Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"Bam! Boom! Bam!..."

In front of Solomon's Throne in the Grand Temple of Time, Mashu and Goetia were engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand combat. Judging from the battle situation, Mashu, who was blessed with many auxiliary magics, actually suppressed Goetia and had the upper hand.

“Is it possible to do this…?”

Roman stared at Mashu in battle. No one knew better than him how strong Goetia was.

The fact that Mashu could fight to this extent was completely beyond his imagination.

but……

"Drink——!"

"Pfft!"

Mashu, who seized the opportunity, shouted and swung the shield in her hand vigorously. The shield blade, which was not too sharp, pierced directly into Goetia's chest with great force. The sound of the shield piercing the flesh was clearly heard by everyone.

Goetia spat out a mouthful of blood, and then Mash lifted him up over her head along with the shield and threw him away, hitting the steps of the throne again, creating a shallow hole.

“This strike…!”

The Chaldeans looked expectantly in the direction where Goetia fell. Mash took a slight breath but remained alert.

At this time, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly ordered:

"Defend quickly!"

The moment she received the command, Mashu immediately raised her shield almost instinctively. The next moment, a laser beam filled with rich magical power hit Mashu's shield hard!

Although there was no way to break through the defense, the powerful impact force still pushed Mashu dozens of meters away and returned to Fujimaru Ritsuka's front.

When the beam of light dissipated, Goetia's figure reappeared in front of everyone. The wound on his chest caused by Mash was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was back to normal in the blink of an eye.

He said calmly:

“…Is that all?”

With the huge band of light behind him, he has almost infinite energy. Unless he can be killed completely in an instant, any injury will be meaningless to him.

And how long can Chaldea maintain its current pace?

"Are you still pretending?"

Seeing his expression, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but laugh:

"You didn't seem to be so calm when you attacked him just now. Did you not expect to be beaten like this, and then you got angry out of humiliation?"

"Humph,"

Goetia snorted coldly:

"I'm just a little fed up, that's all. Our Millennium Plan is just around the corner, and I don't have time to waste with you."

"So... let's destroy it quickly, Chaldea!"

The third treasure was activated again, and the huge light band in the sky slowly flowed, gathering energy above Goetia's head again, but -

"Mashu, go!"

"Yes!"

Mashu raised her shield and rushed forward, coming in front of Goetia and smashing it down hard. Goetia held on with both hands. While the two of them were in a stalemate, energy was still slowly gathering.

Goetia smiled cruelly and said:

"If this continues, we won't be able to protect even one person."

However, Mashu was unmoved by Goetia's words because she trusted Fujimaru Ritsuka's instructions more.

At this moment——

"…Respect it, worship it…Feel it here, something beyond human intelligence exists in this world. Draw your sword with divine power!—"

"—!"

Goetia looked in some surprise at Fujimaru Ritsuka, who suddenly appeared beside him, muttering something, and the glittering greatsword in her hand, which was rapidly accumulating terrifying magic power.

That is... a treasure?!

"——【Sacred Sword: Kusanagi no Tachi (Shinken Kusanaginotachi)】!"

The [Divine Sword: Kusanagi no Tachi] with the blessing of complete chanting burst out with terrifying power in Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand. In a trance, it was as if a giant snake with eight heads and eight tails emerged from the vast ocean, opening its bloody mouth to swallow the entire world!

A huge white streak burst out from the sword body, instantly engulfing Goetia's figure. The attack continued unabated, splitting it into eight, turning the entire jade throne into pieces, leaving nine relatively complete pieces floating in the air, demonstrating the remaining power of the attack.

"Is this... a Noble Phantasm attack...!?"

Gudafu and the others widened their eyes in shock at the damage caused by Fujimaru Ritsuka.

In fact, as early as when facing Tiamat in the seventh singularity, or more precisely, when Ritsuka Fujimaru emerged from the black mud, he had used this greatsword, and they had also had a glimpse of its power.

But the power of the casual blow at that time is simply incomparable to the power of the complete recitation of the treasure now.

"Is this a treasure given by a Servant?"

Roman muttered to himself as he stared at the scene in disbelief.

Considering that Fujimaru Ritsuka is not a Servant, this is the only guess, but, [Divine Sword: Kusanagi no Tachi]...

If he remembered correctly, this was a very precious and powerful artifact, and the status of the servant who could possess it must be invaluable.

And Fujimaru Ritsuka was able to gain the recognition of such a being and was even willing to let the other party lend her his treasure?

What kind of journey did they go through?

Return to the battlefield.

The deployment of the third treasure was successfully interrupted, and Goetia's figure disappeared. It seemed that she was completely killed in the attack. However, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked around carefully and soon successfully found the opponent's figure on a piece of jade throne fragment.

"Tsk,"

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka spat in disdain and said:

"You're really hard to kill, you guy."

"I say, Master,"

On the other side, after finally reacting, Mashu angrily rebuked:

"As the Master, how can you personally go into battle? This is too dangerous!"

"Well……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his head awkwardly and said with a wry smile:

"I accidentally did that... maybe it's because I wanted to beat him up myself so badly...?"

“That won’t work!”

"..."

The moment he sensed the danger, Goetia tried his best to move away. But even so, he still couldn't completely avoid the damage of the Noble Phantasm.

Now the left half of his upper body had completely disappeared. He looked extremely disheveled, totally different from his previous calm and composed appearance.

However, even seeing his current state, everyone was not too optimistic.

Sure enough, the next moment, as usual, with the energy replenished by the huge light band, Goetia's body began to repair itself at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, at this time, Goetia did not taunt him like before. He stared at Fujimaru Ritsuka coldly and said in a deep voice:

"...I admit that I did underestimate you."

Although they are both perfect beasts, their abilities and powers have different focuses. In terms of defense, he is far inferior to Tiamat who possesses [Anti-Genesis].

Therefore, the attack that Fujimaru Ritsuka had just made did make him feel truly threatened.

What he couldn't have imagined was that the other party, as a human master, actually possessed such a powerful offensive weapon, which almost made him fall.

Thinking of this, Goetia's temperament changed instantly, no longer the leisurely aura of the past. The magic power in her body burned like a purple-red flame. She looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu again, her eyes full of cold murderous intent.

"Faced with a powerful enemy that deserves respect and attention, I should naturally adopt a corresponding attitude and go all out."

"——Until you are all wiped out!"