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The answer to 085 is no.

Aleister looked at Momo, a hint of expectation in his heart. It wasn't because he was dissatisfied with the Crimson World and wanted to rebel against anything. At his level, personal emotions had almost negligible influence on his behavior.

What Aleister was truly worried about was that everything Crimson World said was just empty talk. Crimson World's power did not reassure Aleister; on the contrary, it only exacerbated his anxiety, since Aleister could do nothing but watch.

Now, Momo appeared before him, and the nature of the trading power gave Aleister a glimmer of hope—the hope of obtaining promises and guarantees from the Crimson World.

If Momer could obtain this guarantee, then Aleister could truly rest assured. As for how his own ideal of divine purification would be realized, and who would realize it, Aleister would not insist.

However, if Momo cannot obtain this guarantee, Aleister will still be troubled by this uncontrollable future and may still try to do something, even if his enemy is an entity that Aleister cannot resist at all.

Instead of immediately answering Aleister, Momo pondered Aleister's motives and his own position within the situation.

Clearly, this matter cannot be resolved by force alone. Even Aleister has yielded. At least Momo doesn't believe he can face the Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Slayer head-on. The opponent is at least on par with the SOS Brigade, or even stronger.

The only hope is that even if the other party is prepared to take action against the Academy City plane and the entire Academy City, they did not use forceful means, but instead came to Aleister, the host, to reason with him.

Although Momo could imagine that if reasoning failed, nothing would change, this very attitude proved that the Crimson World beings were much easier to get along with than the few crazy members of the SOS Brigade.

Both are petite, but one is Nagato Yuki who wants to kill Momo on sight, and the other is Best who is held in Momo's arms and licked. Is it even necessary to say which one is easier to get along with?

But what can Momo do now that he knows this information?

All he possesses is the power of trading. The power of trading is not a direct combat ability; its auxiliary significance outweighs its practical combat significance. Faced with these beings who have already launched interdimensional wars at the drop of a hat, what should Mo Mo do?

Mo Mo was deep in thought. The pressure did not shake him; instead, it made him vaguely sense the problem at hand.

That's attitude.

So far, this reflects the attitudes of Fate, the SOS Brigade, and Crimson World towards Momo.

Although Momo knew that he was handsome, dashing, charming, and loved by everyone, even to the point of having a built-in "favorability buff," this only applied to mortals and would have absolutely no effect on Best.

Best's behavior towards Momo made Momo feel that it was an expression of innate goodwill. This innate goodwill did not originate from Momo herself, but rather from something about Momo herself, or rather... something shared with a certain person or thing, that made Best transfer this goodwill to her.

what is it then?

"Could it be my poor predecessors who have already passed away?"

Mo Mo pondered to himself, while also lamenting for those seniors he had never met before and would never meet again. It seemed they were doing very differently.

If we speculate that the Fate world, the Haruhi Suzumiya world, and the Crimson World surpassed their original world systems because of the failures of Momo's predecessors who managed them, leading to the leakage of divine power, then Momo can guess that his three predecessors probably had completely different personalities and styles.

In the Fate universe, this senior character is likely someone who dared to provoke Gilgamesh and then get killed by him. In the Haruhi Suzumiya universe, this senior character is clearly also a villainous figure, villainous enough to make Nagato, the adorable goddess, have negative feelings towards the administrators and then directly take action against them.

Mo Mo believed that he had no conflict with Nagato Yuki. Unless Nagato Yuki turned into a ruthless and unreasonable Nagato Great Demon God, Mo Mo was almost certain that everything he had encountered before was because of his identity as an administrator.

Thinking of this, Mo Mo couldn't help but wonder if his own backer, Alaya, was also not doing so well, otherwise why would he be so disliked and have so little authority?

Or is there something that limits Alaya, making it powerless in many situations?

Gaia?

The expert's family affairs?

Forget it, I don't want to think that far ahead.

