In this crossover anime, many ruthless and powerful figures reside in my territory.

He smiled happily when he heard that the deep blue giant had appeared and easily cleaved a distant mountain range with his sword.

"Not bad."

"The appearance of an unknown wind signifies the will of the world."

"We simply need to carry out the will of the world."

"Let things take their natural course and observe everything quietly."

Immediately, all the believers standing in the hall, dressed in white robes with green stripes, bowed.

"Upholding the consciousness of 'annihilation'." xN

……

On the other side, Red Maple Ridge.

"You said you wanted to join my ranks?"

Inside the office, Lister quietly observed Pauline, the white-haired rat woman, before him.

Pauline fidgeted with her fingers, then bowed deeply.

"Yes! I have nowhere to go! Please take me in! I can work for you!"

White Moon City has fallen, and no one knows what has become of the outside world.

After much deliberation, she concluded that Red Maple Territory, where orcs were treated as humans, was the most suitable place to live.

"...Okay, I'll send someone to arrange housing for you. You can start training with the ninjas for now."

"Thank you very much!"

Pauline bowed again at a ninety-degree angle, then left the room.

She had just left when the rabbit-eared maid Nadia pushed the food cart in.

She first smiled and placed a cup of blood-drinking liquid in front of Muzan, then went to Lister's side and placed today's dinner on the table.

Dinner was simple: mashed potatoes, eggs, ham, bacon, and roasted chicken legs.

Lister stretched and patted his thigh. Nadia understood and sat on Lister's lap.

The round, plump, and elastic soft flesh provides a very good massage effect.

"Owner."

Nadia twitched her pink rabbit ears and scooped up some mashed potatoes, feeding them to Lister.

Lister took the spoon in his mouth with great satisfaction and began to chew.

At that moment, Nadia suddenly lowered her head, her warm lips gently sucking on Lister's lips, and rolled a little bit of mashed potato residue into her mouth with her tongue.

"Hoo..." Lister put his arm around Nadia's waist and asked, "Are you the only one here today?"

Nadia's eyebrows and eyes curved into crescents.

"Master, they all want to share more of your burden."

"...You've really worked hard."

Lister showed signs of fatigue.

Despite gaining greater power and more abilities, he finds himself drifting further and further away from enjoying life.

I'm so unwilling to accept this.

Suddenly, Lister wrapped his arms around Nadia's neck and kissed her.

The rabbit's ears began to tremble slightly, and the sucking sounds of mucous membranes touching were incessant.

Muzan, dressed in a black kimono and residing in the corner, silently shut down his hearing and closed his eyes.

She's gotten used to it, doing it a few times every day.

Half an hour later, Nadia, her lips gleaming silver and her face flushed, pushed the dining table out of the room.

Liszt let out a long sigh of relief, looking much more relaxed.

He turned his chair around, gazing at the sunset on the horizon, his pupils reflecting the light of the setting sun.

At that moment, Lister looked to the side and saw Muzan standing beside him, also admiring the sky outside the glass window.

"Are you going back?"

"No, I want to stay tonight."

"Yeah, everything is fine."

“…Liszt, I have a question to ask.”

"Go ahead."

Muzan looked down at Lister, and the image of Lister speaking eloquently in front of Madara and the others flashed through his mind.

The difference between his confident demeanor back then, as if he had the whole world under his control, and his current listless, slumped appearance is like night and day.

"I've discovered... I'm somewhat envious of your strength."

"When facing Madara Uchiha, I was too scared to approach him. Only by hiding behind you could I barely stay calm."

How can I become as strong as you?

what?

Lister turned his head and stared blankly at Muzan.

When did he become so important in Muzan's eyes?

Why did you suddenly have this idea?

"Isn't it natural for both humans and ghosts to worship the strong?"

Lister choked up.

"No, I just didn't expect you to think I'm so powerful. In terms of raw strength, I am stronger than you, but once you get to know my abilities, won't you have a chance to turn the tables?"

Muzan shook his head, his blood-red eyes opening.

"It's about mental strength."

“In the past, I focused all my energy on studying ghosts that are not afraid of sunlight, and I neglected many things.”

"It wasn't until after our last conversation that I realized there are many other things I can do and experience besides pursuing immortality."

"Uchiha Madara is very strong, stronger than I can imagine, but even he has to listen to your advice."

"Doesn't that mean you're very strong?"

Muzan placed his hand on his heart, his expression full of inquiry.

"You are the only person I can call a friend. Only when I am by your side can I think about these issues in peace."

"I want to change."

She truly believes she has changed a lot, but it's not enough.

After this incident, the progress bar increased by another 10%, and becoming a ghost unafraid of sunlight is already a foreseeable future.

With her desires diminished, she had more time and energy to think about other things. In addition, she had a friend with whom she could discuss anything, so she spoke her mind without hesitation.

"Change..."

Liszt looked out the window; night had fallen, and the twinkling stars were gradually becoming clearer.

"Muzan, do you know what my initial pursuit was?"

Muzan pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"It's about being a pampered aristocrat, enjoying gourmet food every day and sleeping with beautiful women every night."

Liszt rose and stood in front of the glass window, beginning to reminisce about the past.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person who died suddenly at his job. When he learned that he had been reborn as the child of a noble family in another world, he was overjoyed and thought about bullying men and women every day.

however……

"Perhaps it's because of what happened when I was five years old, when it was the first time I left the inner city to watch my father hunt."

Lister said calmly.

"That day in the forest I met a half-orc child who was about my age."

"Then I learned something."

"She was the prey prepared by one of the earls who were in charge of receiving my father."

"Perhaps it was out of compassion, but I couldn't bear to see this scene, so I protected her, saying that I fell in love with her at first sight, and since she was also a criminal, I bought her."

"You know this person too, it's Nadia."

Muzan listened quietly without saying a word; if she were in this situation, she wouldn't be affected in the slightest.

"In this respect, you don't seem like an aristocrat."

Lister simply grunted in response.

"In short, from that day on I began to seriously study the legal system of the United States, and then I secretly went to the outer city with my guards to conduct on-site investigations."

"Then I was so angry that I couldn't sleep all night, tossing and turning."

"In the end, I made a decision to open up a new territory for myself, to set my own rules, and to create a territory that I like."

"Then, after many hardships, Red Maple Territory was finally built."

Muzan blinked, wondering if many key plot points had been skipped.

"Many times, change begins with 'what you don't want'."

"That's who I am."

Lister suddenly laughed heartily.

"Actually, I really want to say that I am not powerful at all. I don't know if I could have survived if I hadn't been of noble birth."

"My heart isn't strong either; I even have nightmares at night."

"Recently, I've been having more and more nightmares. I always dream about the destruction of Red Maple Territory and the tragedy of all the people I care about lying in pools of blood."