Chapter Four: The Undefeated War God (cont.)

White Night Yaksha slid open the paper door and invited everyone inside. Something like incense was burning within, its scent carried by the breeze to sting at their noses.

Though it was supposedly a private room, this Japanese-style chamber was excessively spacious. White Night Yaksha went to sit at the seat of honor, stretched lazily, then turned back to Sakaigami Todoh and the others.

"Let me introduce myself properly. I am White Night Yaksha, an executive of Thousand Eyes, which established its base at the Four-digit Gate, Outer Gate 3345. I have some ties with this Black Rabbit. Anyway, just remember that I'm an exceptionally magnanimous young beauty who helped out several times after No Name fell apart."

"Yes, yes, we truly have been indebted to you many times."

Black Rabbit, who was still furious about nearly being sold off, casually brushed aside White Night Yaksha's remarks.

"All right, all right. Consider this an apology for making Black Rabbit angry. I'll give you some presents as compensation."

White Night Yaksha, who had nearly succeeded in buying Black Rabbit, curled her lips. Then she clapped her hands, and three cards appeared in midair before falling into the hands of the problem-child trio.

The cobalt-blue card bore the name Sakaigami Todoh, with the Gift name "Truth Unknown."

The wine-red card bore the name Hisui Asuka, with the Gift name "Authority."

The pearl emerald-green card bore the name Kasukabe Yao, with the Gift name "Life Catalog."

"What are these?"

Sakaigami Todoh held the cobalt-blue card in his hand, pinching and turning it over curiously.

"These are Gift Cards, a very expensive kind of tool."

The only boy who had not received a card shrugged and named the cards.

Their official name was Laplace Paper. Known as a fragment of "omniscience," they could store