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Part 3 

—Yet, another hour has passed. 

"... Wow. The both of them are still asleep." 

Having completed the book in his hand, Izayoi expressed his surprise about the two who were still sleeping soundly on his laps. Perhaps it was out of his estimations that they would still be asleep for that long. 

With nothing to do at hand, Izayoi was also preyed upon by the drowsiness of the Sandman's grasp. 

"It's a sunny day with the breeze of spring and the sound of running water. If I were to say it myself, it is indeed the conditions for an afternoon nap." 

But if he did allow himself to be tempted by sleep, it would be a pity to miss the flustered reactions of Asuka. Just when he was entertaining the thought of "simply knocking her head to wake her", which was not of his usual way of doing things, an energetic voice came from the path that led from the Community's main building. 

"Guys, This is bad! Things are going awry~!" 

The rabbit ears bounced up and down as Kuro Usagi bounded up the path from the Community's main buildings to the shack facing the reservoir and braked sharply. 

Having found Izayoi and the others, Kuro Usagi practically flew in her bounds and leaps to close in on Izayoi. 

"Things are going very wrong! Things are going very wrong! Things are going very wro" 

"You are being noisy." 

*Pak!* And an apple flew towards Kuro Usagi's forehead. 

Still in her excitement, even if her forehead was now red and swollen, she continued to chatter away with the apple clutched in hand. 

"Any, Anyways, please take a look at this! They are passing out these things outside," 

"You are being noisy." 

*Pak!* And yet another apple flew towards Kuro Usagi's forehead and landed a fatal strike. Not expecting the second apple to follow the first, She finally toppled over to face the skies. 

At the same time, a golden board fell beside Izayoi. 

"...? What's this?" 

Taking the golden plate that felt very weighty in his hand, Izayoi stared at it in surprise. 

"What is this golden slab? It sure seems to be the real thing from its density." 

"It, It is real... and Kuro Usagi's forehead really hurts..." clutching the apples in both hands this time, her eyes reflected the light from her tears as she complained. 

Just then, Kuro Usagi finally noticed Asuka and Yō. 

"...Hmm? May I ask….. how, how did things become like this?" 

"A rabbit doesn't have to think of things in a complicated fashion. So, what is this about the golden plate?" 

*Klunk!*Izayoi gave the golden plate a knock as he asked KuroUsagi. 

Seeming to have waited for this question for a long time, KuroUsagi puffed up her chest as she answered. 

"Please listen up carefully! This golden plate is the [Geass Roll] for the Gift Game hosted for the inheritance of the alchemical secrets— <RaimundusLullus>!" 

Wha? Izayoi gave a disbelieving squawk. 

"Do you mean that <RaimundusLullus>? The philosopher Raimundus Lullus?" [14] 

"That's right! Using the alchemical technique to transform lead to gold, the one who solved the truth of alchemy for the world— the great man who reached the technique of transmutation! And this Gift Game was hosted for the sake of conferring that great truth!" 

HeeHee. KuroUsagi was so joyful that her rabbit ears were waving from side to side. 

If they were able to obtain the Gift that gave the ability to transmute gold, they would not have to run around to raise funds anymore. It was a chance for the Community to instantly replenish its financial reserves. 

Izayoi was partially doubting her words as he gave a glance over at the Golden plate with his steady gaze. 

—The contents of the <RaimundusLullus> game were as follow. 

[–Name of Gift Game: "RaimundusLullus"— 

Participant qualification B: The Kind 

Opponents: The Great. 

The Heir 

The Strength possessor. 

The Intelligent 

The Determined 

The Virtuous 

Conditions for defeat: Losing the [Geass Roll] is equivalent to losing the participation rights. 

Conditions to win: Gather all the "Plates of Lullus" and you shall receive the glory of the truth. 

Additional information: The Game shall begin when all participants have finished their preparations. 

The end time for the Game is when all other contestants have been defeated. 

Oath: Respecting the above information, swearing upon our glory and flag, this Gift Game is hosted by [Thousand Eyes]. 

"Seal of [Thousand Eyes]"] 

"...Oi, KuroUsagi." 

"YesYes, is something the matter?" 

"It says here that the host is the [ThousandEyes]. Is there really no problem with this?" 

It was becoming increasingly suspicious. Heightening his cautiousness, he scrutinised the contents of the [Geass Roll] once more." 

However, KuroUsagi was more excited than was before as she waved her rabbit ears happily and looked at Izayoi with eyes brimming with hope. 

"Regarding that point, it actually multiplies the trustworthiness of the game by a few fold! It is a game that took [ThousandEyes] a long time to prepare! This must surely be an incredible game and KuroUsagi will not be wrong about that!... And," 

Suddenly her words fell to a whisper. 

KuroUsagi's index fingers and rabbit ears were tracing circles in the air as she suddenly shifted her gaze to the wasted pathways. 


"it is time... for us to get the destroyed paths back in shape again. For that purpose, we would require some funds." 

Upon KuroUsagi's urging, Izayoi also looked towards the wasted paths. 

Three years ago— the [No Name]s had been destroyed by a devastating impact from an unknown Demon Lord. 

The formerly magnificent residential area was now covered by gravel and sand and the wooden structures by the sides were also collapsing from the constant decay. The iron supports and metal wiring utilised in the construction of the structures along the path were also bending with rust. The withered trees that line the path were also left in the state of a pale white condition which made them look more like tombstone markers. 

And in this residential area, it was the sleeping quarters of the children that included the Senior Group as well. Even if it weren't possible to repair the damages, the cleaning up of the land to prepare for the construction of newer houses was the least that they should make plans for. 

