Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

"Waaah—have they secretly pledged their lives to each other? Do Rem's family approve? Such a wonderful sister-in-law, if we don't hold on tight, Komachi is going to give my brother a good scolding!"

"As long as Rem still loves me, even Ram's opposition can't stop me from marrying Rem."

"Like a graceful swallow, dancing lightly."

"My mind is filled with Rem's tenderness towards me, and my heart is filled with my feelings for Rem. Every word is from the bottom of my heart, and every sentence is a heartfelt vow."

"Hachiman Hikigaya, who was strolling, stopped and pushed his bicycle to Komachi."

"So, no matter what happens, Komachi, you must be happy, live well, study hard, and make the most of your days. Be careful when crossing the street, choose your friends wisely, remember to go to festivals during holidays, and prioritize your interests over work. Without me as a burden, your parents' money is enough for you to live freely—you must live well, every single day, and make the most of it, understand, Komachi?"

"It's strange that you're saying something like that, brother. Aren't you with Komachi?"

"My lovely sister, Hikigaya Komachi."

"I have so much to say about the healing I received from her. But I've already wasted enough time lingering here."

"To fulfill my vow."

"Hachiman Hikigaya smiled gently and said, 'I... am going to bring your Rem back, and one day, I will make sure you see her, so...'"

"This time, it ends here, Komachi."

"Snap!"

"As Hachiman Hikigaya turned and took a step, this illusory world shattered!!"

125. Shining genuine items, shining women.

The outcome is decided.

Anastasia was filled with mixed feelings. She clicked her tongue. "Rem is waiting for him, Rem needs him, so... even if it's fake, he urges himself not to rest for a moment. Even though he loves his sister so much, he prioritizes Rem and Emilia over his own emotional release."

"Hachiman Hikigaya, how exactly... should I evaluate you?"

"You... haven't you been showing me the beauty of love all along, building this dreamlike picture, and tempting me all along?"

"As a merchant, I am incredibly ambitious, so ambitious that I want to control the kingdom. Now you have placed such a unique and dreamlike love here... I am also slightly, just a little bit, tempted to possess it!"

She shook her head gently. Now that things have come to this, she no longer dwells on the embarrassing past of being humiliated by Hachiman Hikigaya.

"How envious I am, Emilia, to have found such a unique person on the street... Priscilla claims all day long that she has the best luck in the world, but now it seems that Emilia's luck is clearly superior to hers."

Anastasia's assessment was exactly the opposite of Priscilla's, who was in a different territory.

"Ha, my luck is indeed the best in the world, the whole world revolves around me!"

"Princess?" Al was taken aback.

"Hmph, you foolish tin clown, do you see that?" Priscilla, who was trying to enlighten her knight, remained as arrogant as ever. She raised her chin slightly and pointed her fan at the light screen in the sky.

“Hachiman Hikigaya is indeed qualified to serve me—no, he should only serve me! The foolish half-demon who stole my subordinates is because the world is not on her side. Therefore, the future has appeared. This is to set things right and put reality back on track before mistakes occur.”

"Hachiman Hikigaya, he can only be a servant to me!"

Al shrugged, understanding Priscilla's unspoken meaning. Honestly, if she wanted him to call someone to intercept Hachiman Hikigaya on the main street of the capital, he should have just told her to go home.

However, given the princess's personality, she actually said half-elf instead of half-demon...

"It's a real pity."

At the Karlsten mansion, even Crusch, with all her composure, couldn't help but let out a sound of deep regret. She frowned, "The results are in? It's Rem, not Emilia..."

She had no problem with Rem, but she believed that having Emilia would be better for Lord Hachiman. Both in the present and the future, she sided with Emilia.

If I had to say why, it would be for Lord Hachiman himself.

"King Hachiman subconsciously likes Emilia too... Perhaps it's a bit like a curse, but if he chooses Emilia, at least he won't have the risk of being a widow. Even though it's the future, I don't want King Hachiman to marry a corpse all by himself."

As for under the snow?

She's already out of the running. Of course, if she could come to this world with Hachiman-sensei, Crusch wouldn't mind encouraging him to take Yukinoshita as well.

“Every feeling you have is the most sincere, Lord Hachiman. You are absolutely the most qualified person to have three wives and four concubines!”

The same worries swept over Rem's heart like a blizzard.

In the courtyard of Roswaal's mansion, Ram cupped her sister's face in her hands, looking on in surprise: "What's wrong? Why are you looking so downcast? Rem, you're the winner! You defeated Yukinoshita and Emilia! What happened?"

"Sister." Rem's eyes filled with tears of happiness, her face beaming with unparalleled joy. No one could imagine how happy she was when she heard Hachiman Hikigaya say he wanted to marry her.

However, worry lingers.

"If...if I never wake up in my entire life, then Hachiman—"

"you…"

Ram opened her mouth, wanting to curse her stupid sister for saying such discouraging things at such a good time... But perhaps it was precisely because Rem was this kind of person that Hachiman Hikigaya resolutely announced that he would marry a corpse for her sake.

Ram patted her sister's shoulder, speaking earnestly and gently, "So, Rem, not only for your own sake, but also for Ram and your husband's, you can't let yourself fall into such danger again like in the future, understand?"

"Yes! For Hachiman! And for my sister!"

At this moment, on the main street of the capital.

"Really... this kid... he's so deeply captivated by that little maid Rem..."

