Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

"The smell of blood... someone's dead?"

A faint, almost inorganic female voice came from the cat, but the cat's mouth did not open, and no one around noticed the cat's presence; it was as if the cat was invisible.

"This feeling... is the power to tear the world apart, this scent... is it that of someone from the SOS Brigade?"

"Aren't you right, woof?"

In response, the collar around the cat's neck lit up and emitted a mechanical sound that was completely incomprehensible to anyone, but the black cat seemed to understand it and said, "You think so too."

"Then that's it."

Having confirmed its guess, the black cat leaped away from the scene and arrived at the bridge across the river in the distance. It jumped onto the railing, squatted down, and swished its long tail, seemingly in a good mood.

"You should already be here, right? What do you want me to do?"

The female voice rang out again from the black cat, and as the voice faded, Nagato Yuki suddenly appeared on the bridge, her eyes meeting the black cat's.

Author's Note:

This is the third update. Thank you to Mengquan Xili-chan for the two monthly tickets, and thank you to TukouTu and Qiongxiao Shiye for their monthly ticket support. I've been a bit out of sorts these past couple of days, but I'll see if I can recover tomorrow and try to update more.

014 In short, you'll be working overtime.

The two, a human and a cat, stared at each other silently for a few seconds, seemingly unaware that there was anything wrong with this somewhat eerie scene. No one passing by noticed their presence either.

"Just say what you want to say. The master's surveillance methods are ineffective against me, and they won't be able to monitor you now. But... you didn't need to be afraid of all this in the first place, did you?"

"Getting back to the point, were you the one who caused that horrific scene over there just now?"

In response to the black cat's question, Nagato Yuki nodded and said, "You don't need to know the specifics. I'm here to inform you that your mission has been expanded."

The black cat tilted its head and said, "Our leader has agreed?"

Nagato Yuki nodded again, while the black cat slumped its head in a human-like manner, seemingly a little unhappy.

"Tell me, what is the mission?"

Nagato Yuki reached out and made a gesture, and a small light screen appeared in front of the person and the cat, displaying the scene that had just happened again.

Countless bolts of lightning surged through the sky, and in the center of the surging lightning, a tiny, dark crack appeared, from which a bird rune squeezed out.

The inverted bird runes flickered continuously in mid-air, and countless pieces of flesh appeared out of thin air, coalescing into a rolling fleshy humanoid shape, seemingly trying to form a human body.

Meanwhile, the residual power that cut through spacetime has transformed into super lightning allowed by this world system, and these super lightning bolts are naturally attracted to Misaka Mikoto on the ground, falling towards her.

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto on the ground had closed her eyes in despair. If these lightning bolts were to strike her, even with her superpowers, she probably wouldn't be able to cope and would only end up being burned to a crisp.

However, at that moment, the humanoid figure in the sky seemed to regain its will. The flesh and blood humanoid figure, which had regained its will, flickered and disappeared, and then reappeared in a flash, blocking the lightning and Misaka Mikoto.

Countless bolts of lightning struck the flesh-and-blood humanoid figure, like a heavy hammer slamming it into the ground, sending it crashing towards Misaka Mikoto. Its still-developing flesh was almost completely obliterated.

He slapped Misaka Mikoto's face and pinned her to the ground.

At this moment, the power of the lightning finally erupted, and countless bolts of lightning swept over Misaka Mikoto and the flesh-and-blood humanoid. Because of her own superpower, Misaka Mikoto has an extremely strong ability to conduct electricity, and she is desperately trying to guide all the electricity to the ground.

But the flesh and blood humanoid figure that pushed her down and pressed her on top of her... no, that stood in front of her to withstand the direct impact of the electric current wasn't so lucky. It didn't have the power to control the electric current and could only directly endure the destructive effects of the endless current.

The only saving grace was that the red bird runes on his body were flashing wildly, and a life force was being transmitted across worlds, frantically repairing his body.

However, despite this, it was clear that the life force transmitted from across worlds could not withstand the terrifying lightning that erupted in an instant. In the light and heat of the lightning, the flesh and blood humanoid body that was constantly condensing was completely burned and destroyed, its limbs were burned off and destroyed, and there was not a single part of its body intact.

