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

"So there's no need to rush at all. All we need to do now is hone our skills as idols," Honoka Kousaka said. "Currently, our understanding of human psychology is still quite rudimentary, so we also need to have the skills to interfere with human psychology indirectly, other than through illusions."

“If you can become a nationally popular idol group without using illusions, then you can only claim to be saving the entire galaxy when you do use illusions.” Jiang Jinghua nodded. “That’s true.”

Jiang Jinghua then turned to Minami Kotori: "You joined μ's because you agreed with Honoka's ideals, right?"

“Yes,” Kotori Minami smiled. “Although it might seem a bit childish, I think that kind of childlike innocence is very precious. If one can always maintain this childlike ideal…”

“Then we Chinese have a phrase to describe such a person: she has a ‘pure heart’,” Jiang Jinghua said.

"Yeah, that's true. And, bringing smiles to everyone through singing, when you think about it, it's kind of cool, isn't it?" Minami Kotori said, then suddenly seemed to remember something and added, "Oh right, Jiang-san, you seemed to have been calling Honoka-chan by her name without realizing it before..."

Jiang Jinghua then realized the problem: "Ah! Sorry! Um, I just blurted it out..."

According to Japanese custom, names are only used by people who are very close to each other.

"It's okay! I accidentally called you by your name before, didn't I, Jinghua-kun?" Honoka didn't care at all. "From now on, it's fine to call me Honoka! Oh right, how about you call everyone in μ's by their names from now on? If they ask, just say it was my idea!"

"Is this...is this okay?" Jiang Jinghua was a little at a loss. Although he had seemed to be having a great time talking to the two of them about their life ideals, he didn't think his relationship with the nine of them was that good.

"It's okay! Aren't you our fan?" Honoka looked at Jiang Jinghua with a playful smile. "What kind of fan would respectfully address their idol by their surname? From now on, you can call us by our first names, or even nicknames if you like, just like those anime otaku..."

"Ah, never mind that..."

Although that's what he said, Jiang Jinghua felt quite warm inside.

Although we've only known each other for a short time, I'm already considered a friend.

"Oh, right!" Minami Kotori suddenly patted his shoulder. "Since we're friends, can I offer you a suggestion?"

What suggestion?

“From now on, let’s try posting some updates.” Nan Qinli smiled and looked at Jiang Jinghua. “At least the two of us, and everyone in μ’s, will see them. Of course, in return, you should also pay more attention to our updates.”

"Yes, I definitely will." Jiang Jinghua nodded.

The reason I don't post updates is simply because I feel that no one cares about me.

So, now that others care about us...

"Then, could you two please come over here for a moment?" Jiang Jinghua said.

"Huh? What are you doing?" Honoka asked.

"Of course, it's a selfie and an update." Jiang Jinghua smiled. "Didn't you just tell me to post more updates in the future? Well, let's make this the first one!"

"Ok!"

The two men huddled up to Jiang Jinghua and made a victory sign.

"Hmm... publish..." After taking the photo, Jiang Jinghua started operating the system. "As for the text, I'll just write something random."

And so, Jiang Jinghua's first post since starting to use LINE and OffLINE was published on the land of another dimension.

"...Hmm, this photo doesn't turn out very well." Jiang Jinghua said, looking at the photo that had been sent out. "You two on either side are just too beautiful, which makes me look even more inconspicuous in the middle..."

"No way! I don't think so at all!"

The three of them walked along, chatting and laughing, and quickened their pace.

……

"Huff...huff...ugh! I'm so tired!"

Rin Hoshizora lay sprawled on the right side of the asphalt road, completely disregarding her image.

"Ha, ha, as expected... as expected, the final victor is still me..." Yazawa Nico walked slowly uphill with a rather forced smile.

“I already told you.” Jiang Jinghua, who had caught up from behind, sighed, “If you run too fast at the beginning, you will use up all your energy, and you will be overtaken very quickly if you don’t have enough stamina.”

"...What?! I... I didn't... I didn't... Thump!" As expected, Yazawa Nico finally collapsed to the ground without any dignity, vividly illustrating the meaning of "falling down" once.

"Honestly, I told you not to push yourself, Nico-senpai." Minami Kotori smiled helplessly and helped the exhausted Yazawa Nico up. "You don't look like a third-year student at all."

"Anyway, let's just slowly work our way up now," Jiang Jinghua said. "The competition isn't important anymore... things have already come to this, haven't they?"

So, Jiang Jinghua continued his experiments while walking upwards in between, and the other four followed him, walking and stopping intermittently. In this way, after a long time, they finally reached the summit.

The mountaintop is quite open with sparse vegetation, making the observatory's massive complex stand out prominently. It was already evening, and the sun was beginning to set. The five people who had arrived at the summit earlier had spread out a large checkered mat on an open area, surrounded by a number of oddly shaped boxes and colorful food bags.

It looks like they're going on a picnic.

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Section 44, Chapter Forty-Four: The Picnic

“We’ve been waiting up there for a long time. You guys are really slow,” Sonoda Umi called to the others behind her.

"Sorry, sorry, it's mainly because I had a lot of things to do on the way." Jiang Jinghua held up the amazing detection device in his hand, "so I made everyone wait for a long time."

Now, everyone has successfully reunited in an open area near the observatory.

Although the mountain wasn't very high, climbing it still took a lot of effort. Both Kotori and Honoka had beads of sweat on their foreheads from exhaustion, and their complexions had become even rosier.

"Although climbing mountains is tiring, I feel much better because of it." Minami Kotori smiled as she sat down on the mat laid out on the lawn. "Exercise is truly a magical activity."

"Now that everyone's here, let's start eating dinner right away!" Honoka Kousaka pounced on the basket full of bread. "I'm starving!"

As for the other two...

Rin Hoshizora and Nico Yazawa are currently sprawled on the grass, completely lacking any decorum, uttering incomprehensible syllables.

Seeing their awkward situation, Tojo Nozomi covered her mouth and chuckled: "These two were the ones who said they wanted to compete, but in the end, they're the ones who came in last."

Jiang Jinghua put his backpack aside, sat down on the mat, and said, "This is an observatory, right? It feels like it's somewhat of a military facility. Is it alright for us to have a picnic here?"

“No problem,” said Koizumi Hanayo. “Nishikino-san specifically asked beforehand, and the soldier on guard there said there would be no problem. They seem to be very friendly to us from another dimension.”

“Of course they are very friendly,” Jiang Jinghua said. “The Earth’s military is powerful enough to turn the entire surface of this planet upside down like a plow. They are not in awe of us, but of the United Nations and foundations behind us.”

Judging from everyone's posture, it seemed they were indeed going to have a picnic on the mountaintop. Maki, Nozomi, and Eri took out many iron frames and metal parts from their backpacks, seemingly intending to assemble a barbecue grill. Jiang Jinghua quickly stepped forward to help.

"Huh? Jiang seems to be very good at this kind of manual work." Looking at Jiang Jinghua skillfully assembling metal parts, Tojo Nozomi sighed softly. "But it's not surprising. You seem like this type of person."

"I'll just take that as a compliment and gladly accept it," Jiang Jinghua replied with a smile as he poured the charcoal from the plastic bag into the metal slot under the barbecue grill.

Besides the barbecue grill, the members of μ's seemed to have prepared other cooking utensils. Koizumi Hanayo was pouring bottled drinking water into the water tank under the steamer, while Hoshizora Rin was taking out a bag of quicklime from her backpack for heating.

"Um, although the quality of instant rice is definitely not as good as regular rice, I hope Hanayo-chan won't mind!" Hoshizora Rin poured the bag of instant rice into the steamer and added a small amount of water to the bowl.

"It's okay, I like rice as long as it's rice!" Hanayo looked at the rice in the bowl in the steamer with a happy expression.

"Hmm..." Sonoda Umi was checking Honoka's backpack, "...You brought so many sweets, and over a dozen packs of yakisoba bread...Honoka, you must have been a yakisoba bread person in your past life, right?"

"Hehe, maybe so?" Honoka looked at Umi with a grin.

Umi gave a slightly mischievous smile and said, "Even though I brought so many desserts, you can only eat three at most, not even a milligram more."

Honoka's smile froze.

"Well... look, Umi, we finally managed to get together for a picnic..." Honoka said with an embarrassed smile, trying to salvage the situation in this way, "loosening the restrictions a little wouldn't be a bad thing, would it?"

“No way.” Umi looked at Honoka with a mixture of reproach and concern, saying in a tone that sounded very human but was actually incredibly cold-hearted, “No matter what, it won’t work. I won’t accept any objections or appeals.”

