Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

However, Momo's clear intention to be a hands-off manager didn't elicit any complaints from Tilberu; instead, it fueled Tilberu's enthusiasm. Tilberu realized that as long as Momo maintained this attitude, he, Tilberu, effectively controlled a 500-strong elite group, though everyone verbally referred to him only as a vice-president.

In this way, whenever Momo is out of sight, Tilberu will subconsciously forget that he is just a vice president and start working wholeheartedly.

However, poor Tilberu was unaware that this was a misconception created by Momo. Momo didn't trust Tilberu at all; if it weren't for the limitations of his trading authority, he would have fired Tilberu the moment he turned around.

Although Tilberu is not an ingrate like Sugo Nobuyuki, he would never prioritize morality or friendship. You can talk about interests and bind people with interests, but you should never trust them emotionally.

Momo didn't care what Tilberu wanted to do. As long as he could organize the guild well and get the strongest players to focus on the game and speed up the progress, Momo wouldn't bother with him.

"Looking at you like this, I really doubt your intentions. Why can you be so carefree, while I can't seem to stay idle at all!"

Asuna was having lunch with Momo. Compared to Momo's leisurely pace, Asuna was truly overwhelmed with work. A group of 500 people wasn't a huge group, but it wasn't small either. However, there was no one who could help Asuna share the burden of managing these 500 people.

Lisbeth was already too busy with her own job, and Argo merely left her name in the Rose Garden before disappearing to continue her intelligence-gathering business.

As for the last one, Silica... it would be better to find someone trustworthy to take care of Silica, who is a primary school student.

"So, Asuna, you should learn from me and find two trustworthy people to delegate your tasks. I think Yuriel would be a good choice."

Upon hearing this, Asuna raised an eyebrow, narrowed her eyes, leaned closer, and asked, "What's good about it?"

Mo Mo seemed oblivious to Asuna's expression, narrowing his eyes and pinching his chin, he said, "She appears aloof on the surface, especially with that cold demeanor, but in reality, she gives me a sense of competence, so I guess she has talent in that area."

Seeing that Mo Mo spoke with such seriousness, without the slightest hint of casualness, Asuna sat back down and said, "Is it really that simple?"

"Of course, I haven't even spoken to her. What's wrong, Asuna? Why do I smell something sour?"

"Who's jealous of you... ugh!"

Asuna blushed as she retorted, but suddenly realized that Mo Mo had tricked her into revealing her true feelings. She glared at Mo Mo angrily, swallowed her lunch in a few bites, and said, "I have to go take care of things. If you really have free time, can't you come and help me... Never mind, I feel like I'll regret letting you into my guild."

"Remember, while I'm not around, you're not allowed to get close to other girls, and you're not allowed to be intimate with other girls. I'll have Argo find out!"

After saying that, Asuna jogged away, leaving Momo behind with a playful expression on her face.

"If Asuna finds out that Argo tried to run away, something really bad might happen!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, the stench of being in love is overwhelming. Hey, Mo Mo, you should just take this little girl away. She's clearly insecure right now, and maybe every time she's in your arms, she's having nightmares about being abandoned by you."

Mo Mo looked up at Reimu Hakurei, who was seemingly chatting casually, and said, "Oh dear, what's wrong, Reimu? Why do I smell something sour?"

"Pah! Stop flattering yourself. As an outsider, I've seen through your true colors. Well, you're actually keeping Asuna on your toes, making her even more reluctant to let you go, right? Be careful not to overdo it."

"What are you saying!"

Mo Mo looked serious, exuding righteousness, his eyes shining with positive energy. He said, "Asuna and I are clearly in love with each other. Our love has overcome our physical desires. This is a genuine Platonic love!"

"You have the nerve to call yourself Plato when you're hugging girls every night? I feel like you're going to end up on a bad side sooner or later."

"It's alright, I'll accept it even if it's a good ship."

Mo Mo gave a thumbs up, revealing her kind teeth, which shone brightly, and said, "This is love! True love is fearless of life and death; even death cannot separate us."

"Yes, I know. The only thing that can separate you is a woodcutter's knife."

Reimu Hakurei landed on Momo's head and said, "Alright, enough with the banter. You know what to do now, right?"

Mo Mo nodded and asked, "Are your experience points full?"

The LV3 trading ability can be used three times a day. Each use will increase one experience point. Upgrading takes 100 experience points, which is about three days a month.

