Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

"I'm sorry to kill you... so at least let me leave you with a portrait for your funeral."

A complex mix of emotions compelled Aya Shameimaru to do something, so she decided to use the only thing she could do—taking photos—to leave a lasting impression. However, through the lens, the sky had gradually returned to its azure hue, and Momo's whereabouts had completely vanished.

Aya Shameimaru couldn't find a subject to photograph, but she didn't put down her camera. Instead, she just held it up listlessly, as if waiting or perhaps mourning.

After a long while, she put down the camera, said nothing, and slowly reached out to close the lens.

"Isn't this... still nothing that can be done?"

"Sorry……"

"I'm really sorry..."

A voice, barely audible like the buzzing of a mosquito, was slowly released as Aya Shameimaru gently closed her eyes.

"If you really feel sorry, then just show your chest... cough, take a picture of the two of us together as an apology."

However, at that moment, Mo Mo's voice appeared again. Aya Shameimaru opened her eyes in an instant and was shocked to find that Mo Mo had appeared beside her!

A faint light still flickered around Mo Mo's body, as if Mo Mo had stepped out of the light, or as if endless light was fading away from Mo Mo. Moreover, Mo Mo's body was completely unharmed, as if the attack that Shameimaru Aya had just made was not him at all.

Aya Shameimaru was completely stunned. Momo wasn't dead?

Aya Shameimaru's conclusion that Momo was dead wasn't solely based on what she had just seen. She could sense Momo's aura and power, even though she didn't understand why it was so strange—she had never smelled it before in Gensokyo.

Just moments ago, the instant Momo turned to dust, his human aura vanished, along with his life. This is the fundamental reason why Aya Shameimaru concluded that Momo was truly dead.

Now, Momo appears here as if nothing happened. What's going on?

Mo Mo smiled as she looked at Aya Shameimaru's stunned expression, offering no explanation, and said, "If you don't answer, I'll take that as a yes!"

After saying that, Mo Mo's dark wings stretched out from behind Aya Shameimaru, pulled her back into his arms, and with a tug, wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed his cheek against Aya's still bewildered face.

Then, as if by magic, Mo Mo produced an instant camera, pointed it at the two people's cheeks that were close together, and said, "Come on, Wenwen, smile, for the sake of our friendship."

"One, two, three, eggplant!"

126. If I say it's a coincidence, would you believe me?

Did Mo Mo die or not?

In a physical sense, Momo is indeed dead.

Regardless of what kind of power Momo has now, purely from a physical perspective, especially Momo without emitting quantum light, is just like Artoria without emitting magic power—just an ordinary person with a normal physique.

Even though Mo Mo possessed the most exceptional physique among ordinary people, far surpassing their strength and speed, he had absolutely no chance of surviving being sliced ​​into powder by wind blades.

However, that's all.

For Momo now, physical destruction and death are no longer fatal.

If Momo in the past relied on the power of Code to be resurrected, and on the power of quantum light to transfer his consciousness into the quantum light even when he was seriously injured, and use his own abilities to control his body to maintain his fighting power, then now, Momo has truly broken free from the shackles of his own body.

Momo has completely transformed into light, with quantum light and matter perfectly fused within his body. Although Momo doesn't know his current physical rating, he's confident that once he returns to Valhalla, he will no longer be the half-baked quantum being he once was.

The present Momo can be a person, light, or even transform into the life form that Momo desires to become on a material level.

If the physical body is destroyed, it can be restored simply by transforming it into light, or by retrieving data from the afterlife and converting it into light. If Momo is willing, he could even survive as a quantum life form similar to Kayaba Akihiko.

As long as quantum light remains, as long as the afterlife continues to function normally, and as long as Momo's consciousness is not destroyed, Momo, who has transformed into light, has almost said goodbye to death in the conventional sense.

This is also why Momo's body could reappear in an instant after being destroyed. This is no longer the power of Code, but a power that belongs only to Momo and that even Valhalla does not possess, which has been transformed into light.

"Crack!"

As the flash went off, Momo and Aya Shameimaru's poses and expressions were frozen in the photo. The Polaroid camera, modified by Momo, produced a clear image almost instantly.

