"To celebrate Aunt Kaiulani's revival—"
"Cheers!!"
With Mualani's words, everyone raised their glasses and clinked them together.
The number of people attending the banquet wasn't small; many people, upon learning of Kaiulani's revival, also joined the party, celebrating Kaiulani's resurrection.
For the people of Natlan, celebrating a warrior who had died and come back to life was just like celebrating a victory in the Night Warden Wars.
However, Kaiulani, the protagonist, didn't look very happy.
It wasn't that she was still worried about whether Mualani could awaken, but rather that her comrades kept urging her.
"Kaiulani, you've made a trip to the Night Kingdom; you should drink properly to celebrate."
"This is just like fighting in the Night Warden Wars; aren't you going to drink a few cups to celebrate?"
Her comrades urged.
"No no, I'm not drinking now." Kaiulani quickly shook her head.
Joking aside, she had drunk too much before, which gave the Abyss monsters an opening; how could she dare drink now?
"The Pyro Archon said that a little drink is good for the mood, but too much harms the body." Kaiulani shook her head. "I don't dare drink anymore."
"I think it's not the Pyro Archon's issue, but rather that after you drank before, you missed several moves against the Abyss monsters, got injured by them, and now you're regretting it, right?"
"I'm done for!" Seeing that her embarrassing matter had still been exposed in the end, Kaiulani revealed a face full of panic.
Seeing this, everyone immediately burst into laughter, and the entire restaurant was filled with laughter.
After the Traveler laughed along, she noticed that among the people gathered together, she didn't see Rios or Mavuika's figures.
She turned her head to look, and soon saw the two Pyro Archons standing in the distance, conversing.
"I happen to have some questions I want to ask the Pyro Archon too."
Lumine thought to call Paimon over, and then the two of them would go find the Pyro Archon together.
But when she searched for Paimon's figure, she found that the other was gobbling up the food on the table, not looking like someone who could be free at all.
"Little glutton."
Lumine smiled helplessly, then strode her long legs toward the Pyro Archons' direction.
After getting closer, she could hear their conversation clearly.
"Rios, why did you personally step in to eliminate the Abyss Chanter at the end?"
"I felt that Mualani was just one step away from awakening at that point; by taking out the Abyss Chanter, it was like you interrupted the awakening."
Mavuika said.
"I was afraid it would harm you all, so I quickly took care of it."
Rios said with a smile.
"Oh?" Mavuika raised her brows, crossed her arms, and said in a teasing tone, "But I remember, before we went in, you said that with our power, the Abyss monsters couldn't harm us."
"It's all that Abyss Chanter's fault." Rios spread his hands. "I saw that guy acting so confident, thinking he might have some hidden dangerous moves; I didn't expect him to be no different from an ordinary Hilichurl."
"Is that so?" Mavuika narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Then I'll just believe that."
Hearing the Pyro Archons' conversation, Lumine couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
What a way to say the Abyss Chanter is no different from a Hilichurl.
Because it's one-shot either way, so they're about the same?
Lumine at most thought that this Abyss Chanter she encountered this time was no different from the previous ones she had met.
But the Pyro Archon went so far as to directly compare the Abyss Chanter to the level of a Hilichurl.
If the Abyss Lord heard that, he'd definitely be pissed to death.
"Traveler, did you come over because you have something to discuss with us?"
Just as the girl was inwardly complaining, Rios turned around and focused the topic on the girl.
"I have some questions." The girl said.
During her journey, she had developed some confusions that needed to be answered by Rios, as the Pyro Archon.
Hearing the girl's words, Rios's eyes lit up slightly.
Is this the standard Q&A segment after each nation's story ends?
I declare, Natlan's main storyline concludes here!
Rios joked in his heart, then chuckled lightly and said to the girl: "Then, before the party ends, ask whatever you want to know."
Just like when the Traveler exchanged with Mavuika earlier.
When it came to the segment of asking Rios, several questions appeared in the players' game interface for selection.
[About the divine power on Kaiulani]
"You're right; as soon as I learned of Kaiulani's death, I immediately rushed to the Night Kingdom and shared my power with her." Rios said.
"Was it to help Mualani awaken?" Lumine asked.
"It seems Mavuika has already told you everything." Rios nodded slightly. "I thought this might be an opportunity, so while ensuring Kaiulani wouldn't be in danger, I naturally formulated this plan."
"Speaking of which, I only realized it when I saw that Kaiulani had Rios's divine power on her."
Mavuika, standing nearby, said with a smile: "I thought Rios was at a loss for this and could only rely on us to save Kaiulani; I didn't expect him to go to the Night Kingdom ahead of time by himself."
[So that means Kaiulani could actually be saved from the beginning; the Pyro Archon just made us do all that to help Mualani awaken?]
[How confident is this Pyro Archon in his own divine power? Sending all of Natlan's top combatants to the Night Kingdom; what if they all wiped out? It'd be a disaster.]
[Spread the word: The plan to eliminate Natlan's elites was all formulated by Lord Pyro Archon.]
[As expected, this was all the Pyro Archon's plan; I guessed it when the Traveler suspected something upon seeing Kaiulani.]
[Don't let the Pyro Archon's young age fool you; his scheming is deep—he tricked everyone, including the Night Warden.]
[The Pyro Archon's mind turns really fast; the person just died not long ago, and he's already thinking of using Kaiulani's death to make a move.]
[He is a nation's leader after all; no matter how young, he won't be lacking.]
[Wait, since the Pyro Archon could revive Kaiulani from the start, then those two guys who mocked Kaiulani earlier didn't get beaten for nothing?]
[As long as the world where those two got injured is completed.]
[Beat 'em good; for guys who only gossip behind backs, they deserve a solid thrashing.]
[I got my fill of satisfaction anyway.]
[If only those two guys could be like Citizen, where we can beat them anytime and anywhere.]
[Unfortunately, Natlan already had the damage testing dummies earlier; probably won't have two more sandbags.]
[I really want to take them out so bad.]
[No, thinking about them makes me so mad again; I'm going to watch the video of them getting brutally beaten by the Pyro Archon.]
Rios saw the players' barrage and couldn't help but chuckle.
Want to keep beating those two, huh? Later, I'll call them over to act as sandbags.
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New Story posted:
One Piece: Collective Viewing of the Future, Starting from God Valley