Ben Zi Na: "Miss Kanae is truly a kind person."
Hanma: "Indeed."
Nami: "I didn't consider it thoroughly enough."
After listening to Butterfly Kanae's explanation, even Nami had to admit that her own thinking had been too one-sided.
Flower Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps: "Don't say that, everyone; we're not involved in the same matter, so it's normal not to have thought of these things."
Flower Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps: "Mr. Sea King, are you still there? Are you interested in taking action?"
Sea King: "Just call me Lin Que; 'Mr. Sea King' always feels a bit strange."
Lin Que always felt that there was something wrong with his group name.
How was he a Sea King? He had merely helped some helpless girls in that ordinary world when he had nothing to do, giving equal love to everyone.
Sea King: "I shouldn't have anything going on recently. You can call me anytime if you save up enough points."
Flower Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps: "Thank you, Mr. Lin Que."
Butterfly Kanae breathed a sigh of relief.
With a strong person like Lin Que taking action, this matter could be considered settled.
After thinking for a moment, Butterfly Kanae walked out of the Butterfly Mansion and headed towards the leader's room.
Since it concerned the killing of Kibutsuji Muzan, it was necessary to inform the leader in advance.
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"Lin Que, dinner's ready!"
Time passed. Just as Lin Que was idly chatting in the group for over an hour, Black Rabbit finally pushed open the door and entered.
"I heard new members joined, and the children are also very happy, helping to prepare dinner!"
"It's a good opportunity to announce your succession as the new leader."
Lin Que stood up: "And let's also announce that you've become my pet."
"Good… good my foot!"
Black Rabbit, who was about to agree, froze for a moment, then instantly reacted.
"When did I become your pet! Don't spread rumors casually!"
Lin Que was stunned: "Oh, you're not?"
Black Rabbit was enraged: "That never happened at all!"
"But think about it, didn't I become the new leader of No Name?"
Lin Que explained: "Since I am the leader, then the members within the Community are my subordinates."
"You're a rabbit, and also a Community member, so it seems quite reasonable for you to become a pet, right!"
Black Rabbit trembled with anger: "Reasonable my foot!"
Bickering all the way, the two soon arrived at the backyard.
A conspicuous large pot was set over a bonfire, with a large amount of ingredients cooking inside.
Around the bonfire, a group of single-digit aged children sat neatly, their eyes eagerly watching the large pot in front of them.
Seeing Black Rabbit and Lin Que arrive, a slightly older green-haired boy, accompanied by a fox-eared girl, stood up and came to greet them.
"Sister Black Rabbit, it's ready."
"You've worked hard, Jin, Lili."
Black Rabbit patted their heads, then clapped her hands twice to attract everyone's attention.
"Ahem~ Everyone, please look here!"
"This person beside me is Lin Que, the new companion who recently agreed to join No Name!"
"At the same time, after a year-long vacancy, he will also succeed as the leader of No Name!"
"Hello, New Leader~!"
The children not far away cheered in unison.
Perhaps because Lin Que looked very friendly, several bolder ones even ran directly over, surrounding Lin Que in a circle.
"Brother Lin Que! I heard you can defeat a legendary phantom beast with one punch, is that true!"
"Of course it's true."
Lin Que puffed out his chest: "A mere phantom beast is no match for me!"
"The New Leader is so amazing!"
"Leader, why are you willing to join No Name?"
"Because Black Rabbit agreed to become my pet."
"Wow~! Sister Black Rabbit is so bold!"
"No way! I told you not to spread rumors about me!"
Black Rabbit couldn't help but pull out her folding fan and swung it at Lin Que's head.
"And you all! Don't just crowd around Lin Que!"
"Hurry up, it's time to eat!"
"Okay~!"
The children instantly scattered, and the space around Lin Que and Black Rabbit became clear again.
Leading Lin Que forward, Black Rabbit suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
"That's great, it seems the children all like you."
"Of course, I'm not a useless rabbit like you."
Lin Que withdrew his gaze from the pot not far away and looked thoughtfully at Black Rabbit.
"Speaking of which, is this all you're having for dinner?"
"Um… right now, this is all we have to offer."
Black Rabbit nervously tugged at the corner of her clothes: "Sorry, please bear with it for a few days."
"In a few days, there's a Gift Game, and I'll go be a referee to earn money then, so I can buy some good ingredients."
"Where did your thoughts go?"
Lin Que grabbed her rabbit ears and tugged them twice: "I mean, isn't there too little food?"
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"
Rescuing her ears, Black Rabbit looked at Lin Que with teary eyes.
"Of course I know that, but this is already the limit of what I can provide."
"If I take out more, there won't be enough ingredients for the next few days!"
"...How did you end up so miserable?"
Lin Que had an expression of utter astonishment.
She was clearly a Hakoniwa noble, almost out of print and rare in number.
Her strength was also in the four-digit range, placing her among the strong in the Box Garden Lower Layers.
Why had she fallen to such a state, unable to even afford food for some children?
"If there were levels for uselessness, Black Rabbit, you would definitely be max level."
"I don't want that kind of max level!"
Black Rabbit retorted discontentedly: "I've clearly been working hard! But there's nothing I can do, there are too many places that require money!"
The number of children in the Family was not small; just buying food for them was a huge expense.
In addition, she also had to save money to buy information from Thousand Eyes to search for the whereabouts of her missing companions.
Even the invitation letter she bought from White Yasha at an unprecedented low price to summon Lin Que had put her in huge debt.
The combination of these reasons was the true cause of her miserable situation.
"Searching for missing companions?"
Glancing at this foolish rabbit, Lin Que said nothing more after hearing her explanation.
Given her personality, reaching this point truly showed she had tried her best.
Since he had become the leader, he would handle these problems from now on.
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