Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

For some reason, when mentioning Roman, the adult Leonardo da Vinci seemed to have a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.

"Ah, okay."

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu nodded in agreement, but at the same time felt something was off.

Is it because the doctor is back? Da Vinci seems to be in a very high spirits.

Despite their doubts, the two left the bedroom and headed straight for the control room. This time, they were fortunate enough to encounter few obstacles and arrived at the control room quickly.

"Everyone, we're back!"

The control room door opened, and Fujimaru Ritsuka greeted everyone with a smile, as always.

But the next moment, upon seeing the scene before them, both of them were stunned—

Roman returned to Chaldea before them and is currently in the control room. However, beside Roman is another Servant whose face is rarely seen in the control room—

Queen of Sheba.

The other person was smiling and talking to Roman, but Roman was looking extremely cautious, barely daring to breathe, which looked rather comical.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately understood the situation, and a gloating smile appeared on her lips as well.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 520 Roman and the Queen of Sheba, Discussion

The Queen of Sheba appears in the Old Testament (Book of Kings) and the New Testament. She is said to be a mysterious queen who ruled the Kingdom of Sheba, located south of Jerusalem.

She once visited Jerusalem with a large amount of tribute in order to seek advice from the famous sage Solomon. She posed three riddles to Solomon, but he understood them all. The queen was also very impressed by the prosperity of Jerusalem.

After that, the Queen and King Solomon exchanged gifts and then embarked on their journey home.

This is some of the basic information they have, but according to insiders, the relationship between the two does not seem to be as simple as described above.

For example, the whistleblower, King David, the father of Solomon, told the Queen of Sheba that it was fine to call him "father-in-law," but the Queen of Sheba also expressed some embarrassment.

However, judging from the current situation, the relationship between the two is definitely not simple!

Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes lit up; she sensed a hint of gossip.

"Ritsuka, Mashu, you're back~!"

Upon seeing the two figures, Roman's eyes lit up as if he had seen saviors. He smiled apologetically at Sheba, then, as if fleeing from someone, hurried towards the two, asking with concern:

"How was the journey back? Nothing unexpected happened, right?"

"We didn't encounter any unexpected problems, but..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at him amusedly, glanced at Sheba, and asked curiously:

"What's the situation now?"

Roman, with a pained expression, leaned close to Fujimaru Ritsuka and whispered an explanation:

"It's all that Goetia's fault...!"

It must be said that the changes in New Chaldea are indeed significant.

From its original simple Antarctic base to its current status as a super space battleship capable of easily traversing the Imaginary Sea and Lostbelts, he truly doesn't recognize the way anymore.

So he readily agreed to Getia's offer to lead the way without much thought.

"...So he took me to the room in Sheba and made her take over his job and show me the way!"

Roman's tone was filled with gritted teeth and his expression was full of resentment, while Fujimaru Ritsuka, after hearing the whole story, was struggling to suppress her laughter.

Is this the simple, unadorned power struggle between the Magic King and human evil?

She tried to look sympathetic, patted Roman on the shoulder, and said with a forced smile:

"You've really worked hard. Don't worry, I'll teach him a lesson later."

Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka's smiling face, Roman could only sigh deeply.

"Ugh……"

"—King Solomon,"

"I'm here!"

Upon hearing the call from Sheba behind him, Roman instantly stood at attention, looking utterly timid.

"Ritsuka, Mashu, you're back."

Sheba approached the three women, smiled and nodded in greeting, and then said:

"You seem to have something important to discuss. In that case, I won't disturb you any longer."

Upon hearing this, Roman secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then she looked at Roman with a smile and said:

"So let's talk about it slowly after we get down, King Solomon."

"……Yes."

Sheba finally left the control room, but watching the other's departing figure, Roman's face fell, and he couldn't feel happy at all.

At this moment, the adult Leonardo da Vinci approached with a smile and teased:

"That's pretty good. He's only just returned and he's already reunited with his father and wife. Such perfect treatment must make many of the Servants in Chaldea envious."

"Please, have some decency and stop kicking me when I'm down."

Roman was exasperated and begged for mercy, his head throbbing:

"Besides, neither I nor Sheba are...! In short, the situation is quite complicated..."

"It's okay, I don't mind if you take your time..."

"All right!"

At this moment, the new director, Goldrov Mujik, suddenly spoke up, interrupting the two men's conversation, and said with a serious expression:

"Let's talk about the reunion later! Now is not the time for jokes!"

"Romani Archaman, I know you. Although you were previously in the position of doctor and commander, now that you have been summoned again as a Servant, I will carefully consider and reassign your specific duties."

"Ah, yes!"

Roman nodded subconsciously, and looking at the other person's stern expression, he whispered to Fujimaru Ritsuka beside him:

"This must be the new director? He's quite the imposing figure."

Upon hearing Roman's assessment, Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression was somewhat amused:

"No, I think the fat director is probably just..."

"He just saw that you seemed easy to bully and wanted to use this to rebuild his long-lost authority."

The adult Leonardo da Vinci chuckled and took over the conversation, then looked at the portly director and said with a grin:

"But are you sure it's really okay to talk to him like this?"

"You should know that the current Second Magician, the Archmage, and the founder of the Clock Tower's Mineral Department, the Gemstone Elder—Kishia Zelrich Schbein'ogu; and the founder and Dean of the Clock Tower, and the monarch of the Heritage Department—Brisisan. Both of them are this guy's disciples."

Upon hearing this, Goldruff Mujik's ruddy, chubby face gradually turned deathly pale, while the adult Leonardo da Vinci continued to chuckle:

"If you accidentally offend this guy, your entire family might be wiped out in an instant, you never know?"

Holmes nodded in agreement:

"Even if the other party is magnanimous and doesn't hold a grudge against your family, you'll probably be in deep trouble yourself, won't you?"

"This...this ...

Goldrov Mujik was completely terrified, losing all his previous authority. He looked at Roman timidly, wanting to say something, but stammered and couldn't utter a single word.

Looking at Leonardo da Vinci, who was grinning like a fox, Roman smiled wryly and helplessly:

"Don't try to scare people with my name. Besides, I don't have that kind of ability."

"I'm sorry, new director, for causing you trouble. Just treat me like an ordinary person."

"...Really, really?"

Goldruff Mujik glanced cautiously at Roman, and after confirming that the other man didn't seem to be angry, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Great, I don't have to be silenced!

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Then he deliberately coughed twice, trying to regain his dignified demeanor, nodded to Roman, and smiled:

"Then, Mr. Roman, let's discuss the position in more detail later."

"Okay, please."

"Hahaha, how could that be! This is my duty as the director of New Chaldea..."

Seeing the new director's arrogant yet obsequious demeanor, Roman scratched his head and chuckled helplessly, while Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others beside him couldn't help but chuckle as well.

Goldrov Mujik was also a little embarrassed, but there was nothing he could do. The other party's identity was so powerful, and he had indeed acted impulsively just now.

So, he could only lash out in anger and embarrassment:

"Alright, everyone, be serious. We're about to get down to business!"

Hearing him say that, everyone suppressed their smiles and became serious, and began to get down to business.

U-Olgamarie and Roman, who had returned ahead of schedule, had already given them a general overview of the current situation. The problem they now faced was—

How should we deal with the situation where two major forces are targeting Fujimaru Ritsuka?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 521: An Unexpected Development, Questioning

On the Chaldea side, Holmes spoke first, smiling at Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Regarding the truth of this incident, we only noticed a clue after you returned to Chaldea and left again last time, and we recently uncovered the truth and began to try to solve the problem."

"That time?"

"Yes."