Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"Let me confirm first, you should have also received a strange letter, and then arrived here after opening it, right?"

"bingo!"

Izayoi Sakamaki snapped her fingers, then looked back at the lake beside her, a slightly malicious smile on her face.

"Speaking of which, throwing someone straight into the air is quite 'interesting'! So 'interesting' that I want to give the person who started it a good beating!"

"Feel the same."

Kudo Asuka nodded in agreement, and then she added:

"But right now, the most important question to figure out is what exactly this place called 'small garden' is."

"Since we are the invitees, shouldn't someone come out and explain this to us?"

"Indeed, according to the usual procedure, there should be a tutorial character; otherwise, even if you want to take action, you wouldn't know where to start. What a hassle!"

Izayoi Sakamaki slowly scanned her surroundings, and finally, her gaze locked onto a clump of trees not far from them, as if she had spotted prey. She sighed and said:

"In that case, we'll have to ask that sneaky guy hiding over there, won't we?"

Kuon Asuka said with some surprise:

"Oh, so you noticed too?"

"Of course, I'm the best at hide-and-seek. You've probably noticed that by now, haven't you?"

He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Kasuga Yōbe, and both nodded. Kasuga Yōbe said calmly:

"She was hiding upwind, which was too obvious."

"—!"

Noticing their words and gazes, Black Rabbit, who was furtively hiding behind the tree, felt as if her heart had been squeezed, and couldn't help but let out a mournful cry—

They missed their best chance to play!

But how did they find her?!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 529 The World of Little Garden

How could it become like this?

The black rabbit let out a mournful cry in its heart.

Because their community had reached the end of its complete collapse and was desperate, she placed her only hope for reviving the community on the summoned ones this time.

The organizer who gave her the invitation made a solemn promise that the three people invited were holders of the highest level of "Gift" among humans!

...That's right, there should only be three people summoned by her.

Therefore, faced with the group of four—three women and one man—Black Rabbit couldn't help but feel confused and bewildered.

Why are there four people?

Could it be that the invitation came with a "buy three get one free" deal? ...That seems impossible, doesn't it?

However, now seems to be the time not to dwell on these issues.

"—So you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin? It seems we really have to resort to some violence..."

"Yes, I'm out!"

Upon hearing Izayoi Sakamaki's words and hearing her undisguised threat, Black Rabbit immediately jumped out like a frightened bird. Facing the sharp gazes of the group, she cowered and offered a fawning smile, saying:

"Please...please don't look at people with such a terrifying gaze...and violence is prohibited!"

"Furthermore, it would be best if everyone could listen to my explanation calmly and patiently!"

However, apart from Fujimaru Ritsuka, the other three boys and girls paid no attention to her speech and all looked at her in surprise.

The dreamlike, beautiful woman who appeared before them could be simply described as—

Bunny Girl!

Moreover, she wasn't the typical, vulgar bunny girl. Although her outfit was indeed quite daring, more importantly, the bunny ears on her long blue hair looked as if they were growing out of her head, swaying slightly and vividly.

"Bunny girl?"

"A shameless rabbit-man?"

"cosplay?"

"I'm not a bunny girl! I'm not a shameless bunny! And I'm not cosplaying!..."

Seemingly having its sore spot touched, Black Rabbit retorted angrily. This time, Kasukabe Yō, the quietest of the four, inexplicably moved behind Black Rabbit, staring incredulously at the rabbit ears on its head.

Then, he reached out, grabbed it, and pulled hard—

“Aa ...

"How could you treat someone's beautiful ears so roughly right after we met?! What were you thinking?!"

"curious."

"Oh? These rabbit ears are actually real?"

"...Then I'll give it a try."

Seeing Kasukabe Yō's actions, Sakamaki Izayoi and Kudō Asuka eagerly joined the fray, attacking from both sides with ruthless force, causing Black Rabbit to let out a mournful cry that echoed throughout the forest—

"Please, please wait a moment—!"

