Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

What are they missing? In terms of proactive aggression, they have long since mastered Anastasia's skills. What they lack now is an opportunity, an opportunity to create an atmosphere, and an opportunity to set themselves apart from their sisters.

Such opportunities are hard to create on your own, but if you have a helper, and that helper holds back the extra and troublesome sisters, then you can be alone and have something big to look forward to, right?

The four sisters' eyes sharpened immediately. If there was one person who would be the best to help, it would naturally be Futaro's sister. Who else could it be but her?

The best way to bypass Futaro and gain his sister's trust and help as quickly as possible is to go to May, who has visited Futaro's house several times and had a pleasant conversation with his sister, and ask May to act as a go-between.

"May"

"Huh? You, you, you, what do you want to do? Be normal, don't scare me, Ichika."

Seeing her four older sisters gather around like ghosts, May felt a jolt and began to tremble.

This situation is quite different from that of Fumino Furuhashi. What they have in common is that the latter has also become enlightened, but she hasn't revealed it. She is only looking at the two rivals who are still unaware of their own enlightenment and has decided to find a helper.

"Kousaka Kyosuke doesn't know anything about these things. Anyway, since he can't change his stubborn old ideas, he'll find a way to circumvent them."

"Since the Church is treating us differently and not giving any to Ibiruai, he, Brian, and the other four from Blue Rose will take the mystical books they received back to their residences to read."

"And unfortunately, Ibiruai just happened to be here, so it's only natural that she would see what it contained."

"The Church isn't blind either, but they've chosen to let things take their course and pretend they are. Those who refuse to be blind have all received a wave of intimidation from Kyosuke Kousaka's eighth-tier magic."

"But in the end, Kyosuke Kosaka didn't really have any intention of abusing his power for personal gain. He wasn't really interested in power or becoming stronger."

"The reason I gave the book to Ibiruai is that if Ibiruai becomes stronger, she can kill more undead... and of course, she will be better able to protect herself. Well, he admits, he does have some selfish motives."

"But if he really had more selfish motives, he would have made Evilue hide away and not participate in the dangerous battles against the Sorcerer Kingdom."

"During this time, Zetsuki Zetsumei was quite interested and would often come over to see Kousaka Kyosuke, then nod and hum, seemingly quite satisfied with him, especially when he saw that Kousaka Kyosuke had broken through to the eighth rank in just a few days, his eyes lit up."

"Ibiruai is aware of this crisis, but she doesn't know any of the tricks of a woman. She doesn't know how to act cute to get attention, nor does she know how to start a love triangle, so she doesn't know what to do."

"Therefore, I can only sit down next to Kyosuke immediately whenever the worst comes."

"Her naive response amused the visitor somewhat."

"Originally, Zetsumei was only interested in Kousaka Kyosuke's talent and strength, as well as his ability to travel through time. But after being so wary of Evileye, she started to pay more attention to Kousaka Kyosuke's personality and style, just to tease Evileye."

"Unexpectedly, this attention led Zesshi Zesshi to discover that Kousaka Kyosuke was a truly honest and kind person, and a very good person indeed."

"Moreover, Kousaka Kyosuke is different from the people of the Slane Theocracy. The people in the theocracy all respect her, but they are all the same. Their respect is filled with too much awe, and they only regard her as an emperor or a god."

"After realizing that she was a good person, Kyosuke Kosaka treated her as a friend. His every move and his loyalty to his friends stirred her heart at every moment."

"—Zetsumei had no intention of finding a man; at least until she met Kyosuke Kousaka, she was prepared to live a solitary life."

"It wasn't until she spent time with Kyosuke Kosaka that she started to think, 'Having a man like him by my side, maybe marriage would be a good option?'"

At that moment, Ibiruai was unaware that she had shot herself in the foot; she only saw the growing sense of crisis that Zetsumei brought her and felt wronged.

"But this part was only just beginning when it was stopped."

"The High Priest has received feedback that the elite troops sent to probe have been wiped out. He quickly summoned everyone and told them to prepare, as it will be about time to head to thirty years in the future."

"There are now two plans, operating on two parallel tracks."

"Thirty years ago, the Slane Theocracy secretly contacted the Council of Nations and joined forces with the strongest Dragon King, waiting for the right moment to launch a surprise attack, or at least to take advantage of their unpreparedness and kill the members of the Great Tomb who were wandering and lurking outside."

