Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

The future has been airing for so long that most people in the Kingdom of Lugnica must have developed a great fondness for Hachiman Hikigaya. These people must all want the Bowel Hunter and Merry to die as soon as possible.

Even the people within the Holy Flacchia Empire held this view.

However, he is an emperor who sees the world from a big perspective, a Vincent who does great things. He can tolerate the Bowel Hunter and Merry, absolutely, easily!

He would naturally protect these two people as long as they were useful to him.

The legendary Tower of Sages—the benefits were so great that he would do this against the will of the people.

"Pass on my orders..."

When the empire issued the new order, Xia Wula, far away in the Demon Beast Desert, inside the Sage's Tower, felt a jolt in her heart.

She felt very guilty and shrank back. "Those are my needles... You idiot Xia Wula, you idiot, you big idiot, after a mere four hundred years, you can't even see your master clearly from a distance? Is your love for your master so cheap? You idiot, that's so lame!"

"But...right, Master is Master, how could a mere attack from Xia Wula possibly harm Master, hahaha."

Halfway through her self-criticism, Xia Wula, swinging her braids, grinned foolishly and became self-righteous again.

Of course... if her attack really caused her master to die and return once, she wouldn't know how much she would cry or how much she would punish herself.

"Even so, how can you attack your master? Shaula's love for her master is no less than that of Yukino Yukinoshita, Crusch Karsten, Anastasia Heshin, Rem Priscilla, Beatrice, Satella, Patra, Yurius, Reinhard, Gafil, and other newcomers, hmph!"

"Ah, no, no, Satella might have arrived earlier than me. But it's okay, even if she came earlier, she definitely wouldn't love her master as much as I do, hehe."

Four hundred years of solitude, four hundred years of living alone.

Xia Wula, who had rarely spoken for many years, reached the peak of her emotions and excitement at this moment, ever since this future began to play and she recognized her master.

After admitting his mistakes and comparing himself to his master in the void, Xia Wula stood at the top of the Sage's Tower, looked up at the sky, spread his arms wide, and roared to the heavens.

"The Tower of Sages... Master... Master has come to find me!"

"me--"

"I am Master's disciple, his only disciple, his most beloved disciple, the most beloved disciple in the world throughout history, I am!"

"Master's most beloved disciple, Xia Wula!!"

A vast, deserted area.

Master's favorite lively Xia Wula has reappeared and come back to life!

"Hey, Miss, it looks like there's going to be trouble again. Could it be related to those two big bad guys?"

Inside the Hexin Merchant Guild, Mimi was bouncing around. The two villains she was talking about were, of course, the two biggest sources of all evil, and also the most hateful masterminds behind the scenes: Greedy Echidna and the Witch of Disguise Pandora.

The priests of great sin acted according to the instructions of the Gospels, which are counterfeit copies of the Book of Wisdom.

Nobody would believe that Echidna, the creator of the Book of Wisdom, couldn't interfere with the Gospels. However, her influence would likely be limited, as Echidna is dead. The one now most capable of interfering with the revealed content of the Gospels is undoubtedly Pandora, whose words can become law.

Therefore, it's unnecessary to even think about who was behind Petritchius's attack on Roswaal's territory and the three bishops' surprise attack on the Watergate city.

“This shouldn’t have anything to do with those two.” Anastasia shook her head in denial. “The Sage’s Tower is the legacy left by one of the three legendary heroes, the Great Sage.”

"The three heroes are no less powerful or mysterious than the witches. Pandora should have a hard time doing anything to the Sage's Tower. It's probably just an automatic defense weapon for the Sage's Tower now."

As she said this, Anastasia's eyes sharpened, and her tone suddenly became terrifying and particularly chilling, making even the Secret Roots' Lieus shudder. "Sooner or later, I will completely dismantle this broken automatic defense weapon that has frightened the Prime Minister!"

For now, let's focus on whether our prime minister is injured.

361. Internal strife, killing Hachiman's Ram.

"As Hachiman Hikigaya gradually regained consciousness and struggled to open his eyes, he realized that a water bottle was being offered to his mouth."

