There is no pressure in life in the Great Tree Village. Tuesdays are fixed rest days, and standard working hours are strictly limited to eight hours a day, with no overtime required or encouraged.
In terms of welfare, the village provides free medical care and a complete extraordinary development system. Residents can grow stronger through consistent effort, and even daily activities such as eating can gradually enhance physical constitution and extend lifespan over time.
On top of that, there are abundant free entertainment facilities and resources. Compared to most places in the world, it would be difficult to find a more comfortable or supportive environment.
Even the only ordinary resident from another world currently living there, Yuuki Asuna, can enjoy all these benefits—aside from the growth-related advantages provided by the Divine Path System itself.
In practical terms, aside from the relatively small population and the resulting lack of liveliness, the welfare conditions of the Great Tree Village would be enough to make 99% of people in the world envious.
It was, by any objective measure, a paradise.
Of course, Noa himself was also fully aware of how exaggerated this sounded.
He was essentially presenting the situation in a somewhat "Versailles" manner.
The reason he deliberately described it this way to Misaka Mikoto was simple: to plant a clear impression in her mind that the Great Tree Village lacked population and was actively open to recruitment.
If she completed the events surrounding the Absolute Ability Plan in her world and successfully dealt with the matter of the over ten thousand Misaka Sisters, then this place could become a serious option worth considering.
As for whether it would actually happen—Noa did not force the outcome.
He simply provided the possibility.
The final decision would still rest with Mikoto herself.
What mattered most was her impression of the Great Tree Village. As long as that impression remained positive, future possibilities would naturally remain open.
Of course, compared to the original storyline, if someone like Shirai Kuroko were involved in arranging things, Mikoto would likely trust her more easily.
However, the Great Tree Village also had its own advantages.
For example, Mikoto could freely visit at any time. More importantly, the Misaka Sisters would not need to be separated if they were relocated here. That alone could provide a significant sense of emotional stability.
In the end, though, it remained Mikoto's choice.
Noa could only do what he was doing now—presenting options and creating opportunities.
After finishing the brief tour, they happened to pass by a wide open square within the village.
Several girls were gathered there, currently engaged in a form of combat training.
It was not a true battle, but rather structured sparring.
The practice itself resembled a martial training sport—similar to practical cold-weapon combat drills. In general, both participants would wear protective gear and use standardized, unused weapons to simulate real combat conditions safely.
However, the situation in the Great Tree Village was slightly different.
The girls sparring in the square were not ordinary individuals.
They used wooden weapons instead of metal ones, a safer choice given their strength. Interestingly, they wore no protective armor at all.
This was because, at their level, even wooden strikes carried significant force, and wearing protection would not necessarily reduce injury risk in any meaningful way. More importantly, training without armor allowed them to better adapt to real combat conditions, improving their ability to take and absorb hits directly.
It also served another purpose—accumulating practical experience points related to the "original favor" system, gradually strengthening their combat instincts and resilience.
From a distance, the scene looked lively and disciplined at the same time, a balance between order and raw training intensity.
To outsiders, it might have seemed intense.
But within the Great Tree Village, it was simply part of daily life.