Chapter 433: South District of the Garden, a chance encounter with Kalki ()

The night passed without incident, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

South District of the Garden, 7759175th Outer Gate, Underwood Great Waterfall, Föl Berg Hills.

"Wow~ We really arrived in an instant."

Stepping out from the boundary gate on the hills, Inoue Orihime's face showed a look of wonder.

"This is so convenient."

She had been in the Garden for a while now, but had previously only been active within the territory of the Nameless.

Most of the time, she was helping with chores, running errands, or participating in simple Gift Games near the outer gates.

This was her first time experiencing travel to another region via a boundary gate.

A cool breeze, rich with moisture, swept in from afar. Inoue Orihime tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and looked in the direction the wind was blowing.

"So this is the South District of the Garden? It feels quite different compared to the East District."

"Differences between regions certainly exist, but that is mostly a matter of overall style."

Lin Que, standing to the side, replied: "You'll understand once you travel around more. In reality, there are quite a few gaps between each outer gate."

"If you put it that way, is something of that scale very common?"

Inoue Orihime raised her hand and pointed to the giant tree in the distance, spanning the river that flowed toward the Toritunis Waterfall.

Even though it was very far away, Inoue Orihime still recognized what the tree was.

It was a Water Tree, a special type of tree capable of continuously producing water for people to use.

"I remember that within the Nameless, there seems to be a Water Tree sapling, but the size seems to be vastly different."

"You can be a bit more confident in your assessment."

Algol, standing to the side, glanced at her: "This scale isn't just 'vastly different'; they aren't even on the same level."

If the Water Tree within the Nameless was just a newborn,

then that super-large Water Tree in the distance was the ultimate form a Water Tree could reach.

"If Algol remembers correctly, that Water Tree seems to be the origin of most Water Trees in the Garden."

"To grow to that scale, setting aside the costs of cultivation and the environment, the time alone would take thousands of years."

"I see."

Inoue Orihime understood: "It seems that even in the Garden, such wonders are not very numerous."

"Not many in quantity, but not exactly few either."

Kuro Usagi added with a smile, "If I remember correctly, there are quite a few similar existences over in the East District."

"If you're curious, Orihime, I can find some time to take you to see them next time."

Inoue Orihime began to look forward to it: "Then I'll leave it to you."

"Alright, enough idle chatter."

Arriving at the edge of the hills, Lin Que looked toward the flock of griffins flying in from the front.

"Someone has come to pick us up."

"Long time no see, Leader Lin Que, Advisor Black Rabbit."

Controlling the griffin to stop above the hills, the slender figure sitting on the griffin leaped down.

A pure white ponytail tied with a black hair accessory fluttered in the wind. The person wore a set of exquisite silver armor and a black-and-white masquerade mask, covering the upper half of their face.

"The two of you haven't forgotten me yet, have you?"

"You are... Miss Fes Lei of the Queen's Knights?"

"Of course we haven't forgotten, the big sucker who came specifically to send me money."

Two responses rang out, causing Fes Lei, who was prepared to continue speaking, to pause.

The big sucker who sends money?

"Lin Que! What are you suddenly saying!"

Black Rabbit reacted at this moment and looked at her own leader in a frenzy.

"Even if the facts look like that, saying it like that is too impolite!"

Fes Lei: "......"

I think your follow-up strike is even more impolite.

Looking at Black Rabbit with a subtle gaze, Fes Lei suddenly felt her hands itching.

However, thinking of Lin Que's strength, she had to temporarily ignore this matter and forcibly return to the previous topic.

"In any case, it's good that the two of you still remember me."

"Leader Sara has things to attend to and cannot get away, so I will temporarily host you all."

"But... isn't Miss Fes Lei one of the Queen's people?"

Black Rabbit became a bit suspicious: "Even if Leader Sara is busy, it shouldn't be your turn to pick people up."

"In fact, this matter is related to the Queen's Tea Party."

Fes Lei replied: "Although the timing is a bit of a coincidence, the preparations for the tea party were finished yesterday."

"According to the original plan, an invitation should have been sent to Leader Lin Que, inviting him to attend the tea party."

"But Master Scáthach received news that you all were coming to the South District today to participate in the 【Underwood】 Harvest Festival."

"In order for you all to have a better experience, Master Scáthach sent me to host you and take Leader Lin Que to the tea party."

"Just as I thought."

Lin Que smiled: "But you don't need to lead the way; I will go there myself later."

"Since you are prepared to host us, then take them to participate in the Gift Games at the festival."

Lin Que pointed to Akame, Kurome, and Inoue Orihime beside him: "The three of them are newcomers to our community. You take them around to get familiar with the South District, no problem, right?"

"Of course no problem, but......"

Fes Lei looked at Lin Que with some hesitation: "Listening to Leader Lin Que, you are not planning to go with us?"

"Yeah, I discovered an unexpected guy."

Lin Que looked down toward the hills.

What entered his eyes were water stages built on the river, constantly covered by cool water splashes.

Lin Que ignored these stages, his gaze skipping directly over them to look further down.

That was an underground city built by excavating the riverbank, located exactly beneath the giant Water Tree.

Lin Que's gaze pierced through layers of obstacles and fell upon a white figure walking within the underground city.

In the myths and legends of the outside world, the savior who eradicates all evil, ends the crumbling old world, and constructs a perfect new world.

The tenth avatar of Vishnu, Kalki.

"Originally, I didn't want to make a move so early, as it might startle some unexpected existences."

A smile appeared on Lin Que's face: "But since the other party has actively delivered themselves to my door, it would be a bit impolite to ignore them." ===== CHAPTER 435 =====