Finally, the erupting electricity was absorbed by the earth and dissipated, leaving behind only an exhausted girl and a humanoid figure crushed on top of her, almost charred. At the same time, seemingly having expended too much power, the red bird runes on the charred figure dimmed and disappeared.

What happens next is exactly what Misaka Mikoto experienced, except that the perspective of the human and cat is that of an observer, watching Misaka Mikoto remove her flesh mask and then go to the hospital with the doll along with Shirai Kuroko.

After the man and the cat had witnessed everything, the black cat, whose head had been drooping, raised it again, its eyes slightly brightening, and said, "You did all this? What exactly are you trying to do? Who is that guy who looks neither human nor ghost? And, are you planning to kill that tea-haired guy?"

“If you really intend to kill Chafa, then you must give me a reason. This Chafa is qualified to be a great person, and I quite like her. Even you cannot kill people so casually.”

Nagato Yuki shook her head and said, "I have no intention of hurting anyone, much less killing anyone. Please let me explain in detail."

The black cat wagged its tail and said, "Okay."

"First of all, the guy you're talking about, who's neither human nor ghost, is a manager."

"The manager!"

The black cat let out a startled cry and straightened up, almost standing up.

"It's the manager! Hey, what did you guys do to the manager? Why is he in such a miserable state?! Can you guys just throw away your prejudices against managers?!"

"Please calm down."

Nagato Yuki remained calm as she said, "This manager is neither the one we encountered, nor the one you have in mind. So please remain calm and do not have too much goodwill towards him."

The black cat seemed taken aback by Nagato Yuki's words, but she did calm down and said, "You're right, all the managers are different."

"Then tell me, what exactly happened between you and this manager? At least from what I saw, even though he was in extremely poor condition, this manager still used his body to save a stranger."

As for the manager's opinion, Nagato Yuki didn't seem to want to argue with Kuroneko, so she went straight to the next topic and told Kuroneko about her previous clash with Momo and others outside the IS world barrier, and how Nagato Yuki banished Momo to this world.

The black cat tilted its head again and said, "So... you're planning to throw this manager here and have me keep an eye on him? Putting aside what you did before that almost killed Chafa, just the sheer power of a manager, whether I can even handle him is a question, isn't it?"

The black cat's tail stood up; clearly, she was getting impatient now that she knew the truth.

"First of all, we have no intention of harming anyone. This manager should be a novice manager. His absolute strength is not strong, but his ability is quite resilient."

“As a form of control, I have blocked his memories of the past and his awareness of his own power, so he cannot pose a threat to you.”

The black cat seemed to be pondering Nagato Yuki's description. She said, "So, the so-called sealing of past memories and cognition... does that mean you still can't seal his own power?"

“That’s right. His power has strong support, and it’s a continuous and highly mysterious support. I can seal his power, but I can’t cut off the existence of this support. Therefore, simply sealing his power is meaningless. He will recover soon unless we use the power and authority of the Supreme God again.”

The black cat fell silent this time. She knew it was impossible; the conditions and costs of using that kind of power were not insignificant.

"What is his current level of strength, and to what extent can he utilize it?"

“We don’t have any specific information, but his military strength is unlikely to threaten you or the entire plan. Moreover, I have blocked his knowledge of the past. Even if he can activate his abilities, he will need to go through a process of relearning and understanding his own abilities.”

“We have reason to believe that this is not a quick process, and with your abilities, you can also block or interfere with this process, so we believe you are the best candidate for surveillance.”

The black cat sighed in a human-like manner, narrowed its cat eyes, and said, "To put it bluntly, you want me to shield him from the outside world and monitor him to prevent him from regaining his power? I can certainly do that kind of work, but have you forgotten what we're actually planning to do in this world by joining forces?"

"Aren't you worried he'll ruin our plans?"

"This is also the last point I want to explain."

Yuki Nagato continued, "Originally, we planned to seal his soul fragments and attach them to some kind of item for you to keep. However, during the power operation, I was ambushed by a third party, and at the same time, the power of the seal manager was interfered with by an unknown force, which led to the current situation."

"It was a coincidence that the managers entered this world and almost harmed the individuals you valued. It was not something we did intentionally."

The black cat's whiskers twitched, and it said, "Coincidence? What a coincidence... But I've sensed an inevitable trend."

"Well, never mind, at least no one was hurt. What are your plans now? Are you still going to place a seal on the administrator? But what you're showing me right now is just an avatar, isn't it?"

