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

While Erina was still in that dazed, out-of-body state, she snatched the half-eaten golden tomato from her cousin's hand.

"Alice. What are you doing?" Hisako exclaimed, instinctively trying to snatch the tomato back.

"What for? Of course, I'm here to verify it myself."

Alice's face was filled with the kind of fanatical, suicidal fervor that scientists have when faced with unknown phenomena that could overturn existing theoretical systems.

"I'd like to see."

She held up the fruit, which shone with an alluring golden light, and examined its perfect internal structure with fascination as she held it up to the light.

"This is a divine fruit that even my portable molecular structure analyzer cannot extract any valid data from."

"What exactly is it?"

Finished!

She no longer hesitated.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, filled with worries like "Oh my god, is she going to do it too?" and eager anticipation like "Eat up, let me see!"

She opened her cherry-like mouth, took a big bite of the golden fruit.

Click.

The crisp sound of fruit peel cracking.

then,

There's no after that.

next second.

This genius girl has always believed in the supremacy of science and that everything can be analyzed by data.

She followed in the footsteps of her cousin, who valued talent above all else and believed that feelings were paramount.

Her body stiffened abruptly the moment she bit into the fruit.

Those beautiful eyes, which always shone with cunning and wisdom, instantly lost all focus, like two dimmed gems.

He felt as if all his bones had been removed, and he slumped backward, feeling weak all over.

Fortunately, Kurokiba Ryo was prepared and caught her with his strong arms.

"..."

"what…"

From her mouth came a soft moan, exactly like Erina's, a moan that transcended words, a blend of happiness and intoxication, as if the soul itself had been elevated.

……

A few minutes later.

When these two sisters, who love and hate each other and have always regarded each other as their biggest rivals, finally slowly awaken from that ultimate culinary fantasy.

The whole world seemed different to them.

Looking at the man who had created a miracle, their eyes no longer held the curiosity, defiance, desire to challenge, or ambition to conquer that they had before.

Those complex emotions belonging to the "human" category seem so insignificant and trivial in the face of absolute miracles, like those of a "creator".

In their hearts, only the purest, most primal...

It is like the awe that mortals feel when looking up at the Creator walking among humans.

Finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone, filled with a sense of historical witnessing, it was all over.

For the first and last time, these two genius girls, who had always been at odds and irreconcilable enemies, stood side by side in agreement.

then.

Facing Su Chen.

They lowered their proud heads deeply and respectfully, heads that had never bowed to any authority, any elder, or any rule before.

"I…"

The blonde queen, Erina Nakiri, spoke with a tremor in her voice, not from fear, but from heartfelt submission and utter awe.

Her pride, everything about her, was utterly shattered in the face of the mystery of "life" contained in that tomato, and then rebuilt in a completely new and more humble manner.

"Lost."

"Whether it's cooking or not."

"It's still about understanding life."

"They all suffered a crushing defeat."

"please…"

Beside her stood the silver-haired scientist, Alice Nakiri, whose voice was filled with a completely different emotion—an infinite fervor born of discovering a new continent and glimpsing unknown truths.

Her worldview, which once only believed in data, has now completely collapsed, replaced by an infinite longing for the "divine science" represented by the man before her.

"Please let me have my way."

"To become your disciple."

"Let me follow you."

"Go and explore the ultimate mystery that belongs to God."

The gifted queen offered her loyalty.

The witch of science offered up her soul.

At this moment, the two most brilliant jewels of Totsuki Academy simultaneously bowed their noble heads to their deity.

Chapter Ninety-Eight The Primary Industry of the Paradise

Su Chen did not immediately respond to the two genius girls' sincere and fervent requests for submission.

He simply smiled, a smile that carried a profound meaning that was difficult to decipher.

Then, in front of everyone, he did something that shocked their newly reshaped worldview once again.

He bent down and pulled the golden tomato tree, which had already completed its historical mission, out of the water as if it were a weed.

Uproot it completely.