Ignoring the soldiers who were clearly from other factions trying to seize Hachiman Hikigaya, Puck shook his head with distress. "Lia, now I really don't know what to say. It feels like the chances are slim."

"Huh? Why?"

Unlike Puck, Emilia pointed at herself in astonishment: "Didn't Hachiman say that he couldn't stay in the illusion to protect me?"

"Yes, but he declared his marriage to Rem..."

"It's okay."

Seeing Puck's surprised expression, Emilia smiled brightly and said softly, "It's okay, Puck... because I'm the person Hachiman wants to protect the most."

"Rem is the hero who protects Hachiman, but Hachiman is the hero who protects me."

"Therefore, I will definitely stay by Hachiman's side forever!"

Parker was stunned for a moment. He patted his dejected head, then his fighting spirit was rekindled. "Wow, I never expected that at a time like this, the one with the most courage and the most confidence to win would be you. That's amazing, Leah. Well, for my daughter's sake, I can't say anything discouraging!"

Happy Rem, cheering Emilia on.

And, the pure white snowflakes, tinged with other colors, are Yukino Yukinoshita.

Her kiss with Hachiman Hikigaya lasted a long time, and when they separated, they were both almost out of breath. She gasped for air, looking at her boyfriend, whom she had held and who she had tied to this spot.

She said each word slowly and deliberately, "I'm an idiot... Only an idiot would miss out on love with you... So, this time, I'm the first person you fell in love with, I'm the first person you kissed, I'm the first girl you had physical intimacy with, all of these are me. I want you to remember me forever, for a lifetime, and love me for a lifetime, Hikigaya-kun."

"I won't put you in a difficult position, because there are so many lives that need your help to save."

Not only Emilia, but Crusch's forces would have been completely wiped out in the battle against the White Whale without Hachiman Hikigaya's help.

"But don't forget, Hikigaya-kun, you mustn't forget—I am also the girl you love, the girl who loves you, I am Yukino Yukinoshita!!"

126. I am, Echidna, the Witch of Greed (Part 1)

Rem is amazing, really amazing.

Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't suppress his deep affection for Rem.

If he could remain unmoved after seeing all the help and confessions Rem had given him, he wouldn't be Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Yukinoshita... Rem is really amazing... but..."

A deep, resonant voice.

He held the trembling, frightened girl in his arms. Even though she had transformed into a brave girl, she was still unable to feel at ease. Her slender waist under the snow was so gentle that it was lovable.

Hachiman Hikigaya remained silent for a moment, looking at the panicked Yukinoshita.

"The future is the future, and the present is the present—if I don't like Rem, then I'm not Hachiman Hikigaya."

"But if I were to abandon you now, then I would be even less like Hachiman Hikigaya, not the kind of person you could fall in love with, the kind of person Rem could fall in love with."

"You... I'm your boyfriend now, Yukinoshita."

"I will disappear, I will go to save Emilia, I will love Rem. But, right now I am here, I will remember you for the rest of my life, I will love you for the rest of my life, I will never give up on you for the rest of my life. As long as you still love me, I will love you, Yukinoshita!"

With a calm volume and unwavering tone, Hachiman Hikigaya's voice was like a fishing net catching Yukinoshita, the carp.

"Even if you want to back out now, want to give up, want to give me up to Rem, I will not allow it, Yukinoshita!"

Who cares about other people's whispers!

All the passengers in the convenience store felt sorry for Yukinoshita, favored Emilia, and thought that he and Rem were the best match, but none of this could affect Hachiman Hikigaya's decision.

"I won't apologize to you, Yukinoshita—my feelings for you, the depth and breadth of my affection for you, may not be as strong as my feelings for Rem, and might even be less than my feelings for Emilia, but..."

Yukinoshita looked up at her boyfriend who had made a vow to her, and gently replied to his words: "But you are my boyfriend now, you love me now, and you will not abandon me."

Shining, dazzling, Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Yes...this is it, this is what...my Hachiman...what am I, this idiot, afraid of, what am I fearing..."

"The person I've fallen in love with is Hachiman Hikigaya!"

The coldness that had frozen their bodies was banished, their eyes shone, and their earlobes turned bright red.

Beneath the murmuring snow, she disregarded everything, her head bowed, burying it in Hachiman Hikigaya's chest, breathing greedily, enjoying his embrace.

"If my feelings can't compare, my depth can't compare, my sincerity can't compare, and my sincerity can't compare, then I'll take action, I'll take the initiative, I'll... make you love me the way you love Rem!"

She is Yukinoshita.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who is loved by Hachiman Hikigaya, would never be cowardly or show weakness to her rival in love!

Kitauji High School.

Kumiko Oumae scratched her head and muttered to herself. She nudged her childhood friend with her elbow and asked, "Hey, Shuichi, do you think Yukinoshita has any way to surpass Rem?"

Shuichi Tsukamoto wasn't surprised that his childhood friend had suddenly become interested in romance. After all, Hachiman Hikigaya's confession, though short, was incredibly touching in its sincerity. He was just puzzled by something else: "Why do you ask that? Isn't Rem great?"

Kumiko muttered, "Rem is good, but compared to Rem, who is my best friend, I, an ordinary high school girl, naturally feel more for Yukinoshita, right?"

“Well…” Tsukamoto Shuichi said helplessly, “Yukinoshita is definitely out of the question, but Emilia still has a chance.”

"Where did she get the chance?"

Kumiko Oumae was taken aback.