Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others huddled together, examining the contents of the parchment with great curiosity. The moment they finished reading, Kasukabe Yao, as if afraid of being the first to read it, raised his right hand with all his might and said:

"I'll challenge you!"

Seeing Kasukabe Yō, who had always been indifferent, suddenly burst into unusual enthusiasm, the other three exchanged glances and could only give in to him, relinquishing the number one challenger position.

"Okay, you can have the vanguard, but don't fail, okay?"

"Be careful, Kasukabe-kun."

"Well, I'll do my best."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Kasukabe Yō stepped forward and began negotiating with the griffin.

"May I ride on your back and settle this with 'dignity' as the stake?"

For the proud griffin, 'risking one's dignity' is indeed the most effective provocation, but what surprised everyone even more was—

"I'll risk my life."

Kasukabe Yo said this.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 539 Appraisal of the Gift, Name of the Gift

After the bet was set, Kasukabe Yo climbed onto the back of the griffin and began the challenge of circling the mountain range without being thrown off.

The griffin carried Kasukabe Yao to a high altitude and began flying at an extremely fast speed. Kasukabe Yao clung tightly to its back, and the game, in which dignity and life were at stake, began.

At the coffee shop, Kasukabe Yo only demonstrated the ability to communicate with all animals, but now, seeing her clinging to the griffin's back at such high speed without being thrown off, it's clear that her physical abilities are also completely extraordinary.

It seems that the gifts the other party possesses are far more complex than what was just displayed.

The game's base was indeed quite large, but with the griffin flying at full speed, the game quickly came to an end. Kasukabe Yō, who was never left behind by the opponent from beginning to end, was undoubtedly the winner of the game.

However, the moment after confirming victory, Kasukabe Yo seemed to have reached his limit and slid off the griffin's back.

"what?!"

"Kasukabe-kun!"

Black Rabbit and Kudo Asuka, who were watching from below, couldn't help but cry out in concern.

But just as Black Rabbit was about to jump up to save people, Kasukabe Yo, who was falling from the air, woke up again, lightly flipped over, and then stepped into the air, jumping down step by step in front of everyone's surprised gaze.

"This is... the power of a griffin?"

Although griffins have a pair of wings, the buoyancy generated by their wings alone cannot support the weight of their bodies. As fantasy creatures, they truly rely on the ability of Kasukabe Yō to walk on air when flying.

In other words, Kasukabe Yō's ability is not only to communicate with other species, but also to receive gifts from other species in some way!

Seeing Kasukabe Yo land, the calico cat quickly ran to her feet, climbed onto her shoulder, and asked in a panic:

"Miss, are you okay?"

"Well, I'm fine."

Kasukabe Yo gently stroked the calico cat, while opposite her, Shiro Yasha clapped her hands with a smile and said:

"Wow, that's amazing! You've won this game! ...But speaking of which, is your gift something you were born with?"

"No, it's because of the wood carving my dad gave me that I'm able to communicate with animals like I am now."

Sanmao Cat added to Shiroyasha:

"Miss's father is a sculptor! It is through his works that we are able to communicate with her."

"A sculptor? A wood carver?..."

White Demon leaned closer to Kasukabe Yao and looked at the round wooden plaque around her neck. Both sides of the plaque were carved with intricate geometric lines that kept converging towards the center.

After examining her closely for a moment, she suddenly opened her eyes wide in shock and exclaimed incredulously:

"A circular phylogenetic tree... no, a standalone evolutionary tree, even established as a gift!... That's quite a feat! Truly art!"

"However, the abilities of the gift need to be verified before they can be confirmed. If you're willing, I'd like to buy it."

"no!"

Kasukabe Yo firmly refused, of course. At this moment, Black Rabbit leaned over with a smile and said:

"Then, Lady White Demon, could you please help me with the appraisal? I came here today hoping you could conduct an appraisal of my divine favor!"

"...Let me?"

White Demon immediately showed an embarrassed expression. Appraising blessings was not her specialty, and it was completely unrelated to her.

She had originally planned to offer their commission as a prize for the game, but now things were a bit complicated.

But suddenly, as if she had thought of a good idea, she grinned and said:

"Never mind. Although it's a bit of a luxury, consider it an early congratulatory gift for the revival of your community."

She clapped her hands, and the next moment, four cards of different colors, each shimmering with light, suddenly appeared in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other three.

Izayoi Sakamaki's card is cobalt blue, Asuka Kudo's is burgundy, and Yo Kasukabe's is emerald green.

Fujimaru Ritsuka's card was a golden one, which looked somewhat like a summoning talisman.

