Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

"Don't be so willful. Take a good look at the situation. Your life and death are entirely in my hands. Given your inability to resist, it is my freedom and right to decide how you are treated. If you have the ability to protect yourself but choose not to resist, then you can be said to be paying for your life."

After making this seemingly plausible statement, Priscilla immediately added with disdain, "However, in this world, no one can truly protect themselves in the face of an angry me, so that premise is impossible. As for your arrogance, I will grant you a reward."

"In other words..."

"—Let's spare your life for now, you madman."

Hachiman Hikigaya grunted, showing neither the relief nor the lingering fear of surviving a close call. He simply frowned and retorted, "You enjoy your condescending arrogance so much, Priscilla?"

"While I may have some patience for those who deserve praise, if you continue to feign blindness, I will gouge out your useless eyeballs and display them as ornaments, you fool."

"With her crimson pupils and terrifying gaze that seemed ready to kill at any moment, Priscilla poked Hachiman Hikigaya in the chest with her fan. 'An incompetent person overestimating themselves is arrogance. This world revolves around me, and stating the facts is truth. I have no need to belittle myself as you request.'"

Whether amused or annoyed, Hachiman Hikigaya chuckled between coughs and a few words, his voice barely audible as he sarcastically remarked:

"Do you mean that the world revolves around you, and you're willing to sacrifice your purity and reputation by marrying five elderly, wicked noblemen in succession to gain the necessary wealth and status?"

"If the world really revolves around her, is it necessary to pay this price? Although she is very lucky that no man has ever touched her, the fact that she has to compromise to this extent can only be said to mean that the world has been kind to her, not that it has made her its master."

"Just because of this, you're already acting so arrogantly. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Surprisingly, Priscilla didn't get angry at all after being mocked like that. She's an unpredictable woman, always has been.

Priscilla sized up Hachiman Hikigaya, a smirk playing on her lips. "All you have is a mouth to spout nonsense, and you're stubbornly courting death. That's rather amusing. Fine, I'll grant your wish."

"Guess," she said, and the cold, dark dungeon suddenly warmed up. She lit a fire in the air, the flames illuminating her cold eyes. "If you can guess why I imprisoned you here, I might consider increasing my patience with fools and mediocre people from now on."

"If I'm wrong, I'll strip you of your right to be so noisy."

"Hachiman Hikigaya coughed, his mouth was dry after not drinking water for three or four days... but he had to answer that this opportunity was rare, and now he was in a difficult situation."

"Staring intently at Priscilla, Hachiman Hikigaya took a deep breath."

He felt that his reasoning was probably wrong, or at least not entirely right. Priscilla was probably not such a simple woman, but... he didn't have the energy to think about it anymore, so this was all he could say.

"...The reason is that I am extremely dissatisfied with your character, so dissatisfied that I keep nagging, which annoys you, disgusts you, and annoys you—that's all."

"—Whoosh!"

"A bright red object shot into the sky, accompanied by splattered blood."

Priscilla didn't care that the fan was stained with blood; she was only frowning because she suddenly felt much more bored and utterly disappointed.

"I've already told you not to play dumb—are you trying to fool me, you madman?"

Priscilla leaned closer and saw disappointment in Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes, but no fear or regret. She couldn't help but snort coldly.

""arrogant.""

"It wasn't me, you arrogant person, it was you from beginning to end, you blind man."

"He arrogantly displayed his own kindness, gentleness, sacrifices, and beliefs—everything he thought was right—attempting to influence me, to change me, to resist everything I did. From the very beginning, he deemed everything I did wrong, labeling it as such, and arrogantly placing his own views above mine."

"—You, rooted beneath what you call inferiority, are deeply arrogant."

"The arrogant one was never Priscilla, but Hachiman Hikigaya."

"And he himself doesn't even realize it, therefore he is blind, not mad."

"He understood Priscilla's meaning, but even so, Hachiman Hikigaya did not agree... However, he could no longer argue. His tongue had just been cut off, and he was no longer able to speak. He was now in a daze and was probably about to die."

"Say what you will, but I'm returning the life I owe you."

"In the last second before Hachiman Hikigaya fell into a coma, his expression of no regret conveyed this message."

