Chapter 253 – New Year Party
#253.
Passing through the front door and heading to the living room, I saw that the long table had been set with dishes. Chorin put down the tableware and greeted them.
“Came? The preparations are finished, but the timing is good. You must be hungry, everyone come and sit down.”
“I see. You can leave all your luggage in this room.”
Following Gaon’s instructions, the people went to the indicated room and piled up party gifts one after another. Coats are stored in the pockets of each person’s subspace.
After clearing traffic, Gaon looked around the table and headed for a suitable seat.
And as soon as he sat down, Rugiena, who moved the seat to his right as if teleporting, drawing an afterimage, stitched it up. One beat later, Hayeon takes the left.
Seeing this, Chorin, who was dealing with people with an apron on, sighed, and Jaehee comforted herself by saying that she couldn’t sit down anyway, but sent a look full of regret.
“Tsk…”
Finally, Isabella threw off her apron and rolled her eyes unwelcomely.
His face, smeared with slight contempt, seemed to reproach him for cheating. Even though he did not say it in words, Gaon, who flinched at the emotion that was blatantly conveyed, cleared his throat.
“Chemm! Everyone please sit down.”
“Then excuse me!”
Simyeong was the first to answer. Sometimes she behaves carelessly, but at times like this, she also has a knack for lightening the atmosphere.
Starting with him, everyone sat down, and Gaon opened his mouth, facing the gazes that were focused on him.
“The time we spent together was different, but meeting you was a great fortune for me. I hope that we will be together for a long time in the future. For the future of all. Cheers!”
[Cheers!!]
With a toast, Gaon immediately tilted the glass and drank the contents. Today, since there are minors, the drink is non-alcoholic champagne. The carbonic acid washed my throat and gave me a thrill.
After quenching his throat moderately, Gaon put down his glass and said.
“I don’t have much to wear… It doesn’t lose, and Mr. Chorin and Mr. Isabella worked hard to make it, so it should taste good. Everyone eats.”
Shuddering in his humility, he hastily corrected his words.
I wonder if I could have made it myself, but I couldn’t say such a thing in a situation where I was getting and eating without doing the same thing. Gaon was paying attention to Chorin and Isabella, but Shimyoung, who was not paying attention, teased her snout.
“Haha! After all, the wives are great at cooking! It looks very appetizing!”
At the same time, a chill lingered in the living room.
Needless to say, the epicenter was Isabella. She stared intently at Shim-yeong, wanting to deliberately, in case she went through a lot of useless things these days.
Of course, there was a murderous spirit in her eyes, and it seemed that Shim-yeong would be divided into five bodies at any moment.
At that moment when no one could easily intervene, it was Rubia, his lover, who saved Shim-young.
She deliberately laughed and joked.
“Ahaha! Mr. Simyeong, Mr. Chorin and Mrs. Isabella made the dishes. Sorry. I must have been mistaken.”
“Ah, ah—! That’s right? I thought Chorin and Hayeon did the cooking. Haha! Sorry. Miss Isabella. I hope you are not too offended.”
It’s the same as making a mistake, but if you did it without knowing it, you can show mercy at least once. Isabella also didn’t want to ruin her party atmosphere anymore, so she decided to move on at this point.
She put the homemade dish into her mouth as if nothing had happened.
Starting with that, everyone started eating one by one, and the atmosphere soon changed to amicable again.
And about an hour later, when the feeling of fullness rose to a certain extent and the atmosphere was heated up, the event that had been prepared in advance began.
“Then let’s exchange gifts. Please bring the items you have prepared.”
At Gaon’s words, everyone brings the boxes that were piled up in the room earlier. It was difficult to tell them apart just by looking at them, as the packaging paper, ribbon color, and even size were set.
Of course, since everyone here was only one skilled person, it is faint, but it is possible to distinguish them through the traces left on the box.
Therefore, the plan was to select and distribute the owners in a completely random manner.
After each person engraved a number on the gift box, Gaon put the lottery box he had prepared in advance on the table. It is impossible to peek inside as it is painted black on all sides.
Isabella’s Mystic Eye of Insight was useless as it was impossible to see through things.
After taking turns according to the order of her birthday, they began to draw numbers one by one.
The first one has a birthday on February 15th. In other words, it was Rubia who had only a month and a little left. In fact, she may have taken it for granted, but it was a bit strange that her demons also had the concept of a birthday.
Anyway, the number she picked was 3. It was a box brought by Shim-yeong, if it should be called destiny.
“It’s a coincidence. Umm… It’s pretty light, right?”
“Lubia, don’t shake too much. Just in case.”
“Looking at the reaction, I don’t think it’s solid, right? What is it?”
Seeing Rubia smiling mischievously and Shim-yeong looking troubled but bright, I had a hunch that something special would soon happen between the two.
She will be in a relationship every day with a certain cycle to absorb the regularity, so she doesn’t know.
