Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

Vincent's heartbroken gaze was terrifying, and coupled with his status as Priscilla's brother, Hachiman Hikigaya felt it was best to avoid any deep interaction with the emperor.

In terms of the overall trend, it's not just one melancholic devil who has emerged during this period.

Zareth Tia, one of the four great elves of Kalaraki, also began to awaken. She split in two, becoming her rational half and her emotional half, driven by rage, the latter wreaking havoc.

Helibel stepped forward without hesitation and led the people, but they were no match for her. In the end, Anastasia could not bear to see her homeland being trampled on, so she sent Julius to help imprison Tia, who was no longer at her peak strength.

For this reason, Helibel let go of his resentment—the story of Anastasia sending people to beat up his fellow countryman in the Ana IF storyline.

The dragon Polkenica flew around the world, and wherever it passed, the environment improved and pollution decreased. In areas with extremely high levels of nuclear radiation, it would cut itself, dripping a few drops of blood to neutralize the radiation.

The three otherworldly nations outside the Kingdom of Lugnica were also blessed. Some of the empire's fertile farmland was restored, the snow and ice cover of the ancient northern kingdom decreased, and the habitable area increased significantly.

Emilia also directly asked Polkenica for its blood to revive the forest that had been frozen since her childhood, and to unseal everyone who had been forced to slumber for more than a hundred years.

Anastasia's health problems originally required the blood of a dragon, but Hachiman Hikigaya's ability to create illusions could cure her, so there was no need to go through with it.

"So this is the effect of feigning power? I see. So, Prime Minister, you've always been concerned about my health all along?"

Anastasia, smiling as she approached, offering herself in gratitude, terrified Hachiman Hikigaya so much that he ran away immediately.

…Later, upon reflection, he suddenly realized with a start that he had been thoroughly targeted.

Anastasia and Priscilla had both figured out his weakness of being unable to do anything to his own people, and they were becoming increasingly unscrupulous. Even Rem was starting to show signs of going astray.

Fortunately, Emilia remained true to herself and was not corrupted by Parker.

Therefore, on the day the forest was unsealed, Hachiman Hikigaya dared to openly meet with Emilia there, preparing to slay the Black Serpent, one of the three great demonic beasts of the Witch Cult.

…The white whale had been killed by Wilhelm and Theresa in the days that followed.

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council on Earth purchased half of a beluga whale's body at a high price for research, hoping to find some inspiration to trigger a technological breakthrough.

However, to eliminate a black snake, it must be completely evaporated, leaving no trace; otherwise, it will not die. Therefore, it is impossible to sell it because there will be no corpse.

"—Boom!!"

Emilia and Fortuna used their ice spikes to pincers the monster, while Hachiman Hikigaya, Beatrice, Shaula, Jus, and Garfield attacked simultaneously, annihilating the once terrifying monster in an instant.

The reason Parker isn't there is because he recently broke his contract with Emilia and has temporarily fallen into a deep sleep, but he will wake up soon.

To support his daughter in winning a man, Parker felt that he had to recover his full strength as soon as possible, otherwise he would be overpowered by a young and ambitious girl like Priscilla, which would be terrible.

"What happened to us?... Uh, you are, Emilia... Are you Emilia? How did you grow up so much all of a sudden?!"

As the dragon's blood was sprinkled, the half-elf village began to revive. To everyone's surprise, Archie, who had been thought to be dead, was also fully recovered under the effects of the dragon's blood.

"It seems that Yachi's life was prolonged by your freezing before he died. Dragon blood could not possibly revive someone who doesn't even have a body."

Hachiman Hikigaya clicked his tongue. "Just like how you misled Garfield's mother into thinking that Archie was dead... How wicked, Echidna."

He frowned, about to think carefully about how to humiliate Echidna to atone for her countless sins, but his thoughts were abruptly cut off.

"Mother Fortuna, Jus, Archie, and everyone... Waaah... I'm so happy, so very happy. Thank you, Hachiman. If it weren't for you, I would have... Waaah..."

With tears of joy streaming down her face, Emilia instinctively turned to face her knight and embraced him tightly. She had no thoughts of rivalry or taking advantage of him; the sobbing Emilia was simply overjoyed.

She simply wanted her knight to understand her feelings and wanted to share this wonderful joy with him.

Sensing Emilia's pure sincerity, Hachiman Hikigaya's tense body unconsciously relaxed, and his raised, restless hands were pressed down by two suddenly appearing small ice spikes.

He turned his head to look and caught her red-handed; it was indeed Fortuna's magic.

