Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"right."

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and readily nodded, then took out her phone, turned on the screen, and waved it in front of him.

"This... really is... but...!?"

Gudao opened his mouth slightly, somewhat incredulous.

Isn't Gudako a divine magician living in this era?!

Seeing Gudao's incredulous expression, she explained with a grin:

"I've said this many times before, haven't I? I'm not some kind of magician from the Age of Gods, nor do I live in this era."

"To be precise, I am a magician living in the modern era."

"And this—"

As she spoke, Fujimaru Ritsuka took two cans of cola from her "Treasure Trove," handed one to Gudao, and asked with a smile:

"Want to drink?"

"...Ah, thank you...!"

Gudao belatedly realized that the cola was actually chilled!

Looking at the can of cola in his hand, Gudaofu was instantly overwhelmed by a sense of unreality and illusion.

"If you don't drink it soon, you'll have to warm it up?"

"Ah, yes!"

"Pfft."

Reminded by Fujimaru Ritsuka, Gudao opened the can of cola and carefully took a sip.

The icy liquid and stimulating carbon dioxide bubbles exploded instantly in his mouth, and the familiar taste hit him, making his eyes light up instantly.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka chuckled:

"It must feel great to be able to drink Coke in a place like this!"

"indeed!"

Gudao nodded in deep agreement.

Although you can still drink Coca-Cola after returning to Chaldea, it certainly feels unusual and novel to be able to drink Coca-Cola in this era more than 2,000 years BC.

After shifting his attention away from the cola, he recalled the action of Fujimaru Ritsuka taking out the cola.

The way the cola was produced out of thin air was exactly the same as how King Gilgamesh took out the Holy Grail and showed it to them during the day!

He suddenly remembered what the other person had said at the party earlier—that they had some special connection with King Gilgamesh—and now it seemed to be true.

but……

"A modern magician..."

Looking at the can of cola in his hand, Gudao's expression became increasingly puzzled.

And speaking of which, using magic of this caliber to hold an iced Coke... isn't that a bit extravagant?

"Wait a moment,"

At that moment, Gudao suddenly remembered an equally unbelievable question and asked in bewilderment:

"Is it possible to make phone calls in this day and age?"

He doesn't believe that communication signals existed more than two thousand years ago.

Fujimaru Ritsuka explained with a smile:

"Generally speaking, of course, that won't work."

"But the phone call I just made was a special case, like your communication with Chaldea. You could think of it as a kind of summoning spell, okay?"

"Summoning magic...is this how it works...?"

Gudao was somewhat puzzled, and could only nod with a hint of doubt, then asked with some curiosity:

"What is Gudako doing on the phone? It's okay if you don't want to answer."

"It's really nothing."

Fujimaru Ritsuka waved her hand, then smiled mysteriously:

"Even if I don't say it, you will find out later. To put it simply, I requested some limited assistance."

"No, it's more of a transaction than aid."

"Aid? Deal?"

Seeing Gudao's puzzled expression, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled somewhat embarrassedly:

"Actually, my conversation with Wang during the day wasn't so easy either. In order to gain more freedom, these upcoming aid resources can be considered my ransom."

"Oh, right,"

With this topic brought up, Fujimaru Ritsuka also remembered something else and said to Gudao:

"While this may sound arrogant, I probably won't get involved in your battles, so please don't count on me for anything afterward, okay?"

"Eh?"

Gudao was taken aback again upon hearing this, but he didn't ask any further questions. He simply nodded earnestly and said:

"I see."

"In that case, Miss Gudako, please keep a close eye on us!"

"……Um!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka laughed, raised her cola can and gently tapped it against Gudao's, saying:

"I will keep a close eye on you!"

……

...

Good morning, senior. You must have slept very soundly last night.

"Good morning, Mashu."

The next morning, Gudao and Mashu got up early and went down to the lobby to prepare for today's mission.

Anna woke up after hearing the noise, but she was clearly not as energetic as the other two. She yawned and looked a little sleepy as she said:

"……Good morning……"

"You two...you got up so early...that's amazing."

On the other end of the communication device, Dr. Roman also spoke with a smile:

"Our staff here have changed shifts. Good morning, Fujimaru and Mashu."

"Fu~! Fu~!"

"Good morning."

Gudao responded to each of them.

He was still thinking about his conversation with Fujimaru Ritsuka the night before.

Upon reflection, although they had talked quite a bit, he didn't seem to have gained much truly useful information. Moreover, in his eyes, Fujimaru Ritsuka's image had become even more mysterious.

However, he is now thinking more about the so-called 'aid' that Fujimaru Ritsuka revealed last night.

Although the other party did not reveal any information to him, he inexplicably felt that the assistance that Fujimaru Ritsuka could provide must be something quite powerful.

Therefore, he couldn't help but feel a little expectant.

Oh, right, I need to talk to the doctor and Da Vinci later.

Good morning everyone. Did you get enough rest last night?

Just then, Siduri appeared at the doorway and smiled at the group.

"Miss Siduri!"

Siduri nodded slightly in response, and after glancing around, asked:

"Speaking of which, where is Lady Gudako?"

As for Merlin, the king simply told her to accept that the other party didn't exist.

"Miss Gudako probably hasn't gotten up yet."

Mashu looked at Gudao and volunteered:

"Senior, I'll go call her!"

"Then please."

"Yes!"

So Mashu went upstairs to Fujimaru Ritsuka's room and gently knocked on the door, saying:

"Gudako-san, are you awake yet?"

After a while, a soft, sleepy voice came from the room—

"Mash? I'll just sleep for another five minutes..."

"it is good……"

In that instant, Mashu nodded as if possessed, but quickly regained her senses and shook her head, offering some hesitant advice:

"Miss Gudako, Miss Siduri is already waiting for us downstairs."

“Siduri…?”

"Okay, right away!"

Hearing that Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed to have regained consciousness, Mashu finally breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, some doubts lingered in her mind—

Why did the other person call her name so fluently just now?

A short while later, Fujimaru Ritsuka came downstairs looking refreshed and smiled sheepishly at everyone: