Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

“The dwarf didn’t lie, but he didn’t see the truth.” Hachiman Hikigaya explained in detail, “Those lawless and selfish Albedo people would never care about the face of their so-called colleagues.”

"Because of Ainz Ooal Gown, they can't kill Sebastian, but that's all. If they really wanted to, they could just hold Sebastian down and then kill the rest of the people. That would be incredibly simple."

"The reason some people stayed behind was because of their perverse tastes."

"A twisted sense of humor?" Rem was taken aback, vaguely guessing what was going on.

“That’s right. Think about it. Over the past twenty years, Albedo and her people have occasionally kidnapped residents.”

"The panic and struggle felt by the residents of Sebastian, who suddenly fell from heaven to hell, is something that people who have lived in hell for the past twenty years, who have become accustomed to hellish life and have long since resigned themselves to their fate, cannot bring."

"Moreover, these residents would instill the idea of ​​escaping to the territory of Sebastian in people who were used to living in hell, which also gave them the fun of hunting."

As Hachiman Hikigaya explained, his tone remained gentle, but the murderous intent in his eyes toward Albedo grew stronger, "That's what makes it fresh and interesting."

Albedo and the others weren't worried about Sebastian at all. They were clearly just trying to leave some fun behind, so that all the 'playthings' in the world wouldn't look the same, which would reduce the enjoyment.

The reason why the lizardmen and elves were left behind is probably only for this reason.

The truth hidden beneath the facade of so-called consideration for colleagues made Rem frown, and it made her think of something else: "Is Sebastian really a kind person?"

"That's hard to say."

Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't make a conclusion. "Whether he deliberately cooperated with Albedo and the others to have fun, or was he genuinely kind but could only do so because he lacked the ability, I will only be able to understand when I see him in person... However, even if he is truly kind, it may not be a good thing for Kyosuke Kousaka."

What outsiders may find difficult to conclude, those inside are well aware of.

Everyone in the Great Tomb of Nazarick knows that Sebastian truly has a high level of justice. Because of this, he doesn't get along well with the other guardians and even the maids in the maid corps. In the future, he will have almost no allies, and nearly all NPCs will stand against him.

Therefore, he now faces an attack from almost all the floor guardians!

"Sebastian, you traitor, die!!"

Shalltear, Albedo, Demiurge, Mare, Aura, and the other floor guardians, having listened to the entire story and endured until now, finally could no longer hold back and all attacked in an instant, determined to bring Sebastian to the brink of death.

Even some of the maids in the maid troupe, if they weren't of low status and couldn't disobey their superiors, would also like to take advantage of someone's misfortune.

"Stop it, all of you!"

With a whoosh, Ainz Ooal Gown decisively activated his time-stop skill. Although this skill was of little use to the Guardians, it was enough to show his attitude.

"Lord Ainz!"

All the NPCs, including Sebastian, Albedo, and others, knew that the great Supreme Lord Ainz was angry, so they all stopped what they were doing and knelt down.

Ainz Ooal Gown's eyes flickered with two ghostly flames as he spoke in a serious tone: "What are you doing? Did I give you permission to attack Sebastian?"

“But, Lord Ainz, he actually did it!” Shalltear looked up and retorted.

"What?! Sebastian neither betrayed nor killed his colleagues, nor did he commit any taboo acts. Yet you all joined forces to besiege him. Is this still the Great Tomb?"

Ainz Ooal Gown slammed the staff representing his position as guild master onto the ground. “The future me did not give any orders to do anything to the living. I don’t care how you want to slaughter and torture them, and I did not refuse. Sebas wanted to protect me, and I did not care or stop him.”

"If that's the case, what exactly did Sebastian do wrong? Stand up, all of you, and remember this well: as long as the people in the Great Tomb of Nazarick haven't betrayed you, you are not allowed to lay a hand on your comrades!"

This time, Ainz Ooal Gown's anger was different from his previous anger when Entoma was killed by outsiders. This time, he was angry, annoyed, and heartbroken.

He didn't care how many natives of the other world died or how tragically they died, but every NPC in the Great Tomb of Nazarick was the result of the guild members' painstaking efforts. How could they fight amongst themselves?

Even though Sebastian's high justice value makes him stand out among his colleagues, it was a value that was personally adjusted by the guild members!

If the high justice value was adjusted by guild members, then there's no problem; we have to accept it—no, we must accept it. Sebastian needs this high justice value; that's the Sebastian created by the guild members.

