IS Infinite Build

Construct 42: Unearthed Past

Kono mama~

(Shows Sento working on bottle.)

Aruki tsuzukete iru

(Zooms in on Sento, changes into build and throws punch)
Konnya mo maasugu

(Shows Build throw a punch then a kick)
Hitori no ashiato tadotte...
(Scene changes to Ichika working on paper)
Hateshinai, dakedo kimi dake wa

(Zooms in on Ichika as swings blade in IS)
Dokoka de matteru

(Night Rouge with Monsters in front of him, Scene switches to bottles on a spinning table. Hands grab the bottles.)
Egao tayasazuni
(Shows Sento, Tabane, Ichika, Chloe all shaking bottles)
There you will...
(Chloe enters chamber and caresses wristband, as eyes glows.)
Be The One, Be The One! All right!

(Build armor encloses around Sento. Shows Rabbit Tank doing finisher, then RocketPanda slashing the screen, Firehedgehog sending fire at screen, shattering it.)
Ashita no chikyū o naki da senai kara

(Tabane, Cecelia, Rin, Chifuyu, Yamada, Charles, and Laura all stand.)
Be The Lights, Be The Lights! All right!

(Sento spin kicks, Ichika throws a punch. Steam engulfs screen to Night Rouge)
Tsuyoku nareru yo, I wanna Get it!

(Sento walks towards camera, zooms in to Sento's face, Sento opens eyes. The eyes flash red and blue)
Nanika wo tasukete sukutte dakishime

(back to Sento and Co shaking bottles as camera pans around)
Kokoro ni furete todoku yo, tsutawaru

(Build readies weapon and Charges Smash Army)
Be The One, Be The Lights

(Rabbit Tank stands as sparks fall on him. Ninnin comic takes pose. Rocketpanda flies by, and Firehedgehog blasts water at the screen.)
Message, Okoru yo hibiku yo~!

(Rocketpanda claws at screen. Ichika swings IS blade. Build takes signature pose.)

We are Sento

I sit on the bed, as Ichika and Charles stare each other down. With the only flapping of the Cross-Z Dragon's wings, as it's being pet by Char- I guess it's Charlotte actually. Still though this is getting awkward, I need to break the ice and explain this. "Ichika, get Charlotte here some tea." Ichika nods and gets up to make some tea. Charlotte looks at me, and she sees my stern face.

Charlotte:(looks down) I assume with that kind of look. You've already figured out everything…(looks up) Haven't you Sensei?

Sento:(nods) That's exactly what I came here for. Charlotte Dunois.

Ichika:(Looks over) Charlotte?! AH! Hot!

Charlotte:(chuckles) As expected of Sensei. As soon as you looked at me, you were immediately suspicious.

Sento:(crosses arms) How could I not? A second male pilot that hasn't been known outside of the Academy? It would be bizzare to do so. The Dunios corporation would gain many more opportunities with a male pilot under their wing. But why would they hide such a valuable asset? At first I thought it was because they were handing you an experimental 3rd Generation IS. But since you're still using 2nd Generation IS specs that was off the table.

Charlotte:(looks at Sento) So you had moved on to the next likely solution.

Sento:(nods) I looked back at your story. I realised that there is no Charles Dunois. Neither does the CEO have an Actual son. He does on the other hand, have a daughter born from a Mistress he had in the past.

Ichika:(puts down Tea) So, wait then He's a Bastard Son?

Sento:(sighs) No, She's a Bastard Daughter. Her presence wasn't noticed by the Dunois family, even by the CEO himself, until Charlotte came to him after her mother died and left a letter explaining her ties to him.(crosses arms) Being an "unwanted daughter" in the Dunois family, she was constantly mistreated and abused by them. Later it was discovered that she had great aptitude for IS piloting. Thus CEO thought of a plan to keep his company afloat, which was being pressured hard for not showing much progress in development of 3rd Generation. Unlike the other nations, France did not join the EU and was in turn forced to develop a 3rd Generation, IS all by itself. This burden fell heavily on Dunois Industry. When the company continuously failed to show any viable results, the French government considered withdrawing its IS development and production rights, which made the CEO even more frantic about the matter. Unable to produce satisfactory results, the CEO decided to obtain the data from elsewhere, and faked Charlotte's gender. Believing Charlotte to be the world's "2nd male" IS pilot, the French government chose her as one of its representative candidates, and sent her to IS Academy. I assume you're plan was to get close to Ichika and me. Ichika was the only "male" in the IS Academy, and would naturally be assigned same room. Then you had your suspicions on me. Once you realised I was Build you tried to steal important data from his IS, the Byakushiki, and my Build system which was viewed as the newest 3rd Generation IS at that time. Am I wrong?

