Chapter 659: Landing the Plane
Chapter 659: Landing the Plane
"Here, please change your clothes, Erina-san." Elysia gave her spare dress to Erina.
"Hmm?" Erina had just finished eating dinner and immediately glanced at her own body. She was currently only clad in a torn white navy uniform. She had presented herself indecently since earlier, and she wasn't aware of it?
"Then I'll take it. Thank you." Erina accepted the dress shyly. She got up from the co-pilot's seat and stood behind Elysia.
After some deliberation, she decided to change her clothes there. She was afraid to stay away from Elysia and the others at this time.
Elysia just shook her head and pulled the throttle lever. Aircraft engines no longer needed to work a lot to support this plane to keep flying. Conserving fuel required to be done until they arrived near Japan, but the engines should not die.
After putting on the dress, Erina twirled once and checked herself. She had no wounds anywhere, not even a scar.
Then, she wondered where Elysia had taken this dress from. There was no bag or anything either. Besides, she couldn't explain how Elysia and Sylvia could arrive and save her on this fast-moving plane.
Erina just scratched her head and shook her head. It was better to put that thought aside. She just assumed Elysia happened to be flying around and came to her rescue.
"I want to say this one more time, Elysia-san. Thank you for saving me. I don't know what fate awaits me if their heinous plan succeeds." Erina sat back in the co-pilot's seat and sincerely expressed her gratitude.
"Mm, your welcome. I'm thankful you're okay, Erina-san. You didn't feel any pain or other constraints, right?" Elysia replied with a subtle nod and pretended to pilot the plane.
Erina put her hand on her upper chest and closed her eyes. She tried to feel something wrong with her body, but all was well. "Mm, you've healed my wounds, and I'm completely healthy. I also avoided eating the food they gave me, and I didn't receive any injections. I guess, I'm completely fine."
"Thank goodness, I'm glad to hear that." Elysia smiled and glanced at Erina.
"Uhm, Elysia-san... Do you know how to control this plane?" Erina asked just to be sure.
"No, I just flew this plane to the southeast and left the same settings as the existing ones. Ah, I did turn on autopilot mode just now. This plane is an advanced private jet, and my knowledge only comes from a visit to the airplane cockpit at the museum. Can you pilot a plane, Erina-san?" Elysia smiled awkwardly.
"I, I don't know either. There are so many buttons and switches here." Erina stared in bewilderment at the dashboard.
"Hm, we'll be fine for now. I did fuel saver mode, and hopefully we'll arrive in Japan safely. Our problem after this is only where we will land and how to do it. Is there an internet signal here, Erina-san?" Elysia twirled a lock of her hair in her murmur.
Erina immediately checked Elysia's smartphone. The screen lock wasn't there, and she could easily access everything. Unfortunately, the signal was still empty. "No signal..."
"Well, that's fine. We seem to have just come out of Russia, and into territory... Where are we now?" Elysia stood up to look down from the plane's window.
"Maybe, we are currently in China?" Erina also glanced downwards. She could see the vast land there even though the clouds occasionally blocked the view.
"China, huh…" Elysia mumbled and sat back down in her seat.
Vanessa then climbed into her master's lap and lay there.
'Uhm, Ely, I think there's something like signal jamming here. You know, it's a private jet, but it's also a stealth plane. I could see there was a lot of strange energy that seemed to be shielding this plane from the signals out there. Try to use your sacred vision, and you will be able to see it.' Elena reported her observations.
Elysia widened her eyes upon realization. She didn't know that this plane was a stealth plane. If so, it was no wonder her smartphone could not receive any signal.
'Uhh, how do we disable that jamming feature?' Elysia checked the buttons and switches on the dashboard one by one, but she got even more confused.
'For that, I don't know either. But a device in the muzzle there was the source of the strange energy waves that enveloped this plane. Ah, you also can't forget to secure this plane's black box later, okay?' Elena gave a reminder.
'Mm. But, let's take care of that device after passing through this land. I don't want to be chased by Chinese jets. We might be shot down.' Elysia decided to take care of the signal jammer later.
Sometime later, Elysia triggered the Gravy Ark to accelerate using Rhea's long-range trick. The plane's flight path was slightly off, and Elysia steered it in the right direction.
When they left China's territory, Elysia destroyed the signal jammer device with her magic.
"Erina-san, we are now in the Yellow Sea. Can you see that Japan is up ahead?" Elysia pointed her finger towards the front excitedly.
"Eh-ah, you're right, Elysia-san! We're almost there." Erina put her hands together with a grateful smile.
They were just two girls ignorant of airplane control, but they could fly this plane that far without any significant problems. If it wasn't luck and good fortune, then it was clearly the protection of God.
