One-way traffic

"Eh... so Ren-kun is interested in drinking?"

"No, no, Miss Asuka! How could someone my age drink alcohol!"

"Oh~ So, when you grow up, Jin wants to drink like those people?"

That's not what I meant...

Ren said somewhat embarrassedly that his real thought was not to drink, but rather to avoid being offered a drink in the future.

He had never drunk alcohol before, and he knew that if he did, he would be knocked out after just one drink. However, as the leader of the community that was about to become very popular, he would inevitably have to deal with other communities in the future.

If, at that point, you were offered a toast and collapsed after just one drink, wouldn't that be incredibly pathetic?

"That's great. Boys seem to be more or less interested in things like alcohol and girls, right?"

"So, that's not true at all..."

Kudo Asuka laughed in a teasing tone, but Jin had already given up struggling.

But right now.

"Ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka..."

Such a sound suddenly came from behind the two of them.

"Eh, eh—?!"

So when they turned around, this is what they saw.

At some point, Kasukabe Yō had started running to a nearby table, grabbing countless dishes, and devouring them at an overwhelming speed.

"Yao... Yao?! Are you... are you alright?!"

"Guguwa gugu wu".

"Her mouth is full of food... She should swallow it before talking, or she'll choke!"

Kasukabe Yo continued to eat at an alarming rate, drawing astonished glances from those around him. The chef, who was preparing the dishes, was full of praise and quickly started making new dishes.

For Jin and Kudo Asuka, it was truly astonishing that Kasukabe Yo could eat so much food despite her petite frame.

"Ah~ what a happy and joyful group of members."

Now shift your focus to the area at the top.

A figure stands on the former massive arena, looking down at everything below.

"You members of 'NoName' have a really good mentality. You just suffered an attack from the Demon King, and you can still have so much fun... But it's not so bad."

"But Lady White Demon, aren't you going down to celebrate with everyone? This is a rare celebration hosted by Lady Sandra."

"Oh dear, we don't need to do that."

After hearing what Black Rabbit said, White Yaksha fanned himself slightly with his open folding fan.

"After all, I was unable to move when the Black Death demon attacked. Well, if I were to shamelessly go down and have fun with everyone, even I would feel a bit ashamed."

"How could that be! Everyone knows about Lord White Demon's condition, how could we blame you like this...!"

"Hmm... I hope so, but even if the public forgives me, I still won't forgive myself."

After hearing what Black Rabbit said, White Yaksha said the same thing, but his face was already full of smiles.

"On the contrary, Black Rabbit has such a great figure, why not let me have this rare opportunity—"

"Don't even think about it!!"

"Oh, that's so mean! You were just about to comfort me, and now you're turning your back on me."

"One thing is one thing, but it's absolutely unacceptable for Lady White Demon to do anything disrespectful to Black Rabbit!!"

Seeing Black Rabbit's expression that said "If you dare to lay a hand on me, I'll lay a foot on you," White Yaksha could only shake his head helplessly and give up.

"Well... but speaking of which, Black Rabbit."

"Yes?"

"As for the people of your community, I'd like to talk a little about them."

Black Rabbit was slightly taken aback and blinked.

"A member of the community...you mean, Mr. Izayoi?"

"No, not really. Although that kid is someone I'm keeping a close eye on."

White Yaksha held the folding fan in front of him.

At the same time, his tone gradually began to change.

"However, what I care about more is that kid's business."

Even without being explicitly stated, Black Rabbit seemed to understand from the vague clues who White Yaksha was referring to.

"You mean... Mr. Accelerator?"

"Is he really a gentleman? Although we can't really tell his gender, he looks like a man, so let's just call him that for now."

White Yaksha's words immediately confused Black Rabbit.

"Excuse me, what exactly happened to Mr. Accelerator?"

"Hmm... Black Rabbit, when you summoned Izayoi Asuka and the other two, that guy wasn't summoned by you, was he?"

"Huh? Ah...it seems that's indeed the case?"

Although Black Rabbit doesn't remember the details very well, after recalling them briefly, it seems that this is indeed how it was.

"So here's the question."

White Yaksha narrowed his eyes and began to ponder.

"If we say that the kid and the two people beside him found this little garden through their own means..."

"...What's wrong?"