Priscilla scoffed again, "A one-sided repayment? Is this the life I mercifully granted you meant to be squandered like this? This too is your arrogance, you blind man."

"Al!"

"She shouted and gave instructions to Al, who had come in on her orders, to have the helmeted clown carry the dying blind man and follow her."

"Sigh, young people are just full of energy. Why bother, brother? If you don't talk about those things, the princess is doing just fine, isn't she? Why do you have to worry so much? Are you so eager to repay a debt of gratitude? You're worried that the princess's bad temper will one day cause her to provoke an enemy she can't handle... You, sigh."

Al shook his head. "Perhaps if the princess hadn't passed by that alley that day, and hadn't rescued you from those three thugs with your bloodied head, you'd be better off."

"Watching the princess act so arrogantly and trample on other people's dignity and lives must be very upsetting for you... But there's nothing you can do, brother. After all, that's just how princesses are. It's probably better to get used to it sooner rather than later."

"Is the clown pitying the blind? Get up here!"

Priscilla, who had already gone far away, interrupted Al's mutterings in the dungeon.

Al shrugged and carried Hachiman Hikigaya on his back with his one arm.

"Let's go, brother."

236. Priscilla's Route: Hardship and Endurance

"Is the Priscilla storyline diverging this early?"

Miyuki Shirogane was taken aback. "From the very beginning... Does that mean that Hachiman doesn't even recognize Emilia this time? I see. So this is what they've been talking about as Priscilla's incredible luck... Picking up Hachiman while out for a walk, that's truly terrifying luck."

This one incident alone is enough to show how desperately bad Priscilla's luck was.

But precisely because of this, Shirogane Miyuki grew increasingly disgusted with this person.

Anastasia rose from humble beginnings to achieve her goals; Crusch donned a military uniform to protect her country, never considering her own happiness; Emilia endured countless hardships; even Felt tempered her willfulness, learning aristocratic etiquette at Reinhard's request.

Every other candidate faced numerous hardships, relying on their personal charm and honed abilities to win over others. Even the least outstanding Ferut, at least, made an effort.

But what about Priscilla?

Priscilla is certainly very strong, as can be seen from how quickly she sliced ​​off Hachiman Hikigaya's tongue, but is that her strength? No, it's not. What she relies on most is the blessing of her maximum luck.

While it's not entirely fair to say that Priscilla didn't take any initiative, does that really make things more balanced?

Not to mention Miyuki Shirogane, even the good-natured Kei Shirogane couldn't help but frown.

"This kind of proud to the point of arrogance, if it were Anastasia or Crusch, although they would also be annoying, at least they would have the right to be. But Priscilla..."

She doesn't even call Priscilla "sister".

Think about it carefully and you'll see. Which is more convincing: someone who wins the lottery ten times in a row and earns 50 million, or someone who starts from scratch, builds a company, treats his employees exceptionally well, and then earns 50 million? It's obvious.

"If Emilia hadn't met Hachiman, she would definitely be dead in this timeline too."

Thinking about it this way, both Shirogane Kei and Shirogane Miyuki became increasingly annoyed.

"It was clearly Hachiman-senpai's advice that angered her, yet she insists on blaming him for being arrogant. Isn't that utterly unreasonable?"

Now that things have come to this, Izumi Sagiri has finally understood.

The general timeline is that Hachiman didn't meet Emilia; he was robbed and injured by three thugs, and Priscilla took him in.

Then, Hachiman, unable to tolerate Priscilla's habit of trampling on people's lives and dignity, repeatedly advised her against it, and was eventually imprisoned by Priscilla in a fit of rage.

"Who is this person?" Izumi Sagiri was stunned. How could someone like Priscilla be ranked alongside the other four candidates?

Someone like that should just become the Archbishop of Pride and Sin, instead of dragging down the average score of the other candidates.

Izumi Masamune frowned and pondered for a while. "No, maybe Priscilla has a point... but no, regardless of whether Hachiman is arrogant or not, Priscilla is definitely arrogant!"

I almost got fooled. If Hachiman can be considered arrogant, then how could Priscilla, who presumptuously imposes her own views on him, not be arrogant as well?

