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

The dormitory building where Jiang Jinghua and others currently reside is a converted naval infantry dormitory building used by the local government, specifically for travelers from other dimensions. Although the technological level of this dimension, apart from naval infantry, is only equivalent to the late World War II and early Cold War, this guesthouse building was built under the guidance of the Foundation, so it is fully equipped with modern living facilities and can even communicate with Earth through satellites launched from here by the Foundation.

Therefore, even in another dimension, Jiang Jinghua is still able to establish video communication with everyone in the organization.

"Yo, Jinghua-kun!" The first thing that caught my eye was Aki Tomoya's face. "How's it going in the alternate dimension?"

"Not bad," Jiang Jinghua replied. "I had a very fulfilling day, and I wrote five or six reports."

"Huh... is that all you did?" Aki Tomoya looked at Jiang Jinghua with a teasing gaze. "Did you get any contact information or anything like that from the girls?"

"Yes, there is, but it's none of your business," Jiang Jinghua replied.

Instead of worrying about my romantic life, you'd be better off focusing your energy on your own potential partners. Although he didn't say it aloud, Jiang Jinghua genuinely thought this.

Next, scenes featuring Megumi Kato, Kasumigaoka, and Eriri were shown.

"Then, let's begin today's results exchange meeting," Jiang Jinghua said.

Currently, Aki Tomoya has successfully created a semi-finished game. The game is already playable, and the system for developing Rikka's personality is taking shape.

Now that she's stopped staying up all night, Eriri Sawamura looks much better; her rosy cheeks appear fuller, and the bags under her eyes have almost disappeared. The original artwork she draws has also become remarkably beautiful.

"Hmm, not bad at all." Jiang Jinghua exclaimed, looking at Sato Rikka on the screen. "She looks really cute."

Kato Megumi and Sawamura Eriri said in unison, "Thank you for the compliment."

"Hey, wasn't Jinghua-kun just praising me?" Eriri seemed a little dissatisfied. "If we're talking about how cute it is, it's definitely my doing, right? Kato-kun always looks so stiff, it's really hard to draw him."

"Hmm...were you praising me?" Kato Megumi nodded. "Sorry, I guess I was just being presumptuous..."

"Don't apologize for such a small thing." Jiang Jinghua waved his hand. "You two are both great, okay? Eriri drew very well, and Kato is also very cute."

"Oh my, you're quite popular, Director-kun." Kasumigaoka Utaha grinned mischievously in the video. "It seems that Ethics-kun's leadership position is subtly being lost."

"No way!" Aki Tomoya slammed his hand on the table to assert his presence. "After all, I'm the founder of the club, aren't I?"

After this minor incident, the group began to further discuss the difficulties encountered during production and the experience they had gained. Currently, the production is progressing steadily according to Jiang Jinghua's plan. If this pace continues, a highly complete and stable version can be produced before the deadline.

Half an hour later.

"That concludes today's meeting!" Aki Tomoya said. "Meeting adjourned!"

Jiang Jinghua closed the group chat window and took out the data and samples he had collected on the mountain from his backpack.

Although we collected a lot of data on the mountain, compiling the report will take a long time...

more than three hours later.

It's almost midnight now, which means the day is almost over.

Compiling the report proved to be more troublesome than Jiang Jinghua had anticipated. He worked for over three hours and only completed two-thirds of the planned task. Staring at the charts and data for so long was making his head spin.

The air on this island is quite nice, so I might as well go for a walk to relax before coming back up.

Jiang Jinghua tiptoed out of the room. Most people were already asleep; he could even faintly hear Honoka snoring. So he had to make as little noise as possible.

Coming down from the dormitory building, I arrived at the courtyard. Not far from the dormitory building was the beach, and the deep blue sea looked particularly mysterious under the clear moonlight.

However, to Jiang Jinghua's surprise, a beautiful red-haired figure was strolling on the white sand beach.

