Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Her eyes lit up at this, and she smiled:

"That's really exciting."

Bo Dao smelled the aroma of food wafting through the air and asked expectantly:

"Can we eat now? I'm getting a little hungry."

Dr. Agasa laughed upon hearing this:

"Haha, of course! Let's start eating right away!"

"Let us help serve the dishes too."

"That would be troublesome."

The food was served, and everyone sat down to eat.

Professor Agasa, as the host, laughed:

"First of all, thank you for Ai's contribution. Today's meal is to welcome Ritsuka and the others to my home. I hope you have a great time."

"I won't say anything more, then..."

"I'm starting!"

Ai Haibara didn't start eating immediately. Instead, she watched with some nervousness as Fujimaru Ritsuka took her first bite, as if she were a student waiting for a teacher to grade her.

"Mmm, it's delicious!"

After eating the food, Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes lit up and she immediately praised it.

Seeing that the expression on her face didn't seem fake, Ai Haibara breathed a sigh of relief and showed a relieved smile.

"Speaking of which, Ritsuka, you're so young, you should still be in school, right?"

Where are you studying now?

Dr. Agasa asked curiously.

coming!

Conan perked up upon hearing this and discreetly began to observe the conversation between the two.

"I'm not in school right now."

Faced with Professor Agasa's question, Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her head and explained somewhat embarrassedly:

“Because Gary’s situation is somewhat special, I may need to go out to handle some things at any time, so I basically don’t have time to go to school.”

Going to school is a distant dream for her now.

In addition, going to school means having a stable and peaceful environment, but these are things that are hard to come by for her.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but recall Gojo-sensei from the world of jutsu and everyone at the high school, as well as her life there.

In fact, it was thanks to Teacher Gotiao's arrangements that she was able to experience a rare period of campus life.

Although it wasn't quite the same as the normal campus life she had imagined.

On the other hand, Professor Agasa could tell from her tone that she wasn't unwilling to go to school, but had to compromise due to those so-called special circumstances.

So he showed his disapproval and said indignantly on her behalf:

"How can you do this? No matter how important things are at home, you can't let the child's education be delayed!"

"That's so irresponsible!"

Hearing him say such things in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka, Conan was immediately embarrassed and quickly whispered a reminder:

"Hey, Doctor! Doctor!"

"Hmm, uh?"

After being woken up by Conan, Professor Agasa finally realized what was happening, and immediately scratched his head sheepishly, apologizing to Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"I'm sorry, I think I was a bit rude."

"It's alright, Doctor is just standing up for me, right?"

She waved her hand, then explained with a smile:

"My current choice is my own decision and has nothing to do with anyone else, so thank you for your concern, Doctor."

"I see. Well then, I won't say anything more."

Dr. Agasa nodded in sudden realization.

Meanwhile, Conan couldn't help but ponder what exactly the special circumstances Fujimaru Ritsuka was referring to.

It can't be a shootout between mafia families, can it?

I'm not kidding anymore.

He remembered that Ai Haibara and their trip were canceled because of a problem with Ritsuka Fujimaru.

This situation is probably what she meant by "special circumstances"?

When Ino first transferred to the class, Ai Haibara casually remarked that Ino was the unexpected one.

In other words, rice likely played an important role in that particular situation.

But what exactly is it?

Speaking of Bo Dao, this little girl is incredibly clever. He tried to get information from her, intentionally or unintentionally, but he didn't get anything useful out of her.

Of course, Ai Haibara's interference was also a contributing factor.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but complain again:

That despicable Haibara! She knew such important information but didn't tell him, and instead she went against him!

But the more things are like this, the less he will give up, and he is determined to find out the truth about Fujimaru Ritsuka!

At this moment, his detective spirit was burning brightly.

"correct!"

At that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed to have thought of something. After rummaging in her bag for a while, she took out three colorful stones and handed one to Professor Agasa, one to Ai Haibara, and one to herself.

She smiled and said:

"These are some small gifts I brought; I hope everyone will accept them!"

Conan took the stone and examined it carefully.

This is a beautiful, processed, colored natural stone, but it's not particularly valuable.

There was a peculiar symbol engraved on the stone. Based on his limited knowledge of occultism, it looked somewhat like the runes from Northern Europe, a script that is popular in modern divination.

He pretended to be a child and asked in confusion:

"Ritsuka-neechan, what is this? And what are the symbols on it?"

She smiled and said:

"This is a runestone. The symbol on it means 'protection,' so it can be considered a protective amulet. It's one of the items I plan to sell in the future."

"Runestones? Goods?"

Seeing the three people's questioning looks, she smiled and explained:

"That's right. For some reasons, I'm planning to open an agency that specializes in handling mysterious cases, called the Chaldea Mystery Agency."

"This runestone is one of the items I plan to sell."

She learned runes from Servants such as Master and Skadi, and also mastered a few simple and practical characters.

She could make simple runestones like these herself, so she chose them as products to sell.

After all, it's a mystery agency, so of course they have to sell things related to the occult.

"Thank you, Ritsuka-neechan."

Ai Haibara carefully put away the rune stone, while Conan looked helpless.

Runestones, mysterious agencies—these really seem like things girls would like. Is this a large-scale game of make-believe for the rich?

However, Chaldea

This somewhat unfamiliar word caught his attention. Generally speaking, store names are not chosen randomly; there must be some meaning behind them.

What does the term Chaldea mean to Fujimaru Ritsuka?

He kept it in mind, planning to look up the meaning of Chaldea later.

His detective instincts told him that this might be some very important intelligence.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 123. Conan's Exploration, Opening a Shop

123.

2023-11-20

Overall, Fujimaru Ritsuka's first meeting with Professor Agasa was very pleasant.

After dinner, Professor Agasa also gave Fujimaru Ritsuka a tour of his laboratory, showing her some of his small inventions.

Furthermore, Boda, also a member of the Junior Detective League, received the Junior Detective League's exclusive equipment from Professor Agasa—

The detective badge is mainly composed of a miniature radio and a miniature telecommunications transmitter.

A watch light; adjusting the knob emits a flashlight-like beam from the dial.

This high-tech toy was irresistible to Bodao, who had just come from the countryside. She was instantly captivated and became close to Professor Agasa.

"Thank you, Professor Agasa!"

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, as long as you like it."

Professor Agasa, who has always loved children, was very happy about this.

Overall, it was a very successful gathering.

For Conan as well, he successfully obtained some new clues about Fujimaru Ritsuka.