Charles:(nods) You hit the nail on the head, as you would say.(looks down at CD and pets) Now that all of this has been discovered, the company will go bankrupt… And I will probably be deported back to France… Ah, well.

Ichika: ...Are you okay with that? Charl-Charlotte are you really alright with that?

Charles:(looks at CD) I didn't choose this, and I really don't care… So whatever.

Ichika:(furious) Don't you "Whatever" me! And he calls himself you "father?!" Even if it's true that he's the reason you're here, it doesn't mean he can do just whatever he wants with you! Everyone should have the right to choose how they wanted to live! And nobody, not even your parents have any right to deny that!

Charles: Ichika… Why are you…

Sento:(sits down) Ichika and Chifuyu were abandoned when they were young. The two were orphaned at a young age. I'm sure that if you're father came out of nowhere and commanded you to do something you would never forgive him.

Ichika:(nods) Exactly! I'd never let him do anything with me.

Sento:(sighs) I'm glad we got that all cleared up. But Ichika, remember we're still in the Dorm, with neighbors. Everyone! Don't Listen to what this Meathead is Shouting! It's Not Anything you have to worry about!

Voices from other rooms: Okay Sensei~!

Ichika: S-Sorry. But Sensei, would she be protected by Article 21, of the Academy's Charter?

Sento:(looks at Ichika) I'm… Wow, I'm surprised that you studied the Charter so thoroughly.(smiles) But yes, Ichika is right. Care to explain Ichika?

Ichika:(nods) Right on. Article 21 states that each and every student must belong to no state as long as they're enrolled here. If the student does not agree to it, then no external intervention shall be permitted. You'll be protected for the next 3 years, and with that time, Me, you, and Sensei can figure a solution.

Sento:(smirks) I've already have a plan ready to go. It's to register you as a Touto citizen. I can get you a passport, ID, and I can scrounge up a couple million Yen so you can live here for a time. And though some… Tactics, I can make sure that the Dunios Corporation doesn't follow you.

"I'm kinda afraid of what you have planned when you say… Tactics." Ichika says looking at me in unsurity. "Oh trust me…(evil grin) I have a few devious plots to ensure no one gets in our path… Ha ha ha ha ha..." I laugh softly with all the different plans floating through my head. "I'm scared" Ichika mutters off set. "Same here." Charlotte backed up says. Suddenly a knock on the door knocks us back into reality. "Ichika-san are you in there?" Cecilia-chan?! "Oh no, what do we do?!" Our eyes fall upon Charlotte who currently is wearing clothes that makes clear her true Gender. "Get the door. I've got this." I take the seat in front of Charlotte, I put up a screen of just random data in front of Charlotte, I pull up a smaller screen in the palm of my hand.

Cecilia:(enters room) Ichika-san? Oh, sorry am I interrupting something?

Sento:(turns) Oh, Cecilia-chan. I was just giving Charles here a catch up lesson. You know the days that he's missed.

Cecilia:(nods) I see, well Ichika-san have you had dinner yet? If not I was thinking we could dine together.

Ichika: Oh… Yeah sure, I'll see you two later then. I'll grab something if you want it.

Sento: I have to meet Chifuyu later, so I'm fine. Just get something for Charles.

"Sure." Thus Ichika and Cecilia leave the room. A sigh escapes from the both of us. "That was close." Charlotte gives a agreement nod. "Speaking of, I need to get going. I promised to meet with Chifuyu. Are you going to be okay Charlotte-chan?" I ask, Charlotte just smiles as tears fall down her cheek.

Charlotte:(sniffs) It's just… I haven't had many people go out of their way to help me… It's hard to take it in is all.

Sento:(smiles) Because you had closed yourself off because of your family.(hands tissue) But you don't have to anymore.(stands up) Your past doesn't matter when it comes to true family and friends. Take comfort that I'll always be here to help you if you get into a scuff okay?