"Kousaka Kyosuke, along with Zetsu and the others, went to thirty years in the future to continue gathering as much intelligence as possible, and to confront top undead like Albedo to find out their specific strengths, focuses, weapons, and weaknesses."

"Then come back and use this intelligence from thirty years ago to gain an advantage in the war against the Great Tomb."

"The essence of the Holy Kingdom lies here. Take whatever you need." The High Priest led everyone to the secret vault.

"It's dazzling here, with a huge arsenal of powerful weapons. Everyone can find the best full set of weapons, armor, and protective gear that they can use, which can double or even more their strength."

"Then, the High Priest, who was a benevolent elder, took Kousaka Kyosuke and Zetsumei to a more secret small warehouse."

"You are human... no, you are the key to the survivors' victory. Intelligence is not needed, you must come back alive."

"He solemnly presented the strongest resources of the Theocracy, two World Items, one for each of them, and gave them to Kyosuke Kousaka and Zetsumei respectively."

"With this, you won't be ambushed, and you'll have a way to fight back in a crisis. However, unless absolutely necessary, it's better to teleport back than to use it, as world items are only used once... Please take care."

719. Fully Armed Warfare, World Items and Powers

"In this world, anyone can die, including me. My life is insignificant; as long as I can make a contribution before I die, that's enough. But you are different. As long as you live, humanity has hope."

"The High Priest's tone was earnest, without the slightest hint of hypocrisy. Kousaka Kyosuke couldn't help but take a second look at him, and felt immense admiration for this old-fashioned man."

"The High Priest is truly a kind and benevolent elder. Apart from being a bit extreme in his thinking and overly obsessed with human supremacy, he is a first-rate elder in every other respect."

It must be said that he was a uniquely charming person, despite being a stubborn old man.

Even though Inuyasha and Garfield knew that if they, as outsiders, appeared alone in the Slane Theocracy, they would certainly be executed immediately by the High Priest, it didn't stop them from acknowledging the old man's excellence.

Therefore, once the world is integrated, they must give this old man a severe beating and force him to change his narrow-minded racism.

It wasn't because they disliked the old man; quite the opposite, it was precisely because they wanted to get to know this enlightened old man that they wanted to use their fists to remove the obstacle standing between them and the old man.

"...This is not good."

From God's perspective, Kyosuke Kosaka sighed. At this moment, besides being moved by the kind elder, he also felt a great sense of crisis.

Although the High Priest is a good person now, if he possessed the power of Ainz Ooal Gown, with his human supremacist mindset, he might immediately become a human version of Ainz Ooal Gown.

Kousaka Kyosuke made up his mind to remember this person and then talk to Hachiman Hikigaya. He decided that after the world merged, the High Priest must be imprisoned until his thoughts were corrected before he could be released.

No, it's not just the High Priest; the entire Slane Theocracy needs a serious ideological overhaul.

Otherwise, if this country were to oppress other demi-human races, it would only destroy the entire Slane Theocracy, just like it destroyed the Great Tomb.

Kyosuke Kosaka absolutely did not want to go that far and had to do everything in his power to avoid it.

Hachiman Hikigaya was also fully aware of the matter and had already planned how to handle it.

He was now more focused on another point: "So that's how it is, this is a World Item... I wasn't wrong, I can indeed feel its essence, which is similar to power."

"In other words, a World Item is basically equivalent to a one-time power. However, because it is one-time use, its power when released is stronger than that of a power."

Compared to Hachiman Higashiya, the top undead leaders of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, such as Shalltear and Albedo, pose virtually no threat to him. However, if the Great Tomb of Nazarick possessed multiple World Items, it might become a fierce battle.

He certainly can't achieve a one-sided victory; there will be back and forth, and he won't be able to win until all the world items in the Great Tomb of Nazarick are used up.

"After selecting their equipment, everyone held another meeting before setting off."

"Disappearing in full view of everyone, even if the other side doesn't know that Kyosuke will definitely return, they will definitely set a trap at the place where he disappeared. If we go there, it will be very dangerous, and there might be casualties if we just run into him."

Lajus frowned and asked, "Is it possible to move to another place thirty years in the future?"

"This... this shouldn't be possible, right?" Kyosuke Kosaka paused for a moment, thinking it was a pipe dream.

"You can give it a try," Zesshi Zetsumei said. "Many people's innate abilities are not actually what their specific effects are. It's only through repeated use, or even through chance encounters, that they realize they can do something."

