Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Having figured this out, the two stopped dwelling on it, and Fukami Natsuhiko smiled with relief:

"If that's the case, then it will indeed be as we said before..."

"Wait a moment."

Just as the two were returning to their original plan, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly interrupted Fukami Natsuhiko's speech, and looking at the gathered gazes, smiled and said:

"If the curse on Renka and Mr. Fukami is indeed the work of the world itself, then I might as well give it another try."

"...Give it a try?"

Come spicy!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 396 brings us to the much-anticipated event.

Not only were Lianhua and Fukami Natsuhiko puzzled, but even Ereshkigal was somewhat confused. At this moment, Mash laughed happily:

"Yes, senior can go and discuss it with Gaia!"

"Um,"

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded and smiled:

"I'll have to trouble you to look after me from now on, um..."

As she spoke, Fujimaru Ritsuka frowned, suddenly realizing that she was currently in a soul state. This brought to mind another question worth considering—

Can the soul sleep?

"—I said, wait a minute!"

However, before she could think it through, Ereshkigal, who was standing to the side, finally reacted and quickly pulled Fujimaru Ritsuka aside, asking somewhat hesitantly:

"You guys were talking about Gaia just now?... Is it the Gaia I know?"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat surprised and said:

"You didn't know? Didn't Leonardo da Vinci mention it in his own report?"

"Report? What report?"

Ereshkigal asked, puzzled:

"Da Vinci's latest report is about his observations and conjectures regarding the phenomenon of 'world fusion'?"

"So this is ah."

Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly realized.

It seems that Leonardo da Vinci hadn't had time to submit the events of this period, including her action report, which is why Ereshkigal was unaware of them.

"How should I put it?"

After thinking for a moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled somewhat sheepishly and said:

"In short, for various reasons, I have a pretty good relationship with the Earth consciousness of this world—that is, Gaia."

She didn't dare reveal that Gaia in this world had recognized her as his mother, because it sounded somewhat absurd, and it would take even more effort to explain.

"ha--?!"

Even with some content omitted, Ereshkigal still raised his voice in disbelief, attracting the attention of Renka and Fukami Natsuhiko not far away.

However, Ereshkigal, disregarding the stares of others, asked Fujimaru Ritsuka incredulously:

"what is going on?!"

"How did you get involved with Gaia of this world again?!"

"Wait a minute, why can planetary consciousness be born in this world?!"

Ereshkigal's barrage of questions was almost overwhelming for Fujimaru Ritsuka, and from these questions, one could sense the other's turbulent emotions.

Faced with this situation, Fujimaru Ritsuka could only grab her shoulders somewhat forcefully, looking directly into her eyes and saying:

"Darling, calm down!"

Under Fujimaru Ritsuka's gaze, Ereshkigal quickly calmed down. At that moment, she noticed the other person's face so close to hers, and her face immediately turned slightly red. She took a half step back before she could truly regain her composure.

"Okay... so now you can tell me what happened, right?"

"This is it,"

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched her head and said:

"It would be a bit complicated to explain in detail, so how about we deal with the immediate problem first, and I'll explain it slowly afterwards?"

"……All right."

Ereshkigal was clearly still somewhat concerned, but he accepted Fujimaru Ritsuka's solution and decided to leave it alone for the time being.

So, Fujimaru Ritsuka tried to contact Gaia right there, and soon fell asleep.

Mashu said with some surprise:

"So, even souls can sleep?"

……

...

"mom!"

With a familiar voice calling her name, Fujimaru Ritsuka opened her eyes and saw Gaia standing in front of her with a smile on her face.

This is almost becoming standard procedure.

However, before she could speak this time, Gaia chuckled and preemptively said:

"The Paramita Space, [Reason], those two special souls, and the issues you were discussing... I know everything about this matter!"

"Really? That's great!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat surprised, as this undoubtedly saved her a lot of effort in explaining.

Then, she asked with some curiosity:

"Gaia, have you become stronger?"

After all, not long ago, Gaia couldn't even see into the realm of the Eight Gods, but now she can learn about their conversation in the Paramita space, which is obviously a significant improvement over the past.

However, upon hearing her say that, Gaia blushed slightly and said:

"That's not true."

"Eh?"

Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka's puzzled expression, Gaia explained:

“The situation in the Paramita Space is different from that of the Yashinagami's divine realm. That place is not only unclaimed, but it also seems to be part of the world itself, so I didn’t encounter any obstacles when I was observing it, and—”

Gaia paused slightly at this point, then said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Not only did it not encounter any obstacles, but because the compatibility was so good, I didn't even know when it appeared and was absorbed by me."

"If Mom and you hadn't found the people related to it and gone there, I probably wouldn't have even noticed that such a place existed."

"Forehead……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat at a loss for words, but somehow it also felt like something was expected.

Forget it.

She set aside that question for the moment and went straight to the point, asking Gaia:

"Now that you, Gaia, understand the situation, do you have a way to remove the curse on Renka and Mr. Fukami?"

"Yes, I have,"

Gaia nodded easily and said:

"It's actually quite easy to solve, and besides, Mom, you could easily solve their problems too."

Fujimaru Ritsuka was pleased to receive Gaia's affirmative answer, but after hearing the second half of his sentence, she asked with some doubt:

"Why do you say that?"

Speaking of this, Gaia suddenly showed a slightly aggrieved expression and said quietly:

"Mom, have you forgotten? In the very beginning, I gave you the ability to use curses, didn't I?"

"Eh?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned.

She certainly hadn't forgotten about it, but she didn't like the power of curses, so she had Gaia take it back at the time.

However, judging from the meaning of Gaia's words just now—

"Could it be that the so-called [curse] ability also includes the ability to [undo] the curse?"

"Yes, not only that, that [curse] ability should be from the same source as the curse on them."

Gaia nodded, and after speaking, he gave her a resentful look, as if he had been greatly wronged.

"Well, I'm sorry..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka could only scratch her head awkwardly and chuckle sheepishly:

"I never thought there would be such an application."

"Hmph, an apology alone isn't enough, is it?"

Gaia gave a soft hum, suddenly becoming haughty, but it actually made her look quite cute.

Immediately afterwards, a slight smile appeared on her lips as she spoke to Fujimaru Ritsuka in a coquettish tone:

"As compensation for wrongly accusing me, Mom, could you do me a favor?"

For some reason, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt something was off, as if she'd been tricked, but she still nodded and said:

"What help is there? Anything I can do to help."

"I'll definitely be able to help!"