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

"But didn't you see that the evil spirit was indeed completely dead?"

“Commander, that’s not the problem.” She shook her head.

Even though the evil spirit's corpse remains in the same spot, and because of the black mist, it is still impossible to notice it subjectively...

"But the commander's move to go back and investigate would be very suspicious; be careful not to attract the attention of the authorities."

Tsk, that's certainly true...

"Alright, Kroos, I'll do as you say."

"..." Chen Yi was stunned for a few seconds before suddenly realizing what was happening.

"You mean the black fog is the reason it cannot be subjectively seen?"

“Yes, Commander, didn’t you already know that was the reason?” Kroos asked, somewhat puzzled, and answered instinctively. “I’m certain it’s dead. You’ve repeatedly confirmed its vital signs with me…”

Huh? I knew that before?

"...Commander, you mean that even though you anticipated the enemy might be alive, you still chose to return to the scene to gather information, right?" Kroos realized what was happening, and her tone turned cold. She ran from the side to the front, her green pupils close to Chen Yi's face.

"Look at me, Commander." Even though he couldn't sense her body or aura, the oppressive feeling was still very strong, and Chen Yi subconsciously leaned his body back slightly.

"With me as your assistant, you didn't consider my abilities when making plans, and you disregarded your own safety... Commander, your tactical planning is inadequate."

"You don't trust your subordinates' abilities and you're reckless and impulsive... Even if it's insubordination, I will correct you."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Chen Yi surrendered.

The arrogant little monster is so cute!

......

"Good afternoon, Mr. Chen." Yotsuya Miko greeted him as soon as she opened the door to the Service Department.

Kasumigaoka, who was sitting to the side conceiving his new book, raised an eyebrow, sensing that something was amiss.

"Junior, you've arrived." She said, glancing at the girl who had arrived at the Service Club early.

My junior is mine, you want to take him?

Yotsuya Miko was oblivious to the hidden hostility emanating from Kasumigaoka as she watched the two enter.

"Good afternoon, Yotsuya-kun, Kasumigaoka-senpai, and Yukinoshita-gumi president." Chen Yi put down his guitar bag. "Haven't they arrived yet?"

"Hikigaya was worried about his sister's safety, so he asked me for leave and went to pick her up from school. As for Yui... I don't know, she hasn't come today yet," Yukinoshita replied, pushing a cup of black tea toward Chen Yi.

"Thank you, President."

"Yotsuya told me about what happened after school yesterday," Yukinoshita said, putting down her cup.

"You... protected Yotsuya-san, that's excellent." Yukinoshita knew she hadn't done much in Yotsuya Miko's request, so her tone was somewhat lacking.

"The task isn't finished yet. Yotsuya-kun's expectation is to 'completely' get rid of the influence, right?" Chen Yi shook his head, declining to take the credit.

“But Chen has already done a lot…” Yotsuya said with some dissatisfaction.

"So, please accept this compliment."

“...Okay.” Chen Yi readily agreed.

"Oh, right... I saw the news this morning, about that evil spirit..."

“It is indeed dead.” Chen Yi glanced at Kroos and gave Yotsuya Miko a definite answer.

"I'll go check it out after school today," Chen Yi replied casually, then seemed to remember something and asked Krochai in his mind.

'Do you have a way to make your shielding ability work even on the RHS-12 that Miko Yotsuya is holding?'

“Of course,” Kroos replied. “Alright.”

This is so convenient, Miss Kroos. It would be even better if the firepower were a bit stronger.

Chen Yi sighed.

"—" The phone in my pocket suddenly vibrated.

Hey junior, are you there?

Chen Yi unlocked his screen and saw that it was a greeting message from Kasumigaoka.

"?" Chen Yi looked up at her, and she was staring at him with a half-smile.

'Is there anything that can't be said face-to-face in the Service Department?' So he lowered his head and sent a message to inquire.

'picture'.

It's a newly taken photo of her in black stockings. The hem of her skirt is lifted slightly towards her upper thighs, and her two thighs are pressed together, squeezing the black stockings to create curved and continuous patterns, yet they fit the curves of her thighs perfectly, creating a charming and sexy visual effect.

