"If that guy Saber knew about it, he would probably say something like, 'Are you crazy?'"
"They will definitely be angry! Of course they will go crazy! After all - I am the heroic swordsman Berserker!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka struggled to sit up and glanced at his wrist - the area sprained during the struggle had been wrapped with a bandage to stop the bleeding. There was no doubt that this was what Shuten Doji did.
"Have you noticed? Yes, this is what I have bandaged for you, right? I used bleached cloth strips, and at the same time, I carefully controlled the strength so as not to break your bones. How do you feel?
"
"Come on, let me see if there is any congestion...Pfft - it would be even funnier if the wound rotted away after being bandaged!"
——Having said that.
Although Shuten Doji already looked crazy, the wound on Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand was indeed bandaged.
Even if the wound itself was caused by Shuten Doji.
".......Thanks."
After looking at the white cloth on his wrist for a few seconds, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly raised his head and spoke to Shuten Doji seriously.
This sentence directly made Shuten Doji's body stiffen.
Shuten Doji's face became a little ugly, a little confused.
"You said - thank you?"
"Thank you for what? Thank you for my concubine?"
She forced a smile from her weird face.
"Oh my, he's such a strange kid. You're welcome. He actually says thank you to an evil spirit on a whim."
"Anyway, don't worry about these things. After all, we will be fighting each other from now on, right?"
"You mean you'll eat me later?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka asked with a frown.
"No, no, no."
Shuten Doji quickly waved his hand, still with a strange smile on his face.
"Didn't Miss Black Rope say that she will wait for you at the top of the mountain? Even the worst villain or something else - even us heroic swordsmen will abide by such a duel agreement.
Oh? This is common sense."
Fujimaru Ritsuka also had a funny expression on her serious face.
"People like you actually insist on abiding by the agreement?"
"Hmm, you're right."
Shuten Doji nodded.
"What you said is absolutely correct. What we did was excessive, wasn't it? Was it bad? Was it abominable?"
"This young and exaggerated Master - do you really think so?"
"It's really annoying. You have to know that compared to the ruthlessness of the remaining two, we are being very polite!"
"That——Saber Empireo, and——Caster Limbo."
"Both of them, no matter which one - they are monsters that evil spirits and rakshasas can't avoid? Ah, by the way - you have seen you once, right?"
"I don't want to use my current weak spirit base to fight against them. I believe Miss Black Rope thinks the same way. If we want to fight with them... well, at least I have to have the physical strength and strength that I had during my lifetime.
Only with strength can we do it.”
Fujimaru Ritsuka felt a little incredible about this.
"They - are stronger than you?"
There is no doubt that Shuten-Douji and Minamoto Yorimitsu are already very strong. Even Samura Anno would have a hard time getting along with Minamoto Yorimitsu in a duel. Miyamoto Musashi would even have a hard time fighting Shuten-Douji.
Get advantage quickly.
And the remaining two—are actually stronger than Shuten Douji and Minamoto Yorimitsu?
It feels like... playing a game with a strong enemy behind you.
"Hmm, how should I talk about this topic..."
Shuten Doji tapped his chin with his sharp nails.
"Rather than talking about strength and weakness, it's actually better to say that those two need to be more 'ruthless'."
"One only exists to kill people, and is very good at decomposing people's souls."
"The other one exists only to curse this world, and is the soul that drags the world and the stars into eternal corruption."
"...Doesn't sound like a normal guy."
Fujimaru Ritsuka's face twitched.
Good at breaking down people.
Dragging the world and the stars into eternal catastrophe and corruption.
This kind of rhetoric...just sounds can make people feel creepy.
"Hahahahaha - you are so direct in your words! I like it, and to tell you the truth, I think so too!"
"ah--"
After laughing heartily, Shuten Doji suddenly stopped abruptly.
She blinked, moved closer to Fujimaru Ritsuka, and looked into Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes for a while.
"I said, you."
"You can actually chat with me without any restraint."
She tapped Fujimaru Ritsuka's face twice with her nails.
"You may have such a cute and beautiful face, but you possess courage that even a powerful warrior cannot match."
"Master of Chaldea, why are you——"
Shuten Doji was interrupted by Fujimaru Ritsuka midway through his words.
"Because I know another Shuten boy."
Shuten Doji showed a somewhat surprised expression.
"Ah, no wonder... I actually feel a little subtle."
call--
With that said, Shuten Doji approached Fujimaru Ritsuka, and his four eyes looked directly at each other. Fujimaru Ritsuka felt a chill down his spine.
——The aura on Shuten Doji's body has changed.
"So, do you want to give it a try?"
"Want to try—a bet? A bet on your luck?"
--escape!
Such an idea suddenly appeared in Fujimaru Ritsuka's mind.
But Shuten Doji seemed to be aware of Fujimaru Ritsuka's thoughts in advance. Before Fujimaru Ritsuka's body started to move, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Fujimaru Ritsuka's neck.
"--Well!"
Although Shuten-douji was very thin and his arms were even slender, the terrifying power coming from him made Ritsuka Fujimaru feel almost suffocated.
"No, run away?"
"Good boy, good boy... I will try my best not to hurt you. After all, you think, our previous relationship... was so good."
"Relax a little and touch my hand. Look, it's as cold as ice, right?"
"Master of Chaldea, what would you do if I said this?"
"What if you can get everything you want by being on our side?"
"I just hope that you will let go of the villagers and those children!"
Struggling in Shuten Doji's hands, Fujimaru Ritsuka said with difficulty.