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

"Understood, Doctor."

It seems the work isn't over yet, Dr. Klev thought.

According to data from the Foundation's intelligence agency, an embryo with extremely high supernatural power and a remarkably strong biological response is hatching on the former Soviet icebreaker named "Lenin." It is speculated that the embryo may belong to the most powerful fantastical species on Earth: the dragon race.

Now, that extremely dangerous embryo has been seized by a group of highly capable agents from the GRU's "P" department, the most famous interdimensional development and anomaly research institution in the former Soviet Union, whose ultimate goal is the revival of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and its whereabouts are unknown.

Although Dr. Klev was unbiased towards communism, and even quite supportive of the Soviet Union's restoration efforts in some respects, there is no doubt that the large-scale activities of these former CPSU members, regardless of their content, would lead to significant global instability. If the Soviets' aim in acquiring these embryos was to create a powerful, living dragon…

Neither the SCP Foundation nor the United Nations can tolerate this.

Therefore, from now on, we must pay closer attention to any unusual activity in the Russian region.

Dr. Klev pulled a sheet of paper from the drawer and began to write rapidly on it.

This was, after all, a letter that was about to be submitted to the O5 Council of the Japan and Russia Regional Foundation, and it was of an extremely important and serious nature. Therefore, Dr. Klev believed that it was more appropriate to write it by hand.

After finishing writing the letters, Dr. Klev sealed them in an envelope, labeled them "Top Secret," and carried them with him. He would go to the special communications station that communicated with the O5 Council the next morning to mail the two letters.

Dr. Klev gazed at the night sky outside the window and sighed.

In any case, I hope the Earth will always remain at peace.

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Section 33, Chapter Thirty-Three: The Small-Scale Civil War within the Nameless Society

Monday.

"Hmm... Your notes are very neat." Kato Megumi peeked over from the next table and looked at the notebook on Jiang Jinghua's desk.

"Because math is so difficult, I thought I'd copy down as much information as possible, maybe it would be helpful," Jiang Jinghua said. "Recently, I've had less and less time to study, so I have to work harder."

Jiang Jinghua is currently busy with club activities, satisfying his obsessive-compulsive desire to do homework, and will likely need to cram on some music-related knowledge soon. After all, young people need to work hard to improve their skills so they won't be seen as immature when chatting and laughing with girls in the future, right?

“It’s normal that I have less and less time to study,” Kato Megumi smiled. “Because I have to deal with club matters, and I’m also going on a trip to another dimension with a new idol group soon.”

"Ah, that..."

“I think Jinghua-kun should seize this opportunity.” Kato Megumi’s smile grew even brighter. “Giving people a good first impression is very important.”

"It might be a little offensive... but why does your tone sound a bit like my mom's..."

"Huh? Is that so?" Kato Megumi's expression didn't change much, but her surprise was still evident.

Oh, I almost forgot, in this world my character is supposed to be "orphaned"...

"It's alright, don't worry about it, it happened so long ago." Jiang Jinghua shook his head. "Isn't it said that 'time heals all wounds'?"

"Yes." Kato Megumi nodded.

However, speaking of Kato Megumi's speaking tone being like my mother's...

Jiang Jinghua recalled events from her past life. Back then, her mother had said the same thing when advising her to make more friends in group activities.

I wonder how my relatives and friends from my past life would view my current situation... Maybe some people, no, there definitely will be people who are sad for me, right?

Hopefully, one day the foundation will discover the parallel world from its past life.

After a moment of silence, Kato Megumi continued, "Although I've already said that, I hope you can be more confident in the future, Jinghua-kun."

“Yes, I will.” Jiang Jinghua nodded.

I'm no longer the lazy, uncaring person I was in my past life, someone who was completely ignored except by my family and a few close friends. So, from now on, I need to be more proactive. After all, Batman's uncle said, "With great power comes great responsibility..." Wait, that should be Spider-Man's uncle saying that...

In short, regardless of who said it, we must work even harder from now on.

There are two more classes in the morning, and then it's lunch break.

Meanwhile, the daily club meeting, which is held once every lunch break, is also in full swing.

The reason it is described as "tense" is that the atmosphere of this routine meeting was not as harmonious as usual.

“Eri…you’re not going to say…” Aki Tomoya’s expression was quite grim, “that you didn’t draw a single draft all weekend?”

"Ah, yes, that's right, I didn't draw a single draft." Eriri Sawamura sneered. "So what? What does it matter?"

"Hey, don't be like that! Your tone is too harsh!" Jiang Jinghua lowered his voice to dissuade Eriri, but Eriri didn't seem to want to accept it.

"What?! Isn't this blatant delaying?!" Aki Tomoya slammed his hand on the table. "Director, aren't you going to do anything about this? This is ruining the entire production schedule!"

Jiang Jinghua said, "I'm very sorry, the reason why Sawamura was late with her work was entirely my fault. I forced her to stop drawing and take a two-day break because although Sawamura claimed that she 'had no work to finish,' she actually really wanted to participate in the autumn commercial exhibition in October..."

"How could you do this!" Aki Tomoya seemed genuinely angry. "How can you create good work while trying to have your cake and eat it too? Why didn't you explain this to me clearly, Eriri?"

Eriri Sawamura remained silent, only offering a cold laugh.

Why didn't I make it clear to you back then? Don't you understand? It was because I was afraid you would worry about me and wouldn't let me participate.

