Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

"boom!"

The elite monster that had twice brought Argo to its death finally perished, and the light that filled the sky scattered like snowflakes before disappearing.

It's over. We're safe now.

This was Argo's first thought, but immediately afterward, a chill ran through his soul.

Mo Mo!

Mo Mo!

Mo Mo!

He threw the sword out again!

How is he?

Does he still have a sword?

There must be one, there must be one! Otherwise, why would someone throw out a sword? There definitely is one!

Argo was hesitant to look in Momo's direction, but she still turned her head and forced herself to look over.

I should have known long ago.

Even if you do have a spare sword, the weapon-switching skill has a 30-minute cooldown!

"boom!"

Momo, who had his arms crossed in front of him, was struck by the rat's front paw and flew towards Argo, passing over Argo's body and landing behind him.

Argo's pupils widened to their maximum.

This time, she really didn't dare to look.

Is Mo Mo alive or dead?

Only the health icon in the upper right corner seems to tell the whole story; the health is plummeting rapidly, heading straight for the final line, showing no sign of stopping.

"You...beast!"

Fear fermented into rage. Facing the rat right in front of her, Argo charged forward. Her sword skills had just finished their cooldown, and she threw all her sword skills at the rat without a second thought.

"die!"

Argo unleashed his sword technique in an instant, stabbing the stunned rat like a madman. The superior weapon's attack power was truly remarkable, reducing the rat's health to the last 20%.

However, Argo could no longer reduce the rat's health. And her earlier frenzied attack had already sealed her fate.

If Momo dies, the rat will immediately turn and attack her. Since she cannot kill the rat, she will be the one who dies.

Well... at least I can apologize to this playboy in the afterlife. As long as he's still so glib, I'll just pretend to be a naive fool and fall for his tricks.

Argo thought this, then suddenly opened his eyes wide again.

The mouse was released while still frozen, but it did not attack her!

The mouse scurried past her!

Argo glanced at the top left corner out of the corner of his eye...

Momo is still alive!

His health is down to a sliver!

Argo immediately turned to look at Momo, who had already picked up the sword he had thrown, the blade radiating the light of swordsmanship.

"Run!"

Watching Momo bravely confront the rats, Argo felt as if his heart had plummeted into hell.

Momo's health was so low that it couldn't even withstand a single scratch, and with Momo's attack power, three sword skills wouldn't be enough to kill the rat with 20% health remaining!

Unfortunately, Momo still didn't run away. Instead, he gave Argo a confident smile, as if to say, "Don't worry, it's all over."

Straight thrust!

The advancing mouse froze, its movements abruptly halted.

"Argo!"

At the same time, Momo's loud roar startled Argo.

Sweep!

The mouse, which had just emerged from its paralysis, was attacked again and fell into paralysis once more.

"Agree to trade with me, and I'll buy you..."

The angry rat charged at Momo, only to be hit by a double attack.

"99% remaining health!"

The trading rights have been activated!

"I agree!"

Deal done!

Argo let out a final roar as his health plummeted to a mere sliver, while Momo's health surged, turning yellow!

Yellow, which originally symbolized danger, now makes people feel so comfortable and safe!

"Well--"

With only 5% health remaining, the rat finally broke free from its paralysis and tore Momo's chest apart with a single claw. Momo's health, which had just recovered, plummeted back to red, leaving him with only about 5% health.

Mo Mo was also knocked away. The rat, whose health was equal to Mo Mo's, naturally felt no fear and charged at Mo Mo with its foul-smelling mouth open.

However, Mo Mo revealed a relieved smile.

It's over.

This time, it's really over.

"Get away from him! Aaaaaaah!"

Argo, with only a sliver of health remaining, charged forward with a dagger in hand, roaring. The light of his sword technique instantly tore through the rat, which had only 5% health left, and he rushed towards Momo amidst a shower of shattered light.

Momo opened his arms, and Argo rushed into Momo's embrace, holding Momo's chest tightly with both hands.

It's really over.

Momo has 5% health remaining, and Argo has 0.3% health remaining, but all the monsters are dead, and both of them have survived.

"Waaah--"

Momo had intended to comfort Argo, but Argo clung tightly to Momo, showing no sign of letting go. Tears that had been held back for so long finally fell, and Argo cried uncontrollably.

Momo smiled, it seemed he didn't need to comfort Argo anymore.

He buried his head in Argo's hair, embracing Argo's petite body completely, and doing his best to give Argo warmth.

Time passed slowly, and the moon had risen directly overhead.

The only saving grace is that this is a quest area where regular monsters won't spawn; otherwise, the worst disaster would be if the two of them were surrounded and killed by several wild boars.

The two didn't speak, and Argo stopped crying, simply lying peacefully in Momo's arms. Neither of them had bought expensive health potions before leaving the city, and now they could only rely on their own regenerative abilities to slowly recover their health.

Fortunately, both of their health bars had turned yellow, meaning that on the way back, the wild boars couldn't do anything to them unless they waited to die.

"Hey, are you still awake?"

Argo's voice became much lower, with a hint of hoarseness.

"How could anyone possibly fall asleep while being pressed down by a lump of flesh weighing over 100 pounds?"

"He doesn't even weigh over 100 pounds, you bastard!"

"I don't believe you. Otherwise, tell me your measurements!"

"Don't think about it!"

Another silence fell. Argo seemed quite uncomfortable, shifting his position and scratching his neck, which was itchy.

"Actually, if you really want it... you can have it."

Argo's voice was low as he said, "I want to know why you saved me. It was a life-or-death battle, wasn't it? A slight misstep and you would have died. Was it worth dying to save me?"

Momo fell silent. Their understanding of the game differed, leading to different judgments about Momo's actions. However, Momo couldn't reveal the game's reality.

"Isn't rescuing a beautiful girl what a gentleman should do? You told me, I'm a playboy."

"A playboy wouldn't risk his life for an ordinary, unremarkable girl."

Argo suddenly reached out and touched Momo's cheek, saying, "Momo, what do you really think of me? After what you've done, how am I supposed to see you?"

"I don't understand it anymore."

"If you don't understand, just treat it as a normal little thing. We're still alive, aren't we?"

"No, I refuse. I'm an intelligence broker; I can't accept this kind of vague and ambiguous stuff under any circumstances. So, I've decided to get to the bottom of this!"

"How to do it?"

Argo raised her head, the tear stains in her eyes still lingering, but her cheeks glowing with an alluring blush.

"How about this...?"

Argo leaned in and bit Momo's lips, then, seemingly unable to resist the temptation, moved closer.

The moonlight was slightly cool, but Argo felt his body getting warmer and his breathing becoming erratic.

"That was a long kiss. Were you trying to suffocate me? Is this how you repay a life-saving favor?"

"No, this is just the agreed-upon compensation. What are you thinking?"

Argo rolled his eyes, and Momo wanted to say something, but his lips were sealed again.

After a long while, they separated. Argo grinned and said, "This is the payment for the dagger. I, Argo, keep my word."

Is there anything else?

"Do you think there's anything else? I've already paid the payment!"

Argo looked surprised, then narrowed his eyes and said, "What, playboy, do you really think I, Argo, have fallen for you? Such a thing..."

Argo feigned disdain, but he wrapped his arms around Momo's neck again and leaned closer.