Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"If that's the case, then it's true..."

Gudafu and Mashu also felt a strong hunger after hearing what Fujimaru Ritsuka said, so they nodded in agreement happily.

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"Then let's go eat together."

"Fu~!"

Seeing this, Anna on the side did not say anything, but just followed silently.

The four of them came to a restaurant. Gudafu and others had completed the commission of the owner of this restaurant before and were very familiar with the place. So as soon as the four of them entered the door, they were warmly received by the owner.

"It's Fujimaru and the others, please come in! I'll give you a 10% discount, haha!"

Hearing this, Gudafu also responded happily:

"thank you boss!"

This warm hospitality finally gave them a sense of temporary return to peace.

The food was served quickly, and the hungry people had no time to chat and started to eat voraciously, gobbling it up like a whirlwind.

Finally filling his stomach, Fujimaru Ritsuka placed his hands on the table, squinted his eyes slightly, and sighed with satisfaction:

“Alive—!”

Looking at the appearance of Fujimaru Ritsuka, Gudauf and Mashu couldn't help but smile at each other.

Then, Mashu seemed to have thought of something and asked curiously:

"Come to think of it, it was Miss Gudako who helped us all retreat safely, right?"

"Of course, what is the situation?"

"This..."

Hearing Mash's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and briefly described the situation at that time.

Then, as expected, Gudafu and Mash became curious about the secret weapon she used against the Gorgons.

"Secret weapon..."

However, seeing that she had no intention of explaining herself, Gudafu and Mashu did not pursue the matter further, but kept their curiosity to themselves.

After all, there are already enough unsolved mysteries about Miss Gudako, so this one won’t be a big deal.

After finishing their meal, the four of them left the restaurant and prepared to return to the Chaldea Embassy. However, at this moment, Anna, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke to Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Um... Miss Gudako, can I talk to you?"

"Eh?"

Hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted, nodded and smiled:

"of course."

So Anna nodded slightly to Gudafu and Mashu, and took Fujimaru Ritsuka to another direction.

"Um, Senior,"

As they left, Mash asked Gudafu:

"Since you came back, has Miss Anna been acting a little strange? She seems to be very concerned about Miss Gudako?"

That's already a pretty euphemistic statement.

In fact, during the time they were working together, Anna's glances towards Fujimaru Ritsuka could only be described as 'frequent', and the emotions in her eyes were very complicated.

This made Mashu a little curious. She wondered what had happened between the two of them during this period of time.

"Maybe it's because Miss Gudako saved him?"

Gudafu tried to make a guess, but he didn't quite understand it.

But compared to curiosity, he felt more of a pity.

Because, he actually wanted to talk to Fujimaru Ritsuka, but he didn't expect that Anna would get there first.

"In that case, let's go back first."

"Ah."

-

Anna and Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't walk far. They just stopped at a slightly remote alley.

Then, Anna looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and after a moment of silence, she slowly spoke:

"...Ms. Gudako, did you recognize my real name as well?"

"Of course."

"…Then, aren't you afraid of me?"

Unlike non-human beings like Merlin and Ishtar, Fujimaru Ritsuka is a human who lives in the same era as Gudafu and others. One of the reasons why she doesn't want to reveal her real name in front of Gudafu and others is that she is worried that the other party will be afraid of her as a monster.

"Hey, is this the question you want to ask?"

However, Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little surprised when he heard this, and then said with a smile:

"Of course not, after all, we are companions!"

"My friend... is this so..."

Looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka's smiling face, Anna finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then became thoughtful.

"Is this okay?"

At this time, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked with a smile:

"I thought you wanted to ask about what happened just now."

"!"

When this matter was mentioned, Anna reacted instantly, and then whispered shyly:

"...I also want to ask that question, that is, that——"

"Why does Miss Gudako have the voice of a sister?"

This is right!

Fujimaru Ritsuka laughed and explained with ease:

"Actually, just like the situation between me and Gilgamesh, I also have some connections with Stheno and Euryale. We can be considered friends."

"You, know the sisters...?"

However, after hearing her say this, Anna's tone became a little doubtful.

Because she knew it all too well, how much her two sisters hated them for treating them as monsters, persecuting them, and wanting to separate their humanity.

Not to mention making friends with humans...

Sensing Anna's suspicion, Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly reacted and said with his chin in embarrassment:

"Speaking of which, this is indeed a little hard to prove. Let me think about it..."

"Well, how about this."

As if he had thought of something, Fujimaru Ritsuka snapped his fingers and smiled at Anna:

"Do you want to meet them?"

"...?!!!"

-

night.

As expected, the Chaldean Embassy was brightly lit, and everyone gathered together, raising their glasses.

"Cheers——!" xn

After a rest in the afternoon, Gudafu recovered a lot of his spirit. Ushiwakamaru, Leonidas I and others returned from the front line, Merlin arrived as promised, and in addition there was Miss Siduri, and even Ishtar came.

No, to be more precise, it was Ereshkigal who borrowed Ishtar's body to carry out activities on the surface of the earth.

According to the other party, Ishtar started sleeping in the daytime and her body was not needed, so she borrowed it temporarily.

but--

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

Because he raised the glass so loudly, Ereshkigal's expression twisted in a sudden pain.

“Damn it… What the hell is wrong with this body? Why do I feel so sore all over and my chest feels stuffy…!”

"I remember that the injury wasn't serious?!"

Siduri smiled and explained:

"After all, you and Lady Ishtar are currently possessed by only the body of a human girl. Naturally, there is a huge difference in strength between that of a god, so please be careful with your actions."

"hateful……!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka watched the scene in front of him with a smile, then glanced around the room and sighed:

"Unfortunately, the only one missing is King Gilgamesh, but he's busy right now, right?"

"indeed,"

Siduri replied:

"Because the decisive battle has been confirmed to be held in ten days, the king is now urgently allocating resources and adjusting various combat plans, so he is a little busier than usual."

Gudafu on the side couldn't help but sigh:

"The king is really busy."

It is hard to believe that King Gilgamesh, who appears so wise now, was a famously cruel tyrant in his youth.

"But is this really okay?"

Hearing their conversation, Ereshkigal said:

"After all, that guy just died of exhaustion yesterday, right?"

"...Eh!?"