Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

“Please forgive my rudeness, Mr. Wilhelm.” The best knight, Julius, who followed from behind, refused to back down.

Wilhelm nodded slightly and raised his specially made sturdy wooden sword—naturally, the weapons of Ricardo, Julius, and the mercenaries and elite soldiers were also made of wood.

These were all urgently created by people who were already on standby during the "Looking to the Future" period.

Kidnapping someone is something you can't be ruthless about, but if someone dies as a result, it goes against Crusch and Anastasia's wishes, and Hachiman Hikigaya certainly doesn't want anyone to die because of him.

Since that's the case, we'll have to use a wooden sword.

In this way, swordsmanship can be used without restraint, and there is no need to be afraid of killing people. It can be restrained to the point that the enemy is temporarily incapacitated but the injury is not too serious and can be treated afterward.

Unable to find any weakness in the Sword Demon, Julius was the first to charge forward!

416. What are you guys stirring up?

Before Ricardo and Julius joined forces to fight Wilhelm, all three of them glanced at Hachiman Hikigaya with gentle eyes before choosing their battle strategy.

A fierce battle unfolded in a place that was neither too close—close enough that the aftershocks of an attack might harm Hachiman Hikigaya—nor too far—far enough that they couldn't abduct him. For a short time, neither side gained the upper hand, and they remained locked in a stalemate.

…As for the chaotic battle between the Iron Fang Mercenary Group and the Karlsten family's private army, which involved hundreds of men, that was rather disorganized.

Although most people on both sides were completely loyal to their respective lords, there were a few who slipped through the net and supported Hachiman Hikigaya being with the other lord.

These people just slack off, deliberately run into the enemy's attacks, and then immediately lie down, as if they're contributing to the party and beliefs they support.

This is the limit of what they can do. After all, no matter what, they can't become traitors and turn against their own people. That would be too immoral. They've already let their own lord down enough by simply giving up.

Then he prayed, hoping that he was the last straw that broke the camel's back, because his own slacking off reduced the fighting power of his side, allowing the other side to successfully steal Hachiman Hikigaya.

However, some people can't even quit even if they want to.

Some people wanted to run into the enemy's attack, but their good brother suddenly saw through them and pulled them back. They could only feel like crying but had no tears left and could only thank their good brother dryly.

In another instance, two traitors got into a fight, each revealing a multitude of openings, but the other side simply pretended not to see them, instead revealing even more openings than the first, leaving everyone speechless.

In order to avoid death and to minimize damage to innocent buildings or injury to innocent civilians, neither Crusch nor Anastasia tacitly refrained from sending out any magicians.

After all, once a magician's magic is unleashed, it becomes uncontrollable, potentially causing accidental injuries or fatalities and escalating the competition to its most extreme form—a fight to the death.

…But it's no use just that they remain rational; some people are much more impulsive than they are.

Ram and Rem, who gathered mana and harnessed magic, arrived on the wind. Although they left their magic around their bodies for a while, they only unleashed it after the people below had seen it and hurriedly ran away.

Regardless of whether they intentionally avoided killing anyone, they set a precedent for using magic in the battle to recruit people.

"There's nothing we can do about it. We're a vulnerable group, without much support or resources. Do you really want to just watch Hachiman be taken away because of your moral conscience, Rem?"

The insightful Ram convincingly persuaded his sister in this way.

"Boom—"

The sharp sword energy that shot from afar collided fiercely with Ram and Rem's magical attack, creating a huge sound and commotion. The mercenaries and soldiers retreated involuntarily, while Ram narrowed his eyes and turned to look.

A beautiful woman in a dashing military uniform, Crusch, makes her grand entrance.

After she arrived, she ignored everything else and immediately put down Phyllis, whom she had brought with her. She anxiously instructed, "Phyllis, go and check if Lord Hachiman is alright."

Because of his return from death, Hachiman Hikigaya must have inherited more and more complicated memories than others, Crusch could guess that.

Phyllis, who is powerless, went to examine Hachiman Hikigaya, which was within the acceptable range for all three parties... After all, they are the people in this world who value Hachiman Hikigaya's physical and mental health the most, and compared to them, everything else can be secondary.

"Let go, Crusch. Don't you think this is pathetic?"

