Crossover Anime: From DanMachi to Becoming a Garbage Scavenging Master

Chapter 90 Mettler's Thousand Layers of Schemes

One month later, at a ski resort in the Dragon Kingdom of the Sword World.

The heavy snow had turned the world into a pure, silvery-white expanse. The scene before them was somewhat similar to the day the four of them first met, except that the tension and crisis that had filled the air back then had long since dissipated, leaving only a sense of ease and composure.

Not far away, Tianxing and Heita were chatting casually by the barbecue grill.

On the other side, Alfia and Metalia were carefully practicing their first skiing experience on the slopes. Their movements were a little clumsy, but their cheerful laughter rang out from time to time, sounding particularly light and cheerful on the snow.

Heita picked up a freshly baked golden steamed bun, dipped it in condensed milk, and savored it. The sweet aroma melted on her tongue, and she squinted her eyes slightly, seemingly quite satisfied with the taste.

While enjoying the food recommended by Tianxing, she asked with a hint of curiosity, "Has the SAO strategy team progressed to the third floor yet?"

Tianxing flipped the grilled meat and casually recounted what had happened during this period.

"During the final boss battle on the first floor, I used 'See Through' to deflect the kobold lord's knockback attack 'Floating Boat,' thus saving Diabel, the leader of the raid team, from death, allowing us to successfully complete the first floor."

"However, a significant conflict broke out among his subordinates over intelligence issues, but fortunately, Diabel managed to quell the situation and prevent it from escalating further."

"Upon reaching the second level, a former player who was playing the role of a martial arts master NPC couldn't resist the urge to wander around and occasionally strike up conversations with other players, enticing them to start the trial. Many people suffered as a result."

At this point, Tianxing smiled slightly as if he had thought of something happy, and then flipped the grilled meat over.

"But precisely because of this, everyone's growth rate has accelerated significantly, and the progress of the strategy is much ahead of schedule. After this barbecue, I have to rush back to prepare to join Asuna and her team for the third floor's strategy mission."

After explaining, Tianxing called out to Alphia, who had just glided up to him, "Come and have lunch."

Alphia was about to nod when she heard Metalia's slightly flustered yet excited voice coming from not far away.

"Ah, it's flying! Sister, Lord Tianxing, get out of the way!"

Tianxing looked up at the sound and saw the little maid rushing towards him uncontrollably. Without hesitation, he opened his arms to meet her.

Alphia was clearly worried. She pushed off the snow with both feet and slid forward quickly, trying to help Metria stabilize her landing. However, the moment she reached out and touched her, she noticed that Metria frowned slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with the "rescue."

The next moment, Metalia stomped in mid-air and leaped up again using Moonwalk, taking Alphia with her. Their trajectories changed instantly, and they crashed straight into Tianxing, inevitably tackling him to the soft snow.

Before Alphia could even comprehend what had happened, she heard Tianxing's slightly wistful voice.

"How warm-hearted you are, Metalia, Alphia."

Feeling the weight of the two people in his arms, he couldn't help but laugh and joke, "You two are quite a bit heavier now than you were two years ago. Looks like I've been feeding you well, making you both plump and healthy."

Upon hearing this, Metalia immediately raised her head and glared at Tianxing with a hint of displeasure.

"Talking about weight in front of a lady, Lord Tianxing is still as clueless as ever."

She gave a soft hum, but her tone quickly softened.

"However, today's situation is a bit special, so Meltia will reluctantly forgive you this time."

After she finished speaking, she leaned down and gently kissed Tianxing on the cheek.

A blush quickly spread across her cheeks, and she added softly, "It's been two years since you took us in—"

"Don't overthink it! This is just a thank-you gift!"

Then, as if she couldn't stand her own actions, she hurriedly got up from Tianxing's arms, ran to the barbecue grill, and started eating lunch as if nothing had happened.

Alphia looked at the scene before her and remained silent for a moment, seemingly lost in thought.

But soon she leaned down and gently left a kiss on Tianxing's other cheek, saying, "—"

Thank you for your continued care.

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly got up, and with a hint of panic, left his embrace and headed towards the barbecue stall.

Tianxing lay on the snow, gazing at the sky illuminated by the white snow, the lingering warmth on his cheek and the touch of her embrace still present. He couldn't help but exhale softly, a wave of inexplicable warmth rising in his heart.

Afterward, Tianxing founded an AI company in the Dragon Kingdom. With the help of Black Tower's puppet technology, he successfully demonstrated the amazing performance of humanoid robots, making "Reincarnation Technology Company" quickly famous worldwide.

Thanks to this puppet technology, Yui finally has a body of her own in the real world, allowing her to truly communicate face-to-face with the members of her Familia. At the same time, the Black Tower once again gains a companion similar to an "omnic."

During the year-long death game, Asuna, Mito, and Yuuki forged an extremely deep bond.

After leaving the death game, Asuna and Mito finally learned about Yuuki's physical condition in the real world. The two then began trying to help her in the real world.

However, Yuuki had already been reincarnated into the DanMachi world under Tengyo's arrangement, becoming a spirit and gaining a new life.

Under Tianxing's arrangement, Asuna, Mito, Yuuki, Kayaba Akihiko, and Kamishiro Rinko meet again.

When Asuna learns that the mastermind behind all these events is actually the NPC she once had feelings for, she is shocked.

At that moment, I couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

Subsequently, Kayaba Akihiko and Kamishiro Rinko announced to the public that they had died unexpectedly, but in reality, they had gone to another world.

For the sake of her family's future, Yuuki chooses to work for Tengyo. Asuna and Mito, meanwhile, embark on their working lives at Reincarnation Technology amidst a complex mix of coercion and anticipation.

However, this job is far from as simple as it seems.

Through Tianxing's revelation, Asuna and Mito learn of a secret plan: a high-ranking official is attempting to completely weaponize AI. He firmly believes that as long as AI is given a "soul," it can replace human soldiers. To this end, he has built a new virtual world, Underworld (UW), based on SAO, and deliberately instigates two major factions to fight each other, attempting to select and cultivate suitable "AI souls" from the long conflict.

Therefore, on their first day on the job, Asuna and her two companions, with Tengoku's assistance, launched an operation and successfully thwarted this dangerous plan. Since then, their main mission has shifted to long-term monitoring and intervention in the development of the Underworld.

During this time, Tengo and the others returned to the DanMachi world ahead of schedule. Driven by curiosity and a desire for exploration, Asuna and the others also traveled to this other world. They occasionally engage in battles at Lake Lolog, reliving everything they experienced in SA0 in this new world.

During the long UW simulation process, two originally inconspicuous NPCs gradually revealed unusual traits and began to attract everyone's attention.

Thus, the Sword Arc came to an end.

Subsequently, during the long and arduous journey, the group welcomed new companions.

Asuna from the Sword Art Online world obtained the Earth Fire; Shirahoshi from the One Piece world obtained the Ocean Fire; Nel from the Bleach world obtained the Sky Fire; Riku from the No Game No Life world obtained the Trick Fire; Konan from the Naruto world obtained the Time Fire; and Mira from the Monster Hunter world obtained the Conflict Fire.

Through constant adventures and trials, the group gradually regained the lost power of the Flame, and their bonds grew stronger. In the end, they faced the "Iron Curtain" and engaged in the final battle that would determine their fate.

After the dust settled, everything returned to calm. Their story also came to a perfect end.

The book is finished.