In a crossover anime, do you believe that a machine spirit can defeat a fake human?

"Explain yourself clearly." To avoid spilling the hot coffee, Hiratsuka Shizuka deliberately pushed it far away on the table.

"..."

"I see. I'll leave your question aside for now. How is Kawasaki-san?" Hiratsuka Shizuka thought for a moment. She seemed to vaguely recognize the name; she was a girl with good grades.

"Kawasaki is fine, and I've made arrangements for her future work and finances."

“Alright, since Kawasaki-san doesn’t plan to get involved in any dangerous things anymore... I should think of a way to punish her.” Hiratsuka Shizuka said with a forced smile.

"By the way, since you're so free to go out at night, how about we practice this weekend?"

This shouldn't be a case of settling a personal score.

"What I mean is, since you enjoy helping others so much, why don't you learn some fighting skills?"

This is indeed settling a personal score while on official business.

“Okay.” Chen Yi readily agreed.

Second-year high school student: Chapter 185 Kawasaki and the Service Club

"Kawasaki-kun?" Yukinoshita was taken aback when she saw the person who pushed the door open and entered.

After the other person came in, they looked around.

"Where's Chen?" Kawasaki Saki couldn't find him, so she had to ask Yukinoshita.

"..."

"He has something to attend to and is not in the Service Department for the time being."

Yotsuya Miko answered on his behalf.

Where is our classmate Chen Yi now?

Chen Yi was tripped up by Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"A drone workshop?"

After typing a URL into the office computer, Hiratsuka Shizuka studied the layout of the URL for a while.

Hmm, it looks quite professional.

"Hmm...it's this one."

Approximately how many orders do you have right now?

Hiratsuka Shizuka asked casually.

"Um......"

"Commander, there are sixteen."

"Sixteen... um?" Chen Yi paused halfway through his sentence, wondering if there were only seven.

Nine more orders were placed in two days. Who secretly advertised for him?

"Sixteen. If you don't mind the extra work, I'll add one more for you. Oh, I think it was Kawasaki-kun who did it." Hiratsuka Shizuka said with a grin.

"No need yet. What I mean is that orders have time limits, and if they are not shipped within the time limit, a refund will be issued. Kawasaki is a beginner, so let her practice for a few days first, and then you can place an order later."

Chen Yi stopped Hiratsuka Shizuka from filling in the card number and explained.

"Speaking of which, the pricing of your drones doesn't look like a cheap product at all."

"If we're talking about high-end... the high-end aspect mainly lies in the drone's software. The platform is consumer-grade, while some of the hardware is industrial-grade."

"Software? Tell me about it." Hiratsuka Shizuka's interest was piqued.

"It refers to the autonomous AI of drones, which is superior to common drones on the market in terms of battery management, flight control, and tactical planning self-management."

"It seems you've put in a lot of effort. Do you have a finished product? Can I borrow one to play with?"

Chen Yi looked around and, seeing no other teachers in the office, took off his guitar bag and then took out a universal fairy to remove the combat part.

"Speaking of which, do you have enough of those?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at the small bag in Chen Yi's hand and asked as if she remembered something.

“Not quite enough,” Chen Yi replied.

It's not that the reserve has been used up. In fact, Chen Yi has only had a few opportunities to use explosives. It's just that most of the explosives have already been loaded, and if he wants other sizes of explosives, there might not be enough.

"Okay, so how do you use this?" Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded, cleverly glossing over the topic.

"Voice, gestures, or the app; the installation package is available at the workshop's website."

......

"So this is the situation these past few days..."

After listening to Kawasaki Saki's explanation, Yukinoshita remained silent for a while.

Two, no, three fake people...

Just then, Chen Yi pushed open the door and entered.

"Can I go to work today?"

Saki Kawasaki asked somewhat impatiently.

"Hmm... My downstairs apartment isn't finished being renovated yet, but you can go learn about the basic structure of drones today. I'll have Futaba explain it to you when she has time."

Chen Yi made a plan in his mind and then said.

There's also the issue of the contract; he still needs to draft a formal employment contract.

“Chen Jun.” Yukinoshita stood up.

"You rejected my proposal to help Kawasaki-kun because you thought I wasn't capable enough, but why did you choose my proposal in the end?"

She was eager to know the answer to this question.

“I wasn’t refuting your plan to help Kawasaki; I was refuting the fact that you proposed the plan.”

Chen Yi corrected him.

“Yukinoshita-san, when I first transferred here last semester, why were I injured? I didn’t mention it then, but I can tell you now. It’s because I was working a night shift at a supermarket. Even with two people looking out for each other, we had an accident the first night and almost died there. That’s why I object to your decision to accompany Kawasaki-san on this adventure.”

