My name is Levi, and I work in anime.

"Yeah yeah."

……

At the same time, inside the laboratory.

"No, no, let me rest for a bit, I'm really going to die if this keeps going."

In stark contrast to her seemingly formidable fighting prowess, Sister Juchuan was utterly pathetic. She fainted after half an hour, then woke up, only to faint again.

It's common for girls to be weak in combat the first time, but this is the first time I've seen one this weak.

Although fainting spells often occur, her body possesses remarkable resilience, as if she were invincible, reminding Li Wei of certain anti-demon ninjas and steel witches in the main world.

It's practically a natural, divine body; it'll never break no matter how you use it.

……

At the guard post outside the gate, the two sentries were still discussing.

"What do you think the future of humanity will be like?"

"I firmly believe that under Mr. Touma's leadership, there will be a bright future."

"So confident?"

“Of course!” At this point, the other person pulled out a booklet from his pocket: “We believe that human civilization before the apocalypse can become the First Empire. Savior Mr. Touma will lead us to rebuild human civilization, which can be called the Second Human Empire. This book, ‘The Holy Scripture of the Savior,’ is for you. Join the great and glorious Second Empire!”

……

Inside the room, a boy who had been inexplicably labeled the savior of the Second Reich was bullying the school doctor.

"Juchuan-nee, I remember you have a lover, right? Is this really okay?"

"N-nothing...it's okay, Rika-chan likes it when you come too." Shizuka Marikawa, who had fainted three times, was a little weak, but the mana replenishment provided her with a continuous supply of mana: "We made a promise before, that if we want to have a child after we get married, we'll come to you and see who gets pregnant first."

"So this doesn't count as cheating? How cunning!"

They actually think they're the provider? They need to be severely punished.

So, the blonde school doctor fainted for the fourth time.

……

Are there many people who admire Mr. Touma these days?

"Of course, currently there are mainly four factions, namely:"

There are three groups: the fighting faction that admires Mr. Touma's fighting prowess and courage; the wisdom faction that admires Mr. Touma's leadership and hope; the health faction that admires Mr. Touma's medical and scientific research abilities; and the joyful faction that inspires morale and fosters artistic creation.

"Oh, oh, oh, I don't understand, but it sounds really impressive."

……

"I can't take it anymore, I really can't, Avi." The school doctor, who was crying at the end, couldn't take it anymore and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have put computer parts in your tea every time I gave you a physical exam, I shouldn't have discussed with Rika-chan how to lock you in the basement, and I shouldn't have considered having a threesome!"

After saying that, she really fainted, her body went limp and she couldn't be pulled up.

"Juchuan-nee, you can't do this. You're not getting enough exercise." The boy was still somewhat unsatisfied, but he had no choice but to give up.

He rearranged the bed, which was already soaked through, including the sheets and mattress, then placed the still convulsing Ju Chuan on it, covered her with the blanket, and turned to leave.

Indeed, it's best not to reveal for now that my bodily fluids can eliminate viruses.

People are not worried about scarcity but about inequality. 500 milliliters of blood or 50 milliliters of [beep] are not something that can be taken out casually. If a large-scale infection occurs, one simply cannot manage it, and some people may even resent one for it.

Until the drugs and serum are developed, this news should only be known to those close to us.

Chapter 30 Plastic best friends aren't just between young girls.

As Li Wei walked up the stairs, he felt a little strange.

After returning from Juchuan's lab, it was already dinnertime, but Youzi didn't come downstairs for dinner as scheduled.

"That's about it. I knocked on Yoko's door just now, but there was no response." Yukinoshita, who also lives in the same building, said five minutes ago, "If you had come back any later, I would have come looking for you."

"Thank you, Aunt Yangzi." The boy thanked her politely, his manners impeccable, leaving no room for criticism.

"Avi, what did you just say?"

"Aunt Yoko?" Li Wei looked at Mrs. Yukinoshita with a puzzled expression. "Is something wrong?"

“…No, it’s alright.” The oversized Yukinoshita shook her head and watched the boy leave.

What a promising child! Touma actually won a grand prize. I wish I had been the one to adopt him.

I wonder how Yukino is progressing. Maybe we should let Haruno give it a try?

Beneath the enormous snow globe in the room, a dilemma arose.

