Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

"If that's the case, why build such a powerful Knightmare? Why not use it when you already have it!"

"Give up your dream of being able to take on a thousand enemies, Kallen. The reason you created such a powerful Knightmare is because the other side has equal power."

Karen paused, then asked, "Britania or the EU?"

"Anyway, it's always good to be prepared. After all, even Britannia can't mass-produce special-purpose aircraft. The cost is too high and the efficiency is too low. As special operations weapons, having a batch is enough."

Karen leaned back in the large chair in despair, falling silent for a moment. She hadn't expected that her time in Japan would cause her to miss the grand show she had been looking forward to.

However, although she had just appeared very excited, Karen vaguely felt that she was less excited than before she went to Japan.

Japan, without her realizing it, had become a thorn in her side, a thorn she couldn't help but want to pull out.

However, she had no idea how to do it.

"I'm hanging up now, nothing else. Don't let my free time fool you, I can actually pretend to be very busy."

CC's serious yet playful remark made Karen laugh. She said, "Oh, right, thank you. Thank you for lending me a hundred million before. If it weren't for you, I could only give them a few hundred thousand, which probably wouldn't be enough at all."

"It's alright, anyway, it's money I stole from Momo's account, and Momo probably never looks at his account. When our finance manager Asuna finds out about the problem, I can just pay her off with my body to appease her anger."

"Is it because you can't resist the urge to flirt with Asuna?"

Karen couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

The money that Kallen gave to Naoto Kurenai was all borrowed from CC.

Karen does indeed have some savings, and she knows that Momo would give her any amount she wants. However, Karen would never do that; her savings come from the monthly allowance Asuna gives her.

Although the amount was enough for her to squander as she pleased, it wasn't quite extravagant.

She wanted a large sum of money but was too embarrassed to ask Momo and Asuna for it, so she had no choice but to ask CC for help. Fortunately, CC did not disappoint her in this matter.

"Is there anything else? If not, I really need to pretend I'm very busy, otherwise my subordinates will complain, morale will drop, and the team will be hard to manage."

"If your subordinates knew that you, the arrogant queen commander, were being manipulated by Momo in the command room every day, I bet your team would have fallen apart long ago, right?"

CC rolled her eyes and reached out to hang up, but Karen quickly said, "Don't hang up! I really want to ask you a question."

Author's Note:

PS1: Seventh update... I'm done for today, still owe 12 more. I'll give it my all tomorrow...

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170, just give in already.

"Speak up, what exactly do you want to ask? Is it a life-long discussion?"

CC put her hand down anyway, since she was just pretending to be busy, not actually busy.

Or rather, all she needs to do is establish a tacit understanding with her smart subordinates, making them realize that she, as the commander, needs to appear very busy, and that's enough for her less intelligent subordinates to genuinely believe she's busy.

Such skillful handling of situations is probably only possible for an old monster like CC with a thousand years of life experience, or a clever little devil like Mo Mo with a heart full of cunning.

"Just to clarify beforehand, I'm no longer interested in romance dramas or inspirational dramas. Now I'm only interested in action-romance films, and I have extensive practical experience in them."

"You can't live without bringing up that issue every other sentence!"

Kallen, who had been having some rough times, instantly became the one making sarcastic remarks. In response to Kallen's complaints, CC simply said, "Well, you'll definitely get addicted after you do it. Just don't try to steal my man then."

"I wouldn't fight you for it, absolutely not, I wouldn't be that shameless!"

Karen retorted without hesitation, but this only earned her a knowing look from CC, who said, "So, Karen, you don't deny that you'll sleep with Momo? Tsk tsk, little girl, you've finally decided to become a woman."

"If you keep talking nonsense, you might as well hang up now. I can handle my own problems, I don't need you!"

Karen blushed deeply as CC teased her, but along with her shyness, her words seemed to carry a hint of dissatisfaction.

The shrewd CC could tell from Karen's tone that she was right. She said, "Alright, little girl, are you really angry? I apologize. Just tell me what you want to ask, and I will give you the right guidance based on my life experience."

"You talk like you have a wealth of life experience, but you look about my age..."

Karen muttered to herself, but still told CC about her doubts, hoping that CC could give her an answer.

What she asked about was naturally her brother's matter, and the conflict between her current thoughts and those of Naoto Kurenai.

Karen, who grew up with Momo, doesn't seem to have changed much on the surface; she's still carefree and full of energy. However, having been educated by Momo and influenced by him and those around him, Karen's inner self has actually been completely changed by Momo's people.

In short, Karen has completely transformed into an upright and beautiful young woman who agrees with Momo's values, believes that everything Momo does is correct, and thinks that Momo is handsome and attractive.

However, she has definitely not become like Mo Mo, with distorted values.

After all, Artoria also has a significant impact on Kallen. If Artoria acts as a mediator, she will probably remain at the level of a normal, excellent girl, and won't be completely drawn into Momo's familiar course as an old captain.

Of course, the third person who has the greatest influence on Kallen is probably CC, who has always been very close to Kallen and can even be said to have watched Kallen grow up in a sense.

Moreover, unlike the influence of Momo and Artoria on values, C.C.'s influence was more on Kallen's orientation towards certain things, even though Kallen herself was unaware of this, and even if she were, she would never admit it.

I will absolutely, absolutely not admit it!

"I understand."

CC suddenly became serious, even sitting up straight, which made Karen a little uncomfortable.

As expected, CC's lack of restraint made her feel more comfortable.

"Simply put, you think your brother and his friends are just a bunch of idealistic naiveté, right? Even though what they're doing is basically doomed to failure, or even certain death, they still do it."

