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Asuka Kudou took the cake and ate it without hesitation. As Roy had said, she couldn't resist him, so there was no point in being cautious.
"I don't think I've gotten your na yet," Roy said with a smile.
"Asuka Kudou," she replied, her mouth full of cake.
"Asuka… Why are you here alone?"
"J-Just taking a walk!" Asuka stamred, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Roy chuckled, seeing through her lie, but didn't press the matter.
Asuka's Gift, Oraculum, made other children fear her, so she had few friends.
"By the way, Roy, who exactly are you?" Asuka asked after finishing her cake, her curiosity about him growing.
"? I'm from a faraway land. And I'm not human. I'm a Devil," Roy said, trying to scare her playfully.
But Asuka wasn't fazed.
"A Devil? I don't believe you." She had never seen a Devil, but in her imagination, they weren't this—handso.
"Haha, if you don't believe , I'll tell you a story about a Devil. Want to hear it?" Roy offered.
"Yes!" Asuka nodded eagerly.
Roy smiled and began to tell the story of a low-level Devil who beca incredibly powerful—his own story, of course.
Asuka was captivated by the fantastical tale, completely engrossed.
By the ti they realized how much ti had passed, it was already evening.
"Alright, that's enough for today. You should head ho, Asuka," Roy said, ending the story.
Asuka was disappointed. She wanted to hear more.
But it was getting late. If she didn't go back soon, soone might co looking for her.
She had snuck out today. Her family wouldn't have allowed her to approach a stranger otherwise.
"Thank you, Roy. Um—can I see you again?" Asuka asked, reluctant to leave. What if she never heard another story again?
Roy thought for a mont. "I'll be on your way to school tomorrow. You'll see then."
"Okay! It's a promise! See you tomorrow!" Asuka nodded happily and ran off.
Roy watched her leave, a smirk playing on his lips.
Asuka's background wasn't as simple as it seed. She was a descendant of the Arcadia mbers who had been exiled to this planet, and she was even being grood as a potential future leader.
It seed there were still many forr Arcadia mbers here.
But he couldn't bring them all back to Little Garden. That would destabilize No Na.
It was best to only bring back Canaria and a few others.
——
The next day—
Roy, as promised, waited for Asuka on her way to school. He had transford into a child to blend in.
"Roy, why are you—a kid?" Asuka asked, much more comfortable with him now, having clearly accepted him as a friend.
"So I can go to school with you, of course," Roy chuckled.
Asuka's eyes lit up, touched by his gesture. He had transford into a child just for her!
"Here." She took out a small, beautifully wrapped pastry from her bag.
"You treated to cake yesterday. It's my turn today!"
Roy accepted the pastry. "Thank you."
Asuka smiled.
They reached the school.
Thanks to Roy's preemptive use of his perception-altering magic, they entered without any issues.
He was enrolled as a transfer student in Asuka's class.
Several familiar faces were also present—Izayoi Sakamaki, Yō Kasukabe, and Homura Saigou.
Within a few days, Roy had beco friends with them.
He then began his plan—using his Prophecy Authority to subtly alter their fates.
Months passed—
Roy sensed a shift in the world.
Asuka, Yō, and the others called, informing him that they wouldn't be attending school today.
It seed Canaria was finally going to use the Poet's Gift to alter history.
She wanted to trigger a Paradigm Shift and beco the center of a new pantheon.
But the Paradigm Shift wouldn't unfold as she expected.
——
Canaria was too weak. She wouldn't gain much from the Paradigm Shift.
But Roy could. With his [Prophecy] Authority, he could alter the course of the Paradigm Shift and reap the benefits himself.
"It's beginning…"
While in his rented apartnt, Roy could see Canaria and the other forr Arcadia mbers through his Authority.
Canaria had activated the Poet's Gift. It was an invisible change.
But Roy could see the ripples in the river of fate and manipulate them.
As Canaria's Divinity rapidly declined, the Poet's Gift activated.
Simultaneously, an unknown power, guided by Roy, flowed into his body.
After a long mont, he opened his eyes.
"It worked!" Roy was overjoyed. He had successfully intercepted the Simulated Star Creation Map.
With the [Simulated Star Creation Map], once activated, and combined with Shiroyasha reclaiming her Divinity, his power would surge dramatically.
Then, he could truly dominate Little Garden.
Roy began studying the Simulated Star Creation Map, trying to activate it.
Each person's Simulated Star Creation Map had different abilities.
It wasn't a bounded field. It was more like—a rule.
Anyone within its domain had to obey its rules.
For example, Aži Dahāka's Avesta—as long as the opponent wasn't human or Zoroastrian, it could perfectly copy their power and even nullify their attacks.
Or the Star · Tai Sui of His Highness—as long as the opponent was a natural-born God, Dragon, or Star Spirit, it could forcibly seal the opponent regardless of the power difference.
Roy's Simulated Star Creation Map, having been—acquired from Izayoi, had similar abilities.
It was the power to create miracles.
In the original story, Izayoi had used it to create a massive pillar of light that pierced the Heaven and shattered Stars.
But that was just a superficial application. The true power of the Simulated Star Creation Map was far greater.
It was the core of a pantheon, the foundation of a universe. It was a domain where everyone had to follow its rules.
"Perhaps I can even create a Universe," Roy chuckled.
He didn't delve too deeply into its chanics. It wasn't sothing he could master in a short ti.
He had to bring Canaria back to Little Garden. He couldn't miss the Gift Ga with Laius.
The next day—
Roy revealed himself to Canaria and the others.
Canaria, having exhausted her Divinity using the Poet's Gift, had only five years left to live, having shortened her original five-hundred-year lifespan.
This was the punishnt for being banished from Little Garden. Inside Little Garden, Divinity could be replenished.
Banishing them was a slow death sentence.
"Who are you?"
Roy's sudden appearance in Canaria's room startled her. She was lying weakly in bed, her Divinity depleted.
"Black Rabbit sent to bring you back," Roy said, observing Canaria carefully. Her short, golden hair and delicate features made her look both beautiful and capable, despite her current weakened state. Her nightgown revealed her surprisingly…ample bosom.
She was…quite attractive.
Roy was surprised. He hadn't expected her to be so…well-endowed.
Canaria struck him as intelligent, beautiful, and surprisingly voluptuous.
Arcadia wouldn't have achieved such heights without her.
In her youth, Canaria had even been ntored by Baron La Croix, Sun Wukong, the Halloween Queen, and even Indra. She was well-connected in Little Garden.
But why hadn't anyone helped her after she was banished?
Roy was puzzled, then he realized that perhaps Shiroyasha, the Halloween Queen, and the others didn't have the power to find her outside Little Garden.
"Black Rabbit?!" Canaria repeated the na, then her eyes lit up. "Did Black Rabbit really send you?"
"Yes." Roy nodded.
"That's wonderful! How is Arcadia doing?" Her first thought was for her community.
"It's been two years since you left. Arcadia is no more. Only No Na remains, struggling to survive."
"So…they took our flag and na? That's why they're called 'No Na'? Damn it!" Canaria's voice was filled with anger and frustration.
But what could she do? She didn't have the power to fight the Demon Lords.
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