Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Momo countered, "It's a transaction of money for life. I offered a reasonable price, and they believed it was enough to sell their lives. It's a perfectly reasonable deal."

"I'm not going to care about you anymore. Anyway, your trading rights are just this kind of thing, aren't they?"

Mo Mo seemed oblivious to the subtle disdain in Reimu Hakurei's words, instead exuding pride as he said, "That's right, that's the allure of a transaction! This is the kind of transaction I crave, one that's unrestricted. Of course, it must also adhere to the principles of fairness, voluntariness, and equality."

As the two were talking, a convoy of luxury cars pulled up in front of the hospital amid astonished glances from passersby.

Afterwards, Japan's richest man, Masayoshi Yagyu, stepped out of a Lincoln in the middle. Yagyu, who was rumored to be near death, seemed to have suddenly recovered and became energetic and spirited.

Yagyu Masayoshi strode into the hospital and headed towards Mo Mo's ward. No one except him knew his purpose. This was typical of Yagyu Masayoshi's autocratic style; without the style of a strongman, how could a strongman achieve anything?

"Uncle, let me help..."

As soon as Yagyu Masayoshi entered the ward, he wanted to give Mo Mo a warm hug, but when he saw that Mo Mo looked more than ten years younger, he was stunned.

However, Yagyu Masayoshi immediately understood what was going on and still stepped forward to hug Mo Mo.

Momo gave him a second life, even though that life cost him ten billion dollars. But dollars are just numbers and worthless paper if you don't have the life to enjoy them.

Yagyu Masayoshi revealed his purpose: to invite Momo to his home, where she could even spend her remaining years. Although Yagyu Masayoshi could not reveal Momo's secret to outsiders, this did not prevent him from recognizing Momo's value.

Besides, he only bought ten years of his life; he has more money and wants to live longer.

Mo Mo naturally wouldn't object to this. Having arrived in the Sword Art Online world without any support, he was now able to rely on a behemoth like the Yagyu family, which was exactly what he wanted.

The convoy left the hospital and drove into Setagaya Ward in Tokyo. This is a well-known affluent area in Tokyo, where owning a detached house is a symbol of wealth for most wealthy families.

The Yagyu family, on the other hand, directly purchased a separate small hill, creating a vast estate covering more than 10,000 acres.

The exact cost of the well-known Yagyu Manor has always been a hot topic online, but no one knows the real figure.

010 Offerings

"Uncle, we've arrived. This is the accommodation I've chosen for you, and it comes with ten servants. You can tell them what you need, and you can contact me anytime if you need anything."

Yagyu Masayoshi was very humble in front of Mo Mo, showing no airs of being the richest man in Japan. Instead, he seemed like a junior who respected his elders.

Compared to the grand welcome for Mo Mo, the arrangements made for Mo Mo by Yagyu Masayoshi of the Yagyu family were much more low-key. Even among the convoy that was welcoming Mo Mo, very few people actually knew who they were welcoming.

"Yagyu Masayoshi, are you planning to keep me as your sugar daddy?"

Mo Mo made a joke, and Yagyu Masayoshi laughed heartily, saying, "Uncle is joking. Although you look much younger, you are still my elder. I feel you probably prefer peace and quiet. Of course, if you are still vigorous and have any other needs, I will do my best to help you."

Mo Mo nodded in satisfaction and said, "Yagyu Masayoshi, you did a good job. But I'm curious, you haven't made any requests yet. Aren't you even a little bit curious about my identity and my power?"

"You're joking."

Yagyu Masayoshi's expression turned serious, and he said, "My achievements today are due to two things: first, self-awareness, and second, understanding the situation."

“I don’t know who you are, Uncle, or what power you have. But I do know that this kind of power is beyond the reach of a mortal like me. As a mortal, I would rather buy my life from you than risk losing it to explore the inhuman realm.”

Hearing this, Reimu Hakurei nodded and said, "No wonder this guy is so rich. Rich people definitely have rich mindsets. Hmm, I should learn from him. But this kind of thinking doesn't seem to contribute to increasing my offerings, does it?"

"Very good. But you don't need to underestimate yourself."

Mo Mo was satisfied with Yagyu Masayoshi's attitude and said, "Then let me formally introduce myself. My name is Mo Mo, and I am a businessman. As long as the principles of equivalence, voluntariness, and fairness are followed, you can propose a transaction to me."

Yagyu Masayoshi's eyes lit up.

"Then...may I...no, please rest well first, Mr. Momo, and contact me if you need anything."

Yagyu Masayoshi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to give up, bowing respectfully as he left.

What do you think he's thinking?

Reimu Hakurei pointed to her chin and said, "Trying to bargain with you?"

“No,” Mo Mo laughed and said, “Yagyu Masayoshi is very smart, so he understood that my buying and selling of lives actually requires someone to be a sacrifice. If I’m not mistaken, he probably went to find a sacrifice for me.”

Reimu Hakurei was somewhat incredulous at Momo's guess, but as it turned out, Momo was right again.

“Mr. Momo,” Yagyu Masayoshi no longer addressed Momo as Uncle Momo, which was just a flattering title. Now that Momo had introduced himself, Yagyu Masayoshi used the title Momo.

"How was lunch? Did you like it?"

Yagyu Masayoshi's servants prepared a sumptuous Chinese meal for Momo. Although Momo didn't say anything and Yagyu Masayoshi didn't ask, there were some things that the two of them already understood each other.

Mo Mo didn't answer this pointless, perfunctory reply. Instead, she looked at the man behind Yagyu Seigi, a man who was extremely haggard and whose expression showed he was on the verge of collapse.

"Aren't you going to introduce it?"

"He was a complete scoundrel. Despite having a wife and young children, he was addicted to gambling, which nearly caused his wife and children to starve to death. However, he did repent, but unfortunately, he did it in the wrong way. He killed the loan shark who lent him money at exorbitant interest rates and stole a lot of money to leave to his wife and children."

“It’s my fault…it’s all my fault…I just wanted to leave the child with a little more hope…”

Upon hearing this, Mo Mo understood; he had grasped the meaning of Liu Shengzheng's silent suggestion.

"Child, there's no need to grieve. You still have value, a value that countless people envy. So, are you willing to make a deal with me? To exchange your life for money, enough to ensure your wife and children a worry-free life?"

Trust activated!

"I do, I do!"

A glimmer of hope shone in the middle-aged man's eyes.

"The deal is done! Fifty years of life for five billion US dollars, how should I evaluate the two of you?"

The middle-aged man's hair and beard turned snow-white in an instant, and a black card containing five billion US dollars appeared in his hand. A smile appeared on his wrinkled face, and he closed his eyes peacefully while holding the black card.

He has been in a deep sleep and will never wake up.

Mo Mo's figure also changed rapidly. His gray hair turned jet black, his skin regained its youthful smoothness, and his height increased from 1.8 meters to a little over 1.7 meters, making him a handsome young man.

"This is truly an amazing miracle."

"Remember to give this five billion dollars to the man's wife and children; this is a promise we should keep."

"Leave it to me!"

011 Upgrade to LV3

Time passed day by day, and Mo Mo settled down temporarily at the Liu Sheng family's house.

莫默进入这个世界时候是2022年8月31日，SAO刀剑神域正是开幕的时间是2022年9月6日周五下午1点，而现在，时间已经到了9月4日。

These past few days, Mo Mo has been busy creating a legend about the Yagyu family.

In just three days, the three richest people in the world—from the United States, Britain, and France—have all gathered at the Yagyu residence.

Yagyu Masayoshi publicly claimed that this was just an ordinary private gathering, but everyone knew that when the four richest people in the world came together, their decisions would have a huge impact on the entire world.

Even the Japanese Prime Minister personally called to express his condolences to Yagyu Masayoshi, hoping to obtain relevant information from him, but Yagyu Masayoshi could only evade the question.

The reason is simple: he simply cannot reveal the contents of the meeting between the four people. These three people actually came to see Momo and to buy life force from him. The moment the transaction was completed, they became the most secretive people in the world, unless someone could break through the power of Alaya.

9月2日、3日、4日，莫默仍旧是每天有着两次交易的机会。第一次交易是跟柳生正义精心挑选的人渣做交易，三天一共获得了145年的生命力，花费145亿美元。

The second transaction each day involves trading with the world's three richest people. The three individuals collectively purchase 65 years of life force at a price of $10 billion per year, yielding a total of $650 billion.

