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

In the end, Krueger couldn't hold back anymore.

During his lunch break, Chen Yi deliberately found a secluded spot and kept reciting shameful lines to the illusory girl. He then watched as her expression changed from blank to slightly flushed, as she tried to elbow him but, lacking a physical form, became impotently furious.

Ah, Spalashi~

Chen Yi's perverse sense of humor was greatly satisfied, and he spent the afternoon classes in a state of secret smug satisfaction. However, Lu Kai had also disappeared and was no longer standing directly behind him to monitor him.

"Ring ring—"

As the last class ended, Chen Yi leisurely packed his things.

"Hachiman, you go ahead, don't wait for me, I'm just going to the restroom."

'Are you there? Kroos, wake up.'

Chen Yi casually dismissed Hachiman Hikigaya, then called out to him in his mind.

'I don't need to sleep, Commander.' She reappeared, her expression now blank.

Chen Yi reached out, wanting to poke her face, but she nimbly dodged it.

'Why are you hiding if I can't get a hold of you?' Chen Yi said regretfully.

'Why are you poking me if I can't poke you?' Kroos retorted.

'......' What's going on? She seems different from Krokay in a certain game from my past life. Is this still the tsundere little monster?

"Commander, where do we go next?" Chen Yi suddenly ignored her, so she asked again.

"There might be a battle tonight," Chen Yi replied after a moment's thought.

'learn. '

Chen Yi opened the door to the Service Department, looked around, and found that he was still the last one to arrive.

"Chen..." Yotsuya Miko was only halfway through her greeting when she saw the gray-haired girl following behind Chen Yi, and the rest of her sentence got stuck in her throat.

"Chen-kun, this is for you." Yukinoshita brewed some black tea, while the servants were chatting casually.

"Yotsuya-kun."

Chen Yi placed the flight case on the table, attracting everyone's attention.

"What are you thinking about, so engrossed?" Chen Yi's tone was as usual.

"You can see it?" Kroos asked instinctively.

The other person wasn't speaking Japanese, but Yotsuya Miko instantly understood what they meant.

"Ah! No, no..." Yotsuya Miko turned pale with fright.

'She can definitely see.'

So Kroos said in her mind.

"Is there something behind me?" Chen Yi turned around, feigning confusion.

Kasumigaoka and Yukinoshita, watching Chen Yi's clumsy acting, were at a loss for words.

"It would be such a disaster if Chen Jun became an actor..." Kasumigaoka complained.

"Hahaha..." This is the awkward laughter dumpling.

"I actually think Chen Jun could be a comedian," Yukinoshita commented.

"Chen, the president means you look funny."

"..." Hey, don't use Yukinoshita's name to launch a personal attack on me, Hitori Ko.

"Anyway, that's not important... Yotsuya-kun, this box contains something I packed for you."

"Huh? What's inside?" Yotsuya Miko opened the clasp with a hint of curiosity, and then a glint of silver light came into view.

The RSH-12, with two boxes of 12.7 caliber bullets neatly stacked next to it, lay quietly in the foam tray of the flight case.

"Bang—!" Yotsuya Miko slammed the box shut, her slightly constricted pupils trembling.

The others turned their attention to Chen Yi.

"They're not even going to act anymore," Hachiman complained.

"So... this is the solution you came up with? Violence..." Yukinoshita retorted.

“Violence can solve problems. They’re not even human, so why can’t it solve them?” Chen Yi interrupted Yukinoshita.

“But, wouldn’t this be too…” Kasumigaoka hesitated.

"I promised Professor Hiratsuka that we would discuss this further." Chen Yi dispelled the other party's concerns.

"This is just for Yotsuya Miko in case of an emergency. After all, I can't take care of her completely. When danger comes, she mainly has to rely on herself. I can only lend a hand at most," Chen Yi explained.

"I see..." Yotsuya Miko's emotions calmed down, and she thanked Chen Yi: "Thank you, Mr. Chen."

She took the RSH-12 out of the flight case, and the heavy feel of it gradually gave her courage.

"Can I kill evil spirits too?" Yotsuya Miko wondered.

"Yotsuya-kun should know how to use it, right?" Yui Hama said with a hint of envy, after all, it was a real gun, and she had never seen one before.

"Probably...?" Yotsuya Miko played with it for a moment. The structure was slightly different from a regular revolver, but it didn't matter much. She had seen revolvers on TV and knew how to use them.

She looked up and saw the 'female ghost' following Chen Yi again, and the courage she had finally mustered dissipated once more.

"Why are you looking at me?" Kroos asked, sounding a little annoyed.

"I'm sorry!" she said, bowing instinctively in apology.

The others looked at each other in bewilderment, and the service department fell silent for a moment.

"What I mean is... it's been too much trouble for you, Mr. Chen, to have to go through all this trouble with me every time... thank you for your help, Mr. Chen!" Yotsuya Miko quickly tried to make amends, realizing her mistake too late.

"Um, Yotsuya-kun... can I touch this?" Yuihama leaned closer, looking at Yotsuya Miko expectantly.

“Yuhihama…” Yukinoshita called her name and shook her head.

“Fine…” she said sullenly as she walked to the side.

"It's about time, President Yukinoshita. I'll take Yotsuya back first." Chen Yi knew that the more he did, the more mistakes he would make. If he stayed any longer, Kroka's existence might be exposed.

"We're not coming with you today?" Kasumigaoka asked, somewhat displeased. "Are you going to do something dangerous again?"

"...I believe Mr. Chen will consider my safety." Yotsuya Miko glanced at the 'female ghost' and decided to cover for Chen Yi.

