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

The problem is you haven't offered any practical solutions here, lady.

“Okay, let’s sit down and discuss.” Chen Yi pointed to the tatami mat next to the floor-to-ceiling window in the study and turned his office chair to face the other person.

"To put it simply, that fake human is the one we saw before, in the suburbs to the northeast. It ambushed us on the road back then." Chen Yi quickly summarized the previous events for Mai Sakurajima.

"Although they may not be the same one, they are quite similar in terms of characteristics," Chen Yi explained, while quickly drawing the most prominent feature of the enhanced evil spirit on the paper.

Its lily-shaped mouthparts are so disgusting that it's hard not to remember them.

"Judging from the attack pattern, it's a bit like Spider-Man. You should know Spider-Man, right? Besides, the first attack also showed characteristics similar to an evil spirit," Chen Yi explained, his right hand unconsciously drawing marks on the paper.

"Spider-Man, evil spirit...you mean, a fusion monster?"

"I don't know," Chen Yi said, shrugging.

"However, it's pointless to investigate what kind of creature it is right now. What we need to discuss most now is what to do next. I don't believe the other side is magnanimous until I take it down."

"Klukka, what do you think?" Chen Yi looked at the 'Soldier Ant-1' on the table, anticipating her opinion.

"First of all, it is necessary to inform Hiratsuka-sensei. This is also a way to give him a heads-up."

"That makes sense." Chen Yi nodded.

"Secondly, holding out in this apartment building should be feasible. In terms of security, the protection level of this apartment building is higher than that of Professor Hiratsuka's place. According to the commander, we can keep it occupied by staying here."

"However, this is not a safe plan. It puts the commander in a dangerous situation, with the enemy in the dark and us in the light, and this apartment building is not a military fortress."

"so......"

“Commander, you’re an international student, why don’t you seek refuge at the consulate? At the same time, Miss Sakurajima won’t be seen or turned away.”

"......" "......"

It seems... that it might actually work?

Chen Yi gasped, his eyes lighting up.

"But there's no consulate in Chiba; you have to go to Tokyo to find one," Chen Yi said after thinking for a moment.

"Too......"

"Then let's go during the day?" Mai Sakurajima suggested.

"It's not necessarily safe either. When we encountered it, it wasn't completely dark yet," Chen Yi explained.

Things have gotten quite complicated at this point.

"If we take a step back and run elsewhere, that fake man might attack when we let our guard down; if we go further, we won't be able to find out where that fake man is."

"Let's hold our ground," Chen Yi decided after weighing the pros and cons.

Chen Yi chose to trust the security of this upscale apartment building, which he had paid over ten thousand yuan a month in rent for.

"Miss Mai, you should leave tomorrow during the day." Chen Yi looked at Mai Sakurajima and said after a moment of silence.

"So you're planning to kick me out already?" Sakurajima Mai crossed her arms.

"..."

“I know what you mean, but you’re the only one who can see me. I can only maintain my social life by your side,” Mai Sakurajima sighed and explained slowly.

"So I won't leave. If no one can see me anymore, it's practically the same as being dead." She spoke very realistically, and her stance was so clear.

Adolescent Syndrome: Chapter Seventy-Three - Seeking Help (Please Subscribe!)

"Mr. Hiratsuka, the enhanced evil spirit that ambushed us on the suburban highway last time has infiltrated the city and is now wandering within a kilometer of my house. After seeing this message, please remain calm and restrained, and do not risk coming here. For safety reasons, I will not be leaving the apartment for the time being, and I will be skipping school for the next few days." In the early hours of the morning, Chen Yi edited a message, confirmed it was correct, and sent it.

Hiratsuka-sensei is probably still asleep at this hour; a message shouldn't wake her up.

"Let me see... the consulate's phone number..." Chen Yi searched through his notebook, remembering that he had jotted it down earlier.

Although his plan to seek asylum at the consulate was rejected, he could still talk to them and hopefully get some help.

