with a rare Ability from the start would have a greater advantage. Thus, the future of a pilot was determined by their talent in piloting and also the type or performance of their awakened Ability.

Freeze! Don't move!

"What do you mean freeze, you idiot."

I activated the Flash Ability and blinked through space. That alone caused all the missiles, laser beams, as well as bullets to shoot through the air. Of course, the enemy laid out a barrage of artillery fire in preparation for evasive maneuvers or invoked teleportations. However, they wouldn't be able to cover the vast universe. As such, there was an opening.

Baaang!

I blew away an enemy machine with a single laser shot. There was no use in using evasive maneuvers since the enemies were reading my movements anyways.

Ha, just surrender! There is a huge difference in our power! You have no chance of winning!

"Ahhh, so noisy..."

It was annoying because the enemies kept communicating with me, so I blocked their communication frequency. Despite the situation, we were both affiliated with the Leonhardt Imperial Army, so it was easy to cut off their incoming messages since we were on the same radio frequency channel.

"Well, we're definitely lacking power."

However, if our troops were really at an overwhelming disadvantage, the enemy would not be so desperate to "urge" us to surrender. They would've just wiped us out.

Maybe the fight also felt like a nightmare for them too. However, it was a given as they were being toyed by one single Gigas despite having a numerical advantage. It also seemed that it wasn't just the enemy who felt that.

...As expected, that's unfair.

"Huh? What is?"

Your existence itself.

I shrugged at Napoleon's grumbling.

"But then again, it seems like that, isn't it? Speaking of just Abilities, how many have I used?"

Others could probably never be able to imagine the amount of advantages I had when it came to controlling a Gigas. To be honest, even I felt that the calibration I had was unjust.

'If the types and performance of an Ability equates to the talent of a pilot… This is basically a cheat-like talent.'

I had three to five Abilities; they weren't fixed and would change daily. I called them Abilities of the Day.

Of course, I had no say over what Abilities I would get for the day, so there were times where I got screwed up skills like those on the day of my first battle. On the contrary, it was also an advantage since the enemy wouldn't be able to pinpoint the exact Abilities I possessed. It was hard for the enemy to devise an attack strategy against me.

When it came to Basic Abilities, I could also utilize more basic abilities compared to others. Even if it was the same exact model - Napoleon, some of these machines only had

When a pilot gained proficiency in synchronizing with the Iron Heart, they would be able to awaken one to three Abilities depending on their nature, bloodline and talent. Generally speaking, it was possible to awaken one to three Abilities; however, ordinary pilots would only be able to awaken one Ability. These Abilities were commonly referred to as Inherent Ability.

Inherent Abilities were generally determined at the first awakening and would remain the same for the rest of the pilot's life. As the pilot became more skilled with synchronization, the inherent ability or abilities would become more powerful or even evolve. In some rare cases, a pilot's number of Inherent Ability(Abilities) might also increase as they become more proficient in synchronization. Continuous training and meditation would be required to awaken the inherent potential of a pilot.

Despite that… It was an undeniable truth that pilots born with a rare Ability from the start would have a greater advantage. Thus, the future of a pilot was determined by their talent in piloting and also the type or performance of their awakened Ability.

Freeze! Don't move!

"What do you mean freeze, you idiot."

I activated the Flash Ability and blinked through space. That alone caused all the missiles, laser beams, as well as bullets to shoot through the air. Of course, the enemy laid out a barrage of artillery fire in preparation for evasive maneuvers or invoked teleportations. However, they wouldn't be able to cover the vast universe. As such, there was an opening.

Baaang!

I blew away an enemy machine with a single laser shot. There was no use in using evasive maneuvers since the enemies were reading my movements anyways.

Ha, just surrender! There is a huge difference in our power! You have no chance of winning!

"Ahhh, so noisy..."

It was annoying because the enemies kept communicating with me, so I blocked their communication frequency. Despite the situation, we were both affiliated with the Leonhardt Imperial Army, so it was easy to cut off their incoming messages since we were on the same radio frequency channel.

"Well, we're definitely lacking power."

However, if our troops were really at an overwhelming disadvantage, the enemy would not be so desperate to "urge" us to surrender. They would've just wiped us out.

Maybe the fight also felt like a nightmare for them too. However, it was a given as they were being toyed by one single Gigas despite having a numerical advantage. It also seemed that it wasn't just the enemy who felt that.

...As expected, that's unfair.

"Huh? What is?"

Your existence itself.

I shrugged at Napoleon's grumbling.

"But then again, it seems like that, isn't it? Speaking of just Abilities, how many have I used?"

Others could probably never be able to imagine the amount of advantages I had when it came to controlling a Gigas. To be honest, even I felt that the calibration I had was unjust.

'If the types and performance of an Ability equates to the talent of a pilot… This is basically a cheat-like talent.'

I had three to five Abilities; they weren't fixed and would change daily. I called them Abilities of the Day.

Of course, I had no say over what Abilities I would get for the day, so there were times where I got screwed up skills like those on the day of my first battle. On the contrary, it was also an advantage since the enemy wouldn't be able to pinpoint the exact Abilities I possessed. It was hard for the enemy to devise an attack strategy against me.

When it came to Basic Abilities, I could also utilize more basic abilities compared to others. Even if it was the same exact model - Napoleon, some of these machines only had