To a certain extent, [Math Kingdom] was actually quite a powerful kingdom. The reason Black Rose had chosen this place was partly because she had intended to use it as a bargaining chip in negotiations.
...But unfortunately, from the very beginning, Bai Zhi had never intended to play by the rules.
Before the overwhelming tide of Little Wooden Cubes, Math Kingdom's three cities held out for less than half an hour before being completely devoured by the Little Wooden Cubes.
As far as the eye could see, the earth was a vast sheet of white—spotlessly clean...
"Number One, you said the one who wanted to recruit us was [Pride], right?"
After staring wordlessly at the surveillance footage displayed on the screen for a while, Number Three turned and voiced his question to Black Rose.
"Are you sure you didn't get it wrong? The one recruiting us is [Pride], not [Gluttony]?"
The [Black Rose] squad had a total of twelve members, all of whom addressed each other by codenames. The stronger someone was, the higher their codename ranked. Number Four's lost contact was unquestionably a major matter for their squad.
After hearing Number One's account, they had originally come here to witness [Pride]'s methods for themselves. Yet who could have imagined that the scene before them would be completely different?
...This was fucking [Gluttony].
Black Rose: "..."
Just as Black Rose fell silent, her communicator rang.
Half an hour later, following the Yin Road opened by Black and White Impermanence, Black Rose arrived alone in the Temporary Underworld.
Her teammates had originally wanted to come with her, but in order to demonstrate her sincerity, she insisted on coming alone.
—Whether the other party was [Gluttony], [Pride], or even [Lust], none of them were beings they could afford to provoke.
"So it