While Mika stood there groaning at the impossible dilemma he was in—Nuri suddenly pointed an accusatory finger at Astrid.
"This is cheating, Astrid! This is absolutely, completely, one hundred percent cheating!"
Nuri shouted, her small wings flapping indignantly.
"You don't have to be so shameless about this! I mean, sure, Mika can be a little—okay, quite stuck-up sometimes, and sure, he probably deserves to be taken down a peg or two, but this?"
She shook her head.
"You're bullying him way too much right now!"
"Not to mention, that this isn't something that an older sister would do at all!"
"A real older sister would be fair! A real older sister would give him a chance!"
"A real older sister wouldn't turn herself into a living fortress just to win a stupid penalty shootout!"
Hearing this, Astrid's eyes shifted toward Nuri.
And suddenly, those eyes became a little scary.
"U-Um." Nuri stammered, taking an involuntary step backward.
