In a crossover anime, do you believe that a machine spirit can defeat a fake human?

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 227 Rest (Make-up Sick Leave)

Chapter 227

"This additional function seems quite useful," Chen Yi remarked casually, looking at Lorelei who had appeared before him.

Just like the return-to-town feature in some RPG games, you can teleport directly to him no matter where you are, which is quite convenient.

By this time, everyone in the Service Department had boarded the train for their return journey, and they all showed signs of fatigue to varying degrees.

The wonderful trip turned into an unexpected event, and anyone would feel exhausted. This wasn't the first time they'd experienced something like this.

"Speaking of which, what about Sister Lorelei? Did she finally come out?" Yuihama seemed to remember something and inquired about Chen Yi's 'relative' whom she had only met once.

"My cousin left through another exit; she drove here herself."

Chen Yi casually brushed it off with a reply.

"Oh, I see... It's good that you're alright."

There weren't many details inside the aquarium, and when Chen Yi ordered the retreat, the official SWAT team had already entered the area. Staying behind would easily expose Chen Yi's most crucial secret, so from a rational perspective, they had no choice but to have Lorelei withdraw first.

Moreover, the key point is that Lorelei didn't find the fake man's true identity in the aquarium, nor did she find any additional clues, so continuing to waste time was basically pointless.

"What do we do next?" Lorelei asked in her mind.

"Let's go home first and talk about it then."

Chen Yi planned to leave the rest to the authorities for the time being.

Going out didn't relax me at all; instead, I felt even more exhausted. What bad luck!

......

Welcome back.

Rio Futaba was openly "slacking off" in the living room with Saki Kawasaki.

"So early? I thought you guys were going to have fun all day."

Shuangye handed the potato chips towards Chen Yi, who unceremoniously sat down and grabbed a handful.

"I rarely see you eat this."

Rather, ever since the two Futabas merged, it's not surprising that Rio Futaba tries any new things.

"So how did you guys have fun? It doesn't seem to be meeting expectations." Futaba glanced at Chen Yi and Sakurajima Mai's condition and could roughly guess that they had gotten into trouble again.

Chen Yi waved his hand to signal Sakurajima Mai to explain, and then opened his phone to check the messages he hadn't had time to look at before.

Hey kid, are you there?

It was a message from Hiratsuka-sensei, sent about an hour ago.

"I'm here now. What's wrong, Hiratsuka-sensei?"

So Chen Yi typed a reply.

I heard you guys went out today, how was it?

"...If you're asking about the zoo, then I can only say that its water depth is comparable to that of the Izu Moon Forest Hotel."

After a moment of silence, Chen Yi typed his reply.

Oh, that poor kid.

Since Chen Yi transferred to our school, Hiratsuka Shizuka has been keeping an eye on him. She discovered that he was not only a withdrawn and troubled child, but also extremely unlucky and often attacked by fake humans. For example, the school was closed twice because he discovered the Spider Human.

Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, but this has happened five, six, seven, or eight times already. Even the relatively pragmatic Hiratsuka Shizuka occasionally wonders if this guy has some kind of special constitution.

Just like the Grim Reaper elementary school student in that steamed egg corgi.

Are you injured?

"No, it's mainly about the impact on cognition. I haven't noticed anything wrong with it yet. I suggest Hiratsuka-sensei pay attention to the other members of the Service Club; they're being affected quite a bit within the park."

"Understood, I'll keep an eye on it," Hiratsuka Shizuka replied casually.

"By the way, the school leadership has changed again. That's three changes in half a year now." As they were chatting, Ms. Hiratsuka suddenly steered the conversation towards the school.

They lost their positions in the previous two editions because of Spider-Man; they were just very unlucky.

'So?' Chen Yi waited quietly for what was to come.

"The new leadership team has come up with a practical solution right away: you bunch of little brats, no holidays anymore!"

Chen Yi could even detect schadenfreude in Hiratsuka Shizuka's tone.

"What, are we transferring to another school?"

Chen Yi inquired.

"No, it's online classes... I don't know if you've heard of this concept."

Online classes...damn, I'm all too familiar with that.

Chen Yi was startled.

Thinking back to my high school days in my previous life, I took online classes for three years. Besides the teaching quality being practically nonexistent, the demands on self-discipline were hellish...

At least Chen Yi's self-control was at the Schrödinger's cat level; he'd only roll things up when he felt like it and leave them aside when he didn't, which ultimately forced him to frantically cram for his weak Chinese and foreign language subjects before the college entrance exam...

"I've heard of online classes, what's going on? Is the school implementing this?"

So Chen Yi asked.

"Exactly, it will take at least two weeks, because the demolition and cleaning of the old teaching building will take time, and the new teaching building will also need to be thoroughly scraped again to prevent this from happening a third time."

Chen Yi thought of the zoo this morning. Was Chiba's police system really capable of handling the situation?

Chen Yi couldn't help but feel sorry for those steadfast individuals who had to stretch themselves to the limit.

'So, what's the purpose of telling me this?'

"Yeah, that's right. I don't have any live streaming equipment at home. I was wondering if you had any I could borrow."

