Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Unlike the original story, Tilberu's power is now much greater because everyone remembered the names Tilberu and Momo from the beginning, as they were the first to stand in front of everyone and introduce themselves.

"The purpose of inviting everyone here today is self-evident. We have already discovered the first level of the lord's room."

Tilberu's expression turned serious. He said, "24 days have passed, and the number of players who have died in the game has reached 500. More and more new players are being forced into the wilderness with no money. Everyone is in a very low mood now."

Everyone fell silent, after all, what Tilberu said was true.

"Discovering the first floor lord's room at this moment is undoubtedly an opportunity for us. If we can conquer the first floor now, it will greatly boost everyone's morale and let them know that this game is not completely hopeless, but can be conquered!"

Tilberu's tone hardened as he said, "I know what everyone is worried about. After all, the Boss raid is extremely dangerous; a slight mistake can lead to death. But even so, we must still take action!"

"Fortunately, we have a strategy guide. We basically know the characteristics of the first floor boss. Excluding possible unforeseen circumstances, as long as we follow the plan carefully, theoretically no one should die. Therefore, we must try. If we have a strategy guide but are still afraid to try, then what will we do about the subsequent floors?"

"For everyone, for ourselves, and for our loved ones who are waiting for us, we must take action! Of course, as the initiator and leader, and as someone who considers myself a knight, I will definitely be at the forefront!"

Tilberu undoubtedly possesses a talent for public speaking. His words are nuanced and varied, emphasizing tone and atmosphere, instantly stirring everyone's emotions and lifting the somewhat somber mood.

"and many more!"

At that moment, a dissenting voice broke the silence. Nailhead Tooth King jumped into the room and said, "It's good that everyone listens to Tilberu. We're all willing to let Tilberu be our team leader. But before that, we must kick out the traitors among us!"

Ya Wang's words instantly widened everyone's eyes. Traitor? This was a very serious accusation.

"Hey, Ya Wang, don't talk nonsense! What do you mean by traitor? We're all on the same side, where is there any traitor?"

"Of course!"

Tilberu's persuasion only made Ya Wang raise his voice. He turned to Mo Mo's direction and said, "Why are some players able to possess a large amount of Cole, high-level equipment, and extremely high strength?"

"Everyone is leveling up like crazy. Tilberu is also a closed beta tester, but look at Tilberu's weapon. It's just a level 11 plain weapon with only LV2 enhancement. He's already one of the best. But look at the other two!"

The King of Fangs finally pointed his finger in the direction of Momo and Asuna. Amid Asuna's surprise and Momo's gentle smile, the King of Fangs roared.

"I suspect that the two of them are actually insiders of the game, and are in cahoots with Kayaba Akihiko!"

048 The Clown

As soon as Ya Wang spoke, it immediately caused a gasp from the crowd. Everyone stared at Mo Mo and Asuna in disbelief, wanting to confirm whether the news was true or false.

Asuna grabbed Momo's hand forcefully, wanting to stand up and explain, but Momo reached out and put his arm around Asuna's waist, making Asuna sit down again.

"Mo Mo!"

Asuna looked at Momo in surprise, but Momo smiled and shook his head, looking at the King of Fangs.

Seeing the confident look on Mo Mo's face, Asuna breathed a sigh of relief. Since Mo Mo was there, she could trust him.

"so what?"

Momo didn't start cursing or immediately refute. Instead, he listened with great interest, as if it were an interesting story, and asked Ya Wang about it.

"so?"

Ya Wang was stunned, repeating himself several times before asking, "So?"

Kirito, who had initially stood up to defend Momo, now chose to remain silent, wanting to see what would happen next.

A tall, two-meter-tall African American man named Akiel, who was standing some distance away, also stopped in his tracks, stroked his chin, and looked at Momo with some surprise.

In the other corner, Argo lifted her cloak, then put it back down, a slight smile on her lips. She wanted to see how Momo would handle the situation.

"What do you mean, what do you mean?! What kind of attitude is this?! I, Ya Wang, am questioning you, questioning whether you are a traitor, whether you are Kayaba Akihiko's lackey!"

