Luther and Mai, who had already changed out of their formal attire and wedding dress, quickly prepared the New Year's Eve dinner after returning home.
Although the dishes that are not served at the wedding banquet can be eaten hot, there still needs to be some Chinese New Year atmosphere.
As for what to do with the leftovers…
At this time, under the awning next to the cellar of Luther's house, Ash's Kirby was engaged in a disc operation with Mariluli.
When the leftovers from each table reach these two big eaters, they just pick up the plates and pour them into their mouths.
The two of them are accompanied by the Smelly Mud family, who have been working diligently on Qidao to help decompose garbage, and Dust Mountain.
When Kirbymon and Mariluli saw that these elves were actually picking up and digesting the leftovers that they had chosen not to eat, they remembered their master's instructions and warmly invited them to sit down together.
Mountains of dust and stinky mud shook their huge bodies, indicating that these good things were really not as delicious to them as leftovers and tattered garbage.
As he spoke, Dust Mountain picked out a plastic bag from the broken dishes.
The body of the smelly mud swallowed up the plastic, and the body of the mountain of dust decomposed the broken dishes. Both of them looked extremely comfortable.
While the four foodies outside the house were enjoying their New Year's Eve dinner, everyone inside the house also started to get involved.
Throughout the whole day today, many people ate some snacks even if they were hungry, for the sake of New Year's flavor and order.
Fortunately, Cream Fairy and Tibulim were working at full capacity today, with constant supply of cakes and juices, making them feel full, which allowed everyone who skipped meals to hold on until dinner.
The huge living room was once again divided into several tables. Xiaozhi, Xiaogang, and Acerola could only sit at the children's table.
Ash argued that he was an adult and wanted to get up and go to Dakdo's table, but was held down by Shinji.
"You will never come back."
Shinji's cold face was exactly like Mari's, which really made people wonder if the two were related.
Xiaozhi asked: "Why?"
Shinji pointed to the wine bottle that had been piled by the gray stone to his feet.
Xiaozhi didn't take it seriously and tried to prove that he was an adult and could participate in the plan to get Luther drunk.
Shinji looked at him intently for a while.
Xiao Mao just smiled, ran to Dr. Omu's table, brought a small cup, and handed it to Xiao Zhi.
"Take a sip."
The old enemy in the past had a playful smile on his face, as if he wanted to see himself make a fool of himself.
Facing the cup handed over by Xiaomao, Xiaozhi drank it down without hesitation.
Then the violent coughing started.
Dr. Yamanashi, who noticed something strange here, glared at Xiaomao: "Nonsense."
Xiao Mao spread his hands innocently: "I just want Xiao Zhi to know that he understands as soon as possible that wine is not a good thing. It is purely a condiment that is brought out only when the atmosphere is in place."
Shinji looked at Xiaozhi coughing in embarrassment and said lightly: "Idiot."
"Hahahaha, yes, you are right, he is an idiot, at least he will fall for it if he is a little excited."
Xiaomao had long known about Shinji through Xiaozhi's past videos, and after arriving at Qidao, he also saw him attending a banquet with his brother Hiroji.
However, Shinji always had a paralyzed face, and Xiaomao didn't know how to talk to him.
Unexpectedly, the two suddenly resonated with each other when it came to complaining about Xiaozhi, and they seemed to regret meeting each other too late.
Xiaozhi finally came to his senses after being patted on the back by Serena. He bit the burning tip of his tongue and wondered: "Why can they drink such a terrible thing so enthusiastically?"
"It's probably not because they were drinking to get excited, they were just waiting for Luther to get drunk and show embarrassment."
"Luther always has a laid-back look. It's rare to see him make a fool of himself. It's the Chinese New Year today and it's his wedding. It's quite interesting for him to make some achievements."
The person who spoke was Xiao Song. For some reason, she was assigned to the children's table.
Ah Li asked curiously: "Xiao Siong, aren't you going to join in the fun?"
"If I don't, it will cause trouble for Luther."
Xiao Siong used her chopsticks to tap Wu Song, who along with Xiao Zhi, Xiao Gang, and Citron turned into starving ghosts and frantically used chopsticks.
"Wu Song, what's wrong with you? It's reasonable for me to sit here based on my age. What kind of 'child' do you think you are? You're not even a young man!"
"You don't think that your forum nickname is Reading Boy, so you are really a boy, do you?"
"My heart is still a boy."
