Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Even though Shirai Kuroko was pulling her along, she didn't move an inch.

"Big sister, so many people are watching. If you act like you know him, how are you going to get through your school life?"

"Big sister, please listen to Kuroko's advice, at least... at least leave with Kuroko now!"

However, Misaka Mikoto's response to Shirai Kuroko was that she gently broke free from Shirai Kuroko's grasp.

"I...I know, Kuroko, you mean well, I understand."

As Misaka Mikoto watched Mo Mo approach, her face began to flush red, a deep, clear red that shimmered brilliantly in the morning sunlight.

"But...it was bound to happen sooner or later. I never intended to hide it anyway, so...it's fine if everyone knows, I'll get used to it."

"Big sister, he..."

"Alright, alright, it's okay, Kuroko. I don't even have the courage to face this. If I pretend I don't know him now... he'll be sad!"

Misaka Mikoto smiled slightly at Shirai Kuroko, then, ignoring everyone's gaze and Shirai Kuroko's stiff hand, walked towards Mo Mo.

"Wow!"

"real or fake!"

"Misaka-sama!"

"It really is Misaka-sama!"

A series of screams rang out. Hearing these screams, Misaka Mikoto's face turned redder and redder, and her shoulders seemed to tremble slightly. However, this did not stop Misaka Mikoto's steps. On the contrary, it made Misaka Mikoto quicken her pace and take the initiative to come to Mo Mo's side and take Mo Mo's hand.

Wow, how daring!

The chorus of exclamations even startled the dormitory supervisor, who, looking tired from not having slept all night, frowned as he came out and saw the scene. After a few seconds of surprise, he smiled and shook his head.

"Don't linger outside the dorms. Don't you guys have to go to school? And Misaka Mikoto, if I find out you're skipping class, I won't let you get away with it."

"I...I understand!"

Misaka Mikoto quickly responded to the dormitory supervisor, then lowered her head and took Mo Mo's hand, walking towards a corner in the distance. The girls started to move around because of the dormitory supervisor's words, but everyone was watching the two of them out of the corner of their eyes.

In particular, the fact that the two of them walked into a corner and held hands without letting go completely overturned all the girls' impressions of Misaka Mikoto.

Only Shirai Kuroko remained rooted to the spot, clenching her fists and staring intently in the direction of the two people, her mind completely blank.

She looked at some small pebbles on the ground, wondering if she could transfer these things into Momo's mind...

The thought had barely formed in her mind when she saw Misaka Mikoto look around and, finding no one, give Momo a hug, then blush and say goodbye to Momo before walking back.

"call--"

Misaka Mikoto let out a sigh of relief, seemingly to relieve stress, but looking at the sweet smile on her lips, it was clearly satisfaction.

"Big sister... what did he want with you?"

"Oh, it's nothing."

Misaka Mikoto puffed out her cheeks and said, "He just told me what happened yesterday. He ran into Shokuhou Misaki by chance, and his phone got destroyed as a result. So he bought a new phone and came to tell me his new number."

"Alright, alright, don't be upset. I'm not worried at all, so why are you? Just let them talk, everyone will get used to it."

Seeing that Shirai Kuroko was still in a daze, Misaka Mikoto took Shirai Kuroko's hand, but Shirai Kuroko subconsciously pulled away from Misaka Mikoto's hand, because that hand... had just held Mo Mo's hand.

"Kuroko, you..."

Misaka Mikoto looked at Shirai Kuroko with a puzzled expression, while Shirai Kuroko quickly shook her head and said, "Ah, it's nothing, Onee-sama, let's go, let's go now."

With that, he took the lead, ignoring the puzzled Misaka Mikoto behind him.

Misaka Mikoto didn't take it to heart, thinking that Shirai Kuroko was just throwing a tantrum. She turned around and waved to Mo Mo before following Misaka Mikoto's footsteps.

The two quickly entered the school, and all the girls along the way looked at Misaka Mikoto with shining eyes, clearly the gossip was spreading like wildfire.