Once you understand this logic, you won't be misled, and you can wholeheartedly express your anger.

I'm furious that Priscilla treated Hachiman Hikigaya like that!

While outsiders were already furious, many insiders were so enraged they could hardly contain themselves and wanted to rush over and kill Priscilla immediately.

"Imprisoned in the dungeon, tongue cut out, insulted at will... How dare you treat our prime minister like this, Priscilla? You really have no fear of death. If you want to die, just say so, and we will do everything in our power to grant your wish."

In the Hexin Chamber of Commerce, the delicate beauty Anastasia was unusually visibly furious.

She had met Priscilla before, and the latter had rudely called her "slut" and "henchman," arbitrarily bestowing these insulting nicknames upon her. Every time, she was able to calmly and smilingly talk to Priscilla and engage in a game of wits.

But not anymore.

If she sees Priscilla again, she will definitely, absolutely immediately have the Iron Fang Mercenary Group swarm her. She has nothing left to talk about with that woman!

"The best knight is at Lady Anastasia's beck and call."

Julius bowed slightly.

As a knight, he would not show anger or disrespect to Lady Priscilla... However, even the most chivalrous person could not tolerate the fact that his best friend had been insulted.

Julius's eyes conveyed a plea:

As a knight, he would never disrespect Lady Priscilla. But if his lord, Lady Anastasia, gave the order, he would immediately go and give Priscilla a good beating, even if it meant losing his position as vice-captain of the Knights!

If her own prime minister had already arrived, and she had seized him, and if there had been no Petticius incident, Anastasia would have immediately given orders to fight Priscilla to the death without hesitation.

But there was no way... Petticius's reversal was too terrifying. He had tortured and killed his own prime minister so much, only to find out later that he was Emilia's adoptive father. Anastasia was a little afraid that this kind of reversal would happen to Priscilla, so she had to wait until this timeline was completely finished to avoid doing something irreversible.

If Priscilla had reformed later, given his good temper, his Prime Minister certainly wouldn't have wanted her to die.

Most importantly, she had a bold guess... Since she could see the future from her side, was it possible that the Prime Minister, who hadn't arrived yet, could also see these futures from his world?

Although there is no basis for this, if his own prime minister could see this, and Priscilla were to make a comeback later, he probably wouldn't like a ruthless and unscrupulous merchant who kills indiscriminately.

"Julius, Mimi, don't worry."

Hesitant Anastasia pouted, feeling wronged. "How to deal with Priscilla... that's a choice for us to make ourselves, the Prime Minister. We don't want to be disliked by the Prime Minister, so please bear with us for now."

She was extremely annoyed that she couldn't keep her distance from Priscilla, who was also in the capital, especially with the image of her prime minister having his tongue cut out flashing through her mind repeatedly.

Mimi shook her head like a rattle-drum. Looking at the aggrieved young lady, she offered her head to let her touch it. "Mimi is not suffering. The one who is suffering the most must be Sister Anna."

237. Priscilla Line: Head-to-Head

Not only Anastasia, but also everyone else who had some degree of affection for Hachiman Hikigaya did not take any action, including Emilia and Crusch.

Everyone has different reasons and ideas, but there is one most important and fundamental point: the show is not over yet.

The future hasn't been fully revealed yet. If we go looking for trouble with Priscilla at this time, who knows what we might miss? After all, subduing Priscilla is no easy task, and we certainly don't have the energy to observe the future while doing so.

To be more realistic, Priscilla herself is not the most crucial factor. At this point, there are already too many enemies that people who have feelings for Hachiman Hikigaya want to help him eliminate. Priscilla, who has not killed Hachiman Hikigaya, is not even worthy of being the top priority.

I'll definitely make Priscilla pay the price—that's the thought in mind, but that will have to wait until after the series is finished, and after we've done everything we can to deal with the Witch Cult, the witches, and Roswaal and the others.

If arguing with Priscilla leads to a lack of concentrated firepower to kill the most important enemy, then it would be a net loss.

Of course, although the operation will be delayed, in terms of sentiment, after the arrogant Priscilla committed such a disgraceful act, both worlds are now indignant, and the level of disgust towards her is rising sharply.

This debt must be settled.