Bottle after bottle, I was almost overwhelmed. Finally, I don't know how Rudeus and Paul reconciled, but they also came downstairs and joined the drinking party. Paul kept toasting me because I brought back Aisha and Lilia.
Perhaps knowing that if I drank too much I could use detoxification magic to dispel the hangover, I never thought I would get drunk.
Until the next morning.
When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying in bed. The memory in my mind stopped at the moment Paul and Rudeus were clinking glasses with me.
I was lying naked in bed, and an elf of the Long-eared Race was lying in my arms. That startled me. Thankfully, as long as the person in my arms wasn't a dwarf man, I could accept it.
After casting detoxification magic on myself, I didn't linger in bed. I quickly got out of bed and put on my shirt and pants.
At that moment, the Long-eared Race elf on the bed opened her beautiful phoenix eyes, smiling broadly and looking radiant. She even winked at me.
"Little brother, you were quite brave last night. Want to have some morning exercise with big sister?"
Ah, I blacked out. I have no memory of it. I feel like she's trying to trick me.
"I'm sorry, madam. I've forgotten everything that happened last night. Did we do anything together last night? I honestly don't remember."
The Long-eared Race elf burst out laughing.
"Little brother, are you playing hard to get? Didn't you ask me to call you Daddy last night? Why are you so timid now? Don't worry, big sister doesn't need you to take responsibility. We can just remain friends."
Of course, I knew she didn't need responsibility, but she was public transport, and I only liked private cars. So, I didn't take her up on her offer, just laughed it off, and went downstairs to eat.
In the first-floor restaurant, I ran into Rudeus and Roxy having breakfast together. I ordered a breakfast and joined them.
It turned out Rudeus and Roxy met on the road between Licaris Town and Wenne Port. Later, because Roxy wanted to see her parents and search for other survivors from the Fittoa Territory, they passed through Daclismart Town together.
In Daclismart Town, Rudeus also met the Great Emperor of the Demon World, Chichirika Chichiris, who bestowed upon him an Eye of Foresight.
This highly suggests that Rudeus is currently under the Human God's surveillance. Theoretically, encountering Chichirika in Daclismart Town should have triggered information about Zenith's location. But now, that information is missing.
After chatting with them, most of the people went downstairs. Paul's condition had improved significantly after seeing four of his family members in one day. He looked much better after shaving his beard.
Currently, Paul's family was still missing one person: Paul's legal wife, Zenith. Then they started a lively discussion.
Although I knew where Zenith was, I didn't actively participate.
After their extensive discussion,
They still hadn't searched the Northern Continent and the Bekalite Continent.
So, they finally split into groups.
I, Rudeus, Roxy, and Elinalise would go to the Northern Continent together.
Rudeus wanted to go to Ranoa Magic University to study.
Roxy, being a graduate of the Magic University herself, wanted to visit the school.
Eris simply did not want to act with Paul.
The remaining people would follow Paul to the Bekalite Continent to search for Zenith.
It was very similar to history, just with the addition of Roxy going along. This shouldn't have a major impact.
I was very curious about how the relationship between Rudeus and Roxy would develop if Rudeus hadn't saved her life. I was quite looking forward to it.
Additionally, because Norn had been following Rudeus the whole way this time, she was very attached to him, so she also headed north with us.
For some unknown reason, Aisha also followed us, and she seemed to have stopped wearing her servant attire, changing back into normal women's clothes.
According to Paul, she and Rudeus would both be attending Ranoa Magic University.
After the discussion concluded, Paul sought me out alone and thanked me for helping him find Lilia and Aisha.
Actually, judging from Eris, I and Paul were somewhat related, just distantly.
He asked me to teach Aisha magic along the way. This was strange; why didn't he ask Rudeus or Roxy, but came to me instead?
But I didn't mind. Aisha was very smart and grasped things almost immediately. Moreover, I had already taught her a lot on the journey here.
Aisha was already quite old; she probably couldn't learn no-chant magic. The only magic I could teach her was the common chanting spells.
After two days of preparation, we set off on our journey north.
I hope this journey will be safe!
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