Today, Black Rabbit had done nothing at all. She had simply run by herself to a small river far from the base and wandered around aimlessly.
That river was, of course, the same one where she and Lily's group of children had gone to fetch water almost every day. It could be said to be the place she was most familiar with and the one that held the most memories for her over the years.
Although their community now possessed a Water Tree and no longer needed to come here for water every day, Black Rabbit still subconsciously came here for a stroll whenever she had something on her mind, watching the shimmering river surface and occasionally reminiscing about those bitter, bleak, yet warm days.
Perhaps, for Black Rabbit, that was what it meant to "remember hardship while cherishing sweetness"?
Back then, their community had truly been on the verge of disbanding and perishing.
At that time, even she, Black Rabbit, had nearly given up. In the end, she had merely smashed the last of their community's possessions together like someone making one last desperate gamble, put together those few invitations, and sent them beyond the Little Garden world as her final resort and last thread of hope.
Looking back now, if they had not happened to summon the powerful Problem Children Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudou, and You Kasukabe, along with Annie, that even more incredible and formidable little girl, then who knew what condition Black Rabbit, Russell, and the hundred-plus children in the community would be in now!
Fortunately, there were no "ifs" in the Little Garden world!
Perhaps the Little Garden Center had been moved by Black Rabbit's determination and perseverance. Perhaps it was the unseen protection of her former companions in the heavens?
In any case, they