Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

However, after continuing forward for a while, the group suddenly stopped, because they had not detected any other students from Kyoto School along the way.

Meanwhile, the noise from behind actually became a bit louder.

"It's still the same as before."

The panda's expression instantly turned serious.

Before the match began, they had guessed that their opponent might target Itadori Yuujin, so they didn't advance very fast, but their prediction came true.

Fortunately, they had a strategy in place.

Zenin Maki said to Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Ritsuka, I'll leave the exorcism of the cursed spirit to you."

"Everyone else, follow me!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 31 When it comes to speed hunting, what comes to mind first?

Zenin Maki, who grew up in a family of sorcerers, and Panda, a unique and completely independent sorcerer, have not only witnessed the filth and depravity of the sorcery world, but have also experienced it firsthand.

Zenin Maki is still suppressed by her family, and the technology she used to create pandas is also constantly coveted by others.

Therefore, they can understand why they had Fujimaru Ritsuka conceal the existence of Jeanne d'Arc Alter, because you never know what kind of insane actions the higher-ups would take after learning about it.

This is why they have some speculation that Kyoto might want to kill Hisahito Itadori during the match.

Previously, Fushiguro Megumi had told them that after learning that Itadori Yuujin had become the vessel for Ryoumen Sukuna, the higher-ups wanted to execute Itadori Yuujin immediately, but Gojo Satoru forcibly suppressed the order and allowed him to enroll in a vocational high school.

He also speculated that the mission he and Itajō had taken on that almost killed Itajō might have been a killer secretly planted by higher-ups.

No one expected that Hisahito Itadori would be resurrected and reappear before them.

Given that the principal of Kyoto College, Yoshinobu Rakuganji, was a representative of the conservative faction, they had some suspicions that the Kyoto side might take the opportunity to kill Hisahito Itadori during the match, and they made countermeasures in advance.

The only chance to kill Yujin Itadori is within the arena, because outside the arena, there is Satoru Gojo.

Therefore, there are two solutions to protect Hisahito Itadori:

First, defeat all members of the Kyoto side, rendering them incapable of fighting.

Second, end the match before Hisahito Itadori is killed.

Thus, two teams were formed: one consisting of Fujimaru Ritsuka, and the other consisting of everyone else.

Fujimaru Ritsuka should hunt down the cursed spirits and end the match as soon as possible, while the others should fully support Itadori Yuujin and try their best to defeat the opponent, or at least buy some time for Fujimaru Ritsuka.

The reason for separating Fujimaru Ritsuka into a separate team is not to isolate her, but for the sake of combat balance.

Indeed, after spending this time together, everyone now acknowledges that Fujimaru Ritsuka is capable of taking on all of them single-handedly, possessing an exaggerated level of strength that undoubtedly places her among the ranks of a top-tier sorcerer.

However, the fact that summoners are inherently vulnerable to being targeted is unavoidable.

Unlike the heretical Fushiguro Megumi, who is a summoner but excels in close combat, Fujimaru Ritsuka is a fairly orthodox type; she possesses some power, but only a small amount.

Therefore, when facing the various strange and unusual spells of sorcerers, Fujimaru Ritsuka may still be targeted and defeated, but this problem will not exist when facing the highest level of cursed spirits in the arena.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who can summon multiple shikigami at the same time, is no less capable of exorcising cursed spirits than a whole team.

For the above reasons, Fujimaru Ritsuka was assigned to a separate team.

Fujimaru Ritsuka had no objection to this and readily accepted it.

In addition, for safety reasons, they originally wanted to include Yoshino Junpei under Fujimaru Ritsuka's side, because Yoshino Junpei's current strength was somewhat dangerous to participate in the battle of sorcerers.

However, Yoshino Junpei insisted, "Itadori is my friend, how can I abandon him!" In the end, he respected his wishes and allowed him to join the ranks of those supporting Itadori Hisahito.

Back to the point.

The two teams separated. Zenin Maki led everyone back the way they came to support Itadori Yuujin, while Fujimaru Ritsuka continued on alone to exorcise the cursed spirits.

At that moment, the spirit-transformed Jeanne Alter spoke in her ear:

"Can I show myself now?"

"Sorry, not right now."

Fujimaru Ritsuka said:

"The entire arena is likely under surveillance. There are other people in the monitoring room besides Mr. Gojo, so please bear with us for now."

"whispering sound."

Joan of Arc Alter spat in annoyance and said:

"In the end, what is there to be afraid of about those so-called high-ranking officials? Isn't Gojo Satoru the strongest sorcerer? Why should he have to listen to those people?"

