Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

240 Lying is a compulsory course for adults.

"Contingency plans?"

Theristina asked curiously, and Kihara Gensei nodded, saying, "That's right, a backup plan."

"Emperor Huangen has gone mad for power. I, an old man, must keep a clear head, otherwise, wouldn't we be unqualified as researchers?"

"At this time, Emperor Huangen can be said to have integrated the brains of more than 100,000 people. No matter how strong Emperor Huangen's computing power is, he is still just one person, and his consciousness is unique."

"Influenced by the consciousness of 100,000 people, I never believed from the beginning that he could maintain normal rationality."

Kihara Gensei tapped his forehead and said, "But it doesn't matter. No matter what state he becomes, as long as we can see the research results we want, then he has completed his mission."

"So, in order to at least enable him to move, I thought of a few backup measures."

"One of them is to use the ability of Takitsubo Riko in the Item to sort out and guide the AIM stance of Kanemoto Teitoku, and ensure that this personal reality based on 100,000 people will not collapse."

Upon hearing this, Kihara Kazuta frowned and said, "Takitsubo Rigo, that brat's ability is AIM Field Tracking, right? Could there be some deeper meaning behind her ability?"

"AIM's position tracking is only a result of her physical and computational deficiencies, and her power can only be used in a preliminary way. This is quite similar to Mugino Shizuri."

"To be precise, her ability is to manipulate AIM positions, thereby influencing or even manipulating other people's personal realities. If her ability is fully developed, she can arbitrarily enhance, weaken, exchange, or change the abilities of others."

"Theoretically speaking, she could become the administrator who controls all the abilities of Academy City."

Kihara Kazuta's words carried a hint of regret, then he shook his head and said, "However, that's just an ideal, like an ideal at LV6. Takitsubo Riko's current ability is just to achieve the effect of AIM field tracking under the action of the body crystal."

“But Grandpa,” Therese asked hurriedly, “if she is not capable enough, can she awaken Emperor Huangen? Even with a body crystal, it wouldn’t be possible, would it?”

Hearing this, Kihara Gensei smiled slightly and said, "How could it not be possible? If a little bit of body crystals isn't enough, we can simply increase the amount of body crystals!"

"Even if Takitsubo Riko's body collapses, it doesn't matter. Her abilities can't be developed any further anyway, so using her as a disposable tool is a good choice. In a moment, according to my plan, give her all the body crystals you have at once. Her abilities only need to work for a moment."

Having heard what Kihara Gensei had said, Theristina and Kihara Kazuta understood what they needed to do.

Kihara Kazuta gave a cold laugh and said, "It seems we're going to take action against the entire Item as well. We'll use the other three brats as leverage, and that Takitsubo Riko will obediently comply. We just need to hide the side effects."

“That’s right,” Theristina’s eyes lit up. She licked her lips and said, “I didn’t get to use the ability-degrading device earlier, but I can use it now! Perfect, Mugino Shizuri and Misaka Mikoto are both electric-type ability users, so I’ll take my anger out on her!”

"Don't waste resources."

Kihara Gensei added, "Those three children are LV5 and LV4 respectively. These two children can definitely use the Imagine Breaker to further enhance the power of Kagune Teitoku. That's LV5, which is at least better than several thousand powerless individuals."

"Grandpa is truly thoughtful; let's get started right away!"

……

"Are we... alright?"

Frenda stood close to Mugino Shizuri, reaching out to hold his arm, and cautiously surveyed the scene outside the door. Only when she realized that no one was coming to cause them any trouble did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"He looks perfectly fine."

Kinuhata Saiai nodded and said, "I just took a look, and there isn't a single ANBU squad that can return unscathed like us."

"But we are surrendering!"

Frenda spoke softly, a hint of unease in her voice, "They worked incredibly hard and were defeated and captured. We, on the other hand, were suppressed and surrendered right away, and they won't even take us as prisoners."

As she spoke, Frenda's cheeks puffed out as she recounted her ordeal. Frenda suddenly felt incredibly pathetic; wasn't she being utterly looked down upon?

When did Item, a prestigious item, become so looked down upon?

"Alright, Frenda, calm down. The situation here isn't quite right right now. Are you three alright? Have you experienced any aftereffects from being controlled by Misaki Shokuhou?"

The three shook their heads, indicating no.

"That's good. Everyone, take a rest. No matter what, protecting ourselves is the most important thing."

However, at that moment, a knock on the door made the girls, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, become alert again.

"who is it?"

Mugino Shizuri asked in a cold voice, and an ordinary male voice came from outside the door, saying, "Mr. Kihara invites you over. He has a new task to entrust to you."

Upon hearing this, Mugino Shizuri frowned and exchanged glances with the remaining three. The four of them looked at each other, genuinely confused about what was going on.

"I understand, I'll go right away."

Mugino Shizuri agreed anyway. After all, they were currently living under someone else's roof. Item was already worried about being punished for their inaction earlier, and now that they were facing a new task, if they didn't accept it, then they would really be disobedient.

As for the consequences of disobeying, Mugino Shizuri has already seen too much of it and doesn't need to think about it anymore.