"This thing is called a Gift Card, officially known as the 'Laplace Paper,' which is part of Omniscience. The name of the gift noted on it is the name of the 'gift' that is connected to your soul. Just by looking at this, even if you can't identify it, you can understand the true nature of most gifts."

“Normally, the back of the community would display the name and flag of the community, but since you are [No Name], then it will have to be left blank.”

Black Rabbit, standing to the side, added somewhat excitedly:

"Not only that, it's also an ultra-high-level card that can collect materialized blessings and freely rematerialize them! It's an extremely precious gift!"

For example, the [Water Tree] gift they just collected can be directly added to the gift card, and then the card can be used to summon water flow.

"Eh--"

The group examined their cards with great curiosity. Izayoi Sakamaki's card had the blessing name written on it: "The Truth Is Unknown." Asuka Kudo's card had the name "Radiance" written on it. Kasukabe Yo's card had the names "Catalogue of Life" and "No Former."

"Huh? So I'm considered a rare case?"

Upon hearing Izayoi Sakamaki's statement, Shiroya curiously peeked over and saw the words "[Truth Unknown]" clearly marked on the Gift Card. A very interesting change occurred to her face. She snatched the card from his hand and said incredulously:

"Wait, how is this possible...! Even the omniscient [Laplace's Paper]...?!"

"In short, it can't be identified, right? I think that's better."

Izayoi Sakamaki laughed as she snatched the card back from the other person's hand, while Shiroyasha remained unconvinced, staring at the other person with a surprised look, showing how unbelievable this situation was to her.

However, at that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was standing to the side, awkwardly raised her hand and said:

"Um... the blessing card I have seems to be broken."

"Don't talk nonsense, how could the [Laplace Paper] possibly be damaged!"

"—!"

Having just had her worldview challenged, the White Demon stormed up to Fujimaru Ritsuka to inspect her card. However, upon seeing the contents of the card, the other woman was instantly speechless and stood frozen in place.

"Huh?" ×4

Noticing Shiroyasha's unusual behavior, the others curiously gathered around Fujimaru Ritsuka to examine the information on her card, and then, like Shiroyasha, froze in place.

The next moment, Izayoi Sakamaki cried out in disbelief:

"Hey, hey, hey, you're cheating, aren't you?!"

Unlike the other three, whose gift cards only showed one or two "gift names," Fujimaru Ritsuka's gift card was covered with densely packed "gift names," numbering roughly a dozen or twenty.

However, the sheer number of gifts bestowed is not the most outrageous aspect.

The most outrageous part is that after seeing each of the "Gift Names" on the cards, everyone realized that all the Gifts on the cards were exactly the same as Izayoi Sakamaki's "The Truth Is Unclear"!

"..."

Everyone stared silently at the blessing card in Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand, too shocked to know what to say for a moment.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 540 What is the background of Fujimaru Ritsuka?!

After a long while, the White Yaksha muttered to himself with self-doubt:

"Could it be that this thing is really broken...?"

Seeing the other person's dejected appearance, Fujimaru Ritsuka even felt a sense of guilt, as if she had done something wrong, so she tried to comfort her with a smile:

"Well, no matter what it is, it will eventually break down..."

However, faced with such an explanation, White Yaksha once again wore a speechless expression, clearly not entirely convinced.

"...No, wait a minute."

But just then, White Demon seemed to have thought of something and said to Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Could I take a look at the Gift Card temporarily?"

"Ah, okay."

"You just rudely snatch things from me, but you gently ask beautiful girls questions?!"

Ignoring Izayoi Sakamaki's accusations and obtaining her consent, Shiroyasha took the blessing card from Fujimaru Ritsuka, first erasing her information, and then re-entering it.

A moment later, seeing the long string of information on the Gift Card that perfectly matched her own situation, White Yaksha immediately smiled with relief and said happily:

"I knew it couldn't possibly break for no reason!"

Black Rabbit hesitated for a moment before raising his hand and saying:

"If the Gift Card isn't damaged, that means, Ritsuka-sama's situation..."

"Forehead……"

White Demon fell silent again, looked at the innocent-looking Fujimaru Ritsuka, returned the Gift Card to her, and gave a bitter smile, saying helplessly:

"That's just how it is as you see it. There's no other explanation for it right now, is there?"

Although she was reluctant to say it, she had to admit that if Izayoi Sakamaki was a rather mysterious oddball, then Ritsuka Fujimaru was the oddball among oddballs.

In any case, their purpose in coming here was to obtain the blessing appraisal, and they can say that they have achieved their goal.