Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

Did I mean well but end up doing the wrong thing?

Just imagining this unfolding is terrifying for Hachiman Hikigaya. This tragic separation caused by such a twist of fate would likely be a lifelong source of heartache for both of them.

In Reinhard's view, Hachiman Hikigaya's anger might be because he came too late.

Only Hachiman Hikigaya, who later experienced the return from the dead, knew that he could have saved Emilia, but that opportunity was squandered by Reinhard... Of course, it's impossible to deal with something like this with a calm mind.

Even if that was just Emilia at the beginning, before she had developed the various emotions that followed, it still mattered to that silver-haired girl who was the first in the other world to unconditionally lend her a helping hand…

In Hachiman Hikigaya's heart, Emilia was a special person from the very beginning!

"Although I really want to say 'thankfully this isn't canon,' thinking about Echidna's powers... and if I went to another world without the future being shown, such a coincidence could really happen, and this development might even be the future of my world. It's really not easy to relax at all."

Listening to Hachiman Hikigaya's whisper, Yukinoshita was also filled with emotion: "Although this video made me look bad a lot, it's really great that this video showing the future appeared in time."

191. Felt's Route: Reinhard's Sin

"Ferut remembers it very clearly."

"That day, I was hired to steal the qualification badge of the half-elf Emilia. While tracking her, Emilia encountered Hachiman Hikigaya who was in trouble and helped him. Then, the grateful guy easily helped me gather information about her. The two of them broke into the slums and fought against Rom and myself."

"I was about to surrender when, just when I and Rom were being overwhelmed by Emilia and had to take her hostage, the Bowel Hunter suddenly appeared and ambushed and killed Emilia."

"If Reinhard hadn't arrived in time, Rom, me, and that guy might all have been killed..."

Felt murmured, her eyes lowering sadly.

boom--

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is... So it's this 'non-existent present'."

Crusch clenched her fist, unable to contain her emotions. "Because of a deviation at a certain point in the past, a completely different path was born. As for Echidna, who possesses the Book of Wisdom, she is someone who can see the world and the future and control destiny. She knows everyone clearly. Therefore, the future that evolved can also be said to be what it would be like now if that point had deviated."

"The reason Lord Hachiman followed Felt was because Emilia was killed by the Bowel Hunter, but the Sword Saint arrived earlier than in the main storyline and saved the rest, and then—"

“Hachiman may have lived for a very long time before he began to die for the first time, missing the time to save Ria. In that case, it’s all in vain.”

Parker's face suddenly darkened, and it gritted its teeth. It knew it was a master of civil war who was a liability, but it never imagined that Reinhard, the knight among knights, would unintentionally become a master of civil war!

"Reinhard!!"

“This ‘now’…” Emilia opened her mouth.

She didn't blame Reinhard, but... just thinking about this 'now' was hard to accept. No, she absolutely didn't want to accept it!

However, according to Echidna, this trial may not just be a trial; it could very well be a reality, and it has the potential to become a fact in this world.

"Emilia is so unlucky..."

Ram muttered to herself, calculating carefully. No matter what, Emilia's fate was terrible. "But if she dies, that would be a good thing. Wait—?!"

Then Hachiman Hikigaya wouldn't have encountered Rem, right? Emilia died too young! Her death was utterly pointless!

Sharing a common hatred, Ram and Rem stared intently at the woman who had stolen Hachiman Hikigaya.

"..."

Felt, who was eating fruit from the Astrea manor to calm her nerves, stared in disbelief. The apple in her mouth fell to the ground. She blinked and looked at Reinhard in bewilderment.

"An unexpected path..."

Felt was completely shocked. Reinhard, on the other hand, thought of the many lives he had failed to save in the future of the main story and let out a soft sigh.

""Lord Felt. ""

A gentle voice came from behind. Felt, who was muttering to herself, turned around and saw Reinhard with a bitter expression on her face.

"I know it's a sin I can't escape... However, please allow me, a sinner, to make this request—my only request in my life—at least... please mention it less often. Otherwise, I truly don't know how to face him."