"!"

Everyone was stunned.

Erina and Alice, whose faces had just sworn allegiance, were filled with astonishment. They couldn't understand why Su Chen would destroy the first perfect creation they had personally made, a creation that could be called a "miracle."

This is not just a plant; it is more like a symbol, a milestone.

However, Su Chen's next move plunged them into a huge cognitive confusion once again.

He casually handed the divine tree, which still emitted a faint golden light and whose leaves seemed to contain the secrets of life, to the dragon maid who had been standing silently beside him, responsible for serving tea and water and cleaning up the trash.

Thor.

"Take it."

His tone was casual, as if he were dealing with a leftover, unwanted cabbage.

"Let's burn it as firewood."

"……what?"

Thor accepted the divine tree, which contained terrifying life energy, with a bewildered expression.

The thing felt warm and smooth to the touch, brimming with vitality; she could even feel her dragon cells cheering with joy.

She felt as if she were holding not a plant, but a crystallization of life that would drive any living being mad.

“Lord Su Chen…” Her voice trembled, filled with a kind of piety and unease as if she were holding a sacred relic, “Such a precious thing.”

"precious?"

Su Chen smiled, a smile that carried a hint of detachment, as if looking down upon all living beings.

"Here I am,"

His gaze swept across the fertile land beneath his feet, land that had just been thoroughly purified and transformed by the [Golden Experience]. The land now radiated a faint golden light, brimming with boundless potential.

A smile, reminiscent of Versailles, spread across his face.

"We have as much of this stuff as you want."

These words, like a divine whisper, once again stirred up a tidal wave in everyone's hearts.

"Alright, girls."

His voice turned serious, pulling everyone back to reality from the awe of the miracle.

"Now that the food problem has been solved at its root."

"So, next, we should discuss the issue of 'production'."

"Production?"

Yukino Yukinoshita and Sora, the current managers and technical advisors of the two bases, immediately picked up on the key words and crowded around. Their faces were full of curiosity, eager to know what the deity's next move was.

Su Chen nodded.

Without any beating around the bush, he announced loudly and unequivocally, in a tone as authoritative as a founding monarch bestowing titles upon his first ministers:

"I declare."

"From today."

"We will formally establish the 'First Industry Department' of the base."

"That is, the Ministry of Agriculture."

"And the highest-ranking person in this department..."

His gaze swept back and forth with interest across the faces of the cooks and dragon maids, who were all equally bewildered.

He saw Erina's arrogance, Alice's curiosity, Tohru's expectation, and Kobayashi's ominous premonition.

Finally, he revealed a wicked smile, full of mischief.

"You two, the Food Wars Team and the Dragon Maid Team, will be in charge together."

"..."

"what!"

Erina, Alice, Tohru, and Kobayashi—four girls with vastly different styles, seemingly incompatible, and even belonging to different worldviews—simultaneously exclaimed in disbelief.

Should they share the responsibility?

This guy... does he even know what he's saying?

Imagine having a God Tongue who believes in talent and tradition, a scientist who champions data and disruption, and a chaotic dragon from another world with a completely different power system working together in a kitchen.

This is not about agriculture.

This is clearly a nuclear bomb being detonated in the kitchen, enough to destroy the harmonious atmosphere of the outpost.

However, Su Chen ignored their protesting and unwilling looks.

He simply continued to use his charismatic voice to paint a grand picture for them that would get anyone's blood pumping.

"I am responsible for using the [Golden Experience] to create the world's most advanced 'divine ingredient,' which you cannot even imagine."

"This is 'production'."

"And you,"

His gaze became incredibly intense and expectant, a look that sent a chill down the spines of every chef present.

"Then they will be responsible for transforming these 'divine ingredients' into something that can restore the physical strength of all our companions, heal their spirits, and even help them awaken 'supernatural abilities'..."

He paused, then proclaimed loudly in a quatrain-like tone:

"．‖ A dish of hope."

"This is 'processing'."