Canary had truly made a fortune this time.
After all, she had crushed countless Communities in a single sweep.
And once those Communities were defeated, all of their assets had naturally been confiscated by Arcadia.
The once-impoverished Community had instantly transformed into a massive new power overflowing with wealth.
Needless to say, Canary was in an exceptionally good mood.
However, she didn't feel even the slightest guilt over what she had done.
After all—
Those people had once plundered Arcadia first.
This was merely repayment with interest.
Granted, the interest rate happened to be rather excessive.
So excessive that many of them had lost absolutely everything.
In a sense, Canary was frighteningly talented when it came to "business."
Once she finished tallying Arcadia's gains, she immediately began liquidating assets.
Land.
Shops.
Properties.
All of it was exchanged for Gifts, Divine Authorities, weapons, and practical items.
Even gold coins and currency reserves were converted into usable treasures.
As far as Canary was concerned, ordinary wealth had become meaningless.
After all, money held little value in Izumi's world.
Shops and territory were even more useless there.
Weapons themselves were relatively cheap as well.
According to the information she had gathered, Izumi's world already possessed multiple divine-grade weapon suppliers, and equipment could even be obtained by defeating monsters.
As a result, ordinary armaments were among the least valuable resources.
On the other hand—
Unique Gifts and Divinities were priceless.
Godheads, authorities, conceptual abilities—
Those were the truly valuable commodities.
Once Arcadia finished converting nearly all of its assets into Gifts and usable resources, Canary immediately departed Hakoniwa together with everyone else.
Thus—
Not long after Arcadia's dramatic return…
The legendary Community vanished once again.
Countless Communities were left confused, unable to determine where Arcadia had gone.
Only a select few understood the truth.
Arcadia had migrated to Izumi's world.
At the same time, many observers also noticed Canary's astonishingly decisive strategy.
She had sold virtually all land, businesses, and currency reserves—
Then immediately left.
That action alone caused countless people to fall deep into thought.
...
Inside the palace of the Halloween Queen—
The Queen herself quietly considered the situation before giving an order to her subordinates.
"Sell the land and shops."
"Then we'll head there as well."
Standing nearby, Scáthach blinked in surprise.
"You truly intend to go that far?"
The Halloween Queen nodded calmly.
"Yes."
"Canary is not a fool."
"Even though I've never personally visited that world…"
"Judging from her actions, ordinary wealth likely has no meaning there."
"Gold coins are probably little more than scrap metal."
As she spoke, the Queen lightly tapped the card Izumi had previously given her.
The information automatically infused into her mind through that card had already allowed her to understand many things.
After thinking for a moment, Scáthach nodded.
"I understand."
"I'll make the arrangements immediately."
Since the Queen had reached such a conclusion, Scáthach naturally trusted her judgment.
After Scáthach departed, the Halloween Queen slowly sipped her tea.
A faint smile appeared on her lips.
"Making a fortune and immediately running away…"
"As expected of you, Canary."
"When the two worlds eventually merge, Hakoniwa's current monetary system will probably collapse entirely."
"At that point, the only things with real value will be Gifts, Divinities, and rare conceptual treasures."
"I doubt the others will remain calm once they realize that."
The more she imagined the future, the wider her smile became.
Especially when she thought about the people currently buying up land and businesses from Arcadia.
Once the worlds merged and those assets became nearly worthless…
Those unfortunate fools would probably cough up blood from sheer regret.
Then, the Halloween Queen suddenly thought of a certain group of Greek gods.
A playful glint appeared in her eyes.
After all—
Izumi had never given them one of those informational cards.
They had missed the opportunity entirely.
Which meant…
Perhaps she could trick them a little.