Chapter 107: I’m Watching People in an Anime Watching People in an Anime

“Achoo!”

A wad of tissue covered in sticky liquid landed on the edge of the trash can and rolled onto the floor.

Then, a foot half-covered by long pants reached out, pinched the tissue with its toes, and tossed it into the trash can.

Jiang Jian Yue slumped into her computer chair, feeling completely drained.

She edited some of the footage she had recorded earlier, added a few video effects, and uploaded the video to a newly registered account.

She had a headache trying to think of a title, so she just casually wrote 《Kaori Onishi’s Secret Recording》.

Maybe the next video should feature Saori Saiyonji. The little trap’s fire was also pretty cool.

Jiang Jian Yue stared wearily at the computer screen.

Then, her vision blurred, and the red dot turned into 99+.

What’s going on?

Is it blowing up that much?

Jiang Jian Yue glanced at the time in the lower right corner and realized time had jumped — it was the ninth episode update.

Ah… but her body felt so uncomfortable.

Forcing herself to focus, Jiang Jian Yue clicked into episode nine.

Then she discovered that this account didn’t have a premium membership, so she couldn’t watch it–

Damn it!

Even a mysterious company like Insect Blade needs to make money from memberships?

She switched to another account and reopened episode nine.

This episode started with Saori Saiyonji’s childhood, similar to Yuki Asahi’s monologue in episode one.

As a child, Saori Saiyonji had already grown long hair, like a little loli.

You have to cultivate traps from a young age.

[Ahhh baby is so cute and moe]

[Emi faction won’t like this, but Saiyonji dynasty rises]

[Bro, if you like traps, just say it]

Through the quiet, BGM-less perspective of young Saiyonji, viewers could glimpse his beautiful childhood scenery.

However, things were quietly changing.

A string of bracelets brought home one day, and a casual mention of spiritual topics, all began to emit poison beneath the sweet surface.

[This mom is off]

[It’s over!]

[Evil cult harms people]

[Quack! I don’t want to watch this!]

Saiyonji’s mother became increasingly obsessed with a cult, subtly altering the family atmosphere. But adults always hid things from children.

Until one night, little Saiyonji, unable to sleep, overheard his parents arguing in the living room.

Saiyonji had always had good grades, so he could sense something was off… but he was powerless to stop his family from falling apart.

When he shared this with his childhood friend — a pink-haired girl — she couldn’t offer any advice either, just telling him, “Just focus on your own things. Don’t worry about adult problems~”

So he worked even harder at his studies, as if that could somehow fix his family.

Doing problems did help—Saiyonji was admitted early to Aoyama High School, a prestigious national high school.

To reward him, Saiyonji’s father took the whole family to an amusement park.

That was the last photo his father ever took.

Soon after, long-festering conflicts exploded in front of the two children.

Saiyonji had never seen his father so angry before. In his memories, he was always gentle and mild, but facing his mother, now lost to madness, his fury was uncontrollable.

Most of the family’s savings disappeared overnight, and the culprit was obvious.

But his mother stubbornly denied everything. She seemed to trust her new ‘church friends’ more than her own family.

His father was so upset he couldn’t sleep all night.

The next day, Saiyonji heard the news of his father’s death… He had fallen while cleaning the Roppongi Tower.

The main cause was faulty safety equipment, but… Saiyonji placed all the blame on his mother.

After a fierce argument with his unrepentant mother, Saiyonji fled home with only that photo.

He ended up in Higashi-Yoko, befriending other Higashi-Yoko Kids who had also run away from home.

[Land of legends]

[Why no little blue hats]

[I’m going to the minefield faction]

[Uwu, poor Saori-chan]

After days of scraping by on the streets, Saori Saiyonji was discovered by Daizai Saitou, who recognized his ‘talent.’

Thus began Saiyonji’s ‘legend’—a quick montage showed snippets of his work.

[? ? ? ]

[Holy crap]

[So lewd]

[No way? Saori-chan is still a minor]

[It happened]

Saori Saiyonji worked at Alice Club for nearly two years, becoming the top star.

After his superpower awakened, the story retold the night in Roppongi from Saiyonji’s point of view, when he was saved by Yuki Asahi.

[Composite card]

[Relax again]

[How is this composite, it’s all new scenes]

[Looking at it this way, Yuki really is handsome]

[The boy is about to fall in love]

[Kaori-chan is getting another rival?]

“Cough cough cough…”

Jiang Jian Yue suddenly coughed and hurriedly clutched the hot water bottle beside her.

What the heck!

The timeline reached the end of the previous episode, where Saiyonji finished reading some documents.

Jiang Jian Yue sat up, staring at the purple Honor Badge that the camera deliberately lingered on.

Saiyonji said he had destroyed them all and didn’t mention this badge specifically.

Could it be he didn’t see it?

On screen, Saiyonji stood up from the desk, and just like that, the badge disappeared from view.

