Nightmare Mode (Dragon Ball Z Gamer SI)

The Hero Association (57.2)

Game

Thoughts

"Talking"

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"Sup," Gray said, doing his best to look friendly as he stared at the human-sized robot in front of him.

The robot didn't answer, instead just standing in front of the group of Saiyans motionlessly.

"Is... is it a person?" Cabba whispered to Kale, who just shrugged in response.

Gray could've mistaken the complex robot for a person piloting a mech, as it was huge and human-shaped. Its torso and lower legs were thick with metal, while equally as fit human-looking arms and legs were attached to its body. Each arm ended in a set of flexible hands, which had fingers.

The robot's head was a sleek and shiny dome of chrome with two crimson eyes in the center, along with a red dot where its mouth would be. The torso's solid middle part was fitted with intricate circuitry patterns that shined with a red glow. On the back of the large mass, there were five different circular bars of metal stretching upward, which looked cannon-like.

All of this combined meant that the robot looked very mecha-like, and it wouldn't have been absurd to assume there was a person inside.

But it's definitely a robot.

As Gray tried to observe the metal man, no window appeared. It was as if he were just staring at an inanimate object.

Even the androids on Earth had power levels. I don't know what separates this guy from those, but something does.

"This is Metal Knight," Fubuki intervened quickly, stepping up next to Gray, "He's the seventh-ranked S-Class hero."

"...Have you come to surrender, alien?" A robotic voice came from the metallic man, its red eyes staring down at Gray.

"Nah, but I'm not here to kill you either," Gray hummed, shaking his head, "I'm here to work with you - or your association, I guess. Bring me to the big shots in the Hero Association."

The robot just stared at Gray, its metallic face not giving away what the man controlling it was thinking, "...You have killed two A-Class heroes, and severely wounded Tanktop Master."

Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be that easy.

"It was an accident," Gray waved dismissively, as if his group hadn't literally murdered three people, "Tell him, Fubuki. Vouch for us."

"I am not vouching for you," Fubuki huffed, her face stern, "Stop acting like I'm on your side just because you protected me from Sweet Mask. I only brought you here because I can't handle you anyway."

"That's fair, but you remember the whole 'blowing up the planet' thing?" Gray shot back dryly, smirking lightly at her, "You'll be fine, because you're my portable gravity chamber, so I'm taking you with me after this mission. If you don't want to leave, consider it kidnapping."

"Stop calling me that! I don't even know what a gravity chamber-"

"Anyway, the rest of your race's life is in your hands," Gray cut her off bluntly, staring into Fubuki's eyes, "I'm being this cooperative because I don't want you to hate me, but if this 'Hero Association' won't work with us, then the rest of your race, and planet, is going to end up extinct."

The main reason is that having my gravity chamber hate me would be annoying, but working with these guys will help speed up the mission in the long run.