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As for the person chiefly responsible for this matter, Heather, the Moonlit Lionheart Rabbit, was quite indifferent to it, for the Moon Rabbit Race lacked love.

In Moon Rabbit Society, there were only familial and friendly relationships, which leaned towards rational emotions, because such rational emotions acted as good lubricants for maintaining the order of societal development; but love...

Love was simply too irrational, prone to extremes with far too many uncertainties; for such irrational emotions, the Moon Rabbits were dismissive.

Although the Moon Rabbit Race also had family units, their domestic partners were actually assigned by a communal distribution system. Every adult Moon Rabbit was allocated a partner with whom to start a family—this was also each Moon Rabbit's duty.

However, this partner allocation wasn't random, but rather a choice made by combining aspects of one's personality and fate, essentially the most suitable counterpart for you.

Even if you didn't like them at first sight, merely spending some time together would reveal just how well-suited they were for you.

The Moon Rabbit's partner allocation system had been in operation for hundreds of thousands of years, and to this day, the approval rating remains at ninety-nine percent, proving it to be exceptionally efficient and stable.

According to the rules, Heather had previously been assigned a partner to start a family and contribute to the proliferation of her Race. However, her demonstrated abilities had given her the potential to ascend from the People of the Moon to a Knight of the Moon, thus delaying this matter.

After all, partner allocation was done according to Rank. Normally, it involved unions within the same Rank—People of the Moon with People of the Moon, Knight of the Moon with Priestess of the Moon, and so on.

Unfortunately for Heather, who had just qualified as a Knight of the Moon, before the system could assign her a Priestess of the Moon, she had rapidly ascended to become the Queen of the Moon.

And being the Queen of the Moon was a unique Rank, thus making her the only single individual in the entire Race.

However, the queen didn't need a partner, for to maintain the perfect passage of power through the bloodline, generation after generation of queens used Secret Techniques combined with the Moon World's Power of the Moon to conceive children. This ensured that every Queen of the Moon was a true Child of the Moon.

Thus, as a noble single rabbit destined for a life of solitude, Heather looked disdainfully at the several witches in front of her, exuding a stench of hormones.

Tsk, indeed, these witches were all nouveau riche, still clinging to such a vulgar custom as love.

And seeing these four witches, each harboring their own thoughts and almost pacing around the exhibit area in circles, Miss Moon Rabbit couldn't tolerate their pointless prattling any longer, and she broke the silence.

"My queen, is there anything else you need, or could you please come with me? The million new family members you've just acquired are waiting for you to arrange their future?"

Heather spoke to the still reclusive Homebody Witch.

Because of today's unexpected auction, she had sold herself and her entire Race, thus the originally planned new world expedition naturally became void. Now, she needed to quickly return to hold a large clan meeting to decide the future direction of the Tribe's development.

Although this new master was somewhat weak, since they had already accepted her as their master, Heather's upcoming plans also needed to consider this new master's opinions.

At that thought, Heather felt a darkness before her eyes, as this new master was somewhat excessively incompetent. Considering that her Race would have to serve such a weak witch as their master, Miss Moon Rabbit could only see a dim future ahead.

But then, that was fate, wasn't it? Even if she verbally disparaged this new master and looked down upon her in her heart, the loyalty of the Moon Rabbit Race was beyond question.

Now, Heather could only hope that this weak master could live up to her words and treat their Race as family. After all, family members can support each other. Despite the master's current shortcomings, she refused to believe she couldn't lift them up with the full force of her Race.

"Um..."

Urged on by Miss Moon Rabbit, Dorothy finally snapped out of her reclusive state. She scratched her head, then her eyes lit up.

Well, wasn't this a perfect opportunity to relieve the awkwardness? Serious matters, ah, how she loved dealing with them.

Although her original plan involved recruiting two servants from otherworldly races, with this one Miss Moon Rabbit bringing nearly a million dependents, she was now not only not short on people but had a severe surplus of them. Therefore, there was no need to stay in this job market any longer.

Alright, she truly felt intimidated by the concept of fate right now, especially since just the first unexpected decree had brought her the massive gift of the Moon Rabbit Tribe. Dorothy dreaded thinking about what trouble the second decree might bring her.

So, fate, could we negotiate a little? Could you kindly stay away today and let me have a breather?

The Homebody Witch prayed so in her heart.

Yet she also knew that it was probably futile, as fate wasn't so easily dismissed or invited at will.

In any case, sigh, let it be.

"Alright, then let's go to your tribe first. I really don't have anything else to do."

Dorothy said to Miss Moon Rabbit.

Actually, according to their original plan, after visiting the talent market, they were supposed to go to the building materials market to purchase supplies. But now, thinking about all those rabbits waiting to be fed, the homebody witch had tightened her belt. She didn't dare to spend even a penny recklessly, deciding to first check out the situation with the Moon Rabbits before deciding what level of building materials she could afford.

Alas, if worst comes to worst, living in a thatched cottage isn't out of the question.

The poor homebody witch merely clutched her wallet, her heart brimming with tears at the thought.

Upon hearing this, Heather breathed a sigh of relief. However, she gave it some thought and then cast a glance toward the Golden Princess standing nearby, hesitating to speak.

Now that the new world development plan was no longer useful, could they cancel the weapons order they had placed? That was her entire tribe's fortune.

That's what Miss Moon Rabbit thought, but she really didn't have the courage to say it. After all, the witches never reneged on a deal. If it weren't for the Golden Princess being right there, Heather wouldn't even have considered it.

"What's wrong? Is there anything I can help with?"

Seeing the rabbit's distressed look, Mia, who was in a good mood, smiled and took the initiative to ask.

Indeed, thanks to this rabbit's earlier assistance, she had been able to understand the Little Fairy's heart. Hence, Mia found herself quite fond of this rabbit.

"Well, it's like this...."

Since the other party had asked, Heather plucked up the courage to speak.

"Is that so? That could be a bit troublesome."

Hearing Miss Moon Rabbit's words, Senior Mia frowned.

Although that commerce guild was indeed her property, this didn't mean she could do as she pleased. After all, there were familial rules to abide by; if those in power could just break the rules willy-nilly, then business wouldn't last.

But considering the Moon Rabbits' money was now the Little Fairy's money, and rounding up, that meant it was practically eventually her and Little Fairy's joint property, this made the situation a bit complicated.

"Well, I don't really understand the details right now, and that shop is just nearby. Let's go over and see the specifics first."

Senior Mia finally suggested.

Since she usually didn't need to concern herself with such minor businesses, she didn't know the specific terms of trade. Relaying only on this lone Moon Rabbit's word was not enough for her to make a decision. She decided to first go to the shop to understand what kind of weapons and equipment were involved in the specific transaction.

After all, weapons aren't hard to sell. If there isn't a large problem, she could just buy them using funds from her private treasury, making it easier to explain to the family account.

"Thank you for your understanding."

Upon hearing there still might be a chance, Heather was overjoyed. With this, she might have some money in hand and could then gather some resources to seriously strengthen her weak master.

However.....

Five minutes later, inside the Golden Country shop, Dorothy gazed at the weapon equipment purchased by the Moon Rabbits and fell into deep thought.

Fate is indeed elusive; she truly began to believe in the connection she had with these Moon Rabbits.

"You know, Heather, maybe we shouldn't cancel this deal after all. Considering the future, you may indeed rely on these items to make a living. This specialty is too fitting."

Looking at the familiar line-up of intimidating but genuinely functional giant mechanical models produced by her mentor, the homebody witch struggled with her feelings for a long while and then turned to Miss Moon Rabbit and spoke.

What?

...Miss Moon Rabbit remained puzzled....