DxD: Scion of Lucifuge-Chapter 320: The Gift Game with Laius—Preparing for the Duel—Reclaiming Divinity

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"Leticia, stay here. No one can take you away from this place." Roy patted Leticia's head affectionately.

"Are you saying Laius's men will attack?" Leticia frowned.

"If that's the case, I should leave." She started to get up, but Roy gently pushed her head back down.

"Didn't I say not to worry? No one will cause trouble here. If Laius's men come, they're just asking for death," Roy said confidently.

"That's right, Leticia-sama! You should stay here!"

"Listen to Roy, it's the right decision. Just stay!"

"Any enemy who comes here won't leave alive."

Tohru, Illulu, and the other girls chimed in, reassuring Leticia.

Leticia, touched by their words, finally nodded and agreed to stay.

"Black Rabbit, let's go see Shiroyasha. Everyone else, hold down the fort," Roy said.

"Okay!" Black Rabbit nodded.

Roy wasted no time, grabbing Black Rabbit and disappearing.

They reappeared beside Shiroyasha.

Another person was present in the tatami room.

He had short blond hair with a single black streak—an odd combination—and an arrogant expression, as if he looked down on everyone.

It was Laius Perseus, leader of the Perseus community.

"Yo! Shiroyasha-sama, you have guests? Care to introduce me?" Laius said with a smirk, looking at Roy and Black Rabbit.

Shiroyasha nodded.

"Yes, This is Roy, the new leader of No Name. And this," she gestured to Black Rabbit, "needs no introduction."

"Haha, of course, I know her. The noble Moon Rabbit of Little Garden. I've always wanted a pet rabbit, hahaha!" Laius laughed arrogantly.

"And I didn't expect the No Name community to actually recruit someone new. Quite rare. But I advise you not to touch my things. Otherwise…" Laius clearly harbored ill intentions towards No Name—or perhaps he simply coveted Black Rabbit.

His words were incredibly arrogant, openly threatening Roy.

Roy wasn't angered. In his eyes, Laius was just a buffoon.

"Your things?" Roy's eyes narrowed. He suddenly pulled Black Rabbit into his arms, much to her surprise. "If you want her, you'd better hurry. Otherwise, this clumsy rabbit might get…eaten up by me."

Black Rabbit, caught in his embrace, didn't struggle, simply blushing and resting against his chest.

"Hmph!" Laius's face darkened. Roy had openly defied his warning.

This was a blatant slap in the face.

But he couldn't do anything about it. Black Rabbit was a member of Roy's community.

As a vulgar hedonist with a violent and lecherous nature, Laius couldn't tolerate such humiliation.

His expression turned cold. "New leader of No Name, do you dare to play a Gift Game with me? The loser forfeits everything."

Roy smirked inwardly. This was exactly what he wanted—to provoke Laius into challenging him to a Gift Game.

"Of course. Let's have Shiroyasha serve as the judge for this Gift Game," Roy said, looking at Shiroyasha.

Shiroyasha understood. "Are you both certain you want to engage in a Gift Game, wagering everything you own?"

"I have no problem with it," Roy agreed readily.

"Hmph! Neither do I. But I have one more condition," Laius added.

"Oh? What condition?" Shiroyasha asked curiously.

"He's not allowed to…do anything to Black Rabbit before the Gift Game ends," Laius sneered.

"Roy, do you agree?" Shiroyasha asked Roy.

"No problem. But you're also forbidden from doing anything to your territory. Because that will soon become the property of No Name," Roy retorted with a smirk.

Black Rabbit, while beautiful, wasn't worth risking his plans over. He knew she wouldn't escape him anyway. The important thing was to prevent Laius from playing dirty.

"And you, Laius?"

"I agree." Laius didn't hesitate. The condition seemed irrelevant to him. He was certain he wouldn't lose.

"Very well! The contract is established!" Shiroyasha, communicating with the Host Master, summoned two contract scrolls from the void.

