Chapter 31 Three Minutes
"It used to be there, but once this mercury column was turned on, it disappeared." Kenji Hagiwara answered Matsuda truthfully. He himself did not expect that, after all the twists and turns, he would still fall into the hands of this bomb criminal.
"You shouldn't have come today!" Matsuda Jinpei was deeply saddened. He longed to see his best friend again, but not now. He left with his friend: "I'm sorry!"
"You have no reason to apologize to me. If I hadn't been lucky, this would have been my end four years ago." Kenji Hagiwara gave a self-deprecating bitter smile: "I'm sorry to Fuu-chan. I was so ambitious to protect her, but I never expected it to end so soon."
Although she had been urgently taught basic driving skills over the past few days and had practiced driving yesterday afternoon and this morning, she could now drive slowly on her own on roads without other vehicles. But would she be able to handle the racing game after the dungeon ended?
"Feng-chan? A new friend you've made in the last four years?" Because Hagiwara likes to include the character "xiao" in the names of people he's close to, and although he's considerate to women, he's not a womanizer.
Although he seemed like a playboy, he hadn't had a girlfriend until four years ago! So even though Matsuda Jinpei noticed that he used a female title, he didn't think much of it and assumed that it was a close new friend.
Upon hearing this, Kenji Hagiwara smiled at him: "You know her too? The junior from junior school who made me wait in the park when it started raining, do you remember her?"
"Ah! That chubby little girl with stalker potential, but who eats with great relish? You ran into her?" Matsuda Jinpei thought of the only woman who had ever stood Hagiwara up, and even in his desperate situation, he couldn't help but smile.
Kenji Hagiwara nodded, replying with a nostalgic expression, "Yes! She saved me four years ago, and she's in carriage number 71 right now."
"So close?" Matsuda Jinpei frowned immediately upon hearing this. "Judging by the power of this bomb, the two nearby carriages are likely to be affected. You shouldn't have let her wait there."
"It's okay! She's the one who saved me three seconds before the explosion, she's amazing!" Kenji Hagiwara said, but when he saw that there were only three minutes left on the countdown to the bomb, he made a move less aggressively.
He called out towards compartment 71 outside the tour car, "Feng-chan! The situation here is a bit complicated. Don't wait for me, hurry up and get out! Also..."
My answer to your love letter is different now than it was back then. Although you didn't even wait for my reply, I want to tell you now that I want to accept your confession...
Kenji Hagiwara really wanted to tell her this, but considering her insecure and weak yet exceptionally sentimental nature, he knew that if he told her, she would definitely fall into grief over his death and be unable to get out of it. So, he swallowed his words back.
Meanwhile, Kazeki, who was waiting in box number 71, had considered asking Hagiwara for help, but he didn't expect to hear this. What does it mean? What does it mean that the situation is complicated and he doesn't need to wait for him? What happened?
Was it because he reunited with his old friends and didn't need to go back to an earlier time, that he decided to stay in the present time, regardless of whether he could make it in the race later?
No! Hagiwara isn't that kind of person. Although his words and actions may seem frivolous and carefree, he is actually a very responsible person who values promises and has never acted recklessly when he needs to be serious.
He knew perfectly well that he hadn't mastered driving yet, and going to the racetrack would be gambling with his life. As long as his personality these past few days wasn't just acting, he would never let himself risk his life at the racetrack.
So it must be that the bomb was too dangerous; he got trapped as soon as he got there.
Could she not leave box number 72? Thinking of this possibility, she was unwilling to leave.
Even if she felt she had mastered the basics of driving and could get through racing by dying a few more times to hone her skills, she probably still wouldn't be able to achieve a top ranking...
Unable to leave before confirming Hagiwara's safety, she tried to communicate with him by writing as before, but this was clearly not possible given that they were in different carriages.
What should I do? How can I make Hagiwara hear my voice at a time like this? My voice, my voice…
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Just then, the police officers below the Ferris wheel were using loudspeakers to shout at the surrounding crowd to immediately step back and not approach the Ferris wheel. This suddenly reminded her that among the supplies she had collected from the stalls, several stalls had installed small electric loudspeakers.
If I use it to record my voice in this instance, will he be able to hear it? Oh no! -_-|| I almost forgot, I want to release the things from the instance dimension into the real dimension.
You have to touch Hagiwara's skin, hair, or other body tissues to communicate; shouting into thin air won't carry the sound. It seems we really need to go into compartment 72 over there to communicate!
With that thought in mind, she prepared to use the rope that Hagiwara was attached to the Ferris wheel support to enter car number 72...
Just then, Kenji Hagiwara suddenly realized that if he didn't explain the details clearly, what if Kaze-chan, unaware of the current situation in the instance dimension, wanted to enter compartment 72 to see why he wasn't leaving?
Wouldn't she unknowingly trigger the mercury column? Thinking of this possibility, he anxiously added, "Feng-chan! Don't come any closer, get out of the instance quickly. The explosion just now activated the mercury column of this bomb."
