Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

"Scatter!" Hachiman Hikigaya instinctively leaped and rolled, grabbing Rem to dodge the attack, then jumped from the second floor of the mansion, calling out to everyone to join him.

"The only one who jumped down with him was Betty, who was determined to die. Otto's screams had barely begun before the end. In just one exchange, almost everyone in the mansion was wiped out."

Betty turned and looked at Satella coldly, seemingly unafraid; rather, she seemed relieved by the arrival of this enemy.

"Leave." Betty began to use the stored mana, employing a spatial teleportation technique from her highly skilled dark magic. "If you can't do it, then let Betty die by her hand. You don't want to die yet, but Betty won't let you. You'll die with her—"

"I won't leave."

"Behind her, and then, standing shoulder to shoulder with her."

"Hachiman Hikigaya forcefully interrupted Betty's last wish, her dying wish that he could be safe."

"Now that things have come to this, let's die together, Beatrice."

""Well?!""

"Betty turned to look at Hachiman Hikigaya in surprise. She saw that Hachiman Hikigaya's face was full of anger and hatred, as well as countless regrets, but actually... when he said that he wanted to die with her, it was sincere, from the bottom of his heart, and it was his own choice, without even a trace of remorse."

"It's over." Hachiman Hikigaya sighed.

"The moment Otto died, this cycle ended. If there is anyone in this world who could overcome his respect for life and the world to actively use the Rebirth by Death, without a doubt, it is Emilia and Rem, and now there is half a person more... His name is Otto Suven."

"Whether he would commit suicide for Otto if it were safe to do so, Hachiman Hikigaya really doesn't know... But since he's facing an enemy like Satella whom he can't possibly defeat, he absolutely won't let Betty send him away."

""sorry.""

"Whispering, to everyone."

"..." Betty, dying, grasped his strong, reliable hand and smiled with joy.

"Boom—"

"The enormous black shadow enveloped the last three people and stuffed them into its body."

"His ears were filled with endless 'I love you.' Hachiman Hikigaya struggled with all his might. Although he had a premonition, he didn't realize how terrible it was until he was actually swallowed. He could die, but he absolutely couldn't die like this. If he died here, he could never start over."

"Rem, and Betty, they've all disappeared."

"Hachiman Hikigaya gritted his teeth, drew his sword, and was about to commit suicide when a flood of fragmented memories and emotions rushed into his mind."

"In the cold north, a starving and freezing little girl killed the bakery owner who had stripped her naked with shards of glass."

"Like a savage child, torn apart by her so-called mother into thousands of green frogs, fragmented and haunted by fear."

"A half-human, who, after receiving news of his mother's death, participated in the Sanctuary Trials and then smashed his head against a wall."

"Thawed from the ice, gentle and kind, facing the inescapable malice from all directions with strength, a silver-haired girl with a heart full of inferiority, whose fate is full of hardships."

"'With Roswaal, who was both friend and foe; with Ryuzu, my best friend; with my mother Echidna; with my teacher Romanée-Conti; with my brother, the Beast of the End—all sorts of beautiful memories from four hundred years ago, all sorts of past memories that are almost blurred to the point of being completely forgotten.'"

"'The contract...that person...waiting...a long wait...'"

"'Hope...disappointment...hope...disappointment...hope...disappointment...hope...disappointment...hope...disappointment...hope...disappointment...hope...disappointment...hope...disappointment...'"

"'Loneliness...pain...confusion...gloom...doubt...crying...numbness...despair...loneliness...'"

"Ah ah..."

"So...that's how it is..."

"Four hundred years of waiting, four hundred years of loneliness, so this is what it feels like..."

"I... understand..."

""so…""

"Next time... wait for me... I promise..."

"Beatrice!!"

"Intertwined with the repeated 'I love you's', Hachiman Hikigaya struggled to raise his weapon and slashed his own neck with a sword."

"Hachiman Hikigaya died for the third time after arriving at the Sanctuary."

