Meanwhile, Exponent, perched on Constant’s shoulder,
kept swatting ninja-droids—
they dropped into the ocean…
and crawled right back up,
like wet cockroaches that refused to die.
Behind him, Airi hovered—
like an elven terminator.
“Mou… urusai yo, Ekusponenta-kun~
Time for your punishment, otōto~ ♡ ヾ|`･､●･|ﾉ””
Exponent spun dramatically. Their eyes locked.
“Tsk… first model…”
The Drone, wheezing and smoking,
floated between them, filming both.
Exponent threw a couple of air punches,
straightened up, and pointed at Airi:
“The exponent of one
equals Euler’s number!
And Euler’s number—
is the foundation of natural growth!”
Switched to pose #3.
“You’re not destroying me, angel… you—” heroic laugh, “are just my integral.”
Airi fired.
PEW!—PEW!—PEW!—PEW!
Exponent dodged,
like a breakdancer mid-inspiration.
But the moment he straightened into Pose #9…
She vanished.
And appeared right under his foot.
Smiled sweetly—
like a nurse before a shot:
“Gomen ne~ ꒰ღ˘‿˘ற꒱❤⃛”
—and KICKED THE LIVING HELL OUT OF HIM.
Like she was playing football
against physics itself.
Exponent screamed as he blasted upward:
“THIS IS NOT IN THE PROTOCOOOOL!”
The Drone shot up beside him, filming the ascent.
Exponent spotted the camera—
instantly straightened,
extended his arm like Superman:
“SINGULAR EVOLUTIONARY FLIGHT!”
And in that exact pose,
he slammed straight into the bronze belly
of Z-P-N-E-S 2.0,
which had been silently hovering above the battlefield the entire time.
The impact sounded like
a giant bucket of nuts
smashing into a bronze statue:
CLANG!
The Drone shrieked:
“Trr-trr-trr-TRIBRIBRIBRIBRIBRI!”
It caught the hit in slow motion—
and the clip instantly exploded across CosmoNet™,
turning into memes, GIFs, remixes, crossovers, and fan art.
Exponent slid down,
leaving a scratch across the bronze surface
in the shape of >e<.
On Shiori’s ship, Dick clenched his teeth:
“Holy cosmic shit…
I bet Airi-chan planned that with Phoenix.
No way that was random.”
Jackie rubbed her eyes:
“They don’t say it for nothing…
‘Don’t fly near the first model—
or you’ll get kicked like a ball out of an arcade machine.'”
KickWitness: BEST KICK OF MY LIFE! ⚽🔥
FlightTracker: 2187 JUST GOT SENT ON A 2k-FEET FLIGHT VIA AiriKick™ 💀
MartialArtsNerd: WAIT DID AIRI JUST PULL A SIU LAM JUK KAU MOVE???
SportsRecruiter: GET AIRI INTO OUR FOOTBALL LEAGUE RIGHT NOW!
TalentScout_X: SIGN HER IMMEDIATELY
PhysicsIsDead: SHE JUST KICKED HIM AGAINST GRAVITY 😭
MathEnjoyer: THAT WAS A PARABOLIC TRAJECTORY 🔥
MemeLord77: SOMEONE ADD GOAL SOUND EFFECTS
SoundEditor: @MemeLord77 already done
SlowMoAddict: THAT >e< SCRATCH IS ART
ArtCritic: SYMBOLISM DETECTED
DroneFan77: DRONE GOT THE PERFECT ANGLE AGAIN 🎥✨
DroneCultist: DRONE NEVER MISSES
Exponent tumbled down,
even his landing animation glitching out mid-fall.
But someone caught him.
Airi hovered in the air,
calm, radiant—
holding Exponent in her arms like royalty,
as if presenting a trophy: Here’s my prince. I caught him.
Exponent opened his eyes,
saw her face right up close—
and howled:
“…Oh no—ASCENDING SPIRAL STRI—”
Airi frowned.
Sisboss™ mode: ON.
Her voice turned sweet—
but with a metal core underneath:
“Sate sate, otōto-chan.
Amari chōshi ni noranai hō ga ii yo.
Hontō ni—onii-sama o okoraseru mae ni ne.”
She tossed him upward, like he weighed nothing—
then grabbed him by the legs, spun around her axis, twisting him into a perfect arc, and launched him with a shout:
“Fenikkusu-kun… hold onto otōto-chan.
Don’t let him out!”
The fuselage opened—and Exponent flew inside
like a volleyball.
BAAAAM—the door slammed shut.
Phoenix’s calm voice came through, almost lazy:
“Airi-chan, Exponent is secured in an energy field.
Focus on the big one.”
Up on the ship, Dick burst out laughing:
“Holy shit…” he exhaled. “Well… at least the costumed idiot survived.”
Jackie covered her face with her hands:
“Aigo… this fight is the most beautiful mess I’ve ever seen…”
The chat was already exploding:
ArenaVeteran: THAT WAS BETTER THAN THE SEASON 4 GLADIAROID FINALS! 🔥
SoulWitness: EXPONENT’S SOUL LEFT HIS BODY ON CAMERA 💀
DWE_Official: DWE™ formally offers Airi a contract as an Aerial Throw Coach
ReplayAddict: I NEED THAT IN SLOW MOTION RIGHT NOW
PhysicsIsGone: SHE JUST CAUGHT HIM LIKE A PRINCESS AND THEN SPIKED HIM 😭
RomanceOrViolence: IS THIS LOVE OR ASSAULT???
WeebTranslator: bro she just activated sisboss mode 😭
CulturalNote: tone shift detected. threat level: polite
DroneFan77: DRONE MISSED NOTHING AGAIN 🎥✨
DroneCultist: DRONE IS THE TRUE MVP
MemeFactory: THIS IS VOLLEYBALL NOW
SportsCasterAI: CLEAN EXECUTION. PERFECT FORM.
Down below, Blindy dropped to his knees under the weight of everything happening:
“…F-f—fuck… f-fuck—ffff—!
m-my team is—
the WORST—AND THE BEST—
th-this—this thing—
th-that could’ve—could’ve happened—
to this—this—UNIVERSE…”
He trembled, gripping his head, like his brain was trying to escape through his ears.