I, Fujimaru Ritsuka, am back with a max-level character!

Chapter Fourteen: Kadoc tried to fight back; Kadoc quickly pounced.

"Surround it! Be cautious!"

"Yes--!"

Rie Kugimiya—oh, no, I mean the cute girl—waved her hand, and samurai in red armor instantly surrounded the girl and Kadoc.

"Ughhhh! What an unexpected bonus! Your Highness, may I cut down these guys?" The armored warrior followed behind the young female general, asking with a hint of bloodlust, "It's been so long since I've tasted blood!"

"Wait, shut down your crazy brain first, let me take a look first. Rushing in without a second thought is the reason why you brainless generals are so prone to failure."

"Oh, Your Highness~~ You're interested? Really, are things about the Southern Barbarians really that interesting?"

"Shut up, what do you know... Navigation is the only way out for a nation, okay? They're already way ahead of us... After we conquer the world, we absolutely must develop our maritime industry." The young general snorted coldly, slowly walked forward, and met Mashu's gaze.

"Wow, I've never seen this kind of clothing before. These are the Nanban people I've never seen before." Nobunaga stared at Mashu's attire with great interest.

"Wait a minute, we mean no harm... If there's really no other way, we won't rule out using force... But, can someone tell us exactly where we are, and which sea area we're in?"

Out of politeness, Mashu cautiously gripped her shield, looked at the young general and samurai, and asked, "If you do not cooperate, I will use force to interrogate you."

"Using force for interrogation, huh? Seriously, she's threatening me now, this little girl... Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha~~~~"

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha~~~

Nobunaga the Demon King is a member of the Haha Team of the True Eight Hundred.

"Are you going to question me with force?!"

The young female general grinned and laughed wildly, then she became serious: "Quite bold, little girl from the Southern Barbarians! Much stronger than that weak man behind you who looks like he could be blown away by a gust of wind."

Kadoc: You're the one who's weak, your whole family is weak, I'm just tired from staying up all night, okay?

"Very well, I'll answer you for now, since you've shown some courage."

The young general cleared her throat and replied, "We don't know where this is, or where we are now. We've been adrift at sea for a long time since Osaka was separated from the main island... We've long lost our way."

Kadoc said with a hint of exasperation, "How come you guys don't know anything about this?"

The young female general shrugged: "There's nothing we can do. It's our first time at sea. We didn't even have a nautical chart, and we have no idea where we've drifted off to. We even had to steal the ship, haha."

"So you're a human living in this singularity?!" Mashu exclaimed in realization. "Did some unexpected event cause you to be sailing on the ocean?"

"Singularity... I don't know what you mean, but it's probably related to that kind of anomaly." The young general nodded, seemingly understanding. "Speaking of which, what are you planning to do by sneaking onto my ship?"

Mash and Kadoc exchanged a glance.

Kadoc: "Actually, we came from Chaldea in 2016 to repair this singularity. If the singularity is not repaired, humanity as a whole will be destroyed... Humanity has already been destroyed in our time."

Mashu nodded: "You're right, I know it's hard to believe, but please believe me, what we're saying is true!"

"Humanity's destruction... So you guys are from the future? What? You should have said so earlier! Hahahaha, this is hilarious. Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Alright, you can all leave now."

Mori Nagayoshi: "But Your Highness..."

The young female general laughed heartily: "Who do you think I am? I am the Sixth Demon King who will surely rule the world by force in the future—Oda Nobunaga!"

The petite, black-haired girl raised her tiny arm and excitedly exclaimed, "Hi, I'm Chacha, my aunt's niece!"

"Huh?!" Mashu was taken aback.

"Oda Nobunaga—! A woman?!" Kadoc exclaimed in shock. "After King Arthur and Nero, even Oda Nobunaga..."

"Hey! What an impudent southern barbarian! Watch out, or I'll blow your head off!"

Upon hearing the word "woman," Oda Nobunaga inexplicably became somewhat enraged, and he was about to cock his arquebus.

“That Lady Nobunaga, Senior Kadoc probably didn’t mean it. After all, in the history we know, you are a powerful male monarch. We are here to save humanity... so we don’t want to be enemies with Lady Nobunaga.”

"Save humanity? You two alone?" Oda Nobunaga raised an eyebrow.

“No, we have other partners, but they’re currently forced to be scattered across different sea areas,” Mashu said truthfully.

"I see. In that case... let's start the war!"

Oda Nobunaga's lips curled slightly as he looked at Kadoc and Mash.

"Huh?! Why... even though Lady Nobunaga already believed us—"

boom--!

Oda Nobunaga stood with one foot on the railing of the massive sailing ship, his red eyes gleaming with a burning light: "I don't fully trust you yet, and if you can't even get past my defeated troops, then don't even think about saving humanity! Oni Musashi!"

Wearing armor, Sen Changke gripped a long spear, his faceplate gleaming with a bloodthirsty light.

"I am here, Your Highness!"

