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After Prometheus arranged everything on Liliya's side, Takumi headed out for more fun.

The house was empty now, and being home alone was boring.

Ram and Rem rarely stayed home these days. They had gone off to study with the Oni tribe.

As for Kana? Who knew where she'd wandered off to this time?

Even those who used to laze around the house had all run off.

Kokichi now spent her days in the Boundary Realm, seeking out opponents.

Ar-chan was out stirring trouble with the Little Garden folks.

Kana had teamed up with Yuu and was likely daydreaming somewhere.

Bronya was busy with work too.

In short, Takumi's house felt completely deserted.

He didn't want to be a lonely old man in an empty nest, so he just went out exploring.

Playing with kids wasn't a bad idea either.

Today, he went fishing with Klee.

Time flew by day after day.

Soon, the Lantern Rite Festival arrived.

When it did, Zhongli even sent a special invitation in the chat group.

Zhongli:

[Today is Liyue's traditional festival. If any of you are free, feel free to come visit.]

[@everyone]

Seeing the elder's invitation, the idle group members quickly became interested.

One by one, they all agreed.

Sagiri:

[Got it! I'll bring Mom with me tonight!]

Yuuki Asuna:

[Got it! I'll bring some friends along too.]

Fujiwara Chika:

[I'll be bringing my sisters and friends with me in a bit!]

...

Everyone in the group was genuinely curious and excited.

They'd already heard about the festival in advance.

They wouldn't miss this chance and were bringing their friends along for the fun.

Only a few who were truly busy wouldn't be able to attend, but most were happy to show support.

After all, it was Liyue's first traditional festival since arriving in this world.

Even Ningguang and Ganyu probably took time off to return.

Though they usually helped Takumi handle all sorts of affairs, they would never miss a Liyue holiday.

Takumi was already in Liyue Harbor when he saw the group messages.

He was with Keqing and a few others.

Besides Keqing, Yaoyao and Qiqi were tagging along.

Hu Tao was probably on her way too.

A cheerful group wandered the streets together.

Takumi held hands with Klee and Yaoyao, while Keqing held Qiqi's hand.

"Takumi-nii! I want that one!"

While walking, Klee suddenly pointed excitedly at a grilled fish stall.

She loved fish, and now that she saw grilled fish, of course she had to ask.

Naturally, Takumi wouldn't say no to little Klee.

Without hesitation, he stepped up and bought it for her.

And paid instantly.

The Lantern Rite had only just begun, but the streets were already bustling.

It would only get livelier from here.

Thanks to the festival, more and more people arrived in Liyue Harbor.

The strong cultural atmosphere made it very appealing.

Takumi soon began spotting other familiar faces arriving.

Kaguya showed up and even brought Eirin Yagokoro along.

Also with them were two of her rabbits.

Black Rabbit followed from behind, accompanied by a group of children.

Many others in the group also brought their friends along.

Seeing so many kids, Klee ran off with Qiqi and Yaoyao to join them.

The kids quickly gathered and began chattering away.

"Lord Takumi!"

Black Rabbit spotted Takumi and ran over to greet him.

She looked visibly happy.

It had been a long time since she'd experienced such a lively scene.

"Hey, Black Rabbit~! Come have some spicy rabbit head!"

(ΩДΩ)

The words stunned Black Rabbit on the spot.

"Maybe we should make my Reisen's head into spicy rabbit head!"

Kaguya chimed in cheerfully.

What did she just hear? Spicy rabbit head?

They had one at home—should they add it to the feast?

"Princess, please don't scare me!!"

Reisen panicked at Kaguya's words, her whole bunny self turning pale.

She'd been loyal and hardworking, and yet her master wanted to eat her?

Too terrifying!

Even Tewi Inaba took a few steps back and tried to hide herself.

These people were just too scary.

Was it still possible to reincarnate and escape?

"Just kidding. Alright, we'll stop scaring you."

"Black Rabbit, are you getting used to things here?"

Takumi chuckled and switched to small talk.

Hearing that, Black Rabbit sighed in relief.

"Things are great! It's way more comfortable than the Little Garden."

"In our community, anyone willing to work hard can earn money."

"And we've even recruited lots of new members!"

She lit up as she spoke.

Their community was really growing now.

With all the new worlds merging into Takumi's world, there were so many races, families, and factions.

So naturally, many people were forming or joining communities.

If you had ability, you could join.

Once this world fully evolved, formal community structures would likely return.

People were already preparing for it.

Though there wasn't a formal registry, many had taken the initiative.

If Takumi asked Prometheus to start registering names, lots of people would probably sign up.

For now, many of them were working as gourmet hunters.

Since the system for trading powers hadn't been established yet—

In other words, the Gift Cards weren't in circulation yet.

Once those appeared, Gift Games would surely follow.

Then, many people would begin trading abilities.

That was one of Little Garden's unique aspects.

And Takumi's world would definitely adopt that system in the future.

Just not yet.

After all, the full transformation of this world hadn't been completed.

Takumi hadn't enabled those functions yet.

As his Cocoon of the End continued to merge with Little Garden's Core, it was inevitable.

"That's great to hear. Keep building up."

"Soon, your community's flag will rise once more."

"Even though this isn't the Little Garden, it'll surpass it one day."

Takumi was full of confidence.

If he couldn't surpass Little Garden, he might as well go be a farmer.

Hearing this, Black Rabbit became even more excited.

She was truly looking forward to that day.

She believed their community could definitely rise again.

After all, it was no longer the same community it once was.

It had become much stronger.