Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

If all players believe in Momo and think that they will die no matter what, then who will risk their lives to break through the floors?

The best-case scenario is that players find a safe floor to secure their lives, live in fear of death, and wait for it without any motivation.

The worst outcome...

Mo Mo...you're so cruel!

Heathcliff stared at the seemingly harmless, handsome young man, feeling incredulous, bewildered, and unable to believe it. Where did such a prodigy as Momo come from? Why had he entered his game? Why had he encountered Momo in the first place?

How exactly should we refute Momo?

Heathcliff wasn't without options, or rather, he had another option: to become Kayaba Akihiko and personally deny Momo's words.

However, even so, it couldn't guarantee how much the players would believe him, because Kayaba Akihiko also couldn't verify whether Momo's words were false, and he dared not introduce any information from reality.

In reality, all players' relatives hope that their in-game family and friends won't work so hard and will die in the game sooner.

How ironic!

Players fight tooth and nail in the game, striving to complete it and enduring immense pressure to avoid losing a single character, while people in real life hope that the players will die in the game as soon as possible...

Although Heathcliff had a last resort, he dared not use it lightly. If he were to become Kayaba Akihiko now, all his previous attacks on Momo would be completely useless, and his furious outburst would only make the players more convinced that Momo was telling the truth.

Otherwise, he, as the GM, could just sit back and watch from the sidelines; why would he be in such a hurry to argue?

Evidence, the key is evidence!

Nobody has any evidence, and now it's turned into a bunch of nonsense!

At that moment, a casual remark from Momo nearly caused Heathcliff to collapse.

“Agil, I can answer you. Actually, all of this was told to me by Kayaba Akihiko when I met him that day. It was the scene you all just saw. He saw me, mocked me, and then told me the truth, trying to scare me.”

"puff!"

Reimu Hakurei couldn't help but laugh out loud. She glanced at Heathcliff behind her and, seeing his stunned expression, said, "Kayaba Akihiko is probably cursing 'WTF' in his mind right now and wants to yell at you. He's not taking the blame for this."

"I have to carry it whether I want to or not. Who told him to make such a scene and disrupt my wedding with Asuna? If I don't make him look bad, how can I, Momo, comfort Asuna?"

"How tragic, how pitiful!"

Akiel was stunned. He hadn't expected Momo to say such a thing. He said, "But... but why would Kayaba Akihiko do this... there's no reason! And, most importantly, why didn't you say that earlier?"

Momo shook his head heavily and said, "Agil, as I have already said, I am Yagyu Momo, the chairman of RECT Manufacturing. Kayaba Akihiko knew that I had entered this game, so he kept a close eye on me and wanted to create despair for me."

“We are mortal enemies, whether in research, business, or personality. This time I've fallen into his hands, how could he let me go?”

"As for why I didn't say it earlier..."

094 A friendly red-named guest

Mo Mo suddenly interrupted him, drawing everyone's attention even closer. Following Mo Mo's movement, they raised their heads, their gazes piercing through the crowd and looking into the distance.

That's the direction Asuna is heading.

Just a dozen minutes ago, this was the hall where Momo and Asuna were about to complete their wedding. But now, the bride and groom are on opposite sides. The groom is being condemned by everyone, while the bride's expression is indifferent, and her gaze towards Momo seems to have turned cold.

A sense of desolation lingered in everyone's hearts.

Heartbreak, despair, helplessness, and a deathly silence filled the air, yet everyone's gaze was fixed on the two protagonists, and no one dared to interrupt.

This is the common sentiment of everyone. Thousands of players have tasted the flavor of despair together. This flavor is despairing, with a sweet taste of depravity, and no one can escape from it.

"Ah, I'm sorry, everyone, I've kept you waiting."

Momo spoke again, drawing everyone's attention back. No one urged Momo to explain, because they believed that Momo would eventually explain.

This is a sign of respect for Momo, and for Momo, the biggest victim.

Because Mo Mo not only has to die in this murder game like everyone else, but he also has a high chance of losing his love.

In any case, the wedding probably can't go on. Faced with this situation, would anyone still choose to continue their love?

Moreover, judging from Asuna's expression, it's impossible to believe that she's still the same girl who was excited about love just a few minutes ago.

Her face was deathly pale, but she gritted her teeth, her eyes revealing a determination rarely seen among the thousands of people present. Her resolute gaze was like steel, and no player dared to meet her eyes.

What exactly is she trying to do? What is she thinking? What is she insisting on?

Nobody knows, and nobody cares to guess anymore. We're all going to die, we're all going to be finished, why bother thinking about it?

"Agil, please give this to Asuna for me. She may not need it, but at least... it's a gift. I will answer your question, in front of everyone."

Aikir was taken aback, but then he straightened up. The two-meter-tall black man looked like a paladin receiving a sacred object as he took the box from Momo.

Ring box.

The lightweight ring box is so light it's almost invisible, making one wonder if there's anything inside at all.

However, this little box, and what's inside, possesses a value that all loving couples in the world cherish. It is a testament to love, a contract of trust.

Now, this little box that Momo had carefully prepared has lost its original function and has become just an ordinary little box, an ordinary gift.

I wonder if the box and its contents are crying?

"Leave it to me, Momo."

Agil didn't know why Momo wanted him to do this, but he had no reason to refuse Momo's request. Holding the ring box in both hands, Agil left the crowd amidst countless gazes, walking towards Asuna in the distance.

