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2022: Fresh start
2021 was a very successful year for both Hayashishita and Shirai, so it is only natural that things would eventually cool off, which is what would end up.. We shall start with the Red Queen’s 2022 season:
Utami started 2022 after losing the Red Belt at the very tail-end of 2021, but she wouldn’t have time to worry about this defeat, because there was also something really important that happened at the end of the year. On December 18th, Queen’s Quest fought Oedo Tai on a match-up where the losing faction would lose the last member to the opposition. The purple-wearing faction had been pushing for months the buttons of the group lead by co-founding member, Momo Watanabe, luring her to join their group.
Fast-forward into the match itself, there was a 2 on 1 advantage from best friends Momo Watanabe and AZM (‘MOMOAZ’) against Starlight Kid. But, when everything seemed to be falling in favor of the queens, the ‘True Heart’ turned on her partner and thus joining Oedo Tai. This betrayal would be on Utami’s mind all throughout the month, carrying all the way over until the end of the month, where Hayashishita would have to defend her title without a leader on her faction, nor knowing what would the future hold for any of the QQ members.
