Sorry for the late update.
Now unto the story…
"Everyone, check out what I got" Naruto said as he unloaded all the contents of his pocket space that he used to store those prizes he obtained from thousands of Gift Games he had been challenged into in just half an hour.
There was a pregnant silence followed as everyone including Izayoi lost their ability to speak or make coherent thoughts. For the members of the [No Names] group, this is the first time they have seen so many gold at one place. The other summoned members also couldn't form any coherent thoughts as they looked at the mountain size of gold and other precious gems.
Thump!
The whole mass excluding Izayoi and Naruto fell down unconscious.
"Looks like they couldn't handle the sudden revelation" Izayoi commented as Naruto shifted on his crutch with a sweatdrop.
"I think so!" Naruto commented before sighing and made his way towards the wasted lands. Izayoi followed him close behind intent on finding out what Naruto would do.
Naruto brought that special sprinkler that the earth lord has given him and gave it to Izayoi.
"What is this?" Izayoi asked as he scanned the contents of the bag.
"That's a special kind of sprinkler earth lord has given me when I defeated him, apparently it can solve our land problem" Naruto said.
"You can solve the land problem without this sprinkler right?" Izayoi asked.
"I can by reversing the time to the way it was before but that would mean the land would return to this state after the reversed time was complete, that was kind of temporary not to mention a hassle. Unless I make a total event collapse I couldn't permanently solve this and currently I have no confidence in messing with reality" Naruto gave a long winded explanation as to why he couldn't directly solve the land issue.
Izayoi nodded with agreement, Naruto's argument on this matter is completely spot on and not to mention it's very dangerous to mess with reality. After that both boys began sprinkling the whole land with the special powder that the earth lord has given them.
With the unconscious group...
"I had this weird dream of looking at mountain height gold" Asuka said as she woke up from her unconsciousness.
"What a coincidence I also had the same dream" Kuro Usagi said as she rubbed her forehead.
"Me too" both Jin and Yō both said at the same time. They all looked at their surrounding and found the pile of gold was still there.
"So that's not a dream" Asuka realized as she looked at the gold.
"But where did Naruto-san got all this? From the looks of it these are all belonged to little garden" Jin asked while inspecting the golds.
"May be it's from all those gift games that he was challenged when we has gone to search Izayoi-san!" Kuro Usagi mused.
"But thanks to Naruto-san, it seems that our money problem is solved" Asuka said as she was mesmerized by the gold lying infront of her.
"Not only that, I also solved our land problem" Naruto said as he and Izayoi appeared from behind the group holding an empty bag.
"What do you mean Naruto-san?" Jin asked confused, as long as he was concerned the land was pretty useless after the demon lord's rampage.
"See for yourself" Izayoi commented as he showed them the now grass filled lands.
Kuro Usagi and Jin Russel gave the best impression of a fish out of water at that time.
LATER
The three ladies washed their bodies in the large bath and were finally able to relax and loosen up in the water. It seems the ceiling of the bath-house was the same as Little Garden's, the night sky full of stars could be seen through the transparent ceiling. Kuro Usagi was facing upwards stretching her body with her arms in the air, reflecting on the past day's events.
"This was certainly a long day. I have never expected that summoning new allies would be so troublesome"
"Would that be a complaint towards us?"
"Th-That wasn't my intention at all!"
Kuro Usagi was denying it vehemently, creating waves in the bath-water. Next to her Yō was soaking in the water with an absent minded expression on her face. With that same expression she murmured.
"This bath-water ... it smells like we're in the woods, really relaxing. Calico cat should just enter
too."
"Indeed. We use the water that comes directly from the Water Tree; Calico cat-san would enjoy it for sure. It's clean water so no problem even if you were to drink some."
"Yeah. ... That reminds me, Kuro Usagi can also understand Calico cat?"
"Yes With the Judge Master privilege Kuro Usagi can communicate with most species save for the most special ones."
Yō answered with an 'I see'. Her looking a bit happy was probably not a figment of one's' imagination.
Asuka put her long and silky hair in order, and mumbled in a dreamy state of mind.
"Feels a bit like an onsen. I like it, this kind of bath."
She lifted her right arm up and stroked it with the left. Just by doing that it looked like her skin became more beautiful.
"A tree that produces water ... is that also something called a Gift?"
"Yes. Gifts can be transformed into many different shapes, and by embedding it within a life form they can exhibit their power. This Water Tree Gift was born by the combination of a Sacred Tree with high spiritual power and the Blessing of the Water God. It would've probably manifested as a Gift with the power to control water if it was embedded in a living being." Kuro Usagi said as she played with water.
"To control water? Not creating it?" Asuka asked.
"It wouldn't be impossible, but it would be difficult creating purified water like the Sacred Tree does. Also the Water Tree does not create water out of nothing, the correct way to put it would be that it absorbs the moisture from the atmosphere through its leaves and increases its volume. Creating tangible matter out of nothing is something only someone on the level of Shiroyasha-sama or a Dragon would be able to"
Asuka answered with an absentminded 'I see'. Watching the sky full of stars she muttered.
"Dragon, huh ... was that obtained through a Gift Game also? What is a dragon's Game like? I bet Naruto and Izayoi would be interested on that!" Asuka said as she played with her hair.
"Tha-That I unfortunately don't know. When Kuro Usagi joined the Community it was already placed on top of the pedestal. Besides Naruto-san and Izayoi-san already asked me about that, they seems to be eager on fighting a dragon" Kuro Usagi said in a deadpanned expression.
"Oh, that is a shame. I wanted to use it as a reference for tomorrow's Game."
Kuro Usagi laughed at Asuka's words, calling her anxiety unnecessary.
"No way! Preparing a Game that extravagant would be impossible for [Fores Garo]. The continued existence of their Community is riding on this Game, it will probably be about their preferred subject, which is 'Strength', and it shouldn't pose any problems for you. No need to worry as long as it's not something that relies heavily on luck."
"Are there Games that are based purely on luck?" Asuka asked back immediately with an unpleasant expression.
"Yes! Gift Games are a type of game after all. There are many Gift Games that only test one's luck.
Games based on the roll of a dice are a good example."
"I-I see."
Asuka had a perplexed expression. A Community's continued existence depended on that Game, but Asuka didn't want it to be decided purely by luck. That kind of duel would be undignified.
"Gift Game ... huh. I thought everything is well as long as we enjoy ourselves, but ... . If we think about the Community we cannot be reckless. What do you think, Kasukabe-san?"
Asuka turned the topic over to Yō who was quietly soaking in the bath-water so far, but she promptly answered the unforeseen question.
"I think it's all good if we win. If we win we will have fun and the Community will also be happy. Two birds with one stone."
"Yō-san is right! Enjoying the Games is a requirement for being a top-class Player." Kuro Usagi said.
"I am happy you say that." Asuka thanked.
The sixteen-days-old moon was out that night. After leaving the mansion that Kuro Usagi led them to, Sakamaki Izayoi stood like a guardian Deva King in front of the building where the Community's children were sleeping, with his hands folded. Naruto was sitting atop a tree near Izayoi.
"Ooi... If you don't decide soon, I won't be able to take a bath."
Zaa, the trees were swaying in the wind. At first glance there wasn't any sign of anyone being around, but Izayoi kept talking to himself with an annoyed expression like it was directed at someone.
"Are you going to attack this place, or not? If you're going to, then make up your mind already and do it."
"Izayoi you are acting like a frustrated employer" Naruto's voice sounded from atop the tree.
Zazaa, still only the trees swaying in the wind, It still didn't look like anyone was hiding around there. The disappointed Izayoi picked up a few stones and threw them lightly towards the shadows of the trees.
"Yo-!"
