Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Well, thanks to Momo's enhancements in the afterlife, he mastered the art of having fun playing games with girls. With this ability to stretch minutes into years or even decades, Momo built deep friendships and trust with each girl, becoming intimately familiar with every inch of their lives. Therefore, it was only natural that the girls joined Valhalla.

Congratulations! Yes, congratulations!

This is what makes Momo happiest, after all, the number of people who should be admitted to the Hall of Heroes has increased dramatically from the original 22 to 58.

Author's Note:

P.S.: I recommend a new book, "I Might Have Had a Fake Dream". I personally found it quite interesting. Although it's a new work by a new author, it has developed its own unique style.

Synopsis: This book is also known as *The Flat-Chested Loli's Counterattack*, *I, the Self-Attacked and Self-Suppressed One, Was Pushed Down by Myself*, *The History of the Dominance Decision Between a Cold-Hearted Top and a Tsundere Bottom*, and *This 'Hammer' Might Kill You*.

Disclaimer: 1. This may involve references to FGO, SCP, Closer, anime, and fantasy, science fiction, and supernatural movies.

2. The story is slightly angsty in the early stages, but becomes heartwarming and healing in the later stages.

PS2: The author is a loli... cough.

014 An Unwanted Guest

The number of fifty-eight people surprised even Mo Mo himself. However, after carefully recalling the number with his body, Mo Mo found that there were indeed no more or fewer people, and each person had a distinct personality.

Aside from the Sword Trio, the Acceleration Trio, the Code Geass Six, the Academy City Twelve, the IS World Six, the Afterlife Two, and Rin Tohsaka who appeared out of nowhere—a total of thirty-three people—the remaining twenty-five are all from Gensokyo.

Who are these twenty-five people?

They are Marisa Kirisame, Cirno, Patchouli, Sakuya Izayoi, Remilia, and Flandre; Orange, Ran Yakumo, Alice, Yuuka Kazami, Yuyuko Saigyouji, and Youmu Konpaku; Keine Kamishirasawa, Tei Inaba, Reisen, Eirin Yagokoro, Kaguya Houraisan, and Mokou Fujiwara; and Aya Shameimaru, Momiji Inubashiri, Sanae Kochiya, Suika Ibuki, Yuugi Hoshiguma, Satoru Komeiji, and Koishi Komeiji.

Yes, this shows that Momo received the broadest support from the people of Gensokyo on this trip, established the deepest friendship with them, and became close fighting partners.

What could be more joyful than this?

There are a few people who joined not because of a deep friendship with Momo, which needs a little explanation.

Firstly, although Saigyouji Yuyuko and Konpaku Youmu didn't explicitly state their reasons for joining, Mo Mo knew very well that their primary motivation was the reborn Yakumo Yukari. Perhaps, in their view, becoming close companions to Mo Mo would better ensure Yakumo Yukari's safety.

The reason Orange joined was simple: Momo had already raised Orange's affection level to 90%, and with Yakumo Ran also siding with Momo, Orange joining Valhalla was a natural progression. Orange quickly found her purpose in Valhalla – becoming the second shared pet catgirl after Best.

As for Kamishirasawa Keine, her reason for joining was somewhat somber. She believed that everything Yakumo Yukari had done by exploiting her abilities was a huge mistake. To atone for this mistake and for a better future for Gensokyo, the half-beast teacher resolutely joined Momo's side, determined to atone for her sins.

Mo Mo readily agreed to Miss Half-Beast's determination, allowing her to become one of them, and began to follow Bai Ze Huiyin in an attempt to build a deep friendship.

Miss Half-Beast typed a question mark; Miss Half-Beast typed an exclamation mark; Miss Half-Beast typed a dash; Miss Half-Beast typed an ellipsis; Miss Half-Beast typed GG.

perfect!

Then there's Inuzoki Momiji, who swore her loyalty to Momo with mixed feelings. Momo understands the reasons behind her choice. On one hand, it's because of Aya Shameimaru, and on the other hand, her joining is at the behest of Tenma, making Inuzoki Momiji the link between Momo and the Tengu clan.

Momo wouldn't refuse such loyalty, which was heavily tinged with political undertones. Even now, Tianmo remains unaware of the power of Momo's Hall of Heroes. And once Inuzomi enters the Hall of Heroes, no matter how many schemes Tianmo harbors, or how loyal Inuzomi was to him in the past, it will no longer be effective. After all, with Aya Shameimaru's help, Inuzomi died even earlier than Kazaki Shirazawa Keine.

Finally, let's talk about Kazami Yuuka. Her reason for joining Momo's side is much simpler. Although she isn't inherently combative or fond of killing, there are some things Kazami Yuuka will never easily give up. Her only condition for joining the Hall of Heroes is that Momo promises to enhance her power and one day allow her to face those monsters again, to utterly destroy them.

