"... This shouldn't be a problem. After all, I did save them a large sum of money. When the relevant people are informed, it should be okay. It's a matter of integrity, right? Such a big country can't possibly lose its integrity. And the amount saved is much less than the initial extortion of 20 billion."

The other party seemed to be listing reasons to reassure themselves.

And the young girl responded with a meaningful tone.

"Oh... If only it could be that easy."

"Just wait until the forced landing before discussing the rest."

The other party was clearly intentionally changing the subject, and although the young girl understood this, she nodded in agreement. Time was running out after all.

"Yeah, that's the most important thing."

"Right."

"But there's still a problem. Even if that issue is solved, the dock is not long enough. How do we solve that? The airplane requires at least a 2000m runway for landing, but the dock is only around 1600m long."

"In that case, we'll have to go diagonally."

"Diagonally? But even if we do that, it's still not enough. The dock's width is 1000m, and even with a diagonal approach, it will be less than 1900m. And considering the current situation, the landing will undoubtedly be downwind. The 2000m conclusion we reached earlier was for landing in headwind conditions. If it's downwind, it will require more than 2000m."

To this, the other party simply smiled and said,

"That's why we're counting on you, genius!"

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"How is it? Can you do it? Although I think it might be difficult, if you're a genius, there shouldn't be a problem, right?"

The other party asked knowingly.

The young girl calmly replied,

"I can do it."

"Is that so? Then there's no problem."

Upon hearing this, the other party spoke with a relieved tone.

However, the young girl couldn't feel relieved.

"No, there's still an issue. Although this method can solve the problem of headwind and tailwind, it will significantly increase the flying distance of the plane. Given the current fuel level, it's already a struggle to fly to the dock. In the end, this method is simply not feasible."

Although the young girl made a reasonable point, the other party responded evasively.

"Well, there's always a way."

"Is that so? Then it's up to you, villain."

Perhaps due to being used to it, the other party appeared overly optimistic or indifferent. But this time, the young girl didn't question further.

For now, let's just follow his instructions.

Then, Katsuragi Reimi once again manipulated the control stick. But just then...

"Boom!"

Another explosion rang out.

"Huh? What happened this time?"

In surprise, a leisurely voice came through the earpiece.

"It seems to be going smoothly."

Immediately, the young girl understood.

"What? Did you do something again?"

"Well, I won't deny it."

"I'm not asking for your admission. I just want to know why you would voluntarily blow up the plane at such a critical moment. It's obviously a strange action."

The girl's voice became slightly higher pitched due to her excitement.

Indeed, anyone would find it strange to engage in such a crazy act as blowing up an airplane. No, this is beyond the realm of strangeness.

"Well, I thought, explosions can generate force, right? So the airplane can fly a bit farther, right?"

Facing this somewhat helpless explanation, the girl could only wear a pained expression.

"That may be true, but don't just blow things up randomly. What if you accidentally set the airplane on fire?"

"I don't think so. After all, the airplane is well made."

The overly casual tone of the other person left the girl feeling helpless.

"...I'm telling you."

"Don't forget your job, okay? I finally gave you some momentum, don't waste it. After all, this kind of thing won't happen again."

"I got it."

It seems this person understands that much at least.

Anyway, now she could barely perform that maneuver.

So, the girl manipulated the airplane and flew past the dock in one breath. After flying for about two or three seconds, the girl suddenly turned the control stick to the left. As she did so, the airplane started to veer sharply to the left.

That villain...

At this moment, memories of the other person's proposal just now flashed through the girl's mind.