Zudogaan! An absurdly large sound of explosion, unthinkable from that light throw, blew away the nearby trees, threw the newly appeared shadowy figures high up in the air in all directions, and shook the windows of the nearby building.
Jin hurriedly came out of the building and asked Izayoi what is going on.
"Wha-what happened!?"
"Looks like intruders, maybe from those [Fores Garo] lot?" Naruto answered from atop the tree, he manipulated the gravity around Jin and pulled him towards the tree he was sitting on. Jin was now suspended in the middle of the air.
Shadowy figures and rubble were falling to the ground one after the other. Those that were still conscious stood up with great difficulty and watched Izayoi and Naruto intently.
"Wha-what absurd power...! The talk about him defeating the Serpent God was true after all."
"Yeah ... with this they may be able to win the Game against Galdo...!"
No animosity could be felt from the intruders' gaze. Izayoi may have noticed this, since he walked closer to the intruders and started talking to them.
"Ooh? What, you are not humans?" Izayoi asked looking closely at them.
"I think not" Naruto answered as he leapt from the tree top and stood side by side to Izayoi, Jin was still suspended in midair.
Every one of the intruders had some body parts that were very different from humans. Some had dog ears, some long body hair and claws, and some had eyes like a reptile. Izayoi was looking at them with great interest, like he was browsing from them.
"We are people with a human base and different Beast-type Gifts. But since the levels of our Gifts are low, we can only perform such an incomplete transformation."
"Hee... so, you wanted to talk to us about something, that's why you didn't attack right? Hurry up and tell me." Izayoi spoke to them with a smile. However the intruders all fell silent looking dejected.
After they exchanged looks between themselves, they lowered their heads with determination.
"We shamefully ask of you! Would you please completely destroy our... no, the Community in league with the Demon Lord, [Fores Garo]!"
"Don't want to" Naruto denied instantly as he shifted his crutch to more comfortable position.
He easily refused their desperate request. The intruders stiffened and were at a loss for words.
Above him were Jin, who was only observing the situation until now, was dumbfounded and his jaw dropped slightly. Izayoi's expression on the other hand became bored, and he turned his back on the intruders.
"You are probably one of those that had hostages taken from them, right? You were ordered to come here and kidnap a few kids, something along those lines right?" Naruto asked.
"Y-yes. We didn't think you would be aware of even that; please forgive our ignorance and rude behavior... We all have someone taken as hostage, so we can't disobey Galdo."
"Aah, those hostages. They are already dead. There, this topic is done." Izayoi commented.
"...wha-?" the intruders were at a loss of words.
"Izayoi-san!" Jin quickly cut into the conversation. However Izayoi was speaking with the same cold tone to Jin too.
"Is there any reason to hide it? If you win tomorrow's Gift Game then it will all come out anyway, right?"
"Ev-even then, there are more appropriate ways to say it!"
"Ha-, are you telling me to care about their feelings? You are joking right? Ochibi-sama. Think about it carefully. Who were the ones that kidnapped those killed hostages? None other than these guys." He said as he leveled a glare at the boy.
Jin suddenly turned around. If they kidnapped even more people to save the hostages... then it's not an understatement to say, that they are responsible for around half of the hostages' deaths.
"It's a cool thing to hunt down villains, but I won't do it if I'm asked by the same kind of scoundrel."
"The-then, the hostages are really...?"
"...Yes. It seems Galdo killed the hostages the same day they were abducted."
"No way...!"
The intruders all lowered their head. They all soiled their hands until today for the sake of those hostages, the shock from knowing that those hostages are no longer in this world must be immeasurable.
'A lowlife scoundrel in leagues with a demon lord…maybe I can use this' Izayoi thought as he saw the despair on the faces of kidnappers. He quickly turned around and patted one of the intruders on the shoulder with a smile of a kid who just thought of a new mischief.
"You lot, do you hate [Fores Garo]? Do you want it to be destroyed?" he asked.
