He was also one of humanity's Final Trials? Izayoi was a bit dumbfounded.
Izayoi Sakamaki: [Explain in detail?]
Takumi: [Go read the novel yourself!]
Why explain anything? Just read the novel. Everything's written in there. He couldn't be bothered to explain.
Hearing that, Izayoi was speechless. Still, he didn't hesitate and opened the novel to begin reading. You Kasukabe joined him—she was incredibly curious too.
Especially about the in-game situations.
Seeing their reactions, a complicated glint flashed in Asuka Kudou's eyes. Her twin sister... Asuka Ayatori, huh? She'd need to find a chance to meet her.
Was it like in the novel, where she killed her? That part—she'd rather not follow the original fate.
If that's the case, then she might as well invite her into the group. Let her see the future for herself.
...
The group chat quieted down once again.
Over in Little Garden, Black Rabbit left the nameless community's base and headed straight to Thousand Eyes.
Upon arriving, she rushed inside, much to the surprise of the maids outside.
It was their first time seeing Black Rabbit in such a hurry. What was going on?
Still, no one stopped her. If she was this frantic, it must be something serious.
Given her close relationship with Shiroyasha, Black Rabbit had free access to this place.
She ran straight to Shiroyasha's resting quarters.
"Hmm?" "Black Rabbit?" "What's gotten you so worked up?"
Shiroyasha looked at her curiously, setting her teacup aside and sitting up straight.
Did something happen to those kids?
"Lord Shiroyasha!" "I have a question for you." "It's about humanity's Final Trials!!"
Black Rabbit rushed in and eagerly posed her question.
Hearing that, Shiroyasha raised an eyebrow.
"Oh?" "Let's hear it!!"
Now Shiroyasha was intrigued. Humanity's Final Trial?
"It's like this, Lord Shiroyasha!" "I joined a group chat, and in there, there's a person..."
Black Rabbit began explaining everything she knew, including the chat group itself.
As she spoke, the curiosity in Shiroyasha's eyes deepened.
"Fascinating!!" "A group chat undetectable by Little Garden's core system?" "Can you invite me in?"
Shiroyasha was very interested. This chat group—it was intriguing.
And that particular member... Collapse?
If things were really as Black Rabbit described, then if Takumi came to Little Garden, he might truly be acknowledged by the core system.
After all, that kind of power—its essence was inherently tied to civilization itself. Not acknowledging it would be ridiculous.
That's why she was now very curious about the chat group.
"Emm..." "I don't have any points."
Hearing Shiroyasha's request, Black Rabbit looked a little glum. She didn't have any points to send out an invitation. So this really wasn't going to work.
"Points?" "Emm..." "How did the rest of you get points when you joined the group?"
Shiroyasha looked at her in confusion. Since they were all in the group, how did they earn their points? Surely they didn't all get in together?
"Izayoi sold his blood to get them."
Black Rabbit answered truthfully.
Hearing that, Shiroyasha fell silent.
"Then ask around—see if anyone needs anything." "Trade it for some points and get me in."
Saying that, Shiroyasha handed Black Rabbit a Gift Card.
Black Rabbit blinked in surprise.
Upon seeing the description of the Gift on the card, she was completely stunned.
"You're seriously giving this away?!"
It was a low-tier Divine Authority Gift. Used properly, it could develop into a five-digit, outlier-level strength.
And she was just giving it away?
"Of course. It's not worth much to me anyway." "I made it out of boredom."
It was just a Divine Authority. Shiroyasha could make them herself.
For example, Shirayuki-hime had received one from her as well.
The one in Black Rabbit's hand was the most basic type, and it was fire-element aligned.
Perfect for trading for points. The only question was—how much would it be worth?
"I'll go ask for you!"
Black Rabbit immediately posted the item in the group.
Black Rabbit: [Image] [Anyone want to trade me some points?] [I'm offering this.]
Seeing her post, everyone in the group was a bit surprised.
Fujiwara Chika: [No points!]
Shuna: [A Divine Authority? Still no points!!]
Sagiri: [No points here!]
Megumi Kato: [Maybe try elsewhere.]
Kaguya Houraisan: [How many points?]
Takumi: [Did Shiroyasha give that to you?]
Takumi glanced at the image Black Rabbit uploaded, feeling intrigued.
That had to be something from Shiroyasha, right? And she wanted to join the group?
Damn. People from Little Garden really were loaded! So envious.
Though to be fair, most of the group points had come from them.
Black Rabbit: [Yes!]
She replied, then looked back at Shiroyasha.
"Lord Shiroyasha, how many points should this go for?"
Smiling brightly, Shiroyasha replied:
"You decide." "I'm not picky about the amount." "As long as I get in, it's fine."
All Shiroyasha cared about was joining the group. As for how many points it sold for? She wasn't too concerned.
As long as it was enough to get her in, that was enough.
Black Rabbit: [Lord Shiroyasha says you guys can name your price.]
Black Rabbit naively shared the info in the chat.
Takumi: [I'll give 1,000!]
...
Seeing Takumi's message, Black Rabbit was momentarily stunned.
Seriously? Only 1,000?
She might be a bit ditzy, but she wasn't stupid. Now she was feeling a little burned.
Izayoi Sakamaki: [Don't bully Black Rabbit!] [Stupid bunny, just upload it to the shop system and check its price.]
Still reading his book, Izayoi was a bit annoyed. Who sells stuff like that without checking first?
Seeing his message, Black Rabbit's eyes lit up. She immediately uploaded the Gift to the marketplace.
A moment later, the system returned a price.
50,000 points.
That was the system-assessed value. Seeing that number, Black Rabbit was shocked.
Then she quickly posted the result in the group.
Black Rabbit: [Image] [It's worth 50,000!] [Anyone interested?]
Now she was excited. If someone bought it, she'd hit the jackpot!
Takumi: [Image] [Anyone want this? Simulated Herrscher Core of Flame.] [Price: 200,000.]
Takumi chuckled at Black Rabbit's optimism. Did she really think uploading it meant someone would buy it?
Even if they all pooled their points together, they might not have enough.
Now Black Rabbit was flustered. This... this!
"Lord Shiroyasha, you handle it yourself."
Black Rabbit gave up thinking altogether. Let Shiroyasha deal with it.
She showed her the entire chat log.
After reading through it, Shiroyasha raised an eyebrow.
A Herrscher Core? So that's the source of Takumi's power?
Now she was curious: How did the marketplace even calculate item prices?