Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

There was still some time before the plan started, so Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others went home to make preparations and summon servants at the same time.

On the way home, Fujimaru Ritsuka had almost decided on the person to carry out the mission.

But just then——

"senior,"

"Look at that man!"

Mashu's call brought her thoughts back to reality.

They were currently standing at an intersection in Ikebukuro waiting for the bus, and Mashu sounded as if she had seen something unusual.

Fujimaru Ritsuka followed her gaze and saw an ordinary-looking middle-aged office worker on the road across the street. He was wearing a suit and tie, had a bald head and glasses, and looked lifeless.

But the most important thing is that there is a very faint abnormal smell on the other person, which is somewhat similar to the smell of the mysterious girl I met at Lucia Sushi Restaurant last time.

So, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu looked at each other and quickly crossed the road to stop the other party.

"Excuse me, can I ask you a question?"

"you……"

Suddenly being blocked, the middle-aged office worker frowned subconsciously.

However, after seeing clearly that the people who stopped him were two super cute girls, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he immediately became friendly and smiled kindly:

"It's okay. Any questions?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked into the other person's eyes and asked:

"Have you heard of the Ikebukuro Slasher?"

However, upon hearing this question, the other party's eyes lit up instantly, and he said with great joy:

"You've really asked the right person! Not only have I heard about it, I've actually witnessed it firsthand!"

"Eh?"

The other party excitedly pulled up the sleeve of his left hand and showed it to them ostentatiously - on his forearm, there was a long, healed wound, as if it had been scratched by a sharp weapon.

He said that these were the wounds caused by the murderer.

According to middle-aged office workers, this happened half a year ago.

It was late at night and he had just finished a social event and was about to take a taxi home, but he met a slasher on the side of the road and was slashed by him.

Fortunately, a car happened to drive by at that time, and the other party turned around and ran away when he saw the situation, otherwise there might not be just this one wound.

Recalling the situation at that time, a trace of fear flashed across the other party's eyes, but after his thoughts returned to reality, he quickly revealed a somewhat smug smile and said:

"At the time I said it was a man-slashing demon, but no one believed me. But recently, people often come to ask me about the man-slashing demon, and I'm almost annoyed!"

Having said that, it can be seen that the sudden popularity has benefited the other party greatly.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu saw through it but didn't say anything. They just asked with the same curious look:

"In that case, you must know what the other person looks like, right?"

"Well..."

The other party's smile froze, and he scratched his head awkwardly:

"To be honest, maybe because I was drunk at the time, I can't remember the other person's appearance clearly. But..."

The other party said with a firm tone:

"I bet that guy is definitely not human!"

Although he had forgotten what the other person looked like, he still clearly remembered that the other person had a pair of glowing scarlet eyes that looked like a ghost.

……

"Thank you very much for the information you provided. It's really troublesome for you!"

"Haha, you're welcome!"

Ritsuka Fujimaru smiled and waved goodbye to the middle-aged office worker.

Although he looks like a protagonist who often appears in a certain type of work, he is essentially just an ordinary kind-hearted uncle who likes to be flattered.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any useful information from the other party's story.

During the communication, Fujimaru Ritsuka quietly released a little power of [Phantom Warhorse's Mane], but failed to dispel the abnormal aura of the other party.

In other words, that breath does not belong to an evil spirit.

But they currently have no idea what it is.

So the two of them returned to this side of the road and reunited with Haibara Ai and the others.

However, at this moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka took out a business card from somewhere and handed it to Haibara Ai, and asked with a smile:

"With the information on the business card, can you find out more about that uncle?"

"Eh?"

Ai Haibara took the business card with some surprise. On it was written the name of a strange man, the company name, and contact information.

And according to what Fujimaru Ritsuka said, this was obviously the business card of the middle-aged office worker who had just talked to them.

"should be no problem."

While answering, Huiyuan Ai asked in confusion:

"But, Sister Ritsuka, how did you get the other party's business card?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka laughed and said:

“It’s just a little trick.”

This was a little trick she had learned from the Assassins, simply put, it was a technique called stealing.

"Forehead,"

Huiyuan Ai didn't expect the other party to do this, and then couldn't help but say:

"Could it be that the person you mentioned just now, Sister Ritsuka, who was at Celty's house, was actually you?"

"Haha, how could it be!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and waved her hands:

"My little tricks are far inferior to those of real professionals."

……

...

Although the situation of the middle-aged office worker is somewhat worrying, the more important thing now is to find Celti's head.

So after returning home, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately summoned his servant.

"——Then I'll leave it to you this time, Danzo-kun."

Looking at the mechanical female ninja who came in response to the summons, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled.

Kato Danzo, also known by his nicknames "Flying Kato" and "Tobote Kato", was a ninja from the Fuma school who was active in the late Warring States period.

Her true identity is a mechanical doll made by the sorcerer Kashin Koji, an artificial female ninja created with the assistance of the first generation Fuma Kotaro.

When it comes to infiltration and theft, the other party is definitely an expert among experts.

Hearing this, Kato Danzo nodded and solemnly promised:

"Please rest assured that the Master will complete the task assigned to Danzo even at the cost of his life!"

"There's no need to fight to the death..."

Or to be more precise, an opponent of the level of [Yagiri Pharmaceutical] would not be able to force Kato Danzo to "die" in order to complete the mission.

It's more like using a butcher knife to kill a chicken.

On the side, Haibara Ai looked at this famous ninja with some curiosity. As for why the other party's gender was different from the historical records, she thought it would be better not to delve into it too deeply.

At the same time, there was another thing that concerned her——

"Sister Ritsuka, why is the summoning method this time much simpler than before?"

Compared to the previous somewhat cumbersome process, now Fujimaru Ritsuka did nothing. He generated the summoning circle out of thin air and completed the servant summoning just by thinking about it. Obviously, a big change has taken place.

"Well..."

Of course it's because I've now become Beast V, who can easily destroy humans.

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his head in some embarrassment and said:

"The details are a bit complicated. Anyway, for various reasons, I am now stronger than before."

"Well……"

Haibara Ai was obviously not satisfied with this explanation.

This is considered a 'somewhat complicated' situation for Fujimaru Ritsuka, but it's probably not just 'somewhat complicated' in the conventional sense.

But since Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't want to explain in detail, she didn't ask any further questions.

——I should ask Mashu and the others after I get down.