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

"How is it?" Chen Yi asked casually. He had asked Hiratsuka Shizuka to keep an eye on the Crab Legs organization's movements these past few days.

“I asked around at the detective agency…the so-called Crab Legs organization’s background has been pretty much exposed. Most of the members are old men with dementia, there are hardly any young people. My friend even joked that closing the net would scare a dozen or so to death.” Hiratsuka Shizuka said dismissively. “The person following you is probably someone else. It would be best to find a way to catch him and hand him over to the police for interrogation.”

"I see," Chen Yi nodded, a weight lifted from his heart.

It makes sense, really. In this materialistic world where gunpowder reigns supreme, those who believe that pseudo-humans can replace humans are basically just old folks who are good at selling health supplements.

However, there may be a small number of antisocial personalities among them, so you still need to be careful. You just don't need to worry about being targeted by an entire organization.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Yi, why did you make the special trip to the shooting range this time?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked as she drove.

Practice shooting? In Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyes, this guy's accuracy was ridiculously bad, not like someone who needed to practice shooting skills.

“Testing drones and robotic dogs,” he replied, turning his gaze away from the rapidly receding scenery outside the window.

"It's already in the final debugging stage?" Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyes gleamed with excitement.

Although this guy's initial motivation for researching these things was to protect himself... his talent is quite remarkable to have mastered the flight control of a drone and the gait and corresponding algorithms of a robotic dog in such a short time.

"Pretty much, but the drone hasn't been named yet." Chen Yi pondered, still unable to come up with a solution to the 'birdman' attack on the drone.

Are we going to make even bigger drones? Agricultural drones? Transport drones?

That would contradict the initial reconnaissance function, as such a large drone simply cannot achieve stealth capabilities.

"Hey, if you don't mind, let me name it!" Hiratsuka Shizuka said with great interest.

"Go ahead." Chen Yi was always indifferent; as long as it was easy to remember, that was fine.

"Let me think... How about a raven? No, that's a bit too common..."

"Dandelion? Going with the wind, what does that symbolize?" Hiratsuka Shizuka thought for a moment and suggested.

Dandelion? Chen Yi paused for a moment, then nodded, and a flash of inspiration struck him.

Dandelions, when the wind blows, scatter their fluffy seeds everywhere...

He instantly grasped the key words.

“Dandelion…that’s right, I don’t necessarily have to make the drones big to avoid the ‘birdmen’ attacks, I can make them small!” Chen Yi slapped his forehead, the idea of ​​a swarm of miniature drones forming in his mind.

Moreover, miniature drones are much more agile than mechanical mice and also have the advantage of reconnaissance in confined spaces. The more Chen Yi thought about it, the more reliable it seemed.

"Thank you, Hiratsuka-sensei." Chen Yi opened his phone, opened Notepad, and began editing the materials and parts he needed to purchase.

"Uh...?" Hiratsuka Shizuka was completely confused. What did this kid know?

Forget it, the world of geniuses is beyond my comprehension. Hiratsuka Shizuka thought for a moment and decided to focus on driving.

......

Wakaba Ward is about 20 kilometers from the center of Chiba City. It took about 40 minutes to get here.

There are vast forests and large farmlands here. Even with the car windows open and the wind blowing in, it smells fresher than in the city.

This shooting range is usually quite popular on weekends, mostly with people practicing their marksmanship. After all, in this world, this is an essential skill for survival.

"Phew... Kroos, thank you for your hard work." After getting out of the car, Chen Yi shielded his eyes from the scorching sun with his hand, looked at Kroos who had reappeared beside him, and said to her.

Since Ms. Hiratsuka's sports car is a two-seater, she can only keep it in her mind for the time being.

However, what's strange is that, logically speaking, her true form should be a gun, so why does she always stay inside her own body when she disappears?

This question didn't linger for long, as he had to go and unload his guitar case and suitcase.

"Is this how you usually operate it?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked, watching Chen Yi open his suitcase, take out his laptop, and put it on his lap while typing.

This looks... a bit too inconvenient.

"Of course not," Chen Yi replied. This was just the final debugging before operation.

The 'Messenger-1' ran around and frolicked in the open space of the firing range, just like a real dog.

"'Messenger-1', come back." Chen Yi took out a Glock 18 drum magazine from his suitcase and shouted at the mechanical dog running in the distance.

The 'Messenger-1' came running back with surprising speed. After Chen Yi installed the Glock 18 on it, he turned to adjust the 'Dandelion-1'.

"Xiao Yi, I'm saying... its fire control shouldn't lock onto the two of us, right?" Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at the mechanical dog with a pistol on its head, feeling a little uneasy.

It wasn't that Hiratsuka Shizuka hadn't seen such deadly mechanical dogs before... it was just that the one in front of her was practically a knock-off made by her student, and even with all her trust in the other person's craftsmanship, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous at this moment.

"Don't worry, Kluka is overseeing it. If the fire control really gets locked onto the two of us, she'll take over faster than 'Messenger-1' can fire," Chen Yi explained with a smile.

After all, having a cheat code makes all the difference.

Adolescent Syndrome: Chapter Sixty - Air-Ground Coordination

"One unprotected target and one protected target directly ahead, distances 10m and 12m, eliminate them!"

With his back to the target, Chen Yi quickly locked onto the two targets using the field of view and ranging of 'Dandelion-1' and transmitted the signal synchronously to 'Messenger-1'.

The weapon station on the back of the 'Messenger-1' spun rapidly and fired two shots, hitting the target.

"8 rings, 6 rings." The data transmitted back from 'Dandelion-1' suggests that the hit rate is not ideal.

“There’s a problem with the recognition, Kroos. Can you fix it manually?” Chen Yi asked, looking at Kroos who was standing to the side.

"Understood, Commander." Kroos closed her eyes, and the next second she vanished from the spot.

She connected to 'Messenger-1'.

"Let's do it again." Chen Yi looked down at the screen.

"At the one o'clock position, there is one unprotected target, one protected target, and one half-body target, at distances of 14m, 16m, and 20m. Annihilate them!"

The weapon station of 'Messenger-1' rose rapidly and fired three bullets in an instant.

"All of them are ten rings." Chen Yi put the notebook that had been on his lap down on a clean spot, stood up, and rubbed his shoulders.

"The fire control system I wrote is still too rubbish." Chen Yi thought to himself, "Why don't I just let Kroos take over?"

"Are you having trouble?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked as she walked over from the other side, noticing Chen Yi's somewhat tired expression.

She had just gone to practice shooting, but she also saw that the results of the 'Messenger-1' shooting were quite different in the two attempts.

"I feel like the fire control system I wrote is still too primitive... The accuracy isn't ideal." Chen Yi beckoned the mechanical dog to come over on its own, connected it to the data cable, and started hot-fixing.

What Chen Yi wanted was not a 'usable' work, but an 'outstanding' tool.

"The problem is, how do we fix it?" Chen Yi frowned and stared blankly at Shi Shan's code.

It's not that the lack of comments made it incomprehensible... it's that he didn't know which part to change. He only has a rudimentary understanding of image recognition, and if he wanted to optimize it, he didn't know where to start.

"Little dog, can you modify the code yourself?" So he tried to summon the soul of 'Messenger-1'.

However, the robotic dog ignored him, and the program on the screen remained silent.

"If you really have no ideas, why don't you take a break?" Hiratsuka Shizuka pressed a slightly chilled can of coffee against Chen Yi's face.

Extra strong Americano is considered one of the more bitter types of canned coffee.

"It's still cold... Where did you buy it?" Chen Yi reached out and took it, prying open the pull tab with one hand.

"There's a vending machine behind that corner. It has some snacks and stuff. I'll go buy some if you want." Hiratsuka Shizuka pointed behind her with her thumb.

"No need." Chen Yi took a sip of iced coffee; the bitter taste rushed into his brain, giving him a pick-me-up.

"I prefer espresso." Chen Yi downed his drink in one gulp, then crushed the straw and stuffed it into a trash bag.

"Espresso? Your taste is quite unique." Hiratsuka Shizuka clicked her tongue in amazement.

None of the teachers in her office drink this.

"It's just bitter enough. Charcoal-roasted coffee would be fine too," Chen Yi said casually, his hands rapidly typing on the keyboard.

Bitterness can be invigorating, and occasionally it can be a key to a flash of inspiration—a habit he had from his past life.

For example, he has an idea right now.

......

"Two targets directly ahead without cover, and one target in the blind spot, at distances of 10m, 11m, and 20m." The 'Dandelion-1' hovering in the sky swayed occasionally, a sign of poorly programmed flight control. That issue will be addressed another time; as for now...

