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

"This is the unspoken, highest common sense among us 'players'."

Chapter 40 Welcome to the Player's Castle

Su Chen's declaration, brimming with the spirit of a "deviant player," acted as a reassurance, instantly calming the three girls' already wavering minds.

yes.

Why should we follow the instructions of a cowardly guy?

"Rules are used to break."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was the first to grasp Su Chen's line of thought.

Upon hearing Kasumigaoka Utaha's words, Su Chen stared at Utaha in shock, thinking to himself:

'No way, guys, are you a Honkai Impact 3rd player too? Have we Honkai Impact 3rd players spread across all dimensions already?'

'Akivili, you've really got some nerve, haven't you? You've even "explored" this far!'

A flame of "challenge" reignited in her beautiful wine-red eyes, along with a touch of the morbid excitement of a creator.

'Outwitting this kind of guy is way more interesting than writing any romantic comedy!'

Shi Yu noticed Su Chen's strange look and said:

"Su Jun, did I say something I shouldn't have?"

Su Chen looked embarrassed. "No, no, you're absolutely right. You're so right that it reminds me of someone I used to know!"

Yukino Yukinoshita remained as cautious as ever, but she did not raise any further objections.

Su Chen's words had enlightened her.

Their greatest advantage has never been tactics or schemes.

But...

Su Chen himself.

This unreasonable, walking "BUG" level existence.

"Then... what do we do now?"

Yui Yuigahama looked at the futuristic glass door and asked softly, her voice still carrying a hint of timidity.

"Should I just click 'Start Task'?"

"How could that be?" Su Chen laughed, his expression like that of a great demon king about to corrupt good students. "The 'heroes' go in through the main gate. We 'demon king' type players should naturally try to get in through the 'window' or 'dog hole'."

"Dog...dog hole!" Yui's face turned red instantly.

"just kidding."

Su Chen clapped his hands, drawing the attention of the three women.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

His expression became serious.

"While we should despise the enemy strategically, we should still take them seriously tactically."

"From now on, everyone follow me closely. Without my order, do not touch anything or make any unnecessary noise."

"Especially you, Yuihama-kun," he specifically reminded her, "watch your step."

"Waaah..." Yui pouted, looking aggrieved.

After explaining everything, Su Chen made the final decision without any further hesitation.

"Let's go."

"—Let's go meet that cowardly 'GM' who treated us like 'NPCs'."

He led the three girls through the doors of the SEGA Game Center, a place filled with unknowns and dangers.

……

The game center was pitch black and deathly silent.

Only the colorful neon lights from outside the door barely illuminated a small area at the entrance.

The air was filled with the smell of dust and circuit boards, like an ancient ruin that had been abandoned for centuries.

The moment all four stepped inside.

"Clang-!"

A loud bang!

The glass doors behind them closed and locked automatically without warning!

"ah!"

Yui gasped in surprise and instinctively grabbed Yukino's arm, who was closest to her, practically clinging to the latter.

Yukino Yukinoshita's body stiffened slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and even had the leisure to nudge Yui's head.

"Yuhihama-san, please watch your manners."

Followed by.

Zhila, zhila.

It was like a chain reaction.

The screens of the hundreds of arcade machines in the hall, which were originally completely dark, suddenly lit up one after another, from far to near!

Virtua Fighter, Sonic the Hedgehog, OutRun, House of the Dead...

The game scenes that once brought joy and dreams to countless people now radiate a cold, eerie green light.

The light instantly illuminated the entire hall!

It also turned the girls' tense and wary faces a pale green.

Finally, all the arcade screens made a "sizzle" sound, and the image changed.

The same sentence came to mind.

A welcome message composed of pixelated white font, full of a "game-like" feel.

Welcome to the 'Blank' Castle.

[—The first stage begins now.]

"..."

"'blank'?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at these two words and keenly grasped this extremely special keyword.

"Is it 'Sora' and 'Shiro'? They really are... codenames that scream 'hikikomori' (social recluse).

Yukino Yukinoshita's brows furrowed tightly.

"It doesn't sound like a single person's codename. 'Blank'...it sounds more like a group, or a team?"

"Is there more than one person behind this?"

The two gifted girls immediately switched to their favorite "analysis mode".

However, while they were still nervously analyzing the deeper meaning of the code name, Su Chen looked at the two words, but his heart remained completely unmoved.

Even a little want to laugh.

'After all that, it turns out...'

He silently complained to himself, feeling somewhat helpless.

"...Oh, it's the two of you."

He remembered the super popular anime he had watched in his previous life, about a brother and sister who were "shut-in genius gamers" who were thrown into another world and conquered everything by playing games.

NoGameNoLife.

And that legendary duo who were invincible in the gaming world—

【blank】.

'An older brother with extraordinary mind-reading abilities and psychological control.'

'A younger sister with absolute computational power, like a humanoid computer.'

Wow... I've won the "grand prize"!

Instead of showing any nervousness, Su Chen's face revealed an excited smile.

If there's anything more fun in this world than "crushing the weak," then without a doubt it's...

Use "cheats" to crush those self-righteous "genius players"!

"Your rule is that everything is decided by the game, right?"

Su Chen's gaze swept over the arcade machines in the hall that were flashing with eerie lights.

'So, my rules are…'

He slowly raised his right hand.

A golden "world" appeared and disappeared behind him.

'Flip the table.'

A smile of absolute confidence curled at the corners of his mouth, as if he could already see the ending.

Just as you yourselves said, this so-called 'game'.

'It was over before it even began.'

(Also, some people might be wondering where the others went? Why are there only a few people? Well, there were just too many to list, so they've been placed in the underground railway. The underground area has been cleared out and is being used as a temporary camp; the current group consists of the vanguard.)

Chapter 41, Level 1: Who is the God of Claw Machines?

[—The first stage begins now.]

As that line of pixelated text slowly appeared on all the arcade screens.

"Thud."

A soft sound.

At the far end of the hall, a row of huge claw machines that were originally pitch black suddenly lit up with colorful, dreamlike neon lights.

The lights drew everyone's attention.

In the center of that row of claw machines, the largest one was piled high with all sorts of adorable plush toys.

Deep within the mountain of dolls, a uniquely shaped, gold-colored doll with a pair of small wings on its back, resembling a key, lay quietly, emitting a faint glow.

Immediately afterwards, the emotionless synthesized voice sounded again, its cold tone like a system notification.

[First challenge: Find the "key".]

[Rules: Please grab the "key" plush toy from the designated claw machine.]

[Time limit: 10 minutes.]

[Countdown begins now.]

As soon as the words were spoken, the red numbers on the electronic clock atop the claw machine began to jump relentlessly.

【09: 59】

"..."

"Play...play the claw machine?"

Yui Yuigahama blinked in disbelief at the sight before her.

She had initially thought it would be some kind of bloody and terrifying "death game".

result…

That's it?