I'm in a crossover anime world, and I've been transported to Hogwarts twice.

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

She froze completely. Her icy blue pupils widened slightly, churning with shock, astonishment, and a distinct, belated sense of embarrassment and shame.

Murderous intent? Annihilation of an entire family? Indiscriminate slaughter?

It turns out that her overwhelming anger, her icy despair, and her complete rejection of him were all based on such a huge misunderstanding.

She only caught his cold-blooded determination to eradicate the problem completely, but she completely misunderstood the method he had chosen to eradicate it!

She imagined him as a cold-blooded butcher who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals and treated human life as worthless, ignoring the fact that under his pragmatic logic, there was also a path to carry out devastating blows in a legal and compliant manner by using the rules!

A wave of intense shyness instantly overwhelmed Yukino Yukinoshita.

She felt like a fool, a fool blinded by her own anger and preconceived prejudices.

She actually accused him like that!

And his frustrated yet slightly aggrieved expression while enduring her anger... (4.2)

Yukino Yukinoshita felt her cheeks burning hot, as if they were being scorched by invisible flames.

She could no longer maintain that cold, questioning posture. Almost instinctively, she abruptly turned her head to the side, avoiding Genichi Hanyu's frank gaze, as well as her sister Haruno Yukinoshita's knowing smile.

However, the blush that spread rapidly and uncontrollably climbed up her fair neck, eventually turning her delicate earlobes and the base of her ears a deep crimson, like a red plum blossom suddenly blooming in the snow, revealing her inner turmoil and shyness.

The tense atmosphere, which had just seemed about to break down, suddenly became subtle and awkward, yet inexplicably eased, due to this dramatic reversal and Yukino Yukinoshita's rare display of embarrassment.

When Genichi Hanyu looked at Yukino Yukinoshita's bright red ears, the pent-up frustration in his heart strangely dissipated by more than half, and he even found Yukino Yukinoshita a little cute.

Yukino Yukinoshita stood to the side, a meaningful smile playing on her lips, as if she were enjoying a good show with unexpected twists and turns.

If you can't even handle something as simple as 117, you might as well break up with the group sooner rather than later.

In the luxurious yet cold living room of the Yukino family, the suffocating silence was finally broken, replaced by a subtle and awkward easing of tension.

The tense atmosphere in the air melted away quickly, like ice cubes thrown into hot water, leaving only the lingering, fiery blush on Yukino's ears, silently telling the story of the huge misunderstanding and her current, unspeakable embarrassment.

When Genichi Hanyu saw Yukino's forced composure, which was actually flushed pink even at her neck, his pent-up frustration and grievances vanished. He even found this rare and awkward demeanor to be much more vivid and interesting than her usual cold and aloofness.

Yukino Yukinoshita, like a director who has successfully retired, walked gracefully to the bar with a knowing smile, poured herself a glass of ice water, and watched with great interest the scene of reconciliation after the twists and turns.

Taking advantage of the slightly relaxed atmosphere, Genichi Hanyu cleared his throat and decided to steer the conversation back on track—the issue of where to settle the girls who had been sent as "troublesome gifts."

He looked at Yukino again, his eyes still carrying a hint of teasing, but his tone had returned to its usual calm and pragmatic tone: "Alright, the misunderstanding is cleared up, so let's talk about the gifts that were stuffed into our hands."

His gaze sharpened: "I will first issue a clear and final warning to those conglomerate families through formal channels or more directly."

His voice carried an undeniable coldness: "If they are smart enough to understand human language and realize that the gift is not only unwelcome but will also bring consequences they cannot bear, and they take the initiative to withdraw the person and completely abandon this idea, then I will save my energy, everyone will live in peace, and I will be too lazy to waste any more time on them."

His tone shifted, and a chilling glint flashed in his eyes once more. But this time, Yukino could clearly discern that it wasn't murderous intent directed at life, but rather absolute impatience and ruthless determination at the violation of the rules and the troublemaker: "But!"