"Sin?" Ferut curled her lip. "I don't think so."

“Reinhard, what’s there to be bitter about, you kind old man? If anyone should be bitter, it’s me… All these years, every time I think back, I’ve always been grateful, grateful that you only appeared after she died.”

"If Emilia hadn't died back then, and if you had saved her too, given how much that guy liked me and Emilia at the time, he probably would have followed her in death."

"I'm a thief. I stole Emilia's badge, I stole her life, and finally I stole the guy she first met... But I'm happy about it."

"Felt and Reinhard's expressions were completely opposite."

"Felt's selfish remarks made Reinhard lower his head even more, his eyes filled with regret and helplessness."

"...Please don't say such things anymore, Lady Felt."

"Reinhard, heartbroken, remained silent for a long while before uttering what he considered to be very disrespectful words. At the same time, a series of footsteps approached from afar."

Felt and Reinhard turned their heads and saw Hachiman Hikigaya, who had already changed his clothes.

"Felt, and... Reinhard, are you here too?"

""…yes.""

"The atmosphere between the two men was strange. Hachiman Hikigaya clearly wanted to treat Reinhard gently, but whenever he saw Reinhard, he couldn't help but feel some special emotions, a mixture of regret and barely perceptible resentment."

Did I mean well but end up doing the wrong thing?

Just imagining this unfolding is terrifying for Hachiman Hikigaya. This tragic separation caused by such a twist of fate would likely be a lifelong source of heartache for both of them.

In Reinhard's view, Hachiman Hikigaya's anger might be because he came too late.

Only Hachiman Hikigaya, who later experienced the return from the dead, knew that he could have saved Emilia, but that opportunity was squandered by Reinhard... Of course, it's impossible to deal with something like this with a calm mind.

Even if that was just Emilia at the beginning, before she had developed the various emotions that followed, it still mattered to that silver-haired girl who was the first in the other world to unconditionally lend her a helping hand…

In Hachiman Hikigaya's heart, Emilia was a special person from the very beginning!

"Although I really want to say 'thankfully this isn't canon,' thinking about Echidna's powers... and if I went to another world without the future being shown, such a coincidence could really happen, and this development might even be the future of my world. It's really not easy to relax at all."

Listening to Hachiman Hikigaya's whisper, Yukinoshita was also filled with emotion: "Although this video made me look bad a lot, it's really great that this video showing the future appeared in time."

192. Ferute's Route: A Thief of Low Moral Character

"After breakfast, Crusch, Anastasia, and the others came over to report on the progress of their preparations for the Emperor's coronation ceremony."

"Felt deliberately assigned this task to them, treating her former high and mighty competitors like cattle, which made her feel very satisfied."

"In fact, the person she most wanted to trample on was Priscilla, that vicious woman who had once mocked her. But, I don't know if she received some news, Priscilla has recently disappeared. I wonder if she ran away beforehand and went somewhere."

"Tsk!"

Priscilla frowned. "I lost? What nonsense! You're a four-hundred-year-old relic, your eyes are failing you. You actually think I would lose to a clown from the filthy slums? How could I possibly lose?"

Al kept his eyes down, only daring to mutter to himself: This time they're helping Felt's camp, there aren't any traitors, they have the quick-witted Hachiman Hikigaya and the invincible Reinhard, it would be a miracle if they lost.

If he doesn't side with Emilia's faction and doesn't have that bunch of traitors, with Hachiman Hikigaya's abilities, whoever he sides with is basically guaranteed to win. If he's lucky, he might not even trigger the Return by Death until he wins.

At the Carlsten mansion, Crusch was both amused and exasperated. She wasn't that petty and wouldn't hold a grudge against Felt. However, this trial was something she cared about very much…

"Since there's a timeline where someone can side with Felt, and the possibility of someone else, then could it be... I mean, is there a possibility—that Lord Hachiman also has a timeline, and that he is truly my Lord Hachiman?"

Crusch, her heart pounding, swallowed hard. She really wanted to end Felt's world line immediately and jump to her own.

