Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

Chapter 813 Intuitive Meeting and a Minor Incident
After delivering all the messages, the three members of Ouroboros quickly left, and Fujimaru Ritsuka and Pest returned to the main district of the Harvest Festival.

However, Pest could no longer blend into the festive atmosphere. Recalling the conversation they had just had, she couldn't help but turn to Fujimaru Ritsuka and ask:
Who do you think is spreading the information?

"Um……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka pondered for a moment, then smiled helplessly:

"To be honest, I think all of them are possible, and it's even possible that they did it together."

"Why do you say that?"

Upon hearing this, Pest immediately frowned, while Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched her cheek and chuckled:
"Hmm... I guess you could call it intuition."

"intuition……?"

Pest's brow furrowed even deeper, and then she continued to ask:
"If that's the case, why would they do it?"

"Who knows?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka shrugged helplessly:
"All I know is that beings like them are riddle-makers. They could have just explained things clearly from the beginning, but they always wait until the very end to reveal the answer. It's incredibly troublesome."

Putting the current situation into account, Pest nodded in deep agreement:
"indeed."

But complaining is useless; even if we approach them now, we probably won't get any information.

Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly adjusted her mindset and smiled again, saying:
"Well, in any case, what we're going to do next won't change, so let's just go with the flow."

"...That's true, but aren't you being too optimistic?"

Pest said irritably.

While what you said makes a lot of sense, how did you manage to adjust your mindset so quickly?!
"Moreover, according to that guy Fantasy, the gods will probably take action next. Even if only a portion of the gods are involved, it will not be something to be taken lightly."

However, Fujimaru Ritsuka was not bothered by this, and instead asked in return with a calm expression:

"Wasn't this something we already anticipated?"

"...!"

Pest was taken aback, and upon reflection, it seemed to be true.

From the very beginning, they already knew that such a situation would occur in the future, and they should have been mentally prepared.

Now it seems that she was making a fuss over nothing.

Fujimaru Ritsuka gave a thumbs up and said:

"Don't worry too much, I believe there will always be a solution!"

"……never mind."

Pest sighed helplessly, but a slight smile involuntarily appeared on her lips. Then, in a calm tone, she said:

"Since we've already come this far, the end result is nothing more than death."

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched her cheek upon hearing this and said:

"I said, it doesn't have to be that pessimistic, does it?"

"Humph."

Pest snorted and ignored Fujimaru Ritsuka, suddenly striding forward and leaving her behind so that the other could not see the smile on her face.

Although she said that, she was not pessimistic at all.

Perhaps subconsciously, she began to believe that if it were Fujimaru Ritsuka, she might actually be able to do it...
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The members of Chaldea and [No Name] are now scattered throughout the Harvest Festival—

Due to the shortage of manpower caused by the previous battle, Black Rabbit was asked by White Demon and Sarah to take charge of hosting the various events in this Harvest Festival.

The older members of the [No Name] group were also entrusted with assisting with various matters during the harvest festival;

In order to earn money to buy gifts, Kudo Asuka is actively participating in various gift games at the Harvest Festival, while Kasukabe Yo joins Kudo Asuka in order to accompany his friend and hone his own skills.
Having almost fully recovered from her injuries, Izayoi Sakamaki and Holmes made an appointment to read in the underground library.

Mashu, Leticia, and Goldruff are responsible for taking care of the children in the children's group, taking them to the harvest festival, and also purchasing various supplies and local specialties needed by the community.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Pesto encountered Mash and her group first at the Harvest Festival.

"Ah, it's Mash and the others!"

Upon seeing a familiar figure not far ahead, Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes lit up, and what immediately caught her attention was the most conspicuous among them—Goldruf.

As always, contrary to his arrogant, aristocratic appearance, at this moment, a child from the children's group was riding on his shoulders, taking advantage of his height to curiously look around, occasionally letting out excited exclamations, his face full of smiles.

Meanwhile, the other children gathered around Goldruff, looking enviously at the child sitting on his shoulders, waiting for their turn to take over.

Compared to Mash and Leticia, Goldrov was currently the most popular among the children. Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled knowingly and prepared to join them, but just then, several discordant voices suddenly came from the side—

"Those nameless monkeys again, what a downer!"

"Those guys who became popular because they defeated the dragon? They seem quite smug."

"They're just [No Name] people, but look at their comical way of looking around. They've probably never seen such a big scene before. They probably can't even get a full meal normally."

“That’s right. Trash is trash. No matter how many achievements you accumulate, no glory will ever shine upon the banner of No Name…”

"What are you discussing?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka interrupted the others with a half-smile.

The people who insulted "No Name" appeared to belong to a race like winged people, with wings resembling eagles on human bodies.

The leader of the group had a fierce face, a lean but well-trained physique, mane-like hair, and eyes that resembled those of a raptor.

"It's none of your business...!"

Upon hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice, the ferocious man glared at her with sharp eyes, but the moment he saw Fujimaru Ritsuka's figure, his words suddenly stopped, as if he had been choked, making him look quite comical.

"—Let's go."

The man gave her a deep look but didn't respond. Instead, he turned and prepared to leave with his men, but Pest suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their way.

"I'm asking you, what were you discussing just now? Are you deaf?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka's question came again. Seeing that he couldn't leave just like that, the man suddenly turned around, glaring at her with a sinister look, and warned in a deep voice:
"Fujimaru Ritsuka, don't push your luck!"

At this moment, his subordinate, taking advantage of the situation, said:

"That's right! This is the territory of the [Dragon Horned Griffin], do you know who this lord is?! This is none other than Lord Griffith, the leader of the [Two Wings], the phantom beast [Horse Eagle]!"

The leader of the two wings? A swift eagle?

The shout immediately drew the attention of those around. Fujimaru Ritsuka, upon hearing it, recalled the Falcon Strike Force she had encountered during the defensive battle, but…

"so what?"

As she spoke, she licked her lips and looked the other person up and down, saying:
"But speaking of which, eagle meat is quite delicious."

“You bastard…!”

Griffith was instantly enraged and finally could not suppress his anger, bursting out with intense killing intent.

It wasn't just because of Fujimaru Ritsuka's arrogant attitude, but also because of the other party's words that treated him like food, which was a provocation and insult to his noble bloodline!
At that moment, the bystanders, realizing the situation was dire, immediately panicked and fled, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

"You're just a mere summoner girl! I'll make you pay the price—!!"

Lightning and whirlwind raged wildly with a roar, Griffith's appearance changed drastically, eventually reverting to his eagle-like phantom form, and he instantly launched an attack on Fujimaru Ritsuka!
"boom--!!!"

The next moment, a thunderous roar exploded, the earth cracked, dirt flew everywhere, and the powerful shockwave blew the surrounding stalls and Griffith's men away, leaving the scene in complete chaos.

However, after the attack, Griffith's figure mysteriously disappeared, replaced by a girl standing in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka, holding a huge cross shield.

"Master, are you alright!?"

"Well, I'm fine."

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and nodded in response, then placed her hand on her forehead, looked up at Griffith who had transformed into a reverse shooting star in the sky, and clicked her tongue in amazement:

"As expected of a swift eagle, it flies quite high and far!"

"...Wasn't that something Mash knocked away?"

Pest walked over calmly, nodded to Mash, and Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled:

"It's almost there."

"Ritsuka!"

"Ritsuka-sama——!"

"Are you alright, Ritsuka...?!"

At this moment, Goldrov and the children of the community also arrived. Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled at everyone and said:

"I'm fine. Let's meet up with the others first."

(End of this chapter)