Although the little four-way battle was amusing entertainment, they had shame and common sense, so before too many guests arrived, they stopped fighting while distancing themselves from each other. Well, except for Goliath, he was still eager to fight, uncaring for his image and reputation among his fellow peers.
"What? We're stopping? I still want to fight!" Asked Goliath with a frown as he glanced between Eyvor, Birger, and Echo while floating in the air.
"Yes, we're stopping, and you should too, Goliath; this is Prince Elif's party, so you wouldn't want to make a fool of yourself or possibly of him." Said Eyvor softly as she brushed aside her hair while glancing at Goliath before shifting her gaze to Birger, only to faintly smile, infuriating him.
"Eyvor, I swear upon my dao heart if you say anything, I'll reveal THAT. If I'm to fall, you will do so with me." Declared Birger solemnly as he stared at Eyvor with a wicked gaze, causing her to take on an ugly expression, while everyone else curiously gazed at her
"Hmph, annoying tree, fine; I will say nothing." Muttered Eyvor with a grunt as she folded her arms and glared at Birger, who grinned before heaving a sigh of relief.
"Hmm, what is he talking about, Eyvor?" Asked Shelia curiously as she looked at Eyvor, who promptly shook her head, refusing to elaborate.
"Something I will not be discussing even if it were to kill me." Replied Eyvor solemnly with a hardened gaze as she looked at Shelia, who nodded, only for her to frown afterward.
"Why are you sitting right there, Shelia?" Asked Eyvor with a slight frown as she looked at Shelia, who was calmly sitting directly to Elif's right, causing her to tilt her head in confusion.
"Hmm, what do you mean?" Said Shelia lightly while stretching her four legs, causing Eyvor to open her mouth before shaking her head.
"Nothing, never mind, Shelia." Muttered Eyvor softly, her words further confusing Shelia, though she eventually shook her head, forgetting about it.
"Oh, Shelia, what happened to your Elder Brother? Is he not attending?" Asked Elif curiously as he looked at Shelia, who lightly shook her head before sighing.
"No, he hasn't been the same since I gave him that crystal ball… The one that contains pictures and videos of you." Replied Shelia quietly as she glanced at Elif before leaning closer, whispering to him while he nodded in understanding.
"Ah, well, I'm not surprised, but I'm more surprised you have access to such valuable information." "Really, you don't know, do you, Prince Elif?" Remarked Elif and Shelia, respectively, as the former narcissistically smirked while flipping his hair before eyeing the latter, who raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Hmm, know what, Shelia?" Asked Elif curiously as he looked at Shelia, who leaned closer, whispering into his ear, causing every woman, minus Illumia, to narrow their eyes.
"There is a vast market for crystal balls with videos and pictures of you…" "... And where there is a market, there is a supplier." Said Shelia and Elif, respectively, as the former backed away, causing the women to relax, while the latter suspiciously narrowed his eyes.
"Yes. I heard that just a photo of you without an upper garment can sell for upwards of one hundred mid-tier God spirit stones. Although I confirm, there was even a rumor that something was bought for ten low-tier Immortal spirit stones, though I suspect it to be just a rumor." Remarked Shelia solemnly as she looked at Elif, who stroked his chin while nodding, only to smile.
"Hehe, that is no rumor. It shouldn't be shocking when you consider it to be me, Elif August. Ten low-tier Immortal spirit stones are relatively cheap, if anything." Declared Elif narcissistically as he brushed aside his hair while glancing at Shelia, who rolled her eyes while shaking her head.
"Whatever you say, Prince Elif, I'm merely informing you what I heard." Said Shelia softly as she returned to comfortably sitting in her seat while Elif curiously glanced at Illumia.
"Do you know anything about this 'market', Illumia?" "Marley, perhaps?" Asked Elif and Illumia, respectively, as the former glanced at the latter, who skeptically raised an eyebrow.
"Hmmm, no, Marley wouldn't do such a thing; she wouldn't disobey my words to such an extent, though most importantly, she wouldn't take such an unnecessary risk." Remarked Elif with a thoughtful expression before shaking his head while narrowing his eyes in confusion.
