Lamia didn't respond, only lowering her head in silence. But at that moment, she seemed to recall something and spoke.
"Your Highness Asura."
"What is it?" The woman's voice asked.
Lamia hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Community Your Highness mentioned, the leader of Arcadia, he seems to be greatly favored by Shiroyasha."
"Hmm?" A surprised voice sounded.
"Should I take that as a threat, little bat of the World Dragon?"
"Of course not, how could I dare threaten Your Highness Asura?" Lamia said in a voice without the slightest fluctuation. But at this moment, her body was tensed to the limit.
If Asura made the slightest odd move, she would instantly turn into a shadow and vanish from this place.
"I'm merely stating a small fact." Lamia shook her head, recalling the scene she witnessed when she bought her aunt Leticia's Divinity at the Thousand Eyes auction.
Shiroyasha was sitting on Aslan's shoulders, demanding various little gifts for Aslan everywhere.
"Interesting. Even when Canaria was alive, she couldn't make Shiroyasha bet so heavily…" A cheerful laugh echoed, followed by a whisper full of charm and allure.
"Leave the letter."
"Tell the people of the First Alliance I'll consider it… I'm not sure yet if I'll take action to completely bury that newly born Community's seedling."
"Such important information, and they didn't even tell me…"
"Heh~"
A light laugh reverberated in the underground chamber, as if mocking those who didn't even dare show their faces.
Lamia sighed, quietly placing the letter Ouroboros had tasked her to deliver on the stone altar.
(Uncle, this is all I can do to help you.)
(The rest, you'll have to fight for yourself…)
(I don't want Auntie to become a widow so soon…)
(I'm still waiting for you to save my mother.)
After placing the letter, Lamia had no reason to linger and transformed into a shadow, vanishing from the place that made her feel so uneasy.
"Heh, the First Alliance people are getting more useless by the day."
A petite girl with short, dark blue hair, wearing a Dunhuang-style hanfu, opened the letter's envelope, frowning as she read it.
"Interesting? How could that loser Indra lose his Another Cosmology?"
Asura couldn't help but feel a slight interest in Aslan. Of course, just a slight interest.
As the Queen of the Shura race, who became Queen by defeating all with her Four-Digit Outlier strength, even surpassing many elders, she wasn't interested in those weaker than her.
Normally, she wouldn't care about trivial matters like this, just an ordinary celebration feast.
What was worth her attention?
Not to mention, Aslan was Shiroyasha's person. Though the Shura race had wealth and power, they didn't want to offend Shiroyasha.
What if Shiroyasha regained her Spirit Status and came to settle scores with the Shura race?
But now, she felt a bit curious about Arcadia's situation. Not just because of the Moon Rabbit in Arcadia.
But also, curious about how Indra's Vasavi Shakti ended up in Aslan's hands.
Did she have a chance to seize Vasavi Shakti?
That way, Indra wouldn't be able to keep avoiding her, right?
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Two days later, at the crack of dawn.
It should've been a time for midnight rest, but Arcadia was in complete chaos.
"Lady Leticia, please!" Several members of the Youth group sought out Leticia in the meeting room, speaking in a panic.
"The past two days, the number of people coming to the End of the World has exceeded ten million, far surpassing our initial planning, and most are Six-Digit or higher Gift holders. Security personnel are completely insufficient."
"The people Miss Natsuki arrested have already filled the prison."
"Hurry and build a few more barrier prisons. I'll ask Giada to bring the Numbered Species to maintain order." Leticia massaged her temples in pain. She could only be grateful that Aslan had told her about the existence of Beast Vassals in another dimension.
Though their intelligence hadn't been developed yet, as Beast Vassals with Primogenitor-level power in their bodies, under Giada's leadership, they could still maintain order.
But before Leticia could even catch her breath, more group members came running.
"Lady Leticia, accommodations are severely lacking. Some Communities that didn't get a spot have started protesting."
"Find Kurousagi, ask her for some Ground Cards to use as accommodations."