And now, Albedo and her companions actually beat up the internal NPC Sebas for some insignificant living natives? What kind of behavior is this!

"Your subordinate is terrified, Lord Ainz." The loyal Sebastian placed one hand on his chest and knelt on one knee.

"I am pleased that you have followed the high justice value set for you by your creator. There is no need to be afraid, Sebastian. I grant you the power to exercise justice according to your high justice value, provided that it does not hinder the interests of the Great Tomb of Nazarick."

Ainz Ooal Gown waved his hand.

Demiurge, like a shark smelling blood, spotted the flaw and immediately pressed, "Lord Ainz, judging from Kousaka Kyosuke's appearance, he's definitely heading to Sebastian's territory. What if Sebastian shelters him...?"

Wouldn't that hinder the interests of large tombs?

With Demiurge leading the way, Albedo, Shalltear, and the others hurriedly followed, clearly all wanting to deal with Sebastian.

As one of only two dog-headed maids with relatively high justice values ​​in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, she secretly worried about Sebastian.

"Um, uh, cough cough, yes, that's right."

After Ainz Ooal Gown withdrew from his heartbroken state, he was pressured by Demiurge and lost his own opinion, forced to follow the suggestions of the floor guardians, leaving him feeling lost and helpless.

On the surface, the skull face doesn't reveal anything.

He pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, if Sebastian does indeed protect Kousaka Kyosuke, then deal with him. However, since that's something for the future and hasn't happened yet, there's no need for a severe punishment. That's it, understand?"

Disappointed at not receiving a satisfactory answer, Demiurge and his companions dared not overstep their bounds any further and could only bow their heads in response:

"Yes!"

705. It's like popping champagne!

Outside the Great Tomb, the world was in an uproar, especially in an ordinary city of the kingdom, where an adventurer named Nia was listening to the name Kiarei in a daze.

This is her sister's name; her sister was kidnapped before.

Regardless of whether it was a coincidence of names or not, as long as this person might indeed be her sister, she would of course immediately prepare to set off with her companions to the capital.

"A good person among the high-ranking members of the Undead Clan of the Magic Kingdom? What nonsense are you spouting? It's fake, it must be fake!"

Aside from Nia, everyone else was intensely discussing Sebastian's existence and actions. The discussion was hardly a debate or a heated exchange; it was mostly one-sided questioning.

Having witnessed the hell created by the high-ranking officials of the Sorcerer Kingdom, such as Demiurge, Shalltear, and Albedo, everyone in this world has been accumulating an incomparably intense fear and anger, like a powder keg.

This fear and anger made them subconsciously resist and be hostile to everything about the Sorcerer Kingdom and the Undead.

They didn't have the deep thinking of Hachiman Hikigaya; instead, they completely refused to acknowledge that Sebastian was a good person simply because "Sebastian is a high-ranking official in the Sorcerer Kingdom."

Even wise men like the Blood Emperor, the High Priest, and the King remained silent in this regard, refusing to speak well of Sebastian.

"After all, regardless of whether Sebastian is a good person or not, he is ultimately loyal to Ainz Ooal Gown."

In the Elven Kingdom, Zetsumei, who was as cute as a panda, shrugged helplessly. "As long as his loyalty to Ainz Ooal Gown outweighs his recognition of justice and goodness, he will inevitably become an obstacle for Kousaka Kyosuke."

Based on the numerous descriptions given by the dwarf representative, there is no doubt about Sebastian's loyalty to Ainz Ooal Gown. Otherwise, he would have already offered advice or taken more extreme actions to uphold justice and protect the living.

But Sebastian never offered any advice—if he had, even if he hadn't said it himself, his human wife, Kiara, certainly would have.

This proves that although Sebastian would protect the living to the best of his ability, he did not even think that Albedo and the others' massacre of the living was enough to bother Ainz Ooal Gown.

It's already quite clear that in Sebastian's mind, Ainz Ooal Gown is far greater than the entire world.

In the future, she will inevitably become an obstacle for Kousaka Kyosuke; in the great battle that follows, she will inevitably become a fatal obstacle and a formidable enemy.

Therefore, she actually preferred that Sebastian was a hypocrite, otherwise he might shake a small part of the Living Alliance, which would not be a good thing.

The people living in hell in the future need Sebastian, but the people living in the present need a vicious Sebastian even more.

