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Then why are you trying to stop us?

Well—That's not what I'm here for. I just want you guys to go someplace else to test your... your...

Giant, Ultimate Ugly Thing Mk. 3!

Right. I just wanted you guys to test out the Giant, Ultimate Ugly Thing Mk. 3 somewhere else, that's all.

This is the most suitable place we found.

Besides, we've already paid such a heavy price just to defeat you!

What price?

We've toiled through three whole days and nights, but that's not even important.

What's important is we're reduced to working with these mead wimps!

That's right! We're even working with these whiskey idiots!

Oh... so that's the most important part, huh?

Anyway, we've already sacrificed so much. There's no way we're going to give up just because of what you said!

All I'm asking is for you to find someplace else.

No means no!

Why's that?

(Whispers) You can't blame them, Gavial.

(Whispers) Avdotya asked them to find somewhere they wouldn't bother anyone. She even threatened to not write ads for their drinks anymore if they disturbed anyone.

(Whispers) That's how they ended up here.

(Whispers) And I saw lots of equipment and machinery already mounted in place. They can't take them away anymore.

(Whispers) What a headache...

(Whispers) How about I ask them not to hit the cave when they test fire their weapons...?

That's basically giving it away that there's something there!

*whine*...

Now, please leave. Stop bothering us here!

Or are you trying to interfere because you think you're no match for the Giant, Ultimate Ugly Thing Mk. 3?!

Now <i>that</i>, I can't pretend I didn't hear.

A-Anyway, just leave already!

I'll say this again. I'm asking you guys to move somewhere else for your own benefit.

We aren't going anywhere!

Ugh—What a pain.

How about this. We'll fight here and now. How's that?

(Whispers) What are you thinking?

(Whispers) Instead of letting them stay and blow up the cave, I might as well take the situation into my own hands. Don't worry.

But we haven't properly tuned our weapons yet...

If I lose, I'll give you all your tools back. If I win, you guys still get to fight me again later. You've got nothing to lose.

I... I suppose?

Gavial quickly runs to the south of the enormous machine.

Hey, why did you come over here?!

That's a cave and a cliff over there. I gotta give myself some room, right?

Alright, makes sense.

How about we get started, then?

W-We aren't gonna hold back!

Well, that thing sure packs some firepower. I can barely get any closer.

That's not all! Durin Tree Trunk Saw, activate!

Hell yeah!

But not enough!

What?! She stopped the maximum turbo engine all by herself?!

Shit! Parry! Parry immediately!

They dodged it?

That's quite an agile design. You ever thought about using that to build your settlement?

Let's hear you say that after this!

Take this!

Ohh!

She blocked an artillery shell with her axe?!

Zumama forged this for me. A couple of artillery shells? Piece of cake.

Now it's my turn!

Crap! Fall back! Fall back right now!

Not happening! Here comes the saw!

Why are we falling back? We should be parrying to the side!

No, we should push forward. That's the only way we can dodge her saw's attacks!

Stop! Stop trying to take the controller—

What a strange movement pattern... Why did it get behind me?!

Settle down, you two! We almost lost right there!

You have nowhere to run, Gavial! Take my ultimate attack—

Durin Out-of-Control Guided Missiles Omnidirectional Bombardment!!!

Crap! The cave!

Why an omnidirectional bombardment, now of all times?!

Gavial takes a deep breath, relaxes her tail, and drops her saw on the ground.

She grips the large axe with both hands.

Haah!

What?! H-How high did she jump?!

Gavial leaps into the air and hops onto gigantic machine's leg, then its chest.

With the robot's surface as a stepping stone, Gavial once again springs up and curls her tail around its raised robotic arm, swinging towards the cave's entrance on the other side.

*Brrrr*–

Gavial looks at the artillery shells all over the ground and raises the giant axe in her hand.

Hah... hah...

Good thing that was omnidirectional, and none of them headed this way...

And I also gotta thank you guys for not putting any explosives in the missiles... At least you knew to hold back there...

*belch*

Huh?

I have no idea why you care about that cave so much, but now that you've had a taste of our missiles, there's no way you can stand anymore!

The missiles are filled with Archosaurian booze. Even those with the highest tolerance amongst us can't stay on their feet after getting blasted by one of these!

Urgh...

So... Does it look like I'm lying on the ground right now?

No way...

How come the missile didn't work on you?

I mean, how much booze did you put in the missiles anyway? It's not like I drank any. Breathing in that little bit just makes you tipsy at most. Why would anyone fall down and not be able to get up?

But none of us could...

That just goes to show what a bunch of lightweights you guys are.

(Facepalms)

Set that aside for now! Why are you so worried about the cave, Gavial?! Are you hiding something in there that's stopping us from getting our tools back?!

Whatever, now that it's come to this. I'll tell you.

Inam hid all your tools inside.

What???

If you don't believe me, go check it out yourself. Of course, until you defeat me, I'm not going to let you take them.

So... That's why you leapt up there? To keep our tools from getting hit by the missiles?

So that's why you ran behind the Giant, Ultimate Ugly Thing Mk. 3? Because you were scared of the cave getting caught in the battle?

That's why you tried to chase us away? Because you were afraid our tools would be caught in the weapons test?

Didn't I tell you? I asked you guys to go somewhere else for your own benefit.

Gavial... Your tail looks like it's bleeding.