Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"Ai, um."

She was unsure how to tell the other person about the current situation and seemed quite hesitant.

But before she could make a decision, suddenly, the Shadow Shopkeeper's voice called from downstairs—

"Your meals are ready, guests!"

As the calls came, the sound of footsteps echoed from the stairs outside the door, growing louder and louder, as if the person was walking towards them.

"Ai, come here first, Professor!"

"I see."

Before she could explain, she quickly pulled Ai Haibara behind her to protect her, while Moriarty also stood in front of them.

Although Ai Haibara was completely confused, she realized that something must have happened, so she quietly hid behind Fujimaru Ritsuka, staring intently at the doorway, waiting for the other party to arrive.

"Knock knock."

"Three guests, weren't you going to eat? It's all ready!"

The store manager knocked on the door and called out again.

But no one answered his calls.

"Knock knock, knock knock!"

"Hello, guests, are you there?"

So he knocked on the door again, but there was no response after calling out several times. Seeing that the door was not locked, he pushed it open and saw three people standing quietly in the room.

"Guests, are you?"

"professor!"

Seizing the opportunity when her opponent was momentarily stunned, Fujimaru Ritsuka gave an order, and Moriarty, who was in his fifties in front of her, instantly burst out with astonishing speed, pinning her opponent to the ground before she could react, and completely suppressing her!

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Real name: James Moriarty

Class: Archer

Gender: Male

Attribute: Chaos·Evil

[Ability Stats]

Strength: C

Durability: D

Agility: A

Magic: B

Lucky: A

Noble Phantasm: C-

As a traditional archer capable of wielding a coffin to smash people, Moriarty's strength rating is only C, but for ordinary humans, this is still an unimaginable and terrifying power.

"Guests, what are you doing?! Let me go!"

The store manager struggled to get up, but found incredulously that he was no match for a man in his fifties.

"Please cooperate honestly, it will be over in a moment."

As he said this, Moriarty continued to press the other man to the ground with one hand, while raising his cane high with the other.

If Fujimaru Ritsuka's theory is correct, then the shadow is the other party's true form—

"Oh!"

The cane came crashing down, slamming into the opponent's shadow. The immense force pierced through the wooden floor beneath the shadow!

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

The shop manager, who had been struggling, suddenly let out a bloodcurdling scream. A hole suddenly appeared on the side of his body, which corresponded to the shadow, and blood gushed from the wound, soaking his clothes.

The scene before them completely confirmed Fujimaru Ritsuka's guess.

"Hehe, as expected of the Master, you are indeed very experienced."

Seeing this, Moriarty chuckled a few times and praised Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"How...how did you find out?!"

The shadow shopkeeper's face twisted as he questioned him, and at the same time, his human body began to contort.

"Oh!"

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

Another hole appeared in his shoulder, and the intense pain brought him to another halt. Moriarty smiled and suggested:

"Since you're at risk of injury, I advise you not to move around too much."

"I am going to kill you!!!"

However, the shadow shopkeeper doesn't seem to be a good listener.

With a roar, he transformed into a black shadow and merged into the floor, finally breaking free from Moriarty's control. However, instead of turning around to attack Moriarty, he quickly swam away from the place.

It seems the other party isn't a reckless fool, however—

Moriarty reappeared in front of him as if he had teleported, and thrust his cane down again, aiming straight for the center.

"Oh!"

This time, the other party did not scream again, but dissipated quickly like a bubble that had been popped.

"Is it really that fragile?"

Seeing that the attack seemed to have eliminated the opponent, Moriarty showed a surprised expression, then sighed, regretting that he had not been able to capture the opponent alive.

These shadows were much weaker than he had expected.

"Sorry, we were unable to capture them alive."

"It's alright, we've already obtained some important intelligence."

Fujimaru Ritsuka comforted the other person, saying that after all, they still knew too little about shadows, and there was nothing they could do about the situation.

Beside her, Ai Haibara stared blankly at them, seemingly too shocked by what had just happened to have her mind shut down.

"Ai, it's alright now. Ai?"

Hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's call, she slowly came to her senses, an incredulous look on her face, and asked:

"Manager, what's going on with you guys?!"

The results were surprisingly good, thank you everyone for your support!!!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 94 The Upgrade Momentum, Unexpected Situation

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Silence, long silence.

After Fujimaru Ritsuka explained the current situation, Ai Haibara once again entered a dazed state.

The Shadow Disease and the shadow itself are not legends, but real monsters.

Although it was only a very brief explanation, combined with the irrefutable evidence she had just witnessed, it had a tremendous impact on her unwavering scientific worldview since childhood.

Fujimaru Ritsuka understood the intense inner conflict she was experiencing, so she quietly stayed by her side to keep her company, while Moriarty searched for potentially useful information in the guesthouse.

There were other tourists in the guesthouse, and the commotion had attracted the attention of quite a few of them. However, given the current situation, she had no choice but to use some magic to disperse all the tourists in the guesthouse.

Of course, she didn't use magic herself, but rather relied on props—

【Druid's Staff】.

This is a Valentine's Day return gift from Cú Chulainn of the Caster class, the same style as the staff he holds.

Not only is it convenient for walking in the forest, but it is also engraved with some practical magic spells, allowing her, who is not good at magic, to selectively activate the corresponding spells simply by inputting magic power.

For example, the magic she just activated to disperse the crowd.

“Miss Ritsuka, I think you might need to take a look at this.”

Suddenly, Moriarty's voice came from downstairs, as if he had discovered something.

She didn't act immediately, but instead looked at Ai Haibara standing to the side.

"Xiao Ai?"

".Let's go."

After a long silence, Ai Haibara finally calmed down, looked up at Ritsuka Fujimaru, and revealed a determined expression.

"At this point, there's no point in running away from reality."

"I want to see what these monsters called shadows are made of!"

"There's no need to know its composition."

Fujimaru Ritsuka felt a little embarrassed; the statement sounded like she was going to dissect them, which was slightly frightening.

Is this what a scientist is like?

So strong.

However, seeing Ai Haibara's fierce demeanor, she smiled with relief and took Ai Haibara's hand as they went downstairs.

"Then let's go."

Moriarty was waiting for them in the lobby on the first floor. Upon seeing Ai Haibara, he smiled and said:

"Children are indeed more receptive to new and interesting things, unlike an old gentleman like me."