"Yes, that's right, you asked, but I don't want to answer you."

Don't want to answer?

Ya Wang laughed angrily, saying, "What do you mean by this? Feeling guilty? Admitting your guilt? Haha, I thought you were someone important, but it turns out you're just this kind of trash. Are you admitting it without being asked?"

"Hmm, so what?"

Mo Mo maintained his smile, his indifferent attitude causing a vein to throb on Ya Wang's forehead. He said, "So, you'd better obediently hand over all the money and weapons you earned by exploiting the game's settings! Only then can we forgive you and let you go, you murderer!"

Mo Mo looked enlightened and said, "I see. Do you want money?"

"That's right, we want money. Hand over your money!"

Momo nodded and said, "Why didn't you just say so earlier? Why go through all that trouble? It's just robbery, isn't it? There are 1000 Coles here. If you want to rob them..."

"...Why don't you give it a try?"

As the last few words were uttered, the smile on Mo Mo's face vanished, replaced by a pair of sharp, piercing eyes.

Ya Wang's gaze fell on the money pouch Mo Mo had taken out, a greedy glint in his eyes. He laughed, walked towards Mo Mo, and said, "1000 Coles isn't enough! You must have more than 1,000 Coles on you!"

“I know you’re with that blacksmith. She’s made a lot of money these days. Hand over all that money! And the weapons on you, and the weapons on your woman, hand them all over!”

Momo casually tossed the 1000 Cole money bag into the hand of the Tooth King. The heavy money bag made the Tooth King sway, but his face became even redder and more excited.

"What else? Bring it all out!"

“But that money was earned by Lisbeth through hard work, and I cannot use it without her permission.”

"So, the money's on you? Then hand it over right now! Lisbeth's blacksmithing skills are so high, she must be an insider who used a bug to upgrade her blacksmithing skills, so her money has to be handed over to me too!"

"I'll leave it to you?"

"That's right, leave it to me, leave it to my King Ya!"

Momo pulled out another money bag, the number "5000" on it standing out conspicuously, attracting almost all of Ya Wang's attention.

"Why should I give this money to you? Is there no next step, like what you're going to do with it?"

"What do you mean, what do you mean? This is Lord Ya Wang's money, of course I should spend it, I..."

The King of Teeth reached for his money pouch, but his voice abruptly stopped as he felt countless eyes fixed on him.

"That's disgusting."

Kirito couldn't help but spit out a curse, while Argo in the distance chuckled and said, "Isn't this just extortion for protection money? I thought you, Ya-Oh, would come up with some high-sounding reason next, like sharing the money with other players or something."

"No, he must have come up with a reason. He was just blinded by Mo Mojun's money and revealed his true colors."

Hearing the voices of the crowd, Momo flicked his wrist, and the 5000 Cole money bag disappeared. After Momo clicked the "Item Transfer and Sorting" button, the 1000 Cole money bag in Ya Wang's hand returned to Momo's hand.

Momo had only handed the money bag to Ya Wang, and before the transaction was even confirmed, Ya Wang was already overjoyed.

"So it's for protection money? In that case, it's a pity, King Fang, I can't give you these. I don't think your pathetic strength is enough to protect me."

"What? What did you say?!"

Enraged, Ya Wang reached for his sword, but a flash of white light appeared, and Ya Wang was sent flying as if hit by a car, crashing heavily into the center of the square.

When everyone looked in the direction of the light, Asuna had already sheathed her sword.

"Mo Mo, why waste so much breath arguing with him? I can't stand it anymore."

"Ah, I prefer using my mouth to my hands."

Most of the people looked at Ya Wang, who was struggling to get up, with disdain. Some even said, "I thought he was going to do something big, but it turns out he's only good at this."

If Ya-o simply questioned Momo and Asuna, the crowd might have paid attention since they only knew their reputations. However, when Ya-o also mentioned Lisbeth as an insider, the vast majority of people felt disgusted from the bottom of their hearts.