"O-of course! The things that we went through because of him...!"
"I see, I see. But you don't have the power to do just that, right?" he said as the men bit down on their lips.
"H-he is still a subordinate of a Demon Lord. His Gift is much higher class too. Even if we challenge him to a Game there is no way we can win! No, even if for some reason we win and we draw the Demon Lord's attention..." the men said.
Naruto smiled as he caught up to Izayoi's plan and left the area without anyone noticing. He was right about Izayoi, that boy has a very dangerous strategic mind and strength to back it up. Naruto smiled like a cheshire cat when he realized the potential that boy held.
Later…
After getting out of the bath, the three girls wearing negligees as pajama substitutes went to Kuro Usagi's room for the purpose of finding different clothes to wear from the next day onwards. Especially Asuka, who came to Little Garden in formal wear and didn't have any everyday clothes. Yō always favored simple clothing, so there was no problem there, but it seemed Asuka wasn't satisfied.
"We came to a wonderful world like this after all. There should be no problem if I wear suitable clothing as casual wear, right?" Asuka asked as she skimmed through the wardrobe of Usagi.
"Of course! However I'm not sure if Kuro Usagi's wardrobe has any that would suit Asuka-san's taste."
Goso goso
Kuro Usagi was pillaging the wardrobe. As Asuka's gaze was wandering around, the closet in the back caught her attention. When Kuro Usagi noticed that her ears sprung up like she just had an excellent idea.
"That reminds me, the clothes I'm required to wear when I'm on referee duty are in that closet...!"
Kuro Usagi opened the closet and found vaarious kind of costumes were on display in there.
"Which one does Asuka-san like more, one-piece or two-piece clothing?"
"If I had to choose, then I would say one-piece."
"I agree- Kuro Usagi also prefers one-piece clothing, how about skirts?"
"I do not have any kind that I prefer the most... but Kuro Usagi's skirt's length would be a bit embarrassing." Asuka said as she gave the skirt Usagi wearing a look.
"Uu, I agree. Kuro Usagi also likes long skirts more..."
Goso goso. How many of those costumes are there? Kuro Usagi took a bunch of them out and started browsing from them. Kuro Usagi was raiding the closet once again when she suddenly raised her voice.
"How about this one!?"
Basaa, she spread out a scarlet colored attire, a one-piece, long skirt clothing, or rather, it was an actual formal dress.
Yō blinked three times from the flashiness of the dress.
"...That one as a casual wear?"
"Why, is it not wonderful? I like this kind of attire too." The unusually enthusiastic Asuka took off her negligee and changed there and then. Kuro Usagi explained more about the dress while lending a hand to Asuka.
"I received this dress from Shiroyasha-sama as a referee outfit. Since if there is a request for it, Rabbits also undertake jobs as a master of ceremonies along with our referee duties, and with that we are also responsible for the entertainment."
"Is that so?"
"Yes! So that's why there is a Divine Protection placed upon it that protects the wearer. Maybe it would also be a good idea to wear this for tomorrow's Gift Game."
Asuka just understood what Kuro Usagi's aim was. Since it had a Gift of Protection embedded in it, it wasn't just some flashy decorative clothing, she thought it would be useful as a casual wear and would also come in handy in case of an emergency.
Wearing the dress Asuka took a few steps forward. The beautiful dress that extended till Asuka's feet matched her every movement as she danced around a bit. Also by wearing it, her body strangely felt lighter than usual.
"...It is amazing. I have never wore a skirt so easy to move in as this one."
"Fufu, but of course! This dress is none other than-"
"...but, the chest area is a bit too spacious."
Heh? Kuro Usagi who was suddenly at a loss for words inspected Asuka's body-line from the breasts down. Asuka was well developed for a 15 years old girl, but compared to Kuro Usagi, she was still behind.
