[Angel 1! Evasive action!]

“Kuu”

Shinku hurriedly checked the radar on her plane and saw that the missiles were already close to her.

Her chaff flares had already been used up, and the only way to avoid the missile was to make a sharp turn.

But there wasn’t any time to think, and the missile mercilessly hit her.

[Shinku – Angel 1 has crashed.]

Yunika calmly announced as she watched the first plane to crash.

The AWACS, which confirmed that Shinku was gone on the radar, gave an order to the crew.

[Angel 2, please take over the command of the squadron.]

[Roger that. Samijia 3. Don’t form a three-plane formation, join my squadron.]

[Yes, ma’am. I’ll be right behind you.]

Samijia 3 and Yunika temporarily formed a squard, and are ready to link up as a flight unit with Angel 3 and 4 that are still remaining.

[We will reach the enemy base soon. However, they have anti-aircraft measures.]

[I’ll cover you with all I got.]

[Roger.]

Although the one-hit genius Shinku was shot down, Yunika, who has a high command ability, rallied the rest and brilliantly clinched the victory in the battle.

[Yay! We won!]

[Hell yeah!]

The crew, hyped from their victory, become light-mouthed and chatted on the radio.

The players who were shot down and moved to the lobby, or those who were watching the game without participating in the battle could not hear what was said on the radio during the battle. One of the members of the team brought up Shinku into the discussion.

[I think our Princess is still in a slump.]

[It happens sometimes.]

[She’s in a slump, but she’s still in second place in the battle record.]

Currently, Yunika is in first place in the clan. This was very shocking to them, since Shinku had been the unshakeable No. 1.

Although Shinku should be praised for being in the second place despite her poor performance, it was still a fact that the clan’s strength had been declining.

[I’m counting on you, Nee-san. You’re her friend, aren’t you?]

[You’re older than me, aren’t you? Don’t call me that.]

[I respect you.]

[I’ll try to talk to Shinku for now. Please don’t get your hopes up.]

The clan [Stratified Web], in which Shinku and Yunika are in, is currently ranked 38th in the world.

The competition was fierce, but the morale of the members are as high as the world’s No. 1 now that the position was close at hand.

However, the clan was now being dragged down by Shinku’s poor performance. Many of the clan members have experienced the same kind of slump as Shinku, and even though she was in a slump, she has the second best record in the clan, so no one was blaming her for it.

They all returned to the lobby, exchanged a few words, and then broke up.

“Well then, thank you for your hard work in the clan war.”

“Good job.”

“Ou.”

“Good day.”

While everyone else logged out or went back to playing ranked games, Yunika and Shinku remained in the lobby.

Yunika pondered what she should say to her, and a short while, a somewhat awkward atmosphere ensued. It was Shinku who opened her mouth first.

“Yunika. Thank you for helping me today.”

“No problem, what’s wrong? Lately you’ve been acting more like you’re not concentrating rather than being in a slump.”

“It’s because…”

“Because?”

From the way Shinku was acting, it was obvious that there was a reason.

She was always thinking about something. Her mind was occupied with her thoughts.

“It’s because… Obi-san… No, it’s… It’s nothing… I’ll concentrate better next time…”

Shinku’s avatar accurately conveyed her emotions, her wheat-colored cheeks quickly flushed.

“Eh…?”

(Did you just say Obi? Did something happen with Obi?)

Yunika struggled to stop the words from coming out of her mouth reflexively.

The name that she hadn’t expected to come out of Shinku’s mouth came put, and Yunika got upset unintentionally.

“Did something happen with Obi?”

In the end, Yunika couldn’t resist asking. Shinku’s behavior became suspicious.

Yunika saw this and felt a disturbing sensation in her chest. Yunika puts her hand on her chest tightly and made a sad expression on her face.

“-No, it’s nothing… I’ll excuse myself for today, Yunika… Good day to you.”

Shinku bowed reverently, and her game avatar turned into particles and disappeared.

“…… What the heck.”

From the way Shinku was acting, it was clear that something had happened with Haruka.

This incident has disturbed Yunika’s mind violently.

“It’s not fair…”

Hugging herself, Yunika turned into particles and disappeared from the virtual space as well.

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