Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

"A half-elf who thought everyone was a comrade, friendly and harmonious; Roswaal with unclear motives and a mouth full of lies; a maid who respected and served Roswaal and her sister more than half-elves, and liked to take matters into her own hands; a pitiful person who had information in hand and was wholeheartedly trying to repay a debt of gratitude but had no way to express it."

"Roswaal can be put aside for now... This Hachiman Hikigaya will definitely fight the little maid to the death, right? After all, dying is so painful!"

Priscilla made the prediction with absolute certainty and was convinced that it would not be wrong.

No matter how gentle and kind someone is, there's always a bottom line. If someone were truly a saint with no limits, they wouldn't have lived this long.

The scene of Hachiman Hikigaya advising Reinhard the Sword Saint to execute the Bowel Hunter on the spot is still vivid in my mind. When it comes to cruelty, he is also a decisive and ruthless man.

next second.

Priscilla was stunned!

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

"As if struck by lightning, Hachiman Hikigaya, overjoyed, leaped up with a loud voice, his upper body tumbling like a carp. The maid sisters, with their heads tilted, treated him as a mentally unstable patient and retreated with distance."

"Rem's cute appearance and her bloodthirsty killing figure under the moonlight are vaguely superimposed."

"Gah—"

"The hearty laughter that had begun because the mystery had been solved came to an abrupt end."

After a two-second silence, the door opened, and a stunningly beautiful girl barged in.

"Good morning... Your voice is so loud, Hachiman-kun. But it's so nice to see you so energetic."

"Yes, that's right."

"Hachiman Hikigaya gave a weak and feeble reply."

"The layout is familiar, the positions are familiar, but the people have returned to a distance of strangers."

"Emilia, could you please have these two... um... maids? Could you please leave first? I need to get up and change."

"Sister, sister, this guest's mood is acting so strangely."

"Rem, Rem, this guest's behavior is actually even stranger."

"How can it not be strange? First praise, then criticism. Even though he exchanged his death for a lot of information, it's hard for Hachiman Hikigaya to treat her calmly when he thinks about how he was tortured to death by Rem."

"Hachiman Hikigaya took a deep breath and closed his eyes."

"Intelligent beings are fickle, untrustworthy, and extremely difficult to fathom. I realized this years ago... There's nothing to be sad about. It would be truly unbelievable if Rem behaved the same way every time she interacted with me in different reincarnations."

"In that case, it must be the real deal... Ah, what am I even thinking?"

Hachiman Hikigaya's deep, weary eyes held a variety of emotions.

There is a sense of wariness towards the other world, an expectation for Emilia, a disappointment with intelligent beings, and a sense of relief for one's own creation.

However, Priscilla couldn't find the man's resentment towards Rem.

"...How is that possible?!"

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28. The Perspective of Ordinary People

"Let's take stock of how many taboos I broke in my last reincarnation."

"Hachiman Hikigaya twitched his fingers, drawing a clear and logically sound pattern in the air, then imprinted it into his soul, the veins gradually becoming clearer one by one."

"First, I was impetuous and rash. In my eagerness to gain assistance, I actually told Roswaal that I possessed precognitive abilities, although it was a test to lure him in... Unfortunately, I didn't find anything out, only that Roswaal was an even more enigmatic person. But that was too dangerous; I can't do that again."

Roswaal: "?"

So all I thought was why you were acting a little strange and seemed to trust me a bit all of a sudden. Turns out you were just fishing for attention.

"Heh heh—Hachiman Hikigaya, this young man is so meticulous. If we really encounter him, we probably won't be able to relax for even a moment."

"Secondly... and most unforgivably, narrow-mindedness!"

"If Roswaal was a dangerous experiment I conducted, regardless of whether it brought in any help, it was at least a conscious and subjective setup on my part, then..."

"Hachiman Hikigaya used his palm as a knife and gently tapped his head with it."

