Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Roman said somewhat helplessly:

"Now that you've already noticed the problem, don't open it like a normal envelope."

Fujimaru Ritsuka spread her hands innocently:

"Then what should we do?"

"Do nothing for now."

Roman explained to her:

"To be precise, this is an invitation. Once you open it, you will be transported to another world."

"Another world?"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the invitation in her hand again, and asked in confusion:

Why did you invite me there?

"……and many more!"

As if she had thought of something, her eyes instantly became wary. "Are you going to make me work again?"

"Well……"

Roman chuckled and scratched his head, saying nothing, but everything was understood without being said.

Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly understood, and so—

"Don't go!"

With a slight flick of her wrist, she tossed the invitation aside, and angrily put her hands on her hips as she watched Roman hurriedly catch it:

"Didn't we agree that I'd retire after you saved humanity?!"

"After defeating Goetia, we fought the Alien Gods, then the ORT, and there are all sorts of events that always seem to lead to the end of the world. Now, a whole bunch of other random things have popped up... It's infuriating!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka's complaint was reasonable and well-founded, and Roman could not refute it at all. He could only apologize with a wry smile:

"I'm sorry, Ritsuka. If possible, I also hope that you and Mash can stop fighting and live a happy life like ordinary people."

"but……"

He didn't continue speaking.

But the harsh reality is that after experiencing so many events, Fujimaru Ritsuka is now unlikely to return to the everyday life she desires, whether she likes it or not.

Back to topic.

"In short, my task this time is to deliver the invitation to you. As for your choice, I completely respect your decision."

Roman smiled and said:

"However, I suggest you go and take a look first. Anyway, you can leave anytime."

Fujimaru Ritsuka's ability is truly unique, allowing her to travel freely between different worlds. After becoming a Beast, her abilities have reached an even higher level with the added bonus of "Separate Manifestation".

Now, even if space is locked down, or even the world is completely sealed off, it would probably be difficult to restrict Fujimaru Ritsuka's movements.

But it was precisely because of this that he was able to let Fujimaru Ritsuka make her own choice without having to worry about her safety as he always did.

"Too……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka pondered for a moment and felt that Roman's words made sense, so she reluctantly accepted the invitation again.

At this point, Roman added:

"And besides this, there's another problem..."

He paused slightly halfway through his sentence, then hesitated, saying:

"However, let's discuss this matter after we meet Princess Arcueid."

"what,"

Upon hearing Roman's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka realized that she had almost forgotten the important matter at hand.

In addition, regarding another matter that Roman mentioned, she complained somewhat speechlessly:

"Everything was fine just now, why did you suddenly start asking questions again?"

Roman chuckled:

"There's no way I can explain this clearly on my own, so let's wait until we see Princess Arcueid before we talk about it."

"is it?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced at him suspiciously, but ultimately gave up on investigating further and continued on her way to Arcueid's room.

"—Knock knock."

Finally, without any further incidents, the two arrived safely at Arcueid's bedroom door. Fujimaru Ritsuka stepped forward and gently knocked on the door, saying:

"Princess, are you there?"

"Is this Ritsuka? Please come in."

With permission granted, Fujimaru Ritsuka pushed open the door and went inside, with Roman cautiously following behind.

Arcueid's bedroom is not a standard Chaldean room, but has been modified to connect with her ancient city.

Looking back, the door they came through stood alone on the ground, somewhat like Doraemon's Anywhere Door.

After they entered, the door closed slowly by itself and they disappeared.

"—Welcome, Ritsuka, and nice to meet you, King Solomon."

Arcueid nodded gracefully to them, and Roman immediately responded politely in return:

"Hello, Your Highness Princess Arcueid, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Fujimaru Ritsuka, however, was far from polite. She walked straight up to Arcueid and complained without any attempt to hide her feelings:

"Princess, what exactly are you doing all this time, all mysteriously?"

"Li, Lixiang...!?"

Roman was stunned by Fujimaru Ritsuka's rude attitude towards Arcueid. But what surprised him even more was that Arcueid seemed unconcerned, instead chuckling and comforting him:

"Please don't be impatient, I will explain it to you slowly this time."

"First of all, congratulations on passing the trial."

"Trial?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat bewildered. "What kind of trial is this? Beating up Goetia?"

Arcueid shook his head and said:

"No, it's about becoming BeastV."

"—?!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka froze instantly, countless thoughts flashing through her mind. Then, she asked incredulously:

"You orchestrated this?!"

"Yes or no."

Arcueid then explained in detail.

The plan to transform Fujimaru Ritsuka into a Beast was indeed designed and implemented by the Beasts, led by Goetia, but it was also the result of deliberate manipulation by the two Counter Forces.

Their method of guidance was the barrier of restraint that kept Fujimaru Ritsuka out.

What the beasts didn't know was that turning Fujimaru Ritsuka into a Beast wasn't just their idea, but also the result desired by the Counter Forces.

For this reason, once it was confirmed that Fujimaru Ritsuka had successfully transformed into Beast, the Counter Force Wall was immediately canceled, and everything returned to normal.

It's not that the barrier of restraint has lost its function, but rather that its task has been completed.

"..."

Does the inhibitory force also want her to become Beast?

A silence fell over the room. Arcueid's frank revelation did not enlighten Fujimaru Ritsuka; instead, it only deepened her confusion.

"...But why would they do that?"

There are several reasons,

Arcueid continued:

"First of all, you are qualified to become a Beast. In addition, the existence of the abandoned hole makes your situation very unstable."

Even if Fujimaru Ritsuka has the potential to become a Beast, it is almost impossible for her to transform on her own, given her performance.

However, adding a discarded hole changes that.

The idea behind this restraint is actually the same as that of Goetia and his group.

Rather than letting Fujimaru Ritsuka carry this unstable bomb, who could be killed by the abandoned hole at any time and give birth to a new BeastV, it would be better to actively guide her and let her become a BeastV herself.

"Furthermore, only after doing this can we proceed to the next step."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 524 Become Earth's Ultimate Omega, Fujimaru Ritsuka!

"Next step……?"

"Yes."

Elquite nodded, but instead of continuing immediately, she asked a seemingly unrelated question—

"Ritsuka, you should know that I'm not the real Archetype: Earth yet, right?"

Archetype: Earth, also known as UO, the embodiment of Earth's will, the strongest individual on the planet.

The first spirit origin is the future that should have been in this form; the second spirit origin is the present that became this way due to some accident; the third spirit origin is the past that may have existed if it had not been mistakenly attacked.

The one standing here, who is also the third spirit origin, is the actual embodiment of the Earth's will, and the star spirit closest to Earth's Ultimate Origin.

Even so, she was ultimately only the "closest" candidate for Star Brain, not a formal Earth UO.

"...Since my birth, Gaia and I have been trying to figure out what element I am missing from the real Earth UO."