Charlotte:(wipes tears) Thank you… Both you and Ichika.

Sento:(chuckles) Well, I have to get going. Are you sure your going to be okay now?

Charlotte:(nods) Yes, thank you. I'll see you later.

Sento:(leaves) I'm off. Have a good rest of the night.

Closing the door behind me, I walk down the hall. I look at the time, it's 8:54. I'll be able to catch the next train, and get their on time if my calculations are correct. Which they always are. I think back to Charlotte's smile. I can't help but chuckle at myself again. I'm happy to see her give a proper smile. This is quite the acceptable outcome.

The Next day…

Since that day Ichika, Charlotte, and I agreed to keep a secret until we have all the paper and heavy lifting complete. As I walk through the campus, I come across a familiar figure look at the garden with a canvas. "Oh good afternoon Ichijo-sensei." Ichijo turns and greets me with a smile. "Ah, afternoon Kiryu-Sensei." I walk over to him and I look at his painting.

Sento: Let's see… I'm not big on painting but I like the colors and the image.

Ichijo:(chuckles) Thank you. But that's just the surface of the painting.

Sento:(looks at painting) "Surface?" It's just the image of a garden. Shure it gives a different look, but it's still an image.

Ichijo:(smiles) This is what makes talking to you so interesting. It not what you see that matters. It's the emotion the lies underneath the art itself. You think of everything as what we see at face value. At least when it comes to inanimate objects.

Sento:(raises eyebrow) I get that it's supposed to be beautiful but isn't it nothing more than a collections of plants that are pleasing to the eyes?

Ichijo: Ah, but there's the similarities yet our differences. Art and Science are the loves of people who put their emotions into our work.

Sento:(crosses arms) Of that you won't see me complain.

Ichijo:(sniffs brush) But while you're science pleases our advancements as a species, art pleases the part of ourselves that makes us original.

Sento:(looks at Ichijo) So you're saying that the difference between Art and Science is the passion of originality that's put into it?

Ichijo:(smiles) Correct. It's contrasted, much like people's view of morality. But more often than not… it's more grey then black and white. Yet we cling to the differences, rather than the things that makes us the same.

"That's so true." Ichijo lifts his hand to the sky, with his brush still in his hand. He brings it down again and softly sniffs it. Ichijo then brings it to the painting as he continues to pain the art. "What was that all about?" I ask, looking at his nose. He had pulled back before he got paint on his nose. "Simply showing my dedication." This guy is as passionate as me... Is this how I look to others?

Ichijo: All art is simply a Masterpiece in the works. Everything has its own heart. From a painting of destruction, like my past piece, to a painting of peace like my current one. I even have it here.

Sento:(shrugs) I guess I'll take a look… Probably an image of a- Ah! Th-This is!

I'm shocked at what I see. It's almost an artistic take on the battle Ichika and I had against Night Rouge and Blood Stalk. The almost demonic take on Stalk and Rouge is astonishingly distinct but still noticeable to not mistake them as Rouge and Stalk. Then the depictions of Build and Ichika. A white armored Knight with a dragon fist, and blade of light. Without a doubt Ichika, then there's me. A masked warrior with a claw in one hand, and a rocked in the other. Rocketpanda Best Match. All of this is set to a backdrop of Nanba Heavy Industries Composite Materials Laboratory, and us battling over a light, which is the USB Data. "Where did you get the idea for this piece?" I ask Ichijo.

Ichijo: Well I was just visiting the Nanba Heavy Industries Materials Laboratory. Their I saw Build and Ichika-kun battling those two figures. I almost didn't believe what I saw.

Sento: I see… Hmm? Then why were you even in the area?

Ichijo: What is this? An interrogation? I was in the area because I was curious of all the hubbub with Build. So I just kinda checked out areas that people place as areas of Build's Origins.

And Nanba being one of them… "I see, sorry for asking. Uh, have you told anyone else about Ichika's involvement?" With another chuckle, Ichijo puts down the painting and continues his current painting. "I haven't besides you Kiryu-san." "I see..." Is Ichijo Stalk? Or Rouge? Wait. I remember back to the action he made earlier. Where he lifted his brush to his nose and lightly sniffed the brush. Just like how Stalk did when we saw Stalk transform… Is Ichijo Blood Stalk?

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