"Mom, are you in there?"

As they walked upstairs to their bedroom, Li Wei knocked on the door and asked politely.

Yoko is a shrewd and capable person. While she has a good relationship with the oversized Yukinoshita, there is also a strange sense of hostility between them. The two best friends, who are about the same age, seem to be competing with each other in secret, but it doesn't seem to affect their relationship.

This is the relationship between adults, isn't it? Even old friends, with swords drawn, remain steadfast.

But it's the end of the world, what's there to fight over? Isn't it better for everyone to get along well?

After knocking and asking, the room was very quiet; the reassuring answer that usually came out was not heard, which made the boy feel uneasy.

Could something have happened to Yaozi?

The events in the main world had already saddened her greatly; if something else were to happen in this timeline, she would have nowhere to turn to cry.

Just as he was frowning and pondering whether to force his way in, a weak voice finally came from inside the room.

"It's Avi..." It really is Sister Yaozi. It seems something really happened.

Thinking back to the documents he had seen that morning, a very ominous thought popped into his mind. Without waiting for the other person to continue, he picked the lock and strode inside.

His skill is so adept that Oberon would be very pleased; he'd definitely be awarded a Merlin Magic graduation certificate.

"that……"

"Sister Yaozi!"

Seeing Touma Yoko lying on the bed with an abnormal flush on her face, lifeless eyes, weak movements, and still writing something, Li Wei immediately understood everything.

It's possible that some people were infected later due to their physical condition, or it's possible that the virus concentration was too high in an environment like an airport where zombies were everywhere, leading to airborne infection. After a few days, the virus in her body was finally going to break out.

Thanks to Dr. Bian's guidance, he could clearly see a force that didn't belong to her constantly eroding the beautiful woman's body. At this rate, the zombie transformation would be complete in at most half an hour.

“Hey, Avi…” Being called “Yoko-nee” instead of “Mom” made her pause for a moment, and then she saw the boy snatch the paper she was writing on and start reading.

【Avi, Kazusa. By the time you read this letter, your mother should have already left this world…】

He had no desire to read any further, so Li Wei simply tossed the rest aside, grabbed the beautiful woman's shoulders, and looked at her very seriously: "Yaozi, what are you going to do?"

"Um... I don't think I got infected at all." As she said this, her bright eyes, which had been shining when she saw the boy, dimmed again.

As for why she felt happy after seeing Li Wei, her first thought was that she didn't want him to see her ugly side. This kind of emotion that shouldn't exist between a mother and son left her at a loss.

Perhaps only in the final moments of death will we truly confront some emotions we never thought we would experience.

“I will not allow you to leave me a second time.” Li Wei looked at the beautiful woman, enunciating each word clearly: “Ever since you left three years ago, I have been regretting it. I only thought about respecting your decision, but I didn’t realize that there are some things that a man must do.”

"Avi, what are you saying? Mom doesn't quite understand."

"It doesn't matter. You just need to know that everything about you belongs to me! Every inch of your skin belongs to me, your soul, body, personality, existence—everything about you belongs to me!"

After saying those words, the boy hugged Touma Yoko tightly, his tone unwavering: "Promise me, okay? Never leave me and Kazusa again."

The once proud, confident, and imposing woman, who seemed to care about nothing, could do nothing but nod frantically while shedding tears, as Li Wei held her tightly in his arms, almost unable to breathe.

The end of the world is coming, death is imminent, the survival of humanity, whether the sun will rise as usual tomorrow, none of these matters anymore, as long as we continue to lie in this embrace.

Since it's already the last moment of his life, anything he does can be forgiven. Give him whatever he wants.

With a mix of doting, relief, expectation, love, and other indescribable emotions, Touma Yoko quietly watched as Li Wei placed her back on the bed, locked the door, and sat down on her own bedside again, their faces drawing ever closer.

"I will save your sister Yoko, even if Kazusa wants to use my hatchet again afterward, it doesn't matter." The boy spoke in words she couldn't understand at all, and gently kissed her lips: "Close your eyes, and leave everything to me."

This was a kiss filled with love. Countless emotions from the past flowed between their lips, interacting with each other. This feeling of not having to think about anything, not having to consider anything, and surrendering oneself entirely to Li Wei was intoxicating.

