Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

"You like me, I like you. You love me, and I will love you too—Anastasia, you can be, no, you are my true self."

"Outside the courtyard, Li Jiaduo and Mimi, who were secretly peeking and grinning foolishly, covered their mouths, trying their best to control themselves and not be discovered, so as not to interrupt the two people's first expression of love."

"Captain~" Mimi said in a voice so low it was almost inaudible, her face beaming with pure satisfaction and sweetness, "Mimi wants some too~"

"One day, Mimi will be just as happy as Anna!"

"Hehe." Rigado gave a thumbs up, encouraging Mimi and also giving a thumbs up to Julius, who had turned around but still refused to peep despite being there.

Julius tensed, his face turning serious, and he quickly said in a soft voice, "Lady Anastasia is currently unavailable, I'm truly sorry. Lady Crusch, please lower your voice."

"She came to Anastasia with the documents in hand. Upon entering the mansion, she saw three people acting suspiciously. Drawn over, she immediately heard Julius's warning. Crusch was a little confused."

She followed Mimi's gaze and froze.

"...Is that so? I understand."

"I didn't really want to lose my composure, but Crusch couldn't help but let out a weak, bitter laugh. '...It's you again. I've lost to you again, Anastasia.'"

"Under the dazzling sunlight, the air is filled with the sweet words of the newlyweds."

"My body, my wealth, my power, my heart—all belong to you… If Your Excellency feels you are not essential to me, if you lack confidence, if you fear being abandoned by me…"

"Then let me become your necessity."

"If my prime minister needs me, if he doesn't want me to leave him, he'll find countless ways to keep me here."

""so…""

"I really like you, I really love you, my Prime Minister~"

209. Anna's Route - A Happy and Fulfilling Ending

Even though Yukinoshita had already turned her face away with bloodshot eyes before Anastasia's cunning kiss, she still inadvertently saw the expressions on the faces of the other people in the store who looked at something particularly sweet and beautiful.

She was grinding her teeth so hard they were practically falling apart, making a crunching sound.

While Rem and Emilia's progress has made her quite envious, at least for now there's still no concrete progress. But Anastasia, on the other hand, she's already arranged to get married in just a few days!

“I don’t deny that Anastasia is a very good person… but why, why did she have to choose Hachiman? Julius was so good to her, why didn’t she choose Julius!”

Yukinoshita was filled with distress, and she had to get it off her chest. She thought that after going through so much, her tolerance limit was already very high, but she never expected to see something that exceeded her tolerance limit.

Hachiman Hikigaya glanced at Yukinoshita, then at himself, who was pressed tightly against Mirai and Anastasia... He really didn't know how to comfort her, as always.

His position is really awkward.

At this moment, only Crusch could truly understand Hachiman Hikigaya's awkward situation.

"Anastasia, you bastard!"

With a bang, at the Carlsten mansion, Crusch was furious. Anastasia had really gone too far.

"I intercepted Lord Hachiman, confessed my love, and proposed to you... I... Anastasia!!"

Anastasia squandered her golden opportunity to win over Lord Hachiman, and the heroine of her most favored Lord Hachiman's marriage to Emilia was replaced, with Anastasia stepping on Hachiman's shoulders and repeatedly defeating her.

That would be one thing, but the problem is that after Anastasia did all these awful things, Lord Hachiman is living the happiest life ever!

This made Crusch's resentment grow stronger and stronger. If her Lord Hachiman hadn't benefited from this, she could have looked down on Anastasia at will, but in the current situation, she really couldn't say that Anastasia was doing a bad job, and her situation was really awkward.

After thinking it over, all I could do was grit my teeth and mutter "bastard" to vent my anger.

Her unwillingness to accept defeat made Phyllis, who was standing next to her, very nervous, fearing that Lord Crusch would suddenly draw his sword and kill Anastasia with a single blow.

"Miss Anastasia...did she succeed?"

On the main street of the capital, Emilia, covering her eyes with her hand, cautiously asked Puck. After receiving an affirmative answer, she sighed softly, somewhat dejected, "Miss Anastasia... is really amazing."

She's had some realizations... Well, although she can't be as amazing as Miss Anastasia, she'll still try her best!

Be proactive, be shameless... Hmm, if you can do even half of what Miss Anastasia does, that would be pretty impressive.

"I'll give it a try... I'm not going to let Hachiman go to Anastasia. Um, while I'm grateful for her guidance, it was really too much for her to marry Hachiman!"

In the village of Karara, looking up at the light screen, Ram saw Anastasia instructing Mimi to prepare her wedding dress. Ram, expressionless, immediately grabbed his sister's hand and said, "Rem, let's go."

“Yes!” Rem nodded firmly; she knew where she was going. The royal capital, the place where it all began. After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic villagers, she set off immediately.

Rem's sense of crisis became extremely high. If Emilia were alone in the capital, things would be alright. After all, Rem and Emilia were actually half-united. Regardless of who won, the other wouldn't completely lose hope and could still live closely with Hachiman Hikigaya every day, still having a chance to turn the tide.

But Anastasia is truly terrifying. Despite being a girl, her aggressiveness is so frightening that she seems to have no concept of restraint, and she's from a completely different faction.

If she steals Hachiman Hikigaya, Rem will have absolutely no chance!

"Wow! They kissed! They kissed! Anna is the best!!"

Mimi was overjoyed. She said the same thing now and in the future. She was so happy that she jumped up and down and landed on Anastasia's lap. She cheered and took out a piece of bread and took a big bite.

Anastasia reached out and hugged Mimi, trying to wipe the bread crumbs off her mouth, but accidentally used too much force and ended up wiping Mimi's cheek.

Somewhat dazed, Anastasia looked at the elated Mimi, at the blessed Ricardo and Julius, and finally looked up at her future self, radiating sweetness as if she had eaten something so sweet it would make her teeth fall out.

She touched her chest; her heart was pounding.

"My prime minister...?"

Anastasia suddenly felt a dry mouth; her slender fingers brushed her lips, an irrepressible urge rising within her.

Rigado shrugged. "The only regret is that Crusch will probably hate Miss Crusch to the core in the future, after all, she made her lose so much face in front of the whole world."

“I don’t care about that kind of thing at all right now.” Anastasia’s eyes shone brightly as she raised a hand and reached towards the sky, as if trying to grasp that future.

"...I want my Prime Minister!"

"I don't want that kind of thing!"

With a mournful face and muttering incoherently, Shirogane Miyuki plopped down on the ground, sighing deeply as if the sky had fallen.

Although Anastasia also felt that she and Hachiman Hikigaya were a good match, she initially smiled foolishly and found it particularly sweet.

But he lost his faith!

"Of course, it's not that I would cheat on Shinomiya if Hikigaya married someone other than Rem or Emilia... but having a firm belief and faith is definitely better, sigh."

While Kaguya Shinomiya, far away at the Shinomiya residence, was admiring Anastasia and exclaiming, "Anastasia is amazing! She and Hachiman are a perfect match!", she suddenly felt a vague sense of loss.

She shook her head, dismissing the inexplicable premonition, and continued to support Anastasia.

She's the world's most steadfast Anna supporter!

But whether you like Anastasia or hate this despicable person, after a perfect ending, it's time for Anastasia to take her final bow.

"I'm going to make you indispensable to me, Anastasia!"

"As Hachiman Hikigaya awoke from his grave, those words echoed in his mind—words he himself had spoken. In his daze, he still vividly remembered Anastasia in her white wedding dress, her beauty."

"..."

"Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head slightly, speechless. His position was too awkward. He didn't know how to scold himself or do anything else."

"Take a good look at this non-existent present..."

Before he could sort out his memories any further, another wave of pulling came, and Hachiman Hikigaya fainted again.

"—Clang!"

"The quiet world was broken by the first sound. Standing before him, the handsome and dashing Crusch drew her sword!"

"Her sword blade was pointed directly at Hachiman Hikigaya!!"

210. Crusch Line: King and Minister Turn Their Backs (Part 1)

"—?!"

As Anastasia's timeline finally ended and her own figure appeared, Crusch's body trembled, and her high spirits instantly dispelled her gloom. Crusch's eyes lit up as she prepared to watch the wonderful world she shared with her own Lord Hachiman.

However, the next second, she drew her sword and pointed it at Lord Hachiman.

This reversal came so fast that no one was prepared at all. Crusch was dumbfounded and completely bewildered.

"Would I do something like that? No way!"

Phyllis wanted to say that it was indeed impossible, but he hadn't thought before that Anastasia, who had been repeatedly thwarted by Hachiman Hikigaya, would fall in love with him.

"Um... there must be some hidden story, meow! Don't worry, Crusch-sama, meow, maybe this is just a performance for the assassins lurking in the shadows, meow!"

Such unreliable words of comfort… Crusch stared intently at the light screen, wanting to know how she and Lord Hachiman could have ended up like this.

Even if you don't get along, it shouldn't be this bad!

“If you shut up now, I can pretend nothing happened.”

"Three years later, Crusch had grown a little taller. She was dressed in military uniform, and her handsome face was still incredibly dashing. The sharp aura she exuded made her look more like a ruler than anyone else, as if she was born to sit on the throne of a king."

"Her unique voice, though the content of her words was condescending, as if she were issuing orders from a superior position, contained a clear plea in her tone, and her volume was not loud enough, so it was not an intimidation, but a negotiation."

"Stop deceiving yourself, Crusch. You should know very well that I won't go back to what I just said. My attitude won't change—I'm going back, Crusch."

"In contrast, Hachiman Hikigaya, with his resolute gaze, seemed to be making a demand of Crusch, asking her to let him leave immediately."

"Go back?" Crusch frowned, her face ashen and grim. "You say go back? Go back where? The mansion I gifted you is in the capital! If you wish, this mansion, passed down through generations of the Karlsten family, can be yours too. This is your home. Where else do you want to go?"

"That's my room, not my home."

Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head slightly, saying without a trace of regret, "After I leave, take all those rewards back; it's such a waste to leave them empty."

Crusch interrupted him: "Don't talk to yourself! I haven't granted your request to leave!"

"I don't need your permission." Hachiman Hikigaya also stood tall and proud. "The terms of our agreement are that I will assist you until you defeat Anastasia and Priscilla and become king. After that, we will be even."

"I have not yet ascended the throne—"

Crusch's last straw was mercilessly torn apart by Hachiman Hikigaya: "You should have taken office last month! We both know perfectly well why you've been delaying your inauguration. Wake up, Crusch!"

"From the first moment I saw you, I felt you were the most suitable person for this position. Your character earns my deepest respect, so I truly respect you."

"But... don't be so pathetic anymore, Crusch. Don't let my respect for you over the past three years vanish into thin air."

"His every word was tearing at Crusch's throat, making it hard for her to breathe, and her expression became increasingly stiff."

"Yes, she should have been the impeccable Crusch, the Crusch who commanded the respect of her lords, the Crusch who could bravely face reality."

"..."