"In my relentless pursuit of finding the culprit, I focused entirely on that task, neglecting the most crucial point that absolutely shouldn't have been overlooked!"

"The witch's stench was one of the contributing factors, but ultimately, Rem's complete suspicion of me stemmed from my extremely bizarre behavior."

"Hachiman Hikigaya raised three fingers of his left hand, muttering to himself, his face full of regret for not being careful enough."

"Why is it that on your first visit to Roswaal's mansion, you seem to know your way around as if you're familiar with everything? Why is it that even though it's your first time meeting Rem and Ram, you act like old friends reuniting, occasionally displaying an intimate knowledge of their personalities and habits?"

"Furthermore, my search for the sorcerer would obviously appear to Remram as follows: [A spy infiltrated this place, posing as a guest to travel throughout Lord Roswaal's territory, recording the terrain and the distribution of villagers, and even secretly developing a network of spies and turning some people against their cause.]"

"This isn't absurd, because in the second cycle, I was busy searching for the sorcerer and had no time to communicate with the sisters from the beginning. We only nodded to each other when we saw each other each day and then parted ways."

"This is yet another particularly obvious piece of evidence. Fearing the maids would discover their deception, the spy didn't dare approach them—Remram would definitely think that."

"All of this stems from my subconscious belief that I'm already half-friends with them, and there's no need to cultivate a closer relationship from afar. I subconsciously believe they won't suspect me."

Hachiman Hikigaya's summary was very clear. Reinhard, who had already brought the lost Princess Felt back to the palace, suddenly understood. "I see. This was indeed a huge oversight."

"It's not that he's not mature enough or not smart enough, nor that he's not thoughtful enough. It's just that as a newcomer, he's on his first journey and has to figure things out on his own. Before problems arise, these are all blind spots."

Ferut's face was full of question marks, and to cover up her lack of intelligence, she gesticulated wildly.

"Huh? Huh? What's wrong? Are you and that guy both riddle-makers?! Explain yourself, you sword saint!"

"..."

As the Sword Saint explained, a spirited Parker exclaimed in admiration.

"Brilliant! 'Narrow-minded,' that's right, it's narrow-minded!"

Although confident in his daughter's intelligence, in order to distract her from the shame of Rem hurting Hachiman Hikigaya, Puck lay on his daughter's head, his cat tail swaying in front of her eyes, and explained:

Before gaining the ability to return from death, Hachiman Hikigaya was just an ordinary person.

“Every time you die and return, people you used to know will regress to a state of being strangers. But what happened is the fact. Hachiman Hikigaya will also unconsciously use the distance of knowing each other to build a relationship... Before, with you, Lia, he had just transmigrated and was in a state of stress. Plus, you are kind and less suspicious, so this drawback did not show up.”

In reality, he hasn't yet been able to see the world and time from the perspective of someone with the ability to return from death, not as an ordinary person, and thus change his values ​​and behavior patterns.

"That's why he didn't think there was anything wrong with his response in the last time he was in the loop, but he angered Rem and ended up dead in the wilderness."

"That means—"

Emilia paused, then pursed her lips bitterly. "Hachiman-kun, with each reincarnation, does he have to wear a mask of pretense? Even though we know each other, does he have to pretend to start from scratch?"

What a terrifying blow this must be for a sensitive person!

Over time, even if there are genuine feelings at the beginning, after many times, the pure sincerity will gradually be extinguished!

"this…"

"Hey, I initially thought it was some kind of divine blessing, but if you look at it this way, isn't it just dragging people into hell?"

"Slowly, slowly, I succumbed, unable to escape..."

"And it's a hell where you can't die and suffer eternal torment!"

After some clever people explained, the envious and jealous looks in the streets and alleys of the Kingdom of Lugunica were extinguished, replaced by ferocity and fear.

"Wouldn't Hachiman Hikigaya have anticipated this side effect?"

