Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"No, if it's about finding a way to the Elder's Recess, maybe we can finish it quickly?"

"Eh?"

Seeing her like this, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked curiously again:

Do you have any special methods?

"Of course!"

Reya stopped keeping him in suspense and said with a smug grin:

"I suddenly thought of a brilliant method last night that can help us quickly find the way to the Elder's Recess!"

"We'll need the help of Nergigante, and also this little guy!"

As she spoke, Reya pointed to a cage-like device hanging from her waist. The cage emitted a green glow, and upon closer inspection, one could see that the main source of the glow was a small insect resembling a firefly.

Not only Reya, but Baifeng and the Grand Commander also had the same device hanging from their waists.

"what is this?"

Meiliu Qina couldn't help but ask a question, while Fujimaru Ritsuka, looking at the strange yet familiar device, showed a thoughtful expression, as if she had thought of something.

Reya explained:

"This little guy is called a guide bug, and it's a very important helper when we're exploring and investigating in the wild."

"Its greatest function is to record the characteristic information of things. Once it reaches a certain level, it can be tracked and used to guide people. Information about animals, plants, and even minerals can be collected!"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka completely understood her plan, and Reya excitedly continued:

"I was thinking, if we had the Scoutflies record Nergigante's characteristic information, and then had Nergigante fly to the Elder's Recess first, wouldn't we be able to find a path directly to the Elder's Recess with the help of the Scoutflies' guidance!?"

This was a plan she came up with on a whim last night. It was a special case that only applied if they could get the help of a Nergigante. But it has to be said that it was indeed a brilliant plan worth trying.

The Grand Commander grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth, and gave Reya a thumbs-up without reservation, praising her:

"That's quite a brilliant plan!"

"That sounds like a good idea!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and nodded, confirming Reya's idea.

Seeing this, Reya scratched her head a little embarrassedly, but her smile became even brighter.

Led by Fujimaru Ritsuka, the three of them curiously and cautiously approached Nergigante and began to have their Scoutflies collect information about Nergigante's characteristics.

The Nergigante was also looking at them with some curiosity, and the three of them seemed a little nervous, wondering what they were doing.

Since Benlong was present, the lights of the guide bugs soon began to flicker slightly, indicating that the information collection was complete.

Then, Fujimaru Ritsuka said to Nergigante:

"Then let's go back first, back to the Dragon Crystal Land, back to your lair."

"?"

The Nergigante seemed somewhat puzzled by what she said, but after a moment, it stood up from the ground, spread its wings, and flew out of the cave.

Since she didn't know if Nergigante truly understood her meaning, Fujimaru Ritsuka still had to follow.

The team thus split into two groups: Fujimaru Ritsuka and Meiru Shina followed Nergigante, while Shirofu and the others attempted to use Scoutflies to meet them at the Elder's Recess.

Before leaving, Fujimaru Ritsuka said to Reya and the others:

"If I haven't reunited with you by the next day, I will return to this place. If the plan fails, let's meet here again."

Reya nodded and said:

"Well, we understand."

After explaining everything, Meiliu Qina carried Fujimaru Ritsuka away, speeding up to catch up with the Nergigante, and soon disappeared from Bai Feng and the others' sight.

At this moment, gazing in the direction where Mei Liuqina had disappeared, the Grand Commander suddenly stroked his chin and asked curiously:

"So, how exactly does she fly?"

After witnessing Melyuchina's flight several times, he suddenly realized that he couldn't see anything on Melyuchina that could generate thrust; it was as if she flew into the air out of thin air, which defied common sense.

However, when faced with the Grand Master's question, Reya and Baifeng could only show the same puzzled expression, then shake their heads to indicate that they didn't know.

In fact, they were also very curious about this, but they just hadn't found an opportunity to ask.

In addition, compared to the kind and friendly Fujimaru Ritsuka, Meiru Shina's attitude towards them was actually quite cold, and she hardly ever spoke to them, which is why they were embarrassed to ask her anything.

And for some reason, they always felt that Mei Liuqina gave off a strange vibe...

