Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

There was still a certain amount of time before the start of the plan, so Fujimaru Ritsuka and others went home to prepare and at the same time summon the servants.

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!"

Matthew's call brought her mind back to reality.

They were currently standing at a street intersection in Ikebukuro, waiting for the bus. Mashu's tone sounded like he had seen something unusual.

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

But the most important thing is that there is a very weak abnormal aura on the other party, which is somewhat similar to the aura on the mysterious girl I met at Lucia's sushi restaurant last time.

So, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu looked at each other and hurriedly crossed the street. Stop the other party.

"I'm really sorry, can I ask you a question?"

"you……"

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

However, after seeing clearly that the people who stopped him were two super cute girls, his eyes flashed with surprise, and then he immediately became kind and cheerful, smiling kindly:

"It's okay. Any questions?"

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

"Have you ever heard of the [Ikebukuro Slasher]?"

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

"You really asked the right person! Not only have I heard about it, I am actually one of the people who have experienced it!"

"Eh?"

The other party enthusiastically pulled up the cuff of his left hand and showed it to them like a showoff - on his forearm, there was a long healed wound, like a mark scratched by a sharp weapon.

He said that this was the wound caused by the slasher.

According to the 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. However, he met the murderer on the roadside and was slashed by him.

Fortunately, a car happened to be driving by at that time, and the other party turned around and ran away, otherwise it might have been more than just a wound.

Recalling the situation at that time, a trace of fear flashed in the other person's eyes, but after his thoughts returned to reality, he quickly showed a somewhat proud smile and said:

"At that time, I said it was a murderer, but no one believed it. But recently, people often ask me about the murderer, and I'm almost bored to death!"

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

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu saw through it without saying anything, but asked with the same curious eyes:

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

"Well..."

The other party's smile suddenly froze, and he scratched his head in embarrassment and said:

"To be honest, it was probably because I drank too much at the time. I can't remember the other person's face clearly. But..."

The other party's tone was determined:

"I bet that guy is definitely not human!"

Although he had forgotten the other party's appearance, he still clearly remembered that the other party had a pair of scarlet eyes that glowed like a ghost.

…

"Thank you very much for the information, I'm really sorry to trouble you!"

"Haha, you're welcome!"

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

Although the other party looks like a protagonist who often appears in a certain type of work, in essence he is just an ordinary, kind-hearted uncle who likes to be praised.

Unfortunately, no useful information was obtained from the other party's experience.

During the communication process, Fujimaru Ritsuka quietly released a little of the power of [Phantom Horse's Mane], but it failed to dispel the abnormal aura on the opponent's body.

In other words, that aura does not belong to an existence like an evil spirit.

But what it is, they have no way of knowing yet.

So the two of them returned to the road and met up with Haihara Ai and the others.

However, at this time, 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 the relevant information about the uncle?"

"Eh?"

Haihara Ai was a little surprised when he took the business card. On it was written the name, company name, and contact information of a strange man.

According to Fujimaru Ritsuka's words, this is obviously the business card of the middle-aged office worker they just talked to.

"It should be fine."

Haiyuan Ai answered and asked doubtfully:

"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 is a little trick she learned from the Assassins. Simply put, it is a technique called stealing.

"Forehead,"

Hui Yuan Ai didn't expect that the other party would do this, and couldn't help but said:

"Could it be that Sister Ritsuka, the person you mentioned to carry out the mission at Selty's house just now is actually you, right?"

"Haha, how could it be!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and waved her hands:

"My little skills are far behind those of real professionals."

…

…

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

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

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

Looking at the mechanical female ninja who responded to the summon, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled.

Kato Danzo, known by the nicknames [Flying Kato] and [Tora Kato], is a ninja of the Fuma school active in the late Warring States period.

And 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 assured:

"Please rest assured, Danzo will complete the task assigned by the Master even if he dies!"

"You don't have to 'die'..."

Or to be more precise, an opponent of [Yagiri Pharmaceutical]'s level should not be able to make Kato Danzo 'die' to complete the task.

It's more like killing a chicken with a butcher knife.

Aside, Huihara Ai looked at this famous ninja with some curiosity. As for why the other party's gender is not quite the same as the historical records, she thinks it's better not to delve into it.

At the same time, there is another thing that concerns her-

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

Compared to the previous cumbersome process, now Fujimaru Ritsuka did nothing, and he generated the summoning circle out of thin air with just his thoughts and completed the servant summoning. Obviously, there has been a big change.

"Well..."

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

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his head in embarrassment and said:

"The specific situation is a bit complicated. Anyway, due to various reasons, I am now a bit more powerful than before."

"Hmm..."

Ai Haibara was obviously not satisfied with this explanation.

For Fujimaru Ritsuka, it was considered a "somewhat complicated" situation, and it might not be just "somewhat complicated" in the conventional sense.

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

- It's better to ask Mashu and the others after coming down.