In a crossover anime, the only way to become stronger is by marrying a wife.

In an instant, shattered rocks and charred chunks of flesh burst forth amidst enormous flames.

Tsukikawa Shuu stood at a distance, eating a fresh roasted sweet potato while watching the game.

They are now some distance from the town, and the monsters they encounter are between level 40 and 45.

The wilderness wasn't completely barren; there were many plants, some familiar and some unfamiliar, and Tsukikawa Hiiragi found quite a few sweet potatoes.

Since Goto Ichiri and Hiratsuka Shizuka's weapons were upgraded to epic level, their combat power has been significantly enhanced.

Even the level 45 Rock Lizardman leader couldn't withstand the righteous onslaught from Goto Ichiri and Hiratsuka Shizuka, while the other level 40 ordinary lizardmen were utterly defeated.

At this stage, high-ranking players can roam freely with just a rare weapon, while epic weapons are simply too common.

[Your contractor, Goto Ichiri, has defeated the lizardmen; all members have gained +150 experience.]

[Your contractor, Hiratsuka Shizuka, has defeated the lizardmen; all members have gained +150 experience.]

[Your contractor, Hiratsuka Shizuka, has defeated the lizardman leader. All members have gained 300 experience points.]

……

It's awesome to give everyone experience points.

Aside from the usual leisurely time, after an afternoon and evening of hard work, the three of them have reached level 39. With a little more effort tomorrow, they will be able to advance to level 40 and unlock the level 40 Goblin Dungeon.

However, at this moment, Tsukikawa Shu looked at the system chat history and found that it was another familiar person.

Fujiwara Chika: "Excuse me for a moment?"

Fujiwara Chika: >︿<

“Just say what you want to say. Don’t pretend to be cute,” Tsukikawa Shu replied.

Fujiwara Chika: "Um, could I ask for your help?"

Chika Fujiwara: "We hired some players to act as our bodyguards, but the situation is a bit delicate now. These people no longer obey our requests after entering the underworld."

In the chat, Fujiwara Chika gave a general overview of what happened today.

Looking at the message sent by the other party, Tsukikawa Shu could also predict what had happened.

A group of players who were already level 10 or above were naturally thinking about accumulating experience to unlock dungeons as soon as possible, and anything that went against this goal would be ignored without hesitation.

As for contracts and laws, they certainly had their place in the original world, but the problem is that the courts wouldn't recognize the other world situation described in this contract.

The current situation in the underworld is still known only to a very small number of people. If you tell others, they simply won't believe you, and the contract is just a piece of waste paper.

And even if others acknowledge the existence of the other world, so what? The legal constraints of the original world will eventually be broken by a more powerful force.

Tsukikawa Shuu: "At least they are still fulfilling their requirement to protect you, so there's no need to ask for too much more."

Chika Fujiwara: "We are currently able to get them to protect us because we are paying them a huge sum of money, but this relationship probably won't last long."

Tsukikawa Shuu: "So?"

The other party didn't reply for a while, seemingly still preparing their words.

Fujiwara Chika: "I beg for your investment. I need some experience cards so that I can acquire more resources to give back to you as I grow stronger."

Fujiwara Chika: "You can treat this as a loan sharking scheme. I guarantee it in the name of my family, and I will repay you with interest. If you can't repay it, you can take my life."

……

In the temporary camp where the students of Shuchiin University were resting, the other students were already too tired to stay asleep.

Only Fujiwara Chika couldn't sleep all night. After tossing and turning, she still held onto a sliver of hope and sent a message to the great demon Tsukikawa Hiiragi.

And now, her fingers trembled as she typed the last sentence.

This is a gamble.

She bet that Tsukikawa Shu would at least be a person who retains his principles, just as the investigation results showed, and would remain such a so-so "good person" in the future.

She was also gambling with her future, hoping that once she reached a certain level, she could actually pay off her debts with her own abilities and luck.