“That’s right,” Nagato Yuki nodded and said, “We can’t strengthen the seal any further right now. Our plane has also been attacked, and I’m too busy to deal with anything else. So we’ll have to trouble you from now on. In return, we’ll ask for less compensation, which your leader has already agreed to.”

Upon hearing the leader's agreement, the black cat's whiskers drooped, and it said, "Alright, alright, anyway, I have to work. My job is to monitor him, shield him, prevent the administrators from discovering or finding him, and at the same time, continue our plan, right?"

"Yes."

"Meow!"

The black cat fell forward, plummeting vertically towards the ground. Just before it hit the ground, a grayish-brown flame rose from its body. The heat flashed and disappeared in an instant, and the black cat vanished, replaced by a young girl.

She was only about 1.3 meters tall and wore the Tokiwadai school uniform. However, unlike the usual Tokiwadai uniform, hers had a huge hood that covered her head, almost completely obscuring her face. Only two strands of silver hair peeked out from under the hood, hanging down her chest and looking particularly striking.

The metal ring that originally covered the black cat has been transformed here into a collar around its neck, as well as bracelets and anklets, resembling an exoskeleton.

Her outfit, especially her Tokiwadai school uniform, would definitely make her stand out in Tokiwadai. In fact, everyone in Tokiwadai knows of her existence now.

"I accept it, since I had to accept it anyway, didn't I?"

"Thank you. Well then, I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, Nagato Yuki disappeared, leaving only the strange Tokiwadai girl.

015 We can only watch, can't we?

"This is so troublesome..."

The face beneath the hood was expressionless and appeared quite dull. At this moment, the mysterious Tokiwadai girl seemed somewhat similar to Nagato Yuki, quite different from her talkative and quick-witted image in her black cat form.

"What should we do next? Maybe we should just go back to the dorm and sleep..."

The girl, who looked dazed, was about to take a step, as if heading towards the school building, when at that moment, the collar around her neck lit up and emitted a mechanical sound that was still hard to understand.

However, the girl clearly understood.

"Oh, right, I promised someone a job, so I need to get started. Also, I need to take care of things with the chairman. Let's go, woof."

As soon as she finished speaking, the ankle bracelet on the girl's ankle began a series of transformations that could only be described as cutting-edge technology, eventually lifting the girl up and turning her into a small unicycle.

"Let's go, woof."

The small unicycle began to move as commanded, speeding through the crowd. Its agility and speed were completely at odds with the lazy expression on the girl driving the unicycle, creating an almost eerie contrast.

If a Chinese student studying abroad saw this, she would probably be unable to resist asking her, "Friend, have you ever heard of Nezha?"

However, if others knew that all of this was actually the will and action of the high-tech contraption called "Woof" under her feet, and that all the girl, as its owner, needed to do was stand on the unicycle, then it would be much easier to understand... what a load of rubbish!

Let me first tell you what this high-tech transforming robot called "Wang" is, okay?

Unfortunately, so far, no one in Academy City knows what this high-tech robot named "Woof" is, and no one can even sense its existence, because all of this is easily shielded by the girl's power.

Soon, Wang carried the girl to the very center of Academy City, the residence of the Academy City Chairman, a black building without windows located in the center of the Seventh District, officially named the "Headquarters Building of the Council".

This is Aleister's Sweet House, completely sealed off, with all its infrastructure operating independently within its walls, even its oxygen and energy supplies are self-sufficient. There is no other way to enter the building except through the spatial teleportation abilities of a Level 4 Devil Fruit user.

However, the girl standing at the building entrance looked around and, finding no one waiting for her, tilted her head in confusion and asked, "Don't you want to see me, or do you not need to see me?"

"So……"

The girl exhaled softly, and a surging grayish-brown aura seemed to burn around her as she uttered words that sounded like a spell.

"Suppose: Aleister wants to see me, then he will give the order now."

"Hypothesis: If Kihara Tsuki were looking for me, she would come to my side immediately."

"Suppose: Aleister is suspicious of the administrator, then he will send me to monitor the administrator."

After uttering these three hypothetical statements, the grayish-brown flames floating around the girl immediately dissipated into thin air, leaving her face pale and her body seemingly even weaker.

"Ah... I'm so tired."