The Man Who Rode a Plane, SAT Appears!

On an open-air terrace.

Bai Xing lay half-reclined on a lounge chair in beach shorts and sunglasses, his bare upper body showing off lean, powerful muscles.

He had chosen this place specifically because it offered an unobstructed view of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare building nearby.

It had the best viewing angle and visual experience.

What he was most looking forward to now was whether Sato, after gaining Magnetic Force, would still use the same method to carry out his plan to destroy the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

And would Nagai Kei, who had only gained Magnetic Force yesterday, come to stop him?

Splash!

A figure emerged from the open-air pool before him, sending glittering droplets flying.

Takahashi Hitomi stepped out of the water in a bikini.

Water droplets slid down her fair skin, and her proud, curvaceous figure seemed to shine beneath the sunlight.

"Bai-chan, what are you looking at? Am I not prettier?"

Bai Xing smiled and beckoned to her. "It's about to begin. You'll find out soon enough."

A trace of confusion rose in Takahashi Hitomi's heart.

Though they had not known each other for long, she knew that there were very few things capable of making Bai Xing this interested, even expectant.

She could not help growing curious.

Elsewhere.

As the time drew nearer and nearer, Nagai Kei began anxiously looking around.

He could sense that Sato was definitely not the sort of person to break his word.

If he said he would destroy the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, then he would absolutely make his move today!

From the way he had forcibly stormed the research facility, it was clear that the man possessed extreme confidence in himself.

Later, he had even publicly announced the time and location of his attack to the media, further confirming it.

For some reason, Nagai felt that his eyesight had become exceptionally sharp as well.

He could see even the things inside the floor-to-ceiling windows high up in distant buildings.

And so, while no one else noticed the tiny black dot appearing on the horizon—

He had already seen it!

Confusion first flashed in his eyes before gradually turning to terror.

Because he realized that it was clearly a passenger jet!

"Damn it!"

Nagai immediately understood. Sato was planning to recreate 9/11 and pull off something that would shock the world!

At that moment, Nagai was consumed by fury!

In his eyes, Sato clearly possessed the strength to storm in alone.

Yet he insisted on making such a huge spectacle of it.

If the passenger jet really crashed down, the people here would suffer devastating casualties!

"No, I have to stop him!"

There was no time to evacuate the crowd now.

A resolute gleam flashed in Nagai's eyes. "There's only one way."

"Help me!" In an instant, he summoned Little Black.

Then he rode on Little Black's back as it carried him.

They swiftly climbed to the rooftop of a building.

Based on the jet's flight path, it would pass right over this building.

Then it would crash directly into the middle of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare building.

If he could use his ability to control magnetic fields to drag the plane down, he could minimize the losses!

But he had only gained this power a day and a night ago. Even Nagai himself did not know whether he could succeed.

But no matter what, he had to try!

At that moment, Nagai could not help recalling something Mountain Granny had once said.

"Even if you know it's useless, seeing it through to the end is what makes a real man!"

His determined gaze locked onto the approaching passenger jet—and the man standing atop it!

At such speed, the violent airflow around the plane was easy to imagine, yet that man stood atop it as if his feet had taken root, completely unmoving.

Below, the captain and co-pilot in the cockpit had long since fallen into panic. They could not control the plane at all and could only stare in utter despair at the wildly spinning, malfunctioning instruments!

"So it really is you!"

Nagai Kei stretched out both hands and drove that power with every ounce of strength he had.

"Oh?"

Standing atop the nose of the plane, Sato looked down and spotted the ant-like figure below.

Nagai Kei!

"Interesting. So you're the other cricket."

The passenger jet was already gliding toward the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. With the momentum it had built up, even he might not be able to stop it.

So Sato intended to see how capable Nagai Kei was and whether he was qualified to be his opponent.

He leaped off the top of the plane.

Landing right amid the riot police's encirclement.

Ordinarily, he would have chosen to fall to his death and then revive.

But now, he possessed the ability to survive even a fall from high altitude.

A metal ball dropped beside his feet, instantly flattening and spreading outward.

It formed a thin, bright silver disc that supported him.

He hovered in midair, looking down at the riot police below.

Tozaki Yuu, seated in the command vehicle and monitoring the situation at all times, spotted him immediately.

He issued an order at once.

"Fire!"

There was no negotiation. No discussion.

They opened fire directly!

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Waves of bullets formed a metal storm that engulfed Sato.

But these primitive firearms no longer posed any threat to Sato.

Every bullet floated around him under the influence of Magnetic Force.

Then came a massacre!

At the same time, the people nearby who had been drawn by the gunfire looked up and noticed the black dot on the horizon growing larger and larger.

"Look, what is that?!"

"That... looks like a passenger jet."

"Wait! It's crashing! Run! Everybody, run!"

Too late.

At normal speed, by the time they reacted, they would not even have had time to take a step before the passenger jet intimately met the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare building.

But now, it had not arrived at the appointed time.

Its speed had slowed!

Because of one man!

A man bleeding from all seven orifices, yet still holding on!

Blood continuously seeped from Nagai Kei's eyes, ears, nostrils, and the corners of his mouth.

His head felt as if it would explode the next second.

He squeezed out the last shred of strength in his body, trying to stop the plane from falling.

But he was simply too insignificant.

Or perhaps he had possessed this power for too short a time.

There was simply no way he could stop a crashing passenger jet!

Even with all his strength, he had only slowed it by a fraction of a second.

It was utterly negligible!

But then he discovered that the power within him was like a sponge that could always be squeezed for more water.

Whenever he felt his strength drying up, new power would emerge.

But there was one condition: he needed enough willpower to endure!

Nagai did not think of himself as someone with particularly strong willpower, but when he thought of all the innocent civilians below—

If that plane fell, thousands would die or be injured.

He forced himself, commanded himself, not to collapse!

As he continuously pulled at the plane with Magnetic Force, its descent actually began to slow noticeably!

Below, Sato had already slaughtered every riot police officer guarding the area around the building.

He looked up with a hint of surprise.

He had not expected Nagai Kei to truly reach this point.

He was considering whether to act personally and enter the building to eliminate the target.

So he would not get away.

Then he heard the sound of helicopters all around him.

A group of fully armed squads moved in to surround him.

The instant he saw them, a sharp glint flashed through Sato's half-lidded eyes.

He had clearly recognized who they were!

As a defeated nation in the World War, Japan had its military disbanded and its military institutions abolished after surrendering.

It could only establish the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

So were the Japan Self-Defense Forces this country's strongest military force?

No, of course not!

They had no real combat experience and were not worth mentioning!

That was why the Metropolitan Police Department Special Assault Team existed!

When serious crimes occurred, they prioritized suppression over negotiation.

They were a true elite force.

Commonly known as SAT!

The corner of Sato's mouth curled slightly. "You really do think highly of me."