"Hello, I'm sorry to bother you, is this an embassy staff member?" Chen Yi dialed the number and spoke fluent Chinese.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" The person on the other end of the phone was a staff member on the night shift. He sounded a little tired, but not annoyed at being disturbed.

"I'm Chen Yi, an international student from Chiba. I've discovered traces of a fake human nearby. May I ask if I can seek some assistance?" Chen Yi asked, while the mouse pointer rapidly moved across the computer screen.

"Understood. Bring your identification documents tomorrow morning..."

“An unregistered fake human who can operate during the day.” Seeing that the other party’s reaction was not very strong, Chen Yi added weight to his persuasiveness.

"Huh?" As expected, the other party was stunned.

"Daytime activities, not recorded?"

"Yes, the first sighting was in Wakaba Ward, northeast of Chiba. It was characterized by its white, lily-shaped mouthparts and a physiological structure highly similar to that of the Spider-Man, but its speed and explosiveness far surpassed that of the Spider-Man. It also exhibited some characteristics of an evil spirit during the initial contact."

"Oh, the evil spirit is also a recently discovered variant of the pseudo-human, and I'm the discoverer," Chen Yi added.

"..." The other party did not speak, but the sound of clicking the mouse was clearly picked up by the phone in the quiet environment.

"I understand what you've said. What kind of help do you need?" The other person's nonchalant attitude vanished, and their tone became serious.

"I sniped the dummy a few hours ago during a downpour, hitting its limbs, shoulder, and head, but it feigned death and escaped."

"He wasn't even killed by a headshot? Sorry... please continue."

"Judging from all the signs, it may be the fake human that chased me all the way from the suburbs to the city center, so I suspect that it has been targeting me. For safety reasons, I cannot leave my residence."

"Understood. I will notify the 'Iron Blood' employees as soon as possible. Please keep your phone accessible and contact them directly if necessary." The other party recited a number, which Chen Yi wrote down before hanging up.

'Iron-Blooded' employees...

"So it really is a shell company." Chen Yi raised an eyebrow and searched for the introduction of Ironblood Security Company online. However, no matter how you looked at it, it was just a private enterprise of Dongda University.

Rather, everyone knows the truth, but all anyone can find out is that it's a private company.

......

"Luckily, I replenished the refrigerator's stock..." Chen Yi turned off the study light, sat on the tatami mat, leaned against the wall, and drew back the curtains.

No matter how many times he looked at this quiet city, Chen Yi could not feel peace or exhaustion. Instead, he felt a slight fear, like being pricked by needles, and a helplessness that was not easily noticed.

"Commander, take a rest. I'll keep watch." Kroos sat in her office chair, taking off her blue Iron Cross hair ornament and playing with it.

"Thank you for your trouble." Chen Yi didn't lie down. He found a comfortable position and continued to look at the few streetlights on the street. No vehicles passed by, and he slowly closed his eyes.

"Yi-kun." Mai Sakurajima knocked on the door, and Chen Yi opened his eyes and turned around.

"What's wrong? Are you still scared?" Chen Yi asked.

"...Can you come into the bedroom?"

"..." It seems he really is scared.

“I just felt that it would be safer to stay together…” she explained.

“...Alright then.” Chen Yi slowly stood up, supporting himself on the tatami mat.

"Aren't you sleeping in the bed?" Chen Yi returned to the bedroom, glanced at the sleeping bag spread out next to the bed, and asked casually.

“I was hospitalized last time and didn’t go home. In the last few days, I’ve basically been working in the study until all night or sleeping in the study. You don’t really need to mind.”

"No need..." Sakurajima Mai shrank back into her sleeping bag.

Chen Yi walked to the bedside, touched the blanket, and lay down.

If Mai Sakurajima didn't want to sleep, Chen Yi wouldn't force her. He was quite tired anyway, and having a bed to sleep in would be much more comfortable.

"Um, goodnight," Mai Sakurajima said softly.

"..."

'Kluke.' Chen Yi couldn't fall asleep yet, and after thinking it over, he decided to discuss a defense plan with Kluke.

'What's wrong, Commander?'

