I, Izayoi Sakamaki, Joined the Chat Group at the Start

Fūrinji Miu: "A scientist? It'd be great if there were a machine that could help me with makeup, bathing, and cooking."

Takanashi Rikka: "Is there? Curious.jdp"

Tony: "How could there be? Science isn't omnipotent. Science merely invents things beneficial to human survival while exploring the essence of the world."

Tsunade: "Human experimentation?"

Izayoi Sakamaki: "Bioweapons?"

Tony: "...Why are you joining in too, boss?"

Hawkeye: "Science does have its merits. The technology developed by the World Government is indeed rather troublesome."

Esdeath: "So annoying. I really want to slaughter that minister and emperor right now."

Esdeath had just returned from subjugating a Super Dangerous Species when the minister dragged her off to court, using the politicians' usual roundabout rhetoric to speak against her.

Esdeath, who only revered the strong, was utterly sick of such convoluted schemes. The moment she returned to her estate, she entered the Chat Group to vent her frustrations.

This immediately sparked fervent gossip among a group of bored members.

Tsunade: "What happened? Did they assign you to the frontier?"

Esdeath: "Heh, that would actually be quite nice. Unfortunately, the current emperor has already been brainwashed by the minister. They don't dare let me leave."

Zhongli: "Oh? It seems your world is far from peaceful."

Fūrinji Miu: "Is there going to be a war?"

Esdeath: "Not exactly. This world has been rotten ever since I was born. If the Imperial Capital hadn't promised me opportunities to fight, I wouldn't have bothered with those politicians."

Izayoi Sakamaki: "Oh, I see. Then just overthrow the empire and become the Queen yourself. You'd have the resources of an entire world at your disposal."

Tony: "Rebellion? I have quite a few weapons here. I can sell them to you cheaply."

Takanashi Rikka: "Let us rise in rebellion against this disloyal and unjust empire!!!"

Spider-ko: "So cool. I'm writing that down."

Zhongli: "However, rebellion may be easy, but governing afterward is a difficult problem."

As the God of Geo of Liyue, Zhongli spoke earnestly.

He had never been one to enjoy conflict, yet he had fought fiercely in the God-Demon War.

Just as he had said, he had no intention of contending for supremacy, yet he understood the suffering of the common people.

Whenever he saw other worlds facing hardship, he could not help recalling the time before he had founded Liyue.

Izayoi Sakamaki: "Governing can be difficult, but it can also be easy. As long as you can suppress an entire era, that era will develop according to your will."

Esdeath: "I see. So I wasn't strong enough."

Zhongli: "..."

Though he wanted to refute that, Zhongli realized that the administrator seemed to have a point. As long as one was strong enough, there was nothing that could not be resolved.

Izayoi Sakamaki: "If you run into any problems, just say so. I'm sure everyone in the group won't refuse."

Takanashi Rikka: "I shall sit upon a throne of mountains of corpses and seas of blood!"

Spider-ko: "As long as you reimburse my travel expenses and treat me to something delicious, I'll do it without hesitation!"

Fūrinji Miu: "Izayoi once said that the greatest heroes serve their country and their people. I can help too."

Tony: "Well, it's all for Points, after all. By the way, Esdeath, do you really not want to buy some weapons?"

Ding, Tony had been muted by the administrator for one minute.

The rather touching atmosphere was ruined by Tony's remark.

Izayoi Sakamaki: "Esdeath, becoming emperor would still be far better than remaining a general. Think it over."

Esdeath: "There's no need to think it over. I'm rebelling right now."603

Izayoi Sakamaki: "..."

How decisive.

Izayoi Sakamaki shook his head and left the Chat Group.

When he turned around, he suddenly saw a small green-haired boy lying on the table reading.

"Jin? When did you come in?"

"Lord Izayoi, I came in not long after you did. Did I disturb you?"

Jin raised his head and spoke somewhat awkwardly.

"No."

Izayoi Sakamaki shook his head. Looking at the large stack of books piled beside Jin, he knew Jin had already read them all.

"The strong sharpen their claws and fangs; the weak sharpen their wisdom. And the best way to gain wisdom is through the accumulation of knowledge."

"Are you encouraging me?"

Jin scratched his head. "Still, I feel like no matter how hard I try, it'll be difficult for me to be of much help to any of you."

"Well, everything you know, I know too. And I know things you don't. Besides, I'm pretty strong."

Crack, crack, crack—

It was as if several sharp arrows had pierced Jin's heart, instantly shattering the confidence he had painstakingly built up.

As if noticing Jin's disappointment, Izayoi Sakamaki smiled. "Don't compare yourself to me. You just need to fulfill the duties of a pup... leader."

"You were about to say puppet, weren't you? You were, right??"

"Ehehe? You heard that? Well, there's nothing I can do about that."

'Playing Hide-and-Seek with a Sultry Black Rabbit' Is Too Embarrassing a Punishment

I know I'm not very useful, but isn't it a bit harsh to say it outright?

Jin had actually already prepared himself mentally to be a puppet, because he felt that as long as Izayoi was around, the community would never face any problems. "Keep at it, little leader. Once your knowledge has accumulated to a certain point, you'll be useful."

"I'll work hard."

The two had only been chatting for a short while when two hurried sets of footsteps rushed toward the library.

As the footsteps grew clearer, the figures of Hisato Asuka and Kasukabe Yō gradually appeared in Izayoi Sakamaki's sight.

"Yo, you do know that you're not supposed to make noise in the library, right?"

"Hmph, of course I know."

Rather than feeling embarrassed, Hisato Asuka proudly raised her chin. "Look at this."

She took out an invitation bearing the words Festival of the Fire Dragon's Birth.

Seeing it, Izayoi Sakamaki could not help but smile. "Oh? It's finally here?"

"You knew?"

"Of course. White Night Yaksha told me about it last time when I sold Black Rabbit."

"Black Rabbit is absolutely awful. She hid something this fun from us because she was afraid we'd find out."

"Exactly. We should teach Black Rabbit a lesson."

Even the usually well-behaved Kasukabe Yō spoke with some indignation.

"The Festival of the Fire Dragon's Birth? If I remember correctly, it's Salamandra's festival, isn't it? It really brings back memories."

At that moment, Jin also looked at the invitation and sighed.

"You know about it too?"

Hisato Asuka froze. She suddenly felt that only she and Kasukabe Yō had been kept in the dark.

"Yes, Salamandra used to be an ally of our No Name..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about that."

Just as Jin was about to say something, Izayoi Sakamaki interrupted him. "How can we not participate in something this interesting?"

"That's right. How could something this fun possibly exclude us?"

"Still, Black Rabbit has to be taught a lesson. To think I cook for everyone every day."

Before long, the three of them decided to leave Black Rabbit a letter and then head to the Festival of the Fire Dragon's Birth as quickly as possible.

After writing the letter, Jin said helplessly, "Do you know how far apart the eastern and Northern Region of Hakoniwa are?"

Hisato Asuka and Kasukabe Yō, who had been excited just moments ago, froze. "Is it very far?"

"Then do you know how large Hakoniwa is?"

"How large?"

"The surface area of Hakoniwa is even somewhat larger than that of a star."

"A star? The sun?"

"Wouldn't that make it more than ten thousand times larger than Earth?"

Only then did Hisato Asuka remember how enormous Hakoniwa was. If they wanted to reach the Festival of the Fire Dragon's Birth, it would be impossible to get there without several hundred years.

"Don't panic. I have a way." Izayoi Sakamaki smiled. Though he could easily get there himself, bringing Hisato Asuka and the others along would be troublesome.

So he immediately thought of his "best friend," White Night Yaksha.

He refused to believe that one of Hakoniwa's strongest figures did not possess a spatial Gift.

Given his relationship with White Night Yaksha, asking her to teleport them to the Northern Region should not have been a problem.

"No."

"Why?"

To Izayoi Sakamaki's surprise, White Night Yaksha refused without even thinking, leaving him confused.

"Hehe, we still haven't settled the matter of you wanting to make me a maid last time."

White Night Yaksha snapped open a Folding Fan and gave a sinister smile.

Did he really think she was some kind of tool, to be used whenever he wanted? Not a chance.

"Well, that's troublesome."

Scratching his head in vexation, Izayoi Sakamaki directly brought out his trump card. "How about one day of Black Rabbit usage rights?"

"One day? Are you trying to fob off a beggar?"

"Two days?"

"This... is still a bit lacking..."

"Then I'll take a loss and give you a huge discount. Three days!"

"I'll consider it."

Izayoi Sakamaki naturally had his own methods for dealing with White Night Yaksha, whose tastes were extremely similar to his own.

However, White Night Yaksha did not agree immediately this time. She furrowed her brows as though considering something.

"Forget it, I'm done joking."

Izayoi Sakamaki roughly understood that White Night Yaksha had her own difficulties. Sitting down cross-legged, he said, "Let's be frank. I'll agree to one reasonable condition of yours. How about that?"

"My, my, you noticed?"

Seeing Izayoi Sakamaki suddenly become serious, White Night Yaksha was slightly taken aback. Then she stood up and took out a grayish-white sheet of paper.

"Here, take a look."

"What is this?"

"Laplace's Demon's prophecy."

"Laplace's?? The demon said to be omniscient? I heard that He Himself is a fragment of omniscience."

Hearing White Night Yaksha's words, Jin stood up in shock. He had not expected the one who issued this prophecy to be that great figure from Thousand Eyes.

"Oh? Then Laplace is also an executive of Thousand Eyes. It's impressive that Izayoi was able to..."