Misaka Mikoto was clearly not used to it either. She kept her head down and her face was red the whole way. She was so quiet that it was almost unlike Misaka Mikoto. But she did not back down. Just as she said, she was trying her best to adapt to everything.

However, as Shirai Kuroko watched all this, her heart sank to the bottom. What should she do?

Suddenly, Shirai Kuroko stopped in her tracks. She saw someone in front of her whom she had never expected.

She... is here too?

"Shokuhou..."

Just as Shirai Kuroko was about to speak, Misaka Mikoto stepped forward and said, "Hey, Shokuhou Misaki, were you alright yesterday?"

The girls were surprised to see Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki taking the initiative to talk. When did the two of them become someone who could chat so casually?

Misaki Shokuhou's reaction surprised everyone even more. She smiled slightly and said, "Thanks to him, I am doing very well now. I have never been so well before. Because of him, I had a very comfortable day yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Misaka Mikoto became suspicious and said, "You...you wouldn't be thinking about him, would you?"

“Don’t worry,” Misaki Shokuhou tossed her blonde hair and said, “I’m too lazy to even think about him anymore. Anyway, there’s no way we can have anything going on.”

"Thank you for your concern, but if there's nothing else, please stay away from me. I hate the ozone smell on you."

Misaka Mikoto curled her lip and said, "Still the same bad temper. Oh well, it's good that you're alright."

After saying that, Misaka Mikoto left on her own, waving to Shirai Kuroko. Shirai Kuroko hesitated whether to talk to Shokuhou Misaki, but Shokuhou Misaki's voice rang in Shirai Kuroko's mind.

"Don't follow me, don't talk to me. Nothing happened last night, you know nothing. I don't want to struggle anymore, and please don't do anything unnecessary."

"If you insist on doing anything, I will erase your memory. This is my final warning."

Misaki Shokuhou's words made Shirai Kuroko's heart clench. What had happened to Misaki Shokuhou after she left yesterday?

"It's nothing, just a real contract of servitude. I promised to be his woman forever, never betray him, and obey everything he says. That's how I gained my freedom, and he won't hold you accountable for what happened to you."

"So, stop ruining my last bit of freedom. Also, you'd better stop interfering in Misaka Mikoto's affairs. Misaka Mikoto is his Achilles' heel."

Author's Note:

Third update

136 Who can defeat the second place?

After saying these words that completely chilled Shirai Kuroko's heart, Shokuhou Misaki left as if nothing had happened.

The girls surrounding her, the members of the Misaki Shokuhou faction, still regarded Misaki Shokuhou as their queen, as if nothing had happened to Misaki Shokuhou yesterday, and everything was as usual.

But Shirai Kuroko knew that the Misaki Shokuhou before her was no longer the Misaki Shokuhou; she had already…

Shirai Kuroko bit her lip. In her opinion, Shokuhou Misaki had undoubtedly saved her, but at the same time, Shokuhou Misaki herself refused to admit it. It seemed that, just as Misaka Mikoto said, Shokuhou Misaki was essentially a good person.

As a result, Shirai Kuroko was even more hesitant to make any rash moves. Otherwise, if Misaki Shokuhou's current situation and what she had encountered were to be revealed, what kind of tragic situation would await Misaki Shokuhou?

When that day comes, will Misaki Shokuhou still be able to continue her student life as she is now?

Although Misaki Shokuhou's school life at this point was something she had earned with blood, tears, humiliation, and physical obedience, it was only a superficial freedom.

But even a semblance of freedom is better than nothing!

"Hey, what are you standing there for? Time is running out!"

The sound of Misaka Mikoto's voice in the distance startled Shirai Kuroko. Shirai Kuroko nodded to Misaka Mikoto, then said goodbye and went to her grade.

The following day, Shirai Kuroko was in a daze, and even her two teachers couldn't stand it anymore. They warned her not to take the disciplinary committee's work too seriously, and that being a student was her primary responsibility.

Fortunately, Shirai Kuroko had the duties of a disciplinary committee member, and she was generally known as a good student, which prevented her from being questioned. Otherwise, Shirai Kuroko was really afraid that she would accidentally let something slip under the pressure.

After school in the afternoon, Shirai Kuroko said goodbye to Misaka Mikoto and went to the 177th branch as usual. At this time, only Uiharu Kazari was in the branch; Shirai Kuroko and Uiharu Kazari's senior, Kofun Miwa, were not there.

"What happened, Shirai-kun? Why do you look so troubled?"

Uiharu Kazari looked at Shirai Kuroko with concern. Shirai Kuroko seemed taken aback by Uiharu Kazari's concern and hesitated before saying, "Is it...is it that obvious?"

"Of course it's obvious!"

Uiharu Kazari clenched her fists and placed them in front of her chest, seemingly using this subconscious gesture to strengthen her tone, and said, "Usually, Shirai-san is always full of confidence and energy. I've only seen Shirai-san looking so dejected a few times."

"We met a few times... Ah, you mean when we were in elementary school?"

That happened when Shirai Kuroko and Uiharu Kazari were both trainee disciplinary committee members. Shirai Kuroko, without waiting for reinforcements, took the initiative to deal with the bank robbers at the age of an elementary school student. As a result, she not only got injured, but also implicated their senior, Kofun Miwa.

This left the usually self-assured Shirai Kuroko feeling truly dejected for a long time. It wasn't until Kofunomi recovered from her injury and comforted Shirai Kuroko that she was able to emerge from the shadows.

Thinking of this, Shirai Kuroko nodded. At this moment, she seemed to be somewhat similar to that time, equally lost and helpless.

Uiharu Kazari nodded and said, "That's right. Back then, Shirai-san was distressed for a long time because she knew she had made a mistake. Has Shirai-san made a mistake again now?"

"How could that be? I'm a mature lady now, I wouldn't make a mistake so easily! It's just... I have some worries."

"Then tell me, I'll listen carefully and then give you some advice, Shirai-kun!"

Shirai Kuroko squinted at the excited Uiharu Kazari and said, "Let's forget about it. This is a lady's trouble, a lady's secret!"

"Could it be... that Shirai-san is in love?!"

"How could that be! Don't make wild guesses. Don't you have any work to do?"

Shirai Kuroko tried to change the subject, and Uiharu Kazari didn't suspect anything. Since Shirai Kuroko didn't want to say more, she wouldn't ask any more questions.

"Yes, the work was good, but it was all simple stuff. I just finished it, so I can rest for a while now."

Shirai Kuroko smiled slightly and said, "As expected of Hyuharu, your hacking skills are as good as ever..."

"As always what?"

Shirai Kuroko was speaking when Uiharu Kazari asked curiously, but Shirai Kuroko didn't answer immediately. After pondering for a few seconds, she said, "Uiharu, could you help me look up information on a few people?"

"Is it a mission?"

"Ah, no, it's not a mission, it's for a more personal reason. I want to understand them."

Upon hearing this, Uiharu Kazari nodded and said, "The publicly available information is fine, but... Shirai-kun, you wouldn't ask me to look up some of their private information, would you?"

"Hahaha!"

Shirai Kuroko chuckled dryly. If she could, Shirai Kuroko didn't just want to find out private information; she even wanted Uiharu Kazari to dig out all of that guy's secrets!

However, this is obviously not feasible. After all, if Uiharu Kazari investigates these secrets, then Uiharu Kazari will naturally see them all as well. Therefore, Shirai Kuroko is destined not to investigate anything directly related to this.

"Please help me, Chuchun. There's anything you want me to do, and I'll definitely do it for you. Besides, don't you believe me? I'm researching this information for a good cause."

"Please, early spring!"

Seeing Shirai Kuroko's earnest expression with her hands clasped together, Haruharu Kazari seemed to remember something and a hint of excitement appeared on her face as she said, "You can agree to Shirai-kun's request, but Shirai-kun, you must promise me what I asked you to do before!"

"What's the matter you're asking me to do?... What is it?"