'Shouldn't we have enough materials for some defensive reinforcement?'

"...In reality, it's only enough to reinforce one or two doors and windows, and we don't have the capability to process armor steel."

"That's true," Chen Yi thought to himself.

The armor steel pieces inside the guitar case were pre-cut by the seller and simply stuffed in when the courier delivered them, without any prior processing.

"Furthermore, Japanese law prohibits damage to or alteration of the landlord's property. Commander, I suggest we discuss the property ownership issue with the landlord tomorrow morning."

'Kluisai, your words have become much more robotic.' Chen Yi's focus was strange.

'Commander, if you need, I can tell you a few jokes.'

'No need, it's funny enough already.'

The thought that the HK416 was a German gun made Chen Yi's lips curl into a slight smile.

The fact that Germans tell jokes is itself a joke.

As for the issue of property ownership... Actually, Chen Yi initially chose to rent instead of buy because he felt that if he were to be chased by the fake people, he could run to another place without suffering any loss.

In retrospect, setting up preventative measures directly at home is the safer course of action.

After all, their belongings have increased, and if they were to flee in a panic, they wouldn't be able to take them with them.

"Is Yi-kun...asleep?" Mai Sakurajima asked softly.

"..." Chen Yi ignored him, because if he opened his mouth, he would probably be about to start the much-anticipated heart-to-heart talk.

A finger gently poked his face, and it was gone in an instant.

"Why..." Chen Yi sighed helplessly; there was no escaping this part.

"Um, Yi Jun must have encountered fake people quite a few times, right?"

"...About right." Chen Yi counted, and it wasn't a small number.

"Can you tell me how to maintain courage? When I was acting before, a playwright told me... that people have an uncontrollable fear of fake people, it's called... what's it called again..."

"The uncanny valley effect?" Chen Yi turned over to face Sakurajima Mai, who was squatting by the bed.

In the dim light, Chen Yi could see the other person's eyes blinking.

Uncontrollable fear? Chen Yi began to ponder, could it be that all the fake people possessed a passive ability to intimidate?

"If you have the courage... try killing one yourself? No, never mind..."

"Yi-kun really loves to joke... Never mind, I believe Yi-kun can protect me, so I'm going to sleep now." Sakurajima Mai shrank back, and Chen Yi tactfully rolled back over, facing the window, and closed his eyes to sleep.

Adolescent Syndrome: Chapter 74 Another Wave Rises (Seeking First Subscription!)

Why did it start raining again this morning?

Chen Yi sat at the dining table and looked towards the balcony.

The torrential rain, accompanied by thunder, pounded hard on the windowsill.

"Have something to eat?" Seeing Mai Sakurajima's sleepy look, Chen Yi pushed a plate of brownies toward her.

"I was originally planning to give away the remaining brownies, but I don't plan to go out for the next few days, so I'll just eat them myself," Chen Yi said casually, pointing to the opened box of pastries next to him.

"Oh, you haven't washed up yet, right? There's a brand new one behind the bathroom sink mirror. I don't know if you noticed it last night."

"I saw it," Mai Sakurajima replied, sounding somewhat unwell.

It must be because she doesn't often stay up late. Chen Yi noticed her unsteady gait and wondered if she was about to become an immortal.

"If you feel sleepy, go back and get some sleep. I'll call you if anything happens," Chen Yi said considerately.

"..." Sakurajima Mai nodded and slowly dragged her two legs back to the bedroom.

With nothing else to do, Chen Yi opened his phone to see how Hiratsuka Shizuka would react.

No reply yet... Hopefully they won't just come charging in.

Oh, with this much rain, the other side can't come either.

After resting for a while, Chen Yi took out a magazine full of live ammunition from the drawer and inserted it into the weapon station on top of 'Messenger-1'.

"Little dog, little dog... I'm leaving the job of guarding the house to you." Chen Yi patted its polymer shell and returned to his study to open his laptop.

We have a whole day to quickly improve the swarm system and the flight control of the miniature drone.

Just as he sat down and was getting into the zone, a phone call came in.