At the gate of Hakoniwa Castle, everyone saw the leader of the community that Black Rabbit belonged to, Ren Russell. However, what surprised everyone was that the leader of this community was actually just a child who looked to be in his teens...

This also made the atmosphere a little strange for a while. Although Ren tried very hard to show a welcoming attitude, the three of them looked at each other but didn't say much. Logically speaking, if it was as Black Rabbit said, then the community should send a representative here to welcome them, and then the leader should be waiting to meet them. But now the leader of this community actually came out to greet the three people in person, not to mention that he was still a child...

Well, these three people are not fools. If they still can’t see that there is something wrong with this community, then there is something wrong.

However, they followed Ren and Kuroto's introduction to the world. According to the two, there were many races living in the small garden, including gods, demons, elves, orcs, humans, etc. Most of them were quite peaceful.

Then, everyone found a place to eat and chat, and the first thing they did was to explain their abilities. Kasukabe Yō's ability, according to her, was to be able to talk to all animals, no matter what kind of animal it was, from sparrows to dolphins, she could communicate without any obstacles.

Asuka is obviously envious of Kasukabe Yō's abilities, but as for her own abilities...

"Bang."

Just as everyone was talking, suddenly, a burly, tall man in a suit sat down unceremoniously and looked at Ren next to him with a sneer.

"Oh my, isn't this Ren, the leader of the nameless country bumpkins, the lowest level community in the East District?"

"Garde..."

Looking at the tall man in front of him, Ren's face suddenly became much gloomier, while Jiuyuan Asuka next to him frowned slightly and asked.

"Who are you?"

"Nice to meet you, all three."

The man nodded to Fang Zheng, Kuon Asuka and Kasukabe Yō and introduced himself.

"I am the leader of the community 'Fores Gro', Gald Gaspard, and it's a pleasure to meet you three."

Having said this, the man named Garde looked at Ren again.

"Is this the new talent you found? The name and banner that can be called the honor of the community have been taken away, and you still have the nerve to want to continue so unwillingly."

"oh?"

Hearing this, the three of them looked at Ren and Kuroo meaningfully, and their expressions became a little stiff at this moment.

"It seems like there is something going on here."

Fang Zheng put down the teacup in his hand.

"If you don't mind, could you please explain it to me?"

“This…this…”

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Ren and Kurotogi looked at each other, as if they didn't know what to say. Seeing this, Kuon Asuka also stared at him.

"Since you call yourself the leader of the community, then you should be obliged to explain the situation of the community to us who have been summoned to become new members, isn't it?"

"This lady has a point."

In contrast to the speechless Ren, Gard sneered.

"You are right. As the leader of the community, it is my duty to explain the rules of the Little Garden World to my new companions. However, he certainly doesn't want to do this. If you don't mind, let me explain it to you."

Since Ren and Kurotogi seemed uncomfortable speaking, the three of them certainly didn't mind. Then, with the explanation from the man named Garde, they finally understood the situation of this world.

As Black Rabbit said before, a community is the name of a group of forces similar to a family, a tribe, or a country, and each community has its own flag and territory to carry out activities. If you want to expand your community, you need to propose a "gift game" to the target community you choose, and once you win, you can obtain the other party's territory and control, and grow stronger through annexation.

The community that Ren and Kurotoshi belonged to was the most powerful community in the eastern region three years ago, and possessed super strength. However, they were targeted by some kind of "natural disaster" and were given an irresistible "gift game". Then they were brutally wiped out in just one night, and all the top members disappeared without a trace, and even the original flag and name were taken away.

In other words, they no longer had a name, a flag that was equal to honor, and even their core companions were gone. It could be said that they had nothing, and what was even more fatal was that among the current 120 members, only Kuro Rabbit and Jin had the grace to participate in the game, and the other members were all children under ten years old.

Rather than being a community, this is more like a welfare home that is poorly managed and on the verge of bankruptcy.

Because of this, even Gard, who ruled this area, had no interest in taking action against them.

As for the natural disaster, it was the Demon King - the Shura God who had the privilege of "sponsor authority" in the box garden. If they took the initiative to provoke a gift game, no one could refuse. It was precisely because of this that the forces to which Ren and Black Rabbit belonged, although unwilling at the time, had to play the gift game with the Demon King.

