Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Sanae Kochiya started crying again, but this time it wasn't a half-hidden sob; it turned into a full-blown wail. She looked up at the sky, letting her cries spread unrestrained, a heart-wrenching sob.

However, in Sanae Kochiya's heart, a long-standing gloom began to dissipate little by little with her tears.

After a long while, Sanae Kochiya seemed to have cried herself to sleep. Leaning against Momo's chest, she closed her eyes slightly and sat on Momo's lap. She didn't go to the place where the Masaya Shrine should have been; everything that belonged to her there was long gone.

"Momo... in your opinion, what is Gensokyo?"

Suddenly, Sanae Kochiya asked Mo Mo a question. Although her voice was a little hoarse, her tone seemed much lighter than before.

Momo did not answer immediately because he sensed an extremely complex emotion in Sanae Kochiya's question.

"Gensokyo... If I were to describe my ideal Gensokyo, it would be a paradise, a place where people are always happy and at peace."

Hearing Mo Mo's seemingly dreamlike words, Sanae Kochiya trembled, appearing nervous. Mo Mo tightened his grip on her shoulders, saying, "However, once you've truly arrived in Gensokyo, it will be nothing more than a retirement home for youkai to me."

"Moreover, that was my ideal Gensokyo, not the Gensokyo of today."

"So, what about Gensokyo now?"

Sanae Kochiya immediately pressed for an answer, and Momo replied without hesitation, "Gensokyo right now is just a refuge that barely maintains order. And who knows, this refuge might go mad at any time."

"People under immense pressure will eventually lose their minds. It's just a matter of who will be the first to succumb to this madness."

Hearing this, Sanae Kochiya suddenly sat up, looked at Mo Mo nervously, and said, "Then... I'll ask you one last, and most important, question."

After hesitating for a long time, Sanae Kochiya finally spoke, "Momo, will you protect Gensokyo right now? Will you... how much effort will you put into protecting Gensokyo right now? Will you... be like Yukari Yakumo?"

"I will protect Gensokyo."

Mo Mo's resolute answer almost made Sanae Kochiya's face turn pale instantly, but Mo Mo's next words gave Sanae Kochiya's face a glimmer of hope.

"However, the Gensokyo that I protect is a peaceful and beautiful homeland, not a refuge where we have to pretend to be quiet just to survive. Don't worry, Sanae, I would never do something like Yukari Yakumo."

"Perhaps Yukari Yakumo did the right thing, but now that I'm in the world of anime, I've already decided that I won't do anything for personal gain, at least not when it comes to you. I swear, as long as I'm alive, I will never intentionally sacrifice anyone."

“After all,” Mo Mo said with a slight sneer, “as long as people are still here, where isn’t home? Yakumo Yukari is ultimately fixated on the name Gensokyo, but she has overlooked the fact that without everyone in Gensokyo, Gensokyo is nothing but a wasteland.”

Hearing this, Sanae Kochiya seemed to finally relax. She looked at Mo Mo with gentle eyes, a tender smile appearing on her lips.

"As expected, I believe you are right."

Sanae Kochiya cupped her hands to her chest, as if she had finally made up her mind. She took Momo's hand and said, "Momo... let me tell you the biggest secret of Gensokyo."

"The Gensokyo we're in right now... is fake."

"The real Gensokyo was completely destroyed during the great war."

229 What happened to them?

Mo Mo stared in astonishment at Kouchi Sanae. Even though Mo Mo had already reached the highest expectations regarding the reason for Kouchi Sanae's silence and the secret she kept, what Kouchi Sanae said still greatly surprised Mo Mo.

Gensokyo has already been destroyed?

So, at this time, what is Gensokyo, where Momo is located?

A second Gensokyo?

Or is everything that Mo Mo is seeing just an illusion?

Sitting on the ground, Mo Mo couldn't help but grab a handful of soil, feeling its dampness and fragrance. He simply couldn't believe that what he was seeing was an illusion.

So, most likely the Gensokyo that Momo sees before him has been rebuilt?

Thinking about it this way, it's understandable that Moriya Shrine no longer exists. After all, the two gods of Moriya Shrine and the shrine maiden Sanae Kochiya are no longer in Gensokyo, so there's no point in keeping the shrine.

Momo made this guess, but almost instantly, Sanae Kochiya shattered it.

"Everything here is fake, it's all counterfeit."

Counterfeit? Fake?

If Momo had just thought this was a second Gensokyo, then now Sanae Kochiya's resolute tone was practically telling Momo that the Gensokyo he was in had unimaginable problems.

Mo Mo was waiting for Sanae Kochiya to continue, but Sanae Kochiya suddenly hesitated. She looked at Mo Mo and said softly, "Mo Mo, do you believe me about everything I've said? Right now, the only people in Gensokyo who know all this are me and Yukari Yakumo."

