Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

Chapter 715: The Winged Lion's Dream Conversation

"here it is……?"

Looking at the pure white space in front of her, Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression was a little dazed, but soon, she recalled what happened just now -

After entering the ancient dwarven ruins on the seventh floor underground, they found a relatively safe place to rest and went to sleep soon after eating, so now...

“…Is this a dream?”

"Yes."

A strange voice came, attracting her attention. After seeing the other person's figure clearly, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but be stunned.

The one who spoke to her was not a human, but a lion with a pair of white wings on its back and the ability to speak human language.

Such a distinctive image immediately reminded Fujimaru Ritsuka of something, so she tentatively said:

"You are, Winged Lion?"

"Please allow me to introduce myself,"

The other party flicked his tail gracefully and said with a gentle smile:

"To be precise, I don't have a fixed name or appearance, but many people call me the Winged Lion."

"I've been keeping an eye on you, Ritsuka. Thanks to you guys getting close to the bottom of the maze, I'm able to talk to you this way."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded in understanding, roughly understanding the current situation, and then asked:

"Did you help open the door to the seventh floor entrance?"

Winged Lion affirmed:

"Yes, and at the same time, I also observed you through Kensuke's eyes."

The other party's words resolved a doubt in her mind. She nodded again and said:

"What do you want to see me for now?"

"I want to talk to you."

The winged lion walked around behind Fujimaru Ritsuka, then slowly walked in front of her and said:

"I know your goal is to rescue Laos's sister, Falin, from the control of the crazy magician. I can indeed help."

"And after that, I hope you can defeat Hisil and take his place as the new Lord of the Labyrinth."

"I?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with some doubt:

"Why did you choose me?"

The Winged Lion hesitated for a moment and did not answer immediately. Instead, he told another story:

"Back then, Hisil asked me to create the maze and monsters in order to protect this country and its people, and I became the master of the maze."

"But after mastering powerful forces, his desires gradually deepened. He was no longer satisfied with the current peaceful and prosperous situation. He wanted to go one step further and make the Golden Kingdom eternal. So he began to study forbidden ancient magic. He was deeply involved in it, and his personality became more and more paranoid and crazy."

"After I noticed his problem, I tried to guide him back to the right path, but he sealed me away, and eventually the Golden Kingdom became what it is today."

Fujimaru Ritsuka listened quietly without expressing any opinion. The Winged Lion paused for a moment and then continued:

"Human desires are difficult to satisfy, and powerful forces will continue to expand these desires. If you are not careful, you will be swallowed up by desires and step into an endless abyss."

"It's not just Hissel. I've witnessed too many tragedies like this, so I understand that we must be cautious when entrusting power to reliable people."

Having said that, Yishi looked back at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said:

"Every adventurer who comes to the labyrinth has his or her own desires, even your companions are no exception. Laos loves monsters, Marusil craves knowledge, and Chilchak pursues wealth..."

"But Ritsuka, you are different from them. You have no desire for the maze."

The Winged Lion's tone became more sincere:

"Since you have no desires, you won't be lost because of the expansion of desires. What's more, you already possess powerful strength."

"Therefore, I believe that you are the best candidate to become the master of the maze, and you will definitely be able to use the power of the maze more soberly and rationally."

"So for the sake of the people of this country and for the stability of this world, I hope you can agree to my request and become the new master of the maze!"

"..."

Facing the Winged Lion's solemn invitation again, Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a moment and said:

"If I become the master of the maze, can I also control everything in the maze at will?"

Hearing this, the Winged Lion raised the corner of his mouth slightly and nodded slightly:

"of course."

Although Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't seem to say anything more, the two sides seemed to have made some kind of unspoken agreement, so the winged lion spread its wings as if saluting and said:

"I am still sealed, and the strength I can barely use has been almost consumed, so..."

"I'll be waiting for you, Ritsuka. I'm sure we'll meet again soon."

As he spoke, the pure white dream space began to collapse, and Fujimaru Ritsuka's feet suddenly felt empty, and he fell into darkness.

The Winged Lion stood at the edge of the rift and looked down at her. It seemed to remember something and spoke again:

"Oh, by the way, let me give you a piece of advice—"

"Watch out for the canary."

As the words fell, the dream completely collapsed and the figure of the winged lion disappeared.

However, at this moment, a dark green figure suddenly appeared beside Fujimaru Ritsuka in the darkness and warned:

"That guy just tried to snoop into your memory."

"Be careful."

-

"Um……"

As soon as he got up the next morning, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked thoughtful.

During the conversation in the dream last night, Winged Lion had almost completely explained the situation of the Golden Kingdom, Hisil and the maze, but she did not completely believe what he said.

Although there seemed to be nothing wrong with the other party's speech, if we combine it with what Kabul had told them before about the situation in the maze, we would find that there are many contradictions between the two.

Kabul said that the maze will continue to grow on its own, and if the maze master is not dealt with in time, the monsters in the maze will eventually go to the ground and cause great harm to the people on the ground;

What the Winged Lion meant was that the maze itself was harmless, the key lay in how the maze master, who had mastered the power of the maze, used it.

But if this is really the case, why would the maze masters all send the monsters in the maze to the ground to cause destruction?

Of course, both statements were just their one-sided opinions, and considering that Winged Lion was the builder of this maze, his statement might be more reliable, but she still chose to reserve her opinion.

In addition, there are actually many other issues that concern her.

What's more, the Cave King said that the Winged Lion had tried to snoop into her memories, which was clearly not a friendly move by any means.

So...is the winged lion more suspicious after all?

At this moment, her unusual behavior quickly caught Mashu's attention, and she asked with concern:

"Senior, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at Laos and the others in the camp, especially the swordsman on their waists, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"Nothing, it's just that the Winged Lion came to my dream last night and talked to me about something."

"Eh?"xn

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes instantly gathered around them, either in surprise or curiosity. Malucier quickly asked:

"What on earth is going on? What did the other party say!?"

There was nothing wrong with their conversation, so Fujimaru Ritsuka stated the truth. Everyone was surprised to learn that the maze was actually built by the Winged Lion. In addition, everyone was very concerned about the fact that the other party personally invited Fujimaru Ritsuka to become the master of the maze.

"The new master of the maze..."