"...That's it, everyone. Now you should understand. So I sincerely hope to invite you to join my community. What do you think?"

“Woo…”

Faced with Gard's poaching, Kurotogi and Ren showed angry expressions, but they couldn't say anything at the moment. After all, no matter what, what Gard said was true. Their community was so dilapidated that no one would choose to join...

"No need."

However, Kuon Asuka was the first to refuse.

"I have no interest in your community, Renjun's is pretty good."

"W-why?"

Gard was stunned by Kuon Asuka's answer, but Kuon Asuka didn't even look at him and turned directly to the short-haired girl next to her.

"Kasukabe, what about you?"

"I just came to this world to make friends."

Kasukabe Yō answered while stroking the calico cat in his arms. Upon hearing this, Kuon Asuka smiled slightly.

"Is that so? Then can you list me as candidate number one friend?"

Hearing Kuon Asuka's question, Kasukabe Yō was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a slight blush on her cheeks.

Oh my, Lily is really good.

Looking at the scene of lilies blooming in front of him, Fang Zheng nodded with satisfaction, then picked up his personal terminal - um, shoot, record, and save.

But for Garde, he couldn't accept it.

“How many!”

Just as Gard stood up and was about to say something, Fei Niao glanced at him.

"Just shut up, sit down, and answer my questions."

The next moment, Gard shut his mouth as if he was forced to follow some kind of order and sat down on the chair again.

I see. That must be the gift from the ancient bird.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes.

Being able to force others to execute one's orders simply through words, similar to the power of words? It's a very interesting ability.

Then, under the influence of the gift of Kuon Asuka, the man named Garde finally revealed the nature of his community - the reason why this man was able to become the leader of such a large East District community was because he used a special method to force the other party to agree to his gift game. That is to capture the women and children of the other party as hostages, so that even without the enforcement power of the "Demon King", the other party had to agree to his request.

As for the children he captured, they had already been killed by Gard.

In order to avoid being discovered, the bodies of the children who had been killed were also eliminated...

"Shut up!"

After hearing this, even Jiuyuan Feiniao couldn't bear to listen anymore.

"It's really wonderful. It's really rare to see a villain like this that only exists in paintings."

Although Jiuyuan Feiniao tried hard to remain calm, the trembling in her voice showed that the girl was far from being as calm as she appeared.

"That only shows that you have seen too little, Miss. This is just a small villain. Killing him is already a good thing."

Fang Zheng took a sip of red tea and laughed.

"Yeah?"

"Of course, I have seen even more cruel things, but I will not tell you about them to avoid leaving a psychological trauma on you. So, Mr. Garde."

Having said that, Fang Zheng put down his teacup, looked at Gard, and smiled slightly.

"Play a game of grace with me."

"Why?"

"Mr. Fang Zheng?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Fang Zheng's words, and Jiuyuan Asuka raised his eyebrows and snapped his fingers to remove the influence on Gard.

"Gift game?"

Although Gard was very angry about everything that had happened before, now his attention was still focused on Fang Zheng's words.

"That's right. The participants are you and me. If I lose, I will join your community, and if you lose, then your community will belong to me. How about that?"

As he spoke, Fang Zheng stood up.

"The rules of the game are very simple. I will stand here, motionless, without using any abilities. You can use any power you want to attack me. As long as you can touch me, you win... Well, young lady, you should just watch from the side. If you want to use your abilities to play, it will be meaningless."

Fang Zheng said this and glanced at the time.

"The time is one hour, and Black Rabbit will be the referee, how about that?"

"Wait, wait, are you serious, Mr. Founder?"

Hearing this, the stunned Black Rabbit next to him finally reacted and rushed forward to grab Fang Zheng.

"Are you sure you want to not use any abilities? Just stand there?"

"That's right."

Fang Zheng nodded and looked at Gard.

"How is it? I think the rules of this game are fair."

"Um……"

Facing Fang Zheng's proposal, Garde also fell into deep thought. Frankly speaking, this gift game was a bit risky for Garde, but since the opponent said not to use any abilities, not to dodge, but just stand there motionless. Moreover, he could win as long as he touched him. No matter how he looked at it, the rules here were quite favorable to him.

Although I don’t know the origins of this man, no matter what, if he can’t even use his gift, then he is nothing to be afraid of!

Thinking of this, Gard grinned and revealed a confident smile.

"Very good, I agree!"