My daily life in various anime crossovers can't possibly be this sci-fi.

Jiang Jinghua originally had some reservations about the two of them forgetting to cut off the beginning of the recording (or simply being too lazy to cut it off). After all, although the background noise at the beginning didn't matter, this approach would give people a very unprofessional feeling.

However, the moment the music first started playing in the recording, Jiang Jinghua completely forgot about these insignificant details and became completely immersed in the music.

Jiang Jinghua couldn't play the piano at all, and he had virtually no knowledge of music theory. However, when he first heard the beginning of this piece, his innate sensitivity to beauty told him: this was a piece that could truly capture people's hearts.

The rapidly leaping notes wove together to form the flowing melody of the prelude. Maki Nishikino's playing was flawless, without a single discordant note. This short prelude set the stage perfectly, like a warm, breezy autumn afternoon with a perfectly comfortable temperature, leaving the listener eager to see what would follow.

The almost too-perfect intro made Jiang Jinghua worry that the song might start strong but then decline, but as it turned out, his worries were completely unnecessary. Sonoda Umi's singing and the intro flowed together extremely naturally, like a gentle narration that connects the beginning and the end after a summary, giving people a bright and natural sense of beauty.

Unlike her previous two works and the mainstream style in the industry, Sonoda Umi's singing is extremely soothing. However, it doesn't feel listless; any faster and it would be too rushed, any slower and it would be too tedious. Rather than saying she's singing, it's more accurate to say she's pouring all her energy into telling a story: a story that takes place in September, a story that unfolds in September when the mountains are ablaze with color, and the forests are ablaze with autumn hues…

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Section 31, Chapter 31: From Today Onwards, I'm a Lesbian.

"The red leaves are falling and the leaves are golden and the leaves are falling"

"Subsequent start and finish..."

As the main theme begins, the duet between Maki Nishikino and Umi Sonoda leads the song to its first gentle climax. While described as a climax, it's not particularly intense; instead, it's serene and elegant. However, sometimes it's precisely this understated emotion that is most moving.

Jiang Jinghua closed his eyes to the melodious music. He had never believed that music could create the illusion of seeing a scene, and even if it could, it would have absolutely nothing to do with a wise materialist like himself.

But now he had to admit defeat to Maki Nishikino's music. He really felt as if he saw something: a girl standing alone under a maple tree full of fiery red maple leaves, smiling, head held high, looking into the distance, as if expecting something to return, or as if bidding farewell to someone.

"The autumn wind blows brightly at night"

"Today's まであなたと日ごした日々が心に carved まれている"

However, what exactly is the girl in the painting expecting? Like the large blank spaces in a Chinese painting, Jiang Jinghua didn't understand until the very end of the song.

However, perhaps he has already understood... who knows.

...No, no, no, to be honest, what am I doing right now?

Why is it that just a song can evoke the feeling of a world-famous masterpiece in me?

To be honest, Honoka really didn't add any illusions or cognitive dissonance to this song.

If there really isn't one...

They're winning me over! I'm definitely going to follow this group!

Jiang Jinghua couldn't wait to drag the progress bar back to the beginning. This song is definitely worth listening to on repeat all night!

Jiang Jinghua turned on his computer and opened the word processing software. The fact that the nine members of μ's were willing to send him this unfinished piece of music to listen to shows that, even if the reason is unclear, he is indeed someone on whom everyone has high hopes.

Given this, Jiang Jinghua absolutely couldn't just dismiss it with the words "very nice to listen to." Besides, the song itself was definitely worthy of a lengthy review of several hundred words!

……

Honestly, it's so slow...

Honoka Kousaka pressed the spacebar to pause the game on the screen, freezing the intense firefight between the ion cannon battleships and the swarms of psionic warrior transport ships. She picked up her phone and found that Jiang Jinghua still hadn't replied.

Does it really take this long to listen to a song? Or is it that you don't know what to say after listening to it?

Honoka was still a little apprehensive. After all, this new song was a work that Nishikino Maki put on a whim, and it was not written according to the usual formula of idol pop songs. Therefore, although Honoka herself thought it was very good, she had no guarantee as to how it would sound to the average listener.

"Ah, finally a message... Why is it a docx document?"

Honoka stared in disbelief at the 1.2KB Word document named "New Microsoft Word Document (1).docx". Could this... be a reflection?

Honoka received the file and opened it.

"I've always believed that the commercial aspect of pop music far outweighs its artistic aspect, and that idol singers are more like entertainment industry professionals than artists. But I'm so glad that the song you provided completely overturned this stereotype, at least providing an excellent counterexample to my previous view..."

It was indeed a reflection, and it was written in the formal style of a letter.

"...I'm not a true music enthusiast. In fact, I have absolutely no experience playing any instrument, and I know almost nothing about music theory. Therefore, the above thoughts are entirely from my emotional perspective, expressed as an ordinary listener. I don't know how helpful they will be..."

"...I have a lot to say about the song's merits, but I believe what you want isn't meaningless praise, but rather practical and effective suggestions. Therefore, this humble piece of mine mainly focuses on the few shortcomings of this rather perfect work, and I hope you can forgive me..."

Is living... actually a flaw?

Honoka had previously sent the song to some of her other friends, but most of the compliments she received were vague, such as "It's really good" or "It's great." None of them wrote a long article of more than 600 words to emphasize the shortcomings of the song, like Jiang Jinghua did.

Jiang Jinghua was indeed a guy who knew nothing about music theory, so he didn't offer any suggestions for the song from a rational perspective. Instead, he just used about 350 words to talk about the slightly unsatisfactory feelings the song brought him.

"...However, even so, I must admit that this song is indeed an outstanding work. From now on, I will continue to support Muse. Also, thank you for choosing me as one of the first listeners of this excellent work."

"PS: Who knows, maybe this precious unfinished recording you sent me will be sold for millions of yen someday? I'll definitely keep it safe."

Finally, they even added a solemn signature: "Jiang Jinghua, respectfully."

"What?! A few million yen?!" Honoka was delighted.

She immediately answered Nishikino Maki's call: "Hey, Maki-chan! There's a comment here you absolutely have to read!"

……

It's already eleven o'clock.

When Jiang Jinghua noticed the position the clock hands were pointing to, he had already been looking at μ's' past activities on his computer for an hour.

Through this period of research, Jiang Jinghua has gained a basic understanding of the nine people.

Honoka Kousaka is an energetic character who always has too much energy. She is the leader and spiritual leader of the team, and the head of the three idiots of Muse.

Sonoda Umi is a dignified and elegant young lady from a prominent family, and is currently the lyricist for the group.

Kotori Minami is a lively, gentle, and lovely girl who takes on important tasks such as designing and selecting costumes for performances and arranging props.

Hanayo Koizumi is a shy, timid, and easily embarrassed girl who dreams of becoming an idol.

Rin Hoshizora, one of the three idiots of Muse, also has a lively and energetic personality.

Maki Nishikino is a gentle (and slightly naive) rich girl who is currently the composer in the group.

Nico Yazawa, the third of the three idiots of Muse, is a third-year student who is very expressive and often makes silly mistakes because of her self-righteousness (but she is very cute). She is not like a third-year student at all (neither physically nor mentally).

Nozomi Tojo, a gentle and virtuous older sister (especially in a certain area), is a kind senior who often cares for her juniors.

Eli Ayase, a Japanese-Russian mixed-race older sister with a cold exterior but a warm heart, is the dance instructor in the group.

Each of them is a beautiful girl with outstanding looks and a distinctive personality, and they also sing well. As an idol group, they are the kind of people who would be unjustly popular.

Moreover, in a few days, Jiang Jinghua will be going on an expedition to another dimension with all of them.

……

What's with this protagonist treatment? I really picked a good time to become a fan of theirs!

However, this way, the problem of running out of things to talk about, which I was worried about before, should no longer exist...

I'm really looking forward to the trip next Sunday...