He emphasized his words, looking directly at Yukino, with a hint of preemptive explanation, "If they take my warning to heart, or harbor any illusions that I, Genichi Hanyu, am just bluffing, that I don't understand human language, or that they're trying to play some delaying tactic or feign compliance with me..."

Yuzuru paused, leaning forward slightly, exuding a sense of control and dominance: "Then, Yukino, please don't hold a grudge against me for taking necessary, legal, and compliant measures against those unreasonable families, or label me as cold-hearted again."

He emphasized the words "legal and compliant," staring intently at Yukino Yukinoshita, a faint, slightly provocative smile playing on his lips.

The smile served as both a reminder of how absurd the misunderstanding had been and a test of her bottom line, or rather, a way to give her a way out and allow her to make a clear statement.

Yukino Yukinoshita was enraged by his smug and mocking gaze, and instinctively glared at him fiercely!

A familiar rage instantly ignited in his icy blue eyes.

However, this anger lasted for less than a second before deflated rapidly like a punctured balloon.

Realizing that she had just made a very harsh accusation against him due to a huge misunderstanding, she was now completely in the wrong and even seemed a bit unreasonable.

A strong sense of shame surged up again, causing the temperature on her cheeks to rise again after it had just cooled down a little.

She knew that her angry accusations were unfounded. All of Genichi Hanyu's warnings and follow-up plans, though ruthless and direct, were within the framework of law and morality, and were clearly aimed at the root of the trouble, not the innocent.

If she tries to use her moral high ground to criticize him, she will only appear to be being unreasonable.

So even though Yuzuru Genichi's deliberately teasing and victorious tone made her extremely unhappy, like she had swallowed a fly, Yukino Yukinoshita could only swallow her anger!

She turned her head away from Yuzuru's mischievous smile, letting out a very soft, resentful, and aggrieved snort, which was tantamount to acknowledging his explanation and warning.

That awkward look of being so angry yet forced to admit defeat made Yukino Yukinoshita, who was drinking water nearby, burst out laughing.

Seeing Yukino's frustrated expression, Hanyu Genichi was in a good mood and stopped provoking her.

He relaxed and leaned back against the soft sofa, as if they had just been talking about how to trim the excess weeds in the yard.

The atmosphere in the living room finally eased completely because of Yukino Yukinoshita's admission of defeat and Genichi Hanyu's decision to stop while he was ahead, even carrying a subtle sense of relaxation after the reconciliation.

Yukino put down her water glass and changed the subject at the right moment, breaking the subtle awkwardness: "Speaking of which, Genichi, have you finished dealing with everything in that Demon Slayer world over there? I heard it caused quite a stir."

Her tone carried just the right amount of curiosity, as if she were talking about an interesting overseas project.

When the topic of the other world came up, Genichi Hanyu's expression became relaxed and casual, as if he were talking about something trivial: "Well, 510, it's basically settled. The main goal has been achieved, and all that's left is to wrap things up."

"The process of world integration is going smoothly. Calculating the days, according to the time difference between the two worlds, it should be fully integrated in a few more days."

"Oh?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was also drawn to the topic, temporarily forgetting her earlier frustration. She frowned slightly and asked with a hint of concern.

"Don't you need to bring the people who stayed there back first? After all, aren't there any unforeseen risks involved in the integration process?"

Upon hearing this, Genichi Hanyu casually waved his hand, his tone as relaxed as if discussing whether it would rain tomorrow: "No need."

He leaned forward slightly, picked up the teacup that had gone cold from the low table, and gently stroked the rim with his fingertips. His eyes were deep, filled with an absolute trust in a higher being: "If Gaia can't even handle this little thing, and can't even guarantee the safety of a few people, then she shouldn't be the will of this planet. We should just break up as soon as possible."