Sanae Kochiya couldn't provide enough evidence to support her claims, so if Momo chose to believe her under these circumstances, it would be a somewhat blind faith.

"If I don't believe you, am I supposed to believe Yakumo Yukari?"

Mo Mo smiled mischievously and said, "Alright, let me put it this way: I have no reason not to believe you, right? Similarly, as my closest person, you have no reason to deceive me, right?"

"Come on, tell me, Sanae, and I will believe you unconditionally."

The last hesitation in Sanae Kochiya's eyes vanished with Mo Mo's affirmative words. She found Mo Mo's hand and held it tightly, then placed both of their hands on her chest, letting Mo Mo's palms press firmly against her chest.

It seems that Sanae Kochiya is using this method to reassure herself, to prove her honesty, and to demonstrate her sincerity to Momo.

“Our enemy, just as you guessed, is Gilgamesh… no, it’s that golden Pikachu.”

Sanae Kochiya, adapting to local customs, directly addressed Gilgamesh as "King Pikachu." However, she was clearly not used to the title "King Pikachu." A man who exuded authority and instilled fear in her was now being given a mocking name, which was obviously the most direct form of ridicule towards Gilgamesh.

“King Pikachu is very powerful, and his offensive is extremely powerful, or rather, it is an offensive that is simply impossible to resist.” Sanae Kochiya said, her voice trembling slightly, but she mustered her courage under Mo Mo’s warm large hand and continued, “Countless black muds that pollute and taint everything, countless terrifying monsters made of black mud, and countless powerful warriors stained with black mud, these are the invincible forces under his command.”

"Wherever the black mud goes, whether it is inanimate or living, whether it is the earth or any creature, everything will be defiled and polluted by it."

Sanae Kochiya looked into Mo Mo's eyes and said, "This is how Gensokyo was destroyed. Despite everyone's all-out resistance, the black mud was still an unstoppable force. The land of Gensokyo was polluted, the sky and water were polluted, and even the air was polluted. Countless living beings were destroyed, and many aliens who did not have time to react died directly under the power of the black mud."

"Just this alone has destroyed Gensokyo, leaving no possibility of recovery or salvation. Not to mention those terrifying monsters made of black mud that are impossible to kill or eliminate, and those warriors who have been corrupted and turned to darkness by the black mud—no, it would be more appropriate to call them Heroic Spirits."

"The indestructible black mud monsters have put almost all of Gensokyo's fighting force in a tough fight, and after the corrupted Heroic Spirits intervened, we naturally began to suffer casualties. Momo, the victims you encountered before were basically all sacrificed under these conditions."

Upon hearing this, Mo Mo's expression turned serious. He could already imagine the chaos and misery that Gensokyo had been in at that time.

The black mud surged forth like a mudslide, giving birth to countless twisted and howling monsters. Just as the people of Gensokyo were struggling to deal with these monsters, the already powerful Heroic Spirits, amplified by the black mud, joined the fray, plunging Gensokyo into defeat almost instantly.

"After that, what was the specific battle situation like? Also, who turned the tide in the end, Reimu or Yukari Yakumo? In addition, what's going on with this Gensokyo right now, and how did you all get transported to this world?"

Mo Mo's barrage of questions caused an awkward expression to appear on Kochiya Sanae's face. She shook her head slightly and said, "I'm sorry, Mo Mo."

"I was exhausted when the black mud monsters first appeared and was asked to rest and wait at the Monster Mountain, the last rear base at the time. I don't know the specifics of the battle on the front lines."

“However,” as if to prove her worth, Sanae Kochiya quickly added, “What I do know is that an extremely powerful collision occurred in the sky at that time. The immense force almost instantly destroyed the Black Mud Monsters. Under the protection of that force, even the Black Mud and the Heroic Spirits could not approach the Youkai Mountain.”

"I think... at that time, Reimu was protecting us, right?"

Sanae Kochiya's tone was uncertain, then she changed the subject, saying, "However, this stalemate didn't last long. The collisions in the sky continued for many days and happened countless times. When it came to the last one, the light annihilated everything, even Youkai Mountain."

"When I opened my eyes again, I and the rest of the people in Gensokyo had arrived in another world, which is the afterlife. At that time, apart from Suwako Moriya and Kanako Yasaka, the only other person who was still conscious was Yukari Yakumo."

"I'm sorry... I didn't see Reimu at that time, and I don't know anything about her..."

Sanae Kochiya knew Reimu's place in Momo's heart. She was even worried that Momo might fly into a rage after not getting any information about Reimu from her.

However, to Sanae Kochiya's surprise, Momo gently pulled her into his arms and said, "Reimu's matter is not your fault, and what happens next... is probably what you most want to tell me, isn't it?"

"Come on, Sanae, what is it that's causing you so much pain? Suwako Moriya and Kanako Yasaka, aren't you still alive at this point?"

