Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

116 As long as the south wall is dug well

"These are for you all, all of them!"

After Mo Mo finished speaking, he threw the candy in his hand directly to the little cat demons whose eyes were shining. This time, the little cats seemed to understand Mo Mo's words without being taught, and they excitedly grabbed at the candy in the air.

Even the cat-formed cat demons, who had always maintained an instinctive wariness towards Mo Mo, abandoned their last shred of restraint and joined the scramble for the loot.

The only one retaining a shred of restraint was Cheng. However, this would have to wait until Mo Mo ignored the few candies Cheng instinctively grabbed from her hands.

However, Cheng still retained a degree of restraint and possessed some wisdom. Although she couldn't resist her instincts and grabbed some candies, she knew that the candies in her hand were no longer something she could take casually.

Despite her already limited wisdom and reason, her hand still clung tightly to the candy.

"What...what are you trying to do?!"

Orange's face flushed red. At this moment, she truly understood what it meant to be caught in a dilemma. On one hand, there was the candy she couldn't bear to part with, and she couldn't wait to taste its sweetness. On the other hand, there was a condition she simply couldn't agree to.

Orange could never become Momo's shikigami. Orange knew this very well, and Momo knew it too. Yet, Momo still extended this invitation to Orange, an invitation that was destined to be impossible.

Why is that?

The reason is complicated, but also simple: Momo is preparing to start fighting against Yakumo Yukari.

Although it appeared that Momo lost the previous battle, her goal was simply to enter Gensokyo. Now that she has successfully entered Gensokyo, she has absolutely no fear of Yakumo Yukari if a direct confrontation were to occur.

At least, Mo Mo has already figured out some of Yakumo Yukari's strength. While Yakumo Yukari's abilities may be extremely troublesome, Mo Mo's side has the protection of laws, making it difficult for her to unleash her full power.

Moreover, Momo is no longer a life form in the conventional sense. Having transformed into light and merged with the afterlife, Momo can even mobilize the power of the entire world to serve its own purposes. The limitation of this power is the combined data processing capability of everyone behind Momo.

Yukari Yakumo's abilities are formidable, possessing a power that reaches the very essence of existence, enough to give countless enemies a headache. However, there is a prerequisite: the power Yukari Yakumo mobilizes must be of the same or adjacent magnitude as the power of her enemy.

This is a quantitative concept; after all, Yukari Yakumo is still a great youkai, a living being. The power she can unleash must have its limits.

Perhaps Mo Mo wasn't qualified to touch this limit before, but now, anything is possible.

Therefore, Momo believes there will be a second conflict between the two sides. However, this time, it is very likely that the conflict will not involve direct physical violence.

If Yukari Yakumo realizes she can't reliably defeat Momo, she'll likely choose to lie low or use other methods to deal with him. As for Momo, since he doesn't want to use excessive force to destroy Gensokyo, he must find a way to confront Yukari Yakumo.

Mo Mo has already thought of this foundation.

That's poaching!

As long as you dig the corner well, no wall is too high to fall!

Mo Mo isn't afraid of a direct confrontation with Yakumo Yukari right now. What Mo Mo is worried about is that Yakumo Yukari will choose to lie low and wait it out, taking advantage of Mo Mo's desire not to ruin Gensokyo's mood, and then stalling for time with Mo Mo.

What Momo cannot afford to waste is time.

Therefore, Momo decided to use a method of poaching talent to bring the Gensokyo, which belongs to Yakumo Yukari, and its original inhabitants, into his camp one by one.

At that point, Yukari Yakumo's Gensokyo would become Momo's Gensokyo, and the Gensokyo that Yukari Yakumo protected would become a joke. In that case, Momo would not believe that Yukari Yakumo could still hide in the gap and not come out.

This is Mo Mo's method, the method he started using on Cheng. However, Mo Mo is also very clear that everything between him and Cheng right now is just the prologue to his plan.

After that, we'll have to see how Yukari Yakumo reacts and how Reimu Hakurei fares.

"I've said it before, I really want Orange to be my shikigami."

Momo looked at Orange with sincere eyes and said, "Look, Orange, you saved me and allowed me to enter Gensokyo and gain freedom. You are my friend, and you also have considerable strength. If possible, I hope you can protect me in Gensokyo and serve as my guide."

"So, Orange, can you become my shikigami?"

