Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Kirito's face lit up with ecstasy as he turned to look at Momo, but Momo made a gesture to calm him down.

"Kayaba Akihiko, you must still have something to say to me."

Kayaba Akihiko nodded and said, "Actually, I'm still a little unconvinced. I'm curious, Momo-kun, if you don't use Yui's inner power, can you defeat me? How would you deal with me? If I fail and still stubbornly refuse to release the players, what would you do?"

Mo Mo smiled slightly and said, "If it weren't for Yui's request, I would never have used Yui's power. Otherwise, how could I bear to turn my lovely daughter into a gem?"

"There are far too many ways to deal with you. Putting aside other things, the debuffs you designed, such as bleeding and poison, don't have any abnormal status level."

Mo Mo opened his inventory, took out a throwing knife, and said, "This throwing knife is something I've been preparing for a long time, out of boredom. It's a poisoned blade coated with deadly poison. It stores 20 stacks of Bleeding Debuff and 20 stacks of Poison Debuff. If your boss were hit by this, what do you think would happen?"

"I lose 10% of my health per second due to poison and 20% due to bleeding. Even though the boss is resistant to abnormal statuses, this little throwing knife could still kill me. If I get hit, I can only last 5 seconds, right?"

"After all, in my game system, it's impossible to accumulate debuffs to kill a boss. Because debuffs themselves don't have an accumulation mechanism."

Kayaba Akihiko smiled wryly and said, "Mo Mo-kun, all of this depends on your powerful abilities, right? Is it appropriate to openly use cheat codes in a game?"

"Likewise, at least it's a little more ethical than you, the GM, personally playing the game and being invincible."

Kayaba Akihiko grinned. Looking back on what he had done, he was surprised to find that he hadn't actually criticized Momo's position.

"So, Mo Mojun, what if I stubbornly refuse to admit defeat and insist that you stay in the game?"

“I have already notified PoH and asked him to contact the Yagyu family. If everyone is still unable to break free from the game after one day, you can keep pestering them in the game, or I can force you to leave the game in real life.”

"Anyway, with Yui as a backup insurance, I believe that if the Japanese government knew that letting you leave the game would actually liberate the players, everyone in the parliament would immediately applaud and agree."

Kayaba Akihiko clapped his hands again and said, "As expected, it's Momo-kun. I was fooled by your face from the very beginning. In reality, behind that seemingly young and smiling mask, you're a cunning and cold-blooded bastard, aren't you?"

"Thank you for the compliment."

After saying that, Mo Mo didn't even frown. His body became blurry, fluctuating like an unstable television signal.

"Mo Mo, what's going on!"

Seeing that Mo Mo was not in good condition, Kirito could no longer be on guard against Kayaba Akihiko and anxiously asked about Mo Mo's condition.

"This is the system's backlash. Mo Mojun violated system privileges and has been identified as a harmful part of the system, and will soon be removed."

125 Kayaba Akihiko's Revenge

Upon hearing this, Kirito immediately looked at Momo nervously. By now, Kirito understood that Momo had seized the permissions that originally belonged to Kayaba Akihiko, and now the system was going to remove Momo.

"Mo Mo, how are you? Can you fix this?"

After saying that, Kirito immediately turned to look at Kayaba Akihiko and said, "Are you just going to watch like this? Didn't you promise that the game was over?"

Kayaba Akihiko shrugged and said, "Am I supposed to help Momo-kun even if I don't watch? We're enemies after all. Even though it's hard to say who's right and who's wrong by now."

"Damn it, you bastard."

"Don't be nervous, Kirito."

Mo Mo smiled slightly, opened her inventory, took out a piece of cake, and said, "Would you like something to eat?"

"How could you possibly be in the mood to eat at a time like this! Momo, what's wrong with you? Are you alright?"

Kirito could vaguely feel the pressure from the system, after all, it was because of it that he had just fainted. Having experienced this, Kirito was even more worried about Momo.

After all, Kirito only had his consciousness impacted by the system once, while Mo Mo was facing the system's strangulation.

However, Mo Mo ignored Kirito, smiled, took out a spoon, took a bite, and said, "Strawberry flavor, this is my favorite, won't you have a bite, Kayaba Akihiko?"

