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

Department of Service: Chapter Twenty-Seven: Hospitalization and Visiting the Sick

After the day of the accident, Chen Yi never heard any more news about the puppets, as if that wave of annihilation had wiped out all the puppets in Chiba Prefecture.

"Our reporter reports that the 'large-scale attack' that occurred recently in XX town has come to an end. With the assistance of the 'Ironblood' security contractor from Tokyo University, all the spies involved in the attack were successfully killed. Furthermore, clues about the activities of an extremist terrorist organization were discovered. The Japanese authorities have announced a thorough investigation, and the Public Security Bureau is also following up..."

"We will never allow false people to harm our citizens..." A senior government official announced at a press conference, which was met with applause from the reporters present.

"Who is this Ironblood?" Ignoring the politically minded creature who spouted nonsense, Chen Yi keenly noticed a group of people.

He looked at the operatives in black combat uniforms on the CCTV screen and reached for his cell phone on the table next to him.

"......" I can't reach it.

"Here you go." A slender hand picked up the phone from the table and handed it to him.

"Thank you." Chen Yi glanced at Kasumigaoka, who was sitting next to the hospital bed.

With the help of Hiratsuka-sensei, Aoyama Nanami is moving to a new place these past two days, supposedly called something like Sakura-sou. Kasumigaoka, on the other hand, has apparently moved back to her parents' house, so she doesn't need to look for a new place. As her best friend who has been through thick and thin with Chen Yi, the task of taking care of him has fallen to Kasumigaoka these past few days.

After spending a few days together, the two became friends.

"Let me look. 'Iron Blood' Security was established in 2024..." Chen Yi swiped up to unlock the screen and awkwardly typed with one hand to search for information about Iron Blood Company.

Drones, robotic wolves, information warfare devices, and exoskeletons...

"Holy crap, Dongda University!" Chen Yi's brow twitched as a sense of déjà vu washed over him.

It turns out that Tokyo University in this world is also rapidly advancing in the fields of information technology, unmanned military industry, and so on. They've all ended up in the same boat, albeit by different paths.

"Wait a minute, this company looks a bit like... a cross-border counter-terrorism unit?"

Could it really be a reskin?

"Junior, would you like some fruit?" Kasumigaoka peeled an apple with a knife, held it in his mouth, and asked indistinctly, leaning his upper body closer.

"..." Chen Yi subconsciously moved away, his eyes twitching.

Aside from her bad personality and her tendency to tease people, Kasumigaoka-senpai is pretty good in every other way.

In this situation, all you need to do is shift your focus to prime numbers. Anyway, this senior student, who's a bit of a culinary enthusiast, wouldn't dare to actually get close to me; she's just talking big.

"No need, you can eat it yourself." Chen Yi casually replied, calculating that he would probably be discharged from the hospital in three or four days.

Compared to the first few days after I arrived, I feel much better now. Modern medicine is amazing.

"Speaking of which, Kasumigaoka-senpai, didn't you say you had a novel to write? How come I've seen you come over right after school these past few days and stay until six o'clock the next morning before going back? I haven't seen you have any free time to write?"

“Ah, this…” Kasumigaoka changed the subject.

Ugh, if my junior knew that my light novel was about to be canceled, he would definitely look down on me, right?

Kasumigaoka Utaha's heart was filled with sorrow.

"I get it, it must be the author's laziness acting up." Chen Yi nodded, looking understanding.

"You know, authors are the kind of species that avoid updating if they can avoid it, and spend their whole lives figuring out how to skip today's content. I suppose Kasumigaoka-senpai has also accidentally contracted this incurable disease, so the only treatment she can use is rest."

"As the saying goes, you don't realize a deadline exists until it's too late, and I used to be like that too..."

"Oh, I'm so touched, junior. I think I'm going to fall in love with you..." Kasumigaoka looked like he had found a kindred spirit.

"Just kidding, Ms. Kasumi Shiko, if you don't release the second volume of 'Love Metronome,' Vadashi... Vadashi will take control of you!" Chen Yi's expression suddenly changed, and lines of wood were carved into his face as if by a master craftsman.

