"Your previous idea was to turn the suit into loose particles, letting artificial intelligence trol them to attad defend," Dr. Tenma began as he gestured to the sed gss case. "But after studying it all night, I ultimately decided to reject the cept."

  Dr. Tenma stood in front of "Gss Cover No. 2," adjusting his white b coat as he turo face Kaminari.

  "It's not that it's impossible to turn the suit into particles. In fact, that part is retively simple. The material your battle suit is made of is excellent for shape manipution."

  "But!" he emphasized, pushing his gsses higher on the bridge of his nose.

  "I've already expihis before, the hardness of the SIS memory alloy is only parable to that of steel. If it's used directly in bat without additional structure, it'll sustain damage far too easily. And o's damaged, we don't have any surplus SIS material to repair or repce it."

  Kaminari listened carefully, nodding as his gaze shifted to the pile of golden sand ihe gss case. He wasn't disappointed by the reje of his inal idea, he trusted Dr. Tenma's expertise to find a better alternative.

  "Then what are these?" he asked, gesturing toward the shimmering sand.

  "These are nanomagic metamaterials," Dr. Tenma expined. "My revised idea is to have artificial intelligence trol these particles. They will automatically attack or defend based on your ands and situational needs."

  "But the most critical aspect of this cept," he tinued, "is establishing a stable e between these particles and the AI. That part is by far the most challenging."

  At this point, Dr. Tenma g the battle suit case Kaminari was holding.

  "So, for now, you'll o leave your suit with me."

  Kaminari didn't hesitate to agree. After all, he wasn't likely to he suit in the immediate future. However, he did set a dition.

  "Alright, but it o be ready before the final exams. I'm guessing the hero subject's exam will include something like simuted bat."

  Dr. Tenma raised an eyebrow. "Whehese final exams?"

  "Early July," Kaminari replied.

  "Hmm, that gives us over a month. That's plenty of time," Dr. Tenma said with a fident smile. Then, as if struck by inspiration, he asked, "By the way, do you want to he new funality we're adding? It'd help us bel it for development."

  "?" Kaminari tilted his head, puzzled.

  "Yes. You've already he existing modes of your suit. So why not his new mode as well? It'll keep the naming scheme sistent, and we log it properly in the project files."

  "Oh!" Kaminari excimed as realization dawned on him. He rubbed his thoughtfully, muttering to himself.

  "Gold Sand Mode? No, no, that's way too pin and uninspired. It needs something cooler—something dramatiatch the tone of the previous modes."

  After a moment of deliberation, Kaminari straightened up, a fident smile pying on his lips. "Let's call it Absolute Defense!"

  "Absolute Defense?" Dr. Tenma echoed, raising an eyebrow. "What's the reasoning behind that name?"

  "Think about it," Kaminari said, gesturihusiastically. "If everything works out, these gold particles will be trolled by Pikachu, right?"

  "Of course," Dr. Tenma firmed.

  "With Pikachu's processing power, it'll be able to analyze oppos' movements and respond instantly, creating near-perfect defenses. Even if I stand pletely still, it'll be almost impossible for most oppos to nd a hit on me, uhey're extraordinarily powerful!"

  Kaminari's eyes gleamed as he envisiohe sario. "This is the beauty of artificial intelligence. Hoeople could break through such a defense?"

  "Hmm." Dr. Tenma nodded, stroking his . "The name does sound a bit over-the-top, but it's fitting. I'll approve it."

  Then, with a faint smile, he added, "You have a knack for naming things. I struggled fes to e up with a name for my son!"

  "Uh… naming people is a bit different from naming modes and moves, don't you think?" Kaminari said, scratg the back of his head, looking slightly awkward.

  Quickly ging the topic, he asked, "By the way, you work on a carrying mode for the suit as well?"

  "A carrying mode?" Dr. Tenma repeated, blinking in surprise.

  "Yeah! The biggest differeween my suit and others isn't just the material, it's the built-in artificial intelligence, right? So, why 't I have the battle suit follow me?"

  Kaminari expined further, "It's kind of inveo carry this case everywhere. If the suit could transform into something portable, like a small 'pet' form, that would solve the problem. Maybe… something like Pikachu?"

  Dr. Tenma stared at Kaminari, momentarily speechless at his whimsical suggestion. If Edgeshot were present, he might've patted Kaminari on the shoulder for his bold imagination.

  Kaminari poioward the gss case taining the golden sand. "And these particles—they'll o be portable too. How else I bring them with me?"

  Dr. Tenma chuckled, shaking his head. "You don't o worry about that. While it may look like a lot, the particles are pressible. Onpacted, they'll only be slightly rger than an e."

  "What about the weight?" Kaminari asked skeptically. "pressing the size doesn't ge the mass."

  "Ah, that's the clever part," Dr. Tenma expined with a knowing grin. "Pikachu will use eleagiipution to offset the weight. You won't feel it at all."

  "That's amazing!" Kaminari excimed, thhly impressed. He khe teological level of this world far surpassed that of his previous life, but the more he learhe more it astonished him.

  However, he was starting to realize just how advahis research facility was. The boratory was clearly one of the most cutting-edge in the world, and Dr. Tenma himself was likely among Japan's top three stists, if not the very best.

  "Since you press the sand, it take the form of a Poké Ball when pacted?" Kaminari asked excitedly. "And maybe you could add some cool patterns or designs to it?"

  "That's a simple shaping process," Dr. Tenma said with a ugh. He immediately guessed what Kaminari was thinking but agreed without hesitation.

  "However," Dr. Tenma added with a serious tone, "I should warn you—all these extra features will e at a cost. The more additions we make, the more expe will be."

  Kaminari froze, realizing he hadn't sidered the price. Hesitantly, he asked, "How much are we talking about?"

  "Let's see…" Dr. Tenma said thoughtfully before turning his attention upward. "Sadako, calcute the estimated cost of the modifications we just discussed."

  "Uood," the AI replied, and after a brief pause, the voice delivered a respohat made Kaminari's heart sink.

  "Approximately 30 milliohis estimate excludes the cost of the nanomagic metamaterials."

  "Th-thirty million yen?!" Kaminari stammered, feeling a wave of dread wash over him.

  Then, a thought struck him. "Wait—why are the material costs excluded?" Although it was a relief, he o uand why.

  "Because if we included them, you couldn't afford it, even if your father's entire pany were sold," Dr. Tenma said with a faint smile. "Mr. Mitsui personally authorized waiving the material fees for you."

  At that moment, Kaminari realized just how incredibly valuable his bat suit truly was.

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