Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

The genuine items he desired had such stringent requirements, so stringent that they absolutely could not be one-sided!

At that moment, Hachiman Hikigaya's stomach twitched slightly... He could already imagine how much he would unintentionally hurt Emilia, Garfield, Crusch, and the others.

At this moment, the silent Hachiman Hikigaya, for the only time in his life, felt disgusted by his excessive pursuit of genuine things.

"...You must be joking...Hey, Admiral, it's me, Garfield! The Garfield you placed so much hope in, the Garfield who made a promise with you, Admiral!?"

"Garfield's eyes widened in agitation. Hachiman Hikigaya was a little frightened. For his own safety, he wanted to go along with Garfield, but he couldn't pretend without his memories."

"Because he had no idea what kind of person Garfield's general was."

"Sorry...would you like to take another look? Maybe my face looks a bit like your general's, but my name is Hachiman Hikigaya, don't get them confused, okay?"

His cautious demeanor was full of wariness and distance towards Garfield. Garfield was stunned for a moment, then suddenly tears streamed down his face. He looked up and roared, then turned and grabbed Al's collar, "What a joke... you bastard... why didn't you stop the Bishop of Gluttony, why?!"

"Al said in a low voice, 'I hate to see my brother like this even more than you do.'"

"But what can he do in an open area where he can't use even half of his powers?"

Kurumi's body went limp. She clutched her head in disbelief and collapsed to the ground, muttering, "It's my fault, I failed to protect Lord Hachiman. I wasn't strong enough, I...I..."

"Hachiman, do you remember me?"

Startled for a moment, Emilia quickly regained her composure, forcing a strained smile to reassure her knight. She grasped Hachiman's reliable hand and whispered cautiously, "Emilia, your Emilia...do you remember me, Hachiman?"

"But the next second, she couldn't even maintain that painful smile... Startled, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly pulled his hand back, stood up and took several steps back, looking at her with a frown."

"I'm sorry, you may know a Hachiman, but I am Hikigaya Hachiman, not the Hachiman you know... Really, please don't mistake me for someone else."

"It's as if having physical intimacy with her is something absolutely unacceptable."

"Emilia looked down and realized that her dress was stained with Syrus's blood, and perhaps her face as well. In Hachiman's eyes, who had lost his memory, she might have been a terrifying, strange, and deadly killer."

“How could this be…” Wilhelm knelt down in remorse. He knew that Ricardo and the three siblings Mimi were originally going to fight the Bishop of Gluttony together, but Lord Hachiman sent these helpers to his side in order to fulfill his long-cherished wish of reuniting with his wife.”

"Why...why, Theresa?"

"He should have hardened his heart and gone all out to kill his wife, who had become a zombie. For his own vague wish to save his wife in his old age, Lord Hachiman paid the price of his memories."

"Wilheim, with tears streaming down his face, felt a guilt that Ricardo, who knew the inside story, could understand."

“It’s truly unsightly. The mourning has gone on long enough. It’s ruined my mood. Anyone who didn’t know the situation would think it was a crushing defeat, and it’s tarnished my reputation.”

"Sheathing her Yang Sword and brandishing her fiery red fan, Priscilla showed no mercy even at this moment. Her arrogant and extremely self-centered remarks made even the good-natured Emilia and Crusch glare at her angrily, and Garfield even wanted to beat her to death."

Priscilla sneered, "What, you useless fools? Do you think crying day and night will bring back the memories of this idiot?"

"—Although such a thing is impossible, please understand the feelings of all the lords, Lady Priscilla."

"It was Julius who eased the atmosphere... the Julius of the past."

"Every move Julius makes makes it clear to anyone who sees him that he has definitely regained all his memories."

"...Your name is Hachiman Hikigaya. I haven't mistaken anyone, none of us have mistaken anyone. You are Hachiman Hikigaya, my dearest friend—you have fulfilled your promise, Hachiman-kun."

"Thus Julius, who had regained his memories and was fighting back tears, said this."

336. Hachiman Hikigaya, who has lost his memory

"--Ugh!?"

Kei Shirogane, who was grieving for Hikigaya-senpai, was stunned. She couldn't understand how Julius had suddenly regained his memories.

Baek Eun-kyu turned to look at his brother in confusion.

After racking his brains for a while, Shirogane Miyuki came up with a conjecture based on various details.