"Wow!" Kasumigaoka was startled, partly because this little brat dared to lie to her, and partly because he had actually read her book and then... well, you know.

"I...I'm going to the restroom!" Xia ran out the door.

"Heh." Chen Yi grinned.

You little prankster? Watch me get back at you! Do you think I haven't watched "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend"?

That being said, he wouldn't treat Kasumigaoka, Hiratsuka-sensei, and the others as characters from a novel. It would be foolish to live with stereotypes after transmigrating.

However, some information can still be used, such as now.

Having won back against Kasumigaoka-senpai, Chen Yi happily pressed the remote control and continued watching the news on TV.

......

A few days after the little incident, Kasumigaoka didn't come as often anymore, and when Chen Yi sent her a message, he only received the reply "writing".

Tsk tsk tsk, look how scared our useless senior sister was!

Chen Yi chuckled inwardly.

"Chen, we're here." A cool voice knocked on the ward door, then pushed it open and entered.

It was Yukino Yukinoshita, with Hachiman Hikigaya following behind, looking rather uncomfortable.

"We heard from your teacher that you were hospitalized, so we came to visit you." She said, placing several notebooks on the table next to her. "These are my class notes. Chen, you can try your best to keep up with the course progress while you are in the hospital."

"Thank you, President," Chen Yi said with a smile.

"Sit down for a while?"

"No need, we'll be back soon." Yukinoshita waved her hand and then fell silent.

"..."

Chen Yi looked at Yukino with some confusion.

"By the way, President Chen... said that to make it easier to contact each other, he suggested adding a LINE account and a group chat..." Hachiman spoke up from the side, his tone slightly unnatural.

“Yes, that’s it.” Yukinoshita gave him a look that said, ‘You’re a promising student.’

"Hey, I'm not socially awkward. I can still have normal social interactions..." Hachiman felt like he was being looked down upon.

"Really? Who said they didn't need friends, but actually doesn't have a single one? It seems like Hachiman's brain can't distinguish between not needing and not being able to."

"First, let's define what a friend is..." Hachiman was still being stubborn.

Um, did you two get your lines backwards? Wasn't it Yukino who defined friends?

Chen Yi mentally complained.

"Hachiman's terrible personality needs to be corrected in every way, Chen. Please lend me a hand after you're discharged from the hospital." Ignoring all of Hachiman's rambling, she invited Chen Yi.

"I'd be more than happy to." Chen Yi tried hard to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth, feigning calmness.

That brat set me up last time, and I finally got my chance. The abbot is petty...

Chen Yi has a whole set of methods to torment introverted people, which he will implement after he is discharged from the hospital and returns to school.

"Brother, I was wrong." Hikigaya, with his sharp eye for people, immediately understood Chen Yi's plan and decisively admitted defeat.

"Mmm," Chen Yi simply agreed, offering no further comment.

Service Department: Chapter Twenty-Eight - Discharge from the Hospital!

On the first day after being discharged from the hospital, Chen Yi first went to buy a lot of new things, and then looked for a new place to live.

Finally, after weighing the pros and cons, he chose to settle in a high-priced studio apartment near Chiba Station.

The reason is simple: the apartment building has a very comprehensive security system. There are surveillance cameras on every floor, and a three-person security team patrols on the fifth floor. The three teams work in three shifts, with two armed men and one having received professional first aid training.

It's obvious that the security level here is much higher than other places, and the bulk of the rent is for security.

What? You're saying that people in Japan generally believe that installing surveillance cameras violates privacy?

Then don't stay there. If you get eaten by a fake, you'll just have to suffer the consequences.

Anyway, Chen Yi thought that losing money was a good thing, since his savings were like they had been modified, and he could just max out all the decisions that could increase his chances of survival.

They haven't been back to the old house since the incident at the Aoyama family's house, and they've thrown away all their valuables.

