Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

"This is not hard to understand. The power of gluttony has been activated again, and he has been satisfied. This time, his target is..."

"Who...are you?"

"Muttering to himself, the completely ignorant Julius stared blankly at this unfamiliar world with bewildered eyes."

"On the top floor of the city hall, with no enemies around, Hachiman Hikigaya took off his shirt, tore it into bandages, and used them to stop the bleeding for himself and Crusch."

"Then, he cautiously went to investigate with his sword. There was a room on the top floor of the city hall that was making a constant buzzing sound. It might be one of Capella's backup plans."

"Hachiman Hikigaya saw it, inside..."

"They were a swarm of flies buzzing around, their eyes filled with human-like gazes."

"These flies are actually humans who were transformed into flies by Capella's power!"

319. Attack of Reinhard

"—"

The people in the water gate city stared wide-eyed in astonishment and fear... The future that appeared in the sky not only focused on the people who had been turned into flies, but also looked down on the entire city that had been washed away by the flood.

In the face of the raging floodwaters, hundreds of people who had not yet found shelter were reduced to pale, bloated corpses, and cries of despair filled the air.

Although Hachiman Hikigaya had tried his best to have Anastasia warn everyone to enter the shelter before the war began, the city was too big and the number of shelters was limited... In the end, there would still be victims.

“…Waaah…”

Seeing one's own corpse, the corpses of friends, the corpses of family members—this hellish scene is extremely disturbing.

However, these people with ashen faces, people with conscience and normal values, no longer blamed Hachiman Hikigaya and Emilia. All their hatred was directed at the culprit, the Witch Cult.

For the candidates who fought valiantly, for Chilitaka and his White Dragon Scales, for the local soldiers busy rescuing civilians, for these saviors who stepped forward…

The people of Shuimen City are filled with genuine and heartfelt gratitude!

In gratitude, and to prevent the bishops of great sin from launching an earlier attack after seeing the future, the people here closed the city gates and armed themselves to rush up the city walls.

Inside the Hexin Chamber of Commerce, Anastasia let go of Mimi's hand, and Mimi nimbly skipped over and tugged at the lost Julius.

"Don't be sad! Mimi will help Julius remember his memories! Jiafei will too, he'll definitely help Julius kill that gluttonous bastard in the next battle!"

Her optimistic words of comfort left Julius stunned, and the dark cloud seemed to dissipate a little, but he still couldn't manage a smile.

He could only sigh, managing to find a glimmer of luck amidst the misfortune, "At least I took the blame; no one else was injured..."

“Don’t say things like that. If you have amnesia, no one will be happy that you stopped Gluttony.” Ricardo grinned and punched the sullen Julius. “But trust him, that man!”

If it were that guy, he would definitely do everything in his power to preserve his best friend's memory.

Inside the convenience store, Hachiman Hikigaya lowered his eyelids, sighed deeply, and felt a shadow fall over his heart. "If you can't do it, if you can't get Julius's memories back, I will definitely look down on you, Hachiman Hikigaya!"

Yukinoshita said nothing, only gently patted his back, offering silent comfort.

“Pakkun… I think I finally understand why even someone as gentle as Hachiman can have such shameless insults and abuse towards others.”

On the main street of the capital, Emilia stared blankly at the candidates' ranks, each covered in wounds from swords and knives. Julius had his memories stolen, and countless ordinary people had died.

"I'm extremely angry right now!"

Previously, when Hachiman proposed imprisoning the four Archbishops of Sin and making them mate with each other, Emilia was quite shocked. The gentle Hachiman shouldn't have made such an insult and abuse... But now she completely understands.

It's perfectly reasonable to deal with these bastards and counterfeits no matter what!

“That’s right, Lia.” Puck nodded. It didn’t care that so many people had died in Minato City. It just felt that its daughter’s murderous intent was increasing, which could effectively enhance her assertive personality and give her an advantage in the upcoming battle for Hachiman.

Most people in both worlds were downcast. Although the battle for the city hall resulted in its recapture, the price paid was considerable.

It was actually expected that the Witch Church would open the floodgates, after all, these bastards are inhuman.

"Can't we try to take back the sluice gate together with Kiritaka-senpai first?" Kirino Kousaka couldn't help but ask.

“It’s impossible.” Kyosuke Kosaka shook his head. “The benefits of doing that are too low. Even if we could take it back, the Archbishops of Sin could just randomly choose a sluice gate to attack again, and then open the gate to release the floodwaters. The result would be the same.”