Of course, the most crucial reason was that Momo, with the help of the two deities of the Moriya Shrine, Yasaka Kanako and Moriya Suwako, resurrected a little girl named Medici Melancholy using the severed limbs preserved by Kazami Yuuka, thus fulfilling Kazami Yuuka's initial request.

Although Medicim Melancholy's resurrection was a true rebirth, and she was now just a new life with the exact same form as the Medicim Melancholy of the past, and it was absolutely impossible for her to regain her past memories, Momo still saw a fleeting smile on Kazami Yuuka's lips.

After that, Yuuka Kazami had no intention of reuniting with Medici Melancholy. Instead, she chose to join Valhalla without looking back, burying everything from the past in her own memories.

By the way, Momo naturally extended an invitation to the two gods, Yasaka Kanako and Moriya Suwako. After all, a happy, lively, and carefree family reunion is the greatest happiness, a higher spiritual need for Momo at the moment. Unfortunately, the two gods saw through Momo's scheme... cough, no, they politely declined Momo's invitation. They chose to stay on the newly reborn land of Gensokyo, rebuild the Moriya Shrine, and thus protect that land.

Now, Momo's trip to Gensokyo has come to a complete end. Although the results were plentiful, Momo's initial goal was not achieved, which is quite a strange development.

Mo Mo understood this perfectly, and the girls in the Hall of Heroes understood it just as well, whether they joined sooner or later. So, while Mo Mo's clone traveled through the void with the Dragon God, the girls were secretly accumulating power and cultivating their resolve, ready to fight again even against the enemies who had once terrified them.

This time, they stood behind Momo; this time, they believed they would win.

Of course, those truly heartless individuals are exceptions. For example, right now, Cirno, the strongest warrior of Valhalla, is piloting her invincible No. 9, leading her companions on their journey to conquer the fiftieth floor of Aincrad. The toads of Gensokyo have finally escaped their fate of being frozen, but this fate has been transferred to countless monsters in Aincrad, making Aincrad seem like it's hosting an ice sculpture exhibition.

"Hmph, as expected, I, Cirno, am the strongest!"

Cirno, who had finally managed to get some peace and quiet, looked at her exhausted companions and reluctantly sat down. Unfortunately, her eyes couldn't stay still; she kept looking around for another target until two people came into her view.

"Who are you? I've never seen you before. Are you also Mo Mo's heroic spirits?"

Looking at the two girls, one tall and one short, one with white hair and the other with light blue hair, and their attire so different from that of monsters and natives, Cirno instinctively assumed that they were also close friends of Momo.

Cirno's words made the little ones around her turn their heads to look, but when they blinked, they found that there was no one in the direction Cirno was looking.

"ah?"

Cirno was also stunned. She blinked, rubbed her eyes, and even ran to where the two people had just been, touching and sniffing here and there, only to scratch her head with a face full of question marks.

What about people?

Did she see it wrong?

"Cirno, you must be tired too. Take a good rest."

Koishi yawned, then lazily lay down on the lawn to sunbathe. To be honest, she preferred being with Momo to being with Cirno, spending every single hour of the day together. Unfortunately, everyone in Gensokyo was preparing for war, and the atmosphere made her feel awkward about going against the tide, so she could only choose to go along with Cirno's carefree antics.

"Ugh—okay, I guess I really did see it wrong."

Cirno returned to her friends and, seeing that everyone had lazily closed their eyes, simply lay down on the ground and joined them.

However, by this time, no one noticed that the two missing girls had reappeared in the spot they had just been searching for.

"Whoa, that was close! Alaya, your skills aren't up to par. How did you almost let a little girl spot you?"

The speaker was a short girl; if Mo Mo were here, he would definitely be surprised to call out her name.

Her name is Gaia.

Gaia was also wearing pure white jewelry from the Momo brand, including a complete set of necklace, bracelet, anklet, and earrings, all of which were imbued with Momo's blood and tears.

015 Gaia and Alaya

Gaia's tone carried a hint of joking mockery, but unfortunately, this joke did not elicit any change in Alaya's expression.

Perhaps her face never had any expression from the very beginning.

"I merely subtly influenced everyone's subconscious, preventing them from looking our way and thus reducing our presence. Such a small trick works on any normal living being, as for that little girl..."

"Pfft, hahaha," Gaia couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Idiots are an exception, aren't they?"

Alaya did not answer, but this was tantamount to acquiescence.

Fools are different from normal people. Their focus and attention are also different from normal people. What normal people cannot see may be as shiny as gems in their eyes.

Seeing that Alaya still ignored her, Gaia pouted in annoyance and said, "Since we're here, why don't we go and greet Momo? We're guests, aren't we? Is this sneaking in like a guest?"

"Even if you're not a guest, you should still be the host, right? When a host comes to see his workers, does he need to sneak around?"

