Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

With the existence of this force, coupled with the fact that the Liu family's previous actions were indeed unpopular, the Liu family's army quickly lost the support of the people.

Of course, the greatest credit for pacifying the entire Nanjing Military Region goes to the RMB, which features Jiang Lihua's sweet smile as its profile picture. As soon as the situation in Nanjing stabilized, the RMB entered Nanjing along with the Royal Bank and began to be distributed to all the people to handle the compensation of their assets.

Without popular support as a foundation, the Liu family's loyalist army, relying solely on its own two legs to fight, is nothing short of a joke if it wants to attack Artoria's supply lines or wage guerrilla warfare.

When faced with the situation where even their own civilians were directly informing Artoria's army, these soldiers who still had the will to resist could only look at the long supply lines and obediently throw away their guns.

All of this is undoubtedly thanks to the Argo team.

Now, Argo's most difficult period is over. Jinling has been completely occupied by Artoria, and Gao Hai's Imperial Guards have also moved into Gao Hai. They have begun to chat and drink tea with every noble and wealthy merchant in Jinling. The water is inexpensive, and the tea is specially made: Five Tigers Soul-Severing Tea, one sip and you'll be on your way to the underworld forever.

With Nanjing captured, the purge of the Nanjing Military Region is only a matter of time. Most importantly, the waterway from the Yangtze River estuary to Nanjing, and even further upstream from Nanjing, has been opened.

Compared to railways, maritime transport is currently more developed. Some large cargo ships carry small Sakurashi generators, enabling them to achieve self-sufficiency in electricity and a powerful transport capacity that other modes of transportation cannot currently match.

Such ships are the design source for the large aircraft carriers, land warships, and large submarines that appear at the beginning of the main storyline.

With both sea and river transport available, the supply of Artoria's forces is now fully guaranteed, and the replenishment of tanks and military equipment will not be a problem. Subsequently, the ground occupying forces can also use this opportunity to advance into Jiangnan in large numbers.

These troops don't need to worry too much about combat effectiveness or loyalty. Now that they've arrived in the south, their task is to take over the original Nanjing army's garrison duties and act more as police officers. After all, the Nanjing Military Region has lost all the foundation for reorganizing the army to resist.

Once these troops have taken control of the important areas south of the Yangtze River, the entire Nanjing Military Region will be completely under the control of the central government. The remaining issue will be the time required for integration and purge.

"Thank you for your hard work, Argo, my little mouse."

“Hehe,” Argo squinted and said, “Darling, kiss me!”

Momo did not refuse and gave Argo a long kiss. After a long while, their lips parted, but Argo's eyes remained closed. Instead, he fell asleep against Momo's chest.

Seeing Argo's appearance, Momo sighed slightly, then picked Argo up and headed towards the bathroom.

"Hey, there's a limit to shamelessness. And just how thirsty are you? Argo is so tired, aren't you going to let her go?"

CC, chewing on a pizza that seemed to have lost its flavor, subconsciously made a sarcastic remark to Mo Mo. However, when Mo Mo turned around, the playful look in his eyes made CC feel very uncomfortable.

What kind of expression is that?

“Sissi, I understand. I won’t be with you tonight. Are you jealous? If you are, I apologize. But tonight I’m Argo’s man. Argo has rejected me.”

"nausea."

"Alright, just kidding. Argo came all this way, I can't just let her fall asleep like that, can I? I have to at least give her a bath. If you're really jealous, how about you do it for Argo yourself?"

Momo said it casually, but unexpectedly CC seemed to be really interested. She looked at Argo seriously for a few moments and shook her head in refusal.

"I have a feeling... I should keep a little distance from Argo. Let him do whatever he wants. After all, you two are the real couple. What right do I have to stop you?"

"Tsk tsk, so sour!"

CC rolled her eyes, ignoring Momo's words. Only after Momo carried Argo into the bathroom did she throw the pizza, which she felt had no taste, back onto the plate.

The room was quiet until the sound of water came from the bathroom. As CC had predicted, Argo woke up shortly afterward because of the water, followed by his excited exclamations and laughter. This almost certainly convinced CC that, given Argo's personality, he wouldn't miss any opportunity to get intimate with Momo.

Sure enough, CC's familiar voice soon came from the bathroom. After all, when she was discussing it with Mo Mo, she made that kind of sound almost every day, sometimes during the day, sometimes at night. The locations were also varied, such as in the wild, in a car, or on an airplane, cough cough.

"At least be careful, even though this is your home."

Hearing the sound that seemed to be getting bigger, CC couldn't help but sigh. Then she stood up, closed all the doors and windows, and finally found a large chair to sit on, curling up into a ball, looking somewhat forlorn.

However, as if she had remembered something, she magically produced an exquisite ring box from her person. Opening the box, she found the ring that Momona had specially made for her.

Reaching out to stroke the diamond engraved with Geass-shaped runes on the ring, CC smiled slightly, as if the scene from that day was replaying in her eyes.

"You have no sense of aesthetics when it comes to choosing rings. Geass disgusts me. Are you toying with me or are you really proposing to me by choosing a ring with this kind of rune?"

CC was asking a question, but there was no doubt in her eyes. She knew exactly what Mo Mo meant, but she just hadn't accepted it yet.

"I'm telling you the truth, I've lost count of how many people have proposed to me. But, Momo, I didn't tell you that this is the first time in my life I've accepted a ring from someone."

CC picked up the ring and examined its colors under the light. She accepted Momo's ring but didn't grant his request, which seemed strange, but to CC, it seemed perfectly natural.

"Do I... really still deserve to wear it?"

As CC thought this, she subconsciously began to act. She held the ring in her right hand and carefully moved it closer to her left hand, to the middle finger of her left hand.

However, just as she was about to put the ring on her middle finger, she hesitated. A few seconds later, the ring moved down one finger, pointing to the ring finger of her left hand, and then she gently put it on.

A warm feeling welled up from the bottom of her heart and spread throughout CC's body, even hotter than when she was being intimate with Mo Mo. A faint blush appeared on her face, making her smile seem a little intoxicating.

"This feeling... is a bit unfair..."

CC was talking to herself and was about to take off the ring when a figure pushed the door open and entered.

Her chestnut hair was styled in an updo. Who else could have such hair but Asuna, who is now serving as the Royal Financial Advisor?

Upon seeing Asuna, CC was startled, a sense of panic washing over her, causing her to instinctively hide the ring in her right palm.

However, despite her quick reflexes, CC instinctively glanced at Asuna, trying to gauge her expression to see if Asuna had noticed what she had done.

Author's Note:

This is the third update, and there will be a fourth update shortly.

139, aren't you very happy?

However, how could Asuna, who possesses the constitution of a Heroic Spirit, not notice CC's subconscious little movement?

Even if Asuna didn't notice for a moment, don't forget, Asuna is wearing a neural link device. As long as Asuna asks Yui, she can find out what CC did in that instant when she wasn't paying attention, and can even replay it in the neural link device.

As for CC's relationship with Mo Mo, she already knew. After all, Mo Mo wasn't doing this secretly; he was doing it openly and honestly.

Even Asuna was starting to find C.C.'s dawdling a bit unbearable. After all, Asuna was aware of the world's plot and probably knew what C.C. was struggling with. This seemingly weathered witch was actually incredibly fragile deep down.

Even in terms of strong personality, Asuna is confident that she can surpass CC after she takes off her disguise.

This is also CC's own wish. She clearly wants to be loved, but because she has become a witch and no longer belongs to ordinary humans, she subconsciously distances herself from ordinary people and desperately suppresses this wish.

However, precisely because of her eccentric personality, even though she had made up her mind to no longer be an ordinary person, but to live as a witch and no longer have too many entanglements with ordinary people, she still couldn't help but form contracts with one contractor after another in the course of her thousand-year life.

She yearns to be loved, yet what she tells her contractor is that she hopes he will kill her. She says she wants to die, but deep down she longs for her contractor to see through her true thoughts—this paradoxical situation is truly remarkable.

Unfortunately, none of the contractors she has formed have been able to accomplish all of this. And even if a contractor does develop feelings for CC, CC's sullen personality makes her seem to run away from the contractor as if she's escaping.

Mao in the original work is such a tragic character. If we really have to find a reason for his tragedy, it's that he wasn't as handsome as Lelouch. Although he was raised by C.C. and considered an important partner by them, C.C. ultimately abandoned him and chose to leave the Chinese Federation.

Asuna knew all of this, knew all of C.C.'s story, and that's why she felt that C.C.'s life was very tiring.

Perhaps, when CC made her contract with her contractor a long time ago, her wish wasn't to die? Although she might not have directly told her contractor that she longed to be loved.

This desire to die may be the result of CC's long-standing disappointment in herself, leading to self-abandonment.

All of this, CC's long-standing painful experiences and awkward personality, evoked sympathy in Asuna, who was also a girl living with Momo. Even Asuna began to hope that CC could find a safe haven to settle down in, instead of continuing to wander aimlessly.

After all, according to the original story, C.C. is still alone in the end. Although she no longer desires to die, her future is destined to remain that of a lonely witch.

