Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"It really is the Headless Horseman."

Although Chaldea also has a headless knight, Hessian Robert, he is essentially a wolf king, and is different from a pure headless knight like Celty.

In addition, looking at the faint black smoke that continued to emerge from Celty's neck, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked curiously:

"What are those black smokes?"

"I'm not sure either."

"It's part of my body anyway."

At the same time, Haibara Ai on the side also looked at Celty with interest and asked:

"How do you eat without a head?"

"I can survive without eating."

"Eh……"

Although she wanted to say that this was unscientific, Huiyuan Ai was now used to all kinds of unscientific situations. She just stroked her chin and muttered:

"If it can move without replenishing energy... wouldn't it be equivalent to a perpetual motion machine in human form?"

"if so……"

Countless bold and terrifying plans can be thought of in an instant.

Of course, Haibara Ai did not have any specific malice towards Celti, she was just thinking based on scientific research, but it still made Celti feel a little uncomfortable.

She was obviously just a little girl, but her current state made her think of someone very annoying.

...It must be her illusion, right?

Back to topic.

After confirming Celti's identity, just as Heiwajima Shizuo had said before, Fujimaru Ritsuka told Celti the purpose of their search for her.

“…I see. I understand.”

After listening to the reasons why Fujimaru Ritsuka and others found her, Celti nodded in understanding and typed very reasonably:

"You are right."

"In the future, I will be careful to avoid working in crowded places and times."

Because just as Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others said, if more and more people notice her existence, it will not only be a social problem, but her own life may also be disturbed.

This was something she herself did not want to see.

"That's great, thank you for your understanding and cooperation."

Seeing that Celti was so reasonable, Fujimaru Ritsuka also smiled with relief. He didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.

Finally, Fujimaru Ritsuka also explained to Celti that she could also come to her if she had any trouble.

Just after he finished speaking, Celti typed hesitantly:

"Actually, I do have some trouble right now."

"I'm looking for my head."

"Looking for the head..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka tilted his head in confusion, and then remembered the folk legend about the other party.

The Headless Horseman is the most famous character in Irish folklore.

Regarding the origin of the Headless Horseman, one of the theories is that he was a brave knight in his lifetime, but unfortunately died on the battlefield and his head was cut off by the enemy.

Therefore, at night, he would ride an undead horse and haunt Sleepy Hollow, searching for his lost head. Whenever he saw someone who looked like him when he was alive, he would cut off his head and bring it back.

So what Celti meant by looking for the head was...

"wrong--!"

"I'm definitely not that scary Headless Horseman!"

Celty typed frantically to deny it, looking a little agitated. Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled awkwardly and scratched his head:

"Really? Sorry, sorry..."

At this time, Mashu smiled and said:

"What the senior said is just a legend."

"In fact, in orthodox Irish folklore, the image of the Headless Horseman is described as holding the reins of the headless black horse under his seat with one hand tightly, and holding his head at his waist with the other hand."

In traditional folklore, the Headless Horseman is akin to a harbinger of death. He doesn't forcibly take a person's soul, but when someone is about to die, he comes to their door and calls out their name, and if they open the door, he pours buckets of blood on them.

Hearing Mash's story, Celty nodded frantically and typed:

"You're right, this is me!"

"Thank you for clearing my name!"

"Hey, you're welcome."

Mashu smiled sheepishly, and her good friend Heiwajima Shizuo said with some surprise:

"Eh--"

"So, Celti, are you the god of death?"

"I don't think so."

"But it might be something similar."

"Anyway,"

"I originally had a head."

"But I don't know why it was stolen..."

"Ms. Celty, please wait a moment."

Watching Celty typing frantically on his PDA and then showing it to them over and over was cute, but it was too much trouble.

So Fujimaru Ritsuka temporarily interrupted Celti's speech, and then, in the surprised eyes of Celti and Heiwajima Shizuo, she took out the Druid's Staff from the [Minister's Treasure].

Then, she tapped the ground lightly with the druid's staff, and an invisible wave of magic power spread outward from the druid's staff, sweeping over everyone present.

After doing all this, Fujimaru Ritsuka took back his staff and smiled at Celti:

"Okay, Miss Celty, you can now speak directly in your mind and we can all hear it directly."

"Huh? Really?"

Celti was still a little skeptical, but as soon as he finished speaking, Heiwajima Shizuo raised his eyebrows in surprise and said:

"Celty, was that your voice just now?"

'What do you mean? Can you really hear me?'

"I think I can really hear it. And come to think of it, I didn't expect you to have such a nice voice."

Mashu confirmed with a smile:

"Yes, Miss Celty's voice is indeed very nice."

Celti's voice is that of a gentle elder sister, but it also has a very girlish feel, and it sounds really moving.

'? ! ! '

Celti was surprised, shy, and a little happy at the same time.

She was shy because her voice was heard by so many people for the first time, but she was happy because, after so many years, she could finally communicate with people normally again through speaking.

And her voice…it would be nice if Silla could hear it too.

Soon, Celti regained her composure and began to tell her story -

Just like the folk legend told by Matthew, she was originally a headless knight living in Ireland, but one day, for some unknown reason, her head was suddenly stolen.

Not only that, but part of her memory was also missing, leaving her with no idea of ​​what had happened or who had stolen her head.

But no matter what, she couldn't just sit there and watch her head being stolen, so she began her journey to find it.

After traveling all over Ireland and all over Europe, she still couldn't find her head, but by chance, she learned that her head might have been sent to Japan.

So, she came to Japan by sneaking, and after experiencing a series of things, she now temporarily lives in Tokyo, working as a "porter" while continuing to look for her head.

"…Although I haven't found my head yet, I can vaguely sense that it is still somewhere in Japan!"

Celty's tone was firm. Then, she looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others and asked with a glimmer of hope:

'If possible, I hope to get your help to find my head.'

"That's it..."

After understanding the whole story, Fujimaru Ritsuka did not hesitate too much, and nodded and smiled:

"Of course no problem, please leave this matter to us."