I created a foundation

She looked at senior sister Kasumigaoka who was usually aloof but seemed a little shy at this moment, and then looked at Lin Qing who accepted the lunch box calmly and even had a smile of approval on her face. Her little mouth pouted slightly inadvertently.

This senior sister was so arrogant yesterday, but today... humph.

……

Let’s go back a little to last night.

Because Yotsuya Miko was working overtime for the first time, Lin Qing arranged for her to stay in the empty guest room of the office on the grounds of "employee safety." When she returned home the next morning with a nervous heart, she was immediately subjected to a "gentle interrogation" by her mother, Yotsuya Toruko.

"Hey, Jianzi, welcome back."

My mother came out of the kitchen wearing an apron, holding a plate of freshly fried tamagoyaki, with her usual gentle smile that could melt everything on her face.

"He didn't come back last night."

Her words were soft, but to the guilty ears of Yotsuya Miko, they were like thunder.

"I... I was doing my homework at a friend's house! Because the topic was too difficult, so... so..." Yotsuya Kenko blushed, her eyes were wandering, and she used the lameest excuse she could think of to prevaricate.

"Oh? A friend's house." The mother put breakfast on the dining table, walked up to her with a smile, stretched out her hand, and gently helped her straighten her messy collar.

"Is it a boy?"

The mother's eyes seemed to see through everything, but her tone was not questioning, but full of teasing and a hint of relief.

"No...no!" When Yotsuya Kenko's real problem was revealed, her cheeks turned red instantly and she waved her hands to deny it.

"Haha," the mother smiled even more broadly at her daughter's innocent and adorable appearance. She stretched out her arms, gently hugged her daughter, and whispered in her ear, as if she had been through this before, "It's okay, Jianzi is old enough now. I don't mind you dating. After all, he seems like a nice kid."

"But, you must remember this."

Mother's tone suddenly became extremely serious and earnest.

"Absolutely not, you are not allowed to do this last step!"

boom!

That one sentence completely overloaded Yotsuya Miko's brain, and steam practically burst from her head. She let out a meaningless wail, suddenly breaking free from her mother's arms, rushed to her room, and dove headfirst into the soft pillows, never daring to see anyone again.

……

The camera goes back to the present, to the classroom of Feng Zhiqi High School.

Lin Qing accepted the lunch box which was full of girlish love, and Kasumigaoka Utaha's heart was finally at ease.

But she didn't leave immediately.

Under the gazes of her classmates who were still filled with shock and gossip, she took a deep breath, as if she had made a major decision that would change her life.

She looked at Lin Qing, and for the first time, there was no arrogance, no disdain, and no fear in her beautiful wine-red eyes.

Instead, there is an incomparable seriousness and the purest and strongest desire to explore the unknown world.

She spoke slowly, her voice not loud, but it was clearly heard by Lin Qing and Yotsuya Miko who was listening closely beside her.

"Student Lin Qing, I..."

"Can I join your firm?"

Chapter 0011: Not only do we need people to come, we also need money to invest! The senior sister's job application!

Kasumigaoka Utaha's words were like a depth bomb dropped into a calm lake, causing silent waves in the first-grade Class B classroom.

After a brief moment of dead silence, there was an irrepressible whisper that spread like a tide. Everyone's eyes were focused on this strange trio, filled with shock, confusion, and a thick layer of gossip.

Join...the firm?

What kind of agency? This incredibly handsome new transfer student has an agency? It sounds like some kind of slang term for a delinquent club. Why would someone like Kasumigaoka-senpai apply to join?

Countless questions are growing wildly in the students' minds.

Lin Qing ignored the glances around him. He simply looked calmly at the serious-looking senior student before him, without immediately answering. His gaze fell on the exquisitely wrapped lunch box on the table.

He slowly unwrapped the package and opened the lunch box.

An enticing aroma instantly spread.

Inside the bento box was a work of art. The thick omelette was pan-fried to a perfect golden brown, its cuts neatly and the layers distinct. The octopus-shaped sausages were adorable, their eyes dotted with black sesame seeds. The emerald green broccoli and bright red cherry tomatoes complemented each other perfectly. On the rice at the bottom, a cute cat head was even created using seaweed and ketchup.

This is definitely an extraordinary piece, the effort and skill that went into it are clearly visible.

Lin Qing picked up his chopsticks, picked up a thick piece of omelette, and placed it in his mouth. The tenderness of the egg and the savory flavor of the broth blended perfectly in his mouth, the texture and taste impeccable. He savored it for a moment before slowly raising his head to meet Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze, filled with nervous anticipation, and calmly asked two words.

"reason?"

His voice was not loud, but it seemed to carry a kind of magic that instantly made all the noise around him disappear. Kasumigaoka Utaha knew that this was a test for her, and also her only chance.

Her cheeks flushed with excitement, but her eyes became more resolute than ever before. She took a deep breath and began her statement in a way that was almost confessional.

"Although my novels were hailed as works of genius and sold quite well," she said with a self-deprecating laugh, "I knew better than anyone that they were castles in the air, built on lies and fantasy. I used flowery rhetoric to construct false emotions and exaggerated plots to depict a non-existent world. I thought that was all there was to writing."