At first sight Kuro Usagi looked like a young girl, but her voluptuous breasts and the womanly figure from her navel to her buttocks formed an ideal body-line. The waist area was fitting barely, but the breast part was no doubt too large.
Kuro Usagi tried to remedy the situation in haste.
"Ayaya, tha-that is...! We-well! I will change it tonight to match Asuka-san's size! It will most like be ready for tomorrow's Game...!"
"...yes, thank you" Agreed Asuka with a complex expression. She felt a certain unspoken feeling of defeat. Even if she was a problem child, she was undoubtedly a maiden too.
The noise of someone running through the corridors of the headquarters sounded soon after that.
Line Break
On the highest floor of the headquarters, Jin dragged Izayoi to the reception hall and shouted at him because he couldn't control his anger any longer.
"What are you trying to accomplish!?"
"'Defeat the Demon Lord' only changed to 'Defeat all the Demon Lords and their accomplices', right? 'All those who have problems concerning Demon Lords please contact Jin Russel', the catch phrase could be something like this maybe?"
"It's not funny and this is not a laughing matter either! You saw what a Demon Lord's power is capable of at the Community's entrance, right!?"
"Of course! Being able to fight someone that has such an interesting power in a game would be awesome. And you saw what our power is capable of right?"
Izayoi sat down on the couch of the reception hall, leaned backwards arrogantly and expressed his hope for a match with a Demon Lord. Jin became speechless for a second and then asked him to explain his behavior.
"Awe...awesome you say? Then Izayoi-san is planning on driving this Community to its destruction only for your own amusement?"
Jin's tone was stern. Izayoi's behavior was inexcusable. If this man planned to use this Community only for his own amusement, then it doesn't matter how helpful of an asset he could have been, they couldn't welcome him. Jin would've had to talk it over with Kuro Usagi and drive him out. Izayoi was smiling jovially as always.
"Nope. This plan is indispensable for the development of the Community."
"Plan...? What do you mean?"
"I want to check something first. How did you plan on fighting the Demon Lord after summoning us? Those like Shiroyasha and the one that made those ruins are called 'Demon Lords', right?" Izayoi asked.
Naruto sat on a different sofa intently listening to the banter between two males. He came inside the reception hall when he heard Jin's shout.
Jin fell silent. Although they wished to regain their honor and defeat the Demon Lord, it's not like he as a leader had any clearly defined plans for it. Jin gathered his young intellect and answered.
"First... I was planning on securing a water source. Even if a Water God class water source was out of the question, there were other sources of water that - after careful planning with the help of the newcomers - were possible to obtain but regarding that Izayoi-san delivered an outcome beyond our wildest dreams, so I'm honestly grateful. And then Naruto-san came and solved two problems at once, now we do not have to worry about money for a long time and our land that was destroyed beyond repair was also restored to its former glory. You guys did more than I could in all these years" The boy said as he showed his gratefulness.
"Yeah, be very grateful."
Ignoring the laughing Izayoi, Jin continued.
"By steadily completing Gift Games the Community would definitely grow strong. Even if the newcomers were to be powerless, with all of our efforts combined we could still grow our Community bigger. More so with a gathering of such talented people... we should've been able to handle any kind of Gift Game."
"I see, full of hopes and expectations."
Izayoi didn't show any sign of being intimidated. Jin couldn't control himself any longer, radically changing his tone he yelled at him.
"And yet... and yet, what Izayoi-san did is exposing the Community to danger solely for your own amusement! If an absurd rumor like we are a 'Community to Defeat the Demon Lords' spreads, then it's all over, Games with Demon Lords will be impossible to avoid. Do you really understand what that means!?" Jin punched the wall of the reception hall while yelling. Most likely he really couldn't put up with it anymore. Seeing Jin like that Izayoi stopped laughing and this time he looked at him with scornful eyes.
"Unbelievable guy. You were talking about things like rebuilding, regaining your pride with a vague plan like that? I'm disappointed in you ochibi."
"Wha-"
"Calm down Izayoi, he still a kid" Naruto snapped that put a lid on Izayoi's scornful tone but he didn't stop there.
"Growing stronger by taking part in Gift Games? That goes without question. I'm asking how will we win against the Demon Lord?" Izayoi asked.
"A-As I said, by taking part in Gift Games we grow stronger-"
"Then the previous Community didn't take part in Gift Games and grew strong?"
"Tha-...that is..." Jin couldn't say anything. Izayoi immediately shot him another question.
"Also, the previous Community got big only by Gift Games?"
"... . No."
A Community grows bigger thanks to powerful Gifts and powerful Gift Bearers in other words talented people. It's only natural that the people that lived by relying on their own talents would want to be a part of a well known Community. However...this Community doesn't have its crucial Name or Banner.
"We don't have a Name or Banner. There is not a single thing to represent our Community with. This way the word of our Community's existence can't even spread by word of mouth. That is the reason you summoned us, right?" Naruto butted in the conversation though his voice was soft unlike Izayoi.
"..."
"With things like this we pretty much can't sign anything when buying and selling goods either. It's not a surprise that [Thousand Eyes] didn't treat us [No-Names] as customers. After all a [No-Name] is only one of the many nameless ones. And because of that it would be dangerous to place your trust in. You'll have to surpass the previous Community while carrying a handicap like this." Naruto said.
"Surpass... the previous..!?" Realizing this fact felt like a hammer to the face for Jin. The previous Community was widely regarded as very impressive in the City of Little Garden, compared Jin had only meager talents still, and only became the Leader because of his height and by coincidence. However even though he spoke of defeating the Demon Lord sometimes, Naruto's words represented the reality he tried to avert his eyes from.
Jin was unable to retort back, so the astounded Izayoi delivered the final blow.
"As far as I can see you really didn't think of anything at all."
"..."
From the shame and the scale of responsibility that was revealed by those words, Jin couldn't raise his head. However Izayoi grabbed Jin's shoulders firmly and said with a devious smile.
"If there is no Name or Banner...then there is no choice, but to promote the Leader's name, right?"
Jin suddenly raised his head. At the same time he recognized what Izayoi's aim was. When he spoke to the intruders, Izayoi emphasized Jin's name and the fact that he is the leader multiple times. That means,
"You plan to call attention to me ... and promote the existence of our Community that way."
"Yeah. Not a bad plan, right?" Naruto said as he raised his crutch and prepared to stand up.
This time Jin saw the proudly laughing Izayoi in a different light from before. He recounted Izayoi and Naruto's words multiple times in his mind, and started to think seriously about that strategy.
"I-Indeed... that is an effective tactic. If the Leader works as a public face for the Community and promotes its existence... It could build confidence comparable to having a Name and Banner." Jin concluded.
Shiroyasha for example, although she is only one of the Officers of [Thousand Eyes], her name is known in every part of the world. At times, having a prominent Leader can have the same effect as having a Banner.
"But this alone is not enough. There isn't enough impact to have the rumors spread far enough. So, if there would be even one example where the young boy named Jin Russel, whose aim is to defeat the Demon Lords has won... Then that rumor would certainly spread like ripples." Izayoi said
"A-And spread to whom?" Jin enquired nervously.
"To those that have the same 'Defeat the Demon Lords' ambition in mind" Naruto said as he stood up with a little difficulty.
Demon Lords challenged powerful Communities to fights as amusement. It would not be an understatement to say that they existed in Little Garden solely to satisfy their own desires. The Communities that were destroyed as a result were as many as stars in the sky. There is a good chance that capable people that were regrettably defeated by a Demon Lord would have the ambition of defeating them.
Jin's heart was pounding faster from the very specific strategy he could not even dream of before. That was because the things he said were very much possible.
"Spreading rumors about the existence of our Community by using my name..."