The four girls immediately stood up, with Kinuhata Saiai leading the way to open the door. She was the most defensive of the four girls, and this had become a habit of hers.

However, this time, Kinuhata Ai's most beloved attack is one that even her strongest defense cannot withstand.

Because it was the voice that attacked the four girls.

The strange noise immediately reverberated through the four girls' brains. Their normally functioning brains felt as if needles had been inserted, causing them excruciating pain. Except for the adorable Flanda, who stood still without reacting, the other three were unable to stand due to the intense pain.

"Mugino, Kinuhata, Takitsubo!"

Although Frenda is good at being cute, as an attacker in the Item, her combat power and combat awareness should not be underestimated.

Upon seeing the three men's miserable state, she immediately realized they had been tricked. Without a second thought, Frenda pulled a thick, black stick from under her skirt, intending to pull the pin and throw it at the hound squad members in the distance.

Frenda's stick is very powerful, enough to blast a person into dust.

"If I were you, I would be more honest."

Frenda's actions came to an abrupt halt when a female voice suddenly appeared. The voice belonged to Theristina, who was holding a weapon shaped like an upside-down umbrella, which gleamed with a bright metallic light.

Immediately, the weapon opened like an upside-down umbrella, with a ball of electricity gathering within it, making it clear at a glance that a thunderous attack was about to follow.

"This is something I made by analyzing Misaka Mikoto's Railgun. Although it's not as powerful as her, it can still blast you into pieces."

"So, want to give it a try?"

Frenda's face was extremely pale, her eyes turned bloodshot, and she said in a hoarse voice, "What exactly do you want to do!"

"Don't worry, don't resist. This is just a small punishment for your inaction. Also, to prevent you from doing the same thing again, you need to wear these collars."

"A collar?"

Flanda immediately understood what Theristina meant by the collar. Looking at the flashing indicator light on the collar, Flanda, who was an expert on bombs, realized that this was a collar bomb!

Once they put on this collar, the Item quartet either have to obey or have their heads blown off!

"This kind of thing..."

Frenda gritted her teeth, desperately trying to think of a solution, but faced with the exaggerated weapon in Theristina's hand and the menacing hounds in the distance, she lacked the courage to resist.

"I understand."

"That's right!"

Theristina smiled slightly and said, "The collars are just to make you obedient. After all, you already have dog ears, so a few more collars won't make a difference."

"Just be obedient dogs, isn't that enough? Don't worry, you're still useful. We won't just let you die like this."

After speaking, several members of the hound squad stepped forward and put collar bombs on the Item quartet. Theristina nodded in satisfaction, then pressed a switch to deactivate the ability-degrading device.

Mugino Shizuri suddenly stood up, her angry eyes looking like she wanted to devour someone, as if she had instantly regained her wild nature.

"Ah, how scary, how scary!"

Theristina patted her chest dramatically, then licked her lips and revealed a sinister smile, saying, "Fourth one, unless you're confident you can destroy your own collar in an instant, I might accidentally press the detonator in a moment of panic, and then all four of you will become headless corpses."

"Want to try it?"

Mugino Shizuri remained silent, his expression grim. Theristina nodded and said, "Hmm, not bad. Good, just be obedient. Come with me. Don't worry, it's not like I'm sending you to your deaths. Why look so bitter and resentful?"

After saying that, Theristina led the four people, who were already wearing bomb collars, toward the laboratory of Emperor Kanemoto. However, at the door, Theristina pulled Takitsubo Riko out separately.

"What exactly do you want? Why are you dragging Takitsubo Rigo along?"

“Nothing much,” Theristina shrugged. “It’s just a small experiment to test the AIM position of the Hungen Emperor. Don’t worry, no one will die.”

At most, she'll become a vegetable... probably. Theristina herself doesn't know what the consequences will be for Takitsubo Riko. If Takitsubo Riko really dies, then it's fine for Theristina to say that she's lying.

Lying is a required course for adults, after all.

Author's Note:

P.S.: I recommend a book, "Using Pyramid Schemes to Achieve Harmony in the World of Anime and Manga."

At a certain point, gambling and prostitution are rampant, and drug trafficking is rampant among filthy patrons.

The book's title and synopsis are all bizarre, and the cover is even more interesting than the text.

Crossdressing is rampant, and the harem benefits are praiseworthy.

It's so easy to make money off shut-ins; dignity is nothing compared to that.

Cat-eared maids are at your disposal; see you in the women's clothing benefits group.

Integrity is like a bird circling in the air; damn it, the mentally challenged will perish sooner or later.

This book was originally quite serious, but the author's tricks are too sophisticated...

The author wrote his own recommendation; check it out if you're interested, it seems quite interesting.

PS2: How many updates do I owe now...? As people get older, they tend to forget things...

241 For the sake of our partners

Theristina spoke casually, but Mugino Shizuri and the other two didn't believe her at all and immediately rushed to Theristina's side to snatch Takitsubo Riko back.

However, just as the three were about to move, members of the Hound Squad behind them immediately grabbed their shoulders. Kinuhata Saiai instinctively tried to use her ability to resist, but Theristina gently pressed down, and the warning lights on the collar bombs around Mugino Shizuri and the other two immediately went off.