It’s been almost a month since countless players and monsters joined forces to rebuild Eldorado.

   [CHAPTER 3: Restore the Golden City of Eldorado.]
   [Time Remaining: 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds]

Only a day remains, but anyone can see that the city has developed immeasurably compared to a month ago.

Unlike the past, when only five districts existed, the city has now expanded to ten, with monsters occupying these larger sections.

Additionally, guilds have been granted rights to establish their headquarters here.

Of course, a tax applies, but it’s far more affordable than in other cities, drawing numerous merchants and trade caravans to Eldorado.

Naturally, merchants, who have a knack for sensing opportunities, couldn’t miss out, and the Lala Trading Company holds the exclusive rights as initially agreed upon.

This once small trading company quickly transformed into a massive enterprise.

When I stopped by Lala Trading after a long absence, their building gleamed magnificently.

Inside, the place was bustling, and a clerk who noticed me immediately offered to guide me to the company’s head.

Following the clerk, I entered a room and saw Lala, buried in paperwork.

“Oh, look who it is! My one and only friend!”

The moment she spotted me, she darted over and hugged me. Is she that happy?

“It’s been a while. Business must be good?”

“Of course! All other merchants and companies can only sell through us, so the profits are pretty nice!”

With a characteristic flourish, she gestured towards me—so very Lala.

I chuckled and handed her a list of items I needed, and she assured me she’d have them ready in three days.

“That’s too late. I’ll give you twelve hours.”

“Are you a bandit or something?!”

“Ten hours.”

“You’re being impossible!”

She stormed off, exasperated, but if she didn’t outright refuse, that meant she could do it.

See? Having a reliable friend is always a good thing.

At that moment, my little dragon tugged at me, directing my gaze toward a corner of the room.

In the corner, a pile of rare mana stones gleamed, and my little dragon, drooling, gave me a hopeful look as if asking if he could eat them.

“Gwee~!”

“Hmmm, a few should be fine, right?”

“Gweeooo!”

Without a second thought, he darted over and started devouring the mana stones, far more than a “few”...

“Stop! No more! You can’t eat all of them!”

“Gwee!”

With a satisfied burp, my little dragon had devoured half the pile, looking quite pleased. I quickly held him close and was about to leave.

Just then, Lala entered the room and noticed the diminished pile of mana stones, her legs giving way as she slumped to the floor.

“W-Where did the mana stones go…?”

“Thank you for the feast!” I yelled, promising a five-star review as I made a break for it, hearing her scream in horror behind me.

She shouted something about never letting it slide, but it’s probably my imagination.

“Gwee~!”

“Haha…”

My little dragon suggested this was a place worth coming back to for seconds.

One day, we might just run into a city-wrecking Kraken here…

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   [CHAPTER 3: Restore the Golden City of Eldorado.]
   [Time Remaining: 00 hours 00 minutes 59 seconds]

All preparations were complete.

One minute remained.

[Due to the main quest, the channel will now merge.]

The channels merged, bringing all players into one place.

An unusual sight—players and monsters together in one scene.

Not sure what the criteria are for evaluating the restoration, but we were ready, and the time had come.

   [CHAPTER 3: Restore the Golden City of Eldorado.]
   Begin.

With a golden flash, the unexpected happened.

The sky split open, the ground cracked, and countless races emerged.

From the sky descended angels and demons, and from the ground came the World Tree of the Middle Realm, the Forest Tribe, and the dwarves.

Why are you all here…?

The angels and demons, upon seeing each other, immediately started growling.

“Do you even know how much extra work we’ve had because of you!? I haven’t been able to clock out in ages!”

“Hah! Then you should’ve been born a demon!”

The Forest Tribe and the dwarves also seemed to have some friction.

“What brings you heavy-bottomed elves all the way here?”

“Says the little squirt with a big mouth for his small stature.”

As I watched these races argue, an alert popped up.

   [Evaluation of the Golden City of Eldorado will now begin. Representatives of each race, please proceed.]

From the celestial realm, the Celestial King stepped forward and waved at me.

“It’s been a while, Yuna. Do come visit occasionally.”

Just like that, the Demon King stepped forward as the demon representative.

“Forget about those feathered fools; come visit the demon realm instead. Yuna, you’re a proud duchess of the demon realm, after all.”

The two exchanged deadly smiles, looking anything but friendly.

The Forest Tribe elder stepped forward with a warm smile.

“Thanks to Yuna, we’ve enjoyed a peaceful life. This time, it’s our turn to repay that kindness.”

Similarly, the dwarven representative, the silver-forged elder, stepped forward.

“It’s been a while, little one. Business has been booming, thanks to that endorsement you gave us back then!”

He let out a hearty laugh, expressing his thanks for the promotion. 

Sensing the situation, the system issued another alert.

   [To ensure fairness, an additional race has been added.]

Along with the notification, a gate opened, and mermaids appeared.

It was the sirens.

The queen spotted me and waved enthusiastically.

“Savior! It’s been too long!”

“Your Majesty! It’s good to see you again!”

As we greeted each other, everyone stared at me with puzzled looks.

Especially my guild members, who wore expressions of utter disbelief.

“Why does Yuna know every race?!”

“She even knows races we’ve never seen before?!”

“Ahaha, just happened to meet them while doing quests.”

As we shared idle chatter, a new golden alert appeared.

   [Due to fairness issues, a new race will be added.]

System, this is getting ridiculous.

But this time, unlike before, the atmosphere grew tense, and all the races became cautious.

The air vibrated as a new presence emerged.

A girl with long black hair like the Dragon King Ernia, alabaster skin, and ruby-red eyes appeared.

Upon seeing me, she waved.

“Yunaaa! I missed you!!”

I waved back, and she immediately teleported to my side with a beaming smile.

“You know how much I missed you since you left without a word!?”

“Who… are you?”

She didn’t explain, simply pouting about me not recognizing her. Who is this!?

Suddenly, a series of red warning alerts filled the sky.

   [Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning!]

The alerts flashed repeatedly before vanishing as if nothing had happened.

A new golden alert appeared.

   [Evaluators, please proceed to District 1.]

With the alert directing us to begin evaluations in District 1, the representatives of each race moved with me.

The Celestial King, walking closely beside me, glanced at me and spoke in a chilling tone.

“No matter how much Yuna is involved, if this city is subpar, I’ll deduct points without mercy.”

“Haha, cut me a little slack, please.”

“Then maybe you could grant my… request?”

If he meant *that*, it could only mean the… flying game…

Blushing, I nodded, and he promptly marked a perfect ten on the evaluation sheet.

The sheet allowed scores from zero to ten.

“Can you just give a ten without looking?”

“It’s fine.”

The other races weren’t about to sit back and do nothing.

The Demon King had already marked ten, smiling as he looked at me.

The Forest Tribe declared that they were willing to give a ten if it helped their benefactor, and the dwarves, not wanting to look stingy, marked ten with a hearty laugh.

The sirens, grateful for their savior’s help, gave a perfect score, and the mysterious girl holding me said it was only natural to give a ten for her “dear sister.”

But seriously, who are you!?