"Are you awake? Don't move yet, or you'll choke and spill the water, which is a waste."

In the dimly lit underground sand cave, Anastasia placed one hand on Hachiman Hikigaya's shoulder to help him sit up, while holding the water bottle in her other hand to control the tilt so that he could drink a moderate amount of water without it being too fast.

"After he finished drinking, Anastasia twisted up the water bottle."

"Thank you... Where are the others?"

"Miss Crusch has taken a lantern and ridden a dragon to explore the area. Miss Ram is over here."

Anastasia pointed to one side. It was dark in the sand cave, so it was normal to miss someone sitting still. Ram snorted coldly to make his presence known.

"Hachiman Hikigaya gave a wry smile. As the only male here, he was the last to wake up. He was really too unreliable."

"Is something wrong?" Anastasia's slender hands patted his body, from his thighs and chest to his back and cheeks. "Here, here, and here, does it hurt?"

"No...it's probably because the sand here is softer, and it was cushioned when it hit other sand along the way...Um, thank you for your kindness, but I don't think I'm hurt at all, Miss Anastasia."

Anastasia nodded, and as she withdrew her hand, Hachiman Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was business and for safety reasons, he was indeed not used to such close contact.

"As the inspection was completed, a light appeared from afar, illuminating the dark space. Drinking water, lanterns, and food were all things that had been tied to Patrashu earlier."

"Curly, with a sword at her waist, rode slowly towards us on a ground dragon, looking quite dashing. But that dashing look was replaced by pure joy in the next second."

"Hachiman-sama? You're awake!?"

"I'm fine, Crusch. Have you found a way to the surface?" To prevent a repeat of the previous check, Hachiman Hikigaya decisively interrupted Crusch's unfinished concern and rushed straight to the most important matter.

Crusch felt incredibly uncomfortable; the words were already on her throat, but she had to swallow them back and instead report the situation.

"...According to Crusch, there is only one path that people can walk on near this sand cave. Since there is no other choice, the four of them had no choice but to set off quickly."

"Throughout the journey, Ram's expression was rather unpleasant, as if she was angry about something, but knowing that she shouldn't be angry, she didn't say anything."

Hachiman Hikigaya, assuming she was simply concerned for his younger sister, analyzed, "With Beatrice protecting Rem, she should be fine."

"Ram just gave a lukewarm response and didn't say anything."

"Although Ram's attitude was subtle, she restrained herself and did not affect anyone else. She did not deliberately give others a bad look, but was just struggling and angry on her own."

"After walking along the passage for a while, the road split into two forks. The four of them looked at each other, unable to make a decision... Because there were no clues, they had no way to judge. With the three girls watching him, Hachiman Hikigaya had no choice but to take a gamble and went into the right path."

"At the end of the right path was a huge iron gate, which stood there. Crusch went up and touched it, but found that she couldn't push it open at all. Just as she was about to try to open it with her Hundred-Man One-Tachi, Hachiman Hikigaya also went up and knocked on it, trying to judge how thick the iron gate was from the sound."

"However, the moment he touched it, the iron gate flashed with light, then disappeared along with the light, revealing the ordinary sandy road behind it."

""--This is?""

The four were astonished... but since it didn't seem dangerous, they decided to continue. After trekking for a while, they encountered a second iron gate.

"This time, not only Crusch, but Anastasia and Ram also tried to knock on the gate, but in the end, it was still Hachiman Hikigaya who made the iron gate disappear."

"Perhaps it's a mechanism that only reacts to men?"

"The three girls were just guessing, and no one doubted Hachiman Hikigaya because of this strange development. This unspoken trust put even more pressure on Hachiman Hikigaya... He could only hope that this was a way out, and that Crusch and the others wouldn't waste their efforts because of their wrong choices."

"But this hope was soon dashed."

"It's no use."

"After passing through three iron gates in succession, the four of them stopped in front of the fourth iron gate. Hachiman Hikigaya's touch could not make the iron gate disappear."

"Kursh gathered mana and unleashed sword energy, but the material used to make this door was exceptionally sturdy, and her attack could only make a slight cut, which was practically useless."

