Chapter 7[แก้ไข]
Part 1[แก้ไข]
—Let’s rewind time back to two days ago. Under the orders of Jin, Kuro Usagi was now sent and locked in her room to reflect on her actions. Standing beside her bedroom window while using her finger to draw across the water droplets that were rolling down the window pane, Kuro Usagi gazed out at Little Garden that was currently raining.
(Oh, it looks like it’s the periodic rainfall period? Hm, unlike the South Side, the East isn’t going to release the Veil.)
Artificial rainfall events were to be executed at fixed intervals. Only during the allotted time for the rainfall period would the Little Garden’s Veil have a visible change in appearance by using the manipulation of light to create an optical illusion that would be perceived as rain clouds.
In other words, although the rainclouds didn’t exist, they would create the illusion of ‘there are clouds in the sky’ before releasing the rain.
…To be honest, this was quite a high level technique that served no purpose. If there was a need for water, they could just release the Veil when it rained outside or even just do away with the need of the raincloud illusion and just release the showers. To actually allow such an astounding miraculous technique to be fully utilized on such a small point due to one’s own interest, it could only be said to be consistent with the style of Little Garden to have such a generous act of consideration.
(Forget it. Little Garden’s function is in itself mainly centered about the idea of entertainment and recreation. To nit-pick on such things would just be a waste of time, right?)
The storm is one of the important factors to add a touch of artistry to the unique characteristic of the seasons. From the ancient times, deities and demigods had always hidden in the clouds while transporting these natural disasters, the presence of rain clouds would then stand to have quite a significant meaning to them.
If it were accompanied by a violent storm streaked with lightning and the rumble of thunder, Humans would assume that it’s the result of the Dragon’s Divine power. Hence the origin of the reverence towards Dragon kind.
However if it were a Sunshower[1], it would be believed as the work of some mage practicing his or her ritual in a remote region somewhere.
For the cities of Little Garden, just saying that there were eight million Gods would still be way below the actual numbers. For the number of Gods and deities who created this world of Little Garden have legends and mythologies that would fill the world to the brim and more with all their respective stories compiled together.
(Come to think of it, Leticia-sama doesn’t seem to like the rain….? Something about the uncomfortable smell of moisture and the metallic tang of blood being stifling and unable to dissipate…)
What words to say when she’s clearly a Vampire, right? Kuro Usagi gave a bitter laugh as she recalled that conversation.
Just as she resumed her gloomy gaze at the scene outside the window, a corridor echoed with the sound of someone giving a restrained knock on her door
“Well~The door is locked and there’s no one in at the moment des~”
“……That means that we can enter?”
“I guess so?”
The voices belonged to Kudou Asuka and Kasukabe Yō. Although Kuro Usagi had clearly said ‘there’s no one in’, but they still took it for a reply of ‘you may enter’. What in the world could they be planning?
“Ara, it’s really locked.”
“Hm……it’s true, force our way?
*Kacha Kacha* The sounds of the doorknob being twisted and the lock mechanism preventing it from opening travelled into Kuro Usagi’s ears and she stood up seemingly to give up her pointless resistance.
“Okay Okay, Kuro Usagi will unlock it now! You two should learn to be gentler or maybe it should be said as more tactful…”
“Might as well just destroy it?”
“You’re right.”
*Pak!*
“Gentle and tactful!”
“You’re so noisy!”
Kuro Usagi who was chided by the both of them could only shut her mouth obediently.
It would seem that when up against the problem children of a different world, the wooden door just didn’t stand a chance.
Kuro Usagi drooped her rabbit ears as she clutched the broken door handle to burst into a wail.
Not bothering to wipe her tears, Kuro Usagi just took her own thermos to start preparing tea. And during this time, Asuka and Yō had also poured the contents of a small bag that they had brought along with them onto a small plate. It would seem that the contents were actually hand-made snacks.
“……could it be that you two……?”
“No, it was made by the children of the Community.”
“The fox-eared girl and the other older children had brought this to us saying ‘Please patch up with Kuro Usagi onee-san!’”
The three of them had an indescribable and complicated look of their faces then.
Three days ago, after recounting the incident that had taken place at [Thousand Eyes], Jin and Yō had acted as was expected of them as they were also against the idea of Kuro Usagi’s departure. Jin taking the viewpoint of a Community’s leader while Yō based on the position of being new friends.
There was no malicious intent then but it was just a difficult situation to speak in for everyone had been too agitated to think clearly.
But after Asuka joined the fray, the situation quickly went out of hand and to calm the situation down, Jin made the call for her to do some self-reflection while locked in her room.
Whereas Izayoi who was the only one who was adamant about being just an observer to the whole saga had dropped a line of ‘I will be going to play around in Little Garden’ and had left, never to be seen since then. And everyone assumed that he might have gotten tired of [No Name] already.
The children must have also picked up on the charged atmosphere as well and after much thought on what they could do to help, the answer now lay in the plate of snacks before them.
“Those children sure are a despicable lot. Seeing how they had come running over with tears in their eyes to plead us, I think only evil spirits or demons would reject them?”
“No, Asuka, everyone already helped to create this chance for us, we must make the reconciliation a success.”
Asuka gave a harrumph as she turned her head away while Yō tried to coax her.
Seeing this scene before her, Kuro Usagi had also worn a troubled smile.
“You’re right……Everyone in the Community would be really worried if we do not get our act together.”
“Yes, that’s the case. So although it might not sound fair to you, but we won’t allow you to go to another place. The core of this Community isn’t Jin-chan nor is it us. But it’s you who have invited us to join and supported this Community single-handedly till now, Kuro Usagi.”