"Eh!" Honoka's expression was so anxious that she looked like she was about to cry.

"Well, that's just one of Honoka-chan's hobbies. Today's a bit special, too." Seeing this, Minami Kotori put down what she was doing and came over with a smile, intending to smooth things over. "Could you please make an exception for me?"

“Being too soft-hearted won’t work.” Sonoda Umi was uncompromising. “If we don’t keep an eye on her, her figure will definitely become as round as Homura’s wagashi within this week.”

"That's ridiculous!" Honoka protested. "Even a sow can't grow that fast!"

Amidst the tense preparations, the sun gradually set in the east. The sky began to darken.

Jiang Jinghua looked at the night sky dyed red by the sunset and sighed, "It gets dark so quickly in this other dimension. Only a dozen minutes have passed and the sky has become so dark."

“It’s alright.” Maki placed the battery-powered nightlight at the four corners of the mat. “The lighting equipment is ready.”

“Hmm…” Ayase Eli stood up and walked around the mat. “All the cooking utensils and the setup are complete.”

"Alright!" Yazawa Nico's eyes lit up. "As the cutest president of the idol club, I hereby announce! Tonight's picnic is officially starting! Those of you who want to take photos and post them on social media, please hurry up because I'm so hungry I'm about to collapse on the ground!"

"Well, then let's get started..." Jiang Jinghua said, then suddenly remembered something.

He pulled his phone out of his pocket and started operating it rapidly.

Seeing this, Qinli asked with some confusion, "What are you doing, Jinghua-jun?"

"Delete the post," Jiang Jinghua said while operating his phone. "Okay, that's done."

"Why?!" Honoka, who was munching on bread nearby, was completely bewildered. "Is it really okay to just delete the first post of your life that's so important?"

“If I were your fan, I certainly wouldn’t want to see you being intimate with men you don’t know… well, I should say I absolutely wouldn’t want to see you being close to men,” Jiang Jinghua explained. “So, to prevent any kind of negative impact on you, I can’t appear in your public posts.”

"How could they do this!" Honoka puffed out her cheeks, looking quite dissatisfied. "This is so unfair to Jinghua-kun!"

“I have no choice,” Jiang Jinghua said. “If we want to bring smiles to everyone’s faces, we have to consider everyone’s feelings in every little detail.”

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Chapter 45 Honoka's Strange Proposal

As dusk fell, a few stars began to appear in the sky. The charcoal in the barbecue grill burned brightly, and various meats and vegetables were placed on top to be cooked, while wisps of steam rose from the steamer.

“Okay, everyone…” Jiang Jinghua held up Honoka’s phone and pointed the camera at the nine people sitting around the cushion, “Cheese!

To prevent μ's reputation from being damaged, Jiang Jinghua, who had to stay behind the scenes, naturally took on the responsibility of holding the phone for μ's group photo. In the photo, only the nine members with cute smiles and various hand gestures were visible.

"The photos are great," Jiang Jinghua said. "They can be posted online directly, without even needing any filters."

Faced with the nine people's appearances, which are indistinguishable from anime characters, image processing software, a technology designed for the weak, is completely unnecessary.

Honoka took the phone and said, "I'm still really unhappy. Why can't you come and take a picture with us, Jinghua-kun? We're all friends!"

Jiang Jinghua sat down on the cushion and said, "Think about it, there's one guy among you nine girls. This kind of harem-style romantic comedy light novel cover photo is obviously going to attract negative attention, right? I remember there's an unwritten rule in the Japanese entertainment industry that idols are prohibited from dating, right? It's probably to prevent this from happening. Even if I'm a female fan, I definitely wouldn't like this kind of photo. After all, the pure friendship between girls shouldn't be tainted by dirty male characters... or something like that."

"Seriously, how could you think like that?" After hearing the explanation, Honoka felt that Jiang Jinghua's words made a lot of sense, but she was still a little angry.

“Jiang is absolutely right.” Sonoda Umi nodded. “Although I am also dissatisfied with this situation, from the perspective of an ordinary fan, it is certainly understandable that they would have such thoughts.”

"Alright, alright, don't let someone like me ruin your mood." Jiang Jinghua smiled, indicating to Honoka not to mind. "Let's eat first."