Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Perhaps Kuroba Sakura would believe that Fujiwara Tadashi was forced to do all this because his grandson Fujiwara Ai was kidnapped, but Momo does not think so.

Mo Mo raised an eyebrow. Since Fujiwara Tadashi considered him to be Emiya Shirou's partner, he would play along.

“Mr. Fujiwara, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I am Shirou Emiya’s superior. If you don’t know who Shirou Emiya is, then that’s the guy with the red cape and the grimacing face.”

Fujiwara no Tadashi was slightly taken aback. He did not know of Mo Mo's existence, but he did know of the red-cloaked, demon-faced Emiya-sama. However, the person in front of him actually claimed to be Emiya Shirou's superior...

Is this person trustworthy?

However, Fujiwara no Tadashi was a seasoned veteran of battle, so he naturally wouldn't reveal any extra thoughts at this time, nor would he do anything that would arouse the enemy's suspicion.

Not for his own sake, but also for the sake of his grandson, Fujiwara Ai, who was also kidnapped.

These people clearly possess incredible power. If Fujiwara no Tadaya hadn't been born and raised in the new era—though he's now an old man—he probably would have really thought of them as demons and monsters.

However, if we don't consider these people as either ghosts or monsters, how do we explain everything that happened to him?

Pitch-black mud, demonic beings, and methods of devouring people directly...

That's something absolutely beyond human capability!

Fujiwara no Tadashi, unwilling to believe in demons and monsters, preferred to believe in the power of the Fujiwara family. The Fujiwara family's influence had permeated every aspect of life—politics, the military, and finances. Fujiwara no Tadashi was initially quite pleased with himself, until the masked man in the red cloak appeared before him.

At that moment, he realized that in the face of certain mysterious and unknown things, the apparent strength of the Fujiwara family was nothing but a joke. Especially when he saw the red-cloaked demon who had come, carrying his then eight or nine-year-old grandson, Fujiwara Ai.

At this point, Fujiwara no Tadashi gave in. He believed he had reached the pinnacle of his life, and what he pursued was to raise the next generation. Among them, Fujiwara no Ai was his grandson and the apple of his eye.

Whether for the safety of his grandson or for the safety of all members of the Fujiwara family, he had to yield.

Fortunately, the other party promised not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, although Fujiwara Tadashi never believed this promise. Moreover, their demand was not to overthrow the Japanese government or the world, but merely to control and surround a private company.

Despite his suspicions, Fujiwara Tadaya had no choice but to comply. He became like a zombie-like commander, arriving at the Kuroba residence under the guise of recuperation. There, he became a command machine, acting entirely according to Emiya Shirou's orders.

However, once he arrived at the Kuroba family's residence, Fujiwara Tadatsune learned exactly what the Kuroba family was doing.

He was shocked, he couldn't believe it, and at first he even thought it was all just crazy delusions, that a group of people were just going crazy.

It wasn't until his grandson, Fujiwara Ai, also became an Accelerator that Fujiwara Tadashi truly believed in the existence of Accelerator.

Then, he fell silent.

His decades of life experience made him keenly aware of the power within this.

If a person's consciousness is accelerated a thousand times, does that mean that a person's life can also be extended a thousand times?

If someone lives to be 100, does that mean they can live to be 100,000?

One hundred thousand years!

Does human history span 100,000 years?

Imagine if great scientists who have influenced humanity, like Einstein, had 100,000 years to contemplate their world and the universe; or if Kawabata Yasunari, Fujiwara Tadashi's favorite writer, had 100,000 years to conceive and create...

Take Fujiwara no Tadashi, for example. If he had 100,000 years to carefully calculate and plan the future of the Fujiwara family in Japan, what kind of glory would the Fujiwara family have!

Adults are all corrupt, children are all pure.

The Red King and Blue King, who have already disappeared, realized this long ago. They insisted on keeping the Accelerated World pure and prohibited the indiscriminate use of the Accelerated World's power in the real world, and that was for this very reason.

If adults get involved, Accel World will no longer be a simple game.

Although everyone knows deep down that Accel World was never going to be a simple game from the start.

Fujiwara no Tadashi recognized the greatness of this power and considered its feasibility. In particular, when he realized that Emiya Shirou and his group's purpose was not to use this power to bring about a great change in human history, his heart began to stir.

"What's wrong, sir? If you could, could you tell me what happened?"

The illusory figure before him appeared directly within his neural connection device. This incredible power was most likely associated with the person in the red cloak.

It's just unknown what this newcomer's purpose is.

Looking at Fujiwara Tadashi, who remained silent as usual, with a faint quantum light flickering in his eyes, Mo Mo understood his thoughts.

Fujiwara Tadashi did a good job controlling his expression, after all, he was the victor of decades of struggle. However, compared to Momo, the victor of a century of struggle, his performance was still a little immature.

"Simply put, it's over."

Mo Mo smiled, and with just a few words, he made Fujiwara Tadashi's calm expression begin to crumble.

Fujiwara no Tadashi's voice was somewhat hoarse as he said, "My lord... could you explain more clearly?"

"We have achieved our objective. Now, apart from me who is in charge of the cleanup, everyone else has evacuated. The explosion just now was a minor mishap, but you can rest assured that no trace of us will be left there."

Fujiwara no Tadashi's breathing became heavy as he asked, "Gentlemen...sir, are we going back?"

Fujiwara Tadashi instinctively wanted to ask more questions, but reason told him not to know anything and not to have any curiosity. This was one of the life lessons he had learned to stay safe until now.

"That's right, even I, after finishing the final cleanup, am leaving."

Author's Note:

PS: This is the second update. The third update will be after midnight. Tomorrow, I will still be going out to visit relatives during the day, so I will update again at night. Sorry!

159 Open the door and sign for the package!

Looking at Fujiwara Tadashi's performance, Mo Mo smiled calmly.

The world is full of ordinary people. You could say that 99.9% of the world's population are ordinary people. Each of them has a bottom line in terms of morality and principles, and every bottom line can be crossed.

Only a very few are products of idealism, willing to abandon and disregard everything for their ideals. They are fearless, and these are the most difficult to deal with, and the enemies that give Momo a headache.

Unfortunately, the Fujiwara no Tadashi before us is by no means an ideal enemy, and it is even unknown whether he has any ideals at all.

Such an enemy appears cunning and treacherous, seemingly difficult to fathom. One could easily be caught off guard and have their weaknesses exploited.

However, such enemies are also the easiest to deal with, because their code of conduct is much easier to guess than that of an unpredictable, hot-blooded teenager.

He'll be tempted by any benefit; if the benefit is big enough, he'll take the bait. When the benefit reaches a certain limit, even this half-dead old man, Fujiwara no Tadashi, will do a backflip and jump up to take the bait himself.

Right now, the only benefit Momo can offer is a huge one that forces Fujiwara Tadashi to jump up and take the plunge himself.

"Therefore, as a way to handle the aftermath of our departure, we need to find someone to help us deal with everything in this world. Putting aside everything else, I have absolutely no sense of security leaving the Accelerated World and its related technologies to the Kuroba family."

"Kuroba Jin, the head of the Kuroba family, is a monstrous father who doesn't even spare his own daughter and experiments on her. Entrusting the Accelerated World technology to such a person will probably only lead to chaos in the world."

For a moment, Momo seemed to transform into a compassionate saint, his words filled with concern for world peace.

Fujiwara no Tadashi's eyes flashed rapidly. Just as Mo Mo had said, the benefits were simply too great, leaving Fujiwara no choice but to jump out.

He didn't understand Mo Mo, nor did he know the purpose behind Mo Mo's words, but he could understand the subtext of Mo Mo's words.

Mo Mo didn't like the Kuroba family or Kuroba Jin, and he probably wouldn't like the chief researcher under Kuroba Jin either.

This makes Mo Mo's intentions quite clear.

Accelerated World—they need others to take control of it, and the cost of changing agents is something Fujiwara Tadashi wants to know.

Fujiwara no Tadashi himself was naturally unable to enter the Accelerated World. Although he was Shirou Emiya's puppet, Fujiwara no Tadashi's own power in the real world remained.

Although he dutifully refrained from doing anything unnecessary and completely obeyed Shirou Emiya's orders, he had always been secretly gathering information and intelligence. Even his grandson, Fujiwara Ai, the BlackVise from the Accel World, was recruited as his informant through casual conversations between Fujiwara Tadashi and his grandson.

Gathering information doesn't mean Fujiwara no Tadashi has the guts to rebel against Emiya Shirou; it simply means that as someone in power, he can't stand the darkness before his eyes.

However, this also allowed him to learn the whole story, and he even had a general idea about a hidden figure like Kayaba Akihiko.

At least Fujiwara Tadashi already knew that while Kuroba Jin and Hayakawa Mida were indeed technically skilled, the true developers of Accel World were someone else entirely.

Fujiwara no Tadashi did not know Kayaba Akihiko's name. All he knew was the so-called Observer, the Green King, provided by his grandson. Moreover, the Green King was likely closely related to the true developers of Accelerated World.

