While everyone was astonished by the concept of the Zero-Digit—a level surpassing the Multiverse Domain—the only person present who wasn't surprised was probably Shiroyasha.
She had long known that if Su Mo spent so much time setting things up in the Little Garden world, a mere small improvement wouldn't fit Su Mo's style...
In fact, Shiroyasha felt that Little Garden's low level was holding Su Mo back.
Otherwise, perhaps Su Mo, just through this single setup, could have reached the supreme Ninth Tier, even within the chat group—the so-called Zero-Digit that transcends Little Garden's capacity.
Therefore, while the others were still reeling in shock, Shiroyasha's eyes lit up. She stepped forward, hugged Su Mo's arm, and cooed playfully,
"It's hard to make any breakthrough once you reach the One-Digit Domain, but a Half-Step Zero-Digit? We should definitely celebrate, right?"
"What are you getting at?" Su Mo looked down at the white-haired loli.
Shiroyasha, uncharacteristically shy, buried her head against his abdomen and whispered, "If we're celebrating, I can be the main course!"
She wanted the cream puffs.
Hearing this, Su Mo stroked the loli Star Spirit's head and nodded. "That works. I relied on all of you for a lot of help this time, so a reward is certainly due."
"Really?!" Completely surprised that Su Mo agreed so readily, she suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait! What do you mean by 'all of you'?" she asked frantically.
Before Su Mo could answer, a white-haired loli with the strength of a savage dragon and a face extremely similar to Shiroyasha's hugged her from behind, dragging her away from Su Mo.
"Kurma?" Shiroyasha asked, confused.
At that moment, Queen Halloween's voice rang out from behind her, looking at Shiroyasha with mockery. "Trying to sneak off and monopolize Lord Su Mo right now? Should I call you an idiot, or just completely lacking in self-awareness?"
"What?!" Shiroyasha looked up and felt a sense of dread.
The Earth Star Spirit Athena, Algol, Scáthach, and Canary were all standing between her and Su Mo. Clearly, she was far from the only one with this idea.
"Speaking of which, my disciples worked very hard this time too. Don't you think Lord Su Mo should reward them as well?" Canary wore a foxy smile as she claimed credit for her students in front of Su Mo.
Shiroyasha, who had only been focused on getting close to him, finally realized the true prize: Su Mo's affection. Therefore, this was an era that required vying for favor.
Hearing Canary's words, Su Mo paused slightly. "Kudou Asuka and Kudou Ayato? Those two children don't have that kind of awareness, do they?"
He was about to say this, but the instant the thought arose, the girls' intentions were transmitted from the Outer Cosmos directly into Su Mo's consciousness. It wasn't just them; it turned out that several of the younger girls harbored thoughts of 'transgressing their station.'
Thus, Su Mo nodded. "I understand."
At his level, there was no need for hesitation or pretense; he could make a decision instantly.
"Waaah, no! Don't touch my man!" Seeing the situation turn against her, Shiroyasha let out a tragic wail like a wronged partner.
Unfortunately, no one present would allow her to monopolize Su Mo. Shiroyasha was quickly gagged and escorted away. She struggled desperately, but Kurimo held her in an iron grip.
It wasn't until Kurimo whispered in her ear about "establishing core competitiveness" that Shiroyasha finally stopped resisting.
However, during the Silver Celebration that night, when Shiroyasha and Kurimo, dressed in matching white-stocking maid outfits, entered Su Mo's bedchamber with a determination to win, they realized they had underestimated the competition.
Everything they had thought of, everyone else had thought of too.
Leaving aside the teacher-student group formed by Canary and her pupils, there was a huge number of sister groups alone, and their novelty far surpassed the pair of them.
Kudou Asuka and Kudou Ayato were genuine blood-related twin sisters; Leticia and Lamia were blood sisters; Great Sage and Little Karyō were sworn sisters; Vira and the Earth Star Spirit Athena were sisters by spiritual status. And she and Kurimo? They just happened to look alike.
Not to mention the master-servant pairing of the Queen and Scáthach, or even the beast-girl group consisting of Kasukabe Yō and Percher.
From lolis and young girls to mature women, from white hair and black hair to purple, gold, and glass-colored hair—from social anxiety, queens, to tsunderes and schemers—every element imaginable was essentially gathered here. In this situation, with so many competitors vying for attention, [the struggle was intense].
However, just when Shiroyasha and Kurimo thought they were unprepared and would struggle to seize the 'Fountain of Life,' the others, locked in fierce combat, saw the two reinforcements and their eyes lit up.
"Shiroyasha, hurry up! The glory of the Problem Children group rests on you!"
At Algol's summons, Queen Halloween directly teleported Shiroyasha beneath Su Mo.
Then, the two Problem Children smilingly delivered Shiroyasha into the tiger's mouth.
"Hang in there, Shiroyasha! We'll help boost your attack speed!"
In a state of utter confusion, Shiroyasha immediately lost consciousness.
It was only much later that Kurma took her place.
On this day, when Little Garden was formally cleared, the night was filled with revelry and passion.
Although the general populace still didn't know what had happened, the girls who participated in the celebration understood at least one thing:
This was absolute power, absolute lack of rivals, no matter the domain.