First, Saiyonji contacted Yamanoi Yayoi, told her about the matter, and asked her to find Yuki Asahi’s contact info.

As the Minister of General Affairs’ Daughter, Yamanoi Yayoi quickly found Yuki Asahi’s school.

So, that day, Jiang Jian Yue ran into them.

[Don’t you need to file a report before entering someone else’s school?]

[Yamanoi-chan’s bow is cute]

[Why isn’t Koji Hattori speaking]

[Kaori-chan, your new love rival has arrived]

[233… two girls?]

[Emi-chan is even peeking]

The following scenes showed Saiyonji briefly recounting his situation to the Supernatural Club members, accompanied by flashbacks.

Jiang Jian Yue took pictures of everyone Saiyonji had met—might come in handy later.

[I didn’t dare spend a single yen of this money]

[The kid is traumatized by poverty]

[What the heck is Spa Abi Q]

[Japanese people’s magical pronunciation]

[Emi-chan is so proactive?]

[As everyone knows, only high schoolers can save the world]

[Is that a purple badge on the podium?]

[There was one at the school gate just now too]

Jiang Jian Yue jolted, her stiff brain suddenly clearer, and quickly rewound the progress bar.

She found that the badge also appeared on the stone monument at the school gate…

It followed like a shadow, as if tailing Saiyonji.

After the Supernatural Club formed a ‘secret investigation squad,’ the scene switched to a rental apartment.

Empty bento boxes and plastic wrappers were piled up on the floor.

Only the center of the floor was clean, where a chubby brown-haired youth sat cross-legged on the tatami, surrounded by purple Honor Badges.

He opened his palm, and a purple badge floated above it, displaying images of the Supernatural Club.

[I’m watching anime in an anime]

Jiang Jian Yue’s fuzzy brain thought they were talking about her for a moment, then realized after three seconds it referred to the fat guy spying in the shadows.

[Doesn’t that mean Saiyonji-chan’s bath was also seen?]

Nice idea, but there aren’t that many HOMOs!

[So jealous]

The brown-haired youth stared at Yuki Asahi on screen and sneered, “Heh.”

What’s with the cold laugh?

Why don’t you just hurry up and state your objective!

Boom —

A light sound came from the door, followed by the sound of a key turning in the lock.

The camera stayed on the fat guy, only showing the feet of the newcomer stepping onto the tatami.

[I lick]

[Bro, you lick even men’s feet?]

[This is true foot fetish]

“Changshi God, Damian Thorn has sent a new report. The Curtain Cluster has shifted its focus to us now.”

A trace of impatience appeared on the brown-haired youth’s face.

“Whatever. Those brats who play political cosplay have already chained themselves up and can’t move as nimbly as we do.”

“And what about the Sacrifice preparations?”

He shifted to another topic.

“The Curtain Cluster proposed holding a Superpower User tournament at the meeting. The venue has already been set up for us.”

“Heh… bunch of idiots.”

Superpower… Tournament?

Is there going to be a tournament?

Jiang Jian Yue rubbed her sore eyes, a bit excited—if she could participate as a healer, that’d be great.

If someone accidentally killed someone, she could touch the corpse and ‘borrow’ a new ability for free.

“Japan… let His radiance shine upon this land once more…”

The chubby youth’s gaze returned to the floating screen, and a faint angular symbol appeared in his pale gray eyes.

After a transition, the perspective shifted back to Saiyonji.

She was undercover in the Society of Truth, and a few new Saint members appeared. Jiang Jian Yue recorded all of them.

Just wait, next time I see you, I’ll send you flying!

The scene of Saiyonji ‘entering the dream’ also played out before Jiang Jian Yue’s eyes.

But… as she looked at the monster, it felt strangely familiar.

The Insect Blade’s power activated, something she hadn’t used since its last upgrade.

Jiang Jian Yue looked at her mutated, armored forearm—her whole hand had turned black, with long, sharp ‘nails’ extending from each finger, incredibly sharp.

Whoosh —

The Insect Blade that sprang from her forearm had changed shape again. Instead of an insect’s limb, it looked more like the black fangs of a giant creature.

She glanced at the arm in the scene, which resembled the Insect Man’s, and immediately sensed something bad.

Crimson lines, arms, visual blind spots, rainbow glows like a light bug…

…

Isn’t this really me?

And that blood manipulation power looked familiar too.

[Isn’t this Emi-chan’s final form?]

[Damn, it’s so freakin’ cool]

[The monster is finally revealing its true self?]

[Bad guy bad guy bad guy!]

[The wind pressure and effects are definitely end-game boss level]

[Uwu, don’t touch my Yuki-kun]

[Evil woman!]

What the hell! That’s definitely not me!

After waking up, Saiyonji learned about the ‘Premonition’ attribute from that woman.

She quickly dragged the progress bar back.

Jiang Jian Yue ground her tiger teeth, eyes fixed on the blood manipulation power onscreen—did this mean……

Koji Hattori was going to die?