Anime Crossover: Post-Apocalyptic Survival, My Stand is the World

"That's...too easy!"

The pink-haired girl with a bun instantly gained a surge of confidence!

She patted her rather large chest and volunteered:

"Leave it to me, Su Chen! I'm Yui Yuigahama, known as the 'Game Center Doll Killer'!"

"Oh?" Su Chen raised an eyebrow. "Then you're very brave."

"of course!"

Yui ran briskly to the claw machine and skillfully inserted the game tokens (a basket of them was thoughtfully placed next to her).

She gripped the joystick, and her beautiful eyes instantly became incredibly focused!

"Watch me, one shot, one kill!"

She precisely moved her claws to the top of the "key" doll.

Then press the button!

The claws slowly descended, opened, and precisely grasped the target!

"Oh! I caught it!" Yui exclaimed excitedly.

however--

Just as the claws were halfway up, the three seemingly strong metal claws suddenly loosened without warning, as if they had suddenly developed Parkinson's disease.

The golden "key" doll drew a beautiful parabola in mid-air.

Then, with a "thud," it fell back into the pile of toys.

They've gotten even deeper into it than before.

"Eh?"

Yui's smile froze.

"No...that's impossible! My calculations were perfect!"

She didn't believe it and tried again.

The result is still the same.

No matter how accurately she grabs, that damned claw always "runs out of steam" halfway through.

"Damn it! Again!"

……

Five minutes passed.

Yui Yuigahama has become completely withdrawn.

She squatted in front of the claw machine, exuding a grayish-white aura that seemed to have been "broken down."

The area next to her was piled with all sorts of useless cat and dog dolls that she had grabbed at random.

That crucial "key"—it was never successfully used even once.

"Let me try."

Yukino Yukinoshita finally couldn't stand it anymore.

She stepped forward and calmly observed the machine's internal structure.

"The claws of this machine have clearly been tampered with. Its gripping force has been set to a 'random threshold.' Only in extremely rare cases will a 'strong gripping force' sufficient to support the machine to the exit occur."

As she spoke, she inserted game coins.

"Therefore, what we need is not skills, but... calculations."

"Calculate the precise cycle in which its 'strong grip' occurs!"

After saying that, she began one experiment after another, just like a meticulous experiment.

But the result was still a failure.

“No… its random numbers aren’t linear.” Yukino’s brows furrowed tightly.

"Heh, how naive you are, Yukinoshita-kun."

Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned to one side with her arms crossed, letting out her signature sarcastic laugh.

Do you think this is a math problem?

"This is 'psychology'."

She stepped forward and said confidently:

"This kind of game never tests skill, but rather 'human nature'! That damn GM is just using this illusion of 'almost succeeding' to manipulate our mentality, making us anxious and desperate through repeated failures!"

"Therefore, there is only one key to breaking this deadlock!"

"—That is to ignore its traps and wait with absolute 'normal mind' for the 'destiny' that belongs only to us to arrive!"

After saying that, she closed her eyes, as if she had transformed into a "God of Gamblers," casually shook the joystick, and then pressed the button with a flourish.

pat.

The key doll fell from mid-air.

"..."

【03: 12】

Time passes minute by minute.

Three gifted girls encountered their first major setback in a place they never expected.

Just then, that mischievous synthesized voice rang out again.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Have you given up?"

"Besides their faces and figures, 'beautiful girls' really have nothing else to offer."

"Is this the limit for 'socially successful' people? It's really disappointing."

"you!"

Utaha and Yukino were both so angry at this sweeping, generalized taunt that their faces turned pale.

However, Su Chen seemed completely oblivious to the other party's taunts.

He simply yawned and then slowly stood up from the corner.

He walked up to the claw machine that Yui had practically glared at with her "resentment."

Then, turning around, he slowly raised his middle finger—a gesture brimming with international goodwill—towards the surveillance camera on the ceiling that was flashing red.

"Okay, warm-up is over."

He gave the three girls beside him, who were completely lost in self-doubt, a confident smile.

"Just watch."

"—Next, it's my turn!"

"Draw a card!"

After saying that, amidst everyone's utterly incomprehensible gazes, he didn't touch that damned control stick.

Instead, he pointed at the thick glass of the claw machine and called out "World".

[The World] slowly raised his fist, which was as big as a clay pot.

Chapter Forty-Two: Rules? Those are for the weak.

"Draw a card!"

When Su Chen's ambiguous, cringeworthy line echoed through the deathly silent hall.

Yukino, Utaha, and Yui all wore the same expression of confusion.

Which card should I draw?

This guy... could he have been driven to the brink and gone insane?

However, the next second.

They saw it.

They witnessed a scene that was enough to refresh their worldview and overturn their common sense.

Su Chen did not touch that damn control lever as they had imagined.

He simply placed his hand lightly on the thick glass of the claw machine.

Then, I closed my eyes.

hum-

The world slowly emerged behind him.

"Su Chen... what does he want to do?" Yui asked in a low voice.

“I don’t know.” Yukino shook her head, her icy blue eyes filled with seriousness. “But don’t make a sound, just watch what he does. Since he’s so confident, he must have come up with some countermeasures.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha stared intently at Su Chen's movements, not daring to even blink.

She had a premonition.

This man will shock everyone present.

"Hey! Player over there! What do you want?"

On the radio, Kong's slightly surprised voice came through.

"I'm warning you! Damaging the 'collectibles' will result in failing the game!"

Su Chen ignored him.

He simply focused his mind intently.

Then, the "world" behind them seemed to receive some kind of instruction.

It slowly raised its right hand.

Then, in the suddenly contracted pupils of the three girls.

That seemingly solid golden arm, capable of shattering steel—

It was as if I had passed through a layer of illusory illusion.

It passed right through the thick glass without any hindrance!

"..."

"..."

"..."

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Yukino, Utaha, and Yui all experienced a brief mental freeze due to the scene before them.

Did...walk through?

How can it be?

"This is..." Yukino Yukinoshita's lips were a little dry, "...some kind of spatial ability?"

"No, that's not right." Kasumigaoka Utaha's breathing became rapid, her eyes flashing with fanaticism. "This isn't a spatial ability!"

"Su Chenjun's [world] is not a physical entity, have you forgotten, Ice Queen? It's a... pure spiritual energy entity!"

"Therefore, the walls of the material world do not exist for it at all!"

He truly deserves to be called a genius writer.

Their minds reacted quickly. The reason they could see Su Chen's stand-in, "The World," before was because the apocalypse brought special spiritual power to the people of this world, which is why they could see "The World." However, they were so used to it that they subconsciously perceived "The World" as a physical entity.

"Nani—!"

On the radio, Sora's shocked and incredulous screams came through.