"There must be very complicated reasons behind this, just like politics."

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched her head, not quite understanding the reason either, as she wasn't particularly good at politics.

However, there are many Servants in Chaldea who are good at this kind of thing, so you can ask them for advice when you get back.

"In short, all we need to do now is do what we can."

"Too."

If she can finish the match quickly, Yuujin Itadori will be fine. But what kind of Spirit Origin Shadow should she summon this time?

"Um"

Looking around at the lush forest before her, she quickly found the answer—

Indeed, when it comes to hunting, one thinks of hunters.

"Spirit Origin Shadow, Summon!"

The Command Seal on her right hand emitted a red light, and the next moment, a pitch-black figure appeared in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka.

This time, the spirit origin she summoned was Atalanta, an Archer.

Atalanta, a famous hunter in Greek mythology, is renowned for hitting the first arrow that repelled the Calydonian Boar. She was also a member of the Argonauts, a ship where Greek warriors gathered.

Although she wasn't the only hunter in Chaldea, Atalanta, renowned for her archery skills and speed, was undoubtedly the perfect candidate for this race-like hunt.

"Then, I'll leave it to you."

The moment Fujimaru Ritsuka's command, along with this will, was transmitted to the Spirit Origin Shadow, Atalanta shot out like an arrow and disappeared from Fujimaru Ritsuka's sight in the blink of an eye.

-

Inside the monitoring room, everyone was watching the projection in front of them.

Besides the projection, there were more than a dozen talismans pasted on the wall. Each of these talismans was associated with the spirit they had cast. Whenever a spirit was destroyed, the corresponding talisman would change color.

So far, only one of the talismans on the wall has changed color, meaning the students have only eliminated one cursed spirit.

However, at this moment, everyone's attention was not on that, but on the projection in front of them.

Just now, shortly after Yuujin Itadori and Aoi Toudou engaged in combat, the projection inexplicably stopped for a period of time.

When the scene returned to normal, students from Tokyo Vocational High School and Kyoto Vocational High School had somehow gathered together and then a chaotic brawl ensued.

Gojo Satoru stared intently at the projection in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Although he had no way of knowing what happened during the interruption of the footage, he could roughly deduce some things, such as wanting to kill Hisahito Itadori or some other despicable act.

To his delight, the enemy's plan failed due to the return of the Tokyo High School students or some other reason.

He turned to Yoshinobu Rakuganji, who was standing to the side, and teased him:

"Kudos is still alive. You've disappointed me, haven't you, you old codger?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, you ill-mannered brat."

Rakuganji Yoshinobu stared calmly at the projection, unmoved by Gojo Satoru's provocation.

"Hey, what's going on here!?"

Suddenly, Anka-hime's exclamation drew everyone's attention.

She stared in astonishment at the wall displaying the number of surviving cursed spirits. Following her gaze, everyone saw that the number of cursed spirits that had been eliminated was now decreasing at an alarming rate.

"How is this going?!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 32 The End of the Match and an Unexpected Incident

"who is it?!"

Rakuganji Yoshinobu was very puzzled, because judging from the projection just now, almost all the students on both sides were in a confrontation. So who was exorcising the cursed spirit now, and why was it so fast!?

Seeing this scene, Mingming cooperated by switching camera angles.

The camera had just switched to a low-level cursed spirit that had not yet been exorcised when, in the next moment, a pitch-black arrow suddenly appeared on the cursed spirit's body!

Immediately, the cursed spirit vanished, signifying that the other party had exorcised another cursed spirit.

"An arrow that appeared out of thin air on the cursed spirit?! What kind of spell is this?!"

Angehime couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, astonished by this bizarre spell.

But Mingming denied it:

"No, this shouldn't be a spell. It's just that the arrow was moving too fast for the crow shikigami's vision to keep up, creating the illusion that the arrow appeared out of thin air."

As she spoke, she switched the camera again, trying to capture the figure of the archer.

But no matter how she switched the camera angles, all she could see was the arrows appearing out of thin air on the cursed spirit time and time again.

"Huh, interesting."

Seeing this, Mingming slightly curled the corners of her mouth, feeling that she had been challenged by the other party.

So she controlled the crow to fly into the air and look down. The entire arena area gradually appeared in the picture, and the figures of the archers finally came into view.

A dark figure, holding a bow and arrow, leaped and darted swiftly among the branches of the forest. Whenever it spotted a cursed spirit, it would raise its bow and shoot an arrow, then look away and continue on its way.