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

"He's already dead. Should we get closer to confirm?" the train commander continued to report.

"Closer to confirm? No, soldier, just fire a few shells. The Japanese government will reimburse us anyway," the lieutenant replied.

"Oh!"

Without hesitation, the commander ordered the gunner to fire. The other Abrams tank on the side was a step slower and fired a shot as well.

Through the optical sight, most of the crocodile's skull was missing, its upper and lower jaws were jammed together and indistinguishable, and its entire body was mangled to pieces, leaving only a rough outline of what it looked like before it was born.

It seems that the University of Tokyo's high-explosive fragmentation shells have too high armor-piercing capabilities; most of them hit the road surface directly. Hopefully, they won't be sued for damaging urban infrastructure.

The lieutenant thought silently.

As for why it was a shell from the University of Tokyo...

It can only be said that Commissioner Smith at the top skimmed off the top, selling all the high-explosive incendiary guided shells that were originally intended for anti-biological purposes, pocketing most of the funds, and converting the rest into cheap goods from the University of Tokyo and distributing them to the grassroots.

Anyway, it's all reimbursable, and the quote to the Japanese government is for guided artillery shells. The money saved by using the Tokyo University shells is all mine, so there's nothing to complain about.

"Lieutenant, should we use the equipment to check for residual contamination?" another soldier in the armored jeep asked.

"No need. Our mission is just to eliminate the target, not to handle the aftermath. Japan will take care of that. Let's go."

The lieutenant waved his hand, signaling the convoy to turn around and return to base.

......

Although it was nighttime, it was still quite some time before midnight. Although everyone said they weren't hungry at all, they were actually starving.

"Without natural gas, the stove can't be used..."

Chen Yi brought out the induction cooker and cooked noodles as usual.

"Wait, can Kruka touch something now?"

The hand holding the noodles paused for a moment, then took another flatbread from the box and put it down.

"Commander, I'm a humanoid, I don't need to eat, and having an extra person would disrupt our plans..."

"I don't care what you say." Chen Yi interrupted.

“…Thank you, Commander.” Kroos fell silent and fled, seemingly trying to hide her embarrassment.

Scallions, beef balls, a few greens, boiled eggs...

Homemade noodles, different from Japanese ramen, are now ready.

It's very fast, it doesn't take more than twenty minutes.

Well, we didn't even make broth, because we didn't have the means.

"Huh? Are there four bowls?"

“Well, since Kroka can touch things, she should be able to eat things too.” Chen Yi brought over four pairs of chopsticks.

P.S.: I got the recommendation, meow, although I haven't been feeling too good lately...

But people are driven by pressure; just keep pushing and you'll get there.

Typhoon Season: Chapter 149 Three Women Make a Drama

A table, two empty seats, an empty bowl, and a bowl of noodles that is slowly dwindling.

This is Rio Futaba's perspective.

The empty bowl must belong to Miss X. It disappeared along with her presence when she touched the chopsticks and dough. The bowl that was slowly decreasing must belong to Miss Kroos.

Futaba thought to herself, "In that case, Miss Kroc is sitting next to me, and Miss X is sitting next to Chen Yi."

"It looks like it's starting to rain again."

Chen Yi paused for a moment, listening quietly to the sounds outside, and then casually said.

"The rain isn't as heavy as it was before, but it's hard to say whether it will intensify. After dinner, go wash up and go to bed."

The city's water supply was cut off, and the water supply for the entire building was taken over by the equipped water storage system. Although the water supply was limited, at least the water pipes could still supply water.

There's no need to worry about taking a bath. There are ways to take a bath even when you're thirsty. The main problem is that Chen Yi was soaked in the rain for so long and his body was covered in dirt, so he had to take a bath.

Just after he finished washing up, he saw one... two people lying in his bedding.

So that's why Futaba is here too.

Wait, so Mai being here is actually a normal occurrence?!

Stop.

"What are you two doing?" Chen Yi took a half step back.

What's going on here?

"So Miss X is here too." Futaba said, as if she had expected this.

Is this the point? Don't try to ignore the key points, you idiot!

"What I mean is... why are you all here?" Chen Yi asked with a forced smile.

“From a rational and objective perspective, sleeping together helps in responding to a crisis in a timely manner,” Futaba replied.

Hmm, that makes sense, Chen Yi nodded.

From an emotional perspective...

"I wanted to come, so I came."

You smell good, bro.

Futaba practically had those words written all over her face.

“Hmm… It would be easier to look after each other if we were together, so when I saw Futaba coming over, I came over too,” Sakurajima Mai chimed in.

"..."

Chen Yi glanced at the bedding; it was already a bit cramped for two people, and there wasn't enough room for three.

So he decided to make one last desperate attempt.

"The bedding is a bit small, how are three people going to sleep...?"

Before she finished speaking, Mai Sakurajima jumped out of the bedding and packed her own bedding in just twenty seconds.

"..."

So, given that support can be provided at such a close distance, is there any need for us to be in the same bed?

Chen Yi was internally ranting, but he had no reason to refute it outwardly, so he had no choice but to comply.

......

I can't sleep, I just can't sleep.

The person lying on the left is Mai Sakurajima, who keeps gently poking his arm with her finger even though she doesn't get a response.

Lying on his right was Rio Futaba, who was holding him tightly as if they had been in the mansion for several hours, except that she was only wearing a very thin nightgown.

Rio, aren't you hot?

Chen Yi tried carefully to twist and break free, but to no avail.

Besides these two, there's Krokay, who always lies on the bed with only her head showing, but you can make eye contact with her as soon as she opens her eyes.

That's terrifying. It's hard to imagine what kind of person could fall asleep in such an environment.

"commander."

Kroos spoke up directly.

"If you can't sleep, would you like me to do an ASMR for you?"

She seemed to have thought of something and was eager to try it out.

Now? Really?

Chen Yi subconsciously opened his eyes and looked over, catching a glimpse of Sakurajima Mai blinking her eyes out of the corner of his eye.

"So Yi Jun is still awake."

She leaned close to Chen Yi's ear and spoke in a voice so soft it was almost inaudible. Her breath hit Chen Yi's ear, making him involuntarily shrink back.

"Yi? What's wrong?" Rio Futaba's voice was a little groggy, as if she had been accidentally woken up.

"It's nothing, it's just a little hot."

Chen Yi changed the subject.

"So this is the weakness, huh~" Mai Sakurajima seemed to have discovered something new, and once again leaned close to blow air into her ear.

Then Chen Yi reacted strongly and met up with Rio Futaba.

"It hurts a little... Is it really just a little hot?"

Futaba opened her eyes, her expression somewhat suspicious.

"Hmm, it's just a little hot." Chen Yi quietly broke free from Shuangye's embrace and pulled the blanket down a little.

Although the temperature dropped somewhat due to the typhoon, the air conditioning wasn't turned on because of water and electricity restrictions. Plus, the three of us were crammed together to sleep, so it was still very hot in the end.

"Oh."

Futaba turned around, leaving a little space, no longer 'hanging' on him like a koala.

"...Speaking of which..."

Mai Sakurajima suddenly spoke.

"Yi Jun never seems to show any 'interest' in anyone, even though there are so many beautiful girls around him."

"Are you trying to soothe your stomach?"

"..."

That sounds familiar; I feel like I've heard it somewhere before.

Oh, it's Kasumigaoka.

Chen Yi wanted to refute, but upon careful reflection of his actions, it seemed...

Objectively speaking, it does seem to be quite good for the stomach.

However, his male pride made him instinctively unwilling to admit such a thing, so Chen Yi racked his brains to come up with a counter-argument.

“I understand,” Mai Sakurajima interrupted again, seemingly to herself.

"Yi Jun shouldn't be a stomach-nourishing type, but rather a herbivore type. I learned this kind of character when I was making movies before."

"Herbivore isn't exactly a compliment, is it?"

Chen Yi expressed his doubts.

"Oh...so you're an innocent big boy?"

This sounds even less like a positive word.

......

Obviously, it's impossible to be completely unharmed after being soaked in the rain for so long; developing a high fever is a normal occurrence.

When Chen Yi got up the next day, he had caught a bad cold.

The apartment was still without water and electricity, and the torrential rain outside had started again sometime earlier. Fortunately, the sky wasn't as dark as it was yesterday, and the streets were still shrouded in a gray haze.

"Bam—!"

With nothing better to do, Mai Sakurajima was idly shooting down fake people who occasionally appeared on the street from her balcony.

Shuangye was inspecting Chen Yi's exoskeleton. After being soaked in the rain for so long yesterday, the parts that weren't very waterproof needed careful inspection and maintenance.

Kelukai is brewing cold medicine.

"Commander, open your mouth." The robot walked up to Chen Yi and brought the cup close to his face.

"I'm not that fragile. I can do it myself." Chen Yi tried to reach out and take the cup.

Without a word, Kelukai pressed the rim of the cup against Chen Yi's lips, so he had no choice but to give up struggling and let her force-feed him the medicine.

"Yi, the exoskeleton is almost finished being inspected..." Rio Futaba said as she pushed open the door to the study.