The final match between Rubina's < and Shu's <> resumed.

The weather was fine. Blue sky with white clouds and calm wind. It was a perfect day for flying.

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The audience cheers loudly.

The time is 9:00 am.

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The start starts from the runway.

Needless to say, the earlier you take off, the better.

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The two planes, both of which were very competitive, lifted off into the air at about the same time.

The delta-winged <>, which had a large angle of attack by lifting its nose as much as possible, was the first to take off, but its speed did not increase rapidly due to air resistance.

On the other hand, the <> took off later, but accelerated faster, and as a result, it was ready for battle about the same time.

The situation was projected on a large magic projection window (magic screen) using the <> carried on the <> and the <> carried on the small airship.

First, the two aircraft continue to climb to an altitude where they can engage in aerial combat.

It seems that they are trying to get as high a position as possible to make the first strike.

Certainly, in general, it is advantageous to take a higher position.

It is because it is easier to take an advantageous position because of the additional speed at the time of descent.

However, the two planes that had been battling each other so much yesterday, the pilot's Golem had learned the habits of its opponent.

Yes, even golems have their own habits.

Some of them are caused by the lack of perfect symmetry in the structure, and others are due to the difference in clearance and errors during the manufacturing process.

However, there is no doubt that the quirks do exist. Even ...... Reiko and Lao-kun.

What sets Reiko and Lao-kun apart from other golems and automata is that they know their own habits and can use them against them to create opportunities for their opponents.

Let's take a break.

The altitude of the two planes exceeded 6,000 meters.

The small airship cannot keep up with them and has lost sight of them.

However, the two finalists' excellent engines seem to still have enough power to keep up with them, and they continue to gain altitude.

The two planes continue to climb higher and higher into the floating clouds.

The two planes are seen by the images sent from the < on each plane.

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The image was disturbed.

A cloud floating at an altitude of 6,000 meters...... is a type of upper stratus cloud, which is made up of small ice particles instead of water.

The ice particles hit the windshield (canopy) and blocked the view.

The speed is about 400 km/h. Even with Golem's eyesight and reaction time, it took 0.5 seconds to respond.

That is when the accident occurred.

The wings of the two planes, which were flying side by side, collided with each other.

Unfortunately, the auxiliary wings at the wingtips became entangled and caught.

There is no doubt that the auxiliary wings would be torn off if they were forced to separate from each other.

However, with one of the auxiliary wings inoperative and the two planes entangled in each other, proper flight is not possible.

The two planes broke through the clouds and began to descend in a wide arc toward the ground.

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The two planes are entangled with each other and continue to descend steeply in a frenzied state.

The two planes continued to descend steeply in a tangled, cone-twisting state. The images sent from the two planes were so dizzying that the viewer felt as if he or she were going to get drunk.

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The speed of descent exceeded 800 kilometers per hour. It seems that for some reason the throttle had failed as well.

"Well, the control system was vulnerable. ...... Reiko, can you rescue the two planes?"

"Yes, father."

Yes, father. Then, please.

Yes!

Reiko uses the force field generator and flies out of the guest seat.

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At the venue, the support aircraft was preparing to take off, but when they saw Reiko, they decided not to take off so as not to disturb her. Good decision.

Good judgment.

Reiko climbs at subsonic speed.

She has two planes in sight at an altitude of about 3,000 meters.

From there, it reverses and begins its descent.

He synchronized his speed with that of the two aircraft, and when he was parallel with them, he used an and an to stop their engines.

Next, he used <> to capture the two planes.

Reiko slowed down the descent at an acceleration that the two planes could withstand.

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and safely! >>

A roar of excitement spread through the hall.

"Well done, Reiko!"

"Reiko, you did great!"

Ten minutes later, the two planes and Reiko returned safely to the venue.

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"Thank you, Mr. Jin!　Thank you so much!　Thank you very much, Reiko!

"Thank you very much, Jin-sama and Reiko-san!

Rubina and Shu were thanking Jin and Reiko.

"Well, I'm glad we made it in time. I'm glad you could make it. ......, but both of you had a weak control system."

Jin regretted that he had not looked at the aircraft in more detail.

And one more thing.

"What material was used for the canopy?"

"Uh, corundum."

"Me too."

The cockpit is not heated, is it?

Yes, because it's a golem.

"...... normally that would be fine, ...... but in competitions they don't put up barriers. ......"

"What do you mean, Jin-sama?"

Jin explains to them.

"Because corundum is a high thermal conductor."

It is the same as the fact that a metal object is more likely to be frosted outdoors.

"So, if you put in hot wires for heaters or preheat the cockpit, ice is less likely to stick to it in such situations."

"If only we had put up wind shields, this wouldn't have happened. Well, I guess it was just bad luck."

"...... should reflect on that. Just because it's for competitions doesn't mean you can sacrifice reliability.

"Rubina is right. We should also reflect on the design of ...... by cutting down as much as possible."

Rubina and Shu listened to Jin's explanation and seemed to have various thoughts on the matter.

"And then there's the golem. If only our visual sensors were a little better, we might have been able to see their aircraft through the frozen canopy.

That's one thing I regret.

I realized that I was still inexperienced.

"No, it's this kind of experience of failure that makes you a veteran."

Jin himself had suffered a bird strike and crashed in one of his early airplane tests.

"It would be better if you can make the most of it next time."

"Yes, Master Jin."

Jin-sama, I understand.

The two nodded with mysterious expressions on their faces.