While having lunch with Asuna, Momo and Asuna went through another arduous training session, upgrading one of their sword skills to the maximum level and also accumulating 100 experience points.

"Then let's upgrade. What are you planning to do this time? Are you still going to make a deal with the gods? If I remember correctly, you still have 99 years left to live, right? Based on the previous three increases of 30 years each, this time it won't be enough!"

Reimu Hakurei said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Tsk tsk, let's see what you do this time. Do you think you can trade your life for someone else in this death game?"

Mo Mo shrugged and said, "Why not? If I told a player that I had a way to guarantee he wouldn't die, and then traded ten years of his lifespan for it, do you think he would trade it?"

Reimu Hakurei blinked, thought for a second before understanding the logic behind it, opened her mouth wide, and said, "Could you be any more shameless?!"

However, she quickly became excited and said, "Hey, if we really did that, what if a player suddenly aged ten years in the game? For example, Kirito, making him an adult in an instant, wouldn't that cause chaos in the whole game again?"

Upon hearing Reimu's words, Mo Mo suddenly smiled with satisfaction, as if seeing an elder who had grown up and become sensible, and said, "Reimu, we really are a good match! Look, our temperaments and personalities are becoming more and more similar!"

"Pah! You're the shameless one!"

"Hey! How did you know what I was going to say? Looks like we're on the same wavelength!"

"Shut up, or I'll get physical. Although this is a game, it's really well-made. I can pluck your hair one by one without hurting you. How about we play a hair-counting game?"

Momo's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly felt that he might have done something terrible. Could it be that Reimu's mind had been corrupted during the time she was with him, and that the familiar red and white shrine maiden had disappeared, and that the one wandering in Gensokyo from then on was the Momo-branded Reimu whom he had raised?

This kind of thing...

It's so exciting!

"Forget about Kirito. I feel like his life trajectory has become unpredictable because of me. I'm even thinking about how to make it up to him. Anyway, let's upgrade the trading power first."

Reimu Hakurei was somewhat surprised and said, "You really don't plan to make a deal with the gods? Have you decided to trust your luck?"

Mo Mo shrugged and said, "As the saying goes, things don't happen more than three times. Although my previous deal with the God was impeccable in terms of both reason and emotion, as you said, from an outsider's perspective, it was no different from cheating. The God is omniscient and omnipotent, but the God also has his own emotions, and I don't want to displease the God."

"To put it bluntly, you're just afraid the boss will have a bad impression of you, right? Well, whatever you say, I'm just responsible for providing an interface. This is the lottery interface. Click the button or spin the wheel, it's up to you. It's all about probability."

After saying that, Reimu Hakurei pointed her finger, and a disc appeared in front of Momo. There was a button in the center of the disc, and rows of small characters were densely packed around the outside of the disc. They were all the additional skills of the trading power.

"What I value most is the ability to trade remotely. With this ability, I can directly use my mind to lock onto any trading partner I know and trade regardless of distance or time. I also want to understand the situation outside."

"Hmph, the odds are only a few percent. Even if you're lucky enough to get A, it's impossible for anything to happen just like that."

"Well, I agree with that. If it were just a matter of luck, I might have lost to someone else long ago."

Momo gently shook the spinning wheel, which spun rapidly before slowly coming to a stop. Momo watched the pointer indifferently, while Reimu Hakurei above Momo's head showed no sign of tension.

After all, for Momo, the trading power itself is the core. All the additional skills are just to make it easier for Momo to act and reduce the preparations Momo needs to make for the exchange.

The pointer finally stopped and pointed to a square.

"This is... a warehouse?"

Additional skill "Storage": The holder of the trading power can store the traded goods obtained from the trade in a certain way, and take them out for use when needed. The storage method is specified by the holder of the trading power.

Reimu Hakurei frowned and said, "Why are you talking in such a convoluted way? I don't really understand. Momo, do you understand now?"

Mo Mo pinched her chin, thought for a while, and then her eyes lit up.

"I originally thought it was a pretty useless skill, but after reading the description, I realize it's a treasure!"

055 A New Height in Character

Reimu Hakurei looked at her suspiciously and said, "Are you just putting on a brave face? No matter how you look at it, this ability is completely useless. What's the point of storing things you buy to keep them fresh? You might as well just buy a refrigerator."

