"Catherine, Catherine?" Luke saw Catherine standing there in a daze, neither speaking nor moving, as if she was distracted, so he screamed several times.

"Ah," said Catherine, in exclamation, "sister and sister are beautiful, Luke, and you have a beautiful pair of daughters. Speaking of this, Catherine was all over the topic and said to Faraz: "I beg your pardon, I saw you, and suddenly remembered the legend about the 'Imperial Capital Rose', and I was distracted unconsciously, I'm really sorry." ”

Faraz's face was red, she was ignorant before, and relying on her identity as a father and teacher, she didn't cