Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Furthermore, a legal guardian only needs to be someone with a stake in the minor's life, such as the minor's relatives or teachers responsible for educating them at school.

Most importantly, legal guardians do not need to, and generally do not, live with minors; they only need to handle relevant matters on behalf of the minors when necessary.

In other words, as long as a school teacher is willing to become their legal guardian, they have the possibility of continuing to maintain their original lives.

This is not difficult for them.

Both Hina Amano and Nagi Amano were students who were very popular and well-liked by their teachers at school. In particular, their respective homeroom teachers sympathized with their plight and expressed their willingness to take care of them.

But besides the legal representative, there is another issue:

That means they have to prove that they are capable of living on their own.

Both Hina Amano and Nagi Amano are very mature and indeed capable of taking care of themselves, but—

They have no money.

The family's meager savings were almost completely depleted in order to pay for the mother's medical treatment.

Despite government aid and subsidies, the amount was not enough to fully cover their living and educational expenses. Without money, the idea of ​​living independently was simply a pipe dream.

If they are unable to live independently, they will ultimately have no choice but to accept the arrangements of the child protection association and be forced to separate.

Therefore, to avoid such a situation, Hina Amano, as the older sister, must find a way to earn enough money for both of them to live independently.

But this is an extremely difficult, even impossible, thing.

Not only because his younger brother, Amano Nagi, is only a fourth-grade elementary school student and has no ability to earn money.

More importantly, Amano Hina, the older sister, is actually only 14 years old, almost 15, and does not meet the requirements for working to earn money!

But Hina Amano had no choice but to take the risk and start lying about her age to work outside.

Because of her experiences, she has a more mature demeanor than her peers, so many people believe her lie that she is 18 years old.

However, lies will always be exposed one day.

The reason why Amano Hina was fired from the restaurant some time ago was because the manager found out her real age.

This is also why she was at her wit's end and almost went down another path of no return.

Fortunately, Hodaka Morishima inadvertently stopped her, and then she met Ritsuka Fujimaru and others, ultimately experiencing her current predicament.

However, it is clear that even at this point, Hina Amano's problem is still not solved.

Because she still can't earn money, and still faces the crisis of being forced to separate from her siblings.

However, if calculated based on the original reward—which is 100,000 yen—this money can only solve their immediate problem, but cannot completely solve the fundamental issue.

If it were one million yen, plus the monthly government subsidy, it would be more than enough for the siblings to support themselves for a year, until Amano Hina turned sixteen and could start working, so they wouldn't have to worry about being separated anymore.

"But, I..."

Hina Amano knew better than anyone how much she needed this money, so when the opportunity presented itself again, she hesitated once more.

This time, upon learning of the other party's situation, Fujimaru Ritsuka changed her attitude completely. Her expression suddenly turned serious, and she asked in a firm tone:

"Hina, you're a weather shrine maiden, right?"

Amano Hina was taken aback by Fujimaru Ritsuka's sudden change and, before she could react, blankly replied:

"Yes, it is."

"A weather shrine maiden is a shrine maiden who serves the god of weather, right?"

"Uh, yeah."

"And I could be considered the new God of Weather, right?"

"This……"

Amano Hina hesitated for a moment before saying:

"I think so, right?"

"Then, as my priestess, shouldn't you obey my orders?"

At this point, Fujimaru Ritsuka grabbed Amano Hina's hand and handed her the money with an unquestionable air, then smiled as if her icy demeanor had melted away:

"Therefore, as the new God of Weather, I command you to accept this money."

"Ritsuka..."

Amano Hina felt the weight of the money in her hand, and she looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with gratitude.

At this point, she finally made up her mind and bowed deeply to Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Thank you, Ritsuka!"

Standing up again, Amano Hina clutched the money tightly in her hand, as if she had grasped the future. At that moment, her vision suddenly blurred, and large tears fell uncontrollably to the ground, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, and her mood seemed to clear up with the sky.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu exchanged a smile, then came to her side and gently comforted her with smiles:

"Okay, okay, stop crying."