"In short, he ignored it, muttering to himself as if trying to brainwash himself: 'There's still a ton of trouble to deal with in reality.'"

"His self-criticism is not over yet."

"Finally, it was my selfishness—all the previous crimes didn't warrant death, but for this one, I deserve to die, though it's a pity I didn't die at Beatrice's hands."

"Huh?" Betty was confused. "What's wrong with you? Why are you being selfish? And what does it have to do with Betty? Did Betty miss something?"

"Beatles is very impatient with humans. I bothered her all day long in order to find the sorcerer, and because I was so focused on finding the sorcerer, I was always in a hurry and often forgot to say a sincere thank you!"

"..."

Betty blinked, bewildered. "After dying and being resurrected, the first thing you do isn't to take revenge on Rem, but to feel guilty, and then... to keep Betty in your heart?"

This guy...

"Hmm, hmm... at least he has a conscience."

29. The sister-complex triumphs.

"After discovering the flaw, Hachiman Hikigaya realized that his acting skills were not as refined as those of a few professionals like Roswaal, but he still managed to deceive the Rem and Ram sisters—he used the same method he used during his first loop in the mansion."

"That was a shortcut he discovered by accident, thanks to Emilia."

"Seeing you reminds me of my sister."

"In the kitchen, Hachiman Hikigaya rested his chin on his hand, looking bored and wanting to chat, thus 'unintentionally revealing his background information'."

"Remram's attitude toward this guest of unknown origin, which was lukewarm and as if she didn't see him, changed in an instant."

The two maid sisters exchanged a glance, slowed their movements as they processed the ingredients, and focused some of their attention on Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Komachi is two years younger than me, but she's completely different from a useless older brother like me. She's cute, even prettier than Yuihama; she has a sweet voice, and she knows how to take care of her good-for-nothing older brother. Ahh, she's simply an angel!"

"But it's really strange, no matter how cute a little sister is, she just doesn't inspire any extra feelings in me, so I can't understand those incestuous games at all, they're just nonsense—ah, but I am indeed a sister-complex, hehe~"

"Hachiman Hikigaya's heartfelt confession suddenly turned into a狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) expression, as if he wanted to tear someone to pieces. His tone was sinister: 'I wonder which brat will be able to marry Komachi in the future. Hmph, let me make it clear beforehand that I won't easily hand over my sister. At the very least, you'd better overcome all obstacles and prove your love for Komachi with eight years of unwavering devotion,' he said."

Kyosuke Kosaka's face turned deathly pale: "Hey, this kind of normal sister complex bound to a chain is even scarier than the morbid sister complex in eroge, okay? With a brother-in-law like this, who would dare to marry your sister? It would be better to just commit suicide than to end up in the hands of this brother-in-law, right?"

On the other side, Komachi was moved to tears, tears streaming down her face as she covered her mouth, unable to contain her emotions.

"Brother, you big idiot! You can barely take care of yourself and you still care so much about Komachi. You're the most stupid blockhead ever! Komachi is definitely going to deduct 10,000 points from you, waaaaah!"

"Oh my, although you've never hidden the fact that you're a siscon, I never expected you to be this obsessed."

Hachiman Hikigaya proudly put his hands on his hips, and when it came to Komachi, all his emotions had to take a backseat. "Hmph, you don't understand, Yukinoshita, my little sister is the cutest creature in the world."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I understand the principle." Yukinoshita echoed, then narrowed her eyes slightly, and spoke slowly and deliberately, her voice as cold as frost, "Speaking of which, after all this time, it seems that Hachiman-kun has never missed your club president?"

Hachiman Hikigaya stiffened, then awkwardly and humbly whispered, "How about we wait and see? Maybe it'll be ready soon?"

"I am perfectly clear that the guest is a commendable person."

"Ram put down his work, carefully washed his hands, and reached out to shake hands with Hachiman Hikigaya, who had a dazed look on his face."

"This is a historic moment!"