Multiverse: In Little Garden, becoming a god through one proof that stands forever

"How much is it? The price is... so expensive!"

Black Rabbit hurriedly checked the price, then recoiled at the string of zeros. She couldn't afford it. She couldn't afford it at all!

"Waaah, Black Rabbit is so useless."

Black Rabbit immediately burst into tears, blaming herself. She knew her companion was suffering, yet she couldn't do anything about it.

She really was so useless.

"Should I ask Lady White Night Yaksha for help?"

Black Rabbit hesitated. After a moment, she shook her head. Lady White Night Yaksha probably couldn't help.

As a Thousand Eyes executive, White Night Yaksha had to follow its rules. She couldn't simply pay that sum for Black Rabbit without reason.

"If I joined the manager's community, would he help?"

Black Rabbit looked at the sleeping Qin Qi. The only valuable thing she had left was herself. Perhaps she could use herself as collateral.

She could exchange herself for enough gold coins from Qin Qi, then buy Lady Leticia back.

Chapter 26: Turmoil on the North Side, Black Rabbit prepares to sell herself!

In the blink of an eye, three hours passed, and Qin Qi had replenished his energy.

"Manager, you're awake. Um, someone came to deliver the newspaper while you were asleep. Here."

Seeing Qin Qi sit up, Black Rabbit abruptly snapped out of her thoughts and hurriedly handed him the newspaper.

"Mm."

Qin Qi looked at Black Rabbit and felt that the rabbit was acting a little strange. Wasn't she awfully nervous? He took the newspaper and glanced through it.

He soon came to the section about Leticia and immediately understood.

So that's why Black Rabbit is nervous. She was probably thinking about how to save her companion just now.

Once Qin Qi understood why Black Rabbit was reacting this way, he turned his attention to the turmoil on the North Side.

"The turmoil on the North Side couldn't have broken out for no reason... did something happen to the Floor Master?"

"Something happened to the ruler, causing the communities under them to start stirring, while outsiders also want to carve out a piece of territory for themselves, huh."

"I'll have to ask someone to look into this."

Qin Qi carefully read every piece of news in the paper, analyzing the possible business opportunities and situations behind them.

He read slowly, taking about an hour to finish the newspaper. Just as he finished and was about to do something else-

"Big news, big news!"

White Night Yaksha suddenly threw open the door and rushed in. Upon seeing Black Rabbit, she plunged headfirst into her arms.

"Black Rabbit, big news! Do you know what news I came across while reading the newspaper today?!"

"I found a lead on your companion Leticia!"

White Night Yaksha's little hand wandered toward Black Rabbit's soft spots, but before she could touch them, Black Rabbit flung her away.

Qin Qi watched White Night Yaksha fly toward him and reached out to grab her clothes. "Why have you come down here again? Are you this free every day?"

"More or less. There aren't any Demon Lords causing trouble on the East Side, and the shop staff take care of running the business."

"I really don't have much to do."

White Night Yaksha landed on the floor again, pulled a folding fan from her sleeve, and opened it to reveal the Twin Goddesses' emblem.

"Speaking of which, Black Rabbit, why do you look so conflicted... wait, I get it. Did you already hear the news from Qin Qi?"

White Night Yaksha looked at the deeply conflicted Black Rabbit, a little surprised. She had thought Black Rabbit would be startled to hear news of her former companion.

But then she figured it out. She had a newspaper, and so did Qin Qi. Black Rabbit had probably heard the news from him.

"You can see how conflicted Black Rabbit is, so don't ask. Won't bringing it up only make her feel worse?"

"Rabbit, stop dwelling on it. Even if your community sold its pots and pans for scrap, you couldn't come up with that much money."

"You'd be better off thinking about how to get by with those children. There's no use dwelling on anything else."

Qin Qi hadn't brought it up earlier because talking about it would be pointless. He couldn't help Black Rabbit for no reason.

Since he couldn't help, there was no point saying anything.

"Then... Lady White Night Yaksha, could you let me buy her on credit?"

Black Rabbit was deeply conflicted, but she still couldn't abandon her companion. After a long hesitation, she finally asked.

"Sorry, no. But if you want, I can help you meet Leticia in secret."

"That's the most I can do for you."

White Night Yaksha took a cushion and sat down on her knees, then pulled her pipe from her sleeve, lit it, and began to smoke.

As she exhaled pale purple smoke, her face became dreamlike.

"White Night Yaksha is a Thousand Eyes executive. In other words, the businesses and assets under her command essentially belong to the Twin Goddesses."

"If she wants to use those assets, she has to follow the rules set by the Twin Goddesses. If she doesn't meet the conditions, she can't use them."

"So it's not that White Night Yaksha won't help you. There's nothing she can do either."

Qin Qi spoke up. White Night Yaksha had considerable authority, but she was also subject to considerable restrictions. There were things she couldn't do even when she wanted to help.

"Then, Mr. Qin Qi..."

"I can't help you either."

"I don't have White Night Yaksha's problem. My community is under Thousand Eyes, but we're in a cooperative relationship with them. As the community's leader, I can dispose of its assets as I please."

"But... I have to consider what I do from the community's perspective. I can afford to buy her, but doing so wouldn't benefit me."

Qin Qi spoke bluntly. Although Leticia currently had five-digit strength, she was at the lower end of the five digits.

Moreover, her former status was also a source of trouble. Buying her would cost more than it gained.

"Then what if Black Rabbit used herself as collateral to borrow the money from you?"

In the end, Black Rabbit chose to sacrifice herself in exchange for her companion's return. She spoke up.

"Black Rabbit... that resolve of yours is admirable."

"But honestly, you aren't worth that price."

"First, you're too attached to your own community. If you joined mine in the end, would you be able to leave No Name behind?"

"If you couldn't, how would you work for my community?"

"Second, the interest on a loan that large would also be enormous. Your No Name community doesn't have the means to pay it back."

"Third, the No Name community has no name, no flag, and no credit. You understand that, don't you?"

"Based on those three points, you aren't qualified to borrow money."

After Qin Qi finished, he glanced at White Night Yaksha. She smoked without saying a word. Little Garden was a paradise for gods and demons, but it was also a cruel place.

Black Rabbit lowered her head, unable to keep from sobbing quietly. She knew everything Qin Qi said was right; he had even been gentle about it.

But Black Rabbit couldn't help feeling sad. The companion she needed to save was right there before her, yet she couldn't do anything.

That sense of helplessness filled Black Rabbit with self-reproach.

"Manager, what if Black Rabbit joined your community outright and signed a contract to never leave, never betray you, and always obey your orders?"

"Would you help me then?"

After a long hesitation, Black Rabbit made her choice. She could sacrifice herself in exchange for Leticia. The No Name community would lose her.

But Lady Leticia would return, and Black Rabbit believed Lady Leticia would surely do a better job than she could.

She would definitely take good care of the No Name community.

"Rabbit, what am I supposed to say to you? I've made myself perfectly clear, so why are you still thinking about sacrificing yourself?"

"But since you've put it that way, I won't try to talk you out of it anymore. Let's sign a contract."

Qin Qi looked at the still stubborn Black Rabbit and sighed helplessly. He had spent all that time trying to persuade her, and she hadn't listened to a word.

Chapter 27: The story of Little Garden's moon rabbit, Leticia: Taking and keeping everything, isn't this man too awful!

"Okay."

Black Rabbit prepared to sign the contract, but White Night Yaksha stopped her the next second.

"Before you sign the contract, Black Rabbit, would you like to meet Leticia first?"

"I can't help you rescue her, but I can at least arrange a meeting."

White Night Yaksha spoke up.

"No, there's no need."

Black Rabbit refused. She feared that once she saw Leticia, her resolve would waver and she wouldn't be able to bear it.

"You should meet her. If you sign the contract and then change your mind, things will get troublesome."

Seeing Black Rabbit like this, Qin Qi shook his head and spoke.

"Then... all right."

Black Rabbit agreed.

White Night Yaksha got up and left to make the arrangements.

That evening, White Night Yaksha brought Leticia to the Thousand Eyes branch on the seventh floor.

"All right, Black Rabbit, you two take your time talking. You have the whole night to catch up."

White Night Yaksha left the room to Black Rabbit and Leticia, while she went to another room with Qin Qi.

"White Night Yaksha, how did you manage to bring her out alone? Don't tell me you stole her away?"

Qin Qi glanced at Leticia, who was alone in the room. He was a little surprised; he had thought someone from the community would bring her under guard.

But unexpectedly, Leticia had come alone.

"What do you mean, stole her away? I actually went and made a deal with them. Um, in your name."

White Night Yaksha looked away with a slightly guilty conscience and took out her fan to hide her face as she spoke quietly.

"Wait... what did you say? In my name?!"

Qin Qi's sharp ears caught those words. His eyes widened, and he glared fiercely at White Night Yaksha.

"Explain yourself. If your explanation isn't good enough, I'll strangle you!"

"Relax, relax. It was only an excuse."

"I told that fellow from Perseus that you wanted to buy her, and that I was acting as an intermediary."

"During our discussion, I said you wanted to see her in person. Naturally, they were going to send someone with her."

"But I used my own name as a guarantee that Leticia would be sent back to them. That's how I persuaded them not to send anyone."

"Clever, right?"

By the time White Night Yaksha finished, her nose was in the air. As expected of her; such a shrewd way of handling things was simply wonderful.

"I want to punch you."

Qin Qi spoke irritably. Although he hadn't lost anything, he was still annoyed. "Forget that. How did it go with the matter I asked you to look into?"