Seeing that the enemy's reinforcements were increasing, Ram started thinking and tried to persuade Crusch to back down: "You've been rejected twice in the Sanctuary Trials, once after you lost your memory, and once after that guy lost his memory. You've been rejected a total of four times. It's obvious that you have no chance at all. Why are you still holding on to it?"

"Your loser attitude is really unsightly—it's not too late to back down now. After Rem has her baby, I can let you see Ram's brother-in-law. How about it, isn't that a great offer?"

Unfortunately, although her IQ was not low, she had been used to being sarcastic and sharp-tongued for the past ten years. Although she had toned it down a bit, her words and tone still sounded like she was deliberately mocking Crusch.

Crusch was extremely composed; she simply refused without sarcasm: "I am someone that Lord Hachiman respects and admires—surrendering without a fight would not only violate my principles but would also make me a truly despicable dog disliked by Lord Hachiman. There's no point in saying more!"

"Alas, what a pity..."

Ram felt quite regretful. What she was worried about wasn't Crusch, who, although powerful, wasn't the most difficult to deal with. What she feared was that if they lingered here a little longer, Priscilla would arrive.

"Then let's see who's the best! Don't hold back, Rem—wait!"

The battle was about to break out when Ram suddenly changed her mind. She glared fiercely at a spot near Hachiman Hikigaya and unleashed a wind blade, which was then blocked by an ice spike radiating a frigid temperature.

Rem and Crusch were then horrified to realize that while they were confronting each other, Emilia had secretly crept in, intending to bypass them and steal Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Is Lady Emilia that kind of person?" Rem asked in astonishment.

"Hmph, Emilia might not, but..."

As soon as Ram finished speaking sarcastically, Parker jumped out, scratching the back of its head and chuckling, "I was the one who urged Lydia to do it, hehe~ But it's a real pity, if we still had Roswaal's cloak of cognitive impairment, we might have succeeded."

"Parker!"

Being a thief is shameless enough, but to be caught and still act so self-righteous... Amelia blushed with shame and indignation. She lowered her head and mumbled in a barely audible voice, "I told you not to do that..."

Not wanting to endure his daughter's complaints, Parker clapped his hands and immediately shouted, "There's no other way! If we can't outsmart them, we'll just have to rob them!"

She pointed at the cold-blooded Ram, and at Rem and Crusch gripping their weapons, and comforted them, "Look, they've already resorted to violence. This isn't something that can't be done."

Emilia didn't hesitate this time... Since Crusch, who had been praised for his integrity by Hachiman several times, had done this, it meant that it really was okay.

Crusch and Ram and Rem didn't exchange any words, but when faced with Emilia, they suddenly joined forces. Emilia's allure for Hachiman Hikigaya was undeniable; the priority was to get rid of him first.

Otherwise, no one will have any soup to drink!

Faced with the three of them working together, Emilia was in a dilemma. She could win if she went all out, but then it was hard to say whether there would be any further accidents.

Just as she was in a dilemma, an extremely arrogant voice broke into the battle, instantly cooling down the intense fight between the four people that Zhen Zhi had been fighting so fiercely with fissions—

"Hmph, what are you all doing? A bunch of bitches eyeing my property!"

417. Even more clueless than the Holy King of Bright Moon

Priscilla, as arrogant as ever, showed no mercy with her words and immediately launched into a mocking attack upon her arrival. She wore a fiery red dress and concealed herself with a fan.

Compared to her, even Ram's sharp tongue felt like a gentle breeze.

“Oh dear, what an unpleasant little girl,” Parker’s grinning expression instantly turned murderous as he stared at the corpse that had insulted his daughter. “Before I kill you, I’ll rip out your proud tongue.”

"This world revolves around me and exists for me."

Priscilla pulled the brilliant Yang Sword from the void, looking down at Puck with a contemptuous expression, making no attempt to hide her disdain for him.

"If you were just a stupid half-demon, that would be one thing, but you, who only ever drag others down, what right do you have to listen to my beautiful voice, let alone communicate or touch me? — You ignorant thing, of all the people here, you are the one I despise the most!"

Parker was filled with murderous intent, but Priscilla's killing intent was even stronger, so terrifying that it sent chills down one's spine.

She only had her sights on Parker, and everyone present already felt like they had a thorn in their side.

The midday sun scorched the earth, and the omnipresent intense sunlight seemed to echo Priscilla's wishes, pushing her fighting power to its highest, strongest, and most peak ever!