Why are you staring at me?

CC, despite having been staring at Asuna the whole time, feeling her heart race slightly and a little flustered, took the initiative and spoke with a hint of accusation in her tone.

Upon hearing this, Asuna paused slightly, then puffed out her cheeks, seemingly annoyed that CC had beaten her to it. Moreover, Asuna looked at CC with a half-smile, making CC even more uncomfortable.

This was Asuna's little show of defiance. She was clearly preparing to do something, but CC took the initiative and questioned her first. Was CC trying to get away with it by using this method?

"Judging from your expression, it seems like you're trying to act cute? If you want to act cute, your husband is with Argo in the bath, doing some deep marital activities. You can go find them. Why are you staring at me?"

To Asuna's dismay, CC chose to continue her attack despite her gaze. These two short sentences alone made Asuna understand CC's awkward personality even more deeply.

On the surface, CC is indifferent to what has happened over the past millennium and has become accustomed to indifference. But isn't this personality, which is prone to using an aggressive attitude to defend itself, a reflection of inner pain?

Because of the fear of pain, they reject anything that might cause pain.

With that in mind, Asuna walked directly to CC, stood in front of CC, and looked down at CC.

CC frowned, a sense of unease rising within her. CC had now realized that Asuna had discovered her earlier actions, and given the close relationship between Asuna and Momo, Momo would surely find out about it as well.

This made CC even more irritable. She couldn't understand what was wrong with her just now, that she had acted like a little girl, and that Asuna had seen it.

CC now has to admit that she has gotten used to her intimacy with Mo Mo, but CC still instinctively doesn't want to admit anything or make any promises, otherwise, if things change in the future, it will only make her sad, right?

However, if she doesn't do something now and Asuna tells Momo what she just did, Momo will probably pester her relentlessly again.

Thinking about this, CC felt a little awkward. They were simply being affectionate, receiving each other's warmth through their bodies—that was enough to fill the emptiness in her heart. Why did they have to make any promises?

Over the course of a thousand years, CC has gradually developed a rebellious aversion to the concept of agreements.

Just as CC was about to do something else, Asuna suddenly smiled slightly and said, "Sissi, I can promise not to tell Momo what I just saw, how about it?"

Asuna's words made CC slightly open her mouth. She wasn't surprised that Asuna could see what she had just done, but the sly look on Asuna's face made CC a little uncomfortable.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Asuna curiously touched her face and said, "Could it be that there's some ink on it? Oh no, I made sure to check it before I left the office!"

CC shook her head to indicate no, and then said, "In my impression, you should have a more innocent feel, but now you remind me of Argo."

CC was too embarrassed to call her naive and innocent.

"Ah... the taste of Argo!"

Asuna's face paled instantly, and her voice changed. She then began frantically sniffing herself. Seeing Asuna's sudden, startled reaction, CC was completely bewildered. She said, "I mean, you reminded me of Argo's cunning. Has something changed about you this month?"

"call--"

Asuna, who had been trembling as she touched her body, breathed a sigh of relief after hearing CC's words and forced a dry laugh, "Haha...haha, so this is what it tastes like, that's good..."

"If it doesn't taste like this, then what does it taste like?"

Let's skip that topic!

"You're asking me why things have changed, right? Well, I've become the royal family's financial advisor now. The royal family has collected so much wealth that it's equivalent to the total national revenue of the past ten years or so. These aristocratic families are incredibly wealthy, and now that I have this wealth in my hands, I have to be very careful about where it goes."

"Although many people dare not act recklessly because of my identity and my relationship with Mo Mo, there are still quite a few who hope to deceive me and take more from me. If it weren't for Mo Mo's help at the beginning, I would have almost fallen for it!"

Asuna smiled and said, "I'm much better now. After this month of training, I can feel the changes in myself. To put it simply... I've gone from housewife Asuna to career-driven superwoman Asuna, hehe!"

CC sighed and said, "Although you seem to have matured a bit, you still have more than a decade of experience to go before you become as strong as the women I know. As long as Mo Mo is by your side, no one will really fight you. So, if you want to truly become more mature, you still need to stay further away from Mo Mo."

"You're still under his wing. Do you think you'll truly grow up like this?"

"Do not."

Asuna shook her head and said, "That's enough. All I need is to find my place. If I really lose myself because of this, then it's not worth it."

“I do need to grow, but in this past month, I’ve also figured things out. Rather than leaving Mo Mo’s side to handle everything, I still hope to stay by Mo Mo’s side, or rather, stand behind him and help him handle everything.”

"My place is right behind him, and no one can take that away from me right now!"