Crossover Anime: The King of Time? Actually, He's a Slacker!

After a simple dinner, Lin Shiye, Jiuji Aya, and Huiyao entered Tsukuyomi and found Yachiyo.

"Good evening, everyone~" Yachiyo waved with a smile.

"The moonlight is especially beautiful tonight."

"Yachiyo..." Huiyao looked at her, his expression complicated.

At the dinner table, Caiye had briefly explained the whole story. Knowing that the person in front of her was herself from another timeline, she felt a strange feeling in her heart, unable to tell whether it was awkward or absurd.

"What kind of expression is that? You're frowning like an old man," Yachiyo teased, her eyes crinkling as she tapped the corner of her lips with her fingertip.

"You should smile, Princess Kaguya."

"It's not your place to teach me." Huiyao rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Yachiyo playfully stuck out her tongue.

"Let's get down to business first. Caiye said you were looking for me," Lin Shiye asked.

"Is there anything I can help you with, Yachiyo?"

"No, it's just that there's something I need to remind you of." Yachiyo shook her head, took a step forward, naturally took Lin Shiye's arm, and pulled him deeper into the area.

She turned back and winked playfully at Caiye and Huiyao.

"This is a little secret between my dad and me, so you're not allowed to eavesdrop!"

Caiye nodded in agreement, her expression calm. Huiyao, on the other hand, immediately bristled, jumping around like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"That's my dad! Don't try to claim we're related!"

Yachiyo pretended not to hear, covered her mouth and chuckled, and continued walking, leaving the jumping-up Kagura far behind, leading Lin Shiye into a secluded Japanese-style room.

"What's all the secrecy about?" Lin Shiye sat down cross-legged, curiously looking around at the furnishings.

"I'll show you something." Yachiyo extended her fingertip and gently touched his brow.

The next second, countless fragments flooded into Lin Shiye's mind.

What does that mean? Do I also want to eat from the Boundless Void of Eight Thousand Years?

"I haven't even shown these things to Aya~" Yachiyo's voice rang in my ears.

Lin Shiye had no interest in replying; his entire attention was fixed on the huge, menacing dark red heart deep within the image.

It's this stuff again...

"I discovered this by accident eight thousand years ago, it's really terrifying~" Yachiyo shivered dramatically, wiping her eyes with her fingertips, acting quite convincingly.

"Do you know what this is?" Lin Shiye asked, looking up.

"I don't know~" Yachiyo shook her head.

"I suspect it may have existed even before humans. And in the years that followed, it would throb violently every time a world-shaking event occurred."

"For example... Newton being hit by an apple, the Industrial Revolution, world wars... the most recent one was a hundred years ago when China unified the world."

Lin Shiye pondered for a moment, deciding to take a closer look at the thing.

Previously, he couldn't pinpoint the location of the water clock from the memories of the time-traveler, which was probably due to the Time-Traveler tampering with it. However, with the memories of the Eight Thousand Generations as an anchor, he was able to accurately locate the heart's position eight thousand years ago.

"Get ready, time travel is about to begin." Lin Shiye snapped his fingers.

Yachiyo quickly put her hand on his shoulder.

Then, the surrounding scenery began to blur, and a few seconds later, the huge, dark red, hideous heart appeared before the two of them.

"Ugh~" Yachiyo took two steps back in disgust.

Lin Shiye reached out and touched it. The warm, smooth sensation came from his palm. He held his breath and began to analyze the heart.

Time ticked by, and Lin Shiye remained motionless in the outstretched hand position, his eyes tightly closed, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

Several minutes later, he finally withdrew his hand and slowly opened his eyes.

"How is it?" Yachiyo quickly came over and asked.

"I understand." Lin Shiye nodded.

"It is the embodiment of the essence of the world. No wonder those Time Jackers were plotting against me with it. This thing could really give me a big surprise."

"Is everything alright?" Yachiyo asked, her face showing concern.