In Fujiwara Tadashi's view, the so-called Accel World is closely related to Emiya Shirou and his group; they are actually the same people who developed the Accel World. Only now, with their collaborators, Kuroba Jin and his group, becoming disobedient, have these mysterious figures—not belonging to this world, not even human—finally taken action themselves.

As a result, Fujiwara no Tadashi was also used as a useful puppet and dragged into this incident.

However, it seems that these mysterious beings have already achieved their goal. The Accelerated World will continue to operate in this world. As a wise old man, Fujiwara Tadashi is very clear about the significance of the Accelerated World. It will inevitably be a force that changes the entire world, and the world will undergo a qualitative change due to this thousand-fold acceleration technology.

Even if a thousand times is just laboratory technology, in daily life, even if it can only be accelerated by one time, it is equivalent to doubling the lifespan of humans.

How could anyone not go crazy for a technology that could indirectly extend the lives of everyone in the world?

Fujiwara Tadashi pursed his dry lips and said, "Sir, you are right. I have long been disgusted by what Kuroba Jin and the others have done. In a moment, I will have special personnel arrest them through legal means and expose their crimes to the public. At that time, the wicked will surely be punished by law!"

"Make it public?"

Mo Mo pinched her chin and said, "Are you willing to do that?"

Fujiwara Tadashi's eyes twitched, and he smiled brightly.

He had just instinctively tested Mo Mo, hoping to gauge Mo Mo's attitude through this statement and determine whether Mo Mo truly intended to hand over the Accelerated World's technology and choose a new agent.

If Momo really intends to choose an agent, Accel World still cannot be made public, at least not at the moment. And Kuroba Jin and Hayakawa Mida will naturally not be able to confess and accept punishment.

Of course, admitting guilt and accepting punishment is just a way of saying it. If Fujiwara Tadashi really wanted Kuroba Jin to admit guilt and accept punishment, he had at least a hundred ways to do so.

As long as the law is defined by humans, it can never escape the word "bias." Of course, there will always be various means to make the outcome of the law appear fair in every sense.

"You're right, sir. I really can't bear to part with it."

Fujiwara no Tadashi's mind raced. He realized that this seemingly young and mysterious figure was still beyond his comprehension. Since he couldn't fathom him, Fujiwara no Tadashi decided to lay his cards on the table, saying, "Then may I ask, sir, what are your thoughts, what do you wish to do? Please tell me. If there is anything I can do, I will naturally do my utmost."

Mo Mo shook his head. Fujiwara Tadashi was still playing mind games. He seemed to be becoming more honest and outspoken, but this was actually a calculated move to turn the tables.

Currently, Fujiwara no Tadashi is completely unaware of Momo's existence, thoughts, and purposes, and he has no room for negotiation whatsoever, putting him in a completely passive position. However, if he could get Momo to reveal his purpose and thoughts first, although Fujiwara no Tadashi's situation is unlikely to change significantly, at least he would have some information, providing a basis for his considerations.

After several tests, Mo Mo realized that Fujiwara no Tadashi was definitely not a reliable person; he could only be bound by interests, threatened with force, and suppressed by power.

This was not a difficult task for Mo Mo, but Mo Mo was too lazy to argue with Fujiwara Tadashi. The reason he paid attention to Fujiwara Tadashi was, as he just mentioned, simply to clean up the mess.

Momo made a deal with Kayaba Akihiko, who has already paid him for his quantum light. In return, Momo will provide enough manpower, resources, and money for Kayaba Akihiko to squander.

This wouldn't be difficult for Momo, but if he had the chance to obtain all of this directly, he wouldn't bother using his trading power to collect it for Kayaba Akihiko.

After all, Mo Mo felt like he was working for Kayaba Akihiko by collecting information bit by bit, which made him very unhappy.

"How about this?"

Mo Mo naturally wouldn't fall into Fujiwara Tadashi's little trap, and said, "How about this, as a token of my sincerity, would you be interested in coming to the Accelerated World? This isn't the place to talk about problems right now. Come to the Accelerated World, experience the feeling of acceleration, and then we can talk about what we're interested in."

Fujiwara Tadashi's pupils contracted, and he said, "I...can I enter the Accelerated World?!"

Fujiwara Tadashi was well aware of the entry requirements for the Accelerated World: he had worn a neural link device since childhood, and it demanded extremely high brain reaction speed. Although he longed for the Accelerated World and fantasized about using acceleration technology on himself, it remained just a fantasy.

Now, upon suddenly hearing Mo Mo say that he could actually enter the Accelerated World and use its technology, how could he not be excited?

A thousand times acceleration means a thousand times more time and life. For someone like him, slowly moving towards death, having a thousand times more time is such a wonderful treasure!

“Of course. Those admission rules are just something we use to intimidate people,” Mo Mo added with a smile.