Prologue

"..Hey!"

The boy was suddenly awoken by a girl's voice grating through his ears and the word annoyed can't even describe his face as he sat up and search for the source.

He looked at his side and a girl with a bright red hair that isn't long but looked like a boy's hair cut is seen by his side with an angry face.

If it weren't for her little chest bump then he wouldn't even notice that she was a girl in the first place.

The girl suddenly blushed as soon as she noticed what the boy was looking at.

"What are you looking at perv!"

A slap in the cheek made him lose consciousness for a split second.

"What the hell? Why did you slap me!?"

"Why wouldn't I? You're looking at weird places. It made me feel uneasy."

"I don't know about you but where I come from slapping someone just because they gave you a look isn't normal!"

"It's all your fault though!"

She crossed her arms and closed her eyes as she said those words while ignoring the fact that she was embarassed.

It was the first time that she had slapped somebody.

The boy thought that dealing with girls like her are really bothersome.

She was from a family that lived in this sky continent since time immemorial. Although it's like that, her family is literally ancient and it's prestige is all but gone.

Due to the boy's assessment, this girl perhaps wanted to bring back glory to her house and that is why she's taking this seriously.

Winning this tournament will not only yield money and prestige. It could also set up her future as a sky pilot.

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On the other hand, this boy couldn't care less about this competition. It was only a coincidence that he took part.

He didn't want to trouble himself and just chose to sleep as the battles commenced.

He slept comfortably at the plain ground near the sky ship while the girl was at his side.

The girl kept waking him up because she's his partner for this competition.

"Whatever you do, I couldn't care less. I was only taking part due to a deal and as a matter of fact my name was added without my permission. So give me a break."

They were enlisted to join a live air battle competition for the freshmen but the boy doesn't even have the will to follow her into the sky ship.

With the audience looking at them using the camera that showed the event live, they were the center of the attention while the other ships are already fighting it out.

The girl knowing that this moment is bringing disgrace to her family was almost at the point of shedding her tears.

"...Please."

The soft plea made the boy open his eyes and what he saw was a girl practically on the verge of crying.

With a deep sigh, he stood up and lazily walked towards the sky ship built for two.

"Are you just gonna sit there and cry? Stand up and let's give it a shot."

The girl quickly stood up and wiped her tears away and followed the boy's back.

"Y-Yes!"

That was the only reply she could think of at the time even though she was commonly talkative and proud.

Her mind was blank but she felt that they had a shot of winning. The boy had an air of victory around him, she thought.

Thus, the start of their battles together has begun.