[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky":3,"chapter-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-8":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Sparked the Hundred Demon Night Parade in Tokyo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2326226,4550,"Chapter 8: Chapter Eight: You Probably Won","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>\"That's great—we made it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We finally landed—we're alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From midair flips and life-or-death drops to decompression and sideways crash-landings, any one of those crises would have been fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they all survived them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone embraced and wept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never before had they felt how precious life was, how fragile human existence could be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, they were still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way! Captain—get the captain out here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, hurry and bring the captain! Ma De, I’m filing a complaint against you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Complaint—definitely a complaint!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid their joy, the passengers were emotionally charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger, confusion, resentment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NH137’s safe landing and survival through the crisis must be due to the captain’s skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet NH137’s danger was also inseparable from the captain’s actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a domino effect, or a butterfly effect—mention the captain, and the passengers erupted in outrage, surging toward the cockpit demanding answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over two hundred passengers rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their roar was like a flood, like a beast ready to swallow them whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flight attendants had never seen such a scene—they panicked, frantically begging passengers to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for physically stopping the passengers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, not just the passengers—the flight attendants were angry too, wanting to demand to know how the captain had flown the plane, nearly costing everyone their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Takee Sashiko was trying to stop the passengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down and listen to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takee Sashiko was closest to the cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bore the brunt of the passengers’ fury, yet she didn’t retreat—she spread her arms to block the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others might not know the truth, but she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew clearly—this wasn’t the captain’s fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me—the accident had nothing to do with Captain Hasegawa. Don’t blame him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a rebound from rock bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Takee Sashiko spoke, the angry passengers heard her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and their rage ignited instantly, exploding outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bullshit! If the plane flew like that, who else could be to blame but the captain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think we’re fools? This crash couldn’t have happened without the captain’s incompetence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly! What kind of nonsense are you spouting?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of curses poured out continuously, drowning out Takee Sashiko’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the passengers surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward the cockpit door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the flight attendant wouldn’t move, they’d break the door down themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mina-san, follow me—let’s storm in and drag the captain out for answers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Break in, grab the captain, and ask him—Ma De, I want to see what kind of twisted motive he had to kill us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the passengers’ rage ignited and exploded completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet just as the passengers frantically surged forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The captain is dead!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice, hoarse and desperate, came from Takee Sashiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood with arms outstretched before the door, eyes tightly shut, screaming with the loudest voice she’d ever mustered—her voice cracked, pouring every ounce of strength into it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cabin fell utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passengers’ furious faces froze, stunned, unable to believe what they’d heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they’d just heard the most absurd thing in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then noise erupted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, even louder than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible! How could the captain be dead? If he were dead, who flew the plane? Who landed us safely? You’re lying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, you’re definitely lying to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re just trying to stop us from entering the cockpit—that’s why you’re saying this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly! Exactly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing their accusations, disbelief, and the renewed rush toward her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takee Sashiko didn’t grow angry or retreat—she kept her arms outstretched to block them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The captain really is dead—he died during the plane’s ascent. He was... \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cockpit door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone—including Takee Sashiko—fell silent, all eyes turning to the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A teenager?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the door opened and they saw who stepped out, everyone except Takee Sashiko froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zun stepped out, noticing hundreds of eyes fixed on him, and raised a hand in greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, some eyes widened to the size of saucers, others turned wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions were eerily uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock. Astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this a joke? How could there be a high school student in a commercial airliner’s cockpit? Could it be... the crash happened because a teenager was messing around?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was the captain? The first officer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a high school student even get into the cockpit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One question after another swirled in the minds of the passengers and flight attendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ladies and gentlemen, please make way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zun stepped out, waved his hand, signaling everyone to clear space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then someone stepped out behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gasp! Is that the captain?!\" Someone suddenly cried out as the crowd puzzled over Wang Zun’s actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned pale, some even gasped aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their gaze—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the teenager emerged from the cockpit, two more people followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a middle-aged man in civilian clothes; the other was the first officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew the second man was the first officer, not the captain, because the two weren’t walking out—they were carrying something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body of a middle-aged man in uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by appearance, he was older than the first officer—clearly the captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really is the captain... he’s dead...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the captain’s body, the passengers and flight attendants turned sharply toward Takee Sashiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t lied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d told the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened? If the captain’s dead, who flew the plane?\" a passenger whispered, eyes clouded with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To answer everyone’s confusion, Takee Sashiko spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually... the captain died before the plane even ascended. When I opened the door, I saw...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takee Sashiko recounted what she had seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finished speaking, looked up at everyone, her expression sorrowful, wiping away tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The captain was probably killed by a bird strike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passengers’ faces grew complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They misunderstood the captain; from start to finish, the captain remained dutifully at the controls until his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If not the captain, then who was flying?” someone asked Takee Sashiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Takee Sashiko extended her hand, her finger brushing past Nakano, pausing slightly, then pointing at Mori Takeshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t think I’m wrong—it was this gentleman who flew the plane and saved us all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her view,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the first officer’s eyes were injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly impossible for him to have executed such expert piloting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Mori Takeshi, who remained calm amid the crisis during the plane’s ascent, could have saved NH137.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, Takee Sashiko grasped Mori Takeshi’s hand, her face filled with gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for saving…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, other passengers also moved forward, eager to sincerely thank Mori Takeshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, everyone understood the full sequence of events that led to the plane’s emergency, and realized their safe return depended entirely on the pilot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the pilot, they would have been dead for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were alive now solely because of the pilot—naturally, they were overflowing with gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re mistaken,” Mori Takeshi interrupted Takee Sashiko. “I didn’t save you. I didn’t fly the plane.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You weren’t flying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, including Takee Sashiko, froze, instinctively turning to look at Nakano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not Mori Takeshi, then it must have been Nakano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, awe filled the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nakano was incredible—so dedicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with injured eyes, he flew with such skill—unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as soon as these thoughts surfaced,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mori Takeshi pointed to Wang Zun beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You might not believe this, but since the captain died, the one who flew the entire time was Kamikawa Mitsu—he saved us all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mori Takeshi’s words rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passengers’ first reaction was immediate:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you kidding me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing their disbelief, Mori Takeshi spoke bluntly, recounting every detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the only person idle in the cockpit, Mori Takeshi could do nothing but observe Wang Zun flying the plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he knew every detail of how Wang Zun piloted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few minutes, Mori Takeshi described the scene vividly, while everyone listening turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock, horror, eeriness, wonder—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all surged through their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Mori Takeshi finished,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the men swallowed hard, the women trembled, and every single person felt a chill crawl up their spine, overcome with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never imagined NH137 had endured such terrifying dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost miraculous—they had survived such peril…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone turned to Wang Zun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This high school student saved us!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling all eyes upon him, Wang Zun fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hated dealing with scenes like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minasan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zun opened his mouth, preparing to change the subject, when a voice came from outside the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those inside who have taken over the plane, listen: you are surrounded. Don’t even think about escaping—you can’t. Drop your weapons. Don’t add to your crimes. You still have a chance for a lighter sentence. Otherwise, you’ll face severe legal punishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Please vote for recommendations!!!!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1470,"2026-06-20T17:56:08.120Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","61a38f91231c355e8c0faf252129217ac021b5d47592c7d96396b3c3a59d9400","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-9","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-7",477,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-cover.jpg"]