I was curious about what a mixed race of humans and demons would look like.
Those who picked the numbers in turn showed their curiosity about the contents of the box and waited for the right time.
And with Isabella finally unsealed, when all the boxes regained their rightful owner.
Of course, the first opener was Rubia, the first person to pick out the box.
Out of her box was a luxurious bottle of perfume.
“Oh! Is it perfume? Sim Young. Why did you bring perfume as a gift when there was no guarantee that I would have it? It’s not like you’re interested in the other women here, are you?”
It’s not that I’m really jealous. A prank just to get into trouble. However, Simyeong reacted violently.
“No! It can’t be! It’s just that I’m not good at presents, so I just picked the one that’s less likely to fail. No selfishness whatsoever!”
“Really?”
“Sure!”
Shim-young’s eyes move back and forth between Gaon and Isabella.
Besides Hazel, the only women here are Gaon’s lovers and Isabella. So, being interested in something is no different from the extreme.
Gaon, who lifted Dongjagong’s curse, is his lifelong benefactor. Simyeong was not such a scumbag that she would repay her favor with her enemy.
Rubia laughed and teased her flustered Shim-yeong, then sprayed her cologne on her and sniffed her, then she kissed him briefly on the cheek.
Side!
“Smells good. Thank you.”
“Kuhm! I’m glad you like it. Actually, the possibility is small, but I thought that Rubia might have it, so I chose it as a suitable scent.”
The two began to spread their affection as lovers with a pink air flow.
The rest looked at them lukewarmly for a while, then ignored them and tacitly agreed to open the box.
After a few more people opened the box, Gaon’s turn finally came.
What came out of his box was a long scarf made of pure white fur. You can see it everywhere as a gift in winter, but unfortunately, it was the first time that gloves or coats came out now.
Even when I looked closely, it seemed that they were hand-woven one by one.
“It’s a scarf. Made it myself too. The party should have been announced a few days ago, but who the hell… ?”
I didn’t mean to belittle other people’s gifts, but I was dumbfounded by the gift with a completely different sincerity.
When Gaon asked, Jaehee, who had been quiet until then, quietly raised her hand.
“I brought it. Ahaha…”
“Is that Jaehee? I didn’t know you were so good at knitting. Time must have been tight, but thank you.”
“No! It didn’t take that long because I borrowed the power of Master’s magic tool. I’m glad you like it.”
The last words were sincere. Jaehee looked really happy that Gaon had the scarf.
Gaon had no choice but to respond to her humility with a grin.
Afterwards, everyone’s boxes were opened and gifts were shared, and they chatted and went out to the balcony when they saw the time approaching noon.
Although it is lower than the Mage Tower, the clock tower standing tall in the center of the capital is shining golden. Perhaps everyone is watching this now.
Lovers, family, colleagues. It is a wonderful thing to get together with various people and welcome the new year together.
After waiting for a while, the minute hand of the clock tower finally lined up with the hour hand, and a loud bell rang out.
Big cherry-! Big cherry-! Big cherry-!
It’s the start of a new year.
As he listened to the sound of the bell that lasted for a minute, Gaon thought as he tightened her hands holding her lovers.
I want to continue to be with you in the future.
After that time passed, the bell stopped ringing and the balcony was enveloped in silence. The party escaped from the afterglow and entered the room again.
A night beyond the hour. Now it’s time for the minors to go to bed. After explaining about it, Simyeong and Rubia stepped out.
“If that is the case, we will go together. You said the room downstairs, right?”
“Are you okay?”
“Sure. You just have to find the room that fits the key and enter.”
“Then please.”
“Just leave it to me.”
Shim-yeong is a bit unaware, she makes mistakes, but she is the kind of person who does it again. After handing over her key, Shim-young led Raoul and Hazel downstairs and left.
So, when only the adults who truly knew how to enjoy the night were left, a drinking party immediately ensued.
Chorin and Isabella immediately started cooking snacks, and Gaon took out various alcoholic beverages that had been stored in the warehouse and lined them up on a long table.
Normally, a huge ice bucket would have been necessary to accommodate this many bottles, but they did not need one.
With just one magic, you can maintain a certain temperature, so you don’t have to worry about it.
Soon, the snacks were complete and everyone raised their glasses.
“Never overdo it. If you want to be moderately drunk, you should detoxify. Or if you go to bed first, I’ll leave it to your free will. Cheers!”
[Cheers!!]
Personally, I was cautious about drinking to get drunk, so I had no intention of using mana to detoxify alcohol.
It must have been the same for everyone, so I didn’t feel anything like the action of magic.
I immediately drank the liquor and picked up a snack to refresh my mouth and ate it, which made me smile.
Alcohol has the effect of lowering people’s vigilance and lifting their mood. Maybe that’s why even Isabella looked more finite than usual.
That’s how the night gets deeper.
