Engineer and Creation IIIA

When the prototype race car wooden model placed inside the wind tunnel. They begin the test.

Noboru was at the control panel. He switched on the fan and the mist.

The mist inside the wind tunnel straighten up, and followed horizontally with the win direction given from the blowing fan.

Tanami looked at the mist went over the car wooden mock up. It was very aerodynamic. It does not had much drag given from the front.

As for below the car. The mist manage to pass through the air duct, which it passed through the engine, and exited to the rear wing.

All of the mist through the opened air ducts smoothly.

Then Noboru looked up at the simulation model given by Tanami. He said, “Huh, this is impressive for the first prototype car.”

Tanami nodded in agreement and said, “I agree. I only knew about her making regular cars, not so much the aero and design of the car itself. This is probably our first time she done something very good, and also a work of art.”

Good was not the only word that can only describe about the prototype car that Speed Joker created. It was probably the most amazing design that Noboru ever seen in his life.

But, the aerodynamic design was not the only thing that a car needed. It needs the materials for the body. A powerful engine, reliable transmission, configuration layout, and a good suspension.

While Noboru looked at the car. He said, “Does Speed Joker already had anything in mind for the rest of the parts?”

Tanami shook his head and replied, “Not yet. She did not reply to me anything yet. Only a matter of time she would respond.”

Noboru then had an Idea in his mind. He knew Tanami had not yet fully tour through the facility yet. It would be helpful if Tanami also help him to do some of the work.

Noboru then said, “While we wait. Want to look around at the facility?”

Tanami looked at Noboru and excitedly said, “Why not? It would be a lot more helpful for me to create this car.”

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Noboru and Tanami was touring around the facility. First, they stopped at the engine dyno.

Tanami looked at the Inline 4 engine. It was being stress tested to its limit. Tanami said, “Is that a new engine for the upcoming new car?”

Noboru nodded, and replied, “Yup. We are checking the durability of the engine. We abused it in the dyno to see how far before the entire thing being blown.”

The engine inside the dyno that was being tested. It was based from the IA-4 Series. The one who controlled the engine was inside the control room. They were looking at the gauges on the board.

Then one of them said, “Everything OK! Test begin!”

One controller pushed the lever forward. The engine RPM in the gauges was rising. They kept pushing until it reached at 10.000 RPM.

Then one of the controller said, “Sir, all status are normal.”

The supervisor nodded, and said, “Do it.”

The controller then pushed the lever to the max. The engine red line at 16.000 rpm before the intake blown apart from the flying piston from inside the engine itself.

Tanami and Noboru who was watching from the sidelines, still behind the large rectangular glass window. They saw the engine exploded. Bits and pieces of metal were everywhere on the floor.

Tanami said, “This would cost a lot of money to get build a new one.”

Then Noboruy replied nonchalantly, “Its fine. Even though our approach is very different from other companies. This way would be better, we can see the result and redesign some parts if needed.”

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Noboru continued the tour of the facility. Which Tanami saw many more equipments for the car’s development. Many were suspension technology, transmission, and also the material.

After that tour was done. Tanami felt his phone buzzed, which meant there was a notification came from it.

He pull out his phone from the pocket of his pants. He looked at the screen in where the notification came from.

It was a massage from Kenji, in which it said, “Sorry, today I would be later due to extra class work.”

Tanami smiled at the message. Because Kenji was working hard for him in his studies.

He replied by sending a message, “Don’t worry. Take your time, we will waiting on you.”

Then a reply came back from Kenji. Tanami thought, {That was quick.}

Which the reply said with a thumbs up emoji, “Okay.”

Noboru looked at Tanami, and said, “isn’t that one of your Junior?”

Tanami turn his attention to Noboru, and replied, “Yup. A very young one. He is a very smart kid when I met him.”

Noboru was curious about Tanami’s junior. But, he can’t pry through the personnel details. He then said, “I will be waiting for him to come here one day.”

Tanami just smiled. He knew about the bright future of Kenji.

Despite Kenji still in his high school. He was very smart, very smart that it frighten him the most. Because, he remembered one of the time where Kenji was in his very serious.

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Two years ago, 2038.

Kenji was walking beside the road. He was heading his way back home from school. He was minding his own business.

Until he saw a truck was stuck at the road. There was Tanami opened the hood of the truck, he was looking at the engine bay. He muttered, “Miss-fires all over the place. Did I get fuel mixture wrong?”

Kenji jogged to him. Then he said, “Excuse me, mister. Can I help you with this?”

Tanami looked at him and replied, “Sure, do you know anything about trucks?”

Kenji nodded, and said, “I know a few. But I never seen this one before.”