In just three days, Momo's net worth has exceeded $500 billion, placing him among the world's top ten richest people. However, given his rapid rise, only a handful of people who have traded with him know about his wealth.

Momo's life force has been stored for 165 years. It is worth mentioning that Momo's body can only be as young as fifteen or sixteen years old. No matter how high the life force is stored, it will not shrink again.

Although the servants of the Yagyu family still did not know who this Mr. Momo was, based on the people he had met in the past few days, everyone knew that this Mr. Momo was not their master's illegitimate son, but rather seemed to be the master to whom their master was to serve.

Who would believe that Japan's richest man, Masayoshi Yagyu, would pledge allegiance to a teenager?

Anyway, the servants probably believed it.

Reality is just that bizarre.

"Well then, Mr. Momo, Mr. Jobs and I will take our leave now. Mr. Jobs, that's enough."

Jobs, now twenty years younger, was kneeling on the ground kissing Momo's feet. His once pale hair had turned jet black, and he had fully regained the aura of middle age.

"...Mr. Momo...I will raise the funds and...we will trade again...Goodbye!"

Jobs bid farewell to Momo respectfully in broken Japanese, probably because he already regarded Momo as an angel descended to earth.

"Yagyu Masayoshi, bring another sacrifice of your choice. After that, don't arrange for anyone else to come and trade. I have some things I need to do. Of course, as a reward, I will grant you ten years of life force."

"Thank you, Mr. Momo. We'll take our leave now and visit again later!"

Yagyu Masayoshi shoved the enthusiastic French millionaire Steve Jobs and struggled to leave Momo's room. Reimu Hakurei couldn't help but say, "The game starts in three days. You finally remembered to prepare?"

“Haven’t we been preparing all along? I’ve said it before, in modern society, the US dollar is a powerful force. Now that we have that power, we can do whatever we want.”

"Hmph, I'd like to see how you prepare. Alright, the two transactions for today are complete, and you've accumulated ten experience points for LV2. Hurry up and draw them... Sigh, are you going to do business with the gods again?"

Of course!

"My Lord God! I've come to do business. How about exchanging ninety years of life force for the chance to choose a LV3 skill?"

"can."

Everything went smoothly as before. Reimu Hakurei stared in disbelief at everything and sighed, "You've turned a perfectly good skill into a pay-to-win skill. The face of a rich person is just so despicable!"

"So, Reimu, our contract is still valid! I'll trade a hundred years of my life for a kiss, and I'll trade infinite lives for your love, how about it?"

"Hmph!" Reimu Hakurei had been verbally harassed by Mo Mo quite a bit these past few days, and had developed a resistance to it. Despite her flushed face, she still puffed out her chest and said, "I will not be tempted by you. I, Reimu Hakurei, have my principles."

"Understood, a 100,000 yuan deposit for integrity... Ouch!"

Without hesitation, Reimu Hakurei conjured a vase and smashed it over Momo's head, causing him to bleed profusely. Ever since Momo told her the story of the so-called 100,000 yen shameless red and white shrine maiden, she had become a volatile red and white shrine maiden. Whenever she heard the words "100,000 yen," she would demand that Momo compensate her for her lack of integrity with his blood.

"Alright, Reimu, stop making a scene. How old are you? Why are you acting like a child?"

012 Learning and Teaching

When Momo collapsed, he was a handsome sixteen-year-old boy. When he got up, he had only 75 years left to live and had become a mature and steady 25-year-old adult.

Moreover, Momo's mature and composed tone when persuading Reimu Hakurei left Reimu speechless.

"Hmph, hurry up and choose your additional skill, or I'll cancel your right to choose freely when it expires."

"Okay, okay, be mature and steady."

Mo Mo glanced at the selection menu, pressed the button without hesitation, and said, "This is it."

"Let me see, is it about learning and imparting knowledge?"

Learning and Teaching: Actively add skills. Choose whether to activate this skill at the start of a trade. Once activated, you can use the learning skill to copy the trading partner's specified experience and skills, allowing the trader to master them. You can also copy the trader's specified experience and skills and teach them to the trading partner. This can only be used once per day.