Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"Have you already solved the problem?"

"Not yet, but it's possible that you've become a weather shrine maiden."

"Weather Maiden? Ritsuka?"

Mashu explained the situation to Moriarty, who raised an eyebrow, glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka in the back seat through the rearview mirror, and asked with a smile:

"Have you felt a connection with that deity in heaven?"

Upon hearing Moriarty's words, Mash and Ai Haibara suddenly realized what was happening.

According to the old chief priest of the Weather Shrine, the Weather Maiden is the connection between heaven and man. Becoming a Weather Maiden means establishing a connection with Yashinagami.

"Forehead……"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka, the person involved, closed her eyes and carefully sensed it. After a while, she slowly opened her eyes, shook her head in the face of the curious gazes of the others, and said:

"I didn't feel anything, except that I was a little hungry."

Moriarty pondered:

"If that's the case, does that mean Ritsuka didn't become a weather maiden, and it was all just a coincidence?"

Seeing this, Mash and Ai Haibara both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because they remembered what the old priest had said: that the weather maidens would all face a tragic fate.

"However, I did have a strange feeling for a moment just now..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka frowned slightly; she herself wasn't quite sure what the situation was like.

"In that case, we'll just have to try it again later, right?"

As he spoke, Moriarty glanced at the clear sky above and teased:

"However, Ritsuka's actions might have directly shifted the weather to another extreme."

"Eh?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka paused for a moment upon hearing this, glanced somewhat guiltily at the sky outside the window, and then said:

"Moreover, although there's no concrete evidence, I feel the problem hasn't truly been solved—"

"Boom--!"

Before she could finish speaking, the world changed color in an instant!

The once cloudless sky was instantly covered by thick dark clouds, as if darkness had fallen in an instant, and lightning and thunder arrived in a flash.

"Wait, what is that?!"

The next moment, amidst Ai Haibara's exclamation, a huge lake appeared out of thin air in the low sky!

Before anyone could react, the lake burst like a bubble, and a large amount of water poured down, making a dull thud as it hit the roof of the car, causing the entire vehicle to shake slightly.

This wasn't rain at all; it was a massive burst of water on the roof of the car that then flowed onto the ground.

What followed was the usual continuous rainfall.

The unusual scene before them caused a brief silence to fall over the people in the car. Finally, Moriarty broke the silence, laughing as he spoke:

"...It seems the problem hasn't been solved after all."

Even they were stunned, not to mention the ordinary people, and even cars on the road were involved in accidents.

Moriarty silently bypassed the road blocked by the car accident and continued on his way by taking another route.

Then, he asked Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Now we can try it again, shall we?"

Seeing the commotion in the street, Fujimaru Ritsuka fell silent, feeling guilty.

Because she suddenly remembered that what she had been thinking about in the mall was 'let the weather clear up a bit'.

As it turns out, this sunny weather seems to have only lasted for a few tens of minutes so far.

...Seriously, God, are you serious?

Upon hearing Moriarty's question, Fujimaru Ritsuka pondered for a moment before shaking her head and saying:

"Never mind, let's go back first and talk about it later."

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"Around 6:15 PM Tokyo time, the entire Tokyo area suddenly experienced nearly 30 minutes of clear skies, which immediately turned into moderate rain..."

"...According to experts..."

'Experts are all talking nonsense, this is absolutely a miracle! Just believe in my XX religion…'

'Miracle stuff is such a load of nonsense! Even experts are more convincing.'

'Get out, you preachers!'

'But such rapid weather changes are really hard to explain scientifically…'

'Do you think it's possible she's a weather maiden?...'

Although the sunny weather only lasted for about thirty minutes, the sheer size of the affected area and the unusual nature of the change caused the topic of "thirty minutes of sunshine" to quickly go viral online, becoming a super hot topic and sparking heated discussions among countless netizens.

Meanwhile, the Fujimaru family—

Everyone, including Ai Haibara, stood in the courtyard with umbrellas, watching Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Surrounded by onlookers, Fujimaru Ritsuka kept her eyes tightly closed. Lacking experience, she instinctively clasped her hands together in front of her chest as if in prayer, muttering something under her breath.

"!"

The next moment, the sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella abruptly stopped, and everyone put down their umbrellas in surprise, saying:

"The rain has really stopped!"

Moreover, as Leonardo da Vinci looked out into the courtyard, a wondrous light shone in his eyes.

The rain continued, but just a wall away at Fujimaru's house, the dark clouds overhead dissipated, revealing a star-studded night sky.

Fujimaru Ritsuka opened her eyes and looked at the strange scene before her, speechless for a moment.

Seeing this, little Leonardo da Vinci smiled and said to her:

"Congratulations, Master! At least in terms of ability, you should become a true Weather Maiden!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 337 Fujimaru Ritsuka: Not a Weather Maiden, but a Weather Shrine Maiden!

"……real or fake?"

Despite the stark reality before her eyes, looking at her own hands, Fujimaru Ritsuka still found it hard to believe.

Have I really become a weather goddess?

but……

"But why?"

Mashu asked in confusion:

"Why did you suddenly become a weather shrine maiden, senpai?"

Not only Mashu, but most people present were also puzzled, but Moriarty then laughed and said:

"I think it's too early to discuss this issue now, because whether Ritsuka is a [Weather Maiden] is still up for debate."

"The most important point is that Ritsuka does not seem to have established any so-called connection with the gods, at least not yet."

"Even if Ritsuka can clear the weather, she can only be considered a weather maiden at most, not even a shrine maiden, let alone a weather shrine maiden."

"If Ritsuka is not a [Weather Maiden] and her ability to clear the sky has another reason, then this direction of discussion is meaningless."

A shrine maiden is someone who serves the gods and acts as their representative. Legend has it that shrine maidens can be possessed by gods, convey their will, and even borrow their power.

The term "weather shrine maiden" sounds special, but in essence, she is a shrine maiden who serves the weather god. The source of the weather shrine maiden's power is naturally the weather god she serves, which is the Yashinagami of this world.

Now, Fujimaru Ritsuka doesn't even feel any connection with the other party, so the deduction of the [Weather Maiden] is fundamentally untenable.

"That's right. We need to solve the question of 'whether' first, and then we can consider the question of 'why'."

Leonardo da Vinci nodded in agreement, then frowned in slight distress.

That's what they say, but it's actually quite difficult to do.

First of all, it can be confirmed that the power that Fujimaru Ritsuka used to clear the sky was not magic, because no magical energy was detected being depleted from her body.

In other words, it is an unknown force outside the magic system.

This alone makes it difficult to know where to begin.

but--

Another point that can be confirmed is that although this power is unknown, it is definitely not an ability that Fujimaru Ritsuka was born with.

Since the power was obtained from the outside, Fujimaru Ritsuka should have been aware of it to some extent at the moment she gained it.

"Master... sir?"

Thinking of this, young Leonardo da Vinci turned his gaze to Fujimaru Ritsuka, only to find that she was resting her chin on her hand, looking thoughtful.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was pondering Moriarty's words, but she was actually considering something else entirely—

As the god of weather, Yashinagami controls eight weather phenomena: sunshine, overcast skies, rain, snow, thunder, wind, frost, and fog.

In other words, if she really is a weather shrine maiden, then her abilities shouldn't be limited to just clearing up the weather, right?

So she closed her eyes again and carefully recalled the feeling when she released her power.

Although she still doesn't know what this power is, having successfully cleared the sky twice, she has roughly figured out how to use it.

It's roughly equivalent to "my power of thought".

It might sound a bit far-fetched, but the saying "Belief is your magic" is more than just a line in the realm of mystery!

The next moment, the moisture in the air gradually became denser, creating a thin white mist that draped the rainy night in a veil.

The group, who were pondering the problem, immediately noticed the change in their surroundings. Then, with expressions of surprise and vigilance, they discovered that the fog was becoming denser at a visible speed!