"Hey, Nishikino-kun, you also have a habit of going out for a walk in the middle of the night?"

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Section 48, Chapter Forty-Eight: Tech Geek Nishikino

Maki, who was called out to, paused for a moment before looking over.

"Yeah, I've got a lot going on tonight." Maki recovered from her brief surprise and put on the same impeccable, elegant smile she had when they met at the airport. "I came out to relax because I was staring at the computer for a long time."

"A computer?" Jiang Jinghua asked. "If I may ask, what will you be using the computer for..."

“Data analysis,” Maki said. “By collecting industry-related data online and performing simple analysis on a workstation, we can obtain information about current industry trends and market preferences.”

So, is it some kind of big data analytics? That's amazing!

"Is that so?" Jiang Jinghua exclaimed in admiration. "This... has already surpassed the level of a school idol, hasn't it?"

In his mind, school idols should be a non-professional group formed by students out of interest, but μ's actually used something as complicated as big data analysis...

“It has nothing to do with whether or not you’re a school idol.” Maki shook her head. “If you’re going to do it, you should do it as well as you can. If you comfort yourself with excuses like ‘I’m just a student, so I don’t need to take it too seriously,’ you’ll only end up being mediocre.”

At this moment, the corners of Nishikino Maki's mouth turned up slightly, and her pale purple eyes shone with determination and confidence.

“That’s true, but Nishikino, you actually know that kind of thing?” Jiang Jinghua asked. “Data analysis should require a high level of mathematical and computer skills, right?”

Maki Nishikino shook her head: "Actually, it's not bad. My father also studied this kind of data collection algorithm. After all, the requirements for data analysis technology in 21st-century medicine are very high. Because I will inherit my father's business in the future, I have been exposed to these things since I was a child, and... well, don't think I'm being arrogant, I think I do have some talent in this area."

"So they just modified complex algorithms used for medical data statistics and epidemic prediction and applied them to the idol industry?" Jiang Jinghua almost had the urge to bow down in worship. "This is something a high school student shouldn't be doing!"

Maki Nishikino laughed a little embarrassedly: "It's definitely not something a high school student can do, so I asked my father and his friends to do most of the work. My father was very opposed at first, but I kept pestering him and using my charm to get him to agree."

To...act cute?

It's hard to imagine that someone like Nishikino would do something like this, but if she actually did it, it would probably be... extremely damaging...

Jiang Jinghua nodded, banishing the wild imaginings from her mind, and asked, "You just said your father is very opposed? Why? Does he not want you to be an idol?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Jinghua realized he had said the wrong thing, because the smile on Xi Muye's face was disappearing at a visible speed, and a gloomy look appeared between his brows and eyes.

“…I’m sorry, I don’t want to talk about this,” she said, shaking her head.

Jiang Jinghua thought to himself, "I must have touched a nerve with her."

Since the two had only just met, it was normal that they didn't want to talk about some personal topics.

“It’s okay, actually it should be my fault,” Jiang Jinghua said.

“That won’t do,” Maki Nishikino suddenly said.

"What's wrong with it?"

“I mean, Jiang’s personality is terrible.” Nishikino Maki stared at Jiang Jinghua. “Why does he apologize so easily?”

"Is it wrong to apologize?"

“In what just happened, you have absolutely nothing to be blamed for.” Maki Nishikino shook her head. “You’re just apologizing for the sake of apologizing.”

"I see..." Jiang Jinghua nodded. This was the first time in his life he had been criticized for apologizing.

“Since you’re a boy, I think you should be a little more assertive. Although there’s nothing wrong with what you’re doing, well… how should I put it, I just feel really uncomfortable,” said Nishikino Maki.

As soon as she finished speaking, Maki Nishikino seemed to suddenly remember something and became restless.

"Uh... well, don't take what I just said too seriously." Nishikino Maki's tone became a little strange, and her expression softened. "Well, I was just giving you a suggestion. Just don't overthink it."

