89 Hitching a Ride on the Plane

"Eh... Am I still alive...?"

"What on earth is that?!"

"Oh God, is that something humans can do?"

People exclaimed in shock as tsunami waves reaching hundreds of meters suddenly froze.

Some people watched Eiji take action, staring at him as if he were a savior. While those unaware of the cause of the frozen tsunami were filled with confusion about what was happening.

"Awesome..."

Haru's heart pounded, her cheeks flushed, and she couldn't take her eyes off Eiji.

If her previous liking for him was only because of his handsome appearance, now she truly liked him. After all, Eiji had saved her family, plus he had superpowers that could even stop a tsunami.

Handsome, strong, and helping her family in times of disaster. These three aspects made Haru's feelings even stronger.

"!!!"

Just when everyone thought this natural disaster had ended, Eiji sensed the impending danger.

Never doubting his intuition, he carried Haru. Then, he went to Nanako and Kosaki who were standing bewildered nearby.

"Eh, Kamiki-kun, what are you—"

"Hyaaa..."

The two girls were startled, as Eiji suddenly took them back to their previous position. Before Nanako could ask a question, she was shocked to realize they were airborne.

"Don't speak, you'll bite your tongue." Eiji reminded, then advised, "It's better to close your eyes, what happens next will traumatize you."

"???"

Kosaki and Haru looked at each other confused.

"Could it be..."

Nanako looked down and regretted not listening to Eiji's advice.

"Oh my, Bonyari City!"

Hearing her mother's cry, the Onodera sisters couldn't help but look down.

"T-That..."

Haru's lips trembled, and there were no words to describe her state of mind.

"Raku..."

Tears streamed down Kosaki's face.

If she had any hope left for Raku before, and that her friends somehow could survive a natural disaster, now that hope was gone.

The three of them seemed to be watching the movie "2012".

The land split as far as the eye could see, buildings collapsed and sank into the ground, even the ground itself protruded into the air due to the extreme tilt.

The tsunami that was previously frozen by Eiji, now collapsed due to a more powerful aftershock than the previous earthquake.

Countless pieces of ice scattered throughout the Bonyari City like falling meteors, killing many people.

"It should have been safe here."

Standing 700 meters in the air, Eiji watched calmly as the Bonyari City sank to the bottom of the sea.

He felt his back wet from Kosaki's tears, and Haru buried her face in his chest and crying.

Nanako's mental resilience was slightly better than her daughters', although her eyes were red, she didn't cry. But her face was pale, and her body kept trembling.

(I forgot it's still winter)

The temperature at altitude is colder than on the surface. Eiji forgot about this because he himself wasn't too cold thanks to his superhuman physical constitution.

But Nanako, Kosaki, and Haru were just ordinary people!

Realizing this, Eiji mobilized a minimal output of Cursed Energy to use Scarlet on his own body. This made him a humanoid heater.

"Nanako-san, do you have a destination? I'll take you there."

"A destination? We don't have one, we're homeless now." Nanako said bitterly.

Her parents had long since passed away, their house in the village had been sold because no one was taking care of it.

Her husband had been an orphan since childhood, and his parents' inheritance had been used up for education expenses.

In one day, Nanako lost her home and her husband's fate was unknown.

"...?"

Hearing her answer, Eiji was puzzled and didn't know what to do.

He just wanted to restock his snacks at his regular store. He didn't expect to face a situation like this.

(Fortunately, I'm still on school suspension. So, I don't need to rush back)

"Hm?"

Thanks to Six Eyes giving him long-range vision capabilities compared to regular eyes, Eiji saw a commercial plane in the distance.

An idea popped into his head.

Next moment, he and the three Onodera women disappeared and appeared in the cockpit.

The pilot and copilot were surprised by the appearance of the unknown person bringing three women with him. After the initial surprise, they quickly calmed down. After all, they had already detected the presence of others through radar detection.

Of course, seeing a human standing in the air without any support made the pilot and copilot doubt what they saw.

However, that was nothing compared to the whole city sinking.

"Who are you?"

The pilot spoke in English after letting the copilot take over the aircraft's controls.

"Just use Japanese, and as for my identity, it's too troublesome to explain twice. I'm sure the government will send someone to interrogate me later."

Because Eiji decided to expose his powers, it showed that he was not afraid of anything.

If he remained humble in his daily life like in the Nisekoi World, he was worried that he would become accustomed to it and become cowardly when faced with strong individuals.

"Where is this flight headed?"

"To Tokyo."

"Can we hitch a ride? As you've seen, this city is finished. Only these three women are survivors who made it."

The pilot and copilot glanced at the women beside Eiji. Seeing their still shocked and heavily traumatized condition, both felt pity.

"Alright. Fortunately, there are still empty seats in the business class cabin."

"Captain!"

"I know, Sazaki. Let me take responsibility for this."

"Sigh..."

"Young man, I hope you won't run away after the plane arrives at the airport. I've informed the control tower about you, as you said, you'll be invited for tea by the government. But don't worry, as long as you don't have a criminal record or do anything wrong, nothing will happen to you."

The pilot was worried that others would use teleportation abilities when they arrived in Tokyo. If that happened, he would bear the punishment.

"No problem. Besides, I also need to communicate with the government to get accommodations for them."

Eiji referred to Nanako, Kosaki, and Haru.

As Nanako said, they were now homeless. Apart from the clothes they were wearing, they didn't bring any assets when they fled.

Eiji was not irresponsible; he wouldn't abandon them. Moreover, besides his reason for contacting the government, he wanted to know information about this earthquake.

He felt that the earthquake that occurred was not a natural disaster. Of course, that was just his conspiracy theory. Therefore, it was important to get information from the government.

"I hope you'll keep your word."

The pilot called the flight attendant and asked her to come to the cockpit.

When the flight attendant saw four civilians in the cockpit, she was very surprised.

The cockpit was a forbidden area for passengers, and only flight attendants were allowed to come in after obtaining permission from the pilot.

Although she was hesitant, she didn't ask and listened to the pilot's instructions.

After that, she brought Eiji and the others to the business class cabin.

The passengers in the business class cabin are businessmen or wealthy individuals. The appearance of Eiji and his entourage attracted attention because of their attire. Especially Kosaki, who was still wearing a sexy Santa costume.

But Kosaki didn't pay attention to the lewd stares directed at her. She was still engulfed in sadness.

"Go to sleep. You'll feel better when you wake up... Maybe."

Accepting a blanket from the flight attendant, Eiji handed it to the three of them.

"Thank you so much, Kamiki-kun." Weakly said Haru.

"Um."

Sitting in the comfortable seat, Eiji raised his hand, and a passing flight attendant approached him.

"I want coffee."

"Understood, sir. Please wait."

Then, the flight attendant went to prepare the coffee.

Eiji looked at Kosaki, and Haru, who had fallen asleep.

Today's events had drained their emotions and mental strength to their limits. No wonder they were exhausted.

"The plot is completely ruined." Muttered Eiji as he sipped the coffee just delivered by the flight attendant.