Mo Mo only touched on the two supreme gods' inner thoughts, otherwise, if the two supreme gods knew that Mo Mo was talking badly about them in his heart, wouldn't he be struck on the head by a billion-volt lightning bolt out of nowhere?

Clearly, Momo's wit was very effective. Gaia, who was secretly watching Momo's life, smiled with a hint of regret as she shook off a wisp of lightning from her finger.

Gaia hesitated only slightly before Momo stopped his disrespectful thoughts; otherwise, the gift Gaia gave Momo would have arrived immediately.

Momo continued his analysis.

The two predecessors in the Fate and Haruhi Suzumiya worlds were clearly disliked by the original characters, and likely even had fierce conflicts. However, Momo's predecessor in Crimson World might not be like that.

However, this was merely Momo's speculation, supported only by Best's somewhat strange attitude. This might provide Momo with a direction for thought, but it couldn't form the basis for his actions.

However, Momo needs more information to take action.

"What, you can't do it?"

Aleister looked puzzled. Was Momo bluffing? In Aleister's opinion, although Momo didn't seem to have much fighting power, his own abilities were very strong, and he should be at least on par with Best.

Does Mo Mo have absolutely no solution?

That would truly disappoint Aleister.

"No, to do that is either incredibly difficult or completely effortless."

"Oh, I'd like to hear more about it."

Momo shrugged and said, "Simply put, it means you, Aleister, don't trust anyone. Even though Best is telling the truth, you still don't believe him and demand that Best provide evidence. But how could poor Best possibly provide evidence for you? Because that's a matter for the future, and only time will tell."

"As for my abilities, I can easily do this, allowing you to build mutual trust, and then all the problems will be solved."

"So, to put it bluntly, it's all your own problem, Aleister."

Aleister didn't deny it, saying, "That's why I'm here today. If it weren't for your abilities, I wouldn't believe you. In this world, the only one you can truly trust is yourself."

"Since you're confident, what are you going to do?"

Mo Mo tapped his chin and said, "Before that, let me confirm one thing: you have no attachment to Academy City, right?"

"To you, Academy City is merely a tool, a tool to achieve your goals. Once you've achieved your goals, what happens to this tool, what it belongs to, or what it's used for—it doesn't matter, does it?"

Aleister was somewhat puzzled by this, but he did not hesitate and said, "That's true. Perhaps I have some attachment to this place, but that attachment cannot be anything that hinders my actions."

Mo Mo nodded in satisfaction, a confident smile on his face, and said, "Now I can answer you. The answer is just two words."

"No."

Momo's face was full of smiles, but Aleister's smile froze. Watching Momo slowly utter those words with a smile, Aleister felt as if he were being mocked.

“This joke isn’t funny, Momo.”

“I’m not joking with you,” Momo said, shaking his finger. “Your request is for me to ensure that the Crimson World’s nerves can succeed, isn’t that right?”

Aleister stared at Momo and said, "That's right, but you can't do it?"

Mo Mo spread his hands and said, "Hey, there's no way you can do something like that. This is my ability to trade, not to change the future. How can I be sure that something in the future will definitely happen?"

"Moreover, this is the plan of the God of Purity, which can even be understood as a planar war, an invasion launched by the Crimson World against the mysterious system of this world. Do you think a handsome man like me, who is powerless, can play a leading role in such a major event?"

Clearly, Momo's words made Aleister realize something, and he said, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Mo Mo smiled slightly and said, "I cannot make Hong Shi guarantee the success of the Divine Purification. What I can do is make Best guarantee that Hong Shi does indeed intend to carry out the Divine Purification, that what you said is not false, and that the plan is being implemented in an orderly manner."

"As for the final outcome, whether the Crimson World will be more powerful or the local power structure of your world will be more effective, that is not something I can guarantee."

"Aleister, if you expect me to guarantee the outcome of a divine war, you're giving me, Momo, far too much credit, aren't you?"

At this moment, Aleister finally realized where he had gone wrong. What he truly desired was the complete success of the Divine Purification, but asking Momer to guarantee such success was absolutely impossible.

Even Aleister himself couldn't predict who would win the battle between the Crimson World and the gods of this world.

Aleister paused for a few seconds, then a smile returned to his face. "I understand," he said. "It was indeed my oversight. But how can you guarantee that Best can prove to me that everything she said is true?"

"Do you really think you can confront her face to face?"

Aleister simply jokingly asked back, but Momo's eyes widened, and he said, "Huh? How did you know?"

Author's Note:

First update

086 Give me a chance

This surprised Aleister slightly, who said, "You're actually planning to inform Best?"

"In that case, what's the point of us avoiding meeting her? Besides, do you think she'll still treat you the same way if she finds out that we're doing this behind her back?"

Aleister felt that Momo was being somewhat irrational, which might be a flaw in Momo, since not everyone is immune to the influence of emotions.

“Mo Mo, this is no longer just about you, so you can’t be too hasty.”

However, Aleister's advice only made Momo sigh and say, "Well, it's actually too late to say all this now, although that's just my guess."

"It's too late. What does that mean?"

Mo Mo put his hands in front of his eyes and looked around, saying, "You just said it, right? Best has used most of her abilities to strip away Academy City, which has made her very tired, so she rarely uses her abilities normally."

"Unless it's something she values ​​highly and feels is very precious, she won't pay attention to the development of that thing or person despite her fatigue, right?"

Aleister looked at Momo, seemingly understanding, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Could it be that you mean..."

Mo Mo smiled brightly, patted his chest, and said, "That's right, of course it's me! I have definitely become someone that Best is paying attention to, someone that Best values ​​highly and is constantly observing."

"Do you believe that if I call out 'Best,' Best will appear out of thin air?"

Unfortunately, Momo's chance to showcase his abilities was clearly gone this time, because Best appeared without Momo even having to say a word.

Best was still dressed the same as when she parted ways with Momo, except that she was now engulfed in gray-brown flames, and followed by the menacing steampunk robot Phosphate.

Clearly, Best at this moment was not a student of Tokiwadai Middle School, but rather using his lowest level of combat form. He might reveal his true form, the Crimson Lord, later on.

However, Momo didn't want to see Best's true form; the current Best was cute enough.

The two watched silently as Best walked up to them. The so-called acceleration was meaningless to Best. She looked at Momo, then at Aleister, and finally uttered three words: "Why?"

This sentence lacks a subject, meaning it's being asked of two people simultaneously. Aleister looked at Momo and said, "There's no why. I can do whatever I want, as long as it doesn't interfere with the final plan, and you won't interfere with me. That's what we agreed on, isn't it?"

Best frowned and said, "Any variable can have unpredictable consequences for the future. If your actions today cause the final plan to fail, can you bear the responsibility?"

"No need to scare us, Best. Since you can see the trend, you naturally know whether my actions will affect the final outcome. In fact, you can predict everything with your abilities, can't you?"

Best shook his head and said, "My power is not without limitations, and the greater the influence and the greater the existence of the object being observed, the greater my consumption and the less accurate the results."

“Both of you possess immense power, and your actions will cause tremendous changes. Fully observing your impact on the future would overexert me and affect my future plans, so I cannot do it.”

"I can only observe the two of you for a short period of time, so if you continue to act recklessly like this, I will have no choice but to take action."

"The plan must not be affected under any circumstances; that is my duty."

After Best finished speaking, round holes opened on the robot behind her, from which missile-like weapons emerged. It seemed that if things didn't go smoothly, Momo's side would be subjected to a hail of bullets.

Aleister also fell silent, looking at Momo as if to say, "Since you've brought this upon yourself, you're in charge of dealing with it."

Momo shrugged, walked over to Best, ignored the large robot behind Best that was eagerly looking at Momo with obvious displeasure, and reached his hand into Best's hood.

"You're insane... Ah!"

Best was initially puzzled, but when she saw Momo reach out directly into her flames, she was genuinely startled.