He paused, his tone slightly mocking yet brimming with confidence: "If someone is really that useless, then I'll probably have to seriously consider whether I should pack up and run away, and find a more reliable landlord to work with."

The fusion of 118 worlds, the unwillingness of Zhijiang Renqi Emu Sanling Si Jiuqi Shanqi Zhizhu.

A few days later, an invisible pulse, seemingly emanating from the core of the planet, swept across the entire world.

This pulse is not an earthquake-like roar, but a deeper, more magnificent hum, like the breath of the universe, quietly echoing in the depths of every living being's soul.

Immediately following, a startling fact became clear on satellite maps, in geologists' instruments, and even in the daily perceptions of ordinary people: the surface area of ​​Earth, the blue planet on which humanity depends for survival, doubled in just a few days!

As the world of Demon Slayer was completely and perfectly integrated into the framework of the crossover anime world, its original land, ocean, mountains, and rivers, like intricate puzzle pieces, were inexplicably incorporated into the existing map of Earth by a force beyond human comprehension.

The new continents did not appear abruptly in the middle of the ocean, but rather cleverly connected with and extended from the existing continental shelf, as if they were meant to be there, only previously obscured by an invisible veil.

As one of the key figures behind all of this, Genichi Hanyu clearly sensed the change the moment the fusion was completed.

He stood before the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the Yukinoshita house, his gaze seemingly piercing through the exquisite landscape of the courtyard and projecting onto a more distant and grander spatial dimension.

However, he soon discovered a rather interesting phenomenon, or rather, a phenomenon that he had expected but was still worth pondering.

The vast majority of people in this world (the original world) have no additional memories of the Demon Slayer world!

In their understanding, the world seemed to have undergone a silent yet earth-shattering natural expansion.

Those vast new lands, newly formed mountains and rivers, and even the abundant resources they contain, seem to have existed in their memories since ancient times, only they were not fully explored or were forgotten before.

No one remembers that there was once an independent world called Demon Slayer, nor does anyone remember the thrilling stories that took place in it, involving Muzan Kibutsuji and the Breathing Technique swordsmen.

For them, the refresh of the world map was like discovering a new continent, full of unknown opportunities and challenges, yet everything seemed so natural.

This perfect coverage and integration at the level of memory is the exquisite manifestation of Gaia's power, minimizing cognitive confusion and panic.

And coincidentally, the Earth has doubled in size!

This is not arbitrary expansion, but rather strictly carried out according to certain pre-set, balanced rules.

The newly added land area and the resources contained therein were initially allocated in a nearly equitable manner.

This distribution is not based on the national strength or population of existing countries, but on some deeper world rule dominated by Gaia and endorsed by Genichi Hanyu.

As a result, the five major figures of the UN Security Council, the cornerstone of the existing international order, have become the main beneficiaries of this expansion.

Each side received a large amount of new territory and extremely rich resource reserves in return.

Compared to the ordinary people who knew nothing and simply thought they had discovered a new continent, the core circle of the five philanthropists knew the reasons for the world's expansion.

However, despite this seemingly happy distribution, not everyone is truly satisfied.

Only the representative from the cherry blossom side—Chief Cabinet Secretary Naoe Jinnosuke—had a face so gloomy it was almost dripping with water after receiving the final allocation report, and a strong sense of dissatisfaction welled up in his heart!

The reason is simple: this time, the benefits that the cherry blossoms received were far too small!

Yes, the Earth as a whole has doubled in size, but the additional land area that Sakura gained did not even double; it only increased by a paltry third!

This third of the newly acquired land is mostly located in remote or geographically undesirable areas, far inferior to the resource-rich and strategically advantageous core plots acquired by the five philanthropists.

As for other resources?

That would be even more pitiful!

The five philanthropists, especially the first three, practically divided up the most abundant energy and rare metal deposits in the New World.

The two ranked lower, although receiving smaller shares, still received a considerable amount of resources, enough to support their development for decades to come.