When Wu Song said these words, he wanted others to punch him more than any other evil spirit.
"Okay, okay, stop fooling around. I just don't want to suffer. You should take a good look at the battle situation on Luther's side."
Sirona was already lying on the sofa. Looking at the twitching corners of her eyes, it was not difficult to see that she was pretending to be dead.
Kalunai, who was the first to realize something was wrong, was begging for mercy, saying that it was all the fault of Sirona, and asked Luther to be responsible for his injustice.
A'Du and Dawu were holding on, but Luther, while drinking and eating, said to them: "Drinking is harmful to the body, just get it right."
It was so frustrating that A'Du almost vomited blood.
Aren't you not allowed to drink? Aren't you telling the old man all day long that drinking is harmful to your health?
Why are you so good at drinking?
Adike was delighted. He had long sensed something was wrong and took refuge at Dr. Yamanashi's table.
At this moment, it feels so satisfying to see people begging for mercy because they want to see the drunk Luther make a fool of himself!
Mikri was a bystander at the beginning and did not participate at all. At this time, seeing his friend Dawu acting awkwardly, he couldn't help laughing.
Luther didn't know why Sirona planned to get him drunk. Even if he didn't know his drinking capacity, he should know his own.
The first few times I listened to the beer, I was so drunk that my face turned red and I could spit it out if I blew it. Why did I have such confidence?
Her self-confidence directly harmed the others who participated in the war. After Luther killed everyone in one go, he felt that no one would let her drink during the holidays in the future.
In his previous life, he was forced to have a wine-table culture. Although he knew that he was a bit of a drinker, he was not very fond of wine.
You might say that low-alcohol wine is okay. It's okay to have a couple of drinks during the holidays when you're in the right mood. But when it's promoted as culture, Luther directly expressed his disgust.
It was obvious that the old man and Oleander wanted to try it with him, but Luther refused directly.
Just kidding, I'm just looking for death if I run into these two with my little drinking capacity.
not to mention…
Luther directly deducted half a box of wine from Gray Stone.
"Luther, today is your wedding day or the Chinese New Year, so leave some for me..." Gray Stone begged as he grabbed the box and refused to let go.
"Do you still want to hug little Luther?"
Let go immediately without a trace of nostalgia.
Compared to drinking, being able to grow up with little Luther is obviously more tempting.
The loud cry pierced everyone's ears.
Cattleya suddenly woke up from her nap, and she read the message in the chirp one step ahead of Clay.
"Someone invaded Qidao!"
Sirona stopped pretending to be asleep, and the biting land shark obeyed her command and took off immediately.
Daiwu's Metagross rose rapidly and rushed straight towards the two elves in the air, intending to intercept them.
"It's my first time here, so you don't need to welcome me with this formation, right?"
At this sound, Luther pushed aside Pokkisi in front of him, walked out of the courtyard and looked up.
Emperor Dan sat on the fire-breathing dragon and waved to everyone: "Oh, isn't this Sirona!"
"Oh, oh, Dawu, you are here too, and so is Mikri."
"Is this Adek?"
"Karuna!"
"And A'Du... you are all here as expected."
"It's exactly what Luther said. You guys have turned this place into a haven for champions... Sirona, why are you, this biting land shark, still here? My fire-breathing dragon, I really want to fight you.
, but today is New Year’s Eve, please be peaceful?”
Just when she was about to give the order to Biting Land Shark to come back, Sirona, who had drunk some wine, went out and blew in the cold wind. Her stomach was churning and she felt nauseated.
Seeing Sirona's face change suddenly, covering her mouth, turning around and leaving, Dan Emperor was stunned.
"Did...did I say something wrong, or am I not very popular with Sirona?"
A'Du, who knew the reason, laughed helplessly, and then he shouted to Emperor Dan: "You'd better come down first!"
After Dan Di landed, he immediately gave A'Du a hug. When he was about to give Luther a hug, he realized that Luther's eyes had been fixed on the steel-armored crow.
"Dandi, you're here to celebrate my wedding and New Year's Eve, right?"
"Luther, Roz, he..."
"If so, you should go back to the house with A'Du and the others first." Luther interrupted Dan Emperor, "You and I are friends, and I am very happy that you can set foot on the land of Qidao."
Luther took a few steps forward and faced Roz and Olivia, who had rolled over from the steel-armored crow.
"Qidao has always had two attitudes toward friends and outsiders."
Emperor Dan looked troubled.
