Chapter 159: Suppressing the Earthquake
Looking at Tenya, who was calm and composed, the panic on the faces of the Gokou sisters gradually subsided.
Arriving at the empty main road, people could be seen fleeing everywhere.
"Wuwu! Our home...."
Hinata and Tamaki looked at their shaking house, with cracks appearing on the walls to varying degrees.
"It's okay..."
"As long as everyone is safe, that's what matters."
Ruri gently comforted her two younger sisters.
However, she was just putting on a brave face, because for the already not well-off Gokou family, if the house was gone, it would undoubtedly be adding insult to injury.
"A mere earthquake, watch me suppress it with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit."
Tenya's eyes flickered, and a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.
"Tremor-Tremor Fruit?"
"What kind of ability is that? Can it really quell an earthquake?"
Ruri rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, thinking he was just playing with a chuunibyou setting.
Tenya placed his hands on the ground, and perhaps it was just an illusion but Ruri felt that his hands seemed to be releasing some mysterious power.
Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
The strongest Paramecia-type devil fruit, capable of freely controlling vibrations, and even causing earthquakes.
Conversely, as long as the frequency and amplitude of the vibration are adjusted properly to counteract the seismic waves, it is not impossible to neutralize them.
Through the skill Nature's Blessing, Tenya pinpointed the exact location of the earthquake's epicenter, roughly 150 kilometers underground.
The seismic shockwaves were caused by the fracturing of rock layers due to volcanic activity.
Tenya used the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to release shockwaves of equal intensity, striking directly at the epicenter.
This operation's principle is somewhat similar to noise-canceling headphones, which neutralize and cancel out external noise by generating inverse sound waves equal to the noise.
The vibration frequency generated by Tenya perfectly overlapped in reverse with the seismic waves, ultimately achieving the effect of eliminating the earthquake.
Rumble!
Rumble!
Rumble!
The ground's shaking gradually began to weaken from strong to weak.
"This earthquake came and went quickly..."
"It's truly a blessing in disguise, thank the gods for protecting us!"
On the street, the panicked people gradually regained their composure.
"So, so amazing!"
"Tenya put his hands on the ground, and the earthquake disappeared?"
"This is true superpower!"
"It's completely different from Ruri-nee's strange black magic!"
Hinata and Tamaki's innocent faces showed fervent admiration.
"Tremor-Tremor Fruit..."
"Could all of this be real?"
Ruri's face was filled with shock and disbelief.
Precisely because she was a chuunibyou, she had fantasized about countless settings in her mind.
However, when fantasy became reality, she still found it hard to believe.
"Of course, I never speak idly."
"Now, do you want to sign a contract with me?"
"Nightmare Queen!"
Tenya struck while the iron was hot, extending his hand towards Ruri.
Don't say anything else, just call out the treasure chest first.
"I..."
"I have to admit, your contract is very appealing!"
A flush of excitement appeared on Ruri's cheeks, and she firmly grasped his hand.
[Ding!]
[Discovered Treasure Chest Holder: Gokou Ruri]
[Extract?]
"Extract"
[Opening S-Rank Treasure Chest... Congratulations to the Host on obtaining Item Creation]
[Capable of creating items imbued with magic, from tools for combat to various daily necessities.]
This is a skill with extremely high versatility and practicality!
For example, a normal umbrella can be transformed into a magic-conducting weapon that can fire magic bullets.
Animal bones can be made into skeleton soldier familiars.
Magic wands, flying broomsticks, and invisibility cloaks like in the Harry Potter movies can all be realized one by one.
The earthquake in Chiba was a medium-to-high intensity earthquake.
According to previous natural disaster reports, the casualties were generally over a hundred people.
But because Tenya used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to counteract the impact of the seismic waves to the greatest extent, the number of casualties caused by this earthquake was only in the single digits.
One unlucky passerby was killed by a falling billboard, a speeding delivery guy's overturned motorcycle got stuck in a crack in the ground, and the collapse of an illegal building in an urban area caused the death of the landlord's family of three.
As for those who were close to Tenya, every single one of them was completely unharmed.
Life Amulet.
"Mother! Mother!"
"Are you alright? Are you injured anywhere?"
Eriri checked her mother's body with a nervous expression.
"Eriri, you..."
Sayuri blinked her curious large eyes, staring intently at the faint glow emanating from her daughter.
Originally, she was trimming flowers and plants in the yard when, unexpectedly, an earthquake struck.
However, wearing a home kimono and wooden clogs, she was not agile enough to escape.
After her daughter rushed out of the house immediately, she wanted to pull her along to escape together.
At that moment, she was quite moved.
However, Eriri was clumsy, and in her haste, she accidentally stepped on her skirt, causing both mother and daughter to trip and fall to the ground.
Just then, a hundred-year-old tree in the yard suddenly broke and fell towards the two of them.
Just as Sayuri thought they were doomed, she suddenly saw a mysterious glow emanating from her daughter's body, like a barrier, repelling the large tree that was falling towards them.
"Eriri, could it be that you've awakened a system?"
Sayuri was also a heavy otaku, and her first thought was of the common cheat found in novels.
"No, no..."
"Mother, what are you thinking?" Eriri said with a speechless expression.
Speaking of which, if there was a system, it would be Tenya.
"Then what's with this layer of protection on you?"
Sayuri's eyes darted, and she immediately let her imagination run wild.
"Could it be that you met some awesome male protagonist who gave you a layer of protection?"
"This..."
Eriri was momentarily speechless.
You know what...
With Tenya's character setting, being handsome and possessing various magical abilities, isn't he the perfect male protagonist from a novel?!
The only thing she was dissatisfied with was that he had too many women around him.
"Eeek... Is it really true?"
"To be able to tolerate Eriri's tsundere personality, he must be a very excellent guy, right?"
"When are you bringing him home so mother can try him out first?"
Sayuri's eyes lit up, as if she had discovered a new continent.
"Try what, you stupid old woman!!" Eriri complained weakly.
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Messages +99
Everyone reported their safety to each other.
Rikka: That was the roar of the Great Mother Earth just now, but it doesn't affect the Evil King's True Eye User.
Touka: Rikka is over there, so I'll have to trouble you to take good care of her. You're quite reliable, kid (photo.jpg)
Megumi: Thanks to Tenya-kun's amulet, I'm safe and sound.
Rukia: This earthquake doesn't affect Shinigami.
Miko: My mom seems to have discovered the amulet, what should I do?
Hana: Wuwuwu! My thousand-layer hamburger was smashed.
Yui: I was so scared, I wondered why Sable was so restless today.
Yumiko: It seems everyone is safe and sound.
Yukino: Tenya, was it you? It must have been you? You stole the steak from my refrigerator!
Saki: The house cracked, but thankfully my family is all safe.
Alisa: You were protecting me, weren't you, Tenya-kun?
Maria: Thank you for protecting us. As a thank you, Tenya-kun, you must come to my house for dinner.
...
The earthquake in Chiba had little overall impact.
Sobu High School suspended classes for three days to repair damaged teaching facilities, and soon resumed normal schooling.