Black Rabbit

Biodata

Background / History

Supporting No Name

Black Rabbit sustains the No Name Community after its devastation by a demon lord. She is its only income earner while also caring for more than a hundred children. White Night Yaksha repeatedly helps the community survive crises, including the threat of losing its place in Little Garden City 10 13 25.

Her ancestry is connected to Little Garden’s story of the self-sacrificing Moon Rabbit. Qin Qi explains that the original rabbit offered its flesh to save an injured old man, moving Indra; its descendants, including Black Rabbit, inherited an instinct for self-sacrifice 17.

Medicine Debt and Employment

When plague infects all of No Name’s hundred-plus children, Black Rabbit seeks White Night Yaksha’s help obtaining medicine. White Night Yaksha introduces her to Qin Qi, but even his reduced price threatens to consume the community’s remaining living expenses 10.

Black Rabbit initially refuses an offer she believes would require joining another community. Once Qin Qi clarifies that he is offering paid employment rather than membership, she accepts medicine on credit and agrees to work off the debt. The children begin improving after taking it 10 11.

Qin Qi assigns her to referee his Gift Games, with payment based on the number of games hosted. He also employs her as an interpreter, deducting part of her wages toward the debt while leaving her money for No Name’s daily needs 11 13.

Establishing the Forest Market

Black Rabbit accompanies Qin Qi to the Phantom Beast Forest and interprets his negotiations with its inhabitants. She referees his race against the unicorn, then helps arrange further agreements throughout the night. After briefly returning home to feed the children, she brings Qin Qi dinner and resumes translating 11 12 13.

She also accompanies him to the Waterfall at the End of the World. Concerned about confronting a five-digit deity, she promises to carry him to safety if negotiations fail before a game begins. She subsequently referees his stone-skipping contest against Snow White and confirms that his use of Spin does not violate its technique-only restriction 13 14.

Leticia’s Rescue

A Thousand Eyes newspaper listing reveals that Black Rabbit’s former companion Leticia is being sold. Unable to afford the price or qualify for a loan, Black Rabbit offers to join Qin Qi’s community permanently under a contract requiring loyalty and obedience in exchange for his help 15 16.

White Night Yaksha delays the signing so Black Rabbit can meet Leticia. Although Black Rabbit remains determined to sacrifice herself, Leticia refuses and proposes a collective employment contract instead: No Name will work to repay the debt within an allotted period, retaining its independence if successful and forfeiting the community if it fails. Qin Qi accepts the proposal and purchases Leticia 16 17 18.

Later Work for Qin Qi

Black Rabbit witnesses Qin Qi’s temporary law-enforcement agreement with White Night Yaksha, then referees his confrontation with Galdo Gasper. She receives Little Garden’s ruling that the proceedings are lawful, despite Galdo’s accusation of coercion. After Galdo’s death, she expresses discomfort with Qin Qi’s brazen methods, while he emphasizes that her presence establishes their legality 18 19.

Her duties expand to selling unicorn masks, interpreting at the Forest Market, and watching the shop during Qin Qi’s absence. She also translates for his griffin trial, though White Night Yaksha explicitly bars her from participating as a contestant because she is not a member of his community 21 23.

Appearance

Black Rabbit is described as a beautiful, blue-haired rabbit girl whose smile is striking even by Little Garden’s standards 10 11.

• Color-changing hair: Her hair turns pink when she excitedly welcomes Qin Qi back to the shop 24.
• Long, expressive ears: Her ears droop, straighten, sway, or stiffen with her emotions 10 11 14.
• Sensitive ear fur: She takes pride in its softness and normally does not allow others to touch her ears. Anxiety makes the fur stiffen, prompting fears of shedding 11.

Personality

Black Rabbit places her companions’ welfare above her own comfort and freedom. She rejects leaving No Name merely to solve her financial problems, yet later offers permanent service to Qin Qi when she believes it will secure Leticia’s return. Leticia identifies her as the person holding the community together 10 16 17.

She is earnest, grateful, and eager to repay kindness. On her first workday, she arrives two hours early because Qin Qi helped the children. She also skips meals while caring for them and returns to assist him after completing her responsibilities at home 11 13.

Her knowledge of Little Garden does not translate into commercial skill. She understands regional conditions but needs Qin Qi to explain how water shortages and trade networks create business opportunities 15 25.

Black Rabbit is easily startled and prone to imagining the worst, particularly when Qin Qi approaches Snow White. Nevertheless, she becomes serious when announcing rules and delivering judgments. Her unease over Galdo’s death reflects tension between her duty to uphold Little Garden’s laws and her discomfort with Qin Qi’s use of those laws 13 14 18 19.

Abilities & Skills

Judge Authority

Black Rabbit possesses adjudication authority used to maintain the fairness and legality of Gift Games 11.

• Announces rules, confirms consent, and witnesses game contracts 12 14.
• Receives Little Garden’s judgments through her ears, including rulings on prohibited powers and alleged coercion 14 18.
• Draws up and witnesses Qin Qi’s temporary law-enforcement contract with White Night Yaksha 18.
• Her rulings establish legality; they do not necessarily remove her personal reservations about a participant’s conduct 19.

Multilingual Interpretation

As a Noble of the Little Garden, Black Rabbit understands the languages of most creatures, allowing her to preside over games involving different species 12.

• Interprets Qin Qi’s conversations with the unicorn, forest inhabitants, and griffin 12 13 21.
• Makes the Forest Market negotiations substantially faster and more efficient 13.
• Limit: Her comprehension is not universal; she cannot understand Master Li’s meow 23.

Speed and Physical Constitution

Black Rabbit demonstrates exceptional running speed and a constitution she considers stronger than ordinary people’s 11 12 26.

• Completes errands almost immediately and catches up with the unicorn’s race to observe it 11 12.
• States that unicorns are slower than rabbits 12.
• Offers to carry Qin Qi away from Snow White before a Gift Game begins 13.
• Limit: Fairy-brewed liquor leaves her incapacitated despite her constitution 26 27.

Knowledge of Little Garden

Black Rabbit provides practical information about Little Garden’s inhabitants, geography, and Gifts 11 15 24.

• Recognizes that unicorns are unusual in the East Side because they are generally found in the South Side 11.
• Explains the East Side’s comparatively limited water resources 15.
• Identifies the Eye of Water as a rare South Side support Gift that calms the mind and soothes emotional wounds 24.

Participation Restrictions

• Cannot participate in Gift Games outside Little Garden City, though she can referee and interpret there 11.
• Cannot intervene as a participant once a game has been decided; escaping with Qin Qi remains an option before it starts 13.
• Cannot compete on Qin Qi’s behalf in his Floor Master trial because she does not belong to his community 21.

Relationships

• Qin Qi — Employer and creditor, usually addressed as “Manager” or “Shopkeeper.” Her gratitude develops into admiration after witnessing his negotiations and martial abilities; she also worries about his safety during dangerous games 11 13 22.
• White Night Yaksha — Longstanding benefactor who introduces her to Qin Qi and arranges her reunion with Leticia. White Night Yaksha also gives her unusual outfits, offering an additional fifty percent in pay when she wears them while hosting her games 10 11 16.
• Leticia — Former No Name companion whom Black Rabbit is willing to surrender her freedom to rescue. Leticia refuses that sacrifice and negotiates the repayment arrangement intended to preserve both Black Rabbit’s place and No Name’s independence 16 17.
• No Name’s children — Dependents whose care and survival drive her employment agreement with Qin Qi. She provides food, nursing, and the community’s income 10 11 13.
• Master Li — Initially mistaken for an ordinary stray cat. After learning he is Qin Qi’s community’s founding member, Black Rabbit apologizes and addresses him as “Lord Executive” 23.

Notable Quotes

“Manager, what if Black Rabbit joined your community outright and signed a contract to never leave, never betray you, and always obey your orders?” 16

“Mr. Shopkeeper, I think it would be better to do this sort of thing on the sly. As a Noble of the Little Garden, Black Rabbit has a duty to uphold the Little Garden’s laws.” 19

Trivia

• Black Rabbit selects a rabbit-shaped stand for Qin Qi’s Eye of Water, admiring the finished display because it resembles a blue moon. She wishes she could afford one for her own bedside 25.
• Pixies find her reactions entertaining and target her with pranks during their forest visit 26.