After locking onto the scattered companions of Canary,Izumi immediately activated his authority.
In an instant—
a supreme force swept across countless worlds.
Kasukabe Takaaki, Chloe Baron, and the others didn't even have time to react before they were forcibly dragged away from their respective dimensions.
One after another, former members of Arcadia were pulled into Izumi's world.
Even those who stood on the verge of death were directly fished out from the flow of time itself.
The moment Kasukabe Takaaki and Chloe regained their senses and noticed the people around them, their expressions changed dramatically.
Just as they were about to speak—
another wave of Izumi's power descended.
Those whose bodies had been broken or whose souls were fading instantly recovered.
Their vitality returned completely.
Seeing the results, Izumi nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright."
"I'll leave the rest to you."
"You people can enjoy your reunion."
"If anything comes up, come find me later."
With those words, Izumi vanished from the scene.
He deliberately handed the stage over to Canary and the others.
After all, this was their long-awaited reunion.
The moment Izumi disappeared, Kasukabe Takaaki immediately looked toward Canary and the others in disbelief.
"Canary?!"
"Chloe?!"
"Yō?!"
"Black Rabbit?!"
"What in the world is going on here?!"
His mind was in complete chaos.
One moment he had been in another world—
the next, he had been forcefully dragged here by some incomprehensible power.
And judging from the situation…
it clearly had something to do with Canary and the others.
Chloe was equally stunned.
Especially after seeing Canary standing there in her prime condition.
Meanwhile, the others gradually regained consciousness as well.
For a while, the entire area became noisy with shock and confusion.
Black Rabbit's eyes were already overflowing with tears.
There was no way she could remain calm after seeing all of these former companions reunited once more.
Even Canary's eyes had become slightly moist.
Kasukabe Yō rushed directly into her father's arms.
Seeing his daughter again, Kasukabe Takaaki could only let out a long sigh filled with emotion.
At that moment, Canary suddenly looked at everyone and declared:
"I sold all of you."
"…Eh?"
The entire group froze.
Sold them?
Canary nodded calmly.
"That's right."
"In order to rebuild Arcadia and pull everyone back from death…"
"I sold all of you."
"From now on, Arcadia belongs to this world."
"And all of us will follow Izumi-sama."
"As for who Izumi-sama is…"
"He's a single-digit existence."
"In other words…"
"We successfully latched onto the biggest possible powerhouse."
Canary spoke without even the slightest hint of guilt.
The others, however, were utterly dumbfounded.
Kasukabe Takaaki stared at her in shock.
"…A single-digit?"
"You're serious?"
Canary nodded firmly.
"Yes."
"A newly born single-digit."
"From now on, he's our boss."
"My resurrection happened because Black Rabbit sold herself to him."
"And then I sold all of you in exchange for him reviving and gathering everyone."
Silence.
Complete silence.
Everyone's minds had stopped functioning.
It felt like an endless chain of nested transactions.
Black Rabbit sold herself.
Canary sold Arcadia.
And now everyone had somehow become subordinates of a single-digit monster.
For a moment, nobody knew how to react.
Canary smiled brightly at the stunned crowd.
"Alright, enough about that."
"Let Leticia explain the detailed situation."
"She's currently serving as Izumi-sama's maid."
"She understands him better than anyone here."
The moment her name was called, Leticia stepped forward.
Looking at the companions she had once lost, her expression softened slightly.
Honestly speaking—
she was genuinely happy to see everyone reunited again.
Without hesitation, she began explaining everything she knew about Izumi.
Including the information she had gathered during her time in this world.
After organizing her thoughts, Leticia calmly spoke.
"Izumi-sama inherited the power of Azathoth."
"This world is a higher-dimensional existence compared to Hakoniwa."
"He's a pervert."
"He's ridiculously powerful, but surprisingly approachable."
"There's no war in this world."
"I heard that almost nobody dies here."
"There are lots of lolis in this world."
"And Izumi-sama is also a lolicon."
The atmosphere instantly became awkward.
Everyone fell silent.
Even Canary looked a little stunned.
…What kind of introduction was that?
Meanwhile, hidden somewhere in the shadows, Izumi's face darkened completely after hearing Leticia's explanation.
His reputation had suffered catastrophic damage.
Though… technically speaking, none of what she said was wrong.
That only made it worse.
At that moment, Izumi became genuinely depressed.
This vampire princess was seriously trampling all over his dignity.
Fine.
If he didn't make Leticia cry tonight, then his name wasn't Izumi anymore.
As for Leticia—
while continuing her explanation, she suddenly shivered slightly.
At that moment, she instinctively understood.
Izumi was definitely watching from somewhere.
And he had absolutely heard everything.
Still—
she didn't panic.
Since she was already doomed anyway, she might as well finish talking properly.
At the very least, everyone here would gain an accurate understanding of what kind of person Izumi truly was.
Meanwhile, Black Rabbit's face had already gone pale.
After hearing Leticia's explanation, she suddenly felt like she had willingly jumped straight into a tiger's den.