In Kivotos, where the roar of engines mingles with contrails, fighter jets are as much a part of the girls’ everyday lives as firearms. The teacher stationed at Schale spends their days helping the girls at a remote school defend their campus, pulling all-nighters with the Game Development Department, or keeping an eye on the Remedial Class as they prepare for their next make-up exam. When trouble proves too much for them, students always think to ask the teacher at Schale for help first. Meanwhile, at the other end of the runway, the teacher’s own plane is always ready to take off alongside them. “Ready? Follow me. We’re taking off.” Familiar replies from the girls sound over the radio. Afterburners pierce the clouds as the teacher and the girls climb into the sky side by side, flying to meet the enemy filling the heavens. “Look, the Wings of Schale are soaring here.” A Blue Archive x Ace Combat aviation alternate-universe fanfic, a story of school, youth, and fighter jets taking flight.
