Ace Pilot Applies to Join the Battle

With no one else confident in their ability to fly the plane, the task was ultimately assigned to Fujino.

"Fuel normal, autopilot normal, aircraft self-check normal, it seems we can successfully reach our destination."

Fujino sat in the captain's seat on the left, skillfully checking the various data of the aircraft.

Despite it being his first time flying a plane, with the help of Old Driver, he had already mastered the basic flying skills of a pilot.

Naturally, as an Old Driver, he wouldn't make the same foolish mistakes as Conan and Kuroba Kaito.

Without checking the instruments or knowing the ground conditions, they took off the plane.

In the end, they caused a massive airport fire, pulling off some extreme maneuvers that nearly sent hundreds of people to their deaths.

That's truly brain-dead.

[Host detected piloting a commercial airliner for the first time]

[System Reward: 50 Pilot Profession Points have been issued]

[Driver's current job level: Advanced]

[Currently available points: 1; All Profession Points: 3]

Just as Fujino was checking the various flight statuses in his ear, a system notification suddenly echoed in his ear.

Upon hearing this, Fujino paused, then looked at the system notification in front of him, his eyes lighting up.

Immediately, he glanced at the random upgrade vouchers in the system inventory, thinking to himself, "If that's the case, I wonder if I can directly upgrade the 'Old Driver' profession to the top level. If I can reach the top level and break through, gaining the 'Old Driver Mastery' knowledge, it might greatly increase the landing success rate..."

With that in mind, he made a decision to use the three random career upgrade tickets.

He currently has twelve professions, and the probability of getting three random profession upgrade tickets is estimated to be about one in four.

The premise is that there will be no repeated improvements.

[Random upgrade ticket used! Doctor Profession level upgraded! Current job level: Top Tier! Pilot Profession level upgraded! Current job level: Top Tier! Chef's job level upgraded! Current job level: Advanced!]

"Very good."

Fujino ignored the other two prompts.

He focused his attention on his newly promoted driver level and felt a surge of joy.

This time, he wasn't too unlucky, and his Pilot Profession was successfully upgraded to the top level.

The system finally acted like a human for once!

Without much thought, Fujino decisively broke through to become Pilot Profession.

[2.76 million yen has been consumed for the host; the Pilot Profession level has been broken through!]

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining a new profession: Super Pilot, and new professional skills: (All-Around Old Driver), (Terminal Overclock), (Machine Soul Descent)]

Current balance: 1.85 million yen

"Machine Soul Descent... What kind of skill is this...?"

Fujino opened the system's job interface with some curiosity, and a light screen appeared in front of him:

Super Pilot: Level 1

Professional skills:

All-Around Old Driver: Passive Skill (Superb driving skills; whether riding on land, swimming in water, or flying in the sky, you, as Old Driver, can handle it all with ease.)

Terminal Overclock: Level 1 (Gain active overclocking effect, during overclocking, increase vehicle defense by 50%, overclocking speed by 50%, host reaction speed by 50%, and host perception by 50% | Duration 1 minute)

Machine Soul Descent: Level 2 (Energy efficiency is reduced by 20% when driving a vehicle, vehicle defense is increased by 20%, and vehicle top speed is increased by 20%)

Passive skill: Provides a full-view view of the vehicle, and displays the vehicle status on the head-up display, synchronized with the host's consciousness.

The current number of points available for allocation is 3.

Currently, All Profession Points of 3 points.

"Why does it feel like the professional skills required for drivers are getting more and more outrageous?"

"For example, Terminal Overclock and Machine Soul Descent, are these two skills for real?"

"Exploding power on the spot, the Machine Soul's Delight?"

"This profession was probably created for piloting steel logs."

Fujino mentally complained for a moment, took a deep breath, and gradually recalled the piloting skills of a Boeing 747.

Furthermore, under the effect of the Machine Soul Descent, all the aircraft's stats clearly appeared before his eyes.

He could still vaguely sense the surrounding aerial scenery before his eyes.

"As expected, the professional skills after the breakthrough are different."

"Does a basic profession only unleash its true skill potential after a breakthrough?"

With the help of data visualization, Fujino quickly confirmed the aircraft's status and put on his headset.

As if he was still worried, he also allocated three points and one All-Purpose Point to Machine Soul Descent.

[Machine Soul Descent: Level 6 (Energy efficiency reduced by 40% when driving a vehicle, vehicle defense increased by 60%, vehicle top speed increased by 40%)]

"With a 60% increase in defense, even if something unexpected happens upon landing, the entire aircraft won't crash."

After doing all that, Fujino took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Then, following the driving knowledge of All-Around Old Driver in his mind, he reached out and entered the emergency code [7700] on the transponder of the control panel.

This is an internationally recognized emergency code. Entering this string of numbers indicates that the aircraft has malfunctioned or that someone's life is in danger.

In this situation, the aircraft will prioritize contact with nearby communication stations and receive support.

Besides emergency code 7700, there are actually several other commonly used emergency codes, such as 7500, which indicates a plane hijacking, etc.

After confirming that the emergency code had been entered, Fujino took a deep breath, pressed the radio button behind the steering wheel, and called out through his headset, "This is JAL377. There is an emergency on board. Both captains are incapacitated. Emergency code 7700."

"Kagoshima liaison station received."

Immediately, a man's voice came from the other end of the radio. "JAL377, poor signal, please repeat."

"This is JAL377. An emergency has occurred on board. Emergency code 7700. Both captains are incapacitated. Requesting a switch to Japanese communication."

"Both pilots incapacitated?"

A surprised voice came from the other end of the radio. "Who is the person piloting this plane?"

"I am Fujino, a passenger on this flight. Both captains have passed away, and I will be taking over the piloting duties."

"JAL377, Kagoshima has received your reply. From now on, you can use Japanese communication."

After a brief silence, the radio crackled to life again. "JAL377, we have contacted Naha Airport Control for you. Please transfer to 127.80 Naha Control."

"Forwarded to 127.80, JAL377 received."

Fujino reached out and adjusted the radio communication on the flight control panel.

After a brief beep, the radio crackled to life again. "This is Naha control tower, JAL377, please respond."

"Receive."

Fujino responded, repeating. "JAL377 reports current situation, emergency code 7700, both pilots are incapacitated, nose pointing 250 degrees, autopilot activated, altitude 9000 meters, speed 300 knots, just passed Kagoshima direction, requesting radio and radar guidance to Naha Airport."

"Naha received. Fujino of JAL377, do you have any experience flying commercial airliners?"

"JAL377 reported that he had previous experience flying small aircraft and had briefly studied passenger aircraft knowledge and passenger aircraft simulation."

"Naha Tower understands. Please maintain your current direction. The airport and nearby routes are currently undergoing emergency evacuation. I will guide you to Naha Airport runway number 18."

"JAL377 received. Naha Tower, please report the situation over the airport."

"Naha Airport has a cloud base of 1,000 meters and a direction of 270 knots, which meets the landing conditions. Naha will continue to monitor the ground landing conditions."

"JAL377 is understood."

Twenty minutes later.

After several automatic cruise adjustments, along with radio heading adjustments, the system was able to make these adjustments.

Fujino finally arrived at the most complicated part and began preparations.

"JAL377, prepare for approach. Please point nose to bearing 270 and descend to 3,000."

Fujino reached out and turned the knob on the flight control panel. "Altitude over 3,000, speed 210 knots, flap position five."

"Now point the nose at bearing 180 degrees and lower the altitude to 2,000 degrees. Prepare to exit automatic mode and switch to manual mode!"

"Learn!"

Fujino pressed a button on the grip.

With an alarm sounding, the autopilot disengaged.

Then, he moved the SPD to ARME, the FLAP shift lever to 20, and the AUTOBRAKES to automatic mode. He then lifted and lowered the black grip on the right side of the center screen. "JAL377, flaps in position 20, automatic braking is engaged, wheels are down, spoilers are deployed, current altitude is above 2,000 knots, speed is 190 knots, requesting landing."

"Very good."

A voice of praise came from the other end of the radio, "Now control your speed and descent rate, align the attitude indicator with the runway, raise the nose slightly during descent, prepare for landing, Fujino, JAL377, wish you a successful landing."

"Learn."

Fujino took a deep breath, his nerves on edge, activated Eagle Eye to enhance his perception, and focused his attention on the aircraft's various parameters.

He then activated the cabin intercom and announced according to standard procedure, "This aircraft is about to land at Naha Airport. Please fasten your seatbelts. Crew members, please check on your status. This aircraft will land in three minutes..."

The plane broke through the clouds and slowly glided over a distance of one kilometer from an altitude of two thousand meters.

Naha Airport is located by the sea, with the light blue sea on one side and a densely built-up gray city on the other.

At the point where the city meets the sea, the 3,000-meter-long runway of Naha Airport is clearly visible.

Fujino lowered the flaps to position 30, pushed the grip forward, and the nose of the plane tilted downward. "Thirty seconds before landing, prepare for impact!"