"……Um."

Amano Hina nodded heavily, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Just then, she suddenly made a solemn promise to Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"I am very grateful to you, but 100,000 yen is my payment for this time. Please consider the remaining 900,000 yen as a loan. I will pay you back slowly when I reach the age where I can work."

"……what?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka's smile froze; she hadn't expected Amano Hina to pull such a stunt in the end.

But seeing the resolute look in Amano Hina's eyes, she could only sigh deeply and nod in agreement with a wry smile.

"Alright, that's settled then."

Seeing that Fujimaru Ritsuka had agreed to her request, Amano Hina finally felt relieved and showed a genuine smile from the bottom of her heart.

She and her brother no longer have to worry about being separated and can continue living a normal life.

Together with Dad's and Mom's portions.

"So,"

Nodding to Mash and Hina Amano, Ritsuka Fujimaru smiled and snapped her fingers, causing the three of them to vanish from the divine realm in an instant.

The next moment, their figures reappeared on the roof of the abandoned building.

Seeing the nervous looks on the faces of Hodaka Morishima, Nagi Amano, Conan, and Ai Haibara, Ritsuka Fujimaru smiled and gave them an 'OK' sign.

"Successfully completed."

"Really?!"

"Great!"

"You didn't encounter any danger, did you...?"

A flurry of reactions came from the crowd. Fujimaru Ritsuka looked up at the sky, and the dark clouds dissipated, revealing the blazing sun and the clear blue sky once more.

But this time, it won't be fleeting.

"The weather has cleared up."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 373 Fujimaru Ritsuka's Most Desperate Moment

"...and so on, and so forth..."

The Tokyo area weather anomaly incident has come to a complete end. At this moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka is reporting the details of the incident to Leonardo da Vinci.

Upon learning that Yashinaga had long since fallen into godhood, Leonardo da Vinci did not show much surprise, but simply nodded and smiled:

"So this is ah."

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked suspiciously:

"You didn't already know what was going on, did you?"

"Of course that's impossible."

Little Leonardo da Vinci explained with a grin:

"This situation is indeed within the possibilities I have considered, but it is not entirely certain, so it cannot be said that I 'knew it all along'."

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka could only purse her lips and continue speaking.

Upon hearing that the final solution involved Gaia and the Weather God Realm itself, little Da Vinci finally showed interest, nodding occasionally and sometimes appearing thoughtful.

"...In short, that's the current situation."

After Fujimaru Ritsuka finished explaining the situation, a moment later, young Leonardo da Vinci came to his senses and smiled, remarking:

"Planetary consciousness Gaia, absorption ability, divine domain, fixation and repair... It's truly an unexpected solution, yet it inexplicably has Master's style."

"As expected of Master!"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression became somewhat subtle.

"Something feels off... Oh well, I'll just take it as a compliment."

Little Da Vinci winked playfully, then turned her gaze back to the dreamlike realm before them. They were now standing on a floating island in the Weather God Realm.

"No matter how many times you see this, it will always feel amazing."

"indeed."

Mashu couldn't help but sigh, and little Da Vinci chuckled in agreement before turning to Fujimaru Ritsuka and asking with a smile:

"In short, this Weather God Realm now completely belongs to you, Master, right?"

"Well, you could say that."

As they were talking, a group of fish swam over happily and circled around them. Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and reached out her hand, and the fish immediately swarmed over, affectionately seeking to be petted, their attitude completely different from before.

This is not only because she became the ruler of the Weather God Realm, but also because we are grateful to her for saving the God Realm.

Otherwise, these lives would only dissipate along with the divine realm, or in the process, they might accidentally fall from the edge of dissipation into the real world and then perish quickly.

The fish that are photographed online belong to the latter, more unfortunate category.

"Eh--"