"That's it."

Upon seeing this, the Grand Commander laughed and said:

"Well, never mind, let's focus on the investigation at hand for now."

"Anyway, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 276 The Appeasement of the Will of Nature: Are Melyuchina and the Restraint Force Old Friends?

After saying goodbye to Bai Feng and the others, Mei Liuqina quickly caught up with Nergigante and followed it across the volcanoes below, entering the Elder's Recess.

Seeing the familiar scenery and route below, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately realized that they were indeed heading back to Nergigante's lair.

In other words, everything that happened today was not her imagination; Nergigante did indeed suddenly understand her words and comprehend what she was trying to say.

Moreover, she herself seemed to be able to vaguely sense the emotions that Nergigante's roar was trying to convey.

...Is this...mutual understanding?

but why?

How could they suddenly understand each other so well in just one night?

"...!"

At that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly remembered the dream she had last night, or more precisely, the conversation she had with that mysterious being who seemed to be the will of nature.

In her dream, she confided to the other party that she wanted to communicate normally with Nergigante, but the other party did not respond at the time.

But now it seems that the other party tacitly agreed to her wish and directly fulfilled it for her?

"..."

Thinking of this, a conflicted expression appeared on Fujimaru Ritsuka's face.

If that were the case, it would indeed be a happy thing, but Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression became increasingly puzzled.

Because she simply couldn't understand why the other person was being so nice to her.

He had Nergigante guide her, talked to her in her dreams, and granted her every wish.

Compared to a certain suppressive force in her world, this is incredibly considerate, isn't it?

Although it seems that the other party needs her help to solve a problem, this meticulous care still makes her feel somewhat uncomfortable and even a little uneasy.

Because if the inhibitory force she was familiar with were to behave this way, it would probably mean that a huge problem was waiting for her ahead.

"Master, what's troubling you?"

Seeing that Fujimaru Ritsuka in her arms had unconsciously furrowed her brows slightly, Meiliu Shina asked with concern.

"Is such that……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka laid bare all her doubts to the other party without reservation, and after listening to her current troubles, Meiruchina couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hehehe..."

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked, somewhat puzzled:

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? Did I misunderstand something?"

"You've misunderstood? That doesn't seem wrong either."

Mei Liuqina smiled and said:

"If the other party's true form is indeed, as you suspect, the natural will of this continent, then to be precise, you're overthinking it."

The reason why the other person cares about you so much is probably just because they simply want to do so.

"Eh?"

However, after hearing what Meiliu Qina said, Fujimaru Ritsuka became even more puzzled and asked:

"Why do you say that?"

"Why? How can I explain this? Let me think..."

After thinking for a moment, Melyuchina said to her:

"Then first I need to correct a problem you just thought about, which is that you chose the wrong object to compare it with, no, to be precise, you didn't choose it completely correctly."

"The will of nature is indeed a kind of restraining force for this continent, but the comparison should not be the restraining force on the human side, but the restraining force on the planet side."

"what."

Fujimaru Ritsuka only realized what she meant after hearing her say that.

On her planet, there are two major restraining forces: the Alaya-vijnana, which is the embodiment of the collective unconscious of humanity, and Gaia, which is the embodiment of the planet's will.

Indeed, compared to Alaya consciousness, the existence of natural will should lean more towards Gaia, the will of the planet.

After a moment of realization, she said somewhat embarrassedly:

"But what exactly is Gaia?"

Of the two opposing forces, she usually interacts more with the Alaya consciousness and doesn't know much about Gaia, so even after the correction, she has no way to compare them.

Upon hearing this, Mei Liuqina continued to laugh:

"Without a doubt, Gaia, the planetary will, is much simpler than Alaya consciousness; to put it more simply, it's like a child."

"In comparison, Alaya consciousness can be described as utterly despicable and shameless, truly a collection of human subconsciousness."

At this point, Meiliuqina couldn't help but reveal her true feelings, and said indignantly.

However, after saying that, she belatedly realized her mistake, looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka in her arms, and quickly added: