Canary looked directly at Izumi and asked,
"So… what price did Black Rabbit pay to have me resurrected?"
She already understood the situation.
There was no such thing as a free miracle in this world.
To bring someone back from death—especially someone like her—must have required an enormous price.
Hearing that, Izumi let out an amused laugh.
"Nothing much."
"That rabbit just sold herself to me, that's all."
The moment those words left his mouth, silence fell over the area.
Canary turned toward Black Rabbit with a helpless expression.
"Why would you go that far…?"
"The price is far too high."
As she spoke, she gently rubbed Black Rabbit's head.
Black Rabbit hurriedly shook her head.
"No, it's worth it!"
"The community needs Canary-sama!"
Her voice was filled with determination.
Seeing that, Canary could only sigh.
She understood Black Rabbit's feelings.
But even so… the burden this girl had carried was simply too heavy.
After a moment of silence, Canary turned back toward Izumi.
Then, after carefully thinking things through, she asked:
"In that case, Your Excellency…"
"What would it cost for you to revive the entirety of our community?"
The instant those words were spoken, Izumi blinked in surprise.
"…Are you serious?"
"That price isn't something your community can casually afford."
Canary merely smiled.
"What if everyone in Arcadia became your subordinates?"
The moment she said that, Izumi immediately understood what she was trying to do.
Black Rabbit and the others, however, were completely dumbfounded.
"…Eh?"
"What kind of negotiation is that?!"
Izumi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"So you're trying to use empty hands to catch a white wolf, huh?"
"…Though honestly, it's not a bad deal."
After all, most of Arcadia's members weren't truly dead.
They were merely scattered across countless worlds.
And even for the ones who had already died—
as long as Izumi reached into the point before their destruction, he could simply pull them out from the timeline the same way he had done with Canary.
To him, it wasn't difficult at all.
Thinking about that, Izumi's lips slowly curved upward.
Then he looked at Canary with admiration.
What a terrifyingly clever woman.
"You'd better think carefully."
"Once I do this, there's no taking it back."
Canary shrugged casually.
"That's fine."
"But before anything else, I need to speak with everyone."
"So… could you bring Kasukabe Takaaki and Baron La Croix here?"
"And if possible, bring the children of Saigō Homura as well."
As she said that, the smile on her face grew brighter and brighter.
The others instantly understood her true intention.
She wasn't merely trying to revive Arcadia—
she was trying to use Izumi's power to reunite everyone all at once.
Kasukabe Yō's eyes trembled slightly with anticipation.
If that really happened…
then she would finally be able to meet her father again.
Black Rabbit also looked at Izumi with hopeful eyes.
She desperately wanted him to agree.
Izumi stared at Canary speechlessly.
"So that's your real objective, huh?"
"You're planning to use me to gather all your old companions."
Canary spread her hands innocently.
"Well, we need to discuss things properly first."
"This is an important decision."
"We need to determine whether the plan should move forward."
"And while we're at it…"
"We should also discuss reclaiming Arcadia's name and flag."
Then she smiled confidently.
"With your strength, that shouldn't be difficult, right?"
After all, if Izumi could casually resurrect the dead, then restoring Arcadia should be trivial.
And more importantly—
why wouldn't Arcadia choose to cling to a monster like him?
Refusing such an opportunity would be foolish.
Of course, the prerequisite was simple:
Everyone had to return first.
Izumi looked at the woman in front of him and silently cursed in his heart.
What a terrifying negotiator.
Then he snapped his fingers lightly.
"I can agree to it."
"But if I do…"
"You all will obey my conditions."
"If I tell you to go east, you don't go west."
His tone became much more serious.
In the future, countless worlds would continue merging together.
And when Hakoniwa eventually fused completely into his world, chaos was inevitable.
Those gods, demons, and problem children would absolutely form factions and stir up trouble everywhere.
Izumi had no interest in personally managing all those tedious affairs.
That was exactly why people like Canary were valuable.
With capable individuals handling administration and order, he could remain the carefree hands-off ruler he preferred to be.
Maybe even Gaia and Alaya could finally stop overworking themselves.
Hearing his conditions, Canary immediately smiled brightly.
"I accept."
"Then please begin, Izumi-sama."
"From today onward, you're our boss."
"So hurry up and bring all your future subordinates here already."
Black Rabbit and the others stared in shock.
They hadn't expected Canary to agree so quickly.
Nor had they expected Izumi to accept the proposal so easily.
But more than anything—
they were excited.
Their old companions were finally about to return.
Black Rabbit's eyes became moist once more.
She had never imagined her long-cherished wish would be fulfilled this quickly.
This truly felt like a dream.
Izumi merely rolled his eyes.
Though Canary had definitely taken advantage of the situation…
he honestly didn't mind.
After all, he was the one profiting the most here.
For a being who had already reached the single-digit realm, gathering a few scattered souls across dimensions was nothing more than a trivial task.
Hardly anyone in existence could stop him now.
Thinking that, Izumi stopped hesitating.
Boom—!
An overwhelming power erupted from his body.
It spread throughout the entire dimensional cosmos in an instant.
Then, using the coordinates he had already observed before—
Izumi directly locked onto every former member of Arcadia.