Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies-Chapter 316 - 310: Dragons, Tohru, and Exploring the Illusory Realm

Chapter 316 - 310: Dragons, Tohru, and Exploring the Illusory Realm

Perhaps it's time for humanity to explore the Illusory Realm.

Haruto didn't believe that the powerful being in the legends of the Undying Abomination, who bore a human form, was actually human.

To him, that figure was more like a corrupted being of the Scarlet King.

Much like the Undying Abomination itself.

The Scarlet King's attitude toward humans and the dragons of legend should be the same.

After all, He swore to destroy everything, including the Tree (the multiverse) and its branches (all things within the worlds).

He wanted the extinction of all things.

In that sense, humans and dragons were the same.

So, it might not be a bad idea to meet these beings who once ruled over the multiverse—perhaps even make friends.

In the future, humans and dragons might stand side by side.

At that moment, Chika Fujiwara returned.

It was clear that she had toured the Foundation and learned its basic rules.

As soon as she got back, she curiously examined the Undying Abomination inside the containment chamber.

Any ordinary person would feel terrified upon seeing such a monster.

But Fujiwara...

"So this is the Undying Abomination! I heard you can tame it with a rolled-up newspaper and rub its belly too."

Chika asked with a face full of anticipation.

Haruto was speechless, a vein bulging on his forehead.

Of course, it was that guy, Hakuba Saguru, who had recently been conducting "tickle monster" contact experiments at Site-01.

"Ai, lock Hakuba Saguru in solitary confinement for three days—and tell him he's lost his gaming allowance for the month."

Ai Hayasaka nodded in full agreement.

She had wanted to do that just a moment ago!

Haruto turned back to Fujiwara.

"Chika, this is a rare opportunity—how about experiencing a memory erasure procedure?"

And so, Chika somewhat bewilderedly underwent an A-Class memory erasure. Her memories of meeting Hakuba were completely wiped.

After all, Chika was a natural airhead and pure chaos. If she and Hakuba Saguru ever teamed up...

Would the site still even function?!

Having lost a small portion of her memory, Chika looked dazed.

"Eh? I already had the memory erasure? What did I lose? Why can't I remember?"

Haruto simply ignored that not-so-bright question.

"Don't worry about the details. Anyway, Investigator Fujiwara—welcome aboard. From now on, please continue investigating, containing, and securing anomalies for the sake of humanity."

Haruto smoothly shifted the topic.

Chika excitedly nodded.

"I will!"

Then she suddenly remembered something from before.

"By the way, can I go see that child I picked up earlier?"

Seeing the eager look on her face, Haruto thought for a moment. She was probably referring to the succubus girl.

"Unfortunately, the succubus girl is being contained at another site, not at Site-01. If there's a chance later, I'll arrange a meeting. Or you can submit a request to visit her at the site she's held in."

Hearing this, Chika looked a bit down.

But this overly energetic girl quickly recovered.

"Alright! Then I'll visit her with Iino Miko sometime!"

Haruto's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything.

Iino Miko hadn't joined the Foundation, but in terms of both capability and temperament, she was well-suited for it.

But... that could wait until later.

At that moment—

Back in the student council room, Iino Miko sneezed.

"Achoo!"

She blinked in confusion at the empty student council room.

She had a strange feeling—like someone was talking about her behind her back. But right now, Iino Miko was more concerned about something else...

"Why is there no one in the student council room? It's been like this all day..."

She had heard Haruto was visiting Shuchiin Academy today.

So she had rushed to the student council room right after class.

But it was completely empty—not even President Kaguya or Senior Fujiwara, who were usually always there, were around.

This puzzled Iino Miko greatly.

And she was quietly disappointed she didn't get to see Haruto.

As for the space connection inside the "Where The Dragons Went" box, the Foundation had already fully investigated it.

While they couldn't locate a precise spatial coordinate...

They could at least project their consciousness into the Illusory Realm on the other side of the box.

For this exploration—

Haruto did not deploy a Mobile Task Force or any agents.

He decided to go himself.

Accompanying him was one helper.

Tohru looked around the Foundation site with wide-eyed curiosity. Though she had signed a contract with Haruto and had known about the SCP Foundation for some time...

This was her first time at a Foundation site.

Haruto had his reasons.

As his exclusive maid, Tohru was a powerful dragon—but he didn't want her too deeply involved with the Foundation.

Haruto understood well: the more powerful you were in the Foundation, the more danger and responsibility you bore.

If this exploration hadn't involved "dragons," he wouldn't have brought Tohru at all.

But honestly, there was no better idea than bringing an actual dragon to explore a dragon's realm.

Walking through the living quarters of the Foundation—

Tohru looked around and suddenly whispered,

"Haruto, you're amazing!"

Haruto tilted his head in confusion.

Tohru pointed at the Foundation staff they passed.

"Everyone seems to really trust and respect you."

For a chaos dragon, such widespread trust and affection were unimaginable. Among chaos dragons, hierarchy was determined purely by strength.

And the weak never loved the strong—they just submitted.

Haruto reached out and ruffled Tohru's golden hair. His fingers rested for a moment on the horns atop her head.

"Dragon or human, if we help one another, trust will form. When people move forward with the same purpose, the one who leads is bound to be loved. Who knows—maybe Tohru will also earn the trust and affection of many companions. By the way, what do you think of kind-hearted dragons?"

Tohru paused to think.

"I don't know. There are no kind-hearted dragons in my world. As for trust and affection—I don't need those. Having Haruto is enough."

To Tohru, as long as Haruto was by her side, that was all she needed.

Compared to her lonely days before...

Every day now felt incredibly happy.

Haruto was slightly taken aback.

"No kind-hearted dragons? Aside from your kin, the chaos dragons, aren't there also the ones who side with gods and humans? I think you mentioned them before."

Tohru nodded.

"There are also the order dragons. But they have nothing to do with kindness. Order dragons live strictly by rules. Their actions have nothing to do with personal will. When fighting their own kin, they feel no emotion—just follow the rules."

Hearing this, Haruto understood.

In that case, order dragons truly weren't kind-hearted.

It seemed the dragons in the Illusory Realm were fundamentally different from the dragons of Tohru's world.

The dragons here could treat all beings kindly—true kindness.

"Well then, Tohru, make the most of this journey. You might gain something from it."

Haruto said.

Bringing Tohru along really did seem like the right call.

The two of them arrived at the containment chamber for "Where The Dragons Went." After the Foundation staff made final adjustments...

They projected their consciousness into the box.

Following a brief moment of transit—

Their awareness found new footing.

When they opened their eyes, the environment had completely changed.

The most striking sight was the towering tree in the distance that reached into the clouds—and the two massive dragons nearby.

Two red Western dragons, with wings on their backs and scales covering their bodies, each about twenty meters tall.

These two red dragons were now curiously observing Haruto and Tohru.

"Friends—is that you?"

One of the red dragons asked in human language, its voice a bit odd.

Haruto nodded.

"Hello, friends."

(T/N: Hello my niiii.....ce friends.)