179. Kaguya Shinomiya's Good Fortune

"Wait, wait, wait—I'm confused again! Why is this other world always like this? There are so many mysteries and suspense that it's driving me crazy! Even from God's perspective, it's still like this. I can't even imagine how confused the people involved would be!"

In the Classic Literature Club, there's someone like Ibara Mayaka, who shouts and yells all the time.

Chitanda Eru's intense curiosity compelled her to stare intently at Oreki Houtarou. So eager and curious was she to hear the answer that she was almost pressed against him without realizing it.

Houtarou Oreki frowned, truly powerless to help Eru Chitanda with her "I'm curious" this time.

"Satella... I have absolutely no idea why she appeared. She appeared too suddenly. Reality isn't a mystery novel; there aren't all sorts of details and foreshadowing for you to explore."

"However, other aspects can still be deduced."

"Hachiman was swallowed into Satella's body and absorbed fragments of memories from others, including Emilia. This means that being killed by Satella might mean being digested and consumed by her. Although the person is gone, the memories will linger in her body, so it doesn't count as death and won't trigger Return to Death... Moreover, his powers were given to him by Satella, so it's reasonable for Hachiman to commit suicide with his sword."

"And this also proves that... Satella has already slaughtered everyone in the Sanctuary."

The fact that Hachiman Hikigaya received other people's memories was something Hachiman Hikigaya murmured unconsciously; the video did not show any specific scenes of the memories he received.

"—"

When Houtarou Oreki came to his conclusion, everyone present gasped.

"So, it's fortunate that Hachiman stayed behind for Otto, otherwise, if Beatrice had sent him away and he had lived longer, the save time might have been changed to after the Sanctuary had been slaughtered by Satella, is that right?"

“Love…” Chitanda Eru murmured, shaking her head resolutely, “How could something like that be love!”

"I think, perhaps the Witch of Jealousy really loves Lord Hachiman."

At the Carlsten mansion, Crusch sighed, "Witches are all twisted beings... to merge Hachiman-sama with themselves, to be forever trapped within them, although it's incredible that this is love, it makes sense since they are witches."

Phyllis nodded as she thought of the increasingly bizarre values ​​of the witches in the Sanctuary.

Once again, Crusch watched helplessly as Hachiman-sama, who seemed destined for victory, died. She was filled with worry. "But it doesn't matter whether Satella loves Hachiman-sama or not, since she won't listen to his orders or advice anyway—the problem is, how can I protect Hachiman-sama? This is really too difficult, sigh."

Roswaal's Sages will definitely take action now that his purpose has been exposed, so there's no need to worry. If the Archbishops of Sin dare to come to the capital, Reinhard will make sure they're reborn as good people.

But even with Reinhard's help, Satella, the Witch of Jealousy, the strongest being from four hundred years ago, was still quite daunting.

"This kind of thing—"

Crusch's worries were exactly the same as Emilia's. Like Crusch, Emilia was also at a loss and looked worried.

In the boudoir of Kaguya Shinomiya's mansion in the Shinomiya family home, Kaguya Shinomiya raised an eyebrow, her focus shifting to another aspect.

"Hey, Hayasaka, isn't Hachiman Hikigaya obviously going to save Beatrice?"

"As you can see, Kaguya-sama." Hayasaka Ai, who never smiled, bowed slightly.

"After being transported to another world, first there was Emilia, then Rem, and now Beatrice—although these are all life-or-death matters, so I can understand, and I won't call him a scumbag, but this is really dangerous!"

Kaguya Shinomiya counted on her fingers, one by one, "If I had to say, Crusch would count as half. If he stayed in the capital for a few more months, he might even have special relationships with Anastasia, Felt, and Priscilla!"

"What do you mean?" Hayasaka Ai asked, puzzled.

"What I mean is, um, don't you think Yukino Yukinoshita is pitiful and deserves a lot of sympathy?"

Kaguya Shinomiya let out a sigh of relief, saying, "She was here first, but now she's lost her beloved. It's terrifying—thankfully, it wasn't the student council president who transmigrated. The student council president is so lucky not to have transmigrated. If it were the student council president, I can't even imagine what would have happened. A man as outstanding as the student council president must have attracted a lot of attention, right?"