A'Du's hand had already been put on Dan Di's shoulder, and he led him cordially towards the house. They talked about eating and drinking, which made him want to say something, but he couldn't.
Luther and Roz looked at each other for a long time before Roz spoke.
"The Chinese New Year is almost here, there's no need to be so angry, right?"
"Today is your wedding, and I have prepared a generous gift. I am also a guest who sincerely congratulates you."
Luther snorted disdainfully.
"Loz, you don't think I can't guess what your plans are, do you?"
"On the day of my wedding, I brought Dandi with me. First, Dandi blocked me as a friend, and then used the atmosphere of the wedding and Chinese New Year to put pressure on me, creating an atmosphere where the talks would not easily collapse."
The coldness in Luther's eyes was like a pool of water that had accumulated and overflowed.
"Do you think I'm too talkative?"
"You guy, do you know how much the president has done for you..."
Olivia wanted to scold Luther, but Roz held out her hand to block her.
Roz walked slowly to Luther, took off his hat that was covered with snowflakes and was a little wet, and bowed slightly to Luther.
"You are wrong. The things in your hands are of no use to me. I came here this time because I sincerely want to congratulate you and Mai on your wedding."
Roz's words made Luther's defenses loosen slightly, and his reason told him that he shouldn't believe any of Roz's words.
However, his intuition told Luther that this was a rare sincerity from Roz.
"I asked you three times to give me that 'thing', but you didn't respond three times... Haha."
Roz smiled proudly.
"Luther, you are a very gentle person, and you are someone who feels pain for the blood and tears of others. This is not an empty compliment or praise, but a noble character that you have truly demonstrated."
"I can tell from how I got along with you in Galar. Although you hate Misaki's behavior, you still miss her old relationship and are willing to save her from going crazy."
"When you were on the outskirts of Gongmen City, you saw the old nobles driving countless wild elves to attack the town. The reason why you cooperated with me was because you felt sorry for those wild elves and those who were innocently affected by this disaster."
"You plundered the old nobles as hard as you knocked their bones and sucked out their marrow. You swept through their collections like locusts, but you distributed the loot to the towns that had been harmed by the old nobles for a long time to repair their dilapidated arenas."
"You are a person worthy of my respect, Roz. I once had the tenderness you have, but I must abandon it now. I know it is wrong to come here today and may incur your hatred."
Roz's eyes shone with steely determination.
"I remember you said when you left Galar that if you find something like that, you will tell me the contents and pass it on to me."
"Afterwards, you broke your promise and remained silent when I asked questions one after another... The only possibility is that this thing has subverted something. In your opinion, it will cause huge waves if it falls into my hands."
"This impact is so great that it will cause earth-shaking changes in Galar, and many people will be implicated..."
"It just so happened that I was planning to eradicate the foundation of the royal family at that time, so that the Galar Alliance can operate normally like other regional alliances, and will no longer be controlled by the useless people with deep roots."
"So I boldly assume that this thing is related to the royal family."
"It appeared in the family basement and was preserved in a precious place. After it was lost, the person involved was in panic all day long. With a little help, I found out the fact that it was hidden behind the mural."
Roz's investigation and reasoning left Luther a little sluggish.
It turns out that the struggle he has been having has long since become a joke.
Roz has discovered the buried truth of the Dark Night Incident and has begun his own plan.
"I know you must still be wondering whether you should hand that thing over to me, because you are afraid that innocent people will be implicated because of your decision..."
Roz waved his hand, and Olivia handed the document bag in her hand to Luther.
"It's windy and snowy, don't demolish it here, look at it when you get back." Roz said, "This is the land around your shop in Gongmen City. I bought it with my own money and gave it to you."
"By the way, I also want you to stop worrying about that thing."
"Luther, this is my wedding gift to you and my New Year's gift to you."
"Perhaps you have never regarded me as a friend and are wary of me every time I appear, but... I really envy your friendship with Dan Emperor."
"Because I can't have it, I feel very comfortable just looking at it."
Roz and Olivia turned over to the Steel-Armored Crow again.
"My private jet is still waiting for me at Binhai Airport, so I won't disturb the gathering among your friends."
"Luther, I wish you a happy New Year. By the way...please let Dandi rest for a while. He is working too hard. Please keep him. Isn't this what you are best at?"
Seeing the steel-armored crow flying into the air, Luther, who had been silent all this time, glanced at the document bag in his hand and didn't know what kind of expression he should show.