"Are you okay, Minako-sama? Why aren't you wearing your seat belt?" Mike immediately helped Minako to sit appropriately and fastened her seat belt.
"Ooh, thanks. That's because I'm sitting in the middle and this seat belt is a bit uncomfortable. Yura-chan didn't allow me to sit by the window." Minako positioned her seat belt between her breasts.
"Uhm, please keep your seat belt there, Minako-sama. It's only about an hour or two left before we arrive..." Yura grabbed her young miss's arm before the seat belt was unbuckled again.
"This seat belt's position is too high for me. It's tight on my breasts and it hurts. But, fine, this will do." Minako pulled her seat belt down to her stomach and freed her hands from it.
After that, she took out her smartphone to check if there was an incoming message.
"This is weird... Why doesn't anyone give me any more news? My big sister isn't texting me anymore? Is it possible, my parents let me just go into the forest without any nagging? Even when grandfather was there? Wow... This is interesting ." Minako tapped her smartphone to her chin while questioningly.
"I can't tell if you're happy or upset, Minako-sama. However, isn't that a good thing? I mean, your request was granted without any of your worrying happening." Mike looked at Minako's expression with a bit of doubt.
"Ah, you don't know what my family might do, Mike-sama. If anything unexpected happens, you'll be involved too, Mighty man-sama~" Minako smiled mysteriously, but it was covered by her smartphone.
"Why am I suddenly involved in the outcome of your decision? And again, why do you seem happy to give me trouble?" Mike simply rolled his eyes.
"Hehe, you never know~ Oh, right! I'm sure we'll see each other often, but I don't have your number yet, Mike-sama. For Yuna-chan's sake, I need to ask that now before I forget." Minako unlocked her phone screen with her fingerprint and was ready to type.
"Err... I can't give you my number even if you ask for it." Mike scratched his head. What number should he give when he didn't even have a cell phone?
"Eh? Why? Do you want to play hard to get? If you don't want to give it, I'll ask Yuna-chan directly." Minako pouted and immediately sent a short message to Yuna.
Mike just let Minako do whatever she wanted. At that moment, he immediately looked at the window because he was aware of the piercing gaze of the girl in the co-pilot seat.
"..." Yukiko felt quite dissatisfied because Mike seemed to get along very well with that noble girl. It was as if this fake boyfriend was cheating on her Ojou-sama indirectly. Even so, she couldn't just accuse anything and put all the blame on Mike.
The road they took was muddy and gravel like the one in a remote village with forests on the right and left. Yet, the car suddenly jerked as if it had just run over a deep hole.
*Bam!*
The car bounced slightly in the air because of its speed.
"Whoa!" Minako tried her best to catch her smartphone slipping out of her hands.
When the car stabilized on the road again, Mike moved his feet quickly to save the smartphone from crashing into the car floor.
*Thud*
Minako's smartphone fell into Mike's shoe and was reflected back to its owner.
"Hap. Huf, phew... That was close." Minako caught her smartphone and wiped her non-existent sweat. She checked the state of her smartphone for a moment and expressed her gratitude. "Thank you for the quick movement of your feet, Mike-sama. My smartphone could have cracked from a heavy impact on the floor."
"No worries." Mike raised his thumb. He then asked the driver. "Was that an invisible hole in the mud, Sir Alfred?"
"Yes, it was an invisible hole because of puddles and mud." Cold sweat suddenly trickled down Alfred's back after he said that.
He wanted to check the car's condition because of the loud crash just now, but the car didn't slow down at all even though he had stepped on the brake pedal.
The anxious driver smashed the brake pedal several times, but the car was still going faster and faster. Moreover, the muddy road became a downhill path at this dire time.
"What is it, Grandpa Alfred?" Yukiko realized something was wrong. She suspected something had happened, but she decided to ask.
"Looks like the loud crash just now made the braking system leak and the brakes aren't working now." Alfred looked in the rearview mirror. He immediately made a priority in mind if something terrible happened.
*Clack!*
The sound of cables breaking could be heard clearly, and it made all the passengers anxious.
"Wha-what? The brakes aren't working now? Is this a tragedy like in the horror movies? Where we are stuck in a high-speed car on a gravel downhill with no brakes on?" Minako put her hands together with a smile, but her face paled.
Mike narrowed his eyes to see a sharp turn in the distance. At the current speed, the car would definitely rollover if the driver forced the steering wheel to swerve.
"In one hundred and fifty meters, we'll hit those trees. The car will roll over if you force a turn, Sir Alfred." Mike reminded the driver while thinking about the best solution in this situation.
Who would have thought that his first trip after meeting Yuna would be the unfortunate one?
"I understand, Mike-sama. Everyone, please hold on tight and prepare for a crash. Yukiko, please hold the steering wheel." Alfred immediately acted by unbuckling his seat belt before he climbed out through the window.
"!!!" Yukiko swiftly grabbed the steering wheel and tried to stabilize the car to keep it going straight.
Her brain was trying hard to find a solution to stop this car, but her skills and abilities couldn't save everyone. Isei's powers came to mind, but that guy didn't come along with them on this occasion!
"Nee, are we going to die?" Minako folded her arms expressionlessly.
"I will protect you with my life at stake, Minako-sama." Yura declared that confidently. She unbuckled her seatbelt and intended to jump out with her young miss.
However, Mike immediately extended his hand in front of Minako to stop Yura's action. "Don't do that. Please put your seat belt back on, Miss Yura. Sir Alfred will stop this car going. The power of a Master-level is more than enough to achieve that feat."
"???" Minako glanced at Mike innocently.
At that point, a man suddenly jumped from above and landed a few meters in front of the car. The man spread his arms and legs as if he was ready to stop the vehicle with his body.
"Ha!" Alfred exclaimed, and his muscles instantly bulged. His shirt was torn, but there was no time to care about that.
*Bam!* *Crash*
A collision between the car and the burly man occurred. The windshield was shattered, and the engine hood was dented. Alfred was dragged a few meters back.
Mike quickly protected Minako by hugging her, but Yura was already there. He might as well cover the two girls.