Although Lisbeth still charges money, the money she charges for serving everyone is far less than that of the NPC blacksmith. Moreover, Lisbeth works from morning till night every day, often without even having time to eat or drink, clearly in order to help all players improve their strength as quickly as possible.

All the weapons of those present were crafted, reinforced, and repaired by Lisbeth. Is the Fang King slandering Lisbeth?

The title "Miss Lisbeth the Great Blacksmith" wasn't given lightly; it represented everyone's heartfelt gratitude towards her.

Although they verbally expressed disdain for the King of Fangs' actions, everyone was still amazed by Asuna's speed just now. A flash of white light, and they couldn't see the trajectory of the sword at all.

If they knew that this was just a casual sword strike from Asuna, and that she hadn't even exerted any real effort, who knows what they would think? They would probably believe a bit of what Ya-o was saying.

"Damn it! Hey, what kind of attitude is this? I exposed two traitors among us! They even attacked people, and you're not even on my side!"

"Momo-kun, Miss Asuna, no matter what Ya-o said, you shouldn't have attacked! Ya-o was just suspicious." Tilber also stepped forward to support him.

Momo curled his lip and said, "Yes, it's just suspicion. I'd like to ask you, Tilberu, what exactly is your purpose in instructing the Fang King to sow discord?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then their eyes widened and they subconsciously looked at Tilberu.

Tilberu took a step back, then immediately retorted, "What are you saying, Momo! There's no such thing as a lie. You're just spouting nonsense. Are you trying to sow discord?"

"Oh, how interesting. If the King of Fang questions me, then it's just questioning, but if I question you, does that mean I'm sowing discord? When did the standard of judgment become so biased towards you? Is it because you're a knight?"

"Well, that makes sense. Knights are in charge of fairness and justice, and you decide what constitutes fairness and justice."

"puff--"

Argo couldn't help but laugh out loud. After Momo's explanation, she understood what was going on. It was obvious that Tilberu wanted to establish his authority by finding someone, so he sent the Fang King to Momo and Asuna.

Afterwards, Tilberu will most likely not really offend Momo, but will act as a peacemaker to downplay the matter, which will not only show his magnanimity, but also make the powerful Momo and Asuna grateful to him.

Unfortunately, Tilberu made a mistake, and Momo wouldn't suffer any loss.

Facing the suspicious gazes of the crowd, Tilberu breathed a sigh of relief and said as calmly as possible, "Alright, I misspoke. Momo-jun, please don't get angry. If anything, it was indeed Ya-wang's fault for making unfounded accusations."

Ya Wang stared wide-eyed at Tilberu, seemingly unable to believe that Tilberu had sold him out like that.

Tilberu glared fiercely at the Fang King. If the Fang King hadn't been blinded by a mere few thousand Coles, he wouldn't have lost everyone's trust and ended up like this.

The King of Teeth's unfounded accusations cannot be dismissed as mindless; the key is to see who the public believes.

To put it bluntly, what Ya Wang wants to do is to incite everyone, make everyone suspicious, and then use the power of the majority to pressure Momo and Asuna. As for what the truth is, it doesn't matter.

The majority is a powerful force in itself. Faced with this powerful force, most people will choose to submit and acknowledge the flaws that did not exist in them, otherwise they will be isolated by the power of the majority.

Unfortunately, he met Momo.

The key to this kind of trickery lies in determining who the public believes. People are gullible, especially when there are baseless accusations without evidence from either side, and when the onlookers are not stakeholders. In such cases, it is more important to determine which side of the accusation is more trustworthy.

Simply put, it comes down to the personal charm of both parties and who is more trustworthy.

Now, the two sides making accusations are Momo on one side and Ya Wang on the other.

On one side was a handsome man sitting calmly with a kind smile on his face.

On one side is an aggressive, dejected man who is hopelessly attracted to money and cannot extricate himself from it.

Which side will people instinctively believe?

Most importantly, Momo has a girl by his side! The beautiful Asuna is sitting here. Do you believe Asuna or Ya-o?

Let that Ya Wang go to hell.

Tilberu softened his stance, making it clear that he wanted to let the matter drop, and he believed that Momo would understand his intentions.