As soon as Fujino finished speaking, the flight attendants in the cabin hurriedly returned to their seats and began shouting like in a plane crash movie, "Lie down, head down..."

500 meters

400 meters

300 meters

"100 meters"

"50 meters..."

Intermittent announcements sounded inside the cabin.

Finally, with a "whoosh!" sound, the rear wheels of the passenger plane gently touched the runway, and then slowly landed, with the front wheels touching the ground.

Ease off the throttle and pull back!

With the roar of the engine, the spoiler opens and the automatic brakes activate.

The plane gradually slowed down as it taxied on the runway until it finally came to a steady stop.

After a tense silence, intermittent sounds came from the other end of the radio:

"JAL377 has landed successfully. Please remain on the runway. Thank you for your hard work, Fujino."

"Attention all firefighters, JAL377 has landed and may proceed to runway 18."

"JAL144, please wait for now. JAL377 has landed. The plane that just landed was touched down by its passengers."

"JAL144 received... Wait, you mean that 747 that just landed wasn't piloted by a veteran pilot, but rather by passengers?"

"Of course, I heard he had flown small planes before. I only provided flight guidance; the rest was done by him."

Holy crap! That's awesome!

Hearing the sounds around him, Fujino leaned back in his seat and let out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he was on this plane today, otherwise it would have been sent.

Looking back now, it seems like every time I went out and encountered Conan, something terrible happened.

For example, the Shinkansen was bombed, and this time, two pilots were taken away in one fell swoop...

Well, to ensure my own safety and property security, it seems that from now on, in addition to fire prevention and theft prevention, I also need to be wary of Conan when I go out!

Fujino silently memorized a pattern from the study of Detective Conan.

That means you should never ride on the same vehicle as the Shinigami Elementary School Student if you're not absolutely sure you can get away with it!

Fifteen minutes later, the passengers were rescued by airport rescue personnel, and ground staff guided them to nearby shelters.

Meanwhile, the Boeing 747 that had deployed its escape cushion was towed off the runway, waiting for the next aircraft to take off and enter the runway.

After this incident, reporters from all sides naturally flocked to the scene.

Fortunately, the police were quite effective in controlling the media.

This avoided the embarrassing situation that Fujino would face as soon as he got off the plane, with a bunch of reporters shoving their Mike at him.

The sky gradually darkened.

As the sun set, Fujino sat in the back of an ambulance, watching the departing passenger planes. He was wrapped in a blanket and answered questions from airport officials and police, who also checked his physical condition.

After the investigation concluded, the group that had come to Okinawa together reunited with Fujino.

"I never knew you could actually fly a plane, little brother!"

Mori Kogoro patted Fujino on the shoulder heartily, "I knew it! You could definitely do it, Fujino!"

"I wonder who it was that was just now, so scared that they covered their head with their hands and didn't dare to move."

"That's right, we all saw how scared Uncle Mori looked just now!"

Conan muttered a complaint under his breath, and the rest of the Junior Detective League quickly echoed his sentiment.

"What?!"

Mori Kogoro immediately felt humiliated.

He glanced at the Junior Detective League behind him, thought for a moment, and decided that he couldn't make a move against the other kids since they weren't his own.

Then he gave Conan a sharp rap on the head.

Fujino looked at Conan, who had a huge, unconventional bump on his head, and a slightly unkind smile crept onto his lips.

Ran, however, was used to Fujino's ability to turn the tide. Looking at the swarm of reporters being stopped by the police not far away, she remarked, "There are really a lot of reporters being stopped this time..."

"After all, such a major event has occurred, it would be strange if those people didn't rush over like they were hunting prey."

Ai Haibara walked over slowly and handed Fujino a cup of hot water. "And there's someone here who saved the entire plane's lives."

"That's right!"

After lecturing Conan, Uncle Mori said, "Fujino, you're going to be famous this time!"

Fujino took the hot water, wrapped himself in a blanket, took a sip to warm his stomach, and silently glanced at the reporters who were taking pictures wildly and making a ruckus outside. "These reporters are really persistent... This is a bit troublesome."

Whether he becomes famous or not is irrelevant; his fame isn't exactly low right now.

After the intense period of high-intensity human-machine integration and the activation of Eagle Eye to enhance his perception, he now only feels mentally exhausted and wants to take a good shower and get some sleep.

Moreover, what he cared about was whether anyone would reimburse him for the three million he spent on upgrading his skills...

It would be best to give him some kind of reward.

Don't bother with any fancy Letter of Appreciation.

He now has only 1.8 million left in his system balance. Although that's still a normal level, it's far too little for his spending habits.

Hopefully, the airline can be humane this once and reward him properly.