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

Well, it's also possible that the recipe was changed for localization purposes; we'll only know for sure once we taste it.

"Junior, are you nervous about the sports festival tomorrow?"

Bored, Kasumigaoka sought out Chen Yi for a chat.

"It's alright. After all, I know most of the strong ones. Look at Yukinoshita and Kato-kun."

Chen Yi thought for a moment and then answered.

There shouldn't be any problem with the snow, but Kato might not be able to secure a victory.

"Then I wish you the best of luck in winning the championship!" Kasumigaoka raised his glass.

"Yeah, senior too. Don't worry too much about winning or losing. Safety is the most important thing." The two clinked glasses lightly.

P.S.: I graduated today, meow...

It doesn't feel real.

Grade 11: Chapter 204 Piercing the Willow Branch

Chapter 204

The weather was lovely, and the place was bustling with people.

Chen Yi glanced at the various cameras in the shooting range, which were responsible for broadcasting the athletes' performances to the screens in the auditorium and the playground.

To prevent mutual interference, the shooting competition adopts a combination of drawing lots for the order and ranking by scores, which can ensure fairness to the greatest extent.

“P322…” Chen Yi picked up the same competition pistol issued by the referee team and checked it.

.22LR is a caliber that most high school students can use normally, and it is also the smallest caliber for shooting competitions. It has low recoil and is safe.

Chen Yi pulled back the slide and took a look. The rifling was clean, indicating that it had been specially maintained before the competition.

There weren't many participants. They were divided into three groups of eight for the preliminary rounds, and the two best performers from each group were selected for the second round of the finals.

"Chen, don't let yourself get eliminated in the preliminary rounds." Yukinoshita was drawn into a group, and it was almost her turn.

"There's even a pre-match trash talk segment? Let me think... Don't be too nervous, missing the target will disqualify you from the finals."

"Thank you for your kind words?" Yukinoshita listened to the broadcast and stood in front of the shooting platform.

......

Whether it was due to nervousness or something else, Yukino actually missed the target once out of thirty bullets at the beginning. However, her overall skill level was still good. She did not panic because of the one missed shot, but immediately adjusted and achieved a score of 213 rings.

This result... was still somewhat difficult for the others in the same group as Yukinoshita to achieve. In the end, Yukinoshita entered the finals with the second-place finish in the group preliminaries.

Meanwhile, Chen Yi...

"Bang!" Chen Yi held his breath, aimed, and pulled the trigger in one smooth motion.

Eight rings.

The recoil was not difficult for him, but wanting to see his true strength, he deliberately closed his left eye and aimed with only his right eye.

Chen Yi calmly took the shots, and most of his scores hovered between 7 and 8, but his strength lay in his consistency.

Therefore, Chen Yi's final score was... 221.

The performance was below his usual level at the shooting range, which was probably due to the limitations of pistol shooting.

This score is outstanding in Chen Yi's group 2, and he deservedly stood out.

Yes, we've pulled ahead of third place by more than forty points.

As for your question about who is number one?

Kato scored 241 points, an absolutely terrifying score that surpasses the school's all-time high record.

However, Chen Yi inexplicably felt that the other party was going easy on him, for no apparent reason.

Unsurprisingly, the three met in the final.

......

"The standout performers in Group Two are all monsters..."

The students watching the game from the outside were discussing it. Neither the unremarkable high school girl nor the arrogant exchange student from the University of Tokyo was easy to deal with.

These two didn't voluntarily forfeit, but instead went to compete in the national tournament, while they were smurfing on campus. That's so mean!

Do you think that exchange student from the University of Tokyo will win?

"I think it's unlikely. The other girl in the same group got a higher score and even broke the record."

Two bystanders argued endlessly.

The members of the Service Club observed the other students' discussion.

"Miko, Miko, do you think Xiao Chen will win?" Yui Yuigahama asked in Miko Yotsuya's ear.

"Hmm...it's hard to say, because Kato is quite strong too."

"We'll win," came Sakurajima-senpai's voice from the side.

"I said, we will win."

......

Unaware of what kind of blunder Mai had set for herself, Chen Yi was the first to step onto the firing platform. He calmly put on his headset, then inserted the magazine and cocked the gun in one smooth motion.

The gun fired, the bullet pierced the target paper, and struck the bulletproof plate behind it.

First shot, bullseye.

A good start.

Aim and fire; the first magazine is emptied quickly.