Hayasaka Ai understood. Wasn't this just her own eccentric Kaguya-sama being pushed to the limit by an overactive romantic mindset? She helplessly pointed to her phone, "Since you're so concerned..."

"no!"

Before she could finish speaking, her face flushed red, and Kaguya Shinomiya, who had already conceived countless children with Miyuki Shirogane, immediately covered her maid.

She stammered, "Ding ding ding, of course! I'll contact the president. Well, after all, as a candidate for the throne of the empire, Emilia, a noble among nobles, is always proactive when it comes to love, so of course I will too... cough cough, but being too hasty isn't good! Yes! That's it!"

"And the president is definitely looking at this right now! He might get so excited that he calls me at any moment, right? So I'd better wait and see!"

Hayasaka Ai sighed in exasperation, "You're hopeless, Kaguya-sama."

If that's what you're thinking, then Shirogane Miyuki, who's just as awkward as you, is probably thinking the same thing right now, waiting for you to take the initiative.

Even at a time like this, they're still playing the game of restrained romantic wits. Hayasaka Ai is truly speechless.

"That Yukinoshita is so pitiful now because she was too reserved in the past and didn't confess to Hachiman Hikigaya before he traveled to another world... If Shirogane were to travel to another world, Kaguya would probably be even more pitiful than Yukinoshita."

"I love you" more clearly than ever before, "I love you" more often than ever before, and "I love you" that he hated more than ever before.

"Buzz—"

"Having just woken up, Hachiman Hikigaya opened his eyes, panting heavily. He found himself in the familiar Trial Graveyard, where the save time hadn't been updated yet. He slumped to the ground with a sigh of relief."

"When he survived the ordeal, Emilia also withdrew from the trial. She looked around blankly and finally saw Hachiman Hikigaya, who was deliberately avoiding her."

180. An unexpected incident occurred; Rem, I'm sorry.

""Hachiman? ""

"Ah, yes, it's me, I'm here."

"...Why are you deliberately avoiding me?"

"A bewildered Emilia covered her head and looked at Hachiman Hikigaya with a puzzled expression. His eyes darted around, and although he seemed to care about her, he seemed to have some kind of lingering concern. No matter what, he just wouldn't look directly at her."

"This, that is..."

"Hachiman Hikigaya stammered for a long time. His usually gifted talent for lying, his ability to conjure up lies effortlessly, faltered in front of Emilia, and he couldn't come up with anything. He didn't want to lie to her, he didn't want to deceive Emilia, but how could he bring himself to say such a thing?"

"That's strange, Hachiman, are you—are you sick?"

"Huh? No, I didn't..."

The suspicious silver-haired girl scrutinized him for a moment, then suddenly realized something. Forgetting to vent the sudden fear and pain caused by the trial, she rushed to Hachiman Hikigaya's side like a gust of wind and placed her hand on his forehead.

"No fever, hmm, his complexion is normal, and he doesn't seem to be under a curse... Hmm, it's so good that he's safe and sound. Hachiman is such a good boy; he's taken good care of himself. That's wonderful."

After observing carefully, Emilia, who was relieved, became even more confused. "Hachiman, why did you close your eyes?"

"In an instant, Hachiman Hikigaya's alarm bells went off. Oh no—isn't this just like how he hates Emilia, or how he discriminates against silver-haired half-elves, easily creating the misunderstanding that he doesn't want to see Emilia?"

"Because you are so beautiful."

"Eh, so Hachiman can make jokes like that? Hmm... It's a shame to know you were joking, but it sounds really fun, thank you."

After a moment of stunned silence, Emilia couldn't help but smile, as if she had shed some heavy burdens, and the gloom that had just appeared on her face was dispelled.

She pursed her lips, clenched her fist to encourage herself, then closed her eyes, gently leaning against that broad, reliable shoulder and chest. "Thank you...everything. And now you're comforting me too. It's really, really so good...thank you, Hachiman."