"Then why did they choose to appear beside you at that time?"

--Huh?

This question immediately took Black Rabbit by surprise.

That makes sense... it seems that's true.

If you think about it carefully, if Accelerator, Hatsune Miku, and that guy named Kakine Teitoku all found the Little Garden through other means, then why would they appear nearby when Black Rabbit summoned Izayoi Sakamaki and the others?

Was it just a simple coincidence?

Why did they come to this 'NoName' community?

"Are you saying... they came to our community with a purpose...?"

White Yaksha didn't say anything, but that's roughly what she meant.

"How could this be...! They're all such good people! Black Rabbit can't believe... it could be like this..."

"Oh, what are you so sad about? I never said they joined your community for bad purposes!"

White Yaksha rolled her eyes at Black Rabbit speechlessly.

"However, this matter is indeed a bit strange, and... you should have noticed that kid's situation as well."

"...Are you referring to defeating the Gift Game set up by the Demon Lord Pest?"

“That’s right. If you had already applied for the final result from the Sandbox Central Control Center at that time, then it would be impossible for anyone to go against the Sandbox’s will and do the opposite.”

Even the White Yaksha at his strongest was forced to limit himself because of this world called the Little Garden, which eventually led him to be restricted to his current state.

No matter how powerful someone is, no one in this miniature world can ever change the rules of this world.

This has nothing to do with whether one has more or less strength.

"Moreover, the feeling I get from that kid is quite special."

"Does it specifically refer to... the aura of gods?"

Black Rabbit looked at White Yaksha and then spoke.

"In fact, Black Rabbit had long sensed that there was indeed some kind of divine aura about Accelerator, but... Black Rabbit couldn't detect what kind of god it was, or which mythological system it came from—"

No, that's not what I meant.

White Demon interrupted her directly.

And then, even more shocking content will be uttered.

“We fundamentally believe that the power that kid possesses is not a gift.”

"...It is very possible that he has no special gifts at all."

"Eh--?!"

These words completely terrified Black Rabbit.

Because, apart from the extremely weak children, there are almost no people in the miniature garden who are without gifts.

"This, this can't be! Lord White Demon! If he really doesn't have a gift—"

"That's right... that's the fun part."

His expression turned slightly serious, but at the same time, the corners of his mouth turned up in a smile.

"Interesting, Accelerator, huh... Just how many surprises does that kid hold that I can't possibly discover?"

"This is truly something to look forward to!"

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In the distance, there was a sparsely populated area.

To be precise, it should be an area close to the boundary wall, however—

Those who appear here are not ordinary people in the conventional sense.

boom! ! !

First, a deafening roar, powerful enough to shatter the heavens, echoed throughout the night sky.

Simply put, it's about breaking the sound barrier.

"what happened?"

One of the figures was located in the sky, with six pure white wings behind him.

Like an angel descended from heaven, pure and holy, yet breathtakingly beautiful.

"If it's only this bad, it can't hurt me at all."

"Hmph, don't be so arrogant!"

On the opposite side was a figure located on a mountaintop.

Blonde hair, and headphones.

After finishing his carbonated drink, the boy looked up at the sky with a displeased expression.

"Damn it, they're trying to fight me in the air? That's the worst thing I can do! I can do that by jumping, but that's still fundamentally different from flying... Hey! If you want a one-on-one fight, then come down and have a fair duel!"

"One-on-one is no problem, but if you can't fly up, that's your own problem, what does it have to do with me?"

Kakine Teitoku laughed lightly.

"Did you request the challenge, or are you already planning to give up? I don't care anyway."

"...Those are really chilling words."

*Crack!* Then, Izayoi Sakamaki crushed the cup in her hand and squatted down slightly.

The immense force caused the entire mountain to begin shaking on a scale exceeding that of an earthquake.

"I mean it's giving me goosebumps! Go and put an end to your annoying arrogance right now, you bastard!"

Boom—!! At a speed exceeding the third cosmic velocity, Izayoi transformed into a meteor and shot straight into the sky.

The mountain beneath him shattered in two because of his action, but Izayoi ignored that and gathered even more terrifying force into his fist.

It slammed down towards one end of the pure white wings.

The aftershocks were devastating, even instantly dispersing the clouds at the very top of the sky.