That once straight-laced, tsundere girl, just like Crusch, learned what it means to be a wingman after getting together with Jus, secretly contributing to Emilia's love life.

Fortuna nodded meaningfully to him, then pushed Beatrice, Chaura, and Garfield together to reassure the surprised crowd, leaving the two of them alone.

Feeling Emilia's heartfelt affection and trust in him, he shared that joy without reservation.

Hachiman Hikigaya sighed softly, lowered his eyelids, and stopped resisting Fortuna. He let the two ice spikes press down on his arms and gently wrapped his arms around the beautiful girl's waist, just as Emilia had hugged him.

435. Why are you wearing Crusch's clothes?

After Fortuna's explanation, everyone in the forest finally understood what was going on.

Although it felt unbelievable that more than a hundred years had passed in the blink of an eye, they were able to accept reality more easily because Fortuna and Jules were holding hands openly and expressing their feelings for each other.

After all, if even these two straight men and women can confess their feelings to each other, what else in this world is impossible?

After the initial shock, there was a lingering fear of surviving a disaster, followed by preparations for celebration.

It's a celebration of everyone's recovery, a celebration of the long-term relationship between the straight man and woman finally coming to fruition, and a celebration of the darling of the half-elf village, little Emilia, finding her own sweetheart.

Due to time constraints, Fortuna didn't tell everyone many things, including Hachiman Hikigaya's romantic entanglements. As a result, they had already formed a preconceived notion that Hachiman Hikigaya was Emilia's other half.

He was at a loss for words. He opened his mouth, hesitated several times, wanting to deny it but worried that Emilia would be ridiculed. He also didn't want to pour cold water on the village at this time, otherwise the village's high-spirited atmosphere would suddenly change direction.

Hesitantly, Emilia stepped forward and frankly stated that she was the one pursuing Hachiman, and their relationship was still undecided.

Then, Emilia, with a cheerful and open attitude, picked up the astonished Hachiman Hikigaya and ran away as if she were stealing a bride.

“Emilia…”

"Hmm, seeing Rem hug me so many times, I felt like I'd be missing out if I didn't try it myself. It was very unpleasant. I'm really sorry for taking the liberty of doing this. How does it feel? Is it comfortable, Hachiman?"

To say he felt uncomfortable would be too dishonest, but Hachiman Hikigaya didn't praise him; he simply told him to put him down.

If he says it feels good, Emilia will think it's good for him, and she might start carrying him in her arms from time to time.

Emilia did as she was told. After putting down Hachiman, she looked around and showed a very nostalgic expression. She introduced the forest to her knight: "Before Roswaal came looking for me, I lived here with Puck."

"That's a pine forest. I often go there to pick pine cones. And this is where I usually take a bath. When it snows heavily, I hide inside, wondering when everyone frozen in the ice will wake up..."

Her excited tone gradually subsided, and she stomped her little feet on the snow, murmuring, "It's getting thinner... The heavy snow that started because of me and has been blowing for over a hundred years is finally going to disappear completely."

Emilia had imagined this situation before, and she used to think she would be very excited, but now she just felt relieved.

After the initial excitement wore off, I felt a bit empty.

She didn't know how to sort out her feelings, so she quietly turned her head and secretly glanced at Hachiman beside her.

In that instant, the longing and shyness that welled up inside her, along with the sense of security and satisfaction that arose from them, filled her completely... Emilia immediately realized that there was no need to sort anything out anymore.

All the emptiness was replaced by an incredibly urgent and unwavering dream. In this otherwise ordinary moment, Emilia's desire for "being with Hachiman" suddenly reached its most intense level ever.

It all started simply because she glanced at her knight.

Ignoring Emilia's expression, Hachiman Hikigaya crouched down and dipped his hand into the icy river, a resolute look appearing in his eyes.

"This can't go on any longer," he murmured.

Emilia tilted her head. "What?"

“I can’t be this timid anymore. Indecisiveness is not a good thing. Even if I can’t make a decision immediately, I have to at least have an attitude, otherwise they will definitely suffer… I can’t make this mistake.”

Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes sharpened. He turned to look at the bewildered Emilia and said decisively, "Emilia, I need to gather Yukinoshita, Anastasia, Rem, Crusch, Priscilla, and you for a meeting."

His stammering earlier had made Hachiman Hikigaya look down on him, prompting him to make this decision.

Emilia was somewhat at a loss. She didn't feel that she had much of an advantage up to this point... Even so, after feeling the determination of her best knight, the best Hachiman.

Without offering any rebuttal or questioning, she simply poured out all her tender love and unwavering support, saying, "Yes! I'll go contact Miss Anastasia and the others!"

Seeing that she was about to turn around and go to work, Hachiman Hikigaya, who was far from being as cold-blooded and capitalist, grabbed her and said, "No rush, let's talk about it after you've finished celebrating here."

Emilia shook her head seriously, denying it with a determined look: "It's not me, it's us—you and me. Whether I become Hachiman's wife or not, I can never leave Hachiman for the rest of my life. Even if I can stand on my own in the future, I absolutely cannot do without Hachiman!"

Hachiman Hikigaya was almost unable to resist responding to her words, and kissed her as Emilia wished. After suppressing this impulse, he sighed to the sky in self-abandonment, "...What a sinful bastard, Hachiman Hikigaya."

So he's really afraid of Emilia and Rem.

These two girls really lack self-awareness. The moment they open their mouths, they're likely to say something that moves him to the point of speechlessness, unlike Anastasia, who can remain rational when she's alone with him, can distinguish right from wrong, and restrain herself just like him.

Emilia and Rem could say something at any moment that would make you want to confess your love to them, establish a relationship, and get married right away.

That's far too dangerous.

Thinking about this, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly felt that Priscilla was no longer a threat. Even if she appeared naked in front of him, the stimulation she brought him was far less than that of Emilia now.

She's not as elegantly dressed as Rem and Anastasia, and perhaps she's only on par with Yukinoshita.

…She gave an innocent “Eh” sound, seemingly unaware of how devastating her actions were or how admirable she had simply done.

On their way back to the half-elf village, she even had a sudden inspiration and said that she wanted to try wearing Crusch's or Anastasia's clothes to see if she could combine Crusch's handsomeness with Anastasia's cuteness.

That way, she would be able to satisfy Hachiman even more.

Hachiman Hikigaya thought about what she said for a moment, and when he thought of Emilia wearing Anastasia's clothes, Anastasia wearing Crusch's clothes, and Crusch wearing Emilia's clothes, he felt a chill run down his spine.

In that case, he would have no way to resist. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and eliminate it at its source:

"Absolutely not!"

436. With rivals gathering, Priscilla is invincible.

The day that Hachiman Hikigaya and several girls held their meeting was a day off.

Unlike Hachiman Hikigaya, who had long been granted the right to take leave at will, for ordinary people like Kyosuke Kousaka, Miyuki Shirogane, and employees of Musashino Company, the fusion of the world was a shocking and historic event.

But after the initial few days of social chaos, they continued to go to school and work as usual.

For the time being, magic, swordsmanship, and blessings have nothing to do with them. The only change is that in their spare time, they can go to the territory of the Kingdom of Lugnica to experience the charm of another world firsthand.

"It's a day off today! So, Xiao Gui, how about we go visit the capital of Lugnica again?"

With a wave of his hand, Shirogane Miyuki, still feeling unsatisfied, was enthusiastic about studying and working hard. However, he was equally interested in the other world. Even though he had visited it once before, how could he possibly get tired of it without visiting it a hundred or eighty times?

Shirogane Kei also wanted to go, but her enthusiasm for finding her sister-in-law was no less than Komachi's, so she forcibly suppressed the idea of ​​going to the Kingdom of Lugunica and asked coldly, "Hey, brother, have you forgotten something?"

"Ah, what did I forget?" Shirogane Miyuki looked completely bewildered. "Was it your wallet?"

Shirogane Kei slammed his fist on the table and angrily scolded, "Kaguya-neechan, you idiot brother! It's been over two weeks! What happened to your promise to confess to Kaguya-neechan?!"

She was filled with grief and indignation. "Hachiman-senpai has always been a man of his word. How could you, as an older brother, break your promise like this? Can't you stand up straight, you idiot brother!"

"Well... well... this isn't my fault." Shirogane Miyuki coughed awkwardly twice. "There are too many people around at school, so I definitely can't do this kind of thing."

Shirogane Kei pressed on, "What about after class? What about when you go home? Why don't you go to the Shinomiya mansion to find Kaguya-neechan?"

“I looked for her, but… she wasn’t there. She went to visit the Kingdom of Lugnica and the Holy Flacchia Empire! There’s nothing I can do!”

"That was only once, wasn't it?" Bai Yingui glanced at his idiot older brother with disdain. "You only looked for him once in more than two weeks, and you still have the nerve to argue like that?"

Originally, Shirogane Miyuki felt increasingly justified and stood tall with his head held high. However, after being told this, he quickly revealed his true colors, stammering and unable to refute her. He was utterly powerless against his sister's disdain.