"Now try calling your grandfather, or your father. You know their private numbers, don't you? Tell one of them about how you are doing, our situation, and ask them to help us." Elysia gently ordered.
"En!" Erina immediately took Elysia's smartphone nearby and called her grandfather.
There was a slight delay, and it finally connected on the second try. "Hello, grandfather?"
"Who are you!? Wait, this voice? Are you Erina? Please tell me are you Erina!?" Mitsuzuka shouted loudly, and Erina reflexively pushed Elysia's smartphone away from her ear.
"En, it's Erina. I-" Erina was just getting there, but her grandfather suddenly cut her off.
"Is it really you, Erina!? Where are you now? Are you okay? We panicked when we realized you weren't on the plane. No, stay connected with this phone. We will track you down and pick you up at full speed." Mitsuzuka heaved a sigh of relief, but his worries were still there.
"Grandfather, we are now in the Yellow Sea and heading to Japan. I was before being kidnapped, but Elysia-san saved me. It's a long story, grandfather. I'll tell you all about it later. For now, we need help." Erina cut the long story for later. She had to prioritize the urgent things first.
"Yeah, there's a traitor in our elite team. But, Yellow Sea? How fast did you fly from England to get there? Elysia saved you? Wait, this is a little weird. Give the phone to Elysia. I want to talk to her." Mitsuzuka felt that something was wrong, and he needed to confirm it.
"Okay, actually, I contacted you using Elysia-san's smartphone. Elysia-san, here. My grandfather wants to talk to you." Erina nodded absentmindedly and handed over the smartphone with both hands.
Elysia just asked Vanessa to do something for her. Yet, Erina gave the smartphone to her. "Yes, with Elysia here. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"You really, Elysia!? How did you get there?" Mitsuzuka was surprised to hear that Elysia's voice sounded genuine, not software manipulation or anything, because he could tell the difference.
"Save all that for later. We're currently flying on those bad guys stealth planes. Our fuel is limited, and neither of us is good at controlling the plane. How do we land, and where do we do that? Can you help us, like send the Japanese air force to help us?" Elysia got straight to the point.
"Very well, we will be heading to Japan soon. Several jet planes will soon come to you to guide you for everything. Make sure your radio receiver is on, and they will guide you to land. Thank you for saving my precious granddaughter, Elysia. God's grace still with us." Mitsuzuka took a deep breath and agreed. He immediately contacted the Japanese air force to conduct an escort and rescue mission.
After that, Elysia handed her smartphone to Erina.
Erina spoke a few things to her grandfather then ended the call.
"Erina-san, please find a tutorial on how to land a plane. I feel like it's a plane simulator, but we won't be able to respawn and try again if we fail." Elysia was feeling a bit nervous now. She had just asked Vanessa to retrieve the Gravy Ark, and the plane was flying with the jet engine boosts.
"O-okay. We can do this." Erina also felt a bit nervous. She immediately looked for suitable and trustworthy tutorials on the internet.
Elysia glanced at the fuel indicator. It was already pointing to the red mark, and they couldn't fly very far now. Therefore, she lowers the instantaneous height gradually.
Four fighter jets accelerate and rotate. They came to guide and guard all sides.
"The radio communication device is on, co-pilot-san?" Elysia asked Erina.
"Yes, a call came in." Erina took the communication device.
"This is Hawk Three. Please answer the call."
"Here with Minamoto Erina. Did you come on orders from General Minamoto Mitsuzuka?" Erina answered the call.
"Yes. We will guide you to an emergency landing on a road on the westernmost Hirado Island. Please cooperate with me, and please follow all my instructions. Who is the pilot?"
"Uhm, I'm the co-pilot, but your voice is loud enough for the pilot to hear. Please continue with your instructions, sir." Erina brought the communication device closer to Elysia.
"I'm the pilot. We're running low on fuel. What do we need to do?" Elysia responded and continued to lower the plane's altitude.
After that, Elysia and Erina followed Hawk Three's instructions. The plane pulled out the wheels and gradually decreased its speed.
An extensive road near a fishing spot was cleared entirely to serve as an emergency landing site. Several police cars and fire engines can be seen there.
"Yeah, just like the simulation." Elysia took a deep breath as the plane's wheels landed on the road.
The road distance for the runway was only less than five hundred meters, and the plane's speed was still relatively high. Because of that, Elysia used her subtle magic to make the winds block the plane's momentum from the front.
That way, the plane seemed to be held back by the greater density of the air, and friction occurred, but the plane's speed was significantly reduced.
'My magic energy is running out again now. But, phew... I'm a good pilot nonetheless.' Elysia wiped her sweat. It was pretty stressful to land this plane.
"..." Erina still clasped her hands in prayer, not knowing that they had landed safely.