"They clearly have more effective and reasonable methods, but they don't consider them or think about them. Instead, they are pursuing a certain spirit and will that they are obsessed with—which is probably what is called the Japanese spirit of independence. The probability of pursuing such a spirit is even lower than the probability of Mo Mo suddenly becoming a man with upright values ​​and moral integrity."

"Can I understand it that way, Karen?"

Karen stared in disbelief and nodded. Although she knew CC would understand it better than she did, she hadn't expected CC to see it so clearly.

"Hmm... on this point, I'm a little... confused. Why are we so different, almost to the point of being unable to understand each other, and I even feel that he is somewhat unreasonable."

"So I'm thinking about what went wrong. I don't think there's anything wrong with me."

CC organized her thoughts and said, "Karen, it's actually not that hard to understand; it's more of a matter of perspective."

"Is it a matter of angle?"

"That's right. You need to understand the situation your brother and his group are in right now. They're practically in the abyss."

"When a country is destroyed, a nation has no hope, and a family can't be relied on either. All that can be done is to rely on one's own strength and try to pursue hope and miracles through resistance. In reality, your brother and his family probably understand that their resistance will basically have no consequences."

Karen was even more confused and said, "Then why do they still do this? It's clearly wrong, and there are clearly more correct methods, so why don't they choose them and instead cling to this almost impossible miracle like idiots?"

CC nodded, saying, "Karen, do you think those religious people are truly religious?"

Karen frowned and said, "I don't think so. Although many religions preach amazing things and their followers seem very devout, I don't think everyone is a faithful believer."

"Most of them believe in religion for psychological comfort, and they are willing to pay for various religions for this psychological comfort, isn't that right?"

CC smiled slightly and said, "That's right. Sometimes, even the Pope himself doesn't trust his own sect at all. It's all just a lie."

As the leader of the Geass cult, Zeng Jing is probably the most qualified person to say such a thing.

"Many people in the world, or rather the vast majority of people, are like this. They know that their current behavior is wrong, that there are better ways to deal with the situation, and that many times what they are doing is hopeless, yet they still do these things with the mindset of creating miracles."

"They call it ideals or will, but only a minority of people truly have ideals and will. Most of them are like non-religious believers, using ideals and will as a religion to comfort and numb themselves."

"As for the final outcome, they probably already guessed it. They didn't want to think about it, and they didn't dare to look at it. After all, even living in the present is difficult enough, so who would care about tomorrow?"

Karen felt a dryness in her throat. CC's words were somewhat cold, but Karen felt that everything she said was true.

"This kind of thing..."

"Is it hard to understand, or rather, does it not conform to your understanding?"

Karen nodded and said, "Why... does it feel so different?"

"Because you're by Mo Mo's side. Do you think Mo Mo has had a significant impact on you over these five years?"

CC sighed slightly and said, "Compared to those who use religion, will, and dreams to numb themselves, those who truly pursue religion, will, and dreams are already a minority. We can see such people around us. Your brother can probably be considered someone who pursues his own will, but unfortunately, the guys around him are just a bunch of insignificant people who just get by."

"Compared to those who are on the path of pursuit, those who have already completed or nearly completed their pursuit are even rarer. Such people are destined to be outstanding talents, no matter where they are."

“Then,” Karen asked doubtfully, “does Momo belong to the second type?”

CC shook his head and said, "Mo Mo's case is on a higher level. He has completely fulfilled his pursuit, achieved his will through a lifetime of effort, and then gained a new life, continuing his life in a higher posture."

"I've never seen a guy like this before, even I have. Mo Mo has completely broken free from the vicious cycle that humans usually live in, and escaped the troubles and fate of ordinary humans, and is now living freely and unrestrainedly."

"That's probably why I ended up in his hands. Compared to me, who was still entangled in countless causes and effects, he was simply my savior."

Looking at CC in front of her, who was completely different from the CC she remembered, and who was filled with affection, Karen felt a little uncomfortable and embarrassed. She said, "I didn't expect you to say such cheesy things."

"Cheesy?"

CC smiled slightly and said, "What are you talking about, little girl? Do you think that when Mo Mo and I are together, it's just silent sex? We've said countless cheesy love words; this is verbal foreplay. If you want to learn, I can teach you."

"Who wants to learn this! You're truly beyond redemption, woman. Why are we back to square one again?!"

"Tsk, you'll understand soon enough how important sex is to women. I've already figured out your nature, and you'll be just as good as me in real-life situations."

"Ugh, if you say that again, I'm really going to get angry!"

CC shrugged and said, "Alright then, that's about right."

"I can tell you with certainty that because of Mo Mo's high-handed attitude, everyone around him, especially you and Jiang Lihua who grew up by his side, has unknowingly had their attitudes elevated as well."

“Although you don’t have Mo Mo’s experiences, you’ve become accustomed to seeing the world from a perspective that surpasses that of ordinary people. Unless you can shed your current selves and become ordinary people again, you will absolutely not be able to leave Mo Mo’s side.”

CC, with a hint of amusement in her eyes, concluded, "Although I don't know if Momo did this on purpose, I still have a piece of advice for you, Karen..."

"Give in to Momo as soon as possible, and enjoy your happiness sooner."

"Ugh, we've come full circle again!"

Author's Note:

P.S.: My brain was blank all day, so I won't be updating extra. I'll only be updating three times today, still owing twelve more chapters. I'll make up for it in April.

In addition, JKing has been under a lot of pressure this month, as everyone has seen. So next month, I will be pausing the extra chapters. I will guarantee at least three chapters a day, plus 12 more chapters, which is not a small number. I will still write more than 350,000 words next month.

JKing can only apologize for this, but I will do my best to ensure the quality of the book so that everyone can enjoy reading it.

So I hope everyone can still support me, no matter how much or how little. Every bit of support is the motivation for JKing to write!

In April, let's continue, fight!

171. The country's soft girls haven't grown up yet.