Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

As his longtime friend, Toshio Ozaki felt perfectly justified in ordering him around.

"Won't forget it."

Shizunobu Muroi offered no resistance whatsoever, nodding in agreement, as if he had long been accustomed to it.

So, Shizunobu Muroi took them to a restaurant in the village for a meal. During the meal, they personally experienced what Natsuno Yuuki had described: the pointing and whispering looks from the villagers.

Shizunobu Muroi noticed this situation and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, but because there are very few outsiders in the village and not many forms of entertainment, everyone is curious about any new people or things, but there is no malice intended."

"No malicious intent? That's hard to say."

Hearing his words, Nanfang Rihe, who was standing to the side, pushed up his glasses and said:

“In such a remote and isolated place, the vast majority of people are indeed more simple and honest than city dwellers, without so many complicated thoughts.”

"However, simplicity is never the same as kindness."

"There is simple goodness, and there is also simple evil; this is human nature. It is the same everywhere."

Moreover, for some people, this unadorned, naive evil seems even more terrifying.

The island where she grew up, Ridu Island, was also a remote place far from the hustle and bustle, and was actually very similar to the village of Otoba in front of her.

Therefore, she was very clear about the living conditions of these villagers, as well as their thoughts and ideas.

In fact, she, like Natsuno Yuuki, disliked this simple yet ignorant atmosphere. That's why, after earning enough money from her writing to support herself, she resolutely left the island that raised her and moved to the city.

However, after living in the city for a long time and experiencing the hustle and bustle of big cities, when she occasionally returns to Ridu Island, she can experience more of the island's good side that she couldn't experience when she was a child.

Of course, she still wouldn't be able to stand living there long-term.

After listening to Nanaka Ritsuku's speech, Muroi Shizunobu fell silent. Although he did not speak, he seemed to agree with the other party's remarks.

Mashu also seemed thoughtful, but after considering it, she smiled and asked:

"Although there are good and bad people in every place, generally speaking, there should be more good people, right?"

Upon hearing this, Nanfang Rihe looked at Mashu with some surprise, then a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips as he said:

"Perhaps, but that's what I hope for too."

After a quick dinner, with the sun almost completely setting, Shizunobu Muroi packed food for Toshio Ozaki and Natsuno Yuuki, who were still in the hospital, and then prepared to say goodbye to Ritsuka Fujimaru and the others.

"Oh, right, Ai,"

Just then, Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed to remember something and said to Haibara Ai:

"Take them back with you."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 214. The Situation at the Hospital: The Resurrected Corpses Attack.

214.

At night, the inpatient wards on the second floor of Ozaki Hospital, which had been closed for a long time due to staff shortages, were brightly lit.

Muto Toru lay pale-faced on the hospital bed, with a vital signs monitor on the bedside table displaying his current physical data.

Since Muto Toru is currently only showing symptoms of anemia and is somewhat weak, Ozaki Toshio did not provide any special treatment, but simply fed him a vial of glucose syrup.

Yuuki Natsuno sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her friend with concern, and asked Ozaki Toshio:

"Dr. Ozaki, is Archer alright?"

"Apart from being a little weak, everything is normal at the moment."

That was the only answer that Toshio Ozaki could give.

Yuuki Natsuno seemed to understand what he meant, and then lowered her head again, no longer speaking.

The atmosphere in the room was somewhat quiet, so Ozaki Toshio, who finally had some free time, began to observe the other people in the room discreetly.

His friend Shizunobu Muroi was holding a pen and scribbling in his small notebook. He didn't even need to guess to know that it was writing something related to the novel.

He quickly glanced past the other person and turned his gaze to Moriarty, who was standing to the side.

Among Fujimaru Ritsuka's group, Moriarty gave him the most mysterious feeling, and his attire made him seem more like a professional who was good at handling mysterious events.

At that moment, the other person was looking at a magazine that had appeared out of nowhere. He examined the cover closely and realized it was an English magazine, something like that.

Are you interested in mathematics?

Moriarty suddenly looked at Toshio Ozaki, slightly moved the magazine in his hand, and smiled:

"This is the latest issue of the Journal of Mathematics. If you are interested, I would be happy to discuss and share it with you."

"No."

Having been discovered spying on by Moriarty, Toshio Ozaki felt somewhat embarrassed, but upon hearing the other's words, he quickly shook his head and said self-deprecatingly:

"We're probably not very familiar with each other right now, and we're not particularly fond of each other either."

