Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

The only two exceptions are Echidna and the former swordswoman Theresa.

The former has dedicated hundreds of years to research in the Sanctuary and must have made breakthroughs in these areas. If we ask her for help, we should be able to get results... However, who would seek help from Echidna unless absolutely necessary?

The latter is due to Pandora's creation. But the problem is, Pandora is dead, and Hachiman Hikigaya's ability to create illusions is different from Pandora's.

Before meeting the person she was willing to dedicate her life to and give her all to, Anastasia didn't really care about her lifespan or appearance.

She didn't even care that she was about to die, with only three or four years to live. She had no intention of prolonging her life; rather, she wanted to use her remaining years to conquer a country and enjoy the satisfaction of that victory.

…But now, she has new desires and more greed.

Her prime minister obtained the witch factor, which comes with the effects of immortality and eternal youth. History has proven that at the very least, one can live for four or five hundred years.

But what about her?

Anastasia was just an ordinary human, with a lifespan of no more than a hundred years. Even if she could now contentedly embrace her prime minister and enjoy his loving caresses, what about fifty years from now?

As one grows old and loses beauty, one foot is already in the coffin.

His prime minister would certainly not dislike Anastasia like that. Even with her wrinkled face, she could still receive his loving and tender caresses without any reservations, just like she does now.

That's right, Hachiman Hikigaya would never hate, distance himself from, or dislike Anastasia like that.

—But Anastasia would absolutely hate and dislike that kind of Anastasia!

She absolutely wanted her prime minister to see the most perfect Anastasia.

Let alone fifty years from now, if there's no way to stay young forever, Anastasia is certain that once she turns thirty-five, she will definitely run away from the Prime Minister and escape to a place he can't find.

At the moment the time comes, whether it's Anastasia, Yukinoshita, Priscilla, or Rem of the Oni race who is not much different from humans...

They could only leave in disappointment.

Finally, those who could remain by their prime minister's side forever, besides Emilia, who was born with a long lifespan, and Beatrice and Shaula, who, as elves, could live forever, were the only ones.

And who else?

"I don't want that at all... I can't accept that kind of future."

"To be with my Prime Minister forever with the most perfect appearance, so that his gaze can never leave my face and body, that is my newest and greatest greed!"

To achieve this goal, knowledge of spells and other magical arts from the Inuyasha world is essential.

With a burning gaze that seemed to want to devour people, Anastasia stared intently at the two witches in the video... Of course, watching the video didn't conflict with her doing other things.

Hachiman Hikigaya opened his mouth, but hesitated... He looked at the adorable, cunning merchant sitting on his lap, who had willingly thrown herself into his arms, and found himself completely unable to bring himself to send her away.

Anastasia's heartfelt words struck his heart like a storm, making him realize once again just how much this girl favored him.

Priscilla, Yukinoshita, Rem, and the others' fondness for Hachiman Hikigaya is certainly no less than Anastasia's.

However, they were not with Hachiman Hikigaya at the moment.

And their thoughts were exactly the same as Anastasia's, firmly attracted by the method of immortality and eternal youth.

Another person who was equally captivated was the former swordswoman Theresa.

After being resurrected by Pandora, her physical functions returned to the level of a twenty-year-old, but her husband, Sword Demon, was already old and could only live for another ten years or so at most.

Kikyo and Tsubaki, the two priestesses, possessed things that many people yearned for, hoping that the world would quickly merge together.

However, this does not include Emilia and Crusch.

Emilia, who was a little naive, had never thought about this kind of thing before. At this moment, she was just wearing a depressed expression, feeling unhappy for Kikyo who had been treated badly.

At this moment, the oblivious and clueless Crusch, who was in the mansion, drew her sword...

She pondered the combat prowess of Kikyo, Inuyasha, and Miroku, wondering where she would rank in the Inuyasha world and how many allies she might face if she lost.

Phyllis, on the other hand, twitched her cat ears and realized that she and Anastasia and the others had the same idea, that this could benefit Lord Crusch.