Mo Mo asked the question knowingly, and Cheng, upon hearing Mo Mo's reason, relaxed a little. Although she still wouldn't become Mo Mo's shikigami, Mo Mo's reason at least proved that Mo Mo hadn't gone mad.

"This... this really won't work..."

Cheng shook her head, then pondered how to refuse her new friend. At that moment, Mo Mo, seemingly deliberately making things difficult for Cheng, presented yet another reason that Cheng couldn't refuse.

"Ah, is it because the gifts and sincerity weren't enough?"

Mo Mo looked at the cat demons eating candy with a sudden realization and laughed, "Orange, I'm providing more than just candy. If I'm not mistaken, you and these little guys aren't exactly living an easy life, are you?"

Cheng was taken aback. She had been pondering Mo Mo's words, but Mo Mo's words had diverted her attention, and she subconsciously asked, "How did you know?"

Mo Mo looked at Cheng with a face full of question marks and wanted to say, "How could I not know?"

You couldn't even produce any ripe wild fruit just now, yet your kittens are eating candy so happily. While the presence of catnip might be a factor, it also demonstrates their craving for food.

Furthermore, while the surrounding houses appear relatively neat and tidy, these thatched huts are far from adequate living conditions. Even though the overall standard of living in Gensokyo is far behind that of modern times, these rooms are definitely not places that people with the means would want to live in.

To put it bluntly, Orange and the group of cat demons are basically living like wild animals, struggling to survive and barely making ends meet, and this is only with the help of Yakumo Ran.

Momo didn't explain to Cheng how he knew this, a question so simple that Momo was too lazy to explain. Instead, Momo directly chose how to do it.

Momo stretched out his hand again, and milky white light condensed from it. Although it was quantum light, it was already a power fused with the afterlife, and under Momo's will, it could freely transform into any substance.

With a thought, Mo Mo scattered the white light in front of him. The small ball of white light transformed into clusters of split white light, which then neatly arranged into square formations.

Orange stared in disbelief at everything, knowing what Mo Mo was about to do again. All the little cat demons were equally wide-eyed, as if they had realized that a force that would change their fate was about to descend upon them.

Seeing this, Mo Mo smiled slightly and snapped his fingers.

In an instant, all the white light suddenly changed color and shape, transforming into small tables neatly arranged on the ground. On these tables were plates of exquisite dishes, each carrying a hint of fresh, slightly fishy smell—exactly the kind of aroma that felines love.

This is Momo's current power: extracting power from the afterlife, transforming it into quantum light, and then, when needed, converting the quantum light into matter—any matter Momo knows.

Upon witnessing this scene, Orange completely lost the ability to think. The cat demons, who were already not very intelligent, were even more brain-dead, leaving only their last instincts.

What is the most basic instinct of living beings?

Of course, we should eat!

Rows of wooden tables were laden with food that would make any cat demon's eyes light up and their appetites whet, their tiny noses twitching in unison. The cat demons were already quite full, and the addition of the candy with catnip from Mo Mo's earlier gesture further stimulated their appetites…

How could the cat demons possibly resist such temptation?

"Meow--"

All the cat demons let out a long, mournful howl. At that moment, they seemed to be possessed by huskies. They didn't even care about the candy in their mouths and rushed towards the square tables, wishing they could monopolize all the food.

Driven by their instinct to eat, the little cats initially engaged in some chaotic fighting. However, being more intelligent than most wild animals, they quickly realized that there were more tables than they were, and the food on each table made fighting unnecessary, so the situation soon stabilized.

Despite the chaotic scene, Mo Mo felt no aversion; instead, a satisfied smile appeared on her face. She saw the happiness on the faces of the little cat girls as they enjoyed their food—a beautiful emotion that resonated with all living beings.

By this time, Cheng had slightly recovered from the shock of Mo Mo's incredible abilities. She reached out her hand to the gluttonous cat demons, her reason compelling her to stop them.

Cheng might not have heard the saying "He who eats another's food is bound to him," but she understood the principle very well. Cheng herself could firmly refuse Mo Mo for the sake of morality and feelings, but she couldn't stop her compatriots from having a satisfying meal.

After all... ensuring that all his compatriots are fed is something Cheng has never done before, but it is something Cheng has always dreamed of doing.

Even the opportunity for her to become Yakumo Ran's shikigami was related to this, although only Orange and Yakumo Ran themselves knew the specific reasons.