After all, he had no idea whether there was a fake person lurking in his house, waiting for him to think the dust had settled so he could ambush him.

In addition, a car or similar item should also be put on the agenda.

Given his bad luck, he is very likely to frequently drive at night in the future, so having his own car is very important.

The problem is that he is currently a sixteen-year-old high school student and does not have the right to hold a driver's license.

So the only thing I can do is try to buy a motorcycle.

However, traditional motorcycles... can only be described as not very safe. If a slightly tougher dummy comes along on the road, it might intercept it.

Tsk, let's put it aside for now.

"Speaking of which, I feel like I've forgotten something." Lying comfortably on the sofa, Chen Yi suddenly had this thought.

What is “…”? Chen Yi turned over.

Haven't you changed the dressing on the wound today?

No, that doesn't seem to be it.

Wait, I think I need to go to school!

......

“You two are like a dragon and a phoenix…” Hiratsuka Shizuka was overwhelmed, holding two report cards.

"You, Hachiman, you can get third place in the grade in Japanese literature, but you only got 9 points in math... How do you study math?"

"That's because math is too hard..." Hachiman muttered to himself.

"And you, Chen, I can overlook the fact that you got first place in math. But how come you only got 67 in Chinese?"

It seems their results are a bit better than Hikigaya's.

"...Don't forget that a full 45 points are for Chinese characters." Hiratsuka Seiichi saw through what he was thinking and was speechless, but not too angry.

Has Chen Yi, that brat, attended a full week of classes during his two weeks of studying in Japan? If he gets too good a score, she might suspect he used some underhanded methods.

"Let's go. We're going to the Service Club today. I've asked Yukinoshita to give you two some extra lessons." She stood up, straightened her white coat, and pressed hard on Chen Yi and Hachiman Hikigaya's shoulders.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, I'm going to die..." It was Hikigaya, a lowly fry.

Chen Yi didn't utter a sound, because he had already been reborn from the brink of death.

It was definitely not because Hiratsuka-sensei was taking care of him as a patient; she was just gently placing her hand on his shoulder.

"Under the Snow..." As usual, Shizuka Hiratsuka casually pushed open the door to the Service Department of the main building.

"..." Yukinoshita sighed helplessly, realizing that Hiratsuka Shizuka's sudden visit today must be for some troublesome work.

"These two guys aren't doing so well academically, could you help them catch up on their grades?" Hiratsuka Shizuka said.

"Understood, Hiratsuka-sensei... May I ask what kind of remedial material you two academic underachievers need?"

"Let me make it clear beforehand, it's not that I'm bad at math, I'm just too lazy to learn it..." Hachiman stammered.

"I only attended school for three days," Chen Yi said succinctly.

"Sigh..." Yukinoshita remained silent, only sighing repeatedly.

"I'll accept this commission."

The remaining days were naturally spent supplementing the service department.

"Hachiman, how come you haven't even memorized the basic formulas? Is it because the rotten aura in your dead fish eyes has finally started to infect your brain...?"

"Ah, I think this formula is as beautiful as a pretty girl, so I shouldn't look at it..."

"It seems Hachiman has indeed infected the brain. I need to call Chen to subdue you."

"...Would you be willing to serve?" Chen Yi looked up at the two of them and responded tentatively.

“Mr. Chen, there are quite a few differences between the Japanese and Chinese learning environments. Although I haven’t studied at the University of Tokyo… In short, your main problems right now are that you’re not very familiar with grammar and you’re not keeping up with the teaching pace.” Yukinoshita tried to explain in simple terms.

"Hmm." Chen Yi wrote notes while marking the wrong questions.

Damn it, I'm actually being so diligent, I've fallen madly in love with myself. Looking at the quiz questions Yukinoshita gave today, which showed visible improvement compared to the first day, Chen Yi felt a surge of secret satisfaction.

Involution makes people feel happy.

"Oh, right, I assigned homework today to thoroughly check the results of the past few days..."

"There's still homework?" Hachiman asked with a pained expression.

......

Today seems a little different.