"What happened next in the afterlife? What happened to your family...?"

Author's Note:

P.S.: Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Wishing you all a prosperous and auspicious new year!

I'm still updating during the Spring Festival, isn't that a bit principled? You don't need to adore me too much, just turn your love into votes and throw them at me, no need to be polite!

230 It's time to end all of this.

Sanae Kochiya nodded, grabbed a handful of soil, held it in her hands, stood up, and looked up at the sky.

At this moment, Sanae Kochiya seemed to hesitate a little, but Momo also stood up with Sanae Kochiya and hugged her shoulders from behind.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

Sanae Kochiya's eyes finally hardened. She took a deep breath and said, "Yuko Yakumo... drove Kanako and Suwako to their deaths."

Upon hearing this, Mo Mo was taken aback and said, "Forced to death?"

"Yes, to force someone to their death!"

Sanae Kochiya used these two words to unequivocally describe Yukari Yakumo's actions, and the phrase "forced to death" almost instantly pushed Yukari Yakumo's past into the abyss of sin.

Mo Mo did not express any distrust. Since Sanae Kochiya said so, no matter how surprised Mo Mo was by those two words, Mo Mo would still choose to believe Sanae Kochiya.

Perhaps Momo should also give up her last shred of illusion about Yakumo Yukari and start to truly get to know Yakumo Yukari as a person again.

"You know the power of Lady Kanako and Lady Suwako, right, Momo?"

Mo Mo nodded; he was very clear about this.

The abilities of Kanako Yasaka and Suwako Moriya subtly complement each other. The former possesses the ability to create the Qian level, which is the ability to create the Heaven level, while the latter possesses the ability to create the Kun level, which is the ability to create the Earth level.

Suwako Moriya's abilities are more well-known than Kanako Yasaka's. She can create and manipulate rocks, soil, water, plants, magma, and more from nothing, and can even create life. Even the volcanic eruption of Youkai Mountain is within her control. She is practically a Gensokyo version of Mother Earth.

As for Yasaka Kanako, there is much less information available about her abilities. However, since her abilities correspond to those of Moriya Suwako, and considering that the two were enemies in ancient times, and Yasaka Kanako's divine power surpassed that of Moriya Suwako, even defeating her in their war, Yasaka Kanako's power is at least no weaker than Moriya Suwako's.

"The two lords possess immense power, both divine and divine, and it is precisely this immense power that Yakumo Yukari covets. Yakumo Yukari... she, that bastard, directly forced the two lords to..."

At this point, Sanae Kochiya's shoulders trembled again, and she burst into tears in an instant. As Mo Mo tightly embraced Sanae Kochiya, a look of disbelief and astonishment flashed in his eyes, as if he had already realized the truth.

Connect the dots: the illusory Gensokyo, the two gods driven to their deaths, the power that controls the sky and the earth, Sanae Kochiya's lament and hatred...

At this moment, Mo Mo felt the ground beneath her feet was so warm, and the sky above her head was so peaceful. Because this illusory fantasy world was probably...

"The two lords sacrificed themselves, and were then used by Yukari Yakumo as materials to construct this false Gensokyo, forming the foundation of this Gensokyo!"

Hearing Kochiya Sanae confirm his guess, Mo Mo, even though he had already anticipated it, still couldn't help but feel an unbearable heaviness. This heaviness was so palpable to Mo Mo, an outsider, that he could hardly breathe, let alone Kochiya Sanae herself.

For Sanae Kochiya, the two deities were not just deities, but more like family.

Her family was transformed into a false Gensokyo by Yukari Yakumo. How could Sanae Kochiya face this Gensokyo, and how could she not harbor deep hatred for Yukari Yakumo? Similarly, it is completely understandable that Sanae Kochiya, who was powerless to fight against Yukari Yakumo and could only silently accept everything, had such a heavy emotional burden.

However, what made Mo Mo feel even heavier was that this was not over yet.

"What I find most unacceptable is..."

Sanae Kochiya continued, trembling, "Yuki Yakumo sacrificed two adults and even erased the Moriya Shrine from Gensokyo. Yet she had no intention of killing me, and didn't even alter my memories before throwing me into the afterlife."

"I don't believe she was reluctant, I don't believe she suddenly showed mercy. Since she can disregard everything for her beloved Gensokyo, then she has every reason to kill me as well!"

"But she didn't do that. After thinking it over, there can only be one reason for all of this, and that is... Yukari Yakumo, that bastard, she used my life to threaten the two ladies, and the two ladies... they..."

Once again, Sanae Kochiya was speechless, and this time even Mo Mo didn't know how to comfort her. What Sanae Kochiya needed right now wasn't gentle comfort, but someone to completely help her untangle this knot in her heart.

This person could only be Momo.