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The next morning, Noah arrived at the former site of No Name's farm early in the day and began inspecting the stretch of land that had become barren.
Black Rabbit, Leticia, and Est accompanied him.
Amid the soft rustle of footsteps, the group of four walked back and forth across the severely desolate land. Everything in sight was barren.
Looking at the ruined wasteland, Noah and Est aside, Leticia's face was full of sorrow.
"Sure enough, no matter how I look at it, it doesn't seem like it can be brought back to life..."
"L-Lady Leticia, you mustn't give up." Black Rabbit hurriedly consoled her.
"At the very least, the land our former companions left us still exists. It hasn't been taken away. As long as the land remains, we can definitely restore it."
"...That's true. This isn't the time to dwell on sorrow." Leticia nodded as though reflecting on herself, then looked toward Noah.
"Then, Master Noah, do you truly have a way to restore this land's vitality in a short period of time?"
Hearing that, Black Rabbit also turned an expectant gaze toward Noah.
Today, while everyone had been chatting in the meeting room, the subject of the land had inadvertently come up again.
It was not that anyone particularly liked bringing up the matter. Rather, nearly all of No Name's territory consisted of this abandoned land, and anyone living here could hardly avoid seeing it every day.
Naturally, no one could