He pointed at Tanami’s truck. The truck he was borrowing was from the Jetsun’s company prototype. It was still experimental, so anything could happen on the road.

The reason Tanami was using the truck. He was buying some parts of from the yard, which filled the cargo bed.

Without further a do. Kenji looked at the engine bay and went to work. He borrowed the flash light from Tanami, and pointed every crook and crannies in the engine.

He did not find any problem. But one thing he notice about it. He asked, “Mister Tanami. Is this engine computer controlled or not?”

Tanami raised his eye brow. Then he went beside Kenji and looked at the engine bay. With a single eye of recognition when he saw the engine. He said, “It’s carburetor, full fledge analogue. I can see that. But I don’t know why the engine running so rich in fuel. I’m trying to find the switch of the fuel flow.”

Kenji analysed everything in his head. Within few minutes. He then said, “There should be a place for the air and fuel mixture.”

Tanami knew about analogue controlled engines, which was not directly linked to a computer or ECU to handle it. Everything about it was manual (mechanical). But, he got some instincts that told him, “Let kid work. He might know something.”

And so, he followed his instincts. Kenji went to work, and went under the truck. He saw a small like electronic dial hanging by just the cable. He thought, {Is this the switch? It has to be.}

Kenji turned the dial went to the lower level. Then he said, “This should do.”

Kenji pushed himself out below the truck. Then he stood, and looked at Tanami. He then said, “Old man, try turning the engine on.”

Tanami went into his truck, and start the engine. Which it did run a lot smoother, and smell less from the fuel.

But one thing Tanami had something in his mind. He just felt that kid was smart. It would be a waste of talent like him not getting hired.

There were many things before he can put him under the wings.

Tanami looked at Kenji at the opened window of the driver side door. He said, “Kid, you got talent. Wanna join a company?”

Kenji tilted his head, and replied, “My mom told me not to follow strangers. But I will think about it.”

From there, Kenji researched about the company. Which was named, Jetsun Automotive Limited. Which also had another name, Jetsun Car Company.

After he did went deeper in the research of the company. It was fairly new, and its not one of those black companies he usually find in other part of the job market.

In the past to the present time. Kenji felt grateful for joining the company. He had many things he wanted to do.

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Kenji was wiping the black board in the classroom. It was around 5:30 afternoon at the clock. He already saw the sun slowly setting.

There was also one girl in the class, currently cleaning up the tables, and other parts of the classroom. Her name was Ema Mori.

She was a beautiful girl who was the class president.

Ema while cleaning one of the table, she said, “Kenji, I heard you were working somewhere.”

Which Kenji finishing wiping the white board behind the black board. He replied, “Yup. I only work part time.”

Ema knew about Kenji since middle school. She was quite a close friend to him. Until he was in middle school, something change in Kenji.

She wanted to know more. But also, she did not want to pry to his personal matters. Stalking was out of the question. It could ruin her friend relationship with him.

Ema needed to be very patient to know about him.

After Kenji finished cleaning up the board, along with Ema finished cleaning the desk. He said, “Le’s go home.”

When they both exited the school gate. Kenji looked up his phone. He already read the message from Tanami. He sighed in relief when he read it.

Ema who was beside him. She was curious. She looked at him at SMS message, which got a contact name. Which was displayed ‘Tanami’.

From the was she read the message. Ema knew that was an older person. Then she turned her gaze toward the sky and smiled. She said, “Hey, Kenji. What do you think about the future you wanting to do? Like dreams and those stuff.”

Kenji already set his life planned. Which he straight forwardly replied, “Go to College and continue the Job that I like so much.”

Ema pouted and said, “Not that dummy! I knew that much about people want to do in life. I want to know, what do you REALLY want. Everyone has one. Like me. I had a dream becoming the best make up artist!”

Kenji suddenly felt in lost. He did had any ideals or dreams. He never accepted them. Because it was too unrealistic.

He liked about engineering. It was fun for him to learn many things that made the world turn. Working with cars, tinkering, and modifying them was fun for him.

But for his ideal dreams? He never went to grab one.

Kenji replied, “I don’t know.”

Ema stared at him and said, “You don’t know?”

Kenji nodded again as a reply.

For the very least. She knew something from Kenji that he did not know. Kenji was a weird person when She saw him for the first time. But it does not mean, he was different from other people.

Ema said this with a smile in front of Kenji, “Well then, Kenji. I will wait on what ideals and dreams you want to be. Just take your time, who knows what your going to find.”

When Kenji and Ema parted ways in the intersection. He walked back to his house.

Upon arriving. Kenji passed the gate, then entered his house. He let go of his shoes and placed them on the shoe rack.

Then Kenji saw the coat at the hangar beside the shoe rack. He thought, {Dad must be home.}