Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"Then I'll go back first. You guys should also go to bed early!"

"OK, good night."

"You've only been here for a while and you're leaving already?"

"That's what we call hanging out. Good night."

"Haha, then I wish you a good dream."

After chatting for a while, Fujimaru Ritsuka greeted Anna and Merlin and waved goodbye.

She saw that Anna seemed to want to talk to Merlin, but it was a bit inconvenient for her to do so, so she simply gave the space to the two of them and returned to her own tent to rest.

Although she was very curious about the conversation that would follow, the most important thing was to respect Anna's wishes.

“Miss Gudako, what on earth is she…?”

Looking in the direction where Fujimaru Ritsuka left, recalling the mysterious conversation she had just had with Merlin, Anna couldn't help but sound a little hesitant.

The other party, like her, is a masterless servant who has not provided any information about himself to the Chaldea group so far, nor has he signed a contract with Gudafu.

But the other party was different from her. He had no intention of avoiding contact with others during his actions and integrated into the entire group very naturally.

Perhaps influenced by the other party, she gradually...

"She's different from us."

At this time, Merlin on the side said with a smile:

"We are not human beings. In order to survive in human society, it is understandable that we hide our non-human side."

"It's like the reason you keep your distance from humans is not because you hate them, but because you are afraid of them, afraid that they will know your true nature, afraid that you will be hated. This is a precious emotion."

"As for the other party, it is based on a completely different and complex reason, so their usual actions appear to be different from ours."

"……I see."

Anna nodded slightly.

"Besides, this has nothing to do with you, Merlin?"

"You can't say that..."

-

The next morning.

"——The time has come. The sun has risen seven points."

Leonidas I stood in front of everyone and said:

"Most monsters will be hungry during this time, and will attack immediately if they see prey."

Ushiwakamaru smiled and said:

"But I don't intend to be food. Let's defeat them!"

"please."

Leonidas nodded and continued:

"According to yesterday's observations, there are about 300 demon beasts patrolling around Nippur City. Corresponding to them are Lord Ushiwakamaru, Lord Musashibo, Lord Gudako, and 200 elite soldiers."

"Although I would like to mobilize more support, the defense of the north wall can no longer be reduced."

"Before the citizens of Nippur leave the vicinity of Nippur, please make sure to lure away the monsters."

"Understood!" x3

The three of them nodded decisively.

Needless to say, the soldiers were naturally handed over to Ushiwakamaru for command, with Musashibo Benkei as the deputy commander. Fujimaru Ritsuka said that she could not do this kind of job herself.

Then, Ushiwakamaru turned to the Chaldean group and said with a smile:

"When the sun rises, the operation should be over. I hope to have lunch with everyone..."

"stop--!"

Before Ushiwakamaru could finish her words, Fujimaru Ritsuka interrupted her and said seriously:

"I say, this kind of death flag can't be put up randomly."

"Death...Flag?"

Ushiwakamaru suddenly became a little confused and asked:

"what is that?"

Hearing these words that did not belong to this era, Gudafu could not help but smile. Due to time constraints, he could only briefly explain:

"It's just like some unlucky words that you shouldn't say before going to war."

"Not auspicious words... I see. Is this some custom from later generations?"

Ushiwakamaru nodded as if he understood, then asked humbly:

"So what do you usually say in your time?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka held his chin and thought:

"This question is a bit complicated. Some simple words of encouragement are fine, but other than that... anyway, just treat it as an ordinary mission."

Even deliberately saying something negative might have a better effect, which is reverse toxicity, but for ancient people like Ushiwakamaru, this method might still be too advanced.

"?"

Ushiwakamaru and the others seemed a little confused about this strange custom, but in the end they imitated Fujimaru Ritsuka and simply waved goodbye to everyone, saying with a smile:

"Then we will go ahead!"

……

...

The three men led the soldiers out of the city and headed towards the city of Nippur openly. Before long, they successfully attracted the attention of many monsters along the way.

"Pfft."

With a flash of the sword, the head of the last monster in front of him, Muxiu Huxiu, was chopped off. Ushiwakamaru swung the sword in the air, shaking off the monster's blood on it, while looking at the battle situation of others.

The situation on Musashibo Benkei's side was similar to hers. As for Fujimaru Ritsuka, he summoned Atalanta's spiritual shadow again. Arrows cut through the air, accurately and fatally taking away one monster after another.

Compared to the situation of the three of them, the situation on the soldiers' side was much more lively.

"Da da da da da da......!"

Amid the deafening roar from guns, the last monster finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground, losing its voice.

Even the terrifying monsters that existed in the Age of Gods, as long as they have not escaped the category of living creatures, will ultimately be unable to withstand the power of modern killing weapons.

Of course, since the monsters are so thick-skinned and tough, even with modern weapons, they must be quickly destroyed by concentrated fire.

What they also didn't expect was that because the sound of gunfire was too obvious in the wilderness, their tactic of attracting the enemy's attention was more successful than planned.

In this wave alone, they attracted more than twenty magical beasts, accounting for one-tenth of the total number of magical beasts observed yesterday.

Seeing this, Ushiwakamaru couldn't help but laugh:

"If this goes smoothly, maybe we can directly eliminate the monsters around Nippur City!"

Musashibo Benkei echoed and admonished:

"That's true, but it's better to be careful."

"Of course I understand."

Ushiwakamaru couldn't help but look to the other side and said:

"Come to think of it, Lord Fujimaru and the others should have already set off, right?"

Then, she frowned slightly, sighed with some confusion and regret:

"Unfortunately……"

Just yesterday, Gilgamesh specially summoned her and ordered her not to enter the city of Nippur. Otherwise, she would have liked to act with Gudafu and the others.

In addition, there is one thing that everyone knows.

Gilgamesh was known to have clairvoyance that could see into the future, and he had specifically ordered her not to enter the city of Nippur for no apparent reason, apparently because he had seen something.

So, what did King Gilgamesh see?

After reorganizing the team, they continued to move forward, successfully attracting more and more magical beasts along the way. Their progress became slower and slower, as if all the magical beasts near the city of Nippur were flocking to them.

This is also the picture they expected to see.

According to the time, Gudafu and others should have arrived at the west gate of Nippur.

At this moment, Ushiwakamaru seemed to notice something and his brows suddenly furrowed.

"Wait, something seems wrong."