Asuna stared at Agil in astonishment at Agil's box, yet the young girl remained calm, like a drawn sword that showed no sign of bending.

"What an outstanding girl... As expected of Asuna. If none of this had happened, Asuna and Momo..."

Agil suppressed his sorrow and walked forward with the ring box in his hands. At that moment, Momo's voice rang out behind him.

Momo has already promised Agil, and will naturally keep his word.

"People are wondering why I didn't just tell them the news directly. Perhaps they think the truth is false... In fact, I also hope it is false."

"No one wants to die, and neither do I. In reality, Asuna and I are a couple, and if nothing unexpected happens, I will marry her soon. I don't want to die, really."

Mo Mo's calm tone stirred up the deepest memories in everyone's hearts. In the softest part of their hearts, there was always someone waiting.

"But now it seems there's no going back. Well, maybe that's how it should be. If I had known it would turn out this way, I should have refused games, stayed away from Kayaba Akihiko, and become a good boy who only knew how to study."

Mo Mo smiled slightly, but no one laughed at his joke. Everyone who looked at Mo Mo's smile saw no joy, but rather a hidden sadness.

"Before today, I had been questioning this fact because it was Kayaba Akihiko who told me this, and he is my mortal enemy. He told me this news, but he couldn't verify it, so it could only be his nonsense."

Mo Mo's words gave everyone a glimmer of hope, but looking into Mo Mo's eyes, they knew that this hope was mostly in vain.

"Perhaps his purpose is to drive us all to despair, to make us as anxious and fearful as we are today, to make everyone lose hope in life."

After stating this conjecture, Mo Mo immediately shook his head in denial, saying, "Unfortunately, this is just a conjecture, everything is just a conjecture. It's all the fault of this despicable SAO. We are just consciousness here, everything is fake, and we can't even verify it."

Mo Mo's words reignited the anger in everyone's hearts.

Yes, why?! Why were they dragged into this death game? What did they do wrong? Was it simply because of Kayaba Akihiko's personal wishes, or because of some national plan?

This shouldn't be happening; all of this is wrong!

"That's why I dare not say it. Because these things, whether true or false, should not be said. If they are false, saying them will only make everyone depressed, sad, and fall into despair. If they are true, then they should be said even less."

Mo Mo glanced at everyone, gave a self-deprecating smile, and said, "I would rather die in ignorance and hope, during the process of defeating the Boss, by the Boss's sword, with a trace of heroic pride, than huddle in a corner, slowly rotting and tasting despair."

"Therefore, I have decided to remain silent. Whether it is true or false, I will pretend it doesn't exist, pretend that none of this has happened. This is my choice, and if you think I have done something wrong, I apologize to you."

Many people choked up as they looked at Mo Mo in the distance with a sorrowful smile. At this moment, everyone realized that this seemingly effeminate and handsome face, this seemingly frail boy, could also shoulder such a heavy burden.

"But...you still said it..."

Heathcliff looked at Momo with a gloomy expression. At this point, everything was in Momo's hands, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

As the game's GM, he had put all his effort into constructing a whole set of conspiracies and schemes, only to have them all exploited by Mo Mo step by step, ultimately ruining the entire situation.

Heathcliff closed his eyes with a wry smile, looked up at the sky, and thought, "How can this game be played?"

What's the point of playing with this...

"I'm sorry... Mo Mojun... It's all my fault! If it weren't for me... if I had been more thoughtful!"

Kirito gritted his teeth, forcing the words out from the depths of his throat. His face was contorted, not from anger, but from suppressing the chaotic emotions swirling within him.

"Well, Kirito, it's not your fault."

Mo Mo placed his hand on Kirito's head and said, "According to age, you should actually call me 'brother.' So, as a senior, there's nothing unforgivable about a junior making a small mistake."

"Besides, even if you weren't bewitched by them, they would still use other means to get in, and the result wouldn't be any different."

Kirito could no longer hold back, and two lines of tears streamed down his face, a testament to his self-loathing for his gullibility and recklessness.

Momo turned to look, and there was Agil, finally standing before Asuna, holding the ring box, under everyone's gaze.

"Asuna..."

Agil opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Asuna looked at the ring box with a strange expression that struck everyone as odd. She reached out to pick up the ring box.

"Oh my, oh my... it seems something good has happened!"

A strange tone, mixed with odd Japanese pronunciation, came from afar, saying, "Huh, could I have seen wrong? It's not good news, but bad news?"

"Or perhaps... it's a good thing amidst bad things, a glimmer of hope in despair?"

The last sentence, still using the slang term "silver lining," immediately drew everyone's attention.

Then, everyone's eyes were stunned by the dazzling red, and they could no longer look away.

A group of people with red names, wearing cloaks and only revealing their chins and the menacing smiles above them, walked swaggeringly toward everyone, led by a player named PoH.

There were only a few dozen people, definitely not a hundred. But these few dozen red-named players treated the thousands of people present as nothing.

"The Smiling Coffin..."

Argo muttered to herself, unable to understand why the Smiling Coffin had come. However, in a flash, something seemed to click, connecting it to Momo's earlier behavior and her act of returning the ring to Asuna…

"Could it be..."

"Mo Mo!"

Argo's desperate shout was met with a smile from Momo in the distance.

No one dared to stop this group of red-named players. Even though they knew that they might face death in this game, they still dared not stand in front of the red-named players who were actually killing them.

Living a little longer might be a good thing.