"Badencatos uses the adjective 'enjoy' to describe making others lose their memories. In addition, when he fights in the city hall, he can transform into Crusch, Rem, and Julius. In other words, the memories that others lose are in his stomach, brain, or soul."

"With Hachiman's rationality and wisdom, he must have made this conjecture long ago. And Badencaitus needs a procedure to devour other people's memories, he needs to call the other person's name first. Ricardo also observed this information from the time Julius's memories were eaten and reported it to Hachiman."

"Therefore, I guess that Hachiman was always on edge during the battle, preparing for the worst-case scenario of having his memories eaten—so when he was actually eaten, he had a little bit of space to maintain his own identity and initiative."

"In that gap, he seized the opportunity and pulled out Julius's memories from Badenkathos's stomach."

Shirogane Miyuki's explanation was quite abstract, using some metaphors, but Shirogane Kei still understood it.

The process should be pretty much the same... If it's Hikigaya-senpai, Shirogane Kei does believe he could do something so incredible even under the influence of his powers.

"But shouldn't the person you care about most, the one you cherish most, be Miss Rem? Or at the very least Miss Crusch? Why did you prioritize saving Julius?"

In the karaoke room, when faced with Isshiki Hachi's question, Hayama Hayato gave an example, saying, "If a person is going to throw up, the first and easiest thing to throw up is definitely what they just ate."

Shiro Iroha suddenly realized, "So, Miss Crusch and Miss Rem's memories have been consumed for too long, making them too difficult to save. The little gap that you used, Senpai, couldn't do it, so Rius has to be the first to do it?"

"Not only that," Hayama Hayato shook his head, sighing with longing, "but also because Hikigaya-kun made a promise before the battle; he swore an oath to reclaim Julius's memories!"

At the same time, at the Kousaka family home, after listening to her brother's analysis, Kirino Kousaka's silence of mourning for her senior, Hikigaya, vanished, and she cheered excitedly.

"Since the senior could do something like this, given his caution, he must have left a letter for himself to see after he lost his memory, so that he could still trust Emilia and the others after losing his memory."

"Unfortunately, that's impossible."

Just as Kirino Kousaka was getting excited, her brother immediately hit her hard.

She stared at her brother in confusion, while Kyosuke Kousaka continued, "Hachi has an obsessive, almost twisted pursuit of genuine objects. This obsession sometimes makes him distrust even himself, let alone a mere letter. After losing his memory, he would never completely change his attitude because of a handwritten letter. He will still distance himself from Emilia and the others; a letter won't affect anything."

"And have you forgotten that there is indeed a letter?"

The unexpected turn of events left Kirino Kousaka stunned, her thoughts leaping forward, "Wait... yes, that's right, there really was a letter!"

On the eve of the White Whale extermination campaign, Hachiman Hikigaya wrote a will, which he kept there until now. That will, in fact, had a greater effect than the amnesia letter!

Julius trembled. He was the only person so far to have regained his memories after losing them, and because of this, he could understand most deeply how confused Hachiman Hikigaya must be now.

"Lady Emilia, forgive my intrusion, but... please let me handle the task of explaining the current situation. Although all of you are close friends with Hachiman, right now... perhaps you will only make him uneasy."

As Julius finished speaking, Emilia and the others, whose hearts were breaking, gasped for breath. They didn't want to admit it, but looking at Hachiman Hikigaya's posture and expression, they had no choice but to admit it.

"It was precisely because of their unwavering concern that he felt uneasy."

Emilia lowered her eyelids and could no longer speak. She glanced sadly at her knight, turned away forlornly, and went to bind the heavily wounded Syrus.

"Even Crusch and Ricardo, who were at a loss, took action one after another, using work to numb themselves. In the end, only Julius, Al, and Priscilla remained here."

Priscilla approached Hachiman Hikigaya with narrowed eyes, observed him for two seconds, and then suddenly attacked. Her fiery red fan, accompanied by a whistling sound, slammed into the man with a force that could kill.

"But until her fan stopped less than a centimeter from the skin of Hachiman Hikigaya's neck, Hachiman Hikigaya did not show any special evasion as if she was deliberately targeting him."

"—Lady Priscilla, please have some self-respect!"

Julius's pupils contracted, and disregarding knightly etiquette, he instinctively drew his sword to slash at Priscilla's outstretched arm. But before he could strike, Priscilla had already withdrawn her hand, looking utterly bored.

