Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

So she took out an invoice, scribbled on it, stamped it, and handed it to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"Huh?!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka took the invoice, only to find that it said 100 million yen instead of one million yen, a hundred times more!

She immediately looked at Nanfang Rihe with some surprise.

"Please accept it."

Nanfang Rihe pushed up his glasses and said:

"Although this amount of money is nothing compared to what you've done, it at least gives me some peace of mind."

"And this isn't something I'll pay for all by myself. I'll go talk to Dr. Ozaki and Muroi about it."

"Don't let their status as a prominent family in a remote village fool you; they're actually much richer than me."

"Okay then."

Hearing her say that, Fujimaru Ritsuka thought about it and decided to accept the money.

This is the amount of the Chaldea Mystery Agency's first transaction.

One hundred million yen.

Looking at the invoice in her hand, Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded in satisfaction.

Not bad!

Coming!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 225 Return and Conversation with Chaldea, Abnormal Situation

After accepting the payment from Nanfang Rihe, the commission was considered completely finished.

After saying goodbye to Toshio Ozaki at Ozaki Hospital, the group left Sotoba Village in a car driven by Moriarty in Minakata Hitsuru.

However, Shizunobu Muroi never appeared.

Toshio Ozaki told them that he had gone to Shizunobu Muroi's house this morning, but the man seemed to be feeling unwell and could only stay home to rest, so he was unable to come and say goodbye to everyone.

Therefore, everyone's impression of him could only remain from the previous night.

After Moriarty drove to the nearest major city to Sotoba Village, Minakata Hitsuru arranged for her car to be shipped out, and then they returned to Tokyo together before parting ways.

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should be staying in Tokyo writing for the rest of the time. If you need anything, feel free to contact me; I'll be happy to help if I can."

Nangoku Hikatsu said to Fujimaru Tachika.

Although they haven't spent much time together, they've experienced two mysterious events together and have become quite familiar with each other.

For Nanakaku Hitsuru, Fujimaru Ritsuka is a very worthwhile person to befriend, both in terms of personality and ability.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was naturally delighted with this, nodding and smiling:

"Yes, I will. Me too, feel free to contact me anytime."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt that what she said seemed a bit strange, as if she hoped that the other person would frequently encounter mysterious events.

So she quickly added:

"Of course, nothing is ever the best."

Seeing her like this, Nanfang Rihe couldn't help but smile slightly and nodded:

"I see."

"So,"

Finally, Nanfang Rihe waved goodbye to them and turned to leave.

But just then, she seemed to remember something, turned around, took out a card from her backpack, and handed it to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Fujimaru Ritsuka took it and realized that it wasn't a card at all, but an invitation.

"A game launch event 'cocoon'?"

"In short, it was a game launch event. I heard it's a game with groundbreaking technology, and the launch date just happened to be recently."

Nanfang Rihe pushed up his glasses and said:

"However, I am not interested in this kind of thing, nor do I want to appear in public, so I do not plan to participate."

"If you're interested, you can go and take a look."

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the invitation in her hand. 'Cocoon', a realistic motion simulation game?

The more she looked, the more familiar it seemed. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she awoke as if from a dream—

Conan version of SAO?

The Phantom of Baker Street?

It turns out to be this!

At the game's announcement event, prominent figures from Japanese society were invited by the organizers, and Nanakawa Hitsuru, as a leading young writer in the contemporary Japanese mystery novel scene, was no exception.

Upon reflection, she suddenly realized what had happened, but her expression turned somewhat strange.

She is indeed very interested in games, but the problem is, she just came out of SAO, and now she has to go through it again?

Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered another question and asked Nanfang Rihe with some curiosity:

"By the way, how did you know I would be interested in it?"

Nanfang Rihe glanced at her indifferently and said:

"It's just basic observation and guesswork. Because you basically spend your free time playing mobile games."

"Oh, haha, I see."

Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned for a moment, then scratched her head awkwardly, marveling that he was indeed a mystery novelist.

"Anyway, the invitation has been sent to you. Whether you go or not is up to you. It's your decision."

"So, goodbye."

This time, Nanfang Rihe turned and left decisively, waving goodbye to them without looking back.

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the invitation in her hand again, thought for a moment, and then looked at Mash beside her. She decided to go back and discuss it properly with everyone.

"Then let's go back too."

After sending Ai Haibara back to the doctor's house, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other two finally returned home.

"Phew—I'm back!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka lay sprawled on the sofa, letting out a long, contented sigh.

After a long and tiring journey, I always find the time spent lying at home in a daze incredibly pleasant.

After resting for a while, thinking of the things Xuanzang had entrusted to her before he left, Fujimaru Ritsuka struggled to sit up from the sofa, took out her communication device, placed it on the coffee table, and began to contact Chaldea.

After waiting for a while, the device suddenly projected a pale blue, semi-transparent image. However, the figure appearing in the projection was not the adult Leonardo da Vinci as usual, but the young Leonardo da Vinci who had come to see her this time.

"Master, you're pretty quick!"

Little Da Vinci greeted Fujimaru Ritsuka with a grin, then said to Mashu beside him:

"How is Mashu doing over there? Is she settling in?"

Mashu responded with a smile:

"Yes, everything is fine, thank you for your concern."

However, upon hearing Mashu's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt somewhat embarrassed, since she had promised to take Mashu out to play but hadn't kept her promise, and instead had immediately made her fight again.

With these thoughts in mind, she asked little Leonardo da Vinci:

"Dear Leonardo da Vinci, what brings you here?"

"Is such that,"

Upon hearing this, young Leonardo da Vinci didn't hesitate and immediately got to the point:

"I won't go into the big stuff, but I only recently started studying the data you brought back from the other world after I finished my work here. I didn't expect to make some unusual discoveries so quickly."

"In the data about the detective world that you brought back, I discovered a strong [vibration] signal."

"Strong tremor?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little confused, so Little Da Vinci continued to explain:

"Of course, I'm not talking about a physical tremor like an earthquake, and you won't feel anything in reality."

"This kind of [vibration] is more like the feeling of spiritual particle oscillation. To give a more specific example, it is somewhat like the violent fluctuations emitted when a singularity is generated."

"A singularity?!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately sensed something was wrong, because the words "singularity" gave her a strong feeling of a part-time job.

Seeing this, young Leonardo da Vinci smiled and waved his hand, saying:

"It's just an example, an example. Strictly speaking, the two are completely different things, so don't be so alarmed."

"However, it was indeed a kind of vibration I had never seen before. I don't know what it was, so I wanted to ask you if you sensed anything unusual at the moment of the vibration."

Little Leonardo da Vinci gave a precise date and time. Fujimaru Ritsuka carefully searched her memory of that moment, but found nothing unusual, so she could only shake her head.

"Is this so"

Little Leonardo da Vinci tapped her chin lightly with her right index finger, lost in thought. After a while, she seemed to have thought of something and spoke again:

"If we broaden the scope, what happened within the 24 hours before and after this time?"

"Um"

Fujimaru Ritsuka fell into thought again, but this time, she found there was quite a lot to consider.

She said to young Leonardo da Vinci:

"The day before, I had just traveled back and encountered a murder and a theft. That night, I summoned the professor and made contact with Chaldea. That day, I was robbed while buying a car at the mall. The next day, we traveled to Ridu Island and encountered the Shadow Incident."

"Do these count?"