Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

"..."

Hachiman Hikigaya fell silent. The first and second points were both intentional, complementing each other, all to persuade Garfiel. But he never expected that Garfiel, like Rem, could also smell the scent of witches.

"With the addition of the condition that the witch's scent becomes stronger, it does become very suspicious, since it is related to witches."

After a moment of silence, Hachiman Hikigaya passed the buck back: "If you were inexplicably targeted by a witch, would you tell every person you meet, 'I smell like a witch'? ...And have you considered what would happen to your sister, Frederica, if what I'm saying is true?"

“That’s not something I should be considering.” Garfield scratched his head. “It’s not that I don’t completely trust you… I’ll let Ram go back. Anyway, you’re so thin, it won’t make much difference whether you’re here or not. But until Ram comes back, until I’m sure what you’re saying is true, you should stay here obediently.”

He added, "That woman is my sister. Even if there are enemies, she won't be killed so easily."

"Perhaps there has been some wavering."

"Fearing that he might be swayed by Hachiman Hikigaya's words and untie him, Garfield closed the door and left immediately after saying this."

"Watching him leave, still muttering things like, 'I haven't treated you badly. At most, in two or three days, if you're not lying, I might apologize to you,' Hachiman Hikigaya felt no relief whatsoever; he only felt a chill run down his spine."

"This situation is absolutely the worst it could be!"

Seeing the absurd developments of the future, Frederica was dumbfounded. She had a chance to be saved this time, but her good brother had kidnapped her savior.

"My silly brother, you have way too much faith in me. I really can't beat that Elsa!"

"Am I an idiot? I'm definitely an idiot! Ugh! What stupid things am I doing in the future?! Hey!!"

In the Sanctuary, Jiafeier was dumbfounded, watching helplessly as his own cleverness had made a complete mess of things. He felt like dying.

Around him, several Ryuzu looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Jia-zai finally showed some intelligence, which should have been a good reward, but what kind of mess did he make? He's clearly not a traitor or an informant, he didn't want to start a civil war or hold anyone back, but in the end he still dragged Fan-zai down."

With a pained expression, Ryuzu Shima struck the despondent Jiafeier with his cane, saying, "Jiafeier, you shouldn't think such nonsense anymore. When Fanzi comes, just swear allegiance to him and follow his instructions in all actions."

"Hahahahahaha!"

In Class D, the others shrank back, cautiously watching Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who had suddenly fallen ill and started laughing.

Horikita Suzune asked, bewildered, "Didn't you think highly of Hikigaya Hachiman? Now that he's fallen from grace and is in dire straits, how can you still be laughing?"

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji laughed heartily. He glanced around the classroom and scoffed, "Foolish, Horikita. Of course I'm happy."

"He did fail, that's true, but the cause of death was the objective lack of intelligence. He had done his best with the intelligence he had—although his cleverness backfired, it was not a fault of the battle. Hachiman himself did not lower his IQ or rationality."

"This will serve as a wake-up call for him, helping him to break free from the mindset that is losing its rationality due to his excessive concern for Rem, and allowing him to continue to present a peak-strength Hachiman Hikigaya for me."

"Isn't this the happiest thing?"

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji touched the corner of his mouth with his finger. He could clearly feel his emotions, the joy and happiness he felt.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka sneered, "You're not even smiling? It seems that it's not me who lacks emotion now, it's you guys."

His eyes gleamed as he watched the video: "You truly are a treasure trove, Hachiman Hikigaya."

He retracted his earlier statement. Feelings, indeed, are wonderful! So delightful!

"..."

Miyuki Shirogane and Kei Shirogane had strange expressions. "So, Garfiel is still neutral. But his actions are almost the same as Roswaal's... No, how can we lead this faction? I could tolerate Roswaal being a mole, but now even someone who isn't a mole is doing what a mole does. There's no way we can lead him!"

"In the end, I should have realized this when Parker froze Hachiman to death."

“Apart from Emilia, there is not a single reliable person in this Emilia faction! A true ‘Emilia faction’.”