"Pfft haha..."

Kayaba Akihiko suddenly laughed, staring blankly at Kirito, who seemed completely out of his depth.

"If I'm not mistaken, you've placed your player identity on this cake, haven't you? Honestly, what can I say to you, Mo Mojun? It seems that all difficulties can always be turned into a joke when they come to you."

"Moreover, you always do these things in unexpected ways. Is this 100% roundabout personality also part of your perverse sense of humor?"

Momo swallowed the cake in a few bites. Kirito, still half asleep, clicked on Momo's identity information to check and found that what was written on it was the ID, Momo, and the identifier was also "player". There was nothing wrong with it, right?

"Well, it's not hard to understand, Kayaba Akihiko. I'm a businessman, a greedy businessman, so I want a lot of things, too many things, so I have to make correspondingly more efforts."

Mo Mo pointed a finger and said, "What you're thinking is probably just kicking me out of the game, but what I want is not only to be a winner in the game, but also a winner in life. Whether it's love or fame, I don't intend to let go of either."

Kayaba Akihiko seemed to understand something and said, "I see. It's because of those two girls... So my actions have become your bargaining chip in pursuing girls... Haha!"

Kayaba Akihiko's smile grew wider and wider as he said, "There's another point. After this game ends, you and Kirito will probably be regarded as heroes. You'll be the protagonist, and Kirito will be the supporting character. You'll be the hero who dared to risk your life to uncover the truth, the hero who outwitted and outmaneuvered me to achieve victory."

"Whether you want to continue your business career or enter politics later, this is a powerful asset."

Faced with Kayaba Akihiko's confident guess, Mo Mo raised a finger and said, "You're wrong, Kayaba Akihiko."

"Hmm, isn't that wrong?"

"I just want the girls I like, the boys they like, to be heroes."

Kayaba Akihiko was stunned for several seconds before finally reacting, and said with a wry smile, "Is that really the reason? Are they the most important people in your eyes? Well, considering Momo-kun's age, perhaps it's not hard to understand. But, you, as a hero, seem to be a bit impure?"

“A hero is a hero. I never wanted to be a pure hero. Pure heroes have too high requirements in terms of morality and character. I can’t do that! I only care about the result. If I am a hero in the end, that’s enough.”

Kayaba Akihiko grinned and said, "I see. As expected of Momo-kun, as expected of someone who has always touted himself as a businessman. The word 'businessman' has truly seeped into your bones!"

"But is this really a good idea to say these things in front of Kirito-kun? Kirito-kun's expression even turned a little ugly!"

Kirito's expression was indeed rather unpleasant. After all, the way Momo and Kayaba Akihiko were chatting and laughing made it clear that Momo and Kayaba Akihiko actually knew each other and were engaged in some kind of transaction.

"It's alright. Kirito-kun will return to the real world in a few minutes and understand everything. At that time, he'll only be grateful. Also, Kirito-kun, this image crystal is for you."

Kirito was taken aback, took the image crystal, curiously opened it, and then froze.

The scene shows him charging towards Heathcliff, the 100-level boss. Due to the camera angle, he is the majority of the shot, while Heathcliff only shows his lower body.

The footage recorded him unleashing his Starburst Stream attack on Heathcliff several times, before finally being knocked away. However, to Kirito's astonishment, the video crystal didn't end until Heathcliff was attacked by Momo and the data was deleted.

However, due to the camera angle, the scene where Momo's flaming greatsword killed Heathcliff was not shown. Instead, according to the recording in the image crystal, it was Kirito who attacked Heathcliff. Although Kirito was knocked away by Heathcliff, Heathcliff seemed to disappear because his health was reduced to zero and he was engulfed by flames.

Kirito was completely baffled and asked, "Mo Mo, what's this?"

"this?"

Mo Mo blinked and said, "Isn't this proof that you killed Heathcliff? That's amazing, Kirito-kun. You actually have such a powerful exclusive skill that you killed the Boss directly. I really admire you! Thanks to you, I survived Heathcliff's attack. Don't worry, I will prove the authenticity of this video!"

Kirito stared wide-eyed at himself, completely dumbfounded. What was going on? Why had it suddenly become his achievement?

"But...this!"