"After all, the candidate camp cannot predict which sluice gate the Archbishops of Sin will attack, so they cannot concentrate their forces to defend that sluice gate. Dividing them into four groups will not be enough to stop the Archbishops of Sin."

"Therefore, we must go to the city hall to kill Capella first. As long as the archbishops of the Great Sin are still alive, it is useless to take back the sluice gate. Capella and his people are the key."

"It's not important that Kiritaka and the White Dragon Scales are fighting over the sluice gate. What's most important is when Capella, Badenkathos, and Syluès die. Only when these three are dead can the sluice gate truly be safe."

"oh…"

Kirino Kousaka was sullen. She looked away, unable and unwilling to look at the current state of Minato City.

In the karaoke room, the usually mischievous Iroha Isshiki was now trembling with fear, terrified by the wickedness of Capella and his gang. She stammered, "I'm really looking forward to Hikigaya-senpai carrying out the ultimate insult he proposed to those bastards like Capella."

"—What ultimate insult, you damned bastard! How dare you intimidate me! I'll make you personally experience what it feels like to be played with by four other bastards!"

In a stronghold of the Witch Cult, Capella, transformed into a black dragon, swept across everything around her in a furious frenzy, venting her disgust and fear... Just imagining herself mating with those self-righteous, selfish, and repulsive colleagues made her want to vomit.

Hachiman Hikigaya did indeed grasp the only key point that could break her defenses.

"If it weren't for...if it weren't for...ahhh, damn meat scraps! Damn male meat!"

If Reinhard weren't already in the capital, she would definitely go there to capture Hachiman Hikigaya and turn that bastard into flies and puppies, making him suffer terribly!

Capela's eyes flashed, and she made up her mind. She was going to go to Watergate City to vent her frustrations first.

At the same time, in the capital, everyone heard a sonic boom that echoed throughout the city. Turning their heads, they saw Reinhard leaping up from the Sword Saint's mansion and soaring into the sky.

Reinhard's body was small, yet so dazzling that everyone could see him, and it was as if they could see hundreds of various blessings surrounding him, all of which had been activated.

His figure dispelled the clouds in the air, leaving a trail as he hurtled towards the distant Watergate City. It was obvious what Reinhard was worried about and where he was going.

While the Archbishops of Sin may be mentally unstable, they wouldn't be foolish enough to send Reinhard to his death, so an attack on the capital is highly unlikely. However, given this future, the possibility of them prematurely massacring the Water Gate City is quite high.

Reinhard's departure did not diminish the sense of security among the people of the capital, because they knew that the other heroes still remaining in the capital, such as the best knight Julius, Lady Crusch, and Lady Emilia, were also absolutely reliable.

Moreover, now that the powers of all the Archbishops of Sin have been exposed, with the number of powerful figures in the capital outnumbering the enemy, Julius and his group are not afraid of anyone except Regulus!

If Regulus were to attack, Reinhard, who has now activated all his buffs, would be able to sense it immediately and rush back.

Therefore, they held high hopes for everyone from wise men to ordinary people—

"Please save Watergate City, Reinhard!"

320. Anastasia's Fury

"Fortunately, the floodgates were opened for discharge for only a short time, and the floodwaters were quickly closed, reducing the flood's intensity. Even so, the flood has already caused far too much damage to the city of Shanghai, leaving it in ruins."

"During this time, Emilia did her best to use her healing magic to heal the shared knife and sword wounds on everyone's bodies."

"Garfield and Wilhelm were dejected and almost dared not raise their heads to see anyone... It was because the two of them failed to defeat the Eight Arms and Theresia and were instead injured that those injuries were linked to Julius, causing him to be momentarily sluggish."

"That's why Julius was given the opportunity by Gluttony to complete the ritual of power, call out his name, and steal his memories."

"Raise your heads. Although I'm also very sad, Julius won't blame you... Although I don't know if Julius is right now, you two fought with your lives on the line, so there's no way to condemn you."

"Riccardo, as Julius's companion, said these words, but even so, it did not alleviate Garfield and Wilhelm's guilt."

"...I can understand their disappointment and self-blame, because when Hachiman Hikigaya heard that Julius had lost his memory, his mind went blank and he had difficulty breathing."

"but."

"Take a good look at Watergate City now." Patting Garfield and Wilhelm on the shoulder as he walked out of the city hall, Hachiman Hikigaya spoke earnestly, "We don't have time to wallow in guilt right now."

"How to repay Julius is a matter for later. Right now... please pull yourselves together, Garfield, Wilhelm. Are you going to sit here dejectedly and watch Crusch and I work?"

"Using responsibility as leverage, Hachiman Hikigaya's persuasive tactics worked. Garfield and Wilhelm shot out like bullets, leaping across various buildings in Watergate City to rescue surviving civilians from the gradually dissipating floodwaters."

"The city hall was taken back, but it's hard to call it a success."

"Ligado sighed, shaking his head with a bitter smile, "I'm too ashamed to face the young lady. The fact that Julius's memories were swallowed..."

"You don't need to go, I'll handle this, Rikkado." With his clothes torn into bandages and bound to various parts of Crusch's body, and his upper body bare, Hachiman Hikigaya stood beside Rikkado and said.

"Hey, hey..." Rigado wanted to refuse, but when he met Hachiman Hikigaya's tired eyes filled with unparalleled heartache, and looked into Julius's eyes, who was helpless after losing his memory, Rigado suddenly couldn't say anything.

"Mimi bounced around Julius, and her cuteness temporarily healed and held Julius back after his amnesia."

"Everyone wanted to comfort Julius and tell him what the situation was like. However, it was already a waste of manpower to spare even one person to do this, and everyone else had their own urgent work to do."

"Mimi's two younger brothers need to find a way to settle the people who have turned into flies. Crusch needs to inspect the various shelters because Wilhelm and Ricardo will put the injured people they find into the nearest shelter. If any shelter is damaged, they need to be notified."

"Emilia is exhausted from treating the sword wounds of ten people. Now she has to go to the Witch Cult Disaster Headquarters to see if Phyllis needs any help."

"Li Jiaduo needs to organize the soldiers to prepare for the later recapture of the four sluice gates."

"There wasn't even time to shout slogans and encourage each other; everyone sprang into action. Emilia froze the still-floodwaters along the way into ice, and she and Hachiman Hikigaya slid onto it."

"I am extremely angry right now!"

"Amelia was sulking. Her frustration, anger, and various low moods were building up, and it was quite unbelievable that such a kind and simple girl could be like this."

"I'm not reconciled, I'm extremely not reconciled! Everyone, including Julius and Hachiman, we almost died before... I'm not reconciled, I'm extremely not reconciled!"

"His melodious voice expressed his feelings. Listening to Emilia's voice, Hachiman Hikigaya didn't say anything. He just slowly reached out and held Emilia's slender hand."

"This simple act proves his will."

"Emilia."

The two were face-to-face, their breaths mingling as they looked at each other. He said softly but firmly, "Very angry, very resentful. Me too, everyone is... So, just wait and see."

"Wait until I repay this anger, this resentment, a thousandfold, a hundredfold! I will absolutely, absolutely... make Capela and Baden-Kathos taste a thousandfold more of the anger and resentment we feel now!!"

Emilia nodded emphatically.

She believed that her knight could do it.

"Gluttony! Binge eating! If you can do it, give it a try, hehe, I'm really looking forward to tasting your existence, your memories, your deliciousness from so many reincarnations, Hachiman Hikigaya!"

Walking in the wild, Badenkaitus, who was foraging for food, had already stopped and stared intently at this future, drooling with longing.

Looking at Hachiman Hikigaya is like gazing at an unparalleled feast. The Triune Bishop of Gluttony, eager to savor the deliciousness, is already so hungry that he's almost going crazy.

"Trust overwhelmed anger. Only now, having gained a rudimentary understanding of romance, did Emilia have the energy to observe Hachiman Hikigaya's bare upper body, her face flushing slightly from the stimulation of her knight's masculine aura."

"But soon, she had no time to think about these things again... On the way to the camp, Emilia and Hachiman Hikigaya were attacked by various artificial monsters that suddenly appeared."

"These artificial monsters are bizarre in shape. Just by looking at their appearance, you can tell that these things were stitched together by Capella using her powers."

"The Witch Cult opened the floodgates, releasing not only floodwaters into the city, but also the deformed creations made by Capella."

"This is a huge crisis for ordinary people and soldiers, but the new crisis is not just this one - the people in the Watergate City are all visibly becoming more and more angry and irritable, like they have gunpowder, and many of them start arguing or even fighting at the slightest disagreement."