The next day.
In the morning, after the first quarterfinal, just as Byakuyasha had feared the night before, a certain "Demon Lord" who had been hiding all along finally launched a brazen attack. In one fell swoop, the Demon Lord dragged the entire city, along with the communities that had come to attend the "Fire Dragon" succession ceremony, into a terrifying Gift Game that no one could refuse.
Next, by means no one could identify, the Demon Lord took control of a large number of soldiers and civilians. Before long, the whole city had descended into chaos.
Then, inevitably, the members of "No Names"—Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudou, You Kasukabe, and the others—who had been specifically invited by Byakuyasha as a backup countermeasure, all sprang into action. Together with the hosts, "Salamandra," and the other communities caught up in the incident, they clashed with the Demon Lord and his subordinates.
They had no choice. According to the black contracts that had drifted down from the sky, which no one could refuse, if they failed to win, everyone would die!
As the fighting intensified and the flames spread, casualties and chaos began to engulf the city belonging to the Salamandra community.
Fortunately, the battle did not last long. Following a plan agreed upon the night before, Black Rabbit—a member of the Moon Rabbit Clan and the judge of the previous Gift Game, blessed with powerful Gifts and rabbit ears connected to the Little Garden central system—boldly invoked the Moon Rabbit Clan's exclusive "Judgment Authority." She forcibly suspended the Gift Game that an unknown "Demon Lord" had imposed on everyone in the city, then compelled both sides to sit down at the negotiating table for their first face-to-face talks.
"Well!"
"Tell us, then."
"What was the result of the judgment and negotiations...?"
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