"Slap—" Chen Yi was stunned for a moment, then immediately slammed his phone face down on the table.

Do not look at what is improper, do not look at what is improper...

The sound of the phone hitting the table wasn't loud, but it was still quite noticeable in the quiet environment of the Service Department.

"Chen-kun, what's wrong?" Yukinoshita asked.

"Nothing, I just saw something a little unfriendly," Chen Yi replied vaguely.

"—" My phone vibrated again, probably from Kasumigaoka again.

"Girls should be more reserved." Ignoring the comments from Kasumigaoka that resembled those of a lowly fry like Chu Nan, Chen Yiyi criticized righteously.

'Could it be... that junior's sexual function is impaired?' The other party's message was almost a declaration of war.

Is this some kind of reverse psychology tactic? Chen Yi raised an eyebrow, decisively added Kasumigaoka to his blacklist, then put his phone on the table, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes to rest.

I'll let you out when we get home, so you'll learn your lesson.

"Commander's O function is really not working?" Kroos asked innocently from the side, but when it reached Chen Yi's ears, it sounded like she was stirring up trouble.

"..."

Service Department: Chapter Forty-Four: Sample Collection

Ignoring Kasumigaoka's somewhat resentful gaze, Chen Yi once again immersed himself in discussing the strategy for their upcoming operation with Kroos.

“Krooka, I suddenly understand why these pseudo-human variants like ‘evil spirits’ exist but haven’t been discovered by the authorities.”

Chen Yi suddenly had a brilliant idea. He took out paper and pen and drew a simple mind map.

"What is certain is that the vast majority of ordinary people cannot detect the traces of 'evil spirits,' and people like Yotsuya Miko who have the ability to detect 'evil spirits' are extremely rare."

"Yotsugu-kun, were most of the evil spirits you've encountered before shrouded in black mist?" Chen Yi put down his pen and asked Yotsugu Miko.

“Yes, if evil spirits have any common characteristics... the black mist should be one of them,” Yotsuya Miko replied after a moment’s thought.

“Okay, then the black fog is an important clue.” Chen Yi wrote it down and circled it again and again.

"It is known that the black mist did not dissipate after the evil spirit died, and at the same time, the authorities have not found the evil spirit's corpse..."

"What do you mean?" Krochai understood, looking at Chen Yi and waiting for him to give the definite answer.

"Yes, the black mist should be the source of the evil spirit's ability to 'subjectively shield,' and it's highly likely that it has nothing to do with whether the evil spirit is alive or not," Chen Yi concluded.

"Let's go check again today. If the authorities really didn't take the body away, I plan to collect a sample." Chen Yi crumpled the draft paper into a ball and threw it into the trash can.

"Understood, Commander."

......

After dropping off Yotsuya Miko, Chen Yi returned to the scene of the attack that occurred the previous day.

No one died in the incident; only a few passengers were taken to the hospital with mild concussions. The fact that no one died is quite remarkable in attack cases.

"The police have stopped blocking off this place?" Kroka looked at the bustling station and couldn't help but feel contempt for the country's administrative system.

The case was closed without giving the public any explanation... The bureaucratic system is truly rotten to the core.

"Never mind them, that's just how they are. Otherwise, I wouldn't be desperately researching all sorts of ways to save my life... But their incompetent professionalism does make it easier for us to get back to the scene." Chen Yi, who had specially changed his clothes, lowered the brim of his hat and stood outside Rokkasaka Station, watching the flow of traffic.

"Commander, what's the purpose of collecting that sample?" Kluge pondered, as she didn't seem to have any biological equipment at home.

“I met a blogger online who is also a student at Zongwu High School. He has connections, and I can give the collected samples to him for processing,” Chen Yi replied.

As for why he doesn't go to the authorities... please, he has many secrets to hide.

After waiting for about half an hour, and seeing that there wasn't enough time, Chen Yi finally strolled into the station after confirming that there were no plainclothes police officers or similar people lying in ambush near the station.

