Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Because of what happened with Enkidu, the Chaldea group carefully verified Merlin's identity this time. Only after he revealed that he had secretly funded Chaldea and replenished its magical resources did they finally gain the trust of Leonardo da Vinci, who knew about this matter.

So, returning to the initial question and recalling Merlin's words, Gudao asked:

"You just said that Enkidu is the direct subordinate of the Magic King? Is he really him?"

Merlin laughed:

"After all, it's already been a while since King Gilgamesh failed to obtain the elixir of immortality and returned to Uruk."

Gilgamesh wanted the elixir in order to resurrect his deceased friend Enkidu.

Mashu murmured:

"So, the other party really was an imposter?"

"No, that's hard to say."

Merlin shook his head and smiled:

“Although the people of Uruk also believe he is an imposter, as you just saw, the combat capabilities he displayed are undoubtedly something that only Enkidu, a weapon created by the gods, could achieve.”

"In terms of ability, the other party is indeed the real Enkidu."

"But,"

Gudao looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said:

"Gudako realized that the other party was not the real Enkidu, and the other party has already indirectly admitted it."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Merlin raised an eyebrow in surprise and said:

"Could you tell me the details of what just happened?"

"of course."

After Gudako recounted the conversation between Fujimaru Ritsuka and Enkidu, Merlin began to pay real attention to Gudako, who had concealed her appearance and seemed quite ordinary.

He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with great interest, stroking his chin and laughing:

"Is this Gudako a magician living in this era?"

At the same time, Dr. Roman also laughed:

"I never imagined that Gudako-san was a magician from the Age of Gods. That makes sense now."

The magical energy concentration in the Age of Gods was exceptionally high. The "Root" that later magicians sought so desperately was right beside them. Therefore, in the Age of Gods, magic and sorcery were synonymous, and all magicians were sorcerers.

Moreover, magicians in later generations usually only consume their own magical power, or small source, to perform magic, so they pay great attention to their own magical power.

For magicians of the Age of Gods, the amount of magic power within their own bodies is not important at all, because they can directly mobilize the magic power in the environment, or even directly draw magic power from the source, that is, the Great Source.

If Gudako is a magician from the Age of Gods, then everything makes sense.

However, Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her head again and said:

"I am neither a magician from the Age of Gods nor a magician living in this era."

"As for why I know Enkidu, well, well..."

When this question was raised, she didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

Actually, she said those things unconsciously because she was used to opening boxes, and now she's starting to regret it.

Faced with the curious and inquisitive gazes of the crowd, she could only bite the bullet and explain:

"In short, it's due to some rather special circumstances."

"..."

Faced with Fujimaru Ritsuka's stiff explanation, the group exchanged glances and tacitly reached a consensus—

This Gudako doesn't seem to be very good at lying.

Thus, the image of Fujimaru Ritsuka in their minds began to take shape: a mage servant from the Age of Gods who lived in this era and was not very good at lying.

"..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka said, "Whatever makes you happy."

It seems that Merlin hasn't figured out her true identity yet, which is good news for her.

Back to the point.

Having confirmed that Merlin was trustworthy, they then began their journey towards Uruk under his leadership.

Because they had wasted a lot of time during the day, they would not arrive until the next day, so they camped in the forest to rest that night.

During this time, Merlin revealed more current information to them.

He is not like Gudako and Anna, who are unaffiliated servants summoned by human reason.

Although he used some tricks to make himself susceptible to being summoned, it was thanks to a powerful summoner that he was able to be successfully summoned.

His master was none other than King Gilgamesh of this era.

Not only him, but King Gilgamesh summoned a total of seven Servants to resist the invasion of the Three Goddesses Alliance.

However, several Servants have already sacrificed themselves in battle.

Sitting by the campfire, Merlin smiled and said:

"I originally went out on a mission given to me by the king, and I met Anna by chance in the forest."

Anna spoke calmly:

"We entered into a cooperation agreement for our respective purposes."

"And then, I got scammed."

They had originally agreed to go to the temple and defeat the goddess as soon as possible, but after the contract was signed, Merlin just kept taking her around and had no intention of defeating the goddess at all.

"To put it conservatively, Merlin is the embodiment of all the dishonesty in the world."

"Don't be so blunt about the facts,"

Merlin scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, then smiled and said:

"And look, our current strength is simply insufficient to deal with the goddess. If we want to succeed, we really need to gather as much power as possible first, right?"

"Humph."

Anna snorted coldly and didn't say anything more.

Seeing this, Gudao extended his hand to Anna and smiled:

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

"...No need for a handshake, please don't come near me."

"I don't like humans."

Anna didn't appreciate Gudao's goodwill, which made Gudao feel a little awkward.

She hid her face under her cloak, then subconsciously moved closer to Fujimaru Ritsuka, unaware that the space between them was already small, causing their bodies to press together.

"?!"

Feeling the warmth emanating from Fujimaru Ritsuka, Anna froze for a moment, then quickly distanced herself, burying her head even lower.

However, she had some doubts.

Why could she sense a familiar aura emanating from the other person?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 411 The organization has decided that you will be in charge of providing assistance.

Before Anna could figure out where that familiar aura was coming from, she suddenly felt a weight on her left shoulder as Fujimaru Ritsuka's head rested casually on her shoulder, and her entire body weight pressed down on her.

"you--?!"

Anna froze on the spot for a moment, stunned by the other party's bold move, and even at a loss for what to do.

But soon she noticed the even breathing coming from under the other person's cloak. She tried to push the other person, but received no response.

"...Asleep?"

Noticing the commotion, Merlin looked over and saw Fujimaru Ritsuka sleeping soundly against Anna. He smiled in surprise:

"Oh my, oh my, you're already asleep?"

"I don't know if it's because I'm too tired, or because I slept so well?"

Anna glanced at him and said:

"Perhaps it's because Merlin's speech was too boring."

Merlin's smile froze instantly:

"...Although I do indeed have the blood of a nightmare, such a statement is still very hurtful to me."

"Fuu~! Fuu!"

Seeing Merlin's humiliation, Fou mercilessly let out a mocking cry. Not only that, but a burst of cheerful laughter seemed to come from Chaldea on the other end of the communication device, the voice sounding like it came from a doctor.

On the other side, after Anna calmed down, she carefully placed Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was leaning against her, on the prepared grass, her movements very gentle.

This action once again caught Merlin's attention, and he clicked his tongue in amazement, resting his chin on his hand:

"How could Anna, who claims to hate humans, treat others so gently?"

"...Say one more word and I'll kill you."

"Yes, I'll shut up."

Anna looked at him coldly, and Merlin finally shut his mouth and raised his hands in surrender.

Seeing this, she quickly looked away and turned her gaze back to Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was sleeping on the ground, her eyes full of inquiry and doubt.

Because of the contact just now, she could feel the familiar aura on the other person more clearly. No, to be precise, there were many of them, which made it somewhat difficult for her to investigate.

It's just this feeling...

On the other side, Merlin turned to Gudao and Mashu and smiled: