Part 2[แก้ไข]
---- Half a month has passed since the end of the battle with the huge dragon.
The members of [No Name] continued to busy themselves with various activities while enjoying the peace and freedom of normal life.
Leticia, originally the Demon Lord that hosted the Gift game, has officially become a servant together with two other maids to be in charge of the senior group.
[Underwood]‘s harvest festival was postponed due to the dragon’s attack, but due to large amount of support from 'Thousand Eyes' and other volunteers, the date to resume the celebration has been confirmed.
South had also officially announced the electing of a new Floor Master and invited many guests from the other communities. The Draco Greif Alliance having contributed a lot to the defeat of a Demon Lord would be the most likely candidate to be elected to take the position.
At the same time, [Will-O’-Wisp] and [No Name] have also shared in the honour of having defeated a Demon Lord and are now acknowledged by communities for their fighting prowess.
(Thanks must be given to Sala. Her thoughtfulness to specially advertise for our community’s [No Name] with the last Demon Lord Battle.)
Even if much contributions and feats were accomplished, the [No Name]s lacked an emblem to be officially acknowledged. Sala, the alliance leader, had taken that factor into account and wrote of [No Name]‘s accomplishments in her invitation letters for the resumption of the harvest festival.
Their honesty and kindness helped Leticia regain her composure as she pushed forward into the Community’s hallway. The children were already in their neat files, awaiting Leticia’s arrival. Lily, the one responsible for calling them in, perked her fox ears upon her entrance and ran over with overalls rustling from her movements.
“Leticia-sama! Good Morning! The senior group has gathered!”
“Really. Good Morning everyone. Eaten breakfast yet?”
“Yes! It was really good too!”
“Today’s dish is Omelette rice!”
“I already can’t wait to eat lunch!”
“It’s still too early.”
Leticia smiled wryly while telling off that energetic kid.
There were a total of twenty kids that averaged at the age of 10 that made up the senior group whose purpose was to be in charge of the Community’s food and lodgings. Their energetic selves in the early morning seemingly prepared to face the day’s tasks ahead was really heart-warming yet sad. Leticia smiled as she gazed upon them.
“Well then, let’s start dividing the tasks for the day… but I have something to tell everyone before that.”
With that, Leticia took out an invitation letter that had the wax seal emblem of the Draco Greif Alliance stamped on it. Holding the letter, she looked at the children seriously.
“The harvest festival hosted at [Underwood]‘s great waterfall has extended its invitation to welcome all members of [No Name]... did you guys understand that? I will repeat. All members of [No Name], which would include the senior group and the junior group, will be welcomed.”
“Wa~” The Senior group children began cheering.
It was a reaction to be expected from the children as they have never left the Community grounds ever since the attack of the Demon Lord on their Community three years ago. Even if they were to leave the Community, it was only to collect water from the river outside the confinement of the Community’s boundary. This was because of the fear of getting kidnapped and sold off especially since there wasn’t any way for them to identify themselves as a member of [No Name].
Thus to not give trouble or cause worry to their sole guardian, Kuro Usagi, they would simply not leave the boundaries of their Community and were constantly alert while living out their days in the Community.
For these children to receive the invitation to a harvest festival, it was no wonder why they would get this excited.
Though Lily continued to stand by Leticia’s side like a proper representative of the senior group, her prided two fox tails already betrayed her excitement with their energetic wagging.
Leticia who was also caught up in their mood recovered her wits clapped her hand to attract their attention back to her.
“Of course, this is an unprecedented treatment... Don’t forget that this is only made possible by the feats of our masters--- Izayoi, Asuka and Yō having their contributions acknowledged. And it is also due to their hard work that the invitation letter includes all the members of the Community.” Leticia reminded them.
At the mention of the name of Izayoi and the others, the rowdy children became well behaved.
------ The three people summoned from foreign worlds outside of Little Garden.
Ever since the arrival of Izayoi, Kudou Asuka, Kasukabe Yō in the Community, the life of [No Name] has undergone a total transformation that’s supposed to be only seen in fantasies.
The contribution of the Water Tree seedling to their Community’s dried up reservoir led to the revitalization of their land, making it arable again. At the same time, they have also brought in glass lamps that would light up and warm the Community during the night.
Izayoi and the others* were the idols that the children revered. They were heroes in the children’s eyes.
“This invitation letter is the proof of the trust that they have earned through hard work. Please remember to maintain the baseline of behavior and etiquette upon reaching [Underwood], for we wouldn’t want to sully the reputation that they have helped to build thus far, got it?”
“Yes, we understand!”
The children replied loudly in a jumble of voices that was almost enough to shake one’s eardrums to the point of bursting.
Leticia gave a wry smile that was mixed with a genuine hint of a smile that played on her lips as she started to dispatch them for the day’s tasks.
“During the duration that we are away from the Commmunity, the ‘Draco Greif Alliance’ will be dispatching a sentry to look after our boundaries. So to welcome the guest, we shall be giving the residential area of the Community a thorough cleaning. Senior and Junior groups may start to sweep and clear out the trash. There’s no need to worry about your luggage for the other two maids and I will bring it over for you guys later. So focus on your tasks of cleaning up---- so let’s start!” Leticia clapped her hand to signal the start of their tasks.
With an energetic response, the children left to start their tasks. Only the maid Percher and Lily of the senior group stayed behind with Leticia.
Percher who stood beside Leticia watched the children move off to their tasks with annoyance showing in her eyes.
“How in the world do they find so much energy to accomplish their tasks so early in the mornings?”
“This is the responsibility that they carry as part of the Community. We should also get started before the order of candlestick racks from [Will-O’-Wisp] arrives today.”
“Oh, Leticia-sama…” Lily started while wagging her two fox tails in a worried manner.