The 'Messenger-1' maneuvered between haystacks, clearing out the three targets one by one like a ghost peeking out from behind a shadow.

"One ten-ring shot, two six-ring shots." Chen Yi looked at the results and was quite satisfied.

Hitting the bullseye in pinpoint shooting is no problem, and even running and shooting can hit the target. Not many human soldiers can complete this in two hours.

In other words, he did receive assistance from the 'machine spirit' when he was writing code.

"Thank you, little dog. It would be even better if you could control the mechanical dog autonomously." Chen Yi clasped his hands together and bowed very devoutly to the computer.

"Is that enough? Let's go eat lunch?" Hiratsuka Shizuka had been watching since the first ten minutes or so of target practice. Now, she was amazed by Chen Yi's talent with unmanned equipment as he watched 'Messenger-1' shoot crooked bullet holes and then skillfully run and hit the target.

"Oh, it could also be a machine spirit assist," Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly thought.

"He has a very promising future." In any case, superpowers are still powers.

"Okay, let's go." Chen Yi picked up the scattered data cables and devices from the ground, dusted them off, and put them all back into his suitcase.

Flight control and such can be studied at home. Calculating the remaining time, it probably won't be enough. After dinner, I'll just wander around for a bit and then head back to Chiba.

"Mr. Chen, do you plan to do related work after you acquire this talent?" Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Chen Yi's profile, thought for a moment, and then started to talk.

"We'll talk about it later." Chen Yi didn't think about plans three years or even longer; he was just focusing all his energy on figuring out how to survive.

This is nothing like the civilized world of the past; it's full of damned hypocrites.

"..." Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Chen Yi, who seemed somewhat downcast, and fell silent.

He was so desperate that he didn't even bother to hide it, like a drowning fish longing to return to the riverbank.

“I’m saying… why don’t you go back to your country?” Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly said.

"The security at the University of Tokyo is far superior to that of any other country in the world. To be honest, it makes me uncomfortable to see you living in such fear."

“Hiratsuka-sensei.” Chen Yi turned his head and looked directly at the other person.

"To be honest, I think it would be about the same even if I went back to China. Remember when I told you about Kroos? Since something like the Machine Soul actually happened to me, I think I also have the ability to attract pseudo-humans," Chen Yi explained.

This was a secret he had kept hidden in his heart for a long time. He was not a native of this world. He could deceive his fellow humans, but could he deceive the pseudo-humans? Would he, this human with "abnormalities," appear as bright as a light bulb in the eyes of the pseudo-humans, unconsciously attracting them to his side?

Therefore, Chen Yi believed that no matter where he went in this world, the outcome would be pretty much the same.

“Alright, Mr. Chen, since you don’t plan to return to your country for the time being…” Hiratsuka Shizuka stared straight at him and sighed resignedly.

“Since you say you have a constitution that attracts fake people, then, as your… friend, I will protect you.” She swallowed back the word 'teacher' that she wanted to say and adopted a more intimate identity instead.

After all, they've been through so much together, and their friendship has reached a much closer level.

"Would this count as a friendship despite the age gap?" Chen Yi suddenly had a mischievous thought.

"I'll kill you first!" Hiratsuka Shizuyu's eyebrows shot up, and she clenched her fists as if to strike.

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Adolescent Syndrome: Chapter Sixty-One: The Chase

The sky wasn't even dark yet, and the car was already on its way back. This was to avoid the dangers of driving at night, and...

Due to a shortage of police resources, the spies in the countryside are even more adept at hunting humans.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, you should be able to get to the city before dark, right?" Chen Yi calculated the time and felt it might not be enough.

"What are you afraid of? We can definitely get back to the city, it's just that we might not make it home in time. Relax." Hiratsuka Shizuka said casually, focusing on driving without looking to the side.

"Alright." Chen Yi, who was tired after a long day but still not sleepy, decided to look at the scenery. The pastoral scenery could still bring people a pleasant mood.

A somewhat dazzling figure suddenly entered the field of vision, then quickly swept past, like a pebble thrown into water, creating ripples.

"Hmm?" Chen Yi's gaze sharpened, and he blinked.

illusion?

"What's wrong?" Hiratsuka Shizuka noticed Chen Yi turning around in the car out of the corner of her eye.

"It's nothing, maybe I saw it wrong." Chen Yi turned around, thinking about the 'farmer' he had just seen.