……

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Section 32, Chapter 32: [Data Deletion]

It's already 1:30 a.m., and normally most people should be asleep by now.

But for a skilled spellcaster like Dr. Oleto Klev, there was little need to sleep like an ordinary person. Therefore, even at this time, he was still working very hard.

At this moment, Dr. Klev was in his elegantly decorated office, diligently grading his students' assignments. If someone were watching, they would notice that the doctor's movements didn't resemble writing at all, but rather drawing straight lines on the paper. In just about two seconds, Dr. Klev could move his right hand from one side of the paper to the other.

However, a closer look reveals that Dr. Klev was indeed writing: he wrote an entire line of comments in two seconds.

As a conscientious and responsible teacher, Dr. Klev has always insisted on personally grading the vast amount of written assignments his students complete, and he writes corresponding comments for each assignment according to the specific circumstances.

At this moment, Dr. Klev's right hand seemed to transform into a streak of light and a phantom, the rapid movement of the pen tip even producing a realistic afterimage; in the tenth anniversary edition fountain pen with a shell made of secondary Adamantium alloy, the ink flow rate was almost comparable to that of an inkjet printer cartridge.

So, this is the last assignment I'm going to grade today.

Dr. Klev spent milliseconds signing his flamboyant signature on the last paper, then meticulously put the pen back into the pen holder, and then categorized all the students' assignments by class, stacking them into several piles and stuffing them into file folders.

So, now that work is done, it's time to rest...

"Ring ring ring!"

The quantum communication network terminal, whose design resembled an old-fashioned 20th-century telephone, emitted a piercing ringtone.

Dr. Klev frowned slightly and reached for the receiver.

"Commander," Dr. Klev said, "do you have any good news to report?"

The commander on the other end of the phone sounded quite alarmed: "Actually, it's like this... Doctor, we're sorry, this operation doesn't seem to have achieved our intended objectives. Some errors occurred during the operation..."

“Cause, process, and result,” Dr. Klev said in a melodious tone. “Please spare me the useless pleasantries, because you are now wasting my precious time watching Popko.”

“Yes, yes, Doctor…” the commander said after taking a few deep breaths, “Our operation near the Japan Trench failed. When the Foundation’s diving team reached the location of the ‘Lenin,’ we discovered a fully armed unknown deep-sea submersible formation… The unarmed diving team did not engage them directly. By the time support arrived, the hostile deep-sea submersible formation had already left with the target from the Lenin…”

Dr. Klev took a deep breath. Although his gentlemanly expression remained unchanged, his slightly cooled tone revealed his anger: "Already gone?"

“Yes, Doctor, we…”

"Indeed, indeed, I should really thank you properly," Dr. Klev sneered. "So, to prevent my reputation from being damaged by the failure of the operation, you deliberately messed things up before reporting to me?"

"...I'm so sorry, Doctor..." The commander's tone was filled with deep apology.

“I understand,” Klev sighed. “Then, can the identity of this unknown deep-sea submersible formation be determined?”

“It’s not certain, but based on our current speculation, this deep-sea submersible formation may belong to… the ‘Alliance Restoration Committee’ under GRU’s ‘P’ division,” the commander said.

"..."

Dr. Klev fell into deep thought.

"The Soviet Union has been gone for over twenty years, yet those guys still have the resources to build a deep-sea submersible fleet? It seems their influence has been growing unnoticed. Can their targets be located?"

"We speculate that the target may have moved to the territory of the present-day Russian Federation..."

"Nonsense! Do you think I don't know it's Russia? If it's not Russia, am I supposed to go to Namibia? I'm asking where you are in Russia!" Dr. Klev's tone suddenly rose eight octaves.

"We are currently unable to pinpoint the exact location..." the commander replied, trembling with fear.

"Sigh... Never mind. I'm sorry, I got a little emotional. Because of this damn news, I don't even feel like watching Popko anymore." Dr. Klev sighed. "I'll call the O5 councils in Japan and Russia later and tell them the news. You've worked hard, now it's over."