"Cooperate with me, prepare for battle!"

"learn!"

Kadoc was somewhat pessimistic: "So, it really is going to be a fight after all? Damn it... If it were me—"

“There’s no other way. If that’s the case… Senior Kadoc, although I’m no longer very sorry, I’m entrusting the support and command to you!” Mash said, raising her shield.

"Me?!" Kadoc stared at Mashu in utter bewilderment. "I'm not your Master, I can only play support..."

"I'll leave it to you then!"

Mashu nodded.

The girl tried to convince herself to trust this senior who was on the verge of self-harm.

But... even Kadoc himself doesn't trust himself.

Kadoc: "Damn it...."

Let me, someone just filling in, lead the Servant battle...

I can do it too, I can do it too... I can fight tenaciously, and I'm definitely not a... useless person who holds everyone back.

I, Kadoc Zemurrupus, will never lose!

I'm an elite Master from Group A, how can I lose to Fujimaru Ritsuka!

How could that be!

Those who frequently ask for directions will never lose their way, and I too can forge bonds with heroes of the past...!

If Fujimaru Ritsuka can do it, so can I!

Kadoc's gaze hardened.

......

A few minutes later.

boom--!

The black cross-shaped holy shield landed heavily on the deck.

Mashu's sturdy shield was knocked away by Mori Nagayoshi's massive spear, while Oda Nobunaga's two thick tubes pressed against the foreheads of the two men.

Kadoc: Damn it, we lost so quickly?!

"No way, you two just don't have any teamwork!"

"While I admit the girl with the shield is very strong, the two of you... have absolutely no teamwork whatsoever!"

"When she raises her shield to activate her solid defense, you cast an evasion spell on her. Isn't that just a complete waste of time... Don't you two have any idea what the other is going to do during the fight?"

Oda Nobunaga sighed, shook his head, and said, "Are your companions as strong as you two? If so... then I think you'd better give up."

“Of course not.” Mash shook her head firmly: “If my Master, my senior, were here instead of Kadoc-senpai, we would definitely win! Although he wasn’t an excellent magician, his abilities as a Master and his adaptability in the Singularity were the strongest!”

Kadoc: Hey, yeah, yeah! I shouldn't have come to the Singularity.

"Oh... little girl, you mean if you were assisted by another [senior] instead of this seemingly gloomy magician, you would be able to defeat us?"

Oda Nobunaga became interested; she was eager to know who this powerful young woman was.

“I can easily defeat you!” Mashu answered without hesitation, her eyes shining with a stubborn light.

"Hey! Little girl, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want... Want to defeat His Highness and me? Heh... how could that be possible!" Mori Nagayoshi grinned and said with some disdain.

“I’m telling the truth. Not only you, but also Ophelia, Peperoncino, Kirshtalia, and Debit are all very outstanding Masters.”

Kadoc: Am I the only useless one?

"I'm getting interested. If it's true, I'd really like to meet him, hehe!"

"But young lady, if you and that [senior] together cannot defeat us, would you like to become my retainer?"

"...Please have some self-respect, Lady Nobunaga. Also, my name is Mash Kyrielight, and I am Fujimaru Ritsuka's first Servant."

Mashu is very strong, which made Oda Nobunaga, who admires talent, want to recruit her.

Kadoc: So you don't even respect me, right?! If the princess and Vi were here... we could win! We could win! But even without me as your Master... the princess and Vi could still win, right? [Vi, as a fantasy fairy, has incredibly terrifying magical power]... So am I really a useless piece of trash?

And, Fujimaru Ritsuka, come here right now! If you don't come soon, your Mash will be snatched away by this weirdo Oda Nobunaga!

Chapter Fifteen: Shouldn't Xiang Yu and my seniors both belong to me?

"Hey! You two, are you alright?!" Dr. Roman asked hurriedly.

"You idiot doctor, do we look like nothing's wrong? I really want to smash Dr. Roman's head with my shield right now!" Mashu said indignantly.

"Oh dear, I never expected something like this to happen!"

Roman: "Both of them have been defeated! Director, it seems that Kadoc and Mashu were defeated on some ship. This can be considered a major crisis!"

The dejected young man stared frantically at the quantum screen and reported to everyone, "Two of our soldiers have been captured by the enemy!"

Olga Marie glared angrily at Dr. Roman, her anger flaring up instantly. "You bastard, how dare you say that... Well, never mind, it seems Lady Oda Nobunaga doesn't intend to make things difficult for Mash and the others."

The director of Chaldea sighed, suppressing her urge to explode. Yes, she wasn't just the young lady of the Animusphia family; she was the leader bearing the future of humanity, and she had to remain calm.

"However, is there anyone nearby who can provide support? Although we don't know which sea area it is, we can roughly determine its location, right? Do you have any strategies?"

Olga Marie looked at the other Masters expectantly.

Kirshtalia shook her head: "We've only just started the fire, and we're hoping someone will come to our rescue."