"..."

In the modern world of Inuyasha, Hojo, who once confessed to Kagome, sighed with despair, "I... will no longer have any hope for Higurashi-san."

At the coffee shop, Kagome's close female classmates, whom he had bumped into, wanted to comfort him but didn't know how.

Since Kagome is now a priestess, that means she can be like Kikyo and Tsubaki, even if she can't be that powerful, but she's no longer suitable to be with mortals.

Compared to Hojo, who ages, the immortal priestess is indeed a better match for Inuyasha, a half-demon who also lives forever.

“But!” Hojo added immediately, “I want to see for myself whether Inuyasha can stay true to his original intentions and whether he will be kind to Higurashi.”

"If he can't do these things, I'll risk my life to stop Himuro from being with him!"

His inspiring demeanor brought tears to the eyes of Kagome's three female classmates. Inspired by his spirit, they all declared, "Well said! We support you, Hojo-kun!"

While Hojo is passionately portrayed as a pure lover, a simp, and someone who can't have what he wants, on this side of the world, something exactly the opposite is happening.

In the imperial palace of the Great Emperor, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka is indulging in debauchery in broad daylight.

He has successively defeated Sword Saint Kreeher, Setsuna, Evelis, Karuizawa Kei, and Ichinose Honami.

Surprisingly, the one who is still able to persevere is Sakayanagi Arisu, who is the most physically weak and needs a cane to walk. This is quite unexpected and has given Ayanokoji Kiyotaka plenty of amusement.

He glanced at the future of the Inuyasha world, but... he wasn't particularly interested in Shirogane Miyuki, Kikyo, or Inuyasha.

Since that's the case, he'll temporarily put aside that and focus on defeating Sakayanagi Arisu, who's been struggling to reduce his holdings!

523. Prelude to the duel

"Hmph, what an arrogant fool!"

In the Shuchiin student council chamber, Kaguya Shinomiya gave a disdainful sneer, mocking the future smug shrine maiden Tsubaki who thought she had returned in triumph.

If, in the world of Emilia, her most hated figure was Regulus, the Archbishop of Greed, then, in the world of Kayal, her most hated figure was the First Princess Freya.

In the world of Inuyasha, the person she hates the most right now is the priestess Tsubaki.

She finally saw through it all. Kikyo's spiritual realm was extraordinary, almost approaching that of Reinhard—how could someone like that fall in love with her guild master?

Since Kikyo is not a threat, when Kikyo and Tsubaki have a conflict, Kaguya Shinomiya should naturally support Kikyo.

"She even wants to make the president her plaything. She's hopelessly infatuated, her mind is full of lewd thoughts! She's really vulgar and messy—humph, does someone like that even deserve to like the president? It's just wishful thinking!"

Kaguya Shinomiya sharply criticizes the mistress and rival, relentlessly mocking the shrine maiden Tsubaki.

Finally, she turned her head and stared at Shirogane Miyuki with a half-smile: "You're not qualified, right? Right? The guild leader certainly wouldn't fall for an idiot, right? Right!!"

Shirogane Miyuki suddenly felt his hands and feet turn ice cold... Shinomiya Kaguya's seemingly inquiring words were filled with terrifying intent in her voice and eyes.

She clearly also has the potential to be a yandere, and she is extremely possessive. Her current comments about Miss Tsubaki are essentially the same as Miss Tsubaki's bullying of Kikyo.

However, he would never dare to say these things.

He could only stammer, "Um...ah...I guess...right."

As I said before, he couldn't guarantee anything until everything was settled. And although Miss Tsubaki bullied Kikyo, she was actually quite good to him in the future.

As a result, he knew that he would at least not dislike Miss Chun.

Seeing his reluctant expression, Kaguya Shinomiya continued to press: "I knew she wasn't a good person from the moment she secretly used magic to encourage the president to reveal information, hehe."

These words expressed her concern for the president, but also reminded him that this woman wasn't entirely kind to him.

The warning is so strong it's almost overflowing.

