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On a quiet path—
Lily hurried towards the forr Arcadia headquarters, her pace quick, perhaps driven by fear.
(PS: No Na community forr na is Arcadia)
As the familiar sight of the old headquarters ca into view, a smile spread across her face.
But then—
A tall figure blocked her path.
"Aah!" Lily yelped, stumbling and falling to the ground.
"Didn't expect to see here, did you?" Galdo Gasper sneered, looking down at her with a predatory grin.
Lily, recognizing him, tried to maintain her composure. "What do you want? This is No Na territory. If I scream, Black Rabbit will hear ."
"Don't try to fool . I've checked. There's no one around."
"Once I capture you, your community will be forced to accept my Gift Ga. Then, everything you own will be mine," Galdo laughed.
This was his specialty—kidnapping children from other communities to force them into Gift Gas.
It was this tactic that had made Fores Garo the strongest community in the eastern outer gate of the seventh floor.
If Lily was captured, No Na would have no choice but to accept the Gift Ga.
Normally, Gift Gas required the consent of both parties.
Only Demon Lords could force a Gift Ga.
Lily's eyes widened in fear.
She was terrified of being captured, of becoming the cause of No Na's downfall.
Galdo, perhaps wary of Black Rabbit, didn't want to waste any more ti.
Black Rabbit was a Little Garden Noble and a Planetary-level being.
But as a Gift Ga referee, she couldn't participate in gas.
"Co quietly, little girl," Galdo said, approaching Lily.
Lily turned and ran.
But she was no match for Galdo, a werewolf, in a footrace.
"Aah!" She stumbled again, about to fall—
When a figure appeared beside her, scooping her up into his arms.
"Are you alright? Be careful," Roy said, his gentle smile reassuring Lily.
'He's so kind,' she thought.
But then her expression changed. "Run! He's after !" She rembered Galdo chasing her.
Galdo, seeing Roy, was stunned. He had checked the area. There was no one here.
But now—he would just have to eliminate them both.
He had initially captured children from other communities without killing them, but he had found them…annoying.
So, he had started killing them.
The other communities, thinking they could rescue the children, didn't know their hostages were already dead.
Galdo transford into his werewolf form and lunged at Roy.
"Look out!" Lily cried.
But Roy didn't move.
He extended a finger and tapped the air.
Crack!
Galdo, mid-leap, froze solid.
He crashed to the ground, the ice encasing him intact.
Roy hadn't killed him. Galdo was a valuable—resource provider for No Na. He couldn't kill him yet.
——
"It's alright now," Roy said, patting Lily's head. Her fox ears twitched adorably.
"Thank you… I'm Lily. What's your na?" she asked, blushing.
"Call Roy. Now, Lily, go ho. And don't wander off alone next ti," Roy said with a smile.
"Roy-onii-san, could you please co to my community? I want to thank you," Lily asked nervously, tugging on his sleeve.
Roy had been waiting for this invitation.
He had considered joining a strong community in Little Garden to gain access to resources.
But he had decided that No Na offered more freedom.
Once he controlled No Na, he could acquire even more resources than he would in another community.
And there was Black Rabbit—an alluring bunny girl—and Leticia Draculea—a vampire Loli.
Roy was quite interested in them.
——
He also wanted to involve the girls from his harem in developing his community.
If he joined another community, he wouldn't be able to freely bring his Familia mbers along.
He wouldn't have the sa freedom.
"Sure," Roy agreed with a smile.
"Yay!" Lily bead.
They left Galdo, still frozen, and headed towards the No Na headquarters.
"Roy-onii-san, are you new to Little Garden?" Lily asked as they walked, learning that he hadn't joined a community.
This surprised her.
"That's right. I just arrived. I don't know much about this place," Roy explained.
"I just saw—what happened earlier and followed you when that man started following you."
"I see." Lily nodded, understanding.
She wasn't as surprised now, knowing he was new to Little Garden.
"We're here! This is No Na's territory!" Lily said proudly, pointing towards a large gate.
Roy looked at the gate. It was rusty and covered in moss, the walls weathered and crumbling.
The area outside the walls was overgrown with weeds—a desolate sight.
But the sheer size of the walls hinted at Arcadia's forr glory.
The walls stretched as far as the eye could see. Roy estimated that the entire territory was as large as a small city.
But when Lily led him through the gate—
He saw a barren wasteland, a desolate desert.
It was nothing like the glorious Arcadia he had imagined.
"Lily, what…happened here?" Roy asked, feigning surprise.
Lily's face fell, and she began to explain No Na's history.
Two years ago—
Arcadia, at its peak, had beco the sole Floor Master of Little Garden.
But then, they were attacked by unknown Demon Lords.
Demon Lords were powerful beings who possessed a special privilege in Little Garden: the "Ga Master" authority.
If they initiated a Gift Ga—no one could refuse.
Even the Shiroyasha possessed this authority.
Under attack from multiple Demon Lords, Arcadia was shattered.
Most of its mbers were killed, and the survivors were banished from Little Garden.
The once-glorious Arcadia was no more, reduced to the "No Nas," having lost even their na and flag.
Roy, hearing Lily's story, sighed inwardly.
He believed Arcadia's downfall was due to their overreaching ambition.
At their peak, their strongest mbers were at Stellar-level.
Yet, they had tried to rule all of Little Garden.
It was inevitable that others would resent them and rebel.
Arcadia's fate was a testant to this.
Roy didn't know much about Little Garden. He only knew that a community called Ouroboros Alliance was supposedly responsible for Arcadia's destruction.
But he didn't know who their mbers were.
Why was Lily telling him all this?
Roy observed her carefully and finally understood.
"So that's it," he murmured with a smirk.
Lily led him to the edge of the territory, where several buildings still stood—remnants of Arcadia.
The central structures had been destroyed, but the outer buildings remained.
The entire territory was a desert, barren and dry, with vegetation only visible in the distance.
It was no wonder the children of No Na had to go so far to fetch water.
They encountered several children returning with water.
It seed that Black Rabbit was the only adult in No Na. The rest were children.
"Welco back!" A girl in a short black and red dress stood at the entrance to the settlent.
She had long blue hair, blue bunny ears, a delicate face, and captivating red eyes.
Was this—Black Rabbit?
Roy's eyes lit up.
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