Interstellar Stepmom, but a Max-Level Mecha Warrior

[Interstellar] [System] [Mecha] [Military Academy Tournament] [Ensemble Cast] [Hot-Blooded Power Fantasy]

Chi Xingyu, the top mechanic in a game, transmigrates into the interstellar era as an evil stepmother, complete with a cheap fiance and a son she got for free.

The stepmother has weak mental power and can't lift a finger or carry anything heavy. She's the famous useless, delicate flower of the He family.

Having spent ten years struggling through the mechanical engineering department, Chi Xingyu says, "Well, would you look at that."

One day in the He family's training room, He Mingchuan is piloting a mecha and battling someone in a doubles match.

System prompt: "Mecha pilot [AAA Master Chi's Professional Repairs] is 5 meters away. Team up?"

He Mingchuan looks at the opponent's 100% win rate and falls silent.

He cautiously types into the communication window: "...Dad?"

The other person replies at once: "Ten thousand for a carry, five thousand for practice. I'll give you the family discount: 20% off."

"Be good. I'm your mom."

Her free son, He Mingchuan, stares in shock. "? Huh???"

*

At the military academy tournament, new-model mechas gather and elite competitors trade insults, but one battered mecha catches everyone's attention.

The audience comments:

"[AAA Master Chi's Professional Repairs]? Who came up with that ridiculous name? How is it at the top of the list?"

"'Competition slogan: One chop per kid.' The bigger the brag, the harder the fall."

"Can't wait to laugh at this. That junk mecha will probably explode the second it enters the arena."

On the second day of the competition, Chi Xingyu uses an ion cleaver to smash the top mechas from all the military academies.

"Hey, folks," she says, poking her head out of the cockpit. "Master Chi's professional mecha repairs, one hundred thousand per job. Want yours fixed?"

Her opponents look at their mechas, now dismantled into pieces, and nearly cry.

"Could you... give us a discount?"

The entire audience: "???"

At the military command's viewing platform, a subordinate wipes cold sweat from his forehead as he watches Chi Xingyu being surrounded by mecha pilots. "General He, is the person down there your partner?"

Her cheap fiance, He Zhao, has no idea what's going on. "..."

*

Years later, General Chi Xingyu, hailed as the "Blade of the Federation," gives a sincere answer in an interview with the media:

"Actually, I never wanted to fight. I just wanted to become a peaceful mecha mechanic."

The people of the Federation all respond: "...Yeah, right! We don't believe you for a second!"

Blurb dated 2022.9.27

Theme: Focus on people's inner selves, not their appearances