One-way traffic

The words are astonishing.

Before they arrived with Jin, Kudo Asuka and Kasukabe Yo were completely unaware of this matter.

"...May I ask why you didn't consider telling us about this beforehand, Ren-nii?"

"I...that..."

Kudo Asuka narrowed her eyes as if questioning him and began to interrogate Jin.

Jard, however, laughed heartily, as if watching a spectacle.

"It's alright, it's alright. Actually, I understand this kid quite well. After all, the community is so useless, so if we just tell the truth, you guys will definitely just look down on him, right?"

"..."

"What, you're speechless now? But it's true, everyone in this little garden really likes a prosperous and powerful community, just like us."

Jard pointed to the sign on his chest as if showing off. If you looked closely, it seemed that there were signs with the same logo on the buildings nearby.

"'ForesGaro', this is the community I, Jard, belong to, and you guys have also discovered it, right? Some of the shopping streets around here, and even all the medium-sized communities within this area, are actually under the jurisdiction of our community."

"Is that so? Then why doesn't this store have it?"

"Their community is 'Six Wounds,' which is not located in our eastern region. Unfortunately, their headquarters are located in the southern region, so we cannot engage in a gift game with them and bring their community under our control."

According to this guy named Jard, as long as a "gift game" is launched against the corresponding community, on the premise of risking the reputation of both parties, the winner can annex the corresponding community into his own.

It's probably through this method that ForesGaro continues to expand its community.

"So, you've all seen it clearly now, haven't you? This kid deliberately concealed the situation of his community just so he could take you in. In reality, they're just a very weak community."

At this point, Jard's intentions are pretty clear.

"So you miss us?"

"Well, I hope you all will reconsider the current situation."

He clasped his hands together and spoke to Kudo Asuka and everyone else with a subtle smile.

"If you choose to leave the community 'NoName' with Black Rabbit now and join us in 'ForesGaro', I would be more than happy to do so."

With a proud smile, Jard immediately uttered his decisive words.

"Because, I am the leader of 'ForesGaro,' which is much more convincing than this skinny brat, right?"

No more.

Having been described to this extent, everyone is basically aware of the community's dire situation and other circumstances.

Actually, Ren didn't intend to hide these things, but...

The people who appeared here were all companions that Black Rabbit had managed to summon with great difficulty.

If we completely lose all opportunities and fail...

"Hey."

At this moment, someone finally broke the deathly silence.

"Since we've finished eating, let's get ready to pay and leave."

Kakine Teitoku put down his empty coffee cup and yawned.

"2105380 Outer Gate, is this the location? Although I'm not sure how these coordinates are calculated, with you leading the way, there shouldn't be any problems."

“You’re right, Ren-di. I’ll have to trouble you to lead the way again from now on.”

"However, it would be nice to eat some more delicious food."

"Huh? So Yao is really interested in cooking?"

"I wouldn't say I was interested, it's just... very delicious."

"I see... Hehe! Well then, when we get to the community, how about I prepare dinner for everyone tonight?"

"Could it be that Hatsune Miku's cooking skills are actually quite amazing?"

"Well, you'll all find out when the time comes!"

"Hmm... I'm really looking forward to it."

Not to mention Jard, even Ren was shocked by the scene before him.

The four of them completely ignored what Jard had just said and began discussing what they should do after arriving at 'NoName'.

"Everyone..."

"...Please forgive me for not understanding, but you guys aren't trying to say that—"

"That's right, it's a pity, but we don't plan to go to your community. Instead, we plan to stay in Ren's community. That's our decision, Mr. Fake Gentleman."

"What did you say about me?!"

"Do you think I can't see through you? You're deliberately showing off your community's status here so that we'll join your community, right?"

Even without anyone else saying it, Kudo Asuka could see all of this.

The girl immediately spoke in a very displeased tone.

"I, Kudo Asuka, came from an unparalleled noble family before coming to the Little Garden. Do you think ruling a mere lower-level community in the Little Garden would be of any appeal to me?"

“…!!”

"And to be honest, my intention in deliberately abandoning all my possessions and relationships to come to this little garden was to seek adventure and a new life. Under such circumstances, you actually want me to enter your community and become a so-called grassroots member? Have you even considered your own worth? You fake gentleman."

"you you--"

"Shut up."

A loud bang—an invisible sound seemed to explode within Jard's body.

