Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

Hisel felt a flash before his eyes, and when his vision was restored, he was surprised to find that the scene around him had completely changed -

There was still a piece of grass under his feet, but the night sky above his head had also turned into a clear sky with blue sky and white clouds, and the surroundings had turned into broken rock islands floating in the air, and right in front of him was a jade throne made up of layers of white jade steps, as if touching the sky.

And above the sky, a huge light band was abruptly embedded on it. He couldn't understand what it was, but just staring at the light band, he would feel an inexplicable fear.

"Where is this place...?"

So Hisel subconsciously retracted his gaze, and at the same time, he quickly scanned the surroundings vigilantly. In any case, it was clear that this was definitely not the scene of his maze.

"——This is [Grand Time Temple·Solomon]."

"!?——"

The voice of Fujimaru Ritsuka coming from behind made Hisel's hair stand on end instantly.

However, before he could make any move, the next moment, he heard a "thump" and was pinned to the ground by Mashu, his hands were tied behind his back, and the magic book in his hand fell to the ground.

Fujimaru Ritsuka walked to the side, bent down to pick up the magic book, looked at the suppressed Hisel again, and nodded with satisfaction:

"Done."

Although it seems a bit of a waste to open an inherent barrier for sneak attacks, it must be said that this trick is indeed very effective against a traditional mage like Hisel who is weak in melee combat.

Moreover, she can't really use the light band convergence ring to blast him, right?

"Damn it! Give it back to me——!"

Seeing the magic book fall into Fujimaru Ritsuka's hands, Hisel struggled desperately, but Mashu's arms were like steel and could not be shaken at all.

His weak body, which belongs to a standard mage, is nothing but a pipe dream to break free from Mashu's hands.

While easily suppressing Hisil, Mashu asked Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Senior, what should we do now?"

"Well... let him behave himself first."

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a moment, took out a rope from [Minister's Treasure], and tied Hisil up like a caterpillar.

At the same time, as if he had recognized the reality, or perhaps he was tired of struggling, Hisil finally became a little more obedient, but he still stared at her with hatred.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his cheek and said helplessly:

"I say, is there such a big hatred between us? There is no need to keep looking at me like this?"

"...Huh?"

Hearing her say this, Hisel widened his eyes in disbelief, as if she had heard some incredible news, so she finally stopped keeping silent and shouted angrily:

"You greedy thieves, you broke into my maze without permission, wreaked havoc everywhere, stole treasures, killed so many monsters, and ate their meat!"

"Not only that, you also bewitched Yaad, helped the winged lion to oppose me, and kidnapped Delga and others..."

"You have done so many bad things, and now you still want to pretend to be innocent-?!"

"Uh..."

Looking at the furious Hisel and listening to his accusations, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu looked at each other, feeling guilty for some reason.

After thinking for a while, Fujimaru Ritsuka started to defend himself:

"Let me make it clear in advance that I did spend two days looking for the treasure chest, but I didn't find any gold or silver treasures, so it can't be considered as stealing the treasure!"

Mashu agreed:

"That's right, on this issue, senior can only be considered as an attempted crime now!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka: "?"

Sometimes it's hard for her to be sure whether Mashu is speaking for her.

...Forget it.

She chose to change the subject calmly and continued to defend:

"As for Yaad, he took the initiative to invite us to the Golden Country to talk, hoping that we could defeat you and rescue them from the maze, rather than us bewitching him. Don't get the order wrong."

"Impossible!"

Hisel's reaction was extremely intense, and he immediately denied her statement, but soon seemed to think of something, his face became uncertain again, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"I know, it must be the winged lion behind the scenes! It must have deceived Yaad and Delga and the others! And you, and all this is...!!"

Winged lion?

Both Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu were somewhat puzzled. Judging from Hisel's tone, there seemed to be a deep grudge between him and the winged lion, but...

"That,"

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised his hand and said:

"But as far as I know, it was King Delgaru and Yaad who wanted to escape from the maze, so they chose to ask the winged lion for help."

"... Ridiculous."

Hisel fell silent, and after turning his gaze back to her, he showed a mocking smile and said:

"Is this what the winged lion told you?"

"What a joke!"

"You are also a group of complete idiots, who were fooled around by the other party and didn't know that you were about to die... You will definitely regret it in the end!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu looked at each other and wanted to say something else, but at this time, she suddenly glanced at the magic book in her hand, so she gave Mashu a look and said:

"Maybe."

"However, compared to listening to your one-sided words, I think it is better to confront each other in public."

Mashu nodded in agreement, and then smiled at Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Anyway, let's tell Mr. Laos and the others about our victory first. They must be very anxious now, right?"

After all, Laos and the others didn't know what a Noble Phantasm or a Inherent Boundary was. In their opinion, they and Hisel probably disappeared together while fighting. You can imagine how they felt at that moment.

"Well, that's right."

...

Fujimaru Ritsuka removed the Noble Phantasm, and the three of them returned to the maze. However, they were not greeted by the cheers they imagined, but a fierce breath!

"Wow!"

The three of them narrowly avoided the attack, and after seeing the situation clearly, they suddenly became speechless.

"What is this...?"

Although the core figures of both sides disappeared, the World-annihilating Dragon and the group of dragons summoned by Hisel were still there, so the battle continued.

However, as powerful monsters at the top of the food chain, dragons are also in competition with each other. In addition, perhaps because they lost Hisel's command, when they appeared again, the battlefield in front of them was not only the World-annihilating Nergigante and the dragons, but also the dragons themselves fighting each other, and the scene became extremely terrifying and chaotic.

Seeing this situation, Hisel, as the summoner, suddenly turned black and felt very embarrassed, but before he could speak, Fujimaru Ritsuka shouted loudly:

"Everyone stop! Your master has been caught--!"

Hearing this, Hisel's face became even darker, but after hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's shouting, the dragons couldn't help but stagnate, and their eyes gathered at the same time. After seeing Hisel's situation clearly, they finally stopped fighting.

However, at this time, the World-annihilating Nergigante still did not stop, but took this opportunity to pursue the victory and bit the throat of a dragon again.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka hurriedly said:

"Stop! Mee-mee-zi, you are not allowed to move!"

"... Roar--!!!"