But now that I think about it, those worries were completely unnecessary. I was just being overly anxious.

“You two.” Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was sitting to the side, stood up and advised in a calm tone, “We are a team, so I hope you can communicate without hostility. If you communicate well, any misunderstanding can be resolved.”

Kato Megumi, perhaps knowing full well that she would be ignored even if she spoke, did not say anything, but simply looked at the two of them with a worried expression.

"Ahem, as the supervisor, I am aware of this situation, so I brought a new production plan today, which I completed on Sunday." Jiang Jinghua took out a new file folder from his bag. "Considering Sawamura's special circumstances, I have significantly extended the production cycle."

Everyone took the proposal from the file folder and began to read it.

“If there are no problems, then that’s fine. But if you all find the extended production cycle unacceptable, I will pay for another temporary illustrator,” Jiang Jinghua said.

“I see… But I feel that this money shouldn’t be spent by you, Jinghua-kun…” Aki Tomoya didn’t notice Sawamura Eriri’s cold expression at all, and spoke to himself.

"Rinya, stop talking!" Jiang Jinghua quickly signaled Aki Rinya to stop, lest he say something even more damaging that would cause Sawamura Eriri to completely lose it.

Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head, her thoughts unreadable.

"Alright everyone, let's not talk about these hurtful topics anymore." Jiang Jinghua gestured for everyone to end the conversation. "Let's talk about the specific production process..."

……

Although Jiang Jinghua guided the meeting back on track, it was clear to everyone that the atmosphere was tense and confrontational.

"They've only been making it for a week and they're already fighting like this..." Jiang Jinghua sighed. "This club is probably doomed."

Eriri Sawamura is now completely furious. She's been sulking with her head down on the table ever since the meeting ended. If Jiang Jinghua hadn't tried to stop the two of them and had let things develop freely, the situation might be even worse now.

Given Sawamura Eriri's current situation, no amount of words from Jiang Jinghua will help. Only Aki Tomoya, the person directly involved, can solve the problem.

So he found Aki Tomoya.

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Chapter 34, Section 34: A Textbook Example of Arrogance

"Rinya-kun, I'll get to the point," Jinghua-kun said, "I hope you can apologize to Sawamura-kun..."

"Apologize? Why should I apologize?" Renya looked angry. "What did I do wrong?"

“You didn’t do anything wrong, but we can’t just leave Sawamura there and ignore him, can we?” Jiang Jinghua said. “You two are childhood friends, which is a very precious relationship. We can’t let this little thing cause trouble…”

"What?! Jinghua-jun, are you being unreasonable?!" Lunye exclaimed dramatically, "How could I..."

Jiang Jinghua suddenly bowed to Aki Tomoya: "If anyone should apologize, it should be me first. It was I who made Sawamura stop the original animation production."

"Uh, Jinghua-kun, you did nothing wrong. In the end, it's all because of Eriri. She had a manuscript to finish but kept it from me..." Aki Tomoya said indignantly.

Ugh, this guy's emotional intelligence is so low it's despair-inducing!

"Think about it, why would Sawamura insist on hiding the fact that he still has a manuscript to finish?" Jiang Jinghua coaxed patiently.

"Huh? What other reason could there be? Isn't it because that guy is arrogant and thinks he can do both jobs at the same time, so he boasted that he 'has no manuscripts to rush'?"

……

"Then... what about other possibilities?"

"What other possibilities are there?"

……

“Rinya-kun.” Jiang Jinghua sighed and patted Aki Rinya on the shoulder. “I’m sorry, there’s nothing I can do to help you.”

He looked at his best friend, who had squandered a winning hand, with pity and sympathy, then turned and left. It now seemed completely impossible to get to Aki Tomoya through this.

After the second period in the afternoon, Jiang Jinghua found Sawamura Eriri lying motionless on her desk.

"I'm sorry, I tried to talk to Tomoya, but he... well, you know, he didn't mean to upset you, it's just..."

“I know he didn’t mean it.” Eriri Sawamura raised her head, her pretty face as cold as ice. “If ‘unintentional’ can be this infuriating, then what if he really did it on purpose? How bad would that be?”

...I cannot refute that.

"No matter what, please don't take his words too seriously, and don't let this upset you," Jiang Jinghua said. "It's normal for friends to have misunderstandings and arguments. Don't take it to heart, it'll be fine in a few days."

"I understand." Eriri Sawamura buried her head back between her arms and said no more.

……

So that's how it is. Eriri Sawamura thought.

Although he's always secretly admired me, he hasn't dared to express it openly because I'm close to Aki Tomoya and we're good friends... or maybe he's already given up. But even so, he still wants me to be happy, and that's why he's still trying to repair my relationship with Aki Tomoya...

What a kind person.

Eriri raised her head slightly, watching Jiang Jinghua who was about to leave, and suddenly a strange thought came to her mind.

"Don't rush off."

"Hmm?" he turned around and asked.

Can I pat your head?

"Huh?" Jiang Jinghua seemed a little surprised by Eriri's request. "It's possible."

Jiang Jinghua walked over to Eriri and reached out to touch her head.

Eriri's radiant blonde hair was not only beautiful in color, but also incredibly smooth to the touch, feeling like silk... although Jiang Jinghua hadn't actually touched silk much before.

Is it okay now?