The reason is unknown, but the moment Kudo Asuka uttered that word, he lost the ability to control his body.

The person could only tremble on the spot, frozen in a very passive posture.

"Guests, guests—?! Um…"

"It's fine."

Kakine Teitoku spoke lightly to the cat-eared girl beside him, while Kudo Asuka, Kasukabe Yo, and Hatsune Miku looked at Jard with calm eyes.

"You seem to have said that your community has brought almost all the surrounding communities under its banner."

Jard wanted to resist fiercely.

But Asuka's mere stare was enough to make him blurt out everything on his own.

"What exactly is going on? According to you, the game of grace between communities is a matter of mutual survival and safety. I don't think that many people would casually choose to play such a life-or-death game with you."

"...There are many ways to force someone to agree."

Ignoring his own will, Jard's body compulsively began to utter these words.

"For example, we could kidnap women or children from the other community to threaten them. Those who don't listen to this can be left until later, when our community becomes stronger, and then we can find ways to gradually pressure them..."

"...That's quite a despicable and underhanded tactic."

That one sentence was enough to make everyone see the true colors of Jard and his community.

However, this is not the end.

"If these communities were forcibly annexed by you, then how did you manage to make them submit?"

“We took several children hostage from various communities.”

"So where are all those children now...?"

"He's already killed."

——Huh?

Whether it's Kudo Asuka, Kasukabe Yo, or the cat-eared waiter from Jinwa.

Everyone was stunned and stood there.

But Jard continued to repeat the contents of the conversation as ordered by the other party.

"On the first day I brought those little devils back, I couldn't resist killing them because of their crying. Later, when I did the same, I killed them again because they cried out for 'Daddy' and 'Mommy.' Later still, I simply decided to kill all the little devils I brought back that same day. But because of the rule that members of the community are not allowed to harm each other, it would be troublesome if I were discovered. So I threw the corpses of those little devils to my subordinates to eat—"

boom--! !

However, before he could finish speaking, he was tragically knocked away.

The person who made the move was neither Yao, nor Kudo Asuka, nor Kakine Teitoku.

Instead, she was a beautiful girl with light blue twin ponytails.

As if she could no longer contain herself, she raised her hand with a somewhat gloomy expression, and the impact formed by pure spiritual power instantly blew Jard away.

It flew more than ten meters in one breath.

"Whoa—!!"

"...Ren-nii, is there any law that can punish scum like him in the miniature garden?"

"If he manages to escape outside of Little Garden City before facing punishment, then there's probably nothing we can do..."

Ultimately, it is a world primarily based on community.

If things continue like this, a satisfactory result will never be achieved.

"asshole…"

Now that things have come to this, there's no reason to continue pretending.

Crack!

The sound of clothes tearing came from Jard's body, and his body instantly swelled up, transforming into a beast-like form.

"No, it's not good!"

"Are you guys so blind... trying to get yourselves killed?!"

boom--! !

The orc roared and charged relentlessly toward the group.

——Click.

But such a huge body.

But it was easily blocked by one of them using just one finger.

"Sigh, after listening to your nonsense for so long, although I could tell what kind of person you were from the first moment I saw you, after listening to the whole thing, I feel like you have a sense of not knowing your own level."

"What?"

Jard couldn't understand how his immense strength and physique could be blocked by a skinny kid with just a finger.

"I'm talking about you, you piece of trash."

Kakine Teitoku smiled and raised his head.

"No matter where you go, you can find scum like you everywhere."

For an instant.

Kakine Teitoku casually flicked his fingertips, and an inexplicable, immense force pressed down on Jard's back.

It smashed his entire body onto the floor.

"Pewter?!"

Even now, Jard cannot understand, or rather, neither can anyone else present understand, what exactly happened.

Whether it's the words spoken by Kudo Asuka, the impact Hatsune Miku can unleash with a wave of her hand, or the phenomena currently exhibited by Kakine Teitoku.

For those around them, it was a situation they couldn't understand.

Why do these seemingly frail humans possess such powerful abilities?

"Damn it—! Do you even know who's backing me up?"

"I really don't know. Tell me, what kind of evil spirit is it?"

"The Demon King of the Outer Sect of Six Six Six...! Provoking me is equivalent to attacking that Demon King, do you understand what that means?!"

"How could I possibly understand the thought process that came up with in your peanut-sized brain, you piece of trash?"