"Also, the food supply issue. Too many Communities came without prior notice. We didn't prepare for them…"
"Urgently buy from Thousand Eyes. Sell to them at several times the price. Oh, and remember to charge a service fee. Pay first, then talk about service."
Leticia felt no joy toward these uninvited guests.
She hated the second-generation gods and Buddhas in the Lower Layers the most. Each one was arrogant, yet they loved gathering in crowds.
The most critical point was that their strength and influence weren't weak, and she couldn't ignore them.
They were the ones who caused the most trouble.
Leticia felt no pressure at all about taking them down.
After dealing with these group members, the Child group members came running again, panting.
"Lady Leticia, another high-ranking god wants to switch to a better accommodation."
"Which faction's high-ranking god this time…" Leticia massaged her temples in pain.
If it were just the Communities that sent visiting cards, Arcadia's arrangements would've had no issues at all.
After all, Canaria's proposal had left enough room. Even if the number of people doubled, it wouldn't have been a problem.
The only surprise was that too many people came for fun.
Due to irresponsible newspaper reports, Aslan and Shiroyasha's relationship was directly exposed.
Like how Arcadia's leader had tamed Shiroyasha, or how Aslan was Shiroyasha's mount…
For a time, it attracted countless fun-seekers coming to "civilly observe the monkey."
They wanted to see what kind of strong man could tame Shiroyasha.
And the issue happened too suddenly. Two days of preparation was already tight.
But coincidentally, the day before the event began, another bombshell dropped.
It left them stunned.
The Child group immediately showed a troubled expression.
"It's a high-ranking god from the Greek Pantheon…"
"Greek… haven't they already arrived?" Leticia was dizzy.
Hadn't Heracles, who had a good relationship with Arcadia, arrived long ago?
So Arcadia was once again caught in the Greek Pantheon's internal turmoil?
One wave hadn't settled before another arose.
So dizzy… Who else wanted them to take a side?
At this moment, a Child group member said with red eyes,
"That high-ranking god also said to arrange some top-quality dancers… If there aren't any, he even thought we looked good enough…"
"If it weren't for His Highness Heracles…"
Arranging dancers and such, adults understood, but targeting children…
Leticia paused, patted the Child group member's head, and said with a calm expression,
"Leave it to me to handle. It's late, go rest first."
After saying that, she used suggestion magic to ensure the child rested well, then walked with a dark expression to Aslan's office.
Soon after, Leticia knocked on the office door.
"Come in." Aslan's voice came from inside.
Leticia entered and saw him just finishing a conversation with Heracles.
"Then, Brother Aslan, we'll leave it at that." Heracles showed an honest smile, nodded slightly to Leticia, and left.
"No problem. I should thank Uncle for his care in the future." Aslan smiled broadly as he saw Heracles off.
Then Aslan turned his gaze to Leticia and asked,
"Want some red wine?"
"Sure." Leticia nodded, then walked and sat on the sofa in front of him. Watching Aslan pour wine for her, she weighed her words and said,
"Hard work… even though you're still expanding space to accommodate the world."
"Alright, no need to say more. This is my fault. I didn't expect the Queen to cause trouble at this time…" Aslan raised two glasses of wine, handed one to Leticia, and sipped his own.
"Which troublesome guest is worrying you? Is it Ares? I've already asked Heracles to deal with him a bit."
"After this, he should be a bit quieter."
"Oh, and after this, no need to worry about the Greek side. Heracles will help us hold them back."
For this, Aslan had paid a steep price, sacrificing a full Noble Phantasm.
The Twelve Labours from the Type-Moon (Fate/Grand Order) world wasn't cheap for Heracles in Little Garden. Heracles owed Aslan a huge favor.
Though Heracles in Little Garden had completed the Twelve Labours, gaining an immortal body, the Noble Phantasm Twelve Labours purely granted twelve lives.
Though Heracles had to pay a certain price to enhance this Noble Phantasm to a level effective for him, that was his business.
Overall, both sides were very satisfied with this cooperation.