Floating silently in the air was a golden-haired girl.
A massive ribbon sat atop her head, custom-made and unmistakably elegant.
She looked no older than twelve or thirteen.
This girl was Leticia Draculea.
A vampire who had lived since the very dawn of Little Garden's creation.
However, due to various circumstances, she had lost a portion of her power over the years.
The moment she heard Izumi's words, Leticia immediately turned toward him.
"And who might you be?"
Her voice was filled with caution.
Who exactly was this mysterious man?
Why had he suddenly appeared here?
Was he targeting No Name?
Countless questions flooded Leticia's mind.
Izumi simply smiled at her.
"Yo."
"Nice to meet you, Leticia."
"So—interested in changing jobs?"
"How about becoming a maid at my place?"
Leticia said nothing.
The oversized ribbon atop her head suddenly came undone on its own.
In the next instant—
her body transformed into its mature adult form.
A knightly spear materialized in her hand.
"Though I do not know who you are…"
"The fact that you appeared here means you cannot possibly have good intentions."
"So unfortunately…"
"I'll have to eliminate you."
The moment her words fell—
she thrust her spear forward and charged straight at Izumi.
Faced with Leticia's attack, Izumi merely chuckled.
With one hand, he casually caught the incoming spear.
"So violent?"
Leticia's pupils shrank instantly.
An overwhelming force descended upon her.
Before she could resist—
the spear slipped from her grasp.
At the same time, all of her power was sealed away.
Her body immediately reverted to her petite childlike form.
Izumi smiled cheerfully at her.
"Alright then."
"You're coming with me."
"As for the rest, someone else can handle it."
"Isn't that right… Shiroyasha?"
The moment those words left his mouth, Leticia's eyes widened.
Then—
a deeply exasperated voice echoed behind her.
"Well now… seems I've gotten dragged into something troublesome."
"Fine."
"Since you've already asked."
"I'll handle Leticia's situation."
"If you want to take her, then take her."
Shiroyasha had actually arrived quite some time ago.
From the moment Izumi captured Leticia, she had watched the entire scene unfold.
Although she had no idea what Izumi intended to do—
she also understood something very clearly:
she couldn't stop him.
Izumi grinned.
Then he casually tossed an invitation card toward her.
"When you've got time, come visit my world."
"I'm very interested in your Sun Authority."
As he spoke, Izumi released the aura of the Sun Authorities he possessed.
The instant Shiroyasha sensed it—
her pupils contracted sharply.
"What is this…?"
"A Sun Authority from another dimension?"
The aura was completely different from the Sun Authority she once possessed.
If it had belonged to Little Garden's cosmology, it would have carried traces of her influence.
But Izumi's didn't.
Which meant only one thing.
It truly originated from another multiverse entirely.
Izumi nodded.
"That's right."
"A Sun Authority from another dimension."
Many of the things Izumi possessed had originally been gathered by Azathoth.
These Sun Authorities included:
Leo.
Taurus.
Pisces.
Libra.
Gemini.
Five Zodiac Authorities in total.
Unfortunately, he hadn't obtained any from the Equinox series yet.
And right now—
Izumi was especially interested in the Sun Authorities held by Shiroyasha.
Even the ones possessed by the Halloween Queen interested him.
Ideally, he wanted to collect the entire Zodiac.
Shiroyasha stared deeply at him for a long moment.
"If I get the chance…"
"I'll come take a look."
"But right now, I don't exactly have the time."
Izumi waved dismissively.
"No problem."
"Just come whenever."
"Well then—I'll be leaving."
"Oh, and tell Black Rabbit something for me."
"I'll be borrowing this vampire princess for now."
"If they want to see her again…"
"they can come find me themselves."
"Mm… and while I'm at it, I may as well leave them a little gift."
As he said that, Izumi looked down at the barren wasteland below.
A smile spread across his face.
Then—
he released a wave of power.
Instantly, the earth itself seemed to awaken.
The dead land trembled.
Grass began sprouting from the soil.
The devastated territory of No Name—
once cursed into lifeless ruin by a Demon Lord—
was restored in moments.
The lingering corruption left behind by the Demon Lord vanished completely.
Leticia stared at the scene in shock.
At the moment, Izumi had her completely restrained.
She couldn't even speak.
Seeing the land restored filled her with complicated emotions.
Joy.
Relief.
But also sadness.
Because perhaps…
she would never return here again.
After finishing everything, Izumi vanished from the spot together with Leticia.
Naturally, the sudden transformation outside attracted Black Rabbit's attention immediately.
The moment she stepped outside and saw the once-barren earth restored—
she froze in disbelief.
Then she looked up at Shiroyasha floating overhead.
"Lady Shiroyasha…"
"W-what exactly happened here…?"
Hearing her question, Shiroyasha dropped her serious expression and smiled mischievously.
"Leticia came by just now."
"Then Izumi kidnapped her."
"Mhm. Took her away to become his bedwarming maid."
"And as payment…"
"He restored your land."
Black Rabbit froze completely.
"…Huh?"
"Lady Leticia came here?"
"And Lord Izumi abducted her to become a bedwarming maid?!"
Her brain completely stopped functioning.
Before she could even process it, Shiroyasha continued with a grin.
"Oh, and he also said this—"
"If you want to see Leticia again…"
"then go find him."
"Fufufu…"
"This is getting interesting."