Miko Iino and Yu Ishigami, who were just small fry, could only hide to the side, trembling as they watched. The two of them didn't even dare to look directly at Kaguya Shinomiya, who was exuding murderous intent.

Miss Tsubaki made it clear that she not only liked but also wanted to possess Miyuki Shirogane. Kikyo's appearance showed that the world's fusion would not see the aging and faded 'Grandma Tsubaki' fifty years later, but the still young and beautiful Miss Tsubaki.

Having suffered these two blows at the same time, Kaguya Shinomiya's current mood is such that saying she wants to tear the shrine maiden Tsubaki apart would be an understatement.

"Hmm..." Fujiwara Chika, having regained her energy, held a magnifying glass and pretended to be a detective, trying to salvage her reputation.

She glanced at Kaguya Shinomiya, who was focused on targeting Tsubaki, and couldn't help but remind her, "Don't think that things are fine now. Kikyo might be the final boss."

With her reputation as a love detective, Kikyo definitely has the potential! Because in romance anime, the weakest one is usually the one who expresses their feelings first.

Miss Tsubaki is nothing more than a pawn, Zoga. Kikyo is the most terrifying Gatanothor. Yes, that must be it!

Kaguya Shinomiya scoffed at this—"If you listen to Chika Fujiwara, you won't even know how you died."

With Kikyo's saintly mentality, how could she possibly have anything to do with the student council president? If she could, Kaguya Shinomiya would have apologized to Chika Fujiwara on the spot.

"Having driven away Kikyo and defended her prized possession, Miss Tsubaki's mood soared to its highest level ever, truly the best of the best."

"When she returned to Shirogane Miyuki's side, he was still wondering why the arrow that killed the monster earlier felt so similar to Kikyo's."

"Tsubaki, can you help me see who just killed the monster that was chasing me? It looks like—"

Before Shirogane Miyuki could finish speaking, the impeccably charming Tsubaki interrupted him, head held high and hands on her hips, saying, "It's me."

"Huh? But..."

"No buts, that's me." Miss Tsubaki had no intention of seeking credit; she simply didn't want Shirogane Miyuki to know that Kikyo had been nearby just moments before.

She didn't want Shirogane Miyuki to hear a single thing about Kikyo.

"To prove herself, Miss Chun immediately took out a stack of spirit paper, skillfully folded it with both hands, and then cast a spell, instantly creating an identical arrow."

"Shirogane Miyuki was not fooled."

"After all, Miss Tsubaki doesn't usually use a bow and arrow, and the spiritual energy on it is different. However, he didn't think about it in the direction of 'Kikyo,' only assuming that it was probably a shrine maiden of Kikyo's grandmother's generation."

"There's no need to take this too seriously with Miss Tsubaki... Good-natured Miyuki Shirogane will stop when he's done."

"This unexpected incident has come to an end. In the days that followed, Miss Tsubaki maintained an extremely cheerful mood."

"Until one day, after she had exorcised a demon and collected her reward in a certain town, she left the town and was walking on the grass in the wild."

Then suddenly his face turned ashen, he looked like he was about to explode with anger, he gritted his teeth and muttered vague words like "broken promise".

"When Shirogane Miyuki asked her what had happened, she didn't answer."

"However, Shirogane Miyuki is certain that this has nothing to do with that town, because he deliberately brought up that town to spy on her, and Miss Tsubaki did not show any particular anger."

"If it were related to that town, she wouldn't be like this, so he didn't have the idea of ​​secretly going back to the town to look for clues."

"...After that, Tsubaki's reputation as a powerful shrine maiden had spread far and wide. After leaving that town, she stopped exorcising demons and returned to the temple with Shirogane Miyuki."

"They said they would keep their promise to teach Shirogane Miyuki how to cultivate and to go into seclusion together for several years."

"But before that, she has to go out alone."

"Shirogane Miyuki knows very well that Tsubaki-san, who has always been accompanied by him, is now going out alone, which must be for her privacy. It is probably related to her sudden outburst of anger at that time."