Yoko Touma felt a sense of fulfillment she had never experienced before, and let out a sound like a cat.

……

"Strange, why has this child been upstairs for so long?"

Feeling something was off about the oversized snow, she stood in front of her best friend's and rival's door, feeling extremely strange.

"Avi, how is Yoko? Are you in your room?" Yukinoshita asked, knocking on the door.

The two people who were sailing on the sea of ​​love in the room suddenly came to their senses.

"What should we do?" Although it was just a simple exchange, the spread of the virus had been brought under control, and Touma Yoko looked terrified.

If my best friend found out about this, I would be too ashamed to face anyone.

"Yoko, cooperate with me and let's get through this for now."

Since things have come to this point, this is the only way.

Chapter 31 Do you like Yukino or Haruno?

"I'm fine, I just had a bit of a cold and overslept."

Inside the bedroom, Yoko, barely managing to sit up, covered her mouth to avoid making any suspicious noises and answered with difficulty, hoping that her best friend would leave as soon as possible.

Having not played Princess Connect for so long, she felt as if she were about to be pierced and melted by Levi's Noble Phantasm, and she was about to let out an uncontrollable scream if she wasn't careful.

"That's it, then I'll be relieved."

Outside the door, Yukinoshita, who was dressed in a huge suit, nodded and casually pulled the doorknob—unsurprisingly, it didn't budge.

Now that she had confirmed that the other person was alright, she felt somewhat relieved.

"Avi came upstairs earlier saying he was coming to check on things. Did you see him?"

"That's right." The beautiful woman glanced at the boy beside her with a hint of resentment, unsure whether to be angry or embarrassed. "He gave me some [special medicine] and then left. Before he left, he told me to lock the door, in case it got infected and spread to others."

"Oh, that's strange. I didn't see him come downstairs."

Although it was a bit strange, Yukinoshita didn't dwell on it too much: "Forget it, we don't understand the things young people do anymore."

"Hmm...hmmmm."

"Speaking of which, when you wanted to adopt Avina, I was quite opposed to it, after all, she's an orphan without parents or any family background. Although it seemed like a good idea, wasn't it a bit hasty to make a decision on the very first day we met? But because Kazusa really liked her, you actually went through the adoption procedures on the spot."

Whether it's love for their children or expectations for the future, they've lost miserably.

All that scheming and calculating, all that effort for the sake of gain and loss, what good is it now that the world is truly ending? The most precious thing is still the two children.

Since she couldn't go inside, she let it go. Reflecting on her post-apocalyptic life, Yukinoshita felt a pang of emotion: "If it were me, I would never adopt a boy I'd just met just because my daughter likes him, unless he showed some extraordinary talent. Perhaps it was precisely because I was too calculating that I ended up with nothing."

"...You're right...it's just too boring to always think about whether there's any profit in doing anything."

"Yes, but without experiencing this, I probably wouldn't have come to this conclusion."

Touma Yoko spoke in a much lower voice than usual, as if she were covering her mouth while speaking, and her voice was interspersed with slightly uncomfortable sounds, making it sound very disjointed.

It's normal to catch a cold.

"what!"

"What's wrong?" Yukinoshita asked with concern when she heard her best friend's sudden exclamation from inside the house.

"fine."

Touma Yoko, who originally intended to sit up and talk, found her legs numb and weak from being pressed down for so long that she couldn't support herself and ended up sitting back down.

"Are you really alright?" Yukinoshita, the super-sized one, was half-convinced. "How about I call that girl, Marikawa, over? We can't let a small illness turn into a big problem."

"Really...it's okay."

Realizing that Li Wei seemed to be playing a trick on her, and deliberately launched an attack while she was talking to her best friend, Yaozi, in a fit of shame and anger, bit his shoulder hard, so hard that blood flowed out.

But soon he felt sorry for the wound, so he started licking it to prevent inflammation or infection.

As children grow up, they enter a rebellious phase, often arguing back against their parents without any consideration for their feelings.

“The world has become like this, and we can never go back to the way things were before. In the end, everything still comes down to the most primal violence and talent.” The oversized Yukinoshita sighed deeply, “Do you think Avi likes Yukino a little more, or Haruno a little more?”