4-50: Tokyo Tower, but… (2/3)

4-50: Tokyo Tower, but... (2/3)

Ah, come to think of it, why is it even called the Tokyo Tower?

What do you mean?

After all the twists and turns in their conversation, before they knew it, Shinichi had started tackling a question thats been on his mind since finding out that they were headed here.

This was his first time visiting Tokyo personally, so it was only a given that he would want to visit this place that was synonymous with Tokyo.

However, this was a school trip of Garesto Academy, a school that claims to be at the forefront of the times.

Hence, from the perspective of someone from 8 years ago, Shinichi could not help but wonder if it mightve been better for them to have visited someplace else.

Wouldnt it have been better to visit the Sky Tree instead?

It was still the tallest tower in the world and it has also succeeded the Tokyo Towers role of being a radio tower.

Thats why Shinichi thought it would be a more fitting to place to visit than the Tokyo Tower.

Oh, actually Wernher said.

Allow me to explain! Myuhi interjected.

My job was stolen!? Wernher said.

As an anime-loving engineer, explaining was a role that Wernher didnt wish to give up to anyone, but Myuhi cruelly pulled it out of his cold hands, causing poor Wernher to collapse, but Myuhi was just happy to finally be able to join the conversation again.

Shinichi felt bad for Wernher, but he still chose to listen.

Putting it simply, the school is careful about sending students to officially visit the Sky Tree. Moreover, this trip was on such short notice that they never even considered it in the first place, Myuhi said.

Theyre being careful? Shinichi said.

The Sky Tree was completed ju approximately 2 years before the otherworld was revealed to the public, so its role more or less ended in two years.

Myuhi said as she pointed to the Sky Tree north of the tower.

That Sky Tree would normally appear small from this distance, but they were all people that could see it clearly despite that.

He knew she actually intended to say just two years, but he wasnt boorish enough to point it out.

At the very least, that should have been the case for the Japanese administration, Shinichi surmised.

So you got that far just from the Sky Tree, huh, Icchi.

The topic change to the Sky Tree should have been a simple question.

Shinichi hadnt intended to lead into this, but this was also a natural result.

To think that at 15 years old, he would actually have such sharp senses. Myuhi was both impressed and dismayed.

She felt that half of his thoughts were always those of The One That Threatened the World.

But such things were simply too normal to Shinichi.

I-If I may add!

It was curious how Wernher took Myuhis silence from her admiration and dismay, but Wernher got up and took this opportunity to add his own input.

Its actually a known problem for facilities that were constructed or began construction around 2014 before the existence of the otherworld was disclosed to the public, especially public work projects and large facilities likely to be affected by the exchange. Its a global problem, an Earth problem, if you will.

He presented this topic because he felt that international matters in Earth were his forte.

He said that the incorporation of Garestos technology made certain facilities less relevant.

When he saw Shinichi impressed by his answer, he clenched his hand into a fist.

But

That then drew criticism from the public, asking why they had to build them at such a sensitive time, Teacher Saland said.

Huh, Teacher Saland? Shinichi said.

The tough-looking history teacher caught wind of his field(a conspiracy) being discussed and came.

There was a smile on his rough face, but he was just too frightening.

Even though he was only having fun, his face was so scary that those who didnt know that might just call the cops on him.

Shinichi was already used to him, but the others werent, so they took a step back, allowing him to take over the conversation.