"Ah, I see, this is called... traveling incognito?"

This time, Alaya finally responded. She shook her head and said, "She is not one of my people. My relationship with her is merely a contractual one. I lend her my power, and she completes my tasks. That's all."

“Yes, yes,” Gaia nodded in agreement, “After all, Momo is very interested in the entire world of anime and manga. Given time, he will definitely help establish a new order in the world of anime and manga.”

"What, you've decided you like him now?"

Alaya looked at Gaia with some surprise and said, "It seems that from the very beginning, you have been mocking my ideas. You have never believed that a soul from the three-dimensional world can truly gain a foothold in the two-dimensional world. You have never supported my plans and ideas, have you?"

"That... that's ancient history. After all, people are different now, and the results are different too."

Gaia turned her head away, looking arrogant, but seeing her reach out to touch the shimmering white earring, it was clear that she was feeling guilty.

"No, no matter what, I think highly of him now. He's different from the people you chose before. All those minor characters you picked before were destined to be losers."

"Although they are all powerful, they are ultimately unable to escape the prison of their own desires. They want to realize their wishes in the two-dimensional world that are impossible in the three-dimensional world. As a result, the entire two-dimensional world has become their testing ground. It would be strange if they didn't cause chaos in the whole world."

"As for Mo Mo... he's had enough of living in the three-dimensional world. Even if he enters the two-dimensional world, he won't cause any harm. At most, he'll just prey on more young girls. He doesn't even care about the local consciousnesses of various worlds, so why should I object?"

Alaya looked at Gaia with some surprise; getting an expression on her face was truly difficult. As the embodiment of human consciousness, her surprise represented the surprise of the entire human subconscious—something that was utterly astonishing to all humans.

"I really didn't expect that we would reach a consensus one day. Perhaps my choice this time was really the right one. Momo is indeed a useful tool."

"Tools..."

Gaia Environmental Protection spread its arms wide, looking at Alaya with a half-smile, and said, "I thought you would use more equal terms, like 'partners.' So, in your eyes, Mo Mo, this capable guy, is still just a tool?"

"Regardless of his talents or the outcome of his actions, he is ultimately a member of humanity, an insignificant part of the human race. Granting him a contract is an affirmation of his abilities. As for him personally, do you think I would place him on an equal footing with other humans?"

"Well, it can't be."

Gaia shrugged, then walked step by step across the grass, saying, "And you don't need to be so high and mighty. As a member of the collective consciousness of humanity, you naturally embody the worst aspects of humanity. Even if Momo were merely a part of humanity, even if Momo became a stronger being, even if he became a god, you wouldn't place him in a higher position."

"Selfishness, exploitation, and everything for the benefit of humanity—isn't that human nature?"

Gaia smiled brightly, her loli-like figure and radiant smile carrying an unfathomable depth. Alaya stared at Gaia's smile, unable to decipher her thoughts for a long time.

However, it doesn't matter if you don't understand. Sometimes you don't need to figure out what the other person is thinking; just knowing what they want to do is enough.

"That's right, that's human nature. Human nature is inherently evil. You, who have witnessed humanity's birth and development to its present state, don't you understand all of this very well?"

"No, no, I don't know."

Gaia shook his head and said, "Compared to my life, you humans are nothing more than a few minutes of history. In fact, I never intended to pay attention to you. Anyway, at this rate, humanity will disappear in a few minutes. To me, your existence is no different from that of other life forms."

Gaia's words were blunt, yet a cold, hard truth. Alaya showed no intention of refuting this reality, clearly accepting Gaia's words completely.

"If you humans hadn't created this two-dimensional world, directly creating an entire universe, I wouldn't even know how to communicate with you. Ahhh, it's really strange, how do you humans possess such immense power?"

Alaya laughed, a proud laugh, and said, "Although I don't know why, doesn't this just prove that we humans are different from other living beings, so..."

"Alright, alright, stop with the long-winded explanation. We've been arguing about those things for ages, and we even made a bet. Anyway, you guys are in a great position right now, and it looks like Momo will definitely win if things continue like this."

"Hey, Alaya, we're about to win! Don't you have a victory declaration to say? You humans should be full of joy when you win, so why do I always feel like you still have such a tense face?"

"You jest, Lord Gaia."

Alaya suddenly used honorifics and her voice became respectful, saying, "No matter what the final outcome is, even if we humans really intervene in this wonderful new world and possess power that rivals or even surpasses yours, you don't need to worry at all."

"You are forever the mother of humankind. How could any child possibly turn around and threaten to kill their mother?"

"Huh, you don't know how?"

Gaia blinked, a hint of cold curiosity in her bright smile, and said, "For humans themselves, a mother is no longer an outsider?"

Author's Note:

P.S.: Cough, I'm not dead yet, who said I'm a eunuch?

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