Chapter 5: Lieutnant X
"Puff puff." Aksel was breathing hard after being defeated for the nth time in a row. "This bastard concealed his skills very well," he thought after glancing at Nioh, who was calmly tweaking the weapons they had used in their training practices.
"How does the axe feel today?" Nioh asked without looking up.
"Like an extension of my arm," Aksel admitted in an interrupted pace obviously still catching his breath. "But I don't understand—why do you want me, as an aegis-class, to be the main damage dealer? I'm a hundred times slower than you."
"What do you know about biocores and Mecha classes?" Nioh replied effectively sidestepping the question.
"I know that every biocore is unique, and the abilities it grants are based on the binder's physiology, mental state, and experiences. The biocore then, confers the binder the ability to morph into a biomechanical machine called a Mecha," Aksel explained.
"Yes, and?" Nioh pushed trying to get a more complete answer.
"The biocore grants powers that also manifest outwardly through the Mecha, essentially turning the Mecha into an extension of the corebinder's body.
But the corebinder still needs a high-grade body frame, and stable synchronization with the biocore to pilot a Mecha, because, in the end, the Mecha is still a machine."
"Good. Now, if each biocore is unique, and by default, each Mecha is unique, why do we have Mecha classes?" Nioh questioned.
"I... don't know." Aksel stammered feeling confused.
"Mecha classes exist for identification or classification purposes and to suggest 'best-in-slot' alternatives.