Chapter 71: Victory Celebration Banquet
Chapter 71: Victory Celebration Banquet
"So you overslept this morning?"
In the tavern near the Adventurers' Guild, Paul wore an inscrutable expression as he looked at the composed Sidrin and said, "Isn't this a bit too lazy of you?"
"Hmm?" Cinderella turned her face slightly away, feeling a little embarrassed herself.
It was indeed a bit awkward. Although her memory was a little hazy, Cinderella still remembered what had happened that morning… Loki seemed to have been calling her for a long time, and she…
Hmm... I slept really well.
However, I arrived easily later, but I just couldn't find an opportunity to make a move... I was thinking of waiting until Luo Qixi was in danger before I made a move, but it turned out that she was fine.
"These commissions were very dangerous, and we almost had an accident," Alina Lige said at this moment, clearly not happy either.
"No one wants to go on adventures with you if you're always late," Tarhande chimed in at this point. "Loki almost died, you know."
Ok?
What happened? You two haven't seen each other for only one morning, and you're already this close?
Seeing these people who seemed to be speaking up for Loki, Cinderella looked away awkwardly for a moment.
"Alright...alright." It was Loki who stepped in to smooth things over: "Miss Sylvania has her own reasons."
"She went to great lengths to get me here."
As she spoke, Luo Qixi gave herself a slight smile.
Oh my... This is the first time Cinderella has felt that her student is so considerate.
She nodded in satisfaction.
Seeing that Luo Qixi had said that, the members of Black Wolf Fang didn't know what to say. They looked at each other and then shook their heads.
"Then let's celebrate!" Paul said, raising his glass. "To that damned hydra!"
"Homage to that damned nine-headed dragon!"
As Paul spoke, everyone's faces lit up with joy.
Yes, they accomplished something remarkable. Not only did they kill a 9-headed dragon, but they did so without anyone dying or being seriously injured.
The skin, teeth, scales... of the nine-headed dragon can be turned into a considerable number of Asura coins with just a little processing.
"Cheers!"
Loki also raised her glass and clinked it with the adventurers from Black Wolf Fang.
This was indeed a very successful adventure!
"By the way, Luo Qixi... are you leaving soon?"
Hearing Paul's question, Loki nodded gently: "I want to go back to school."
"When are you graduating?" Paul asked, taking a big gulp of his drink.
Luo Qixi counted on her fingers and said, "It should be around the middle of next year, right?"
"Isn't that coming soon?" Paul said, looking at Alina Lizzie, then clinked glasses with her. After the clinking, he continued, "Have you decided where you're going after you graduate?"
eh?
Putting everything else aside, I haven't really thought about this question properly. Loki was originally very interested in becoming a magician in the territory of Fituia or joining the Kingdom of Asra as a court magician.
However, her previous trip to the capital of Asura made her a little worried, wondering if she could adapt to the politics of the court.
Moreover… Luo Qixi glanced at her teacher, who was staring intently at her.
The teacher is still watching me. In order to suck my blood, the teacher is unwilling to let me go no matter what.
They even customized their own graduation requirements.
"I...I'm not sure yet." After thinking for a moment, Luo Qixi took a sip of her drink and said, "I might stay at school for now."
"What's the point of staying at school!" Paul's voice trembled slightly, perhaps from drinking for a while. "Why don't you join our adventurer party!"
"We just happen to be lacking a mage as skilled as you!"
"Are you kidding me, Paul?" Alina Lige didn't seem so drunk yet. She pouted and said, "Don't you realize that Loki is going to become a Water King-level mage?"
"How could her achievements be limited to being an adventurer?"
"You're kidding!" Paul scoffed. "Gilead is the Sword Queen, isn't she in our team too?"
"That's because she's stupid." Alina Lige glanced at Gilead, who was sitting at the next table competing with the dwarves in drinking, and then shook her head.
"So what do you think, Loki?" Paul looked up at Loki and asked, "If you could join our team, you might not just be S-rank."
"We can become an SSS-rank adventurer team!"
"We're heading to the continent of Milis soon, why don't you come with us!"
Mr. Paul must have had too much to drink... Didn't I just say I still have to go to school?
Although he had never been a very proper person, Lokishi could still see that he was even more improper now... She took another sip of her drink before saying, "Mr. Paul, and Miss Alina Lige... and Miss Kyrenouille, Mr. Tarhand and Mr. Keith."
"You are all very capable people... but... my teachers at school don't want me to leave La Noa so early."
"She wants me to stay a little longer after graduation," Loki said, glancing at Cinderella, who was nodding to herself.
"So I can't decide this myself."
"What kind of logic is this?" Paul slammed his glass on the table. "She...she's just a teacher."
"How can you decide your future?"
"Well……"
"So...so that's how adults are, always trying to control other people's lives and stuff...cough cough cough!" Paul seemed to have thought of something, his tone filled with more indignation. He downed his drink in a large gulp, then stood up and patted his chest: "Look at me!"
"I left home when I was ten, giving up that lousy inheritance right, and I'm doing just fine, aren't I?"
"Mr. Paul, you've had too much to drink." Loki glanced at her expressionless teacher and quickly said, "Miss Alina Lige..."
"That's just how he is," Alina Lige shook her head helplessly. "He starts talking nonsense when he's drunk."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not drunk at all." Paul suddenly looked at Catherine: "What do you think, Catherine?!"
"Aren't you her friend?"
"..." Under Loki's slightly nervous gaze, Catherine raised an eyebrow expressionlessly and looked at Paul, saying calmly, "I respect Loki's own opinion."
"That...that's more like it!"
Watching Mr. Paul being helped away, Loki pursed her lips and looked at Catherine.
"He must be drunk, teacher."
"I know," Catherine shrugged nonchalantly. "But what I just said wasn't just polite talk."
"I'm serious." She looked quietly at Luo Qixi and said, "If you really don't want to stay in school."
"Of course you can leave."
"..."
"That's not what I meant, teacher..."
"Just remember to leave me enough blood to drink for two years before you leave."
"Teacher, are you going to kill me?"
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