"Sit down, Orange. Don't worry, I wouldn't use that as a reason to coerce you. I'm your friend, aren't I?"

As he spoke, Momo pulled Cheng to sit down beside him on the ground. Then, a flash of white light appeared in his hand, and two small tables appeared in front of Cheng and Momo.

"Seeing how happily they're eating, I'm getting hungry too. Let's eat together first. Since I'm here as a guest and everyone's having such a good time, shouldn't we have a feast together?"

"Meow!"

"Meow meow!"

Momo was originally talking to Orange, but the little cats seemed to understand what Momo was saying and began to respond to him with excited and cheerful tones.

Seeing this, Cheng pursed her lips and said nothing more. Instead, she lowered her head, grabbed a chicken leg, and began to tear into it as if venting her anger.

"I'll bite you to death, hoohoo!"

Author's Note:

P.S.: I can't concentrate during the day... It seems I can't escape the agonizing all-night writing sessions that can drive you crazy...

117 Sugar-Coated Nuclear Bomb

With delicious food in their mouths, the little cat demons couldn't care less about anything else. Even Orange was intoxicated by the unparalleled deliciousness, completely forgetting her previous restraint.

This is a delicious food created by Momo. The arrangement and composition of all the substances in it are controlled by Momo. In other words, the ingredients that Momo uses are theoretically perfect, and the cooking methods are theoretically the best.

Not to mention the cat demons who work hard all day to get enough to eat, even Mo Mo herself was surprised by how delicious the food was and couldn't help but eat a little more.

However, Mo Mo was much more composed and quickly satisfied his appetite. Seeing that the cat demons around him showed no sign of stopping before they were full, Mo Mo decided to do something himself.

What is Momo going to do?

Naturally, we should continue to win over Orange!

Although Orange ate Mo Mo's delicious food, Mo Mo knew that Orange still wouldn't join her. The reason Orange ate and drank so heartily was not only because she was already out of control of the current situation, but Mo Mo also believed that Orange was planning to repay Mo Mo in other ways later.

As for how to repay Mo Mo, most likely it's by remembering what Mo Mo just said and temporarily becoming Mo Mo's bodyguard to protect her.

However, it's clear that Mo Mo doesn't need Orange's combat power to protect him; the only value of having Orange lead the way is that Orange is there.

But this will not stop Mo Mo from trying to win over Cheng. On the contrary, Mo Mo will continue to try to win over Cheng and use all the methods that he can think of that are useful to Cheng and the little cat demons.

What Momo is pursuing is no longer Orange herself, but what lies behind Orange. Momo wants to use Orange as a starting point, as an example, so that everyone in Gensokyo knows one thing.

He Momo has arrived.

Momo stood up, took another look at the dilapidated thatched huts of the Lost Home, and then made up his mind.

"Orange, how about I give you some other gifts?"

"Whatever, meow, I don't care anymore, meow!"

Cheng bit down hard on the food in her hand, looking like she was ready to throw caution to the wind. Indeed, with Cheng's intelligence, it was difficult for her to resist Mo Mo, a man who kept giving her good things, and she couldn't resist the power of sugar-coated bullets.

Sugar-coated bullets can sway people, corrupt them, and make them forget their principles and will. Orange is like that right now. Although she won't become Momo's shikigami, her current state of giving up shows that she has wavered.

Mo Mo was satisfied with this result, but he was not content with it.

What Momo brought to Orange, and to the entire Gensokyo, was not just a sugar-coated bullet, but a sugar-coated nuclear bomb!

Mo Mo made his move again. This time, a dense white light surged from Mo Mo's body, like a burst of mist, instantly enveloping the heads of all the cat demons.

These mist-like quantum lights quickly enveloped the entire Lost House, covering the ground, the house, and many facilities inside and outside the house.

At this moment, even the most gluttonous cat demons sensed something was amiss. Each with food in their mouths, they stared wide-eyed at the hazy white light around them, their eyes filled with wariness and confusion.

"What...what are you trying to do?"

Cheng swallowed the food in her mouth with difficulty, seemingly sensing Mo Mo's intentions. Just now, the white light in Mo Mo's hand could conjure food, and now countless beams of white light enveloped the entire Lost Home. What awaited the Lost Home?

The answer will be revealed soon.