One-way traffic

Izayoi Sakamaki, and... Teitoku Kakine.

Compared to Ren's extremely excited state, the two of them sat to the side and drank coffee.

"Coffee definitely tastes better, but why does it taste a bit like instant coffee?"

"Is it because this is instant coffee?"

"Oh, interesting. How did you find something like this? This is a completely different world, completely unrelated to the modern world."

"It's not difficult at all. I can just modify and shape it with other substances according to the taste of coffee in my mind... Well, although it is made with non-elemental substances, the human body should still be able to digest it."

"What do you mean 'still possible'? Does that mean I could also be completely overwhelmed?"

"probably."

"After I die from eating too much, the first thing I'll do is take your life."

The two, casually sipping their coffee, paid little attention to what Ren was saying.

"You two... really...!!"

"Calm down, kid."

After Kakine Teitoku finished his cup of coffee cleanly and elegantly, he then turned his attention back to Jin.

“Sometimes you can’t judge a book by its cover. For example, what this guy just said, I would have seen through it at a glance.”

"It's that simple. Rather, it's that you, little one, couldn't understand what I was saying. I thought we could both understand each other."

"What...does he/she mean?"

It seems that even now, Ren still hasn't figured out what the two of them are trying to say.

"Then I'll explain it step by step, breaking it down into smaller parts."

Izayoi Sakamaki placed her empty coffee cup on the table, stood up, and faced Jin directly.

"First of all, what made you angry with both of us?"

"Of course, it's because the two of you recklessly declared that our community is 'a community whose goal is to defeat all demon lords'!"

"So you're saying this because you're afraid that if we say it, the Demon King will immediately notice, and we'll get into trouble again... is that what you mean?"

"That's right!"

puff.

As a result, not only did Izayoi Sakamaki sigh, but even Teitoku Kakine couldn't help but laugh.

"What...what's so funny?!"

"That's why I said it, you're too short-sighted."

Izayoi Sakamaki waved her hand and continued explaining.

"Or rather, little one, before this, you were always thinking about how to strengthen the community to take revenge on the Demon King?"

"...Prioritize solving the community's drinking water problem to address the most basic living issues for its members, and then gradually build up strength through the Gift Game, relying on the companions around them."

"Where are my companions?"

"Yes... there will be. And we've already summoned members as powerful as everyone else. Even if we can't summon any particularly powerful members in the future, I believe that as long as we persevere, one day sooner or later..."

"So, how long will it take for this 'sooner or later' to happen?"

"…this…"

"Was your previous community also, as you think, gradually increasing its strength through the Game of Gifts in order to fight against other powerful Demon Lords?"

of course not.

Even the communities of the past never relied on mere gift games to strengthen themselves.

"The most important thing for our community is a strong talent pool."

"And the method of acquiring talent... is to conduct large-scale publicity."

Even without knowing what he said next, Jin could basically understand what Izayoi was trying to say.

The current 'NoName' has neither a flag nor a name; it has nothing to promote itself.

"So, in this situation where we have nothing to lose, even if we want to move forward steadily, we will never get the desired result."

With that in mind, Jin could finally understand why Izayoi Sakamaki had said those words.

"You mean... you want to use defeating the Demon King as propaganda to expand the reputation of our community?"

"The greater our reputation is, the more people will notice us. And I'm sure there are quite a few poor communities that survived attacks by demon kings, or communities that have the desire to defeat demon kings themselves, right?"

Just like choosing a club in school, only clubs with similar interests and hobbies can recruit the right people.

The same principle applies to communities.

"That's why you said that..."

"Yes, and to accomplish this, we'll need your reputation."

"Me, my...?!"

"The boy named Ren Russell uttered the slogan 'Yao, defeat the Demon King.' I think it's quite appropriate to carry out this kind of propaganda when our community doesn't have a name."

"Then—in this situation, as the leader of the community, you go on to use everything at your disposal to build your reputation."

In an instant, the speaker turned to Kakine Teitoku.

“I and the guys here are just pawns in your game, so we can’t really be considered members of your community right now.”

"How could I! I would never treat my comrades as pawns..."

"No, no, he just meant that you should make good use of us to hunt down the right gift games, thereby increasing your chances of attracting talent."