"The miasma content in the air of the sand cave is extremely high. After inhaling this miasma, Kurshu felt incredibly heavy. Not only her legs, but her head also felt like it was filled with lead. She felt uncomfortable and annoyed."

"Awooo, awooo!"

"The first to be affected by the miasma and lose control of its emotions was Patrashu. Its eyes were ferocious as it roared at the iron gate blocking its way."

Ram frowned, her eyes turning hostile, and she snapped at Patrashu, "Shut up, you're so noisy!"

Patrashu shifted his body, staring at Ram with bloodshot eyes, and assumed a fighting stance.

"Do you want me to cut out your tongue? Or do you only settle down when you're dead? Fine, then die, you fool!"

"Lam also regarded the earth dragon as an enemy. It was as if she had found a floodgate, and she poured out all her negative emotions and threw them at the earth dragon."

"—That's enough, Miss Ram, Patrashu, both of you calm down and restrain yourselves. We can still turn back and take another route. It's not time to despair and turn against each other."

Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head, suppressing the impatience he felt from Ram and Patrashu's argument, and stood between the two of them.

“Choosing the wrong path was my fault, and I can say whatever I want after we get out. But the earth dragon is innocent, so please bear with your feelings for now, Miss Ram.”

"Tch! Of course you're wrong. Your mistakes, your sins are so great that you don't even deserve to call Rem by her name. You bastard who doesn't deserve Rem's love!"

"Ram glared at him coldly. 'Holding Ram, holding Lady Crusch, isn't it enough that you've already cheated on me with Lady Emilia? What else do you want? Once, twice, twice, you even dared to forget Rem.'"

"The Rem who loves you, the Rem that only you remember, that kind of Rem... Who told you to forget Rem on your own..."

With bloodshot eyes, Ram cursed venomously.

"Die, Hachiman Hikigaya!"

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362. Internal strife, killing Hachiman's subordinate, Lum.

"Hachiman Hikigaya stared at Lum in astonishment, his thoughts churning like a stormy sea."

"That's enough!"

A louder roar erupted, drowning out Ram's curses. Crusch gritted her teeth, pointing a finger at the maid. "Unauthorized? You actually said unauthorized? What do you even know about Lord Hachiman? Do you know that Lord Hachiman narrowly escaped death in Minato City? Do you know that Lord Hachiman was the one who suffered the most after losing his memory?"

"Did Lord Hachiman willingly have his memories swallowed? Not only do you not understand Lord Hachiman's suffering, but you also utter such vicious words!"

"Curly's outspokenness added fuel to the fire, clearly escalating the argument."

"The most tactful, the most adept at interpersonal relationships, and the most capable of navigating social situations, Anastasia did not step in to mediate the fight—she originally intended to, but when Ram made that self-righteous accusation, Anastasia already frowned."

Ram glared defiantly, showing no fear. By this point, she no longer cared about Crusch's status or position. "Shut up! You have no right to speak here, you slut who stole Rem's things!"

"You've repeatedly slandered Lord Hachiman's character and reputation. If you want to die, just say so, you bastard!"

Crusch drew her sword with a clang, her chest heaving violently. "Hachiman-sama and I had an affair! Hachiman-sama cheated on me! How could such a thing be possible... Hachiman-sama—you have no idea what kind of person he is!!"

"You're hypocritical! A slut is a slut! It's not Ram who wants to die, it's you who's going to die! Ram will tear you to pieces! Sluts who use their filthy bodies to seduce Rem's things deserve to die!"

"The doubts in her mind turned into certainty. Blinded by rage, Ram grinned cruelly. Her mana gathered into wind blades, ready to wipe out the bitch who had wronged Rem."

"—Wait, I only love Rem, wait for me, Ms. Ram!"

"My mind was racing, but reasoning was clearly not going to work. Suppressing all my anger and impatience, Hachiman Hikigaya used reason to deal with the sudden argument."

"He found the source of all of Ram's discontent and anger, and in order to quell unnecessary infighting, he immediately told a lie."

"Crusch and Emilia have nothing to do with me. I only deeply love Rem. Even though I have amnesia, I fell in love with her the moment I saw her, Ms. Ram!"