Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"why?"

Hearing this, Kikuro turned his gaze towards Fujimaru Ritsuka and his attitude became more serious.

From the conversation with Laos just now, he knew that he had helped a lot in saving Falin. He not only defeated the Flame Dragon, but also defeated the crazy magician who wanted to capture Falin. He was a powerful warrior. Therefore, he was willing to listen to his proposal, provided that the reasons he gave could convince him.

Next, Fujimaru Ritsuka said bluntly:

"Excuse me, the battle with the Mad Magician is by no means as simple as you think. Not only will you not be able to help us, but you may even become a burden to us in the battle."

"—"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene fell silent.

Kikuro's expression froze, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment. Laos and Farin knew that what Fujimaru Ritsuka said was true, but they were surprised that she would say it so bluntly and mercilessly.

Maizuru was a little surprised and confused. She didn't understand why Fujimaru Ritsuka's words sounded as if he had already fought with a crazy magician.

"——Why do you say that?"

The first person to react was Kabul. He showed just the right amount of doubt and defended Kikuro:

"I have only traveled with Mr. Kikuro for a short time, but I know very well that he is undoubtedly a powerful adventurer."

At the same time, his mind was racing with thoughts: Why did Fujimaru Ritsuka do this?

...If he guessed correctly, he probably doesn't want Miss Maizuru and the others to join the team, right?

Laos and his crew obviously have some unspeakable secrets. Kikuro has probably been informed and learned the truth, and promised to keep it secret.

But this is because Kikuro is their trusted teammate, while Miss Maizuru and others, who are their subordinates, are obviously not as trustworthy as Kikuro.

As for why he wanted Kikuro to leave with him... considering his current weak physical condition, perhaps it was indeed as Fujimaru Ritsuka said, that he was worried that he would become a "burden".

So……

After praising Ju Lang, he changed the subject and said:

"However, I understand that Mr. Julang's current physical condition is indeed worrying. It is indeed dangerous for him to face the Lord of the Labyrinth in this state."

"And if Mr. Kikuro accidentally gets into an accident, I think Mr. Laos, Ms. Maizuru, and Ms. Farin will all be very sad. Maybe Ms. Ritsuka is thinking from this aspect?"

In any case, Kabul's speech successfully eased the atmosphere a lot. Even Maizuru gave him an admiring look, thinking that his speech was indeed very beautiful.

"..."

On the other side, the person involved, Kikuro, came to his senses. The remarks of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Kabul had shaken his attitude. He lowered his head slightly and began to think about something.

However, he did not make a choice immediately. Instead, he suddenly came to Fujimaru Ritsuka and said seriously:

"Ms. Ritsuka, I know you are strong. But if you think my strength is useless and want me to return to the ground, then please prove it to me!"

"of course."

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and agreed immediately. This was the effect they wanted.

But before I can prove it, I still have to eat first.

……

"So that's it..."

During dinner time, Chilchak found an opportunity to explain their plan to Laos and Farin, which made Laos look as if he had suddenly realized something.

Then, he looked at Kikuro who was being served by Maizuru and scratched his head again:

"But Julang is quite stubborn. If we want him to obey, we probably have to beat him down completely, right?"

Falin was a little worried when she heard this:

"But given his current physical condition, is it really okay to fight like this?"

"Then what can be done?"

Chilchak shrugged and said:

"There are so many magicians here anyway, the worst that can happen is that we can just kill him and then revive him."

"You are so cruel..."

Malucier moved away from him with a look of disgust, and Chilchak said unhappily, "Then think of a better way!"

"Humph, just think about it!"

As she spoke, Malucier began to think, and then her brows gradually furrowed. It seemed that she couldn't think of any good solution in the short term.

“In fact, you don’t have to fight.”

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"Anyway, it's enough to just shock him, right?"

Hearing this, Malucier immediately gave up thinking and asked her curiously:

"Ritsuka, do you have an idea yet?"

"Well……"

She did not answer immediately, but smiled mysteriously:

“Please look forward to what’s next!”

……

...

After dinner, everyone came to the street outside the base and left a spacious area for Fujimaru Ritsuka and Kikuro.

Everyone can see how powerful Kikuro is. Not only Laos and Maizuru's group, but even Kabul and others who had been traveling with him for a short time, had seen him cut off the head of a sea snake with one sword, and that was when he was in a weak state.

On the contrary, only Laos and others have seen Fujimaru Ritsuka's strength with their own eyes, but his record on paper is very exaggerated. He defeated the Flame Dragon alone and repelled the Lord of the Labyrinth. It was even so exaggerated that it made them somewhat skeptical.

In any case, since Falin is standing here alive, at least the fact that she defeated the Fire Dragon can be confirmed. And being able to defeat the Fire Dragon alone is already a power beyond everyone's imagination.

Now, Julang had recovered a lot after the meal, and they had reason to believe that this should be a very exciting contest between strong men, so they all watched the two people who were confronting each other with curious eyes.

Kikuro held the samurai sword tightly in both hands and stared at Fujimaru Ritsuka with full concentration, but he did not choose to attack. Instead, he showed weakness and took a defensive stance.

He didn't think that Laos would deliberately exaggerate the opponent's strength, so judging from the opponent's record, he knew very well that he probably would not be a match for Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Therefore, his goal in this battle was not to defeat the opponent, but to prove that his strength would not become a "burden" as the opponent said.

Unlike Kikuro, Fujimaru Ritsuka was holding a long stick and looked very relaxed. Looking at Kikuro's posture, she smiled and said:

"Then, I'm going to get started."

The moment the words fell, Ju Lang became extremely alert, but saw the other party swung the stick and then threw the long stick in his hand into the sky.

What do you mean, you don't plan to use weapons?

The next moment, I heard Fujimaru Ritsuka utter a single word:

"big."

Big?

Everyone was still somewhat puzzled, but soon someone discovered something unusual—

"Look at the sky!"

Everyone looked up and saw that the stick thrown into the air by Fujimaru Ritsuka was rapidly expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye, getting longer and thicker... In the shocked eyes of everyone, it finally turned into a huge cylinder that covered half of the sky!

Then--

"boom……!!!"

The cylinder fell with a loud bang, the earth let out a terrible cry and shook violently, causing many people to fall to the ground unexpectedly.

The terrifying weight of the stick crushed the entire area of ​​​​the house behind Fujimaru Ritsuka into pieces, and even the ground in contact with it sank, leaving only two-thirds of the stick exposed. The cracks in the ground spread all the way to the feet of everyone!

"........."

The atmosphere instantly fell into deathly silence, and everyone's throat seemed to have lost their voice. They stared in amazement at the horrifying scene in front of them as the sky and earth changed color, their minds going blank!