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Last Embryo Volume 8 Chapter 3 Part 2

Even if they consisted of minorities, 『Will-o-Wisp』 became a respected Community in the North Side and outside of it precisely because they were regular participants in various Gift Games. Willa herself also possessed enough latent ability to be classified as a first-class Player, but she definitely had an immature side to her that lacked proper experience as well.

Her ability to perform space jumps are definitely top-class, and her fighting ability is top-notch as well, but since everyone knows that she is fighting by relying primarily on her space jumps, her legs are always the first thing that ends up being targeted by her enemies.

「When do you think that Kasukabe-san and Izayoi-kun are going to arrive?」

「Maybe in an hour or so? I don’t really know, because today I was only planning on having a tea party together with Kuro Usagi…」

「Uwaaaahhh!!!! Look out everyone, wild cow and wild horse are coming!!! Uwaaaaahhhh!!!」

Asuka wanted to finish her sentence, but was interrupted halfway through by loud screams and the appearance of two large beasts stopped her from doing so, and as she noticed, these two beasts had bodies that were much larger than the ones belonging to typical cows or horses.

Asuka immediately reached for her Gift Card with the intent of stopping them, but before she could even move, the shadow with two bunny ears appeared right above her.

「Alright, that’s enough out of both of youuuuu!!!」

「Ku… Kuro Usagi!」

Kuro Usagi’s ears extended with a *Usa!* sound and pulled the reins of the two rampaging animals. Although she had the appearance of a young girl, her fighting ability was nothing to sneeze at.

Kuro Usagi, who instantly held down the two beasts and made them unable to move any further with her small body alone wiped the shining sweat and showed a big smile.

「There, there, everything’s going to be okay now, so please calm down. Oya? Oh, if it isn’t Asuka-san! You’ve arrived earlier than expected! How do you like this new townscape?」

「I’m happy that it’s become such a wonderful city. Kasukabe-san really did her best as a leader, didn’t she?」

「YES! You-san has actively worked to solve problems in various places in order to make the city bigger! Thanks to You-san’s solving their problems, we now have a unicorn guarding the territory’s gates!」

Kuro Usagi said while happily waving both of her hands around.

Asuka often heard stories telling that Kasukabe You was doing a splendid job as the new「Floor Master」of the East Side. By visiting many Communities and lending them a helping hands he must have made a name for herself in other regions as well, demonstrating her power and capabilities to other regions.

Asuka asked her next question with a mixture curiosity and jealousy:

「By the way, how did you meet that unicorn?」

「Ayaya, I know it might be a little difficult for Asuka-san to tell, but come on now… that unicorn is the one that you and the other two problem children helped when it was suffering from a drought!」

*Pon!*, Asuka clapped her hands as if she just now understood what was going on here.

「Then, does that mean that the unicorn whom we helped at that time came back to return the favor?!」

「Yes! Actually, I have a connection with that… but now whenever You-san goes out anywhere, she doesn’t need to rent or buy horses for herself!」

When Kuro Usagi said that Ayesha made an interesting face.

「Hmm… I haven’t heard the story of why that unicorn came to 『No Name』 yet. If possible, could we talk about that until You-san comes back?」

「We even have some freshly-made refreshments to go with that. See, I baked an omelet.」

As Willa took out an omelet, Asuka sat down with her eyes shining.

「Omelet……! It makes me happy to remember the Game from three years ago!」

「Fufun, right? But don’t think that it’s the same as the one I made that time. Now, eat the special pumpkin cream made by borrowing part of the 『No Name’s』farmlands!」

She arranged the tea and omelet while preparing all of the necessary dishes with a cluttering sound.
「By the way Asuka-san, do you have any stories that you could share with us as souvenirs?」

「Who, me? Not especially……. Oh no, wait. I think I have one story that might be worth telling.」

*Kohon!*, Asuka coughed a little shyly before continuing.

The sight of her straightening her back and directing her serious eyes at the three people in front of her made them feel like she was gathering up some serious determination. Kuro Usagi, Willa, and Ayesha played along and straightened their backs as well so that they wouldn’t ruin the mood .

Taking a deep breath, Asuka declared as if to cheer herself up.

Three months after this, it was decided that he would be appointed as the 「ruler of the hierarchy on the north side.「

「I, Kudou Asuka have decided… that in three months from now on, I will take on the position of a 「Floor Master」of the North Side.」

「Huh……?」

「Ehhhhh………..!」

The three of them jumped up due to how surprised they were at hearing such huge news. In particular, Kuro Usagi’s rabbit ears began standing upright and bouncing in every direction, and she made a face as if she just remembered something.

「Th-that’s right, I just remembered! If I’m not mistaken, you did mention being invited to the position on North Side’s 「Floor Master」back in Atlantis!」

「Ah, at that time I was so excited about our reunion that I really just blurted it out on instinct, but this time it’s official news. I was invited by both the representatives of the North Side and the South Side, but the other day I finally made up my mind and decided to accept the invitation of the North Side.」

「Wow, that’s certainly a big deal. So, what about the name and the flag of your Community then?」

「Well, I still haven’t decided on those yet.」

「H-How unprecedented……!」

Willa and Ayesha were at a loss for words. In other words, it means that she was selected as a new 「Floor Master」 while still remaining largely unknown… but something like that has never happened before, so Asuka must have surely made some kind of achievement while she set out on her martial arts training, an achievement that she herself didn’t even recognize.

「Now this makes me want to listen to Asuka’s souvenir stories as well. You must have been on some amazing adventures if they resulted in you being selected as a new 「Floor Master」for the North Side.

「YES! Unless Asuka-san tells us about her great adventures in detail, this Kuro Usagi’s rabbit ears won’t be able to settle down!」

「O-Okay, okay, I understand! But before I tell you about them, I would like to hear something about the East Side’s current 「Floor Master’s」exploits, so why won’t you start by telling me about the unicorn first?」

「Yes! Then, as Asuka wishes, until You-san and Izayoi-san come back, the unworthy Kuro Usagi will talk about it!」
Kuro Usagi stated as such with her rabbit ears outstretched and with her hand on her chest. Then, she politely sat down on the chair and cleared her throat.

「Actually, it all started when You-san had been missing for nearly a month when the 2nd War for the Sun’s Authority was just around the corner.」

「She did what now?」

Asuka couldn’t believe her ears.

Ever since You became 『No Name’s』leader and the 「Floor Master」of the East Side, a whole bunch of new and important responsibilities should have been resting on her shoulders… and she just suddenly decided to neglect all of them and disappear for so long without telling a word to anyone?!

「That’s… I can already feel that this is going to be an interesting story.」

「That’s right, that’s right! So, first we are going to hear a story about unicorn-san from Kuro Usagi, and then Asuka-san is going to tell us about her own adventures!」

While the three girls prepared themselves and listened, Kuro Usagi began to recount her tale in a quiet voice.

This was about half a year ago, right after Yo Kasukabe disappeared without a trace… and of what happened when Kuro Usagi and Sharol Gunark went out on a long and ardous journey in order to find the missing Kasukabe You and bring her back.