While curious about who this supposed seller was, I eventually shook my head, deciding to concern myself with it later as I had a party to host, and although there were barely a dozen people present, I needed to make sure it was lively as it would be more difficult if I waited for everyone to arrive.
Gesturing to Illumia, she nodded and left the room, only to return a few minutes later with several waiters following as they began to fill the table with some food, though not too much, as this was merely the appetizer.
Reaching forth, I grabbed a slice of pie, taking a small bite, prompting everyone else to dig in as well, only for me to suddenly smush the pie into Shelia's face, causing her expression to stiffen while everyone else froze.
"Oops, my apologies, my hand slipped, Shelia." Said Elif softly with a playful smirk as he looked at Shelia, who deeply frowned, only for hot gravy to be suddenly poured onto him.
Looking at Shelia, who gently set down the empty gravy bowl, I faintly smiled before laughing in amusement as I tossed a plate of steak her way.
"It seems our hands are quite slippery, Shelia." "Why, yes, they seem to be, Prince Elif." Remarked Elif and Shelia, respectively, as the former smiled in amusement while the latter flashed a faint smirk.
Stuffing my hands into a bowl, I removed them and leaped onto Shelia, knocking her to the ground while rubbing my dirty hands all over her and through her hair, which she didn't appreciate.
"Oh, so we're not holding back?" Asked Shelia with a devilish grin as she looked at Elif, who smirked while gravy-coated hair rested against his back.
"But of course not." Replied Elif with a smirk as he suddenly shook his head aggressively, flinging the gravy onto everyone else, excluding Illumia.
"Hey!" "Not cool, Prince Elif!" "NO! My gorgeous muscles!" "Hahaha, food fight!" Yelled Eyvor, Birger, Echo, and Goliath, respectively, as they raised their arms, protecting their face, while the latter laughed in joy.
Seeing as I managed to rope the other four into the fun, I shifted my gaze to Diana and Kurama, blowing them each a kiss, which quickly got them to start fighting as they threw food at each other, though just as I shifted my focus to Shelia, the whole pie was stuffed into my face.
"Heh, delicious." Muttered Elif with a seductive grin as he licked the pie off his lips while staring at Shelia, causing her to faintly blush.
"Not fair." Said Shelia in annoyance as she eyed Elif, who chuckled in amusement before grabbing two cups of alcohol and handing one to her.
"Here, though, be careful; this is some rather strong alcohol, so don't drink too much." Said Elif as he warned Shelia before downing the cup while she did the same, causing them to both inhale a sharp breath.
I could almost immediately feel the effects of this drink; my body warmed slightly, and I slowed slightly. I was still very lucid, but a few cups of this, and it would be long before I looked like an average drunkard, which I wasn't very fond of; the concept of purposefully weakening yourself didn't appeal to me much.
'Well, I would like to experience it at least once though.' Mused Elif lightly as he filled his cup and downed another one, only for a piece of food to violently hit the side of his head, knocking him down.
"Haha, one for one!" Yelled Goliath with a grin while looking at Elif, only for multiple ethereal vines to toss numerous pieces of food his way, covering his large frame.
Standing up, I dusted myself off and grabbed whatever food was nearby before hucking them at whoever, turning this into a battle royale food fight, something I hadn't done in years, and although I'd gotten older, it was still pretty fun. However, with guests entering every now and then, things escalated rather quickly, and before we knew it, there were thirty-plus drunkards throwing food at each other, though of course, we did eventually run out of food, though by then, we were so drunk, it didn't matter.
The food fight was merely meant to get everyone excited; now that we were drunk, keeping the excitement and fun was easy.
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"Tell me, Illumia, how drunk am I?" Asked Elif curiously as he looked at Illumia, who glanced at him before shaking her head.
"Since you can still recognize me, you're not drunk enough." Replied Illumia lightly, her words causing Elif to nod as he downed two more cups before burping, causing everyone to roar loudly.
"Hahaha, even when drunk, he's still sexy!" Yelled Kurama loudly with a drowsy expression as she pointed at Elif while everyone cheered in agreement.