Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

Chapter 725 What to do now

After the battlefield was completely calmed down, Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu brought Thistle back to the cabin.

"We're back!"

Laos and the others saw their situation upstairs, so they came downstairs in advance. Seeing their figures, Malucel asked with concern:

"Ritsuka, Mashu, are you okay?!"

"Yeah, we're fine."

"That's good."

After hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's reply, Marlucil breathed a sigh of relief. Then, everyone's eyes turned to the tied-up Hisser. Their expressions varied, but there was an inexplicable sense of unreality.

Is this the win...?

For them, both Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, as well as Hisser, the lord of the maze, possessed unimaginable power. They hoped that Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others could win, and they had also imagined the scene of victory, but they did not expect that victory would come so... easily?

During the time when the three people disappeared, they didn't know what happened, but judging from the results, Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu were both unharmed, while Thistle was captured alive by the two, and the comparison between the two was obvious.

"——Anyway, congratulations on successfully defeating Hisil. This is truly remarkable!"

A lion head floating in the air suddenly emerged from the crowd, congratulating the two with a smile.

At the same time, seeing the figure of the winged lion, Hisel, who had been calm, suddenly became excited again. With a distorted expression, he roared at the winged lion:

"As expected, it's you who's behind this again, damn Winged Lion——!"

"You still won't face reality?"

The Winged Lion sighed helplessly, looked at Hisser and said:

"Whether it was Delgaru or Yaad, they all took action to save all the people trapped in the maze."

"Not only that, they also want to save you, hoping that you can return to the right path..."

"Shut up! You're a liar! You're full of lies!!!"

Hisser interrupted it excitedly and said sternly:

"Don't try to fool me with such sweet words. I've seen through your tricks a long time ago! I won't be fooled!"

Then, he looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others and angrily shouted:

“You guys too, how long are you going to be deceived by it!? It’s the culprit behind all this! Do you understand——?!”

"This……"

Thisler's intense reaction surprised Laos and others, so they subconsciously looked at the winged lion to see if it wanted to say anything else.

However, the Winged Lion did not seem to want to continue to argue. It just sighed again and said:

"I have said everything I need to say. If you still don't believe it, then let the person involved explain it to you."

As the voice fell, the door of the room behind everyone slowly opened, and a familiar figure appeared in front of everyone. Fujimaru Ritsuka was surprised when he saw this:

"Yaad!?"

"Are you okay?"

"Eh."

Yaad nodded and explained with a smile:

"Hissir imprisoned my soul in a doll and placed it in the wine cellar of the house. Thanks to the Winged Lion for finding me and helping me return to my body. Thank you so much!"

The Winged Lion smiled and said:

"You're welcome. Although my strength hasn't recovered yet, I can still help with this little favor."

"Yaad..."

At this time, hearing Hisser's call, Yaad turned his gaze to him, and seeing his miserable appearance now tied up, his expression became a little complicated.

"Hissir..."

Just as he had said to Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others before, the other party had become unable to communicate normally since he could remember, but he had heard a lot about the other party from his grandfather Delgaru.

Hisser was his best friend and his most loyal subject. Everything he did was for him and for the sake of the Kingdom of Gold. It was all his fault that he had become what he is now.

This is what King Delgaru often said, and from beginning to end, until the day before he was ready to escape from the maze, he never changed his mind.

All kinds of memories flashed through his mind quickly. Yaad couldn't help but take a deep breath and said to Hisser:

"I'm sorry, Hissel."

"I understand that everything you do is to protect us, but we can no longer tolerate this endless stagnation with no future."

“Whether it will lead to new life or destruction, we don’t care. We all long for [change].”

"That's why Grandfather Delgaru and I chose to seek the help of the Winged Lion, and I asked Miss Ritsuka and the others to defeat you and free us."

"..."

After listening to Yaad's confession, Hisler fell into a long silence and closed his eyes. He seemed to be persuaded, which made Laos and others feel a little expectant.

However, after a while, he spoke in a very determined tone:

"……This is impossible."

"If this is true, Delga will tell me in person. You don't know what you are doing. You are just bewitched by the winged lion!"

"Hissir..."

Faced with the conclusion drawn by Hisser, Yaad's expression was a little stunned. Then, he shook his head helplessly and gave up the idea of ​​continuing to communicate with him.

I have really gone crazy...

So he gathered his thoughts, looked back at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu, and said with a smile:

"Anyway, Ms. Ritsuka and Ms. Mashu, thank you very much for defeating the Mad Magician and freeing us."

"Congratulations, too. From now on, you are the new king of the Golden Kingdom and the new master of the maze."

"what,"

Seeing Yaad bowing respectfully to her, Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered this incident.

"Wait a moment!"

After she realized what was happening, she quickly stopped the other person and reminded him:

"I remember that I had already rejected this request, right?"

"That's true..."

Hearing this, Yaad's expression was a little regretful. He thought he could take the opportunity to get the other party to agree, but then he cheered up again and encouraged very actively:

"But this is the rule made by my grandfather after all. 'Whoever defeats the crazy magician will get everything in this country and become the new king.'"

"And I also think that there is no one more suitable than you."

"But I really don't have time..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka had a headache, but before they could continue discussing, Izutsumi instantly rushed in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka and asked impatiently:

"Since you have become the master of the maze, the curse on me can be lifted now, right?!"

Laos also interrupted with anticipation:

"And the problem with Falin too!"

"No, because Ritsuka hasn't become the true master of the maze yet."

The Winged Lion inserted himself in between the two of them, and smiled expectantly:

"Although Ritsuka and the others have successfully defeated Hisil, my other half is still sealed. Only after my other half is unsealed can I give her the power of the labyrinth, so now, I should unseal myself first..."

"All right!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka stopped the noisy crowd with a headache. Under the gaze of everyone, she decided:

"Anyway, there's plenty of time to finish things one by one, so now..."

"Let's eat first!"