Mo Mo shook his finger and said, "So, little Reimu, you need to have..."

"Imagination! I'm tired of hearing that. Okay, so what's the point? Show me!"

Mo Mo stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then said, "Alright, let's use this to test it out."

After speaking, Momo took out a health potion, a very ordinary one. It only restored 0.5% of health per second, and if consumed and the user was involved in combat, this restoration ability would be reduced to 0.1%, making it a rather infuriating effect.

However, even though everyone hates this terrifyingly slow recovery speed, health potions are still the only item that can restore health, and everyone equips a few in their inventory.

"Isn't this a blood vial? What are you planning to do with it?"

Instead of directly answering Reimu Hakurei's question, Momo went to the store entrance and looked around. Just then, a player named Kirito with a baby face passed by.

Mo Mo smiled kindly and approached the baby-faced player, saying, "Friend, how about we make a deal?"

Kirito turned around and suddenly saw the sly smile on Mo Mo's face. He was so shocked that he jumped up and put his hand on the hilt of the sword behind his back.

There was nothing he could do. Mo Mo had traded with him several times, and he felt that he had lost a lot of money every time he traded with Mo Mo. It seemed that Mo Mo could always predict his thoughts, grasp his actions, and take a lot of advantage from him.

Sometimes when Kirito wakes up from a nightmare, the impression left in the dream is Momo's kind but wicked smile, and then Momo uses various means to buy his precious things.

"What are you doing! Let me make this clear beforehand, I'm not selling anything, and I'm not buying anything!"

Mo Mo shrugged and said, "Don't be so nervous, as if I've tricked you before."

"You forgot all about how you tricked me in an instant?! You clearly tricked me... Huh?"

Kirito scratched his head, thinking carefully. It seemed that Momo hadn't really cheated him out of anything. Every transaction was clearly mutually agreeable, so why did he always feel that Momo owed him so much?

"Okay, what's wrong? Just say you need help. I feel uncomfortable as soon as I hear the word 'transaction'."

"Unfortunately, this is still a trade. I want to buy 90% of your health. Do you agree? 100 Coles."

Kirito was slightly taken aback. What was Mo Mo up to this time?

If Kirito really loses 90% of his health, he will only have 10% left. His health will turn blood red, and he will be in a critically injured state. If someone tries to harm him at this time, he will be in danger.

Having thought of it, Kirito shook his head to dismiss the gloomy idea.

How could Momo harm him? Although Momo's actions often seem absurd, and he has this special ability to make transactions, so far, Momo has not done anything evil. In fact, it can be said that he has silently made many sacrifices for the players.

Moreover, we are currently in the second level of the city, which is a safe zone, and no one can reduce the opponent's health.

"Fine, whatever you want."

After saying that, Kirito took out a bottle of health potion, preparing to replenish his health, but Momo snatched it from Kirito's hand and said, "I'll borrow it for you for ten seconds."

Kirito didn't refuse and accepted Momo's offer to buy 90% of his health. Momo then tapped the health potion in his hand and stared at it blankly.

"What's wrong? Do you need a blood vial? If so, you can take it. I have a few spares."

Mo Mo shook his head, then tossed the blood vial in his hand to Kirito, saying, "See for yourself."

Kirito received the healing potion, and the attributes on the potion were naturally revealed.

Blood Bottle: Slowly restores health, but cannot heal injuries.

However, to Kirito's surprise, besides the normal attributes mentioned above, there was an additional attribute below the blood vial. This attribute appeared to be newly formed, with blurry text and patches of pixelation gradually disappearing.

Special attribute: Restores 90% of health upon use, effective immediately.

Kirito's pupils contracted, his eyes widened, this attribute impacted his nerves, causing him to unconsciously loosen his grip, and the blood vial fell from mid-air.

"Ahhh!"

Kirito reacted immediately, hurriedly lying down and crashing heavily to the ground. However, he firmly grasped the special blood vial with both hands, a relieved expression on his face, ignoring the excruciating pain in his body.

This is no ordinary health potion; it's practically a divine artifact!

Even a healing crystal can only restore 60% of your health, and it has a cooldown of up to 1 hour. But this health potion? It not only restores 90% of your health, but it also has the potion's own attributes, although it's better than nothing.

Most importantly, the cooldown time is not written on this health potion, so does that mean that this health potion has no cooldown limit?