Redefining the META at VRMMO Academy 4
We had promised her an alliance, and here we were battering them with friendly fire only seconds in. The hole in their ship was so big, it looked like it would break in two.
I let out a groan. Homura was seriously pissed.
“Get out here right now! You promised to be our ally!”
In a flash, I went out onto the deck to apologize. “Sorry, sorry, sorry! We didn’t realize it was you! We didn’t mean to break the alliance at all, honest! It was seriously an unfortunate accident! I’m so sorry!”
“You’d better mean that! Next time, this thing’s actually gonna snap in half!”
“We won’t do it again, I swear! Sorry again!”
I bowed over and over again, feeling absolutely terrible. Akira and the others came on deck as well, apologizing with me.
“Sorry, Takashiro. This is my fault.” Having removed herself from the wheel and returned to her senses, Maeda now looked guilty.
“You didn’t know. Besides, I told you to do it. We’ll be more careful next time.”
We should’ve seen Homura's airship once before, but it was easy to overlook in the flurry of airships we’d found ourselves in.
Plus, we’d gotten a little overeager at the start, too. The nitro speed had made it even harder to make hers out.
“Thanks. We won’t mess up again.”
“Bawk. You’re a nice guy, Ren.”
“Nah, bro. Sometimes, I get too excited and make problems for other people. Gotta give and take, y’know?”
After all, I was a guild master. Tentatively, anyway.
“Anyway, sorry, Homura! Let’s go co-op from here on out!”
“Uh-huh. Make sure you pull your weight!”
Nice. Back to the wheelhouse we go!
Just as I thought that, a series of loud sounds assaulted my ears.
Boom! Boom! Bwoosh!
Someone had fired off a long-range cannon attack. It was a direct hit on our deck, and the resulting explosion sent flames blooming all over our ship.
We were tossed aside by the explosion, smashing us against the outside wall of the wheelhouse.
Dealt 310 damage to Ren!
Dealt 310 damage to Akira!
Dealt 310 damage to Kotomi!
Dealt 310 damage to Yuuna!
Dealt 310 damage to Nozomi!
Dealt 310 damage to Kokoru!
Damage logs came up for all of us.
“Oww! Everyone o—”
“Baaaaawk?!” Kokoru screamed before I could finish asking.
He hadn’t been stopped by the wall, and instead was being blown off the deck.
Is he gonna fall?!
“Kokoru!”
Akira had been blown near him, so she extended a hand to try to catch him. She was able to grab a wing, but he was so heavy that he put her off balance, threatening to take both of them down.
“Ren, hurry and help me!”
“Gotcha! Nice catch, girl!”
I sprinted over to Akira’s side, put my hands around her from behind, and pulled. We were really close together, and she was unbelievably soft, but it wasn’t like I was trying to cop a feel! It had to be done!
However, I wasn’t given the chance to savor the moment.
Bwoooosh!
Another nearby cannon fired!
Dealt 310 damage to Ren!
Dealt 310 damage to Akira!
Dealt 310 damage to Kokoru!
This time, only the three of us got hit, but the impact was enough to actually send us off the ship.
“Gaaaaah!”
“Eeeeek?!”
“Baaaaawk!”
With no way to save ourselves, we were on a skydiving trip without a parachute! The wind pressure was awful! The sensation of falling was awful! My body was trembling!
Free-fall rides at amusement parks can’t hold a candle to this! The realism of this game is amazing!
“Aaaaah!”
Even I had to scream in fear.
“Woooow, the sky’s so pretty! This is so inteeense!”
My best friend, on the other hand, was having a blast.
Look at you, keeping your cool!
“It’s so fun! Almost like skydiving! Even if I wanted to do this in real life, I wouldn’t get to!”
“Well I don’t wanna do it here or in real life!”