Black Rabbit's explanation did not exceed their expectations. They were, in fact, already aware of what Su Mo had said.
However, knowing was one thing; they hadn't expected this day to come so quickly, so soon.
"Returning to Little Garden to face the main body of the End Emptiness..."
"Don't tell me Lord Su Mo really intends to leave the Wind of Decadence to us?"
"No, wait, we don't even have confidence in ourselves. Where does Lord Su Mo get his confidence from?"
"Even if he's thinking of himself, shouldn't he hold off for a bit? What happens if we fail?!"
The group's expressions were tinged with panic.
They had steeled their resolve, ready to risk their lives even if they couldn't find a solution.
But they also knew that some things couldn't be accomplished just by putting your life on the line.
Su Mo had said before that he would leave the End Emptiness for them to handle. As long as they could successfully overcome it, Su Mo had a way to replicate that experience across the entire infinite multiverse, thereby eliminating the main body of the End Emptiness within Little Garden.
By heading to Little Garden now, Su Mo was completely entrusting the outcome of the final battle to a few small fries like them.
If they failed to find a solution in time, not only would this world fall into apocalypse and Lord Su Mo be defeated, but Little Garden, and even the entire infinite multiverse, could be dragged down with them into an unstoppable final stage of doom.
Even for these Problem Children who feared nothing, they couldn't bear such a heavy responsibility all at once.
They didn't want a being of Lord Su Mo's caliber to perish because of their failure, nor did they want to endanger the entire infinite multiverse.
If that happened, they wouldn't be saviors; they'd be the Demon Lords of Destruction.
Faced with their terror, the rabbit-eared girl offered a pure smile and a thumbs-up.
"It's okay. Lord Su Mo said he would believe in you."
"But the problem is we can't even believe in ourselves!"
The group couldn't help but let out a collective wail.
This wasn't a matter of trust!
"I never thought you Problem Children would actually worry about Lord Su Mo and the safety of other worlds. It seems you still have some humanity left in you. How wonderful, how delightful—Eek! Don't glare at me like that, you look so scary!"
Seeing their reaction, Black Rabbit wiped the corner of her eye, pretending to be deeply moved.
But before she could finish her sarcastic remark, she felt their gazes, colder than absolute zero, and the rabbit instantly started to tremble.
It seemed there was a reason this rabbit was always getting bullied.
"Is this really the time for glib remarks?!"
Kudou Asuka stared speechlessly at the idiot rabbit, who seemed to be gloating just a little.
"The problem right now is that Lord Su Mo is going to base his entire campaign against the main body of the End Emptiness on the outcome of our battle! Setting us aside, aren't you worried that Lord Su Mo might be in danger?"
"Of course I'm not worried!" little Black Rabbit said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"There's nothing Lord Su Mo says he'll do that he can't accomplish. Since he's willing to believe in you all, then you will definitely live up to his expectations. What is there to worry about?"
As a subordinate who had been saved by Su Mo in her youth and had followed him ever since, Black Rabbit's faith in him was unconditional.
"This blindly worshipping idiot..."
Looking at Black Rabbit, the group exchanged glances, confirming that this rabbit was indeed useless.
"We already told you, we don't disbelieve Lord Su Mo, we disbelieve ourselves!"
"Then why don't you all just believe in yourselves a little more?"
Black Rabbit blinked and asked in return.
"..."
Her words left them speechless for a moment. Trust wasn't something that could be built so easily, especially not when the safety of Su Mo, the teachers, and the entire multiverse was at stake.
"Forget it. We can't expect your rabbit brain to understand our concerns. And given Lord Su Mo's will, we probably can't dissuade him anyway."
"It seems there's no other way to break this stalemate except to meet Lord Su Mo's expectations head-on and defeat the End Emptiness."
The Saviors had no choice but to accept the current situation.
Then, they posed a question based on this reality.
"So, Black Rabbit, do you have any information or a method to deal with the End Emptiness? I remember you said you could offer help when you first came in, right?"
Seeing that Su Mo and Black Rabbit were about to leave, Kudou Asuka cast aside all pretense during this final meeting and directly asked Black Rabbit for information or clues.
However, in response to her question, Black Rabbit simply blinked, tapped her lips, and said in an innocent tone—
"If by 'help' you just mean cheering for us, do you want to become braised rabbit meat right now or not!"
"Eek! I'm sorry, I got carried away!"
Faced with Kudou Asuka's blatant threat and the predatory looks from the others, Black Rabbit quickly surrendered.
After caving, little Black Rabbit scratched her head and said timidly, "B-But, I really don't have anything that can be of particular help! I'm not kidding, Black Rabbit. Before I came, Lord Su Mo told me that you all have actually already met the conditions for victory. As long as you realize that, you can overcome the End Emptiness at any time. There's no need to worry."
Little Black Rabbit repeated the familiar-sounding words.
"I remember Lord Su Mo saying that too..."
Izayoi rubbed his chin, recalling.
"But even if that's true, what if we don't realize it in time? Won't we still be unable to defeat the End Emptiness? And won't we still be putting the multiverse in danger?"
Whether it was a lack of awareness or something else, the core problem remained unsolved.
"I don't know about that. I didn't ask."
Little Black Rabbit shook her head, unsure of what would happen if no one discovered the solution.
"A useless rabbit after all!"
Kudou Asuka shot Black Rabbit a disdainful look, crossed her arms, and pondered for a few seconds before asking.
"Speaking of which, Lord Su Mo believes we've already gathered all the conditions for success, but all we've really done is defeat Demon Lords who have been defeated before. If there was some so-called victory condition, shouldn't it have been met long ago?"
She had suddenly grasped the crux of the problem.
To this day, they hadn't accomplished any unprecedented feat, nor had they defeated any unprecedented Demon Lord.
So why did Su Mo still see them as hope and feel confident enough to challenge the End Emptiness now?
In other words—
"What incredible contribution have we made so far? What was the point of Lord Su Mo training us? What was the specific step that made Lord Su Mo judge that we could overcome the End Emptiness?!"
They all knew the Saviors' purpose was to save the world, but none of them understood why Su Mo was certain they would succeed.
Everything they had done so far was merely replicating the great deeds of the heroes in Little Garden.
Unless they had changed some key point without realizing it, Su Mo's confidence was inexplicable.
Hearing Kudou Asuka's question, little Black Rabbit scratched her head.
"I don't understand all that complicated stuff, but if you're talking about your contribution, isn't defeating the Dystopian Demon Lord again, but in the correct way, your greatest contribution?"
"Even Lady Canary asked me to pass on her thanks to all of you, and an apology to Percher-chan!"
At these words, the entire group froze on the spot.
Defeating the Dystopian Demon Lord in the correct way, and an apology to Percher?