Without warning, the mechanical warships stopped attacking. Then, one after another, they exploded, instantly turning into a vast sea of fire.
"Uncle did it!"
Seeing this, Echote also breathed a sigh of relief and cheered despite herself. The others likewise relaxed. After all, surrounded by countless warships, they had been at least somewhat tense even knowing this was a baiting operation. Fortunately, it seemed everything had passed.
"The Ghost Signal has disappeared~~"
The artificial Angel Mia sat at the control console, as leisurely as ever. She swayed from side to side, looking like a student who was not paying attention in class. After Rumiere joined the Inquisition, this perpetually relaxed artificial Angel had stepped back to the second line and once again become one among countless fellow puppets. However, after Rumiere left, she took up this duty once more.
Although she was not as outstanding as Rumiere, she still did quite well.
Just like now.
The violent explosions caused the girls to overlook something, but Mia did not.
"We're under attack..."
"Huh?"
Hearing Mia's leisurely, relaxed report, delivered as if she were reciting a menu, Echote froze for a moment. Then, just as the words left her mouth, the radiance of an explosion appeared again.
But it had not come from the enemy.
A light cruiser on the fleet's flank suddenly exploded into two halves without warning. It happened so abruptly that the others had not even had time to react.
But Echote had.
Mia's carefree tone, which would have remained unruffled even if the sky fell, confused her for a second. But in the next moment, Echote immediately came to her senses. At her command, the fleet instantly turned around, unleashing another roar and furious barrage.
"Huh? What happened?"
It was only when the fleet opened fire again that