She would be overjoyed if Hachiman-sama were to join her.

At the same time, at the Sword Saint's mansion, Felt was not very excited.

She scratched her head and muttered, "I understand the logic that we went through thick and thin together, and that after having nowhere to live, Reinhard invited her to stay in this mansion for a long time, so we developed a deep bond over time. But, well, how should I put it—"

"Skipping over five years of experiences in one go, how am I supposed to empathize with that, you bastard! And calling that guy 'brother', what's going on? This is so embarrassing!"

"And you even have the audacity to be happy that Emilia is dead? Damn it, I'm supporting Emilia now! What's wrong with you, future me? Wake up, you bastard!"

"The important business is done, so..."

Hachiman Hikigaya gave a forced smile, looked at Reinhard, and asked, "Did you find any information this time that would allow me to return?"

""…Feel sorry.""

"...Is that so? I understand. It's not your fault." Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't even maintain his forced smile, shaking his head slightly. "Today is that day, I need to prepare. Felt, excuse me."

He rose, staggering and swaying, and left the study, which was actually used as an office.

Once he was out of sight, the relaxed Felt patted Reinhardt on the shoulder with a broad smile, praising, "Well done! As expected of the guy who calls himself my knight, just like that."

"If I let my brother go back, what will I do? I only have him and Grandpa Rom as family... Although I never wanted to just be his sister, he was reminded of me by my figure and age, and he poured his feelings for me into me, like a sister. That's why I have these feelings for him."

"After that, I realized how wonderful it is to have an older brother. All the responsibilities, all the troubles, all the difficulties, my brother will shoulder them."

"My brother would smile and tell me, 'With him here, it's okay. With him here, you can relax and be happy. With him here, you'll never be lonely. Every morning when I wake up, I have something to look forward to besides Grandpa Rom.'"

"By now, I've long since gotten used to it. I've gotten used to having my brother, to having my brother's life, to having my brother's family."

"What if he goes back? What if he finds his real sister? ... So I absolutely cannot allow that. So, I'm really glad you can outwardly listen to him and search, but inwardly listen to my laziness and indifference."

"These are the only two things I'm grateful for."

"Felt dispelled her unease and guilt towards her brother by confiding these things to Reinhard, and then happily left the study to find her brother."

Reinhard remained in the study, a bitter taste in his mouth, muttering to himself, "But... I've been searching diligently all along. It's just that there's truly no relevant information... Is my only path to redemption also a dead end? Lady Felt, Hachiman Hikigaya... my dearest friend."

"you--"

Reinhard moved his lips, momentarily speechless. Although his loyalty would not change, what Lady Felt had done was simply outrageous.

"Pfft... It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding! Look, how could I possibly do such a stupid thing? Hahaha!"

Felt looked around, then turned her face away. She knew perfectly well that she was capable of such despicable things; after all, she grew up in the slums, and her personality and values ​​could never be as noble as Emilia's.

But doing it is one thing, getting exposed is another.

Having seen so many embarrassing moments of others, seeing it happen to me now is a truly unpleasant experience of social death.

Felt could faintly hear people from the faction supporting Emilia and Hachiman Hikigaya's marriage shouting and condemning her as a thief on the streets of the royal capital outside.

"Thinking about it carefully, this should be called an IF line."

Miyuki Shirogane was both amused and exasperated. He had misjudged the situation. "I thought the worst candidate would be either the arrogant Priscilla or the untrustworthy Anastasia. I never expected it to be Felt, who has the least screen time, is the least noticeable, and seems the most harmless."

"After all, Felt was a thief from the start, stealing Emilia's badge right from the beginning." Shirogane Kei also tapped his head, "Looking at her cute appearance, I almost forgot."

On the main street of the capital, Parker fiercely lectured his naive and foolish daughter: "Beware of fire, theft, and thieves. Beware of Felt, but even more so, beware of Reinhard!"

"In short, you can't trust anyone except Hachiman!! Remember that, Ria?"