Twice I got ten rings, twice I got nine rings, and the rest were eight rings.

The score is 86.

Chen Yi lowered the muzzle of his gun slightly and paused for a moment.

Has the gun's machine spirit been activated?

When he fired the gun, Chen Yi seemed to be able to clearly sense the connection between his nerves and the weapon, as if the pistol was an extension of his hands.

Chen Yi glanced at the other contestants and spectators around him, then calmed himself down again.

Changing the magazine...

The empty magazine was pulled out, followed by the full magazine being pushed in, sending a subtle, exciting sensation through my nerve endings.

The machine spirit has indeed been activated.

It wasn't that it was different from the previous machine spirit, but rather that Chen Yi seemed to have never felt its movement so clearly before.

Could it be due to concentrating too much?

But now that I've activated my Machine Soul, does that count as my true skill level?

Chen Yi's mind was in turmoil as he fired three more bullets in an instant.

Forget it, I'll just play by feel.

Chen Yi shut down his meaningless internal thoughts and refocused his attention on the competition.

The second magazine was emptied, and the results came out quickly. It was slightly worse than the first magazine, with a score of only 80.

......

"Did A-Yi perform so well this time?"

Rio Futaba stared intently at the screen and asked Mai Sakurajima beside her.

"Did what you just said come true? Or did A-Yi use the power of his left eye? No, that's not right..."

The video clearly shows that Chen Yi's left eye never opened from beginning to end.

"If he plays at this level, breaking the record should be a piece of cake, right?"

Yuihama spoke to Yotsuya Miko and asked her a question.

"I remember our record that year was... 228? If we play at that level, breaking the record is a certainty."

The score for the third round came out quickly: 82. The final total score was 248, which surpassed the level of ordinary amateur shooting.

Similarly, he broke the school's previous record by a huge margin of over 20 points, and also broke the record of 241 points set by Kato.

"It seems the champion has already been decided..."

Kasumigaoka glanced at Yukinoshita and Kato Megumi, who hadn't yet taken the stage, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

While it's true that Kato and Yukinoshita are friends... there's still a difference between friends and lovers.

Next up is Yukino.

The calm scene beneath the snow in the video stands in stark contrast to the various expressions of the other contestants.

Pull back the slide, chamber a round, hold the pistol level, and then fire.

The score in the first round was... 80, which is not low either.

Yukinoshita calmly aimed, seemingly unaffected by the various noises from the outside world.

Will we win?

Such a question flashed through Yukinoshita's mind. She thought of Chen Yi's terrifying score of 248, which was not something that ordinary people could achieve. It was at least the work of an experienced person who had practiced for two or three years.

He just arrived in Japan, where would he get the time to train for two or three years? Isn't the University of Tokyo a gun-free zone?

Unless he wasn't at the University of Tokyo before.

Pulling her wandering thoughts back, Yukinoshita began the final round of the game.

The final score was... 233.

It was very high, breaking the school's old record as well... but unfortunately it couldn't break the new record set by Chen Yi.

Yukinoshita retreated somewhat regretfully, waiting for the match to end.

Kato was the last to appear. She effortlessly completed all three rounds of single shots and then left the shooting range without a second thought.

"...Kato-kun, it seems you are still stronger."

Chen Yi glanced at Kato's score: 256 rings.

It seems they really were holding back before. Chen Yi's brow twitched violently.

"Chen is also very capable."

Kato said.

"Can you tell me... how did you do that? Did you really throw the competition during the preliminaries?"

Yukinoshita walked over, her expression seemingly somewhat unwilling, and asked.

"Would you feel any better if I told you it was the Machine Soul that unleashed its power?"

"That sounds like an insult."

"Then I only have one thing to say: practice more, because there are no shortcuts to success."

Actually, it does happen. Go find a fake player to solo every night, and over time you'll learn to hit them with a simple shot, without even needing to aim.

High school sophomore: Chapter 205 Search, attack, and withdrawal flavor

Chapter 205

“The old teaching building…” Chen Yi looked at the building in front of him, whose exterior walls clearly showed signs of peeling, and glanced at the new campus next to it.

It's almost the same size as the new campus... Why leave such a large area vacant, neither for sale nor demolished and rebuilt?

Chen Yi couldn't understand the school leaders' thought process.

"I've finished checking, how about you?"

Yukinoshita checked the fire control and tactical equipment of the toy gun to see if they were working properly, and then looked at Chen Yi.

"no problem."