"Commander, it's here." Kroos had scouted the area beforehand, so Chen Yi easily returned to the location of yesterday's fierce battle.

"Why did it shrink? Is it sublimating?" Chen Yi noticed the clues about the corpse on the ground at a glance.

Its black mist continued to emanate steadily, but its limbs and body had visibly shrunk considerably.

Chen Yi looked around to make sure no one had noticed his position, then quickly squatted down and unzipped the backpack he had bought earlier in the nearby shopping street. He pulled out a knife and tried to cut off a piece of tissue to take back for safekeeping.

"Commander, gloves." Kroos sighed and reminded Chen Yi, who was about to start cutting with his bare hands, as he looked at him with a blank expression.

"Oh, oh..." Chen Yi put down the knife and took out two pairs of surgical gloves from his backpack.

"...It really is melting." Chen Yi touched it, and the evil spirit's corpse melted like cream, making him feel a chill.

"...How disgusting." An indescribable stench wafted into Chen Yi's nostrils, making him want to vomit.

Chen Yi inserted the knife into the body and stirred it around, but it got stuck. It seemed that the bones did not turn into a molten substance like the flesh.

"Commander... are you alright?" Kroos stood at a distance. Chen Yi looked up and saw her undisguised disgust on her face.

"You can smell it too?" Chen Yi laughed. It turned out he wasn't the only one suffering.

"...Commander, please make sure to seal it tightly in a resealable bag." Her expression was very serious.

......

"Are you there?" After finishing his work, Chen Yi, sitting in the taxi, sent a message to the person with the beaker-shaped profile picture.

"Get to the point." The other party replied instantly, with a very simple message.

'Is there any way to preserve biological tissues?' Chen Yi looked at the sample that was still slowly shrinking in the sealed bag and couldn't help but think of the indescribable smell from earlier, which made him feel nauseous again.

"It's usually stored at low temperatures... Why are you asking this?" The other person seemed puzzled; wasn't this something that could be found online?

"It was a somewhat special sample; we didn't have the equipment to preserve it when we extracted it," Chen Yi replied. Going back to retrieve the sample, he had to be careful not to attract attention, and lacking experience, he didn't realize what was happening until now.

"So what kind of sample is it?" The other party was even more confused.

"I managed to get a small sample of the evil spirit's biological tissue, but it's not easy to preserve," Chen Yi replied.

"Where are you now? I'm coming right away!" The other person replied instantly, visibly becoming very anxious.

'You choose a place, and I'll come straight there.'

"Driver, stop the car."

......

At Zongwu High School, Chen Yi returned here as the sun was about to set.

"You're the top martial arts expert at Zongwu High School?" There couldn't possibly be anyone left in the school at this hour. Standing by the school gate was a beautiful girl wearing glasses. She saw Chen Yi get out of the taxi, walked over, and asked.

"I am the number one expert of Zongwu High School, and you are Möbius?" Chen Yi felt extremely embarrassed to be called by his online name in real life, so he did not hesitate to retaliate.

"Where is my...sample?" The other person's mind was completely elsewhere.

"This." Chen Yi took the sealed bag out of his backpack and handed it to her.

From the other person's perspective, there was only an empty bag containing two pairs of sterile gloves.

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Rio Futaba," the girl took a deep breath and introduced herself.

"My name is Chen Yi," Chen Yi replied, handing her the bag.

"You're not kidding me?" Rio Futaba was taken aback, but quickly realized what she meant. "Is it possible to achieve the ability to be invisible even with damaged body tissue?" she asked, her pupils filled with inquiry.

"To be precise, it has been dead for about a day," Chen Yi replied.

"So, the ability to be invisible has nothing to do with whether the evil spirit is alive...?" Rio Futaba overturned some of her previous deductions and began to rebuild the theoretical model.

"Hurry up, I just rushed back from Rosaka Station. There are only about three-quarters of the samples left in here." Chen Yi looked at the indescribable blob in the bag and suddenly felt the same envy that Yotsuya Miko felt for ordinary people who knew nothing about it.

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