At that moment, Parker vaguely realized he had made a mistake and hurriedly exclaimed in alarm, "Wait...you didn't come here to steal that guy!?"

"You're rotten and rotten, and now you're stupid too. You're such an eyesore, just being alive is an eyesore!"

With a swift movement, Priscilla revealed her target, her entire body radiating a terrifying killing intent as she blatantly aimed at Parker. She sneered, not missing any opportunity to humiliate him.

"The world revolves around me, and that idiot will inevitably be mine sooner or later. Let those bitches try to take him as they please, they can't possibly shake my right to possess him."

If that's the case, why should she bother going with that pack of female dogs? It's a complete waste of time.

"I have only one reason for coming here, and that is to kill this eyesore of trash. You didn't kill yourself the moment you saw me, you worthless thing. Your eyes are just decorations. I'll go through the trouble of digging them out for you. Be grateful!"

The implication is that Priscilla is extremely dissatisfied with Puck's actions in the future, to the point that she wants to avenge herself and Hachiman Hikigaya by killing the Beast of the End.

…Crouch and Ram, who are both intelligent and very familiar with Priscilla, immediately deciphered Priscilla's subtext.

They were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. Of course, none of them had any good feelings towards Parker, but right now, getting a man was the most important thing, and killing Parker would unnecessarily antagonize Emilia, so none of them could bring themselves to do it.

It would be wonderful if Priscilla could be this knife.

To be able to kill Parker with just a few words of insult is an incredible stroke of luck; Anastasia has probably never encountered anything so good in her entire business career.

"Huh? Wait a minute, is there some misunderstanding, Miss Priscilla, Parker!?"

Emilia was about to intervene in order to stop Puck and Priscilla's pointless fight when Crusch and Ram blocked her way, and the two teamed up once again in perfect harmony.

When will their alliance end? It depends on when Priscilla successfully kills Parker.

"Stop it... Ram, Miss Crusch!"

Puck, having unleashed his true form, is strong enough to rank among the top five in the world, but because breaking the contract would put him into a deep sleep, and fearing that the light barrier might end at any time in the future, Puck has never done so.

The result is that in its cat form, it has no chance of defeating Priscilla.

Emilia pursed her lips, deeply realizing how unpopular Parker was now... but no matter how unpopular he was, he was still Parker, just like her father.

Even if Pakkun is to be punished, it should be Hachiman who does it; Priscilla has no right to do so.

Since Ram and Crusch were unwilling to stop, in order to rescue Puck, she had no choice but to use drastic measures!

"...Well, with your status and temperament, you could potentially share in the rewards no matter which candidate gets him. Why are you in such a hurry, Miss Rem?"

Standing in front of Rem, who was trying to kidnap Hachiman Hikigaya, with a blade of grass between his teeth, Rigado shrugged.

He was telling the truth. According to the future depicted, Rem doesn't really mind two women sharing one husband, and since she is a maid, it only increases the tolerance of others towards her.

The maid's identity is very important.

No matter how much Hachiman Hikigaya likes Rem, if his wife is one of Rem, Anastasia, Emilia, or Crusch, the latter would undoubtedly be his legal wife.

So Rem is acceptable... Under this premise, any candidate can use the condition "You can marry both me and Rem" to win more affection than Hachiman Hikigaya.

Rem simply shook her head and assumed a fighting stance in response to Ricardo's persuasion.

She understood what Ricardo meant... but how could she be content if she didn't give it a try?

Indeed, she wasn't as possessive as others, but if given the choice, what girl wouldn't want to be her husband's only wife and only lover?

"Ouch...that really hurt. It's finally over. Thank you, Phyllis."

Supported by Phyllis, still slightly dazed and confused, Hachiman Hikigaya stood up. He shook his head, focusing his attention on the nearby rumbling battlefield, lest he get so excited by the cat-eared cross-dresser's caresses that he started pulling up his flag.

Only after truly experiencing it can one appreciate that Phyllis's charm far surpasses that of Saika; it's truly terrifying.

"Thanks and all that, you're being too formal. Hehe, so, how about it, are you quite familiar with Felicity-chan now that you've absorbed her memories, meow?"

Phyllis swayed her cat tail, circled behind Hachiman Hikigaya, and pressed herself tightly against him, stroking his chest with one hand, deliberately acting cute.