If she wins the gamble, she can survive in this alternate world on her own without sacrificing her body.

If you lose the bet, your life will belong to someone else, and you might suffer all sorts of humiliation. You can only hope that Tsukikawa Shu isn't a beast.

This is the helplessness of the weak; they have to gamble everything on even the smallest things.

If he couldn't repay the debt and couldn't bear the humiliation, would he be prepared to end his own life?

Fujiwara Chika herself was also unsure, as she had never considered such a question in her previous life of luxury and carefree living.

……

Tsukikawa Hiiragi found Fujiwara Chika's reply rather amusing.

"Do they really think I'm some kind of great demon? Am I that bad?"

If the other party hadn't reminded him, Tsukikawa Shuu wouldn't have imagined that the underworld could have loan sharking.

However, it now seems that the other party's attitude is at least sincere, and they are indeed being driven to a dead end.

“I hate loan sharks. I don’t need to invest in other people.”

Tsukikawa Shu replied, "However, I can give you the experience card, and I will also give you a fate contract. Just like before, only if you agree to this contract will the things I give you be unlocked."

Consider this a safety net for you.

Tsukikawa Shu doesn't need experience cards anymore, and she has a serious surplus of various equipment, so she doesn't lack anything at all.

……

After waiting anxiously for a while, Fujiwara Chika quickly checked Tsukikawa Shu's reply.

"Safety net..."

That's roughly the situation. Tsukikawa Shu gave him some items, but these items were sealed and could only be used after signing a contract with him.

Immediately afterwards, some items appeared in Fujiwara Chika's system inventory.

[Tsukikawa Shuu gives you an item:]

[Large Experience Card *15 (Unlocked)]

[Weapon *Rare: Ice Fairy Pistol (Not yet unlocked)]

[Item*Rare: Special Short-Finger Gloves (Not yet unlocked)]

[Pro Card: Gunner (Not yet unlocked)]

[Skill Card: Frostbite (Unlocked)]

Along with the items, a marriage contract also arrived in the system inventory.

The above items will only be unlocked after this contract is signed.

Chapter 59 (Third Update!)

Looking at what Tsukikawa Hiiragi sent, Fujiwara Chika didn't know whether she felt relieved or grateful; in short, she inexplicably felt a sense of relief.

With fifteen experience cards, plus the three given before, reaching level 20 shouldn't be a problem. And he's so generous, actually giving me rare-level weapons and items, along with class cards and skill cards.

Or perhaps the other party simply doesn't care about these things and would just throw them away.

She looked around and saw that some of the bodyguard players were still awake, alert to any movement around them.

The female bodyguard that Iino Miko had hired was polishing her baseball bat. It was only a high-quality weapon, but she treasured it. It was her strongest weapon at this stage.

Just how strong is Kawakita this month? Fujiwara Chika can't even imagine.

But looking at the locked items in the system inventory brought a strange sense of peace...

"No, no, no!"

She suddenly slapped her cheeks.

These are all things I can't even use myself! How can I possibly feel at ease?

This action drew wary glances from the two players on guard.

"Haha... It's nothing, it's just a little bug..."

Fujiwara Chika smiled.

Then, she found a secluded corner where no one was looking, opened the contract, and began to read it carefully.

"..."

After reading it, Fujiwara Chika was once again plunged into confusion and hesitation.

The contract stated the same things Tsukikawa Shuu had said: to be bound by fate and become marriage partners, and that this was more binding than the laws of the original world.

But...but...&

"These benefits are amazing..."

After reading the contract, Fujiwara Chika was shocked by the benefits that came from her contract with Tsukikawa Hiiragi.

Double experience gain, double dungeon material drop rate, dungeon upgrades...

Moreover, this contract of fate is not a contract of servitude; on the contrary, it is more equal than a legal marriage.

The relationship between husband and wife is one of shared prosperity and shared loss. If one party suffers a setback, it will seriously affect the other. In other words, the various humiliations and abuses that one previously perceived did not exist.