"Under Julius's livid gaze, Priscilla, utterly bored, offered no explanation and was then escorted away by Al."

"Die, Priscilla!"

The first to be furious was Shirogane Kei. Shirogane Miyuki, who had once spoken well of Priscilla, now treated her like his own sister, wishing he could tear her apart.

Although Priscilla takes care of her people and won't really hurt them even if she scolds or beats them, in the canon of Priscilla, Hachiman Hikigaya is not one of her people, so she can do experiments on him whenever she wants without considering his feelings at all.

"No wonder Hachiman still hates Priscilla even after spending so many years together in the IF route... that bastard!"

Priscilla's wickedness has never disappeared.

All Priscilla supporters suddenly realized the truth. Why support this woman of all people?

As a human observer, Hachiman Hikigaya personally gave Priscilla a less-than-flattering assessment, concluding that she couldn't be swayed by this arrogant woman's occasional kindness.

"Serves you right for embarrassing yourself. You have no right to pick up Hachiman-senpai. Die, Priscilla, you arrogant bastard!"

Compared to the Archbishops of Sin, she has an incredibly good temper. However, as someone to be around, Priscilla is absolutely far inferior to Anastasia, Emilia, Rem, and Crusch.

She's not even as good as Ferute!

337. Anastasia, the one who was disliked (Part 1)

"—Eat!"

Unable to contain herself, Horikita Suzune let out a strange cry. Her eyes were gleaming with excitement. She was overjoyed and couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.

Although this didn't fit her personality or temperament, Horikita Suzune, who was so excited that she felt hot all over and was breathing heavily, just wanted to do it. She stood up abruptly and grinned crookedly.

With a "you've finally gotten your comeuppance" look in her eyes, Horikita Suzune, feeling like she had finally gotten her revenge, temporarily suppressed her fear of Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and said with a cold smile:

"This is the nemesis you've set your sights on, the person you think can rival you. How pathetic, having your memories eaten away."

"The Bishop of Gluttony's performance clearly shows that he learned from Hachiman's memories that he had the ability to return from death. His biggest secret has been cracked, and his memories are gone. He has been utterly defeated."

"If the Bishop of Gluttony spreads the secret of the Return of Death, hehe... your beloved nemesis will be unable to live or die, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, is that your vision?"

Horikita Suzune spoke with increasing ease, raising her head and chest, spreading her arms wide, and laughing heartily, "Your nemesis suffered a crushing defeat in another world. It seems you're nothing special after all, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka!"

It's been too long, far too long.

From the very first second that Hachiman Hikigaya appeared, Suzune Horikita was constantly suppressed, looked down upon, and intellectually crushed.

Although she knew that even if Ayanokouji Kiyotaka didn't mock her, her wisdom and caution were completely insufficient to compete with Hikigaya Hachiman, a fact she acknowledged.

However, that did not stop her from being suppressed for far too long, so long that she had developed unusual feelings for Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Hikigaya Hachiman. She wanted to overshadow these two people and gain the upper hand!

Seeing Hachiman Hikigaya on the verge of collapse and being brutally treated by Priscilla, with whom he once shared a deep connection, Suzune Horikita couldn't help but feel an exceptionally exhilarating sense of victory.

However, when she looked at Kiyotaka Ayanokoji in her victorious state, she received the same disdainful and contemptuous gaze as always.

"No one can win forever."

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji said in a completely calm tone, "No matter who it is, the more dangers they encounter and the more they do, the more likely they are to lose. He is no exception, and so am I."

"A temporary setback is nothing. As long as you turn the tide and achieve final victory, that's enough. Badenkatos would never spread the news of the Return of Death just so he can enjoy the feast alone."

A mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Blinded by excitement, I didn't even think of this. Indeed, choosing a fool like you was my biggest mistake and my greatest disgrace."

Horikita Suzune trembled as she was refuted in just a few words, once again experiencing the shame of losing face.

She racked her brains, trying to say something more, "But, but..."

"Finally, I'll reiterate."

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji never hesitates to praise Hachiman Hikigaya, and he has said far more about it than Priscilla. "It's no big deal that the knowledge of Return by Death is known. Hachiman's biggest secret and strongest trump card has never been Return by Death, but rather his wisdom and character."

"Only an idiot like you would think that once the knowledge of Return of Death is known, that's the end of it!"

"—Croak!"