Mo Mo reached out and took the photo. He placed it in front of the two of them. Aya Shameimaru glanced at it subconsciously, though her eyes still held a hint of confusion, seemingly unaware of the current situation.

In the photo, Momo is holding Aya Shameimaru, with wings covering half of Aya's body. Aya seems a little timid, but her hands are also resting against Momo's chest, and she seems to be nervously clutching Momo's clothes.

Overall, the two appeared very close and familiar, with Mo Mo's bright smile making him seem very happy. The only puzzling thing was that Aya Shameimaru in the photo wasn't looking at the camera; instead, she looked somewhat pale and gazed at Mo Mo with a bewildered expression.

If one didn't know what had just happened between Momo and Aya Shameimaru, such a gaze would probably be more easily interpreted as infatuation.

After all, at that moment, it seemed that only Momo, still faintly shrouded in light, remained in Aya Shameimaru's eyes.

"Hmm, not bad. But Wenwen, you should smile. You're cuter when you smile, aren't you?"

After saying that, Momo handed the photo to Aya Shameimaru, then put her hands on Aya's shoulders and pulled her close. The two of them pressed their chests against each other, Momo grinning as she rested her chin on Aya's head, while Aya still held the photo, staring blankly at the two people in it.

At this moment, Aya Shameimaru's eyes flickered with emotion. She finally realized that Mo Mo was not only alive, but also thriving.

Even before she could react, Mo Mo seemed to have taken advantage of her by forcibly taking a photo with her!

Aya Shameimaru suddenly realized what was happening, her body tensing instantly. Realizing she was still being teased, her face flushed red, and she struggled without saying a word, trying to turn around and attack Momo.

Momo gripped Aya Shameimaru's shoulders tightly, and for a moment, even with all her strength, Aya couldn't break free from Momo's grasp. However, she managed to free her head from the threat of Momo's chin and then tried to look up and tilt her head in Momo's direction.

This was an instinctive action.

But what happened next made them both freeze in place.

Aya Shameimaru's movements were so sudden that Mo Mo didn't seem to notice for a moment. Her head instinctively dropped down, and because Aya Shameimaru's shoulders didn't leave Mo Mo's hands, even though the top of her head avoided Mo Mo's chin, her cheek was still very close to Mo Mo's face.

Furthermore, as she turned her head to face Mo Mo, whether she intended to verbally attack him or warn him to let her go, Aya Shameimaru's cheek and Mo Mo's lowered cheek came into close contact due to their proximity.

Warm yet slightly fiery lips brushed against Mo Mo's chin, leaving a slightly damp trail, before stopping only on Mo Mo's cheek.

"Crack!"

The Polaroid camera, manipulated by Momo, spat out another photo, which then turned into light and was collected by Momo. The photo, under Momo's subconscious control, flew towards the two of them and into Aya Shameimaru's hand.

Aya Shameimaru's eyes went blank again. Her lips slowly left Mo Mo's cheek as she looked at the photograph that had appeared in her hand.

In the photo, Momo is affectionately holding Aya Shameimaru's shoulder, a mischievous grin still playing on his lips. He's looking down, as if anticipating something.

Aya Shameimaru, who was originally under Mo Mo's control, turned her face red with anger and lifted her head to press her lips to Mo Mo's cheek.

If you don't know what just happened between Momo and Aya Shameimaru, then this photo gives the impression that the shy Aya Shameimaru couldn't contain her emotions and did something girlish in the instant the two of them took a close photo together.

A gentle kiss seemed to have made Aya Shameimaru tense all over, her skin turning a light pink.

Anyone who sees this photo will probably feel the saccharine, youthful romance emanating from it, right?

"Hmm, the timing is good, and the angle is good too. But Wenwen, I just wanted to take two photos together as a memento. I'll feel embarrassed if you take the initiative like this."

Mo Mo sighed softly, reached out and patted Aya Shameimaru's head, his eyes filled with solemnity, and said, "I know... I know your feelings for me, but I'm sorry, it's impossible for us to be together."

