Anime Crossover: Post-Apocalyptic Survival, My Stand is the World

A strange, incredulous scream came from the other end of the communicator.

"Are you kidding me? You've cleared your name like that?"

Kong's voice was filled with shock, as if to say, "Are you fucking kidding me? What kind of sorcery did you use on her? Or have you finally used your PUA techniques on this ultimate boss?"

"I just reasoned with her."

"Reason? You think you can reason with her? I don't believe you for a second. You're such a scoundrel, you're really wicked."

"..."

Just as Su Chen was still engaged in this boring yet nutritious daily banter with Kong, their group happened to pass through a huge campus ruin filled with an aristocratic and elite atmosphere.

—Shuchiin Academy.

"Is this the legendary school that only the 'superior' can attend?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the European-style, dilapidated yet still magnificent architectural complex and couldn't help but make a comment.

"It doesn't look like anything special. Its taste is not as good as my villa."

"Okay, stop looking."

Su Chen urged, "Let's hurry up and go. We have to get back before dark..."

"that."

Before he could finish speaking, a bland, almost insignificant voice interrupted him.

It's Kato Megumi.

Suddenly, the god-level ghost stopped in its tracks, stretched out its hand, and pointed to the tallest main teaching building not far away...

roof.

"Su Chenjun".

"There……"

"It looks like someone is starting a fire."

"?"

"Make a fire?"

Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing, without prior arrangement.

They saw a faint, flickering wisp of black smoke, as if it could be blown away by the wind at any moment.

It rose gently from the empty rooftop.

"!"

Everyone's nerves instantly tensed up.

survivor?

In this godforsaken place?

And they even dare to light a fire during the day? What's the difference between that and having "Come eat me" written on their forehead?

"null."

Without a second thought, Su Chen immediately issued a new command into the communicator.

"Immediately send over the nearest drone."

"Zoom the camera out to its maximum."

"receive."

……

After a few seconds.

A live broadcast filled with absurd and perplexing behavior was clearly displayed on everyone's specially made blank tactical goggles.

Then, everyone was stunned.

All I could see was that empty, dusty rooftop.

A handsome man with dazzling blond hair and an extremely good-looking face was kneeling on the ground with a look of utter despair.

He held a lighter and a thick document, as thick as a Xinhua Dictionary, with the words "Annual Fiscal Budget Report" clearly written on the cover, and was trying to light it again and again in vain.

Beside him, a lovely girl with long, straight, beautiful black hair, wearing a somewhat dirty, expensive school uniform, was frantically fanning herself with a tattered paper fan she'd picked up from somewhere, at a pile of "." files that she couldn't seem to light no matter how hard she tried...

"Huh...huh..."

"President, are you even capable? It's been half an hour already. The fire still hasn't gotten going. My hands are about to break from fanning it."

"It's so noisy... Shinomiya. Do you think I wanted this? This... this damn budget report. It's harder to burn than stone. I should have just burned the student council meeting minutes."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Command Center (inner ear).

Looking at this bizarre scene that could be described as the most perplexing behavior of the year, Kong recalled the admiring assessment he had given to these two "tenacious" life signals a few days ago.

He remained silent for a moment, then, with a look of utter despair, he held his forehead.

"I take back what I said earlier..."

"These two guys..."

"It's not 'tenacious' at all."

"Aren't they 'idiots'?"

"What an idiot!"

Chapter 176 So Cute

"That's absolutely idiotic."

Listening to Sora's ultimate, existential-questioning rant over the communicator, Su Chen shook his head, somewhat amused and exasperated.

He looked at the "survival in the wild" live stream screen filled with the smell of raw grass on his tactical goggles, then glanced at the girls behind him who also had speechless expressions that said "these two are hopeless," and finally sighed helplessly.

"Well, we can't just stand by and watch someone die."

After all, those two were a pair of bickering lovers he really liked in his previous life.

Thus began a temporary rescue operation imbued with humanitarian spirit.

.......

Shuchiin Academy, main teaching building.

Su Chen took the lead, walking at the very front like a ghost. His footsteps were silent, as if he had blended into the shadows of the buildings, taking the skill of "stealth" to an unbelievable level.