"Yes. The current situation is a good opportunity. The opponent is connected to a Demon Lord and it's a Game we can win. The victims are from various Communities. If we can spread ochibi's name well enough with this ..." Izayoi said as he plopped himself on the same sofa Naruto previously sat.
Although small ones, ripples would spread within the Communities near Outer Gate number 2105380. If they can earn the gratitude of the Communities that suffer from the hands of the Demon Lord's underlings, then rumors would steadily spread under the surface.
"Well, just as Jin-kid fears, there is a high chance of attracting other Demon Lords as well. However there are precedents of a Demon Lord having been defeated, right?" Naruto said as he looked outside the window of the room.
Kuro Usagi explained it like this: 'If you defeat a Demon Lord, you can make it your subordinate.' That means there were people who managed to defeat one, and that it's an opportunity to gain a powerful pawn for the organization.
"The most important thing that this Community is lacking right now is talented people. I won't say something ludicrous like I want people on my level, but I want some that can hold a candle to me. But it's up to ochibi to agree or disagree. If you have other cool plans then by all means, I will cooperate." Izayoi said with a smile.
Jin took another good look at the smiling Izayoi. There were no signs of the anger anymore, the logic behind his strategy was sound. It would've been easy to just agree, but he must not forget the unstable elements of the plan either. After considering all that, Jin set a condition.
"I have only one condition, would you participate alone in a Gift Game that will be hosted by [Thousand Eyes] not long from now?" Jin asked as he looked at Izayoi.
"Why? Do you want me to demonstrate my strength?" he asked him in return.
"That is also one reason. But there is another purpose behind it. A very important item will be showcased during this Game, which we have to take back no matter what."
Name and Banner, something this Community treasures as much as those.
"You can't mean ... your former comrade?" Naruto asked as he looked at now serous faced Jin.
"Yes. And not just any ordinary comrade, someone who was formerly known as a Demon Lord."
Izayoi's eyes sparkled. His smile became ominous and he started giving off an aura of danger.
"Heh? A Former Demon Lord was your comrade? That holds a pretty big significance."
"Yes. As you guessed, that means the previous Community had experience fighting and defeating a
Demon Lord." Jin replied with a nod.
"And there exists someone - who we will call Super Demon Lord with an amazing naming style - who can destroy a Community that made other Demon Lords submit." Izayoi concluded.
"N-no one calls it that! There are power differences between the Demon Lords and all are very different. Shiroyasha-sama also has the Host Master privilege, but no one calls her a Demon Lord anymore. The term 'Demon Lord' only refers to those that abuse their Host Master privilege." Jin said.
The Host Master privilege itself was nothing more than one of the tools that exist to make Little Garden more interesting. Jin explained that it was only after some started to abuse it, that the term Demon Lord came into existence.
"Tell me more, I am interested" Naruto said and nodded in support of that statement.
"The Game's Host will be one of the Officers of [Thousand Eyes]. He probably made some sort of deal with the Demon Lord that destroyed us and obtained ownership over our comrade. Since they are a trader Community, it would've been the best if we could take care of it using money, but..." Jin trailed.
"It's rough being poor, huh? Anyway, all we have to do is get back that Former Demon Lord Comrade right?" Izayoi asked referring to both him and Naruto when he said we.
"Yes. If we can accomplish that, it will become possible to prepare for the battles against Demon Lords, and I will also support your plan. However please don't tell Kuro Usagi about this yet..." Jin replied with a nod. If he was capable of it, then Jin certainly wanted to ask him to do just that.
"Okkay."
Izayoi stood up from the couch. When he opened the reception hall's door to return to his room, he said something to Jin like it just came to mind.
"Don't lose tomorrow's Game." Izayoi commanded.
"I understand. Thank you." Jin said
"If you lose I will leave this Community."
"I understand. ... What?"
While Jin was horrified of Izayoi's ultimatum, Naruto laughed hard making 'gihahaha' sound in the background.
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