“We are of different races, and your companions would not allow you to marry someone of a different race like me. Although I am very touched by your enthusiasm and want to accept it, but…”

Just as Mo Mo, with a look of solemnity but eyes full of mockery, was about to throw all of Shameimaru Aya's words of rejection back at her, Shameimaru Aya, whose eyes were still filled with confusion, moved again.

She reached out her hand, and the fan that had fallen to the ground was caught in the wind and flew back into her hand.

Mo Mo smiled brightly, and the muttering in her mouth instantly disappeared, turning into a closing remark: "Well then, see you next time. I'm leaving now, don't bother seeing me off!"

Having said that, Mo Mo took off, elegant yet dashing, and flew eastward without looking back. Just as he was about to accelerate, Aya Shameimaru's roar, just as Mo Mo had anticipated, finally reached his ears.

"Stop right there!"

Aya Shameimaru seemed to instantly enter a berserk state, her wings billowing high as she assumed a full battle stance. The fan in her hand unleashed a massive storm, a visible tornado powerful enough to shatter everything, which relentlessly pressed down on Mo Mo.

"I'm going to tear you to pieces! Die!"

The gale carried immense killing intent. Mo Mo watched the rapidly approaching gale and had no doubt that his newly formed physical body would be pulverized to pieces by Aya Shameimaru once again.

He shook his head helplessly and said, "I already told you not to see me off. It's not comfortable to sit in this wind. I'd better go first!"

After saying that, Mo Mo's body flashed with light, and he transformed into a white streak of light, instantly escaping the pursuit of the raging wind, leaving only Aya Shameimaru frantically waving her fan.

"Stop right there, you bastard!"

Aya Shameimaru took to the air, her lips pressed tightly together, a hint of moisture in the corner of her eyes.

She wanted to chase after Mo Mo, but seeing the speed at which Mo Mo transformed into light, she knew that this guy of unknown origin was probably even faster than her.

Aya Shameimaru felt extremely wronged. What had she done? What kind of curse had she been subjected to to deserve this?

Shameimaru Aya, her shoulders trembling slightly, took a long time to calm herself down. Only then did she realize that she was still holding the two photos left behind by Mo Mo.

Looking at the photo of herself blushing and kissing Mo Mo's cheek, Aya Shameimaru felt an overwhelming surge of shame and anger welling up inside her. She immediately grabbed the photo with both hands, instinctively intending to tear it to shreds.

But looking at the two strange images of himself that he had never appeared in before, and savoring the unique and coincidental timing of the captures, Aya Shameimaru, a journalist and photographer, suddenly felt a pang of pity for the two photos.

"Right, this is... evidence! I'm going to take these two photos and keep making trouble for him. I can't let him get away like this!"

Aya Shameimaru instantly found a perfectly reasonable excuse, then hurriedly tucked the photo into her bosom. After glancing around to make sure no one was watching, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Aya Shameimaru appeared quite calm and looked in the direction where Momo had fled.

"Heh, so what if you're fast? Can you even outrun me?"

"This is Gensokyo, you know. Even if I can't keep up with your speed, I'll still drag you out of that corner!"

"You just wait, you just wait!"

With a roar, Aya Shameimaru also created a whirlwind and chased after the direction Mo Mo had fled.

How do you escape Aya Shameimaru's pursuit?

It's not that easy!

127 Once upon a time, there was a mountain

Momo, transformed into light, easily escaped Aya Shameimaru's line of sight. Although Momo had not yet tested her current fastest speed, she was still much faster than Aya Shameimaru, who wielded the power of wind.

Momo transformed into his new form, floating in the air, looking eastward, towards the eastern edge of the Great Barrier of Gensokyo.

There is a mountain there.

There is a shrine on the mountain.

The shrine is called Hakurei Shrine, and there is a Hakurei priestess in the shrine named Hakurei Reimu.

She was the one Momo loved.

She was waiting for Momo to arrive.

Because of the distance, Momo could only see a blurry shadow, but with Momo's eyesight, he could still tell that there were man-made buildings there.

Has this moment finally arrived...?

Although Mo Mo had already made up his mind and had already gone through countless trials and tribulations, at this moment, thinking about the possibility of meeting Reimu Hakurei soon, Mo Mo still couldn't help but feel uneasy.