“But,” Shirogane Kei interrupted his brother, “even Emilia isn’t reliable now. She may be trustworthy, but… she’s really not very useful.”

Bai Yinyu felt a lump in his throat, and he shook his head.

"I have no idea how Hachiman is going to make a comeback, sigh!"

144. The God of War Arrives

They had already retreated from the courtyard of Roswaal's mansion to a nearby village that was now full of worshippers and followers of Hachiman Hikigaya.

Rem received an incredibly warm welcome, especially from Petra and the others, who kept saying, "I want to be like Rem-neechan! I love Rem-neechan the most!" Rem blushed with embarrassment, but she was also very happy.

Rem looked up at the light screen with Petra and the others, but before she could be happy for long, she saw Hachiman Hikigaya helpless, and her mood turned from sunny to gloomy.

“Jiafei?” Ram snorted. “He hindered him from saving Rem. Ram will remember this debt. Frederica is useless too. She couldn’t even save Rem and lost her own life in the process.”

Rem knew that although her sister seemed to dislike Garfield and Frederica, she was actually worried about the two of them, especially Frederica, since the two of them had a deep friendship.

As for Rem herself, she was wholeheartedly praying for Hachiman Hikigaya.

"We're in dire straits."

Julius instinctively gripped the hilt of his sword. "If I were here, I could at least help Hachiman deal with Elsa..."

Otto, dressed in green, was sweating profusely as he stood guard over his goods beside his earth dragon instead of going to work.

"What should we do, Mr. Hachiman? We can't even commit suicide now?! What should we do, what should we do? Is there any chance? A chance, a chance... Is it Lady Emilia? It must be Lady Emilia!"

He was extremely anxious. Putting aside the fact that this was the only person besides his family who valued, appreciated, and cared for him so much, Mr. Hachiman's character alone was enough for him to support him.

At the Carlsten mansion, looking at the quiet and composed Crusch-sama, Felix couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Isn't Crusch-sama in a hurry, meow? Hachiman is in the most dangerous situation in history right now, meow."

Crusch glanced at him in surprise: "Felice, don't you believe in Lord Hachiman's abilities?"

Felix opened his mouth, speechless... He understood. It wasn't that Lady Crusch wasn't nervous; she simply believed that her Lord Hachiman could solve any problem, no matter what difficulties he encountered.

It's reached the point of blindly praising it, meow!

"It's unclear how much time has passed. Jiafei's meal delivery times are very irregular, making it difficult to use as an anchor point for calculating time."

"Hachiman Hikigaya tried various methods, but he could not break free or escape, nor could he commit suicide. As time ticked away, although he did not despair, he inevitably felt depressed."

"Crunch."

"Did they deliver food again? Wasn't it just about half an hour ago—"

"Hachiman Hikigaya, who was muttering to himself, stopped abruptly. He opened his eyes and looked at the man who had slipped in... the man in green clothes, the man who had died several times because of his employment, the man he trusted."

"—Otto?!"

"So you're here, Mr. Hachiman." Otto, who had been tiptoeing, dusted off his clothes. When he saw Hachiman, he showed the same relieved expression as Hachiman. "Great, I finally found you. Um, I'll untie you right away."

"Hachiman Hikigaya was both surprised and puzzled. 'How did you find this place?'"

“Um, I’m so sorry I didn’t tell you before, it was actually my blessing.” Otto said as he untied the ropes, “I can understand the language of everyone in the forest, the insects, the earth dragons, the animals. I can communicate with them. They told me you were here.”

“Otto.”

"Huh?"

"I like you the most!"

"Overwhelmed with emotion, Hachiman Hikigaya hugged the stunned Otto tightly and patted him hard on the back several times, unable to contain his feelings."

This kind of thing had happened before; he had told Kawasaki Saki, "I like you." Although he was very sincere about his feelings, Hachiman Hikigaya wasn't incapable of making such jokes.

However, it wasn't entirely a joke. Hachiman Hikigaya was certain that his future self genuinely liked Otto. Of course, he liked him now as well.

"Having been a savior to others ever since he transmigrated, Hachiman Hikigaya never imagined that he would also encounter a savior in his despair."

"Huh? Huh? Huh—that, that, that person, is that me? Is it me? It really is me, right? Hey!"

Otto's hands were trembling. He clutched his collar and loosened his clothes to cool down his feverish body. He couldn't believe it. He looked around at the nearby merchants and, seeing their astonished expressions, finally dared to believe it was true.

“I helped out. I’m not some dispensable outsider—Mr. Hachiman said he likes me, Mr. Hachiman trusts me, ah—I never expected something like this to happen, it’s wonderful, it’s really wonderful!”

Meanwhile, in Otto's hometown, the entire noble family fainted from fright.

Crusch smiled at Phyllis, his expression seeming to say, "See, I told you Hachiman-sama is the best in the world." Phyllis was too embarrassed to admit that it was Otto's doing.

After hugging him, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately asked impatiently, "How's it outside now? How much time has passed, Otto?"

"It's been two days. Since you disappeared, Miss Ram has left the Sanctuary. Mr. Garfield and everyone in the Sanctuary have denied it, saying they don't know your whereabouts. The villagers are unwilling to leave just like that and have been searching for you for a whole day and night."

"Otto spoke very quickly. He knew that business was the most important thing, so he didn't dazed, even though he was still thinking about when Hachiman Hikigaya said he liked it the most."

"As for Lady Emilia... I'm truly sorry. When Emilia woke up, she didn't find you and thought you were disappointed in her because you thought she hadn't passed the trial, so you left the Sanctuary alone. With Lord Roswaal fanning the flames, I couldn't stop you at all."

"After that, Lady Emilia neither ate nor drank, and stayed in the trial alone for two consecutive days, constantly challenging the trials. I don't know how she is now."

"Has it been two days already?"

"Hachiman Hikigaya took a deep breath. He was already too late to reach the mansion and could only hope that Ram would win. But the chances were slim... He could only go and check on Emilia now; Otto's description was too worrying."

"Mr. Hachiman, there's one more thing!" Otto shouted as he ran to leave the prison, "For some reason, it suddenly started snowing heavily!"

"At the same time, Hachiman Hikigaya, who had arrived at the entrance, had already seen it."

"The snow was everywhere, covering the sky and piling up in a thick layer on the ground."

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145. Otto, the Rabbit, Shock and Nightmare

"...It's snowing?"

"The forest, which was once like springtime, is now covered in frost and snow. Hachiman Hikigaya immediately thought of Roswaal. 'Has the crisis we've set up in the Sanctuary been triggered?'"

"Mr. Hachiman, something terrible has happened!" Otto ran alongside Hachiman, his face grim. "We can't hear anything! There's no sound at all! Insects, animals, everyone's vanished!"

"I understand! Otto, come with me to find Emilia!"

"The sense of crisis that was lingering in my heart grew stronger and stronger. I chose the shortest route and rushed straight ahead. Along the way, I saw some houses, but the residents of the Holy Land who used to live there had completely disappeared."

"No, there's nothing at all—"

Otto, looking bewildered, rubbed his eyes. He wasn't mistaken; in the snow, there was indeed a white object rolling around. Long ears, fluffy fur, and bright red eyes—it was a seemingly harmless rabbit.

Otto was overjoyed. His spirits lifted. "Mr. Hachiman, it's a rabbit! It might know something. I'll go ask it!"

"Wait a minute, Otto!"

"Hachiman Hikigaya immediately grabbed Otto, "Think carefully, have we seen any rabbits here these past few days while we were in the Sanctuary? Why have all the creatures disappeared, but then a snow-white rabbit appears during this heavy snowfall? Ignore it, stay close to me!"

"Don't you want to know the truth behind these strange occurrences? Let me go, Mr. Hachiman! It's just a rabbit; I can handle even if there's danger."

"Calm down. Now it's just the two of us. Don't take any risks. We can come back to find the rabbit after we find Emilia. The two of us are too weak."

"Hachiman Hikigaya slapped Otto's shoulder hard. Although the rabbit really looked harmless, considering Roswaal's arrangements, he couldn't feel at ease and dared not approach it."