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

Trying to defeat a fake man with bare hands? Even two Tysons tied together wouldn't be enough to beat someone of Spider-Man's level.

“What you said isn’t without reason…” Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly launched a sneak attack, but Chen Yi, who was prepared, dodged it.

"The main purpose of practicing unarmed combat is to train your crisis awareness so that your body can react faster than your brain in any situation. Is that answer satisfactory?"

Damn it, is this kid really a complete beginner? I'm not going to get any advantage here.

"Alright, if that's the case, then fighting does make sense."

Chen Yi lowered his body and assumed an offensive stance.

Looking into his indigo left eye, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.

"Your superpower... is a bit scary."

At this moment, Hiratsuka Shizuka realized that this guy was no ordinary person.

......

The fight ended with Chen Yi collapsing from exhaustion. Then, Hiratsuka Shizuka went to instruct Yukino Yukinoshita, and Chen Yi simply rested for a while.

“Commander,” Kroos said softly.

Chen Yi knew what she wanted to say.

"You've found a way to maintain physical form for a long time?" Chen Yi looked at her, tried to touch her, but his hand passed right through her.

"...It seems that's not the case."

Some regrets.

"Have some water." Kroc handed over a bottle of water, which Chen Yi took.

“I have a bit of an idea. Regarding materialization, it might require the help of a little alcohol…” Kroos said.

"Really? If you can only materialize using alcohol, it's pretty useless in battle."

Chen Yi unscrewed the bottle, thought for a moment, and said.

“...Idiot commander.”

Chen Yi understood now.

"If that's the case..."

Does this mean I have to confess my feelings before the battle?

Hmm...it seems similar to Machine Soul Prayer...

"Commander!" Kroos's face flushed.

"Is that really true?"

Kroos, do I like you?

I tried to hug him, but the hug failed.

No, the mechanism can't be that simple...

So it's an emotion?

Chen Yi reasoned, but how could he control his emotions?

He looked up and glanced at Kroos, who couldn't suppress her smile.

Even with such high excitement, it didn't materialize, so it seems it has nothing to do with emotions.

Chen Yi began to recall some details of his drunkenness in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

It seems they discussed the topic of trust with Kroos, and after he gave his affirmation, Kroos gained a physical form...

"So, Kruka, you're a spirit, and then fully materializing is Mega Evolution?"

"This line of understanding... might be correct?"

After suppressing her excitement, Kroos was able to think about the problem normally again. After listening to Chen Yi's reasoning, she thought for a moment and said with some uncertainty.

Bond super evolution and stuff... that sounds too idealistic!

Hmm, it seems he doesn't really have the right to say such things.

Chen Yi prays and soothes himself every day to various mechanical parts, data, and code, and has become like a charlatan. No one would believe that someone like him is a materialist.

"Chen-kun, let's go." Where to? Chen Yi looked up and realized that they had finished practicing sometime earlier. Hiratsuka Shizuka picked up the water bottle on the chair and gulped down several mouthfuls.

Yukinoshita's stamina seems to be a bit low. Chen Yi watched as Yukinoshita, whose face was somewhat pale, walked over and thoughtfully handed her a bottle of water.

"Thank you."

"Once the snow has stopped falling, we'll go to the firing range."

The shooting range... I should have brought the sniper rifle with me today...

Chen Yi was somewhat disappointed, as he thought he had simply come out today to practice close-quarters combat.

However, the shooting range also provides some firearms, so you can use them to practice your aim.

......

Around 2 PM, when I started heading home, I ran into Kawasaki Saki downstairs.

"Didn't you go up?" Chen Yi asked. He remembered that he had asked Rio Futaba and Mai Sakurajima to help with Kawasaki's job application.

“I’m planning to go to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities… because I usually need to be stationed at the studio,” Saki Kawasaki explained.

Do you need me to come with you?

"Thank you."

"...Speaking of which, are you satisfied with the contract?"

The contract was handled by Mai Sakurajima and Krokay, because he and Rio Futaba were really unfamiliar with this kind of thing, but judging from Kawasaki's appearance, he was at least okay.

"Yes, the contract is good. Although there are similar offers in online job postings, they all have many restrictions..."

The employment contract that Kluke handed to Kawasaki Saki was somewhat complicated in terms of salary, but upon closer examination, Kawasaki Saki was not at a disadvantage at all.

The apprenticeship pays a fixed weekly wage of 40,000 yen, which isn't very high. However, compared to the part-time jobs commonly seen for high school students, a monthly salary of 160,000 yen is acceptable, though slightly below the subsistence level.

After becoming a full-time employee, she was paid a fixed salary plus a tiered piece-rate wage system, which ensured her financial security and motivated her to work harder and earn more.

Based on these few items so far... if Kawasaki-kun works hard, he should be able to earn 200,000 to 300,000 yen a month.

Moreover, this is only the assembly fee; Chen Yi was also thinking of having Kawasaki take on the testing work as well.