Chen Yi was about to say no, but then he remembered that the equipment from the Guitar Knight live stream was still sitting in the corner of the study, having only been used once and left to collect dust.

Speaking of which, it seems that Professor Hiratsuka doesn't have a whiteboard at home. Let's bring the whiteboard from the study that we use to revise designs and ideas.

"Yes, I do have one, but is this all you have? I remember, Professor Hiratsuka, your house seems pretty messy."

Is this guy trying to get me to come over and help clean?

"Uh, I'll take care of it then, just bring it to me."

So she really wanted me to come over and help with the cleaning!

Chen Yi choked, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

...Fine, I'll help.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi stood up and stretched.

"What's wrong, Yi-kun?" Mai Sakurajima keenly sensed Chen Yi's intentions.

"Teacher Hiratsuka asked me to go out for a bit... Oh, you'll probably receive the news soon too." Chen Yi turned around and went back to his study to rummage through drawers and cabinets.

"What do you mean..." Sakurajima Mai was completely confused.

"Oh, you're talking about online classes, right?"

Futaba immediately understood and indicated that she already knew.

Futaba is practically the physics teacher's son; even though she rarely socializes, she still gets notified about school news.

"Yeah, I guess we'll have to take another exam after we get back to school."

Recalling his behavior of immediately starting exams upon returning to school after the last school closure, Kawasaki made a reasonable prediction.

"..."

"Can you make it back tonight?"

Looking at Chen Yi, who had finished tidying up and still had a whiteboard tucked inside, Sakurajima Mai asked.

"Probably. If I really can't make it back in time, I'll let you know before dinner."

For Chen Yi, there wasn't much difference between coming back in the evening and coming back at night.

P.S.: It seems like there are fewer people around lately... Is there something wrong with the plot? QAQ

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 228 Online Class (

Chapter 228

"There are noodles cooking in the pot. You probably haven't eaten yet, right? Would you like some?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka opened the door, and what came into view was a living room that was just as messy as when she last came, except that all the clutter had been moved.

Well, if the definition of tidying up is knowing the location of all items, then Hiratsuka-sensei has probably already tidied up once.

"...Thank you, I was actually quite hungry."

Chen Yi put down his live-streaming equipment and stood in the living room for a while.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, let me help you tidy up first."

It wasn't so bad that there was nowhere to put your feet, but it was a bit messier than my own college dorm room.

“This is too much trouble…” Hiratsuka Shizuka wanted to refuse, but Chen Yi had already found the broom and dustpan piled up in the storage room on the balcony.

"It's just a simple cleaning, Hiratsuka-sensei. You don't want your perfect teacher image to crumble in the students' eyes, do you?"

Although both of them knew perfectly well that Hiratsuka Shizuka had no perfect teacher image at all.

Smoking, drinking, violence... his only redeeming quality is his frequent concern for students; he's fairly responsible.

......

There weren't many trash bags on the ground, so it seems like it was cleaned up recently.

"Speaking of which, you only mentioned that the zoo experience was similar to the Izu hotel last time... so what exactly happened?"

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Chen Yi, Hiratsuka Shizuka had no choice but to help him pack up.

"Well, it was pretty normal at first," Chen Yi said, organizing his thoughts.

"Everything seemed normal at first?"

"Well, then Lorelei discovered some anomalies, such as discrepancies between the advertised product and the actual item."

"What's the meaning."

Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't understand.

"Simply put, there are many photos of aquariums online, but in reality, there is no aquarium in that zoo, or rather, the aquarium is unfinished and only half-built."

"..." Hiratsuka Shizuka slowed down her tidying up and listened attentively.

"Then... Lorelei brought me back a bottle of unlabeled red liquid, saying that it was taken from the shelf and would randomly appear on the shelf."

Chen Yi explained.

"This problem is quite serious because based on the clues observed or deduced at the time, it can be basically inferred that the artificial humans in the zoo have the ability to cause cognitive harm. From the performance, it seems to be cognitive interference, and there may even be changes in memory."

"..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka's expression turned serious; this was indeed a rather serious problem.

"and then?"

"For safety reasons, I woke up the other people in the Service Department who were under cognitive interference and then left. I also used the drone to gather some intelligence. As a result, the zoo is now under lockdown, and we don't know how many victims there are."

Hiratsuka Shizuka piled up the dirty clothes, preparing to take them to the bathroom to wash, while looking at Chen Yi, waiting for him to continue.

"Judging from your expression, it seems you haven't finished speaking yet."

"Okay, here comes the important part. Remember the aquarium I mentioned? They actually found a fake human there, but its true form is unknown. Because there was too little time at the time, and the space of the unfinished aquarium was also very complicated, we didn't find the real face of that fake human. But judging from its characteristics, it's probably similar to the Boiling One."

"Similar to the Boiling One?"

"Well, it's attached to the building, and then... the Boiling One uses the boiling phenomenon to influence the patient, ultimately achieving the goal of transformation, while the one in the aquarium just digs out your brain and puts a fake one in. In reality, you're already dead, but to others, you still look alive."

Chen Yi's explanation made Hiratsuka Shizuka feel somewhat physically uncomfortable.

"You mean... that guy controlled your entire body using just one organ?"