For example—let the powerful Kakine Teitoku, Accelerator, and Sakamaki Izayoi challenge the game related to the Demon King.

Winning can boost your fame and even bring in new, powerful allies.

This is the idea that belongs to Kakine Teitoku and Sakamaki Izayoi.

"Oh dear...? Aren't the boys going to take a shower yet? We've already finished."

"Okay~ Shall we chat while we shower?"

"Hey? Wait, wait a minute—!!"

Before Jin could resist, Izayoi Sakamaki simply grabbed him and walked towards the bathroom with Kakine Teitoku.

For the young community leader, there are so many things he will learn gradually.

Chapter 771 Purebred Vampire Girl

"...Woo!"

Several figures suddenly appeared in an area where no one could see them.

But as soon as she arrived at this place, the petite girl straddled the ground.

"Owner!!"

"I'm fine...don't worry about me."

Pest, a girl who is a demon king who brings death to countless living beings, is now lying on the ground in a very weak state.

Even now, the damage caused by that human is still affecting her.

Pest gently covered her abdomen, where she had just been stabbed.

Although it seems there are no problems anymore.

"...Even with my abilities, it would take a certain amount of time to fully recover from this kind of injury?"

Because, in essence, what caused the most serious damage to Pest's body was not Accelerator's simple physical attack.

Instead, he reversed the flow of his own death wind and then used it to attack himself directly.

These winds are harmless to Pest; even if they did blow on her, they couldn't possibly hurt her.

But none of this seemed to make any sense to that human.

"Damn it, that kid...!"

“Wesley, now is not the time for us to be discouraged.”

Pest interrupted Wesser, making him look extremely unwilling.

"Our main goal is to obtain the White Yaksha. As long as we keep that in mind, everything else is secondary. We don't need to think about that human anymore."

"But... Master, that guy definitely knows what our next plan is. If he's waiting for us there a month from now..."

Weser, Ratine, and even Shutrom, along with Pest's own power, were no match for that white-haired, red-eyed human.

They didn't even know what kind of gift the other party was using.

"That's alright."

Even after such a crushing defeat, Pest still seemed to speak with great confidence.

"Our blessing game hasn't even started yet. When we visit the North District again, no one will be able to interfere with what we're about to do."

"Whether it's the White Demon or that human."

The Demon King's every move is still lurking in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to make progress.

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A night has passed.

Throughout the night, everyone was busy with their own tasks.

"So, where did you go gallivanting around last night, you little rascal?"

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

Kakine Teitoku and Accelerator walked together on the same road.

Hatsune Miku was by his side, while the people walking at the front were Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudo, Yo Kasukabe, and Kuro Usagi.

Just as agreed yesterday, the group is now heading to the territory of ForesGaro, the community to which Jard belongs.

"oops…"

However, when the group actually arrived at the area, the environment before them somewhat overturned their expectations of this place.

First of all.

The enormous Western-style mansion, completely entangled by countless vines, was abandoned here as if it were deserted.

"This is the place... which belongs to the 'ForesGaro' residential area... This is definitely it."

"Really? Black Rabbit, you didn't bring us to the wrong place, did you?"

“Absolutely right! Black Rabbit wouldn’t lead us the wrong way. This is… the residential territory of ‘ForesGaro’.”

That's what they say, but no one could possibly discern the characteristics of a residential area from this scene.

Rather than a place for people to live, it's more like a strange, abandoned mansion that has been abandoned for many years.

Just looking at it is enough to send chills down your spine.

Black Rabbit found a document on the closed door, which appeared to be the contract for this Game of Grace.

"This is... bad! The rules of the game have been changed so that you can no longer defeat your opponent using your Gift ability!"

"So, it limits our abilities...?"

The actual participants were Asuka Kudo, Yo Kasukabe, Hatsune Miku, and Teitoku Kakine, along with Jin.

In fact, if we only consider the strength of abilities, even without a character like Kakine Teitoku who is so overpowered, Hatsune Miku alone could have solved everything.

but…

"Since the use of abilities is restricted, there must be other ways to win."

Kakine Teitoku also looked at the contract document in Black Rabbit's hand.

It says that you must use a specific weapon to defeat Jard, the ultimate target of the game, in order to win the Gift Game.

"Using specific weapons...? It should be inside the mansion, right?"

"Alright, then just the few of us going in will be enough."