However, the three of them still seemed to have no intention of stopping. Not only that, Izayoi Sakamaki even extended an invitation to Ritsuka Fujimaru, who was standing alone in the same spot:

"Ritsuka, aren't you going to touch it? I have to say, this thing feels amazing!"

"I'll pass on my part..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka politely declined, feeling somewhat embarrassed, but at the same time, her expression became somewhat subtle as she looked at the black rabbit, who was whimpering but not resisting much.

...A masochist?

"I'm not a masochist!!!"

Seemingly sensing Fujimaru Ritsuka's thoughts, Black Rabbit, determined not to be slandered, finally fought back and struggled to break free from the bullying of the three problem children. As if she had just gone through a great battle, she knelt down and gasped for breath.

"—This is...this is so illogical! This is what a class collapse looks like...!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded silently in agreement, and seeing that the situation had finally stabilized somewhat, she spoke:

"So, Miss Rabbit, could you please explain the current situation to us?"

The three, who were temporarily satisfied, also perked up their ears upon hearing this, making a gesture as if to 'listen to what she has to say first'.

"……certainly!"

Black Rabbit rallied herself, then, as if ignoring what had happened, smiled at the four of them, while glancing subtly at Fujimaru Ritsuka with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Although the three problem children behaved badly, their emotions and behaviors were still within her expectations.

Isn't this young girl a little too calm?

Does someone's beautiful bunny ears not appeal to them at all?

How can it be!

Although her mind was in turmoil, on the surface, Black Rabbit coughed lightly, put on a professional smile again, and opened her arms energetically, saying:

"Welcome to the world of the miniature garden!"

"We wish to offer you all the opportunity to participate in the [Gift Game] as a gift, and thus we have summoned you to this world!"

"【Gift Game】?"

"Yes! I'm sure you've all realized long ago that you're not ordinary humans! This special power is a 'gift' bestowed upon you by all sorts of Asuras, gods, demons, elves, and stars."

"And the 'Gift Game' is a game where players compete against each other using this 'gift'. Of course, it's not just 'gifts'; valuable items, land, power... anything of value can be used as a bargaining chip in the game."

"As for the [Miniature Garden World], it was created as a stage to allow those who possess powerful gifts to have a fun and enjoyable life!"

The miniature world, gifts, gift games, gods and Buddhas, demons...

Accompanied by Black Rabbit's passionate explanation, a grand and wonderful world that is hard for ordinary people to imagine unfolds before the four of them.

At this moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression was thoughtful.

Judging from Black Rabbit's words, it seems that Izayoi Sakamaki and the others were summoned by the other party, and she didn't seem to be in the invited group; she just happened to run into the three of them.

Of course, that's not necessarily the case; we need to confirm further.

At that moment, Kudo Asuka raised her hand and asked:

"Let me start with a very basic question. Who are you referring to as 'we'?"

"Okay! It refers to one of the many [communities] that a Gift Holder summoned from another world must belong to when they want to start a life in the Little Garden."

"I do not want."

"You must belong to one of them!"

For some reason, Black Rabbit seemed particularly resolute when she said this, but she quickly realized her mistake and put on a fawning smile again:

"In short, since they have made the request to summon you all, they have an obligation to answer all questions about the Little Garden world."

"However, it will take quite a while to explain everything, and we can't leave you, as new companion candidates, in this desolate place forever. So, I would like to ask you all to come to our community before we continue our conversation... Is that alright?"

"Wait a minute, I want to ask a question."

Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly raised her hand and, under Black Rabbit's surprised gaze, asked:

"Putting aside the identity of the new companion candidates, since Miss Black Rabbit wants us to join the [Community], shouldn't she at least introduce the situation of the [Community] first?"

It's somewhat suspicious that she was suddenly asked to join an organization she didn't know before, when there were still many things that hadn't been figured out.

If you don't understand the organization clearly, and it turns out to be problematic, or even an illegal organization, and you end up with a lot of messy things right from the start, you'll have no way to complain.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 530 Community [No Name]

"……Eh?"