Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"Alright, the curse has been removed."

"Eh……?"

Although the two had already sensed the changes within their bodies, the fact that Fujimaru Ritsuka's actions were so nonchalant still made Renka and Fukami Natsuhiko feel somewhat dazed and unreal.

The curse that had plagued them for thousands of years was so easily resolved?

As expected, I didn't get Nero.

How can it be repaired?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 398 Resolved, Return, Chaldea People Arrive

The incident has been completely resolved, and everyone has returned to the real world.

It was already getting late, and returning to Tokyo would be too late, so Fujimaru Ritsuka called Leonardo da Vinci, briefly explained the situation, and decided to stay another night and return the next morning.

This time, Ereshkigal did not return to Chaldea immediately, but chose to stay with them at the inn for one night.

According to her, she would absolutely not leave until she understood the situation clearly.

On the other side, Renka and Fukami Natsuhiko finally accepted the current situation and once again expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"it's okay."

Fujimaru Ritsuka waved her hand and looked at Renka with a smile:

"In short, please take care of me from now on."

Now she has become the controller of the Paramita space and the agent of the goddess of the underworld, while Lianhua, as an existence attached to the Kaleidoscope, is in a sense equivalent to an apostle of the underworld.

In other words, she and Lianhua can now be considered to have a superior-subordinate relationship.

Lianhua was fully aware of this, and respectfully bowed, saying:

"Please continue to guide me in the future..."

"...Ritsuka."

She thought about it for a moment, but still didn't add 'sir' after Ritsuka's name.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded in satisfaction and smiled:

"Then let's go back."

It was dinnertime, and after returning to the hotel and rebooking rooms, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others headed straight to the restaurant, where they happened to run into Nanakaku Hizuru and his group who were having dinner.

Upon seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu again, the group was somewhat surprised and said:

"Ritsuka, you haven't left yet?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched her cheek and laughed:

“We felt it was too hasty to leave now, so we decided to stay another night and leave tomorrow morning.”

"makes sense."

Tsukigaki Kaoren nodded knowingly, without doubting the explanation.

Meanwhile, Huang Gongxiao, standing to the side, looked at Lianhua and Fukami Natsuhiko with great interest and asked with a smile:

"You two seem to be in a good mood. Did something good happen?"

"Eh? Well..."

Fukami Natsuhiko paused for a moment, scratching his head, unsure how to answer, but the bright smile on his face was indeed hard to suppress.

Renka and Fukami Natsuhiko exchanged a glance, and Renka smiled slightly, a rare occurrence for them:

"It's a secret."

"Eh--"

Seeing this, Huang Gongxiao drawled, glanced at Lianhua in her middle school uniform, then looked at Fukami Natsuhiko, and said meaningfully:

"Although I can't really say anything, associating with a minor is a crime, Mr. Fukami..."

"No, um, I..."

Fukami Natsuhiko was instantly drenched in sweat. He opened his mouth to explain something, but found that he had no way to explain it.

They say they've been in love for over a thousand years?

Or is it that Lianhua is not human in this life, so she is not considered a minor?

This is so tricky...

So he could only turn to Lianhua for help, but Lianhua had no intention of helping at all, and just stood by and sneered.

"Hehehe..."

Seeing all this, Nanakaku realized that something might have happened, so he turned his probing gaze to Fujimaru Ritsuka, who returned an affirmative look and shook her head slightly.

Seeing this, Nanfang Rihe seemed to be deep in thought.

Because this incident involves the private information of Renka and Fukami Natsuhiko, it is probably impossible to share it with them.

Unless the two of them are willing to tell Nanfang Rihe their story.

But this possibility is not very high.

Ereshkigal was summoned temporarily and was not suitable to appear in front of everyone, so it transformed into a spirit form and silently stayed by Fujimaru Ritsuka's side, curiously observing everything around it.

After finishing their meal, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu returned to their room, where Ereshkigal finally appeared.

She stood with her arms crossed over Fujimaru Ritsuka, and said in a deliberately authoritative manner:

"Now you should tell me what really happened, right?"

Ereshkigal's feigned dignified demeanor only made him seem more adorable to Fujimaru Ritsuka, who nodded and smiled:

"Of course."

"Let me start by telling you about my first meeting with Gaia..."

So, Ereshkigal then turned into a machine of surprise, occasionally letting out a gasp, especially after learning about her relationship with Gaia in this world, at which point she almost crashed.

"...That's all there is to it."

"..."

After hearing the whole story, Ereshkigal fell into a long silence, seemingly unable to process such explosive information.

After a long while, she slowly came to her senses, her gaze towards Fujimaru Ritsuka filled with indescribable complex emotions, and she sighed:

"...Although I already understood this a long time ago, I have to say that your journey is still full of all sorts of surprises."

"With just a moment's carelessness, I've created a situation that even the gods find shocking."

"Should I say it's you?"

"Um……"

After hearing Ereshkigal's assessment, Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression became somewhat subtle as she said:

"I'll take that as a compliment."

"That's certainly an undeniable compliment."

Ereshkigal readily agreed, smiling as he said:

"To gain the trust of the planetary consciousness of another world while being a human being, in a sense, you have once again accomplished a feat that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and you have once again proven yourself."

"That's quite an achievement!"

"Well……"

Hearing such undisguised praise, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt a little embarrassed.

"And, since that's the case..."

At the same time, Ereshkigal, as if thinking of something, revealed a meaningful smile and said:

"Things seem to be getting interesting..."

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked with some confusion:

"Irene, darling?"

"...Ahem, it's nothing."

Realizing he had spoken out of turn again, Ereshkigal coughed twice and pretended nothing had happened.

"stare--"

Fujimaru Ritsuka stared at her suspiciously. After this situation had happened several times in a row, she roughly understood that the other party was hiding something from her.

Feeling uneasy under Fujimaru Ritsuka's gaze, Ereshkigal quickly stood up and said:

"Alright, I understand the situation. Now that the matter is resolved, I should return to Chaldea..."

"Wait a minute, Ellie."

Just before Ereshkigal was about to leave, Fujimaru Ritsuka called her back, smiling and inviting her:

"Now's the perfect time. If it's alright, how about we soak in a hot spring together and leave the next day?"

"Let's go soak in the hot springs together..."

Looking at the private hot spring in the room, Ereshkigal was clearly tempted, but he hesitated to agree directly because of his goddess-like demeanor, appearing somewhat awkward.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka took her hand and smiled affectionately:

"Speaking of which, I have only just become the manager of the Underworld. As a senior, could you stay and pass on some experience in managing the Underworld to me?"

"And how about we go for a soak in a hot spring together?"

Ereshkigal's eyes lit up, and he deliberately feigned reluctance as he said:

"That's true. After all, Ritsuka, this is your first time managing the Underworld. You lack experience, so we do need to teach you some essential knowledge."

"In that case, I'll reluctantly stay another night."

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu exchanged a smile.