"...Hai. I guess there's no other way!" 

Not hiding the lack of enthusiasm in the matter, Izayoi got to his feet. 

And because of that movement, it caused Asuka and Yō's heads to knock together. 

"Ah!?" 

"... Oww." 

"Well now, how long do you girls plan to sleep? The break is over. The hosting of a large scale Gift Game is starting." 

Izayoi waved the Golden plate before the duo. 

But KuroUsagi had frantically rushed over to interject, "No, But Izayoi-san. We don't even know the venue for the Game nor have we received the signal for the start of the game. There's no need for us to be in such a hurry right?" 

...*Hai*, came a more unenthusiastic sigh as he tossed the Golden plate back to KuroUsagi. 

"—it's coming. Dodge to the right!" 

Instantaneously, the atmosphere of the duo underwent a dramatic transformation. 

Seeming to have taken that warning as a cue, a hail of arrows rained in from the overgrown forest. Whereas Izayoi and KuroUsagi who had immediately entered the mental state for combat had carried Asuka and Yō respectively as they hurried away from the small shack. 

"Aie!? Aie!?" 

"Enemies...!?" Just like that, Asuka, who was still half asleep and unclear about the situation, was blinking her eyes in confusion. 

Having smelt the enemies' presence, Yō was just a tad slower in entering her combat state. 

Pulling out her [Vajra. Replica], KuroUsagi shouted at them shakily, "May, May I ask what is this with your attacks and all?!" 

"Didn't you read the contents of the roll, you stupid rabbit?! This game is the battle for the [Geass Roll]s—the Golden Plate! The game has already started a long time ago!" 

In the instant that he shouted the reply, the ground under Izayoi's feet exploded like lighted gunpowder as he broke into a sprint. There were the presence of eight individuals lying in ambush in the forest and they were most probably werebeasts from their scent. 

Izayoi dived into the blind spot of the second wave of arrows and deftly grabbed the wrist of one of the ambushers in the next leap. The male werebeast, who prided himself with a stature of two grown men, was surprised by the speed of Izayoi's lithe movements. 

"Wha?! So fast!" 

"Baka. It's you who's too slow." Giving a twist to the opponent's wrist while initiating a low sweep at the legs as he gave that haughty speech, Izayoi sent the werebeast into the air where it spun three and a half rounds before landing on its back in the blink of an eye. 

"Bastard!" 

"Actually doing that to our comrade...!" 

"Surround him! Surround and shoot him together!" 

The irate comrades of the tripped up werebeast dispersed to surround and close in on Izayoi. 

There were six silhouettes of the werebeasts moving around in the overgrown forest and Izayoi who had already pinpointed their locations from the sides of his eyes picked up a stone in irritation— 

"Hai... Really now,I thought that I would pass some time with you guys but in the end you guys are only sneaking around the covers of other people's territory? You lot of bastards, go and reflect well on your actions—!!!" 

Allowing the anger within him to explode, Izayoi simply threw the stone towards the ground. 

The various species of trees and shrubbery that have been left alone to grow wildly in the past few years were instantaneously blown into the sky by the impossible intensity of the force. The werebeasts were also forcefully dispatched as they were unable to withstand the blow. 

Soon after, the glinting golden board fell from one of the hands of those werebeasts who were blown into the air like the other various carcasses of the forest. 

"And that will be our first piece. ... Really now, this sure is a troublesome game. Is it really going to get us the technique for transmutation? Even if it is a big sale that doesn't care about the losses of the organiser, there should still be some sort of limit to it." 

Scratching his head as he complained, he simultaneously turned the golden plate around. This, was the main thing that Izayoi had been unsatisfied about from the start. 

The "Gold Transmutation Technique"— is not a scientific perspective but one that belonged to the arcane perspective of researching alchemy. 

It was said to be called by various names such as "The secret technique of Lullus", "The secret tracks of the King", "The last Alchemy" and was one that many were in search for as it was known to be the Gifts of the highest grade. 

Especially when the name of the game also utilises the name of ‘RaimundusLullus'—the Japanese Name? Raimundus Lullus, is a philosopher who had many interesting news about him being associated to the alchemy of gold. 

(One of those stories that is quite renowned is the legendary anecdote that he had given the King of England Edward III some gold. It was a story about transmuting many a dozen inferior metal bars into gold. But—) 

Thinking up to that point, Izayoi suddenly changed his gaze to glance at the contents of the golden plate. 

[–Name of Gift Game: "RaimundusLullus"— 

Participant qualification D: The Heir 

Opponents: The Kind. 

The Great. 

The Strength possessor. 

The Intelligent 

The Determined 

The Virtuous 

Conditions for defeat: Losing the [Geass Roll] is equivalent to losing the participation rights. 

Conditions to win: Gather all the "Plates of Lullus" and you shall receive the glory of the truth. 

Additional information: The Game will begin when all participants have finished their preparations. 

The end time for the Game is when all other contestants have been defeated. 

Oath: Respecting the above information, swearing upon our glory and flag, this Gift Game is hosted by [Thousand Eyes]. 

"Seal of [Thousand Eyes]"] 

—Just when Izayoi was puzzling over the contents, 

The golden plate corroded into a rusty piece of metal and disintegrated on the spot in the blink of an eye. 

"Wha...?" 

Although he had wanted to catch them in his moment of panic, but the powdered up rust particles of the Golden plate continued to trickle away from the grasp of his hands with a rustling sound. It was just an instantaneous event. The gold had lost its radiance and disappeared into the wind.



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