The scrolls detailed the rules of the Gift Game. Once agreed upon, they could not be changed.

Both Roy and Laius reviewed the scrolls and agreed.

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"Your Gift Game will be held in three days. Until then, you must abide by the terms of the contract scroll. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture," Shiroyasha announced, collecting the scrolls. Under the supervision of the Host Master, Gift Games were absolute. No one could defy the rules.

The Host Master system was created by the collective power of Little Garden's Gods.

Unless one's power surpassed the sum total of all gods in Little Garden, resistance was impossible.

"Hmph! Don't think I don't know that Leticia ran away! It doesn't matter where she's hiding. She can't escape," Laius suddenly added with a smug expression.

It seemed that, just like in the original story, he had sent people to attack the Arcadia headquarters, intending to intimidate them and recapture Leticia.

Roy simply smiled at Black Rabbit. "Isn't trespassing considered an act of hostility?"

"Yes, that's correct," Black Rabbit confirmed, playing along.

"Hmph!" Laius scoffed, dismissing their words entirely.

He was confident in his plan to capture Leticia.

Based on his knowledge of No Name's current strength, they shouldn't be able to resist.

Just then, Laius's expression changed drastically. He had received a message from his community.

His face turned grim.

The message reported that the team sent to capture Leticia had been completely wiped out.

Impossible! How could No Name defeat his forces?

He had even equipped the capture team with special Gift Cards.

"Those useless idiots!" Laius cursed under his breath.

Roy and Black Rabbit exchanged amused glances.

The girls back at the headquarters were no pushovers. Illulu and Saeko, especially, wouldn't show any mercy.

Losing his elite capture team clearly pained Laius greatly.

"Hahaha! Someone suffered a huge loss, but I won't say who!" Roy chuckled, looking pointedly at Laius.

"I wonder who that could be?" Black Rabbit giggled.

Even Shiroyasha couldn't suppress a smile.

Laius, realizing he had been played, stood up, his face dark.

"You'll regret this! This isn't over!" he snarled, then stormed out of the room.

"Hahaha!" Roy burst into laughter.

"Roy, Laius has the entire Greek pantheon behind him," Shiroyasha commented, fanning herself, though she didn't seem particularly worried.

In the current era, Stellar-level beings were already considered top-tier.

Unless a Solaric-level being intervened, Roy was practically unbeatable.

She had nothing to worry about.

"If they cause trouble, I'll just…absorb the entire Greek pantheon," Roy said dismissively.

There weren't that many Solaric-level beings in Little Garden, and the Greek pantheon certainly didn't have any. He wasn't worried.

Hearing this, Black Rabbit finally relaxed. If they had lost the Gift Game, her fate would have been uncertain.

Moon Rabbits, nobles of Little Garden, were highly sought after—whether as mascots for a community or as…playthings. It was a matter of prestige.

Laius clearly had designs on Black Rabbit, but his plans were doomed to fail.

"Anyway, we don't need to worry about Laius for now. Shiroyasha, you need to reclaim your Divinity as soon as possible," Roy said, sipping the tea a servant had brought.

"Reclaim my Divinity… Alright," Shiroyasha agreed. Reclaiming her Divinity was always possible, though somewhat troublesome.

She suspected Roy's motive. Perhaps when she regained her Solaric-level power, Roy's strength would also undergo a dramatic transformation.

Regardless, she was looking forward to seeing what changes Roy would undergo.

After discussing matters further with Shiroyasha, Roy and Black Rabbit returned to Arcadia.

The Gift Game with Laius was in three days, but Roy didn't need any special preparations. With him present, there was no possibility of failure.

He had one more thing to attend to.

The next morning, Roy summoned Black Rabbit.

"Black Rabbit, do you have a way to contact Canaria?"

"Canaria-sama?" Black Rabbit was startled, then shook her head sadly. "I'm sorry, I don't have any way to contact her right now."

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