"Kousaka Kyosuke sees himself as the Well of Bones, thus limiting his thinking from the beginning. Now, upon hearing such remarks, he was first shocked, and then quite ashamed."

"Yes, because of his preconceived notions, he didn't consider anything else at all, but does that mean it's definitely not going to work?"

"Before being chased to the brink by Entoma, he never imagined he would travel back thirty years. Sometimes, it's better to try than not to try at all."

"Kousaka Kyosuke closed his eyes and began to conjure up images of landing in the desolate wilderness thirty years in the future—the very area where he and Evileye had joined forces to kill Entoma."

"Before he thought about being able to descend to a different location, Kyosuke Kousaka didn't have this need; but once he thought about this possibility, he became very excited and his need became incredibly strong."

"If it can only descend upon the territory of Sebastian, then everyone is in danger of being killed—with this thought in mind, Kyosuke Kousaka's emotional needs really surged to the point of touching the edge of making a wish."

"The next second, a flash of light, and in an instant, the wish was fulfilled."

"The fully armed group successfully arrived thirty years later, and their location was not in Sebastian territory."

"We did it!" Tia and Tina beamed with joy.

"Kousaka Kyosuke had most of his magic power drained instantly—the magic power offset the cost of fainting, which is why he didn't faint when he returned to thirty years ago."

"But now he doesn't care about this old cliché anymore."

"Although the attempt was successful, Kousaka Kyosuke was slightly lost in thought. After being enlightened by Zetsu Shi, he seemed to have finally had an epiphany and vaguely realized something. He was about to grasp the truth of the red ball."

The top floor of the large tomb.

All the NPCs have stopped their infighting and mutual persecution. Albedo and Shalltear are on the same side, and Demiurge has stopped picking fights with Sebastian.

While they may have their internal squabbles, these NPCs don't actually want each other to die. At most, they just dislike each other and want Lord Ainz to punish the other.

But now, the hostile newcomers, fully armed and carrying two world artifacts, are preparing to launch a counterattack. It is time for them to unite against them.

No NPC would be so ungrateful at a time like this.

"A pack of stray dogs. They already lost once thirty years ago. Do they think they can turn things around just because of one more Kousaka Kyosuke? What a pipe dream!"

Demiurge's eyes narrowed. "Let you experience it once more, experience the power of our Sorcerer Kingdom, our Great Tomb of Nazarick, the undead who are loyal to the great Supreme Lord Ainz!"

These words ignited the passion of the NPCs present, who cheered in unison, demonstrating their determination to win.

"..."

Ainz Ooal Gown, who was being praised again, did not underestimate Kousaka Kyosuke and the others. He focused intently and said, "Come on, let me see clearly what the effects of your native World Gadgets are, so that I can take action in advance."

"In this intelligence war, I, Ainz Ooal Gown, will not lag behind you!!"

720. Shalltear, the Good Devil

"The battle has begun."

"Kousaka Kyosuke, Zetsumei, the Blue Rose Five, Brian, and several of the strongest heroes from the Black Codex, traveled the world in groups, never acting alone or alone."

"Taking advantage of the enemy's covert cover, they successfully launched surprise attacks on many places and killed many high-level undead."

"As they killed, they took notes, recording in detail the appearance, strength level, magic range, and other specific information of these enemies, compiling them into a book."

"We plan to bring back the records from thirty years ago when we have enough, so that the Slane Theocracy can gain the upper hand in the war thirty years ago and, with the help of intelligence, wipe out a group of high-ranking undead at the beginning of the war."

"During this surprise attack, Kousaka Kyosuke naturally broke through to the ninth rank."

"And the enemies they encountered were not all beings like Entoma. Some of them, while not as strong as Shalltear and Demiurge, had reached the seventh, eighth, or even ninth rank."

"Whenever we encounter an enemy of this caliber, Kyosuke Kousaka and Zetsu Shitsumei work together seamlessly to play around with them, and then mercilessly kill them after they reveal all their trump cards."

"Ibiruai could only step aside at this time and couldn't get involved, which made her feel a little awkward."

"Under these circumstances, the combination of over two hundred years of accumulated knowledge and the magical mysteries of the Slane Theocracy finally allowed her to break through to the sixth rank."

"At the same time, although everyone made thorough preparations and disguises before each sneak attack, as the number of battles increased, some still managed to slip through the net and their true colors were revealed."