14. Time Stands Still

When Sakurajima Mai came to understand her situation,. They were both already high in the sky, and everything around her flashed past her eyes like a streamline.

She remembered Shirakawa's words before they started flying.

The flight speed can reach Mach 20...

Sakurajima Mai's academic performance was pretty good, and she had a certain understanding of this relatively rare speed unit.

Mach 1 is equivalent to the speed of sound in the air.

After realizing the concept, Sakurajima Mai was shocked. As far as she knows, the speed of fighter jets is only Mach 2 or 3.

At Mach 20, she couldn't even think of anything that could catch up to Teacher Shirakawa.

Intercontinental ballistic missile?

Sakurajima Mai raised her head slightly.

In Shirakawa's arms, she could clearly see his handsome face. She was already surprised by Shirakawa in the morning's martial arts class.

Only now did she realize that, that was just the tip of the iceberg revealed by Teacher Shirakawa.

"Perhaps Teacher Shiraishi can really solve the strange phenomenon in me."

Sakurajima Mai secretly thought in her heart.

Half an hour passed quickly. Especially when the girl was in a generous and reassuring embrace.She didn't even feel the passage of time. It wasn't until Shirakawa's voice reached her ears that she suddenly came back to her senses.

She was already on the other side of the world, in Texas at night. Shirakawa glanced at the map that was refreshed after a few seconds.

"Let me see, Big Bend Park seems to be over there..."

At this time,at the observatory in Big Bend Park. Groups of meteor enthusiasts held their telescopes and cameras, waiting for the meteors. Meteor showers that occur once every few decades are enough to attract hundreds of people to watch and take photos. Not to mention, the weather today was pretty good.

Just as they were waiting for the meteor shower to appear, a sonic boom echoed through the sky. It was as if the thunder fell right near their ears.

Everyone present was either shocked, curious, or horrified and looked towards the sky, where the sound came from.

"What sound?"

"Meteorite?"

"Meteor shower?"

"Sounds like a missile to me!"

A retired veteran muttered to himself in surprise. They searched with telescopes and took pictures with ultra-high-powered lenses, but they couldn't find any trace. At the end of the noisy crowd, a man and a woman appeared silently.

"Teacher Shirakawa, they all seem to be looking for you..."

Mai Sakurajima listened to the discussions around her and said rather strangely.

"Don't worry, they won't know it was me."

Shirakawa said softly.

"Let's go a little further forward."

Sakurajima Mai nodded when she heard this, almost sticking to Shirakawa shoulder to shoulder, and followed him. She feared being crushed by the crowd because she couldn't be seen by others.

Next moment.

An old person's voice came into her ears, but what she heard made Sakurajima Mai stunned.

"What a handsome little couple, they look so much like us back then."

Mai Sakurajima turned around and looked at the souce of the voice.

She saw an old couple looking at her and Shirakawa with nostalgic eyes. Those deep and nostalgic eyes travelled through time and saw themselves decades ago when they last watched the meteor shower.

Sakurajima Mai's heart was touched. But what surprised her even more was that they could actually see her. Her eyes were moving, and the eyes of the people around her would obviously stay on her body.

"Let me tell you, 500 kilometers is still too close. You are far from being abandoned by the world!"

Shirakawa rubbed Sakurajima Mai's head and said with a chuckle. It seems his thoughts were confirmed.

Feeling the warm palm on her head, Sakurajima Mai fell into silence. She has always been a loner and it has been a long time since she felt the warmth of others. Some nostalgia, some discomfort, all what she felt caused throbbing in her heart.

"The meteor shower is coming!"

A loud shout suddenly sounded, and everyone looked up to the sky. There were constant exclamations and shutter sounds.

The shooting stars emitting a faint but dazzling light cut through the night, leaving a bright trail. Then, more meteors began to appear, like white chalk, drawing mysterious and beautiful arcs on the blackboard at night!

"What a nice view..."

Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but sigh.

But...

If it weren't for Shirakawa, she felt she would have never been able to witness this meteor shower in her life. After looking at this beautiful scenery for a second, Mai Sakurajima shifted her gaze to Shirakawa's face.

From his eyes, the shooting stars in the night were reflected. This was the most fascinating scene that she thought.

At this time, Sakurajima Mai looked at the meteor shower in Shirakawa's eyes, and a wish emerged in her heart.

"If time could stand still at this moment forever..."

Shirakawa didn't pay attention to Sakurajima Mai's movements. For him, the meteor shower was a rare thing that he had seen for the first time in his whole life even including the previous one. It was worth the trouble.

At the same time, a system prompt that sounded in his mind made Shirakawa freeze on the spot.

[Ding, under the influence of the host's incredible understanding, Mai Sakurajima awakened the ability: time stasis! ]

[The host acquires the ability: Time stasis! ]

[Time stasis: The time of any person or object within the field of vision can be put into a static state. The static time will depend on the energy of the stationary object! ]

Shirakawa who heard the sound was dumbfounded.

'I took a student out to watch a meteor shower, but she awakened the ability to time stop?' he thought.

This ability should still be able to grow.

"It turns out that if students awaken their abilities through enlightenment, I can also gain it..."

Shirakawa felt a little excited. In this case, he would have to talk to the students more. Turning his gaze slightly, Shirakawa saw a bit of surprise in Mai Sakurajima's beautiful eyes.

She should also be aware of the awakening of her abilities.

Just as the meteor shower ends. There was a commotion behind them.

"Monster... there is a monster hiding here!"

Screams and cries for help were heard.

Mai Sakurajima looked back in surprise, her beautiful eyes suddenly shrank. She saw a three-meter-tall, elongated monster waving its arms and slamming down on them.

"Teacher Shirakawa, be careful..."

Sakurajima Mai said hastily, her beautiful eyes exuded bursts of brilliance. The next moment, the monster's figure suddenly stopped. However, it only lasted less than a second.

Bang!

When Sakurajima Mai reacted, the monster was already hit by Shirakawa's punch, it flew upside down and was directly embedded in the mountain behind.

"It's dead, let's go."

When Shirakawa's voice came to her ears, Sakurajima Mai was slightly startled, then nodded heavily. Mai Sakurajima's lips curled up in a pleasant arc, and she quickly followed.

"Sakurajima-san..."

"Shirakawa-sensei, the word Sakurajima is hard to pronounce, so you should call me Mai..."

This time, she held Shirakawa's clothes. She seemed to understand that she was not afraid of being pushed away by the crowd at all.

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