And cherry blossoms? You can barely taste the leftovers!

The resources that were allocated to them, in both quantity and quality, fell far short of the expectations and ambitions of Naoe Jinnosuke and the forces behind him.

"Baka!"

Inside a private room at the Prime Minister's official residence, Naoe Jinnosuke suppressed his anger, his fingers almost crushing the top-secret document detailing the allocation.

Looking at the map, he saw that the cherry blossoms' territory had only expanded by a third, with most of the area marked as resource-poor or difficult to develop. In contrast, he compared it with the new territories of the five philanthropists, especially the top three, which had almost doubled in size and were marked with various high-value resource symbols. A huge sense of humiliation and resentment welled up in his heart.

"Why!"

He growled in a low voice, his eyes flashing with resentment.

"Are we cherry blossoms only fit for these scraps? What those great powers took should have been our share. This distribution is completely unfair!"

He completely forgot, or rather selectively ignored, his country's actual status and influence on the international stage, and only saw the huge gap in interests.

He even began to suspect that perhaps Genichi Hanyu, the mastermind behind the scenes, was deliberately suppressing Sakura.

Or perhaps the five philanthropists, especially the top three, colluded to squeeze out their share during the distribution process?

This intense dissatisfaction and sense of disillusionment gnawed at Naoe Jinnosuke's heart like a venomous snake.

He felt that the country he represented, the Sakura nation, had been severely slighted and treated unfairly in this global distribution of benefits that would determine the future of the nation.

This frustration almost drove him to lose his mind.

Meanwhile, in the living room of Yukinoshita's house, Genichi Hanyu was receiving reactions from high-level officials around the world on this matter through a special communication channel.

When he saw Naoki's (Good King's) report filled with resentment and the almost overflowing dissatisfaction behind it, he merely raised an eyebrow slightly, a faint, almost mocking smile curving his lips.

"Heh, quite an appetite."

He muttered to himself softly, his tone flat and even, as if he were commenting on a trivial matter.

"Getting a third is already an extra favor, considering your position is passable. Do you really think you can get to the poker table by licking the scraps left between other people's fingers? The most pathetic thing is not knowing your own worth."

He picked up a cup of hot tea that Yukinoshita had just brewed, the rising steam blurring his deep eyes.

He was completely unconcerned about the dissatisfaction of Naoe Jinnosuke, or rather, the entire Sakura leadership.

In his game, these sounds don't even qualify as noise.

The rules of the world have changed, yet some seem to be still immersed in old illusions, unwilling to wake up.

If your dog is disobedient, get a new one.

"You really know how to cause trouble!"

Yukino's voice carried an undisguised weariness and irritability. She rubbed her throbbing temples with her long fingers, her gaze helplessly fixed on the man in front of her.

The air pressure in the Chaldea headquarters' top-floor office, overlooking the entire city of Tokyo, was as low as the calm before a storm.

The reason is simple: ever since the initial dust settled in the new world and the map of interests was redrawn, that old fox, Naoe Jinnosuke, has been like a leech, running to Chaldea three times a day.

Each time, he would wear that face as if he had suffered a great injustice, spouting clichés about unfair distribution, ignored contributions, and severe resource shortages.

His goal is clear.

By using Chaldea as the nominal coordinator and de facto arbitrator, they could put pressure on the five behemoths who were sitting firmly on the sidelines, attempting to pry another piece off the cake that they already held tightly in their hands.

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Genichi Hanyu didn't even lift his eyelids. He was slowly and meticulously wiping a uniquely shaped antique pocket watch with a velvet cloth, his movements elegant and focused, as if Yono was only complaining about the noisy cicadas outside the window.

"That old bastard Naoe is putting on another mournful show in front of you?"

"It's more than just mourning!"

Yukino pulled out the chair opposite Genichi Hanyu in an annoyed manner and sat down. The expensive leather chair emitted a soft groan.