"..." Chen Yi thought for a moment and realized that this condition was much better than most of the part-time jobs he had seen in his previous life.

"But this seems to count as a full-time employee... right?"

Since Kawasaki is a minor, does this have any legal effect?

"It's actually still part-time, because the working hours aren't fixed, and you can take leave at any time," Kroos reminded her.

I see, I understand.

"...You should learn something from Shuangye these next couple of days...No, I'll teach you how to recognize circuit boards first." Chen Yi changed his mind halfway through his sentence.

Kawasaki has zero experience in this area, so training is essential if we want her to handle the assembly and testing work.

PS: This is only chapter 189, I'm such an idiot QwQ

Grade 11 student: Chapter 191 teaching

"You're back? I thought you'd stay there for lunch."

Rio Futaba opened the door, a Pocky stick dangling from her mouth.

Chen Yi looked at the Pocky stick, his face suddenly turned red, and he looked to the side.

"?"

Confused, Shuangye looked Chen Yi up and down and noticed that he was carrying a bag.

What is this?

"I don't know, it was a gift from Yukinoshita's mother."

Chen Yi quickly composed himself and replied.

He had already had Kroos check it on the way there; there were no electronic components inside, except for the small hinges on the lids of the two boxes.

"Just open it and you'll know."

"Where's Mai?" Chen Yi asked, puzzled. It seemed that another person was missing after he entered the room.

"She went to buy groceries... Oh, I'll tell her to buy a lot so you can come back for lunch."

Futaba was speaking when she seemed to remember something and took out her phone to type.

Chen Yi placed the box on the coffee table, unlocked it, and then lifted it open.

What comes into view is a set of exquisite white porcelain teaware, decorated with red and black koi fish, lying quietly in a foam tank.

"..."

Giving porcelain as a gift is such an ancient tradition.

Take out all the teaware, then pull open the upper partition. The contents of the lower half that comes into view are two bottles of Moutai.

"?"

Chen Yi fell silent.

He had only ever seen this kind of gift-giving in anti-corruption dramas in his previous life.

Slowly putting the lid back on, Chen Yi placed it on a high spot on the cabinet next to the dining table to prevent Keluke from accidentally eating it.

Even though the other person wanted to drink it, there was nothing he could do.

"What about this tea set?" Rio Futaba pointed to the Dehua white porcelain set on the table.

"Isn't there an integrated tea tray built into the desk in the study?"

Chen Yi said.

Previously, because the study served as both a workspace and an office, dust and other contaminants would fly around the room, making it unsanitary for brewing tea. Therefore, we didn't buy an extra set. Now that the workspace has been moved downstairs, the study is only used for reading and working. It's a good time to make good use of the tea tray that we didn't use before.

“Well, let’s put this tea set in the living room for now. We can tidy up the study this afternoon after lunch. We just did a quick dusting after moving things last time…” Futaba Rio said, her phone beeping. She took it out, glanced at it, and continued talking to Chen Yi.

"Kawasaki-san has a problem she doesn't understand and asked me to go down and teach her... Do you want to come?"

Chen Yi nodded; he had nothing better to do anyway.

......

"How do we... handle this?" Kawasaki Saki asked, holding the circuit board connected by the data cable in one hand and pointing to the string on the screen.

"This is a real-time operating system..." Chen Yi glanced at it and explained.

Although Kawasaki doesn't need to compile from scratch, since Chen Yi has already handled most of the software and all that's needed is to output the finished product, circuit board soldering and such still require starting from scratch. He needs to delve deeper into the basics in this area, otherwise he won't know how to handle any problems he encounters.

Chen Yi glanced at the boxes of parts beside him and figured that putting together about a hundred general-purpose fairies wouldn't be a problem, so he didn't ask Shuangye about the parts.

"By the way, I've also finished the lightweight messenger design. Do you want to build a prototype now?" Shuangye followed his gaze and suddenly remembered that there was something she had forgotten to mention.

"Prototype... do you have enough materials? Then Kawasaki-kun, I'll leave this to you. I'll go to another room."

There's no rush to put it on the shelves yet. We'll talk about that when Kawasaki is halfway through his apprenticeship. Right now, the output of this small factory... he doesn't want his future days to be consumed by endless assembly.

......

"How did the test go?"

Chen Yi came downstairs, glanced at the 'hound' who was slowly getting up, and then looked at Kawasaki Saki who was wearing a control bracelet.

The lightweight version of this messenger is named Hound. It has a new motor and battery to enhance its range and burst power, while the weapon station and armor have been removed, leaving only basic global reconnaissance capabilities.

Of course, to cater to the market, all the spare space in the previous weapons station has been used to store emergency supplies, and the product can be promoted as a "good helper for home and travel".

Why does this bracelet have a heart rate monitoring function?

After operating for a while, Kawasaki Saki saw Chen Yi's figure and asked in confusion.

"Normally, it's an exercise alarm," Chen Yi explained, adding that this type of health monitoring is very popular in the market.

"Then the hounds will give a warning."