"Or...should we just destroy it now?"

"Destroy the world?" Lin Shiye shook his head and joked.

"Your idea is dangerous."

If it were an ordinary world with well-ordered rules like in his previous life, where the essence of the world was nothing more than a gentle mass of primordial energy, Lin Shiye would not care at all.

But this is different. This thing is very abstract and not as easy to understand as the origin of a planet. This world is already a chaotic mess, and its origin is also incredibly sinister.

If Lin Shiye is a bug in this world, then this heart is the underlying program that runs the world. Although a bug can malfunction, at least the program can still run normally. But if this bug malfunctions, the program will crash and shut down on the spot.

As for those time-jumpers, they probably want to become "system administrators," but as things stand, that position isn't one that just anyone can take.

"Wait for me a moment." Lin Shiye said, then closed his eyes again, his consciousness sinking into the depths, as if communicating with something.

Yachiyo stood quietly to the side without making a sound, but the next second, Lin Shiye seemed to be pulled away by an invisible force, and his figure disappeared from the spot in an instant, which startled Yachiyo.

The distant and heavy tolling of the bell echoed slowly in the void.

Once again standing on that familiar ruin, Lin Shiye looked up and saw in the distance the weathered figure sitting on the broken steel bars.

"You've come," Old Shi Ye said slowly in a deep voice.

"I'm here." Lin Shiye stood still.

"You shouldn't have come."

"But I still came." Lin Shiye took a step and slowly walked over.

"I knew you would come," Old Shiye sighed.

"I knew you knew I would come." Lin Shiye sat down next to him.

Seeing that the other party picked up on his joke so naturally, Lao Shiye nodded in satisfaction.

"Looks like you're doing pretty well."

"As long as I'm better than an idiot like you, that's fine." Lin Shiye crossed his legs, looking like a scoundrel.

"Things are almost done, but there's still one thing I don't understand: how did you get into this mess?"

"You piece of trash!"

Old Night: "..."

"I am you, but you are not me." Old Shiye took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"I am just one possibility of you—the reality that you ultimately collapsed into after choosing the worst path at every crossroads."

"Then you're really unlucky," Lin Shiye retorted mercilessly.

"Those guys are cunning, but I never lose." Old Shiye raised his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"I went to great lengths to get you to come and see me, and it seems I succeeded."

"And I used a little trick to successfully lure Woz into becoming a top dog, adding a great general to your team. When the time is right, you can directly recruit him."

As he spoke, Lao Shiye flipped his hair in a flamboyant manner.

"I noticed." Lin Shiye changed his sitting posture.

"But why is my celebratory monster on the other side?"

"You're not Tokiwa Sougo," Old Tokiyo said.

"This Woz is probably from another world, just like those Time Jackers. With the help of the Time Administration Bureau, he wants to steal the power of Zi-O."

"Then let's go find Tokiwa Sougo?" Lin Shiye retorted, what did that mean? Did he think he was easy to bully!

"Don't you think it's strange that someone named Hayashi Tokiyo suddenly appears out of thousands of Tokiwa Sogo villages?" Old Tokiyo added slowly.

"Hiss—that makes sense." Lin Shiye stroked his chin thoughtfully. If it were him, he would also have to come over and see what kind of anomaly this was.

"In short, so far things are going very well." Old Shi Ye steered the conversation back on track, his tone becoming more serious.

"My power has weakened. Once I disappear completely, the future will belong to you."

"Wait a minute." Lin Shiye looked at him, his face, which had been slightly smiling, instantly becoming expressionless.

"You said you... have gotten weaker?"

Old Night: "...?"

"The End"

Lin Shiye's aura surged, he instantly activated his immortality, turned around and kicked Old Shiye in the face.

Old Shi Ye had clearly anticipated this, raising his hand to block while simultaneously transforming, a deep curse emanating from beneath his armor:

"Lin Shiye, Holy shit!"

"I don't have a mother, go fuck yourself!"