Transformers: Leader's Proof - Fragile, but Hard to Kill

Chapter 4 Rosa's Midnight Harem

Isn't it a little creepy? Behind the projection is a bunch of camera-like things, and a bunch of strange, countless robotic arms filling the projection...

No one will know that the soldier is just a projection; everyone will only focus on the fact that it is a shapeshifter.

She originally looked shorter than the other soldiers, but her strength was by no means small. A solver with only its core moving could blow away a complete entity of the same type (even the protagonist's mother, who was only left with a core, could blow away the protagonist).

(The trajectory of the object being fanned away is a straight line.) (How can this not be considered a power enhancement of the solver?)

Then she beat up every one of the tigers who provoked her. And you know what? The fighting skills her dad taught her really worked. Combined with her strength enhanced by the solver, she could also rack up some reputation points.

But this wasn't a long-term solution. After all, it was just a projection; once the projection was turned off, everything was discovered, and many areas were virtual, lacking any real substance. So she devised another plan: she killed a soldier and used his outer armor.

She discovered that soldiers sometimes didn't recognize each other, so she could indeed do this: simply remove some of the enemy's armor and use the extended mechs to support it. The exposed interior would look different, still using a projection.

Although both are at the level where they would be exposed as soon as they were scanned, at least they wouldn't be exposed in an instant when they encountered an evenly matched opponent. For example, they might find themselves thinking, "Hey, I hit this part of your body and I didn't feel anything."

And that's it. So Rosa still needs to find a way to get a body, but she can't do it inside the base; if all else fails, she has to find a secluded place...

No, that's not right. You can take action inside the base, but it must be in a location without surveillance, and you must be under the watchful eyes of others. Of course, I don't mean you have to do it right under their noses.

Instead, place the current Decepticon-like projection in a crowded area, preferably near the ventilation ducts under the surveillance cameras.

He then went to find people who were alone, and again, they had to be near the ventilation ducts, because this was the body used for projection. If it was disconnected, the problem would be immediately apparent if the projection even flickered. Moreover, there was no physical body inside, so it couldn't be touched. Therefore, just in case, some extended body parts had to be inserted into the projection as a physical entity.

So... the next step is to find an opportunity to randomly select a lucky winner.

She quickly decided on this timing because the commander, who had not shown up before, finally appeared.

According to regulations, during Decepticon training, a senior Decepticon commander or a person in charge of training new recruits will regularly check the Decepticon soldiers' progress.

Some Decepticons deemed promising or talented were taken away for training, while those not selected either became low-ranking henchmen after graduation and slowly climbed their way up, or died in battle. (Original setting)

Then, regardless of who is selected, they will gather all the new recruits for a party, probably to celebrate someone being selected, and to congratulate the senior commanders on choosing their favorite recruits.

The high-ranking commander who arrived was an airplane. He had red optics, slender limbs, and... well, sky-high heels. He was looking at the documents and test scores in his hands, and to his left was a long line of soldiers, including himself.

With just one glance at the data, he knew that the first soldier in the team was unlikely to amount to anything. Then, while continuing to look at the data, he would glance at the next soldier standing ramrod straight, and so on... He looked at each soldier as if they were worthless.

He glanced at Rosa, then walked straight past her. After passing a few more people, he suddenly stopped, turned back to look at Rosa again, and this time his expression showed some surprise.

"He's good, only such achievements deserve..." He seemed to see something and paused for a moment, "Unfortunately, he's a bit flawed and can't keep up with the pace of your great Starscream Commander."

As she left again, Rosa clearly heard the Decepticons around her laughing, laughing at the guy who had been standing on their heads (referring to the one who had pinned them to the ground and beaten them) being looked down upon as a non-transformable cripple.

But Rosa didn't care about any of that.

Because the time he was waiting for was coming. According to regulations, a senior Decepticon commander must take one Decepticon with him during an inspection.

Afterwards, a party will be held at the training base, gathering all the trainees to celebrate the Decepticons being taken away. During this time, some trainees might be left out in a corner, which will be Rosa's opportunity.

Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth twitched up in the projection. As soon as the instructor announced the dismissal, she immediately grabbed the soldiers who had just been laughing at her, pinned them all to the ground, and gave them a good beating. Her reputation for beating people spread once again, but what did it matter? This way, they wouldn't dare to mess with her, and the situation of being punched and then realizing there was a problem wouldn't happen.

Although they had never actually fought against them and were instead suppressed by the power enhanced by the solver, they still didn't notice that some corners of the outer armor were empty.

But there are always exceptions, right? If you get hit and then find out that you actually passed through that spot, wouldn't that give you away? It's not that I'm afraid of someone strong enough to suppress me immediately, because I won't have a chance to find out. I'm only afraid that if I encounter an evenly matched fight, the problem will eventually be discovered over time.

That's why she wanted to act quickly during this period.

He originally thought he would stay in the Decepticon recruit training camp until he graduated and became a grunt.

but...

The senior commander still chose her.

It's strange, maybe there really is no one else to choose from, but that's fine too, this way she's more likely to be noticed at the party, and she definitely has an alibi.

So when the party started, Rosa sat in the corner, acting like she wasn't very popular, but in reality she was extending most of her machine out of the ventilation duct, looking for a lucky lone person.

She was certain that no one would come up to her, given her notorious reputation for beating people and being violent.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Um...excuse me, do you know how to leave here?" A female pilot, who looked thinner than the other civilian aircraft, said to a somewhat dejected soldier at the end of the corridor.

The party had just begun, but the soldier left for some reason. Maybe he was broke, or maybe it was something else. Anyway, he stared blankly at Rosa's projection for a moment, completely mesmerized.

"Please...can you take me away? I'm scared."

The soldier snapped out of his daze, approached Rosa, and asked her name. "I...I'm called L," Rosa replied, growing increasingly excited, knowing that the other man would soon be unable to escape.

Just a little further ahead! Yes! Yes! That's it!