Kayaba Akihiko, standing to the side, couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Kirito-kun, Momo doesn't want to take all the credit for this. Perhaps because he's a reclusive tycoon in real life, he doesn't want to be too ostentatious, so he's giving the credit to you."

"But this is all thanks to you, Momo! No, I can't accept this, absolutely not!"

As he was about to hand the image crystal to Mo Mo, Mo Mo suddenly appeared and said, "Kayaba Akihiko, don't you want to continue your plan?"

Kayaba Akihiko looked at Mo Mo with some surprise and said, "Then, I will make another deal with you. Let me regain my GM privileges temporarily, and I will release all the players, tell Kirito the truth, completely end SAO, and guarantee everyone's safety and freedom."

"No problem at all!"

In this latest transaction, the previous transaction was canceled out, and Kayaba Akihiko regained control of the game. He pointed in front of him, and then the environment beneath their feet changed, turning into a mirror-like surface.

Looking into the distance, one can see the floating Aincrad.

Momo clicked the menu button, and a prompt panel appeared, showing that the final stage was underway, with progress at 21%.

"Right now, all the remaining players in Aincrad are gradually logging out of the game. This death game... no, this death deception game is over. Except for the few remaining players, everything is over."

"Death...a deceptive game!"

Kirito, Argo, and Asuna were stunned by Kayaba Akihiko's words before they could even react to their surroundings.

"To put it simply, I lied."

Kayaba Akihiko smiled mischievously and said, "This game is not a purely death game. At least the players who die in the game are not actually dead in real life. Your familiar comrades are still alive and waiting for you in the real world."

After saying all this, Kayaba Akihiko bowed to Momo. Only he and Momo understood the meaning behind this bow.

Kayaba Akihiko was thanking Momo because Momo turned the game into a death trap, and Kayaba Akihiko's goal was still achieved, but not too many people died.

At this moment, Kayaba Akihiko felt a sense of human relief because of this decision that he had once considered humiliating. This sense of relief was given to him by Mo Mo.

"Kirito-kun, I have something to discuss with you. Besides, you don't want to bother these three, do you?"

Kirito was startled, then realized that not only him and Momo, but also Argo and Asuna had been teleported here. The recent incident had caused quite a stir, and everyone in Aincrad knew about Argo's intentions.

With that thought in mind, Kirito nodded and followed Kayaba Akihiko, regardless of which side he was on.

"Yo! Asuna, you've worked hard."

Momo, Asuna, and Argo stood together, gazing at each other. Asuna and Argo's eyes were blurred with tears.

Unbeknownst to Momo, Asuna was already on her way to the Misty Forest, and Argo, finally unable to bear his fear any longer, had also begun his march to the battlefield. If Momo hadn't resolved everything, he probably would have encountered both women on the battlefield.

Seeing the two women with tears streaming down their faces but no sign of moving, Mo Mo glanced at Kayaba Akihiko in the distance with some annoyance, wishing she could kick him off the sky.

That bastard summoned Argo and Asuna on purpose, right?

Even in death, he couldn't find peace; it must have been intentional!

"Don't you plan to say anything after meeting me?"

Momo spread his hands, and upon hearing this, Argo and Asuna both took a step forward. This seemingly tacit action caused them to stop and turn to look at each other.

The two girls looked at each other for the first time, knowing each other's feelings for one another.

“That… Argo…”

Asuna pursed her lips; she knew that some things had to be said.

Author's Note:

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126 Forced Shifting of Blame

Asuna knew very well that Argo liked Momo.

The events of that wedding day are still vivid in her mind. She and Momo were in the know, but Argo was not. It's likely that Argo was completely deceived by herself and Momo, believing that everything was true.

Therefore, in Argo's view, Momo was besieged by a group of people with ulterior motives and forced into becoming a prisoner of a red-named player, with only death as his next path. In her eyes, Asuna, the woman who was about to marry Momo, became a despicable woman who dared not share Momo's hardships in the face of danger, and who forcibly pretended to be righteous, using justice to cover up her true colors.

Argo at that time probably despised herself to the extreme, and probably even wanted to kill her.

At the time, Asuna didn't quite understand, but now that she thinks about it, Argo was clearly enraged, so enraged that he almost lost his mind.