"Until... yesterday." Her voice trembled slightly, the fear that emanated from her soul still not completely dissipating. "Until you, Lin Qing, mercilessly showed me the other side of the world—that cold, cruel, yet incredibly real 'reality'."

"Before that 'truth', everything I pursued in the past seemed so ridiculous. Money, fame, readers' admiration... these things, in front of that monster, were not even worth a piece of paper."

"I understand." Her eyes became fiery, filled with a desire for the unknown. "Only by witnessing true darkness can one depict the most dazzling light. Only by touching the reality of the world can one write truly great works that can touch the soul! Therefore, I need an opportunity, an opportunity that allows me to stand at the closest distance, to observe, to record, and to understand all of this!"

"And your firm," she took a step forward, almost getting close to Lin Qing's desk, and said in an earnest tone that brooked no refusal, "is the only place that can give me this opportunity!"

This confession, which could be considered a declaration, left Yotsuya Miko, who was standing by, stunned.

Lin Qing listened quietly, his face still with a calm expression.

Seeing that he did not agree immediately, Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed afraid that he would refuse, so she gritted her teeth and threw out another big chip.

"Also, I know your firm is just an empty shell right now, right?" She glanced at Lin Qing and Yotsuya Miko. "For an organization to develop, funding is essential. I can invest all of my royalties and writing fees under my name, Kasumi Shiko, into the firm as initial operating and development funds!"

"I only have one request," she said, looking directly into Lin Qing's eyes, enunciating each word, "Let me be a part of this, let me witness it all happen!"

A beautiful girl who is smart, proactive, talented, famous, and now even has a huge investment of her own, actively applied to join.

Lin Qing really couldn't find any reason to refuse.

He finally gave a genuine, appreciative smile and nodded.

"Welcome aboard, Kasumigaoka... No," he paused and said in a more intimate way, "From now on, I should call you Shiyu."

"Yes, President!" When Kasumigaoka Utaha heard the title, she immediately understood and a bright smile of relief and victory appeared on her face.

Hearing Lin Qing calling the other person so intimately and seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's undisguised joy, Yotsuya Miko, who was standing beside her, felt the inexplicable discomfort in her heart become even stronger.

She felt that her special status as "Employee No. 001" was under some kind of serious threat. Subconsciously, she reached out her little hand and quietly grasped the corner of Lin Qing's school uniform.

Lin Qing felt the pull from the corner of his clothes, and glanced down at Jianzi, who was pouting and looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha with a wary look on her face. He laughed secretly in his heart, but did not point it out.

……

After school that day, in the office.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is indeed a talented girl with strong initiative. After getting Lin Qing's approval, she immediately took on the role of "good wife".

"President," she said, looking around the empty office, and bluntly offered her first suggestion, "The name 'Anomalous Phenomenon Consulting Firm,' while straightforward, is far too ordinary. It sounds like a second-rate detective agency, completely unworthy of the great cause we are about to embark on."

She declared in an undeniable tone, "We need a name that's more... grand, more mysterious, and more stylish. A name that will give internal members a sense of belonging and mission, and that will inspire awe in external people."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qing fell into silence for a moment.

He admitted that Shiyu had a point. The name "Anomalous Phenomenon Consulting Office" was indeed just something he had picked casually. As the organization expanded, a more appropriate code name was indeed necessary.

The names of countless classic organizations from his previous life flashed through his mind.

Finally, a name that resonated the most and best fit his philosophy came to his mind.

He walked over to the huge whiteboard, picked up a black marker, and erased the line he had written previously.

Under the curious and expectant gaze of Kasumigaoka Utaha and Yotsuya Miko, his pen tip left three simple yet powerful English letters on the whiteboard.

SCP

Then he wrote down the complete meanings of the letters below them.

Secure, Contain, Protect.

Secure, contain, protect.

"From today on," Lin Qing put down his pen, turned around, and said to his first two members in a solemn tone that announced the arrival of a new era, "We are the Foundation."

Those three simple letters seemed to carry an innate sense of weight and mystery that transcended time and space, shocking both Shiyu and Jianzi. Although they didn't understand the true meaning behind the three letters, they could clearly feel that this organization, with its new name, felt as if it had been infused with a soul.

And at the moment when the foundation was officially named.

Just as Lin Qing finished speaking.

In his mind, the cold system prompt sound rang again without warning, bringing an unexpected surprise.

Chapter 0012: Become mine and I will give you power!

Just as Lin Qing announced the establishment of the foundation, those three letters seemed to be endowed with some kind of weight at the level of rules, deeply imprinted in the air of the empty office, when an unexpected system prompt sounded precisely in his mind.

[It has been detected that the organization 'SCP Foundation' has been officially established, the organizational core has been established, and the cohesion of the members has reached the initial standard.]

[Host permissions unlocked...]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the organizational authority - talent sharing.]

Lin Qing's heart was filled with a wave of anxiety. He had never imagined that simply establishing a nominal organization could trigger the system's hidden mechanism and unlock new permissions.

His consciousness quickly sank into the system space and checked the specific instructions for this new permission.