They're All Real, You Know

"Kiana... let's all get along nicely, okay~"

Kiana's face went deathly pale as she gripped the armrest. "Don't be like this, you're starting to scare me... Mei, Mei!!"

Mei was already staring in stunned silence. "..."

So this was the Assistant Teacher's method.

No wonder he was never afraid that his subordinates would betray him!

Most of his people had unclear ties to one another, and some even harbored unusual thoughts about Ren Yu himself, eyeing him like prey.

No wonder so many people were willing to work themselves to the bone for him.

After bidding farewell to the purple-haired Sirin,

and learning from her exactly when the next portal would open,

Ren Yu stopped by the Moonlight Throne laboratory for an inspection. He received countless hostile glares, along with requests from the scientists for increased research funding, permission to study Previous Era technology, and permission to enter that World Bubble in search of new elements and materials.

Naturally, he agreed without hesitation. Listening to his subordinates cheer, he thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being a high-ranking leader.

After all, Ren Yu had dreamed of becoming a physicist since childhood. He had always believed that only sufficiently advanced fundamental science could accelerate the evolution of civilization.

The idea itself was correct.

But not long after Ren Yu approved everything, Tesla came knocking and gave him a fierce scolding. She called him an ignorant spendthrift who only knew how to act recklessly. Even though Anti-Entropy was no longer as short on money as it once had been, they still needed to spend carefully. Matters of scientific research should be left to professionals like her.

But Ren Yu asked in confusion:

"Fine, fine, fine. Sorry, I was wrong... I'm an amateur, but even Schicksal has stopped suppressing technological development. Why do