"I understand." Jiang Jinghua nodded. "I will accept this suggestion."

To become tough... exactly how exactly does that mean? Like the male protagonist in those urban romance novels? That would just make you simply annoying, wouldn't it?

Although he had some doubts, Jiang Jinghua did not voice them.

"Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now..." Maki Nishikino quickly left the beach where Jiang Jinghua was. "I want to stay outside for a little while longer..."

"Okay, goodbye then," Jiang Jinghua said.

I really wanted to go up and walk together... but I think I'll pass. Being too friendly will only make people dislike me.

Jiang Jinghua turned around to leave, but to his surprise, he was stopped again by Nishikino Maki.

"Well, there's something I want to tell you," Nishikino Maki said. "Thank you... thank you for your comment. It might not be helpful, but anyway... I guess you put a lot of thought into it."

It would be even better if the first half of the sentence were deleted, Jiang Jinghua thought.

"Yeah, you're welcome. It's just part of being a fan." He smiled and walked away.

Jiang Jinghua turned around and walked in the opposite direction from Nishikino Maki. The sea breeze was quite cool today, the nighttime weather was pleasant, and the air quality on Sakharov Island was excellent, so it was a perfect time for a walk, both in terms of the weather and the location.

Although he's a complete idiot when it comes to sports and has no interest in exercising, Jiang Jinghua surprisingly enjoys taking walks. Walking like this, when no one is around, allows him to completely isolate himself from the outside world, both physically and mentally, so whatever he does or thinks won't bother or harm anyone. He doesn't like being alone, but he doesn't dislike this kind of "solitude."

Before I came into this abnormal world, I often wandered around aimlessly like this, lost in my own thoughts...

Even though half a year has passed since he transmigrated, Jiang Jinghua still feels like he's the same person he was in his previous life. The "Jiang Jinghua" who was the director of the nameless club, had a good relationship with all the members, was a fan of μ's but unexpectedly had a good relationship with his idols, and was praised by Honoka as "looking good in women's clothes" is not him, but some inexplicable passerby male protagonist of a light novel.

Only when I am walking alone in the dark corners like this, without being noticed or expecting to be noticed by anyone, am I truly myself, truly "Jiang Jinghua".

Jiang Jinghua raised his head and looked towards the distant horizon. At that moment, he did not notice the meaningful gaze cast upon him from behind.

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Section 49, Chapter Forty-Nine: A Few Things About Maki

Maki Nishikino does not like Jinghua Jiang.

He really doesn't care about himself at all, and correspondingly, he cares far too much about what others think.

While respecting others' opinions is a good thing, a guy like this, who feels that his every move is causing trouble for others, who is always cautious and watches other people's expressions, and who has no self-confidence whatsoever, only gives people a feeling of inferiority.

Maki Nishikino hates this feeling of "humility" the most.

You always care about other people's feelings, but what about your own?

You're always praising other people's talent and contributions, but what about your own?

What is the meaning of your own existence?

With mixed feelings, Nishikino Maki watched Jiang Jinghua slowly moving away from her.

He was also a very hardworking person, just like her. But she knew clearly that there were decisive differences between them.

Previously, she had specifically asked Minami Kotori and Kousaka Honoka about him, and was even teased by Honoka for it. Therefore, she knew very well that the man in front of her had no dreams, or at least that's what he claimed to be.

If there's nothing he absolutely wants to do, it means his efforts are merely a manifestation of "responsibility." Yes, responsibility. It's because someone expects it of him, because someone demands it of him, because he wants someone to see it—it's for such trivial reasons that he's striving.

Why...why do this?

To strive to satisfy the preferences and needs of others, instead of working for one's own preferences and needs... isn't that the worst thing in the world?

Maki Nishikino shook her head and started jogging towards the dormitory building.

According to her understanding, his parents were both martyrs. This meant that the two people in the world most qualified to make demands on him and most qualified to hold him accountable were no longer in this world.