"Don't be sad, I'm here on behalf of Asta to invite you all to the Underwater Temple banquet!" Finral said hurriedly.
"Asta is inviting me?" Rebecca said, surprised.
"Actually, your younger sister and younger brothers are also on the invitation list. You can all come if you want. I suggest you attend; after all, the Underwater Temple is quite a rare sight." Finral said.
"We were invited too?" Luca said, shocked.
"Yeah, so do you want to go?" Finral laughed.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Luca said excitedly.
"Alright then, please wait a moment, we'll finish tidying up the restaurant quickly." Rebecca said hurriedly, thinking to herself that if Finral gave her a little more time, she could even put on some makeup!
"No need to rush. I still have to notify others anyway, so I can come back for you all later!" Finral said.
"Okay, that's settled then!" Rebecca nodded immediately.
"The next stop is the Vanica couple! By the way, ever since Vanica found his wife, he has settled down near the headquarters with his apprentice. This is also thanks to the Captain's foresight in letting them live nearby so they couldn't run around, otherwise, it would have been really hard to find them!" Finral said as he arrived at Vanica's residence.
Vanica was seen chopping wood alone, stark naked...
"Ah, a guest has arrived. Could it be Captain Yami looking for me for questioning again?" Vanica looked towards where Finral appeared immediately and greeted him hurriedly.
Finral looked at Vanica's 'little bird' flying free and felt terrible. "At least put on some clothes!"
"Sorry, it was a bit hot while chopping wood, so I took them off!" Vanica said, scratching his head.
"Teacher, is there a guest?" Vanica's apprentice, Mariella, poked her little head out from the room.
"There's a girl here, at least!" Finral became even angrier when he saw this.
"It's fine, I'm already used to it." Mariella said indifferently.
"Fine. Asta asked me to invite you to a gathering at the Underwater Temple. Are you interested?" Finral had an expression of defeat.
"Sorry—" Vanica was just about to refuse, saying he didn't want to go to a crowded place, when the door was kicked open by the 'frail and helpless' Domina.
"We're going! Why wouldn't we? Staying here all day is like being in prison! Wait a moment, we'll be ready immediately!" Domina made the decision immediately.
"Alright then, sorry for the trouble." Vanica could only smile helplessly.
"Okay, get ready, I'll be back in a bit!" Finral said and returned to Rebecca's restaurant. He saw that Rebecca was already standing at the restaurant entrance with her younger brother and sister, all neatly dressed. "You all got ready so fast!"
"There wasn't much to pack anyway!" Rebecca awkwardly smoothed her bangs. In reality, she had also carefully put on a pink hairpin.
"Alright, let's go!" Finral said and opened a spatial channel leading to the Underwater Temple. Rebecca and the others filed in immediately, and were subsequently shocked.
"Big sister, is this the seabed? It's so beautiful!" Luca was stunned; she had never seen such a bright, sparkling place in her life!
"It's so stunning!" Rebecca was also shocked by the sight of the Underwater Temple, but soon she saw Asta at the banquet. Some roasted meat had already been served at the banquet, and everyone was chatting and laughing, making it extremely lively.
"Big sister, are those people wearing strange clothes the residents who live on the seabed?" Luca asked again.
"Yes, let's go, let's take our seats too!" Rebecca said, taking her younger sister and brother by the hand and walking towards Asta. Meanwhile, after transporting Rebecca, Finral returned to Vanica's residence, where he saw Vanica's family already standing neatly in the yard waiting.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, follow me!" Finral said apologetically.
"We didn't wait long, you arrived just in time!" Domina said politely, then walked into the portal with Vanica's arm in hers. Mariella followed silently behind. Only after the three of them had entered the magic portal did Finral heave a sigh of relief.
"Finally finished the mission! Now I'm going back to hit on girls properly and make up for lost time!" Finral said excitedly, diving into the magic portal and sprinting towards the banquet.
"Asta, thank you for the invitation!" Vanica said very politely...
"Hello, Asta!" Domina greeted him enthusiastically.
"Sit down quickly!" Asta had a very good impression of the couple Vanica and Domina; after all, their story of never abandoning each other in life or death made him believe in love again.
"Hmm, so much delicious food. Finally, I don't have to gnaw on wild game anymore. It's all your fault! When will you let me get out of poverty and get rich?" As Domina spoke, her anger flared up. She punched Vanica twice, then used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of unknown fish meat and enjoyed eating it.
"He seems to have become stronger again..." Mariella examined Asta for a while and found that the aura on Asta's body was getting stronger and stronger. She couldn't help but sigh that among the war machines their Diamond Kingdom had gone to such great lengths to 'create', perhaps none of them would be Asta's opponent anymore, right?
"Hmph!" Noelle sat to the side, pouting. As she had expected, that Rebecca had indeed come. Fortunately, there were no seats left next to Asta, otherwise, she would have been even angrier.
"Asta, thank you for inviting so many guests; everyone is very happy!" Kahono said happily, holding a glass of wine as she approached Asta.
"Haha, actually, I didn't expect Theresa to bring the entire church!" Asta said. Vanessa thoughtfully raised a glass and clinked it with Kahono's, and Asta tilted his head back and downed the drink.
"Asta is truly straightforward; even with injured arms, he can down a glass of wine in one go!" Kahono chuckled at the sight.
"Of course. When a man drinks, it's always in one gulp!" After letting Vanessa wipe his mouth, Asta said straightforwardly, "This seabed wine is just different; the taste is even better. It's a pity not to sell this kind of wine to the surface!"
"Right? You think so too!" Kahono's eyes lit up when this was mentioned; after all, she had even thought of the price, but just didn't have a way to transport it.
"Hmm, in the future, I will find a way to open a path between the seabed and the surface!" Asta promised.
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