Saeko Busujima and Utaha Kasumigaoka followed closely behind, one on the left and one on the right, like the most loyal guards on the flanks.

Saeko's hand never left the hilt of her sword, and her sharp purple eyes scanned every corner around her like those of a hawk.

Mai Sakurajima, Megumi Kato, and Michiru Hyodo brought up the rear, responsible for covering the rear and handling any emergencies that might arise.

Like a highly elite special forces unit, the group silently infiltrated this death campus that had long been overrun by monsters.

Surprisingly, there weren't many monsters in the building, only a few of the lowest-level [Black Mud Monsters], wandering aimlessly in the spacious and luxurious corridors.

Su Chen didn't even need to lift a finger.

Saeko Busujima, who was walking at the very front, barely flicked her wrist as she brushed past the monsters.

A flash of silver light, like a fleeting glimpse, disappeared in the dimly lit corridor.

After she passed by, the black mud monsters continued their forward motion, gliding a few steps before silently and neatly breaking in two, turning into a pool of viscous black water.

The entire process was smooth and fast, without making a single unnecessary sound.

Soon, the group arrived at the door leading to the rooftop.

boom.

Su Chen (bjdc) was too lazy to look for any more keys, so he simply kicked open the rusty iron door.

Then they saw it.

I saw it up close... a showcase of the most baffling human behavior.

In the center of the rooftop, a blond, handsome man and a young lady with long, straight black hair were kneeling in front of a pile of shattered documents, their faces covered in dust, engaged in a fierce battle of wits and logic.

"It's all your fault, Guild Master Shirogane."

The young lady with long, straight black hair puffed out her adorable cheeks and angrily accused him, her fair face smeared with black ash, making her look like a Persian cat with its fur standing on end.

"I told you long ago. We should use the magnifying glass method of my Shinomiya family. That's the most elegant and efficient way to start a fire."

"what?"

The blond president retorted, his dark circles from lack of sleep and hunger making him appear even more rudimentary.

"Shinomiya. You have the nerve to say that. If it weren't for your insistence on using copper paper, which is harder than stone, as kindling, we would have succeeded long ago with my folk wisdom of friction to start a fire."

"Drill wood to make fire? With your lazy, pampered body that knows nothing about farming? Don't be ridiculous. You'd be exhausted before you could even get sparks out of the wood."

"It's better than that rich girl who can't even tell the difference between a convex and a concave lens, and who held up a concave lens to the sun for ages, almost blinding herself in the process."

"What did you say?"

"I say you……"

"..."

"..."

Su Chen and the girls stood speechlessly at the door, watching the two idiots who were practically starving but still arguing endlessly about "whose way of starting a fire was better," and fell into a long silence.

'Is it too late for me to turn around and leave now?'

Su Chen began to have some doubts about his decision to carry out the rescue.

……

"cough."

In the end, it was Su Chen's awkward cough that interrupted the intense mental battle between the two foolish couple.

"?"

"?"

Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya were both startled at the same time, and then turned their heads in unison.

Immediately afterwards, their movements froze completely.

They saw it.

They saw Su Chen, a man so handsome it seemed unreal, who appeared before them as if a god had descended to earth.

And the row of beautiful women behind him—

A dignified, tall, purple-haired, sword-wielding older sister figure, seemingly stepping out of an ancient painting.

A hot, black-haired rock starlet with a voluptuous figure and a wild, edgy vibe, carrying an expensive-looking electric guitar.

A senior with elegant demeanor and beauty like a national idol, with long, straight black hair.

And that ordinary girl who was clearly there, yet seemed to not exist.

……

Kaguya Shinomiya's genius, icy brain that had long since ceased to function due to hunger and cold, completely short-circuited the moment she saw this stunningly beautiful girl group.

She gazed at Saeko Busujima's dashing figure, at Michiru Hyodo's voluptuous body, and at Mai Sakurajima's impeccable smile...

Countless words of praise flooded her mind, until finally all her thoughts were reduced to a blank slate due to information overload.

Then, uncontrollably, in a dreamlike tone filled with fascination and admiration, as if she were admiring some rare treasure, she softly uttered the classic line that she would unconsciously say every time her CPU burned out.

"Oh……"