Thank you, Yotsuya-kun. Chen Yi shed tears of gratitude, completely forgetting who had almost pulled his underwear off just moments before.

"Um... see you tomorrow." Yotsuya Miko said goodbye and walked out the door first.

"Well then... see you tomorrow, everyone." Chen Yi finished his slightly chilled black tea in one gulp, stood up, and followed Yotsuya Miko's steps.

......

"Yotsugu-kun, can you see evil spirits now?" On the train, Chen Yi looked at Yotsugu Miko standing next to him and asked in a low voice.

"It should be... that she can't see it anymore." She glanced at Kroos, who was resting with her eyes closed, and wondered if she could be considered an evil spirit.

'Kluke, can you make Yotsuya see the evil spirits again?' he asked in his mind.

"Understood." Kroka opened her eyes, and Yotsuya Miko, who had been secretly observing Kroka, suddenly felt dizzy.

"Chen, Mr. Chen... you can see it now..." Yotsuya Miko's tone was initially surprised, but she quickly calmed down and placed her other hand on the buckle of the flight case, as if she wanted to take it out quickly.

Chen Yi followed her gaze and saw a crowd of people, but it looked unremarkable.

"Krokae, block it out." Chen Yi understood and had Krokae cover Yotsuya Miko's "eyes" again.

"Was it...that lady who made it?" Yotsuya Miko blinked, then couldn't see anymore, so she turned around and stared intently at Kroos.

“Yes,” Chen Yi replied. “What a pity…”

He clicked his tongue softly; the RSH-12 didn't even have this function.

Is it because the ritual performed by RSH-12 was not thorough enough that no machine soul was born?

Looks like I'll have to buy a new gun to try it out. What exactly are the conditions for creating a machine soul?

'The commander only needs me.'

Kluka's voice suddenly rang in my mind, filled with intense dissatisfaction.

"..."

That's just right.

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Service Department: Chapter 41 - Was it over in seconds...?

"Commander, are you sure you want to 'see' those things?" Kroos stared at an inconspicuous empty space on the subway and turned to ask Chen Yi.

"This thing looks kind of disgusting." Her eyes revealed her disdain.

“Mmm.” Miko Yotsuya nodded in agreement.

"Let's see... Do we need to chant some strange incantation?" Chen Yi said dismissively, taking off his guitar bag from his back, unzipping it, and reaching inside just in case.

“…Yes, I will.” Kroos paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Really?" Chen Yi asked suspiciously. "Then why did you hesitate for a second?"

"We'll create shortcuts so the commander can quickly access different functions." Kroos remained expressionless, making it impossible to tell whether she had made them up on the spot.

"..." Chen Yi's lips moved, and he suddenly felt a little ashamed. He looked at Kroos, whose face clearly showed an expression of 'watching the show'.

"Kroos, open your eyes... Okay." Chen Yi's vision blurred, and the next second a twisted creature emitting black mist appeared out of thin air in his field of vision, lying on the ground doing something.

"Uh... I thought it would be more exotic, but it's still in human form, isn't it?" Chen Yi felt a little disappointed.

"You can see?" The other person's head suddenly bent at an eerie angle, hanging upside down and staring at him, its bloodshot single eye revealing a sharp fang.

Caught off guard, Chen Yi felt nauseous from the overwhelming strange smell. He glanced at the train platform schedule, then pretended to chat with Yotsuya Miko as if nothing had happened.

"I suddenly feel nauseous. Let's get off at the next stop, okay, Jianzi?"

“Okay… let me see it too, Kroos… Yi-kun, what are your plans next?” She nodded knowingly and immediately switched into the act of pretending to be a couple. At the same time, she subtly reminded Kroos to give her a view as well, then affectionately wrapped her arm around Chen Yi’s and quietly took out the RSH-12 from an angle where the other passengers couldn’t see and tucked it into her school uniform jacket.

"Go home normally and don't go anywhere else." The implication is to stay away and prioritize your safety.

"Klukka, you prioritize Miko's safety later. I need to lure this thing to a secluded place first." But Chen Yi was still cautious; if it was unavoidable, he would protect Miko first.

'receive.'

"You can see?" The other person's head swung around near Chen Yi, its ferocious pupils staring at the two of them.

Yotsuya Miko looked a little nervous, but she had made significant progress and was no longer incontinent due to fear.

Should we block it? Chen Yi thought for a moment and then rejected this risky move.

This will cause them to lose track of the evil spirits' movements and put them in a passive position.

“Commander, I can keep an eye on it for you,” Kluge’s voice rang out.

"It can't see me."

Oh right, there's still one more person. Chen Yi remembered, and then confidently chose to block them.

"Ding-dong-"

Chen Yi squeezed towards the door, holding Yotsuya Miko's hand tightly.

Kroos, being incorporeal, strolled leisurely through the crowd and was the first to exit the tram and wait on the platform.

Chen Yi stepped off the tram, then looked at Kroos's unchanging expression and showed a moment of anxiety.

"!" Chen Yi instantly realized something, grabbed Yotsuya Miko, pushed her forward, and then looked back.

No one got off the bus.

That evil spirit had known all along that he could see, and had been playing tricks on him the whole time!

Chen Yiqi was one move short.

'Commander, the shielding is off, I'm coming to provide support...'

'Make sure Yotsuya's safety is guaranteed first!'

"You can see it!" the other roared, its voice clearly reaching Chen Yi's ears. It let out inhuman howls, its tentacles flailing and knocking down other passengers who were completely unaware of what was happening.