"If the carriage vibrates even slightly, the bomb will detonate, so neither Kojinpei nor I can evacuate from this side of the carriage. The blast might reach your side..."
When Fengxing was guarding his home space, he tried to use his healing skills on himself. Not only did his eyesight recover to its peak, but his hearing was also as good as when he was a child. Even his bad teeth with fillings were pushed out by the newly regenerated good teeth, which shows how outstanding the healing effect was.
So even though Hagiwara deliberately kept his voice down to avoid being spotted by people below the Ferris wheel, and by the time it reached cabin 71, she could still hear it clearly. She was right after all; Hagiwara wasn't the kind of person who lied and betrayed her trust...
Despite the critical situation, and her initial belief that he wasn't that kind of person, a sense of joy welled up within her after actually hearing his explanation. It wasn't until a few seconds later that she began to consider the other implications of Hagiwara's words.
The term "mercury column" appears frequently in crime films and TV series, each time accompanied by detailed explanations and close-up shots. Now, even someone with limited education can immediately understand what it means when she hears this term.
He immediately began to think about what to do. How could he save Hagiwara and his friends? Hmm! The fact that the mercury column cannot vibrate is a key piece of information that is always mentioned in every film and television drama.
So, is there any way to keep the bomb in a stable state while evacuating with Hagiwara and his friend? If so, what should I do?
She thought quickly and suddenly remembered that she had collected the bombs from the abandoned factory during yesterday's dungeon run. In her time-frozen inventory, neither the mercury bombs nor yesterday's chemical bombs could be detonated.
So all I need to do is touch the bomb with my hand and put it in my backpack before it explodes.
So, Hagiwara and his friends are safe now?
That's a good idea, but we still need to figure out how to deal with the vibrations in the train car that might occur during the process. What if my clumsiness causes the bomb to detonate due to the vibrations? How unfair would that be to Hagiwara and his friends! -_-||
To prevent the carriage from shaking, it would be best to avoid any contact with carriage number 72. How could this be achieved? Fū Shōshū, troubled, instinctively looked around, trying to find a solution.
Suddenly, her gaze inadvertently fell upon a half-empty mineral water bottle lying on a bench in her carriage, the water sloshing around inside, which stirred something within her.
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Water? Right, don't I have the ability to manipulate water? If I use my water manipulation ability as a base and move more gently, can I reduce the vibration in the carriage?
Furthermore, in the Black Clover anime, the female protagonist can also fly by manipulating water, using her ability to control water to lift herself up.
The volume of water I can control isn't large enough to do that much, but if it's just about reducing weight, minimizing footstep vibrations, and providing a more stable foothold when climbing this safety rope, I think I can manage it! -_-||
Cough cough... Besides, it doesn't matter if I fail. At worst, I can be resurrected 3 minutes ago after being blown up. If I am not blown up but Hagiwara and the other two are, I can use the resurrection healing skill on them.
The key is to resolve this within three minutes, otherwise you'll likely be unable to leave the instance before the time runs out, and you might even die. What if you end up like some movie protagonists, stuck in a vicious cycle?! -_-||
Thinking of the terrifying effects of those infinite loops in the movie, she immediately used her water manipulation skills to create water and tried to manipulate it. Fortunately, the water she created was as easy to control as her limbs. The amount of water was small, and after a few practice sessions, she mastered the operation.
Meanwhile, inside carriage 72, Matsuda wondered, "Why isn't she reacting at all?"
"Uh... this question can't be explained in a short time." Was he really going to spend the last two minutes explaining the difference between the dungeon and the real world to Kojinpei? Hagiwara didn't want to waste their precious time like that.
He wanted to apologize to Kojinpei properly and reflect on his mistake at the last moment when he asked him to avenge him. However, before he could say these words, he and Matsuda saw an electric megaphone suddenly appear out of thin air from his chest.
Hagiwara was also taken aback by this scene and was dumbfounded: "Kaze-chan... isn't it almost time for you to quit?"
"You two stay still, I'll put the bomb away right now." Just as he finished speaking, the loudspeaker emitted a mature female voice at the perfect volume.
At this moment, Feng Xingshou was unaware that their helplessness was not due to their inability to defuse the bomb, but rather because the bomber was threatening them and they were unable to defuse it. He thought that putting away the bomb would solve all the problems! So he headed towards the direction where the bomb was located.
Kenji Hagiwara immediately objected: "No way!"
"What do you mean, 'put away'?" Matsuda was confused and looked at Hagiwara with a lot of questions in his mind. How did this loudspeaker appear out of nowhere? Who was the female voice in Chinese recorded inside the loudspeaker? Could it be the junior schoolgirl's voice? How did she do that? Where is she now? Put away the bomb? How do you put it away?
Upon hearing Hagiwara's refusal, Kazesei-no-Kami quickly grabbed a small megaphone from a stall and recorded a message asking him, "Why? Putting it away would stop the explosion!"
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