Chen Yi didn't think that Yukinoshita couldn't remain calm in a crisis, but he clearly knew that when humans fight against the pseudo-humans, they can't win just by staying calm; often, survival depends on luck.

"Then why did you agree to Kawasaki-kun's offer...?"

“Because it was her own choice.” Chen Yi glanced at Kawasaki Saki.

"As it turns out, my choice was wrong, so I won't try such a high-risk part-time job again," Kawasaki Saki added.

Chen Yi's actions were also driven by a sense of disbelief. After all, there are so many supermarkets open at night, and there aren't news reports of supermarkets being attacked every morning. He went to check on the supermarket's security measures and figured he could leave it alone if they were adequate. But to his surprise, it turned out to be exactly as he had expected—almost no security at all. And then, he happened to run into a fake human attack. So, he had no choice but to ask Kawasaki for his opinion.

"..." Yukinoshita seemed to be choked, unable to speak for a long time.

"I see..." Yukinoshita seemed to understand something.

Yukinoshita, what are you planning to do now?

"Chen Jun, I want to become stronger."

Yukinoshita-kun unleashed her astonishing wisdom.

Chen Yi remained silent.

"Yukinoshita-san, this isn't a shonen anime."

......

"Junior brother."

Before school ended, Kasumigaoka quietly approached him.

"It's a sample book, and it comes with a personal autograph from Ms. Kasumi Shiko~"

She handed the latest volume, the fourth one, to Chen Yi.

"How far does the senior plan to write? How many volumes are left before she finishes?"

Chen Yi glanced at the pristine white book cover, on which the words "Xia Shizi" were written in artistic lettering with an oil-based pen.

"It was originally planned to end with the fifth volume, but after discussing it, editor Machida thought it would be better to extend it by one or two volumes."

Kasumigaoka looked somewhat troubled.

"What do you think?" Chen Yi felt the thickness of the sample book.

The first volume of "Doki Doki Service Club" is actually quite long. In terms of content, the thickness of one volume is probably comparable to two or three volumes of typical isekai toilet paper.

Moreover, Kasumigaoka has excellent control over the pacing of the entire book. By the time you get to the third volume, you can already guess how much longer it will be. So if it were extended by one or two volumes, it would likely be criticized for being forced to write more.

"It's finished in five volumes, since the story isn't short," Kasumigaoka said.

"But you can make money by releasing a collector's edition side story. That's what the older generation did, right?" Kasumigaoka winked.

It's amazing that you could say that, but then again, it's not shameful to make money.

"After finishing this book, what are your plans?" Chen Yi put the book into his guitar case and put the chairs back in their original positions.

"What comes next..." Kasumigaoka pondered for a moment.

"I should probably start a new book. After all, although I've achieved some success now... I haven't yet joined the ranks of established authors."

"Well, good luck, senior," Chen Yi casually offered a word of encouragement.

Grade 11: Chapter 186 Drunkenness

Chapter 186

"Speaking of which, how's the renovation going today?"

During dinner, Chen Yi asked Kelukai.

After acquiring the apartment downstairs, Chen Yi quickly contacted a renovation team to modify the interior design. Since all three family members were in school, Chen Yi simply had Krochai control the 'humanoid' to supervise downstairs.

"The staircase between the upper and lower floors hasn't started construction yet, so we can vacate a room for now."

"I remember there was a storage room about the same size as the study... Let's clear it out after we finish eating, and put our things on the balcony."

Chen Yi thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Has all the furniture for the newly renovated apartment downstairs been moved in?"

“The real estate developers took it back,” Kroos said, taking a sip of her juice.

“Workbench, desk, lathe…” Chen Yi listed them one by one, then thought for a moment and asked Mai Sakurajima.

"What's still missing?"

"Uh... a water dispenser?" Mai Sakurajima said uncertainly.

"Okay." Chen Yi jotted it down.

You need to buy a set of these. As for where to put the lathe... the master bedroom will do, just buy a smaller one.

"By the way, has that batch of soundproofing panels arrived yet?"

Chen Yi slapped his forehead. The lathe and other working machinery in the 16LAB were quite noisy. The downstairs and upstairs neighbors were all there, and it would be bad if they were disturbed.

"Not yet, so today we just recycled the furniture that we don't need. We can start construction once all the materials have arrived."

"Kluka said."

Chen Yi wasn't very familiar with this aspect, so he entrusted it entirely to Kroos.

“Ayi, we already have a preliminary plan for the 'humanoid' iteration,” Rio Futaba suddenly said.

"Initial iteration?" Chen Yi asked, puzzled.

“Ms. Kelukai gave me feedback that the motor output was not strong enough and there were issues with battery life.”

Motor, battery life...

"anything else?"

"She said she wanted to install a fire control system."

"..."