"Go forward, Kyosuke Kousaka... In the future, let Sebastian reveal his unwavering hostile stance. If you can uncover this, I'll kneel down and thank you afterwards."

With her deep, mesmerizing eyes and adorable appearance, Zetsumei, who was not much less beautiful than Evilue, felt an involuntary tension rise within her. With a crunch, she took a bite of the apple.

"It's over, it's over, we're doomed."

With a thud, all the members of the lizardmen and dwarves, whose bases were far apart, simultaneously lost the strength to stand and fell to the ground.

They cried out in despair, their faces ashen like withered trees.

The truth is, among so many living races, only they and the elves are special, essentially living villains. However, the elves are far worse off than them, so they can be excluded.

These two clans, one forging weapons for the Sorcerer Kingdom, and the other displaying fanatical loyalty to Ainz Ooal Gown, the former providing tangible support, the latter offering spiritual support.

It can be said that the evidence is irrefutable and cannot be denied, unlike the elves, who, although protected, did nothing and still had room for maneuver.

Once the Alliance of the Living is established, these two races will definitely be attacked and captured before the Magic Kingdom, used as sacrifices, and will surely be wiped out!

There are also differences between the living and the wicked, even among different races.

The Dwarf King and the Lizardman Sage both sighed in regret, wondering what kind of bewitching potion Ainz Ooal Gown had given their two races, leading them down such an unjust, immoral, and unreasonable path.

"For this apocalyptic future, my entire race has almost lost its lives!"

Zarius Sasha, the lizardman, pounded his chest in frustration. He was the most intelligent of the lizardmen and had traveled extensively. “This won’t do. If we could live comfortably by joining the Magic Kingdom, then so be it. But if we let the undead control the world, our race will have no way to survive.”

"The only way now is for me to sneak into the capital of the kingdom and wait for Kousaka Kyosuke to arrive. He is kind and gentle. As long as I sincerely tell him that we are willing to fight against the Magic Kingdom with our entire clan and never surrender, he will definitely protect us."

“Go ahead and do it. I trust you.” The leader of one of the largest lizard tribes nodded. He was Zaryus’s brother.

As for the leaders of other tribes, there is no need to worry about their differing opinions. Under these circumstances, even the most foolish lizardman knows that by following this method, their tribe can survive.

Shocked by the descriptions of Sebastian from dozens of survivors, Kyosuke Kousaka was stunned. He never imagined that the Magic Kingdom would still have people with conscience and morality.

"In short, practice is the standard for testing truth. He decided that these few dozen people would lead the way to Sebastian territory to investigate the truth."

"If it's true, then he can rest assured. Otherwise, if he can only rescue people but not feed them, they will still die. After all, he is really reluctant to use his ever-decreasing time travel essence to take these dozens of people back to thirty years ago."

"We've got a pretty good idea of ​​what's going on. Before long, Ibiruai will return with the already dead Sylma."

"She expressed her regret that she was powerless to help, and no matter how she interrogated her, Thelma simply refused to speak."

“It’s not because of loyalty or anything like that. I can tell she’s not that kind of person. It’s more like…she’s afraid of something,” Ibiruai said, chewing.

"Hearing this explanation, Kousaka Kyosuke shook his head helplessly. "It seems there's no way around it. The methods of torture used by the Sorcerer Kingdom are far more severe than ours. They've instilled psychological trauma in these people, making them afraid to do anything detrimental to the Sorcerer Kingdom."

"Since we found nothing on Sylmar's side, Ibiruai had no objections. After their memories were shattered, the group trekked towards Sebas's territory."

706. The Collapse of Wishful Thinking

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Inside the palace of the capital, there was a moment of stillness.

The king and nobles, who had just barely recovered from the shocking fact that "the Magic Kingdom actually has non-undead, original high-ranking members, who seem to be such good people," all wanted to cover their faces.

In their minds, they seemed to hear two loud "slaps" as slaps landed heavily on their faces.

The nobles, in particular, had paid the price of offending Brian and Gazef, the kingdom's two strongest warriors, because they coveted the pleasure that the beautiful Sylma could bring them as a woman.

Not long after, the room for maneuver they shamelessly left for Sylma was cut off by Sylma herself, leaving them in a lose-lose situation. They gained nothing and lost a lot of face.

"Damn it, Selma, what's going on! Didn't you say you were afraid of death and would confess everything and tell us all the information?!" An impatient nobleman was furious.

Sylma looked dejected and remained speechless. "No, this... I... I didn't expect this either!"