He did study some math when he was in college, but that was more than ten years ago.

"Really, that's really a pity."

Moriarty looked regretful, then returned to his own world and continued flipping through the mathematics journal in his hands.

Having been discovered once, Toshio Ozaki dared not look at him again, so he quickly looked past him and finally focused his gaze on Ai Haibara.

The little girl's performance had impressed him greatly, because he had never seen a child of that age utter such professional terms as normochromic normocytic anemia and hemorrhagic anemia.

In fact, the other person didn't feel like a child at all to him.

However, what he was more concerned about now was the cartoon sheep doll that Ai Haibara was holding in her arms. In addition to the sheep doll, there were two other cartoon dolls, a man and a woman, dressed in strange costumes, beside her.

The reason he cared about these dolls was not because of their unusual shapes, but because Muroi Shizunobu had just told him that these dolls were taken out of a mysterious space by Fujimaru Ritsuka and solemnly handed to Haibara Ai.

Furthermore, the other party claimed that the three dolls could protect them.

Despite having witnessed the other party's amazing abilities, he still harbored some doubts as he looked at the three cartoon dolls in front of him.

If Ai Haibara knew what he was thinking, she would definitely reply with one sentence:

Don't question, just believe.

In short, Toshio Ozaki couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

What a strange bunch.

However, there seems to be one exception—

That girl named Mashu.

Unlike the others, the girl named Mashu, like Moriarty, basically just stood quietly and obediently next to Fujimaru Ritsuka, except for introducing herself.

But unlike Moriarty, no matter how he looked at her, she seemed to be just an ordinary, well-behaved, and cute girl, and there was absolutely no way to connect her with the mysterious events.

Of course, the original Fujimaru Ritsuka was also like that.

As the night deepened, the thought of the three girls, including Nanfang Rihe, wandering outside filled him with worry.

"I said, are the three of them really okay?"

His question immediately drew everyone's attention. Moriarty looked up again, smiled, and answered:

"Please rest assured, there is absolutely nothing to worry about regarding Ritsuka and Mashu, and since Miss Hitsuru is with them, there should be no need to worry about her either."

Toshio Ozaki raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

After spending time together, he clearly understood that Nanfang Rihe was a very capable woman.

In his memory, even if it wasn't Nanakaku Hitsuru protecting Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other person, it shouldn't have come to the point where Nanakaku Hitsuru needed to be protected by the two of them.

Are those two really that strong?

"of course."

Moriarty answered affirmatively without hesitation, then laughed:

"Not only are they both very strong, but more importantly, they are currently together."

"To put it this way, if they were fighting individually, even though both of them are very strong, they would be easy to deal with if a method is found."

"But now that the two of them are together, I really can't think of any way to defeat them. I can only obediently raise my hands and surrender."

The crowd nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Ultimately, they didn't know how powerful Moriarty was as their frame of reference, so naturally they couldn't form a clear concept of him.

Overall, it sounds pretty strong.

Time passed, and there was still no movement on their side, because the entire night was the enemy's time to act, and they had no way of knowing when the enemy would appear.

After thinking it over, Toshio Ozaki was about to discuss taking turns on duty when a strange noise came from outside the window.

!! ?

Everyone immediately perked up and looked toward the window in unison.

It was a slightly grating, subtle sound, like the squeak of fingers sliding against a windowpane.

But this is the second floor of the hospital!

Meanwhile, Muto Tetsu, who had been lying in bed in a semi-conscious state, suddenly sat up as if sleepwalking, got out of bed, and walked barefoot towards the window.

"Archer, what are you doing?!"

Yuki Natsuno realized what was happening and quickly grabbed Muto Tetsu to stop him from moving forward. Ozaki Toshio also stepped forward and held him down, completely blocking his movement.

"Looks like they've arrived."

At that moment, amidst the tense expressions of everyone, Moriarty chuckled softly, strolled to the window, and pulled back the curtains that were covering the window.

The moment the curtains were drawn back, a pair of dark eyes mixed with scarlet suddenly met his gaze.

At that moment, the other person's figure became visible under the indoor lights. Upon seeing the figure clearly, Shizunobu Muroi's pupils contracted slightly, and even his breathing paused briefly.

The unusual figure leaning against the window was none other than Shimizu Megumi, who had just passed away not long ago!

The other party has truly become a resurrected corpse!

However, unlike the shocked crowd, Moriarty, who was looking at Shimizu Megumi, maintained a smile and politely asked: