21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 912 - 906: Coping

Chapter 912 -906: Coping

The sudden typhoon warning not only left Tokyo’s residents caught off guard but also threw the Tokyo Metropolitan Government into a state of chaos.

Although, as an island country, Japan experiences several strong typhoons making landfall every year, under normal circumstances, a typhoon forms in tropical regions and takes time to reach landfall. No matter how short the timeline, there is typically a period for preparation and response.

When the landfall area of a typhoon can be predicted in advance, the government can take preemptive action, such as evacuating people in the affected regions or preparing the local population with disaster-prevention measures.

But this suddenly appearing typhoon could almost be said to have materialized directly off the coast of Japan, headed straight for Tokyo, giving the Tokyo Metropolitan Government virtually no time to respond. According to forecasts from the meteorological department, it would make landfall within 24 hours.

This undoubtedly plunged Tokyo into a flurry of panic and activity. As one of the largest cities in the world with a permanent population in the tens of millions, preparing for a typhoon within 24 hours was an almost insurmountable task, even considering the generally high compliance and self-discipline of Japanese citizens.

Even so, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government couldn’t afford to sit idly by. Disaster-prevention announcements were broadcast non-stop on major media outlets as if they were free. Various emergency response plans were activated one after another.

Thanks to Japan’s frequent battles with typhoons over the years, these disaster-prevention plans were already in place. However, they weren’t designed for a typhoon set to make landfall within 24 hours, making their execution somewhat hasty and chaotic.

Hospitals, as critical public facilities, naturally had to prepare for disaster-prevention measures upon receiving the typhoon warning.

“Professor Jounouchi, sorry to disturb you. The city government has issued a typhoon warning. According to the regulations, we need to tape your office windows. Please cooperate with us.” Two hospital staff members, dressed in uniforms and holding a large roll of tape, entered Jounouchi Hiromi’s office to explain the situation.

When a typhoon strikes, taping up the windows to prevent glass from shattering is a very common disaster-prevention tactic. Naturally, Jounouchi Hiromi didn’t find anything unusual about it.

While signaling the two staff members to proceed with their work, she curiously asked, “Why was there suddenly a typhoon warning? I didn’t hear anything about an approaching typhoon before.”

“We don’t know either. The weather suddenly changed this afternoon, and then the city government began issuing the typhoon warning, saying the typhoon could make landfall within 24 hours.” Faced with Jounouchi Hiromi’s questions, the staff members didn’t have answers and could only relay what they knew. “Because the warning came so suddenly, we can only prepare according to disaster-prevention requirements for now.”

Since there was only one window in Jounouchi Hiromi’s office, the staff quickly finished taping it up while speaking.

“Professor, the taping is complete. Please take disaster-prevention precautions during this time. We’ll be going now.” With that, the two staff members left. They had to apply similar measures to every window in the entire building, and their workload was not small.

Watching the two staff members leave, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn’t help but furrow her brows. She took out her phone and searched for related information. This typhoon was too abrupt and strange, making her feel uneasy.

However, the information she found only deepened her suspicions. This typhoon had appeared directly off the coast of Japan and was heading straight toward Tokyo. It didn’t seem like a naturally forming typhoon at all.

Seeing the situation, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn’t help but feel a surge of worry.

If this were a naturally forming typhoon, she wouldn’t think much of it. Having lived in Tokyo for so many years, she had experienced countless typhoons; there was nothing especially surprising about them.

But if this typhoon wasn’t naturally formed, then it was hard not to worry whether something extraordinary was happening.

What made her even more uneasy was that Chen Yu wasn’t in Tokyo, and he had taken all the ship-girls from the Necromantic Space with him, leaving only Belfast and Ni Nasu by her side. This only heightened Jounouchi Hiromi’s concern about whether this sudden typhoon was somehow linked to what Chen Yu was doing.

At this thought, Jounouchi Hiromi raised her head and asked Belfast nearby, “Beifa, do you know what’s going on with this typhoon?”

“Apologies, Madam, but I don’t know what’s happening.” Shaking her head, Belfast clearly knew no more than Jounouchi Hiromi. Nevertheless, she suggested, “However, this typhoon does give me an odd feeling. I suggest Madam consults Miss Ni Nasu. As a Water Elemental Lord, she should have a better understanding of situations like this.”

Ultimately, Belfast was a battle weapon summoned by Chen Yu. She had no issue fighting or serving as a maid due to her unique ship-girl form, but explaining a sudden typhoon was far beyond her capabilities.

So, after hearing Belfast’s suggestion, Jounouchi Hiromi used her contract with Ni Nasu to inform her, in the Necromantic Space, about the strange typhoon.

However, the situation turned out to be more serious than Jounouchi Hiromi expected. Upon learning of the matter, Ni Nasu, using her connection through the contract, appeared directly in Jounouchi Hiromi’s office.

Looking out at the abnormal weather, Ni Nasu’s expression turned grave as she said to Jounouchi Hiromi, “This storm was not naturally formed. It happened because a new God of Storms has been born in this world. The deity has extracted the rules governing storms within the world’s natural order, causing chaos in the atmospheric phenomena. This unnatural storm is a result of the rule disruption.

But it’s strange. If a new deity has been born, they would typically address disasters caused by the rule disruption immediately.

Unless the deity wishes to use this as an opportunity to showcase their divine power, instilling fear to deepen faith in them, or to manifest a miracle during the disaster to demonstrate their presence, there’s no other reason for a deity to act this way.”

Ni Nasu’s explanation immediately made things clear to Jounouchi Hiromi. This chaotic weather was undoubtedly tied to whatever Chen Yu was doing!

Having realized this, Jounouchi Hiromi made up her mind and asked Ni Nasu, “Miss Ni Nasu, can you stop this storm?”

“A storm of this scale is beyond what a single Water Elemental Lord like me can dissipate. Even with the ocean’s power, I can only weaken it,” Ni Nasu said while shaking her head. If she had the strength of a Deity Level entity, she might attempt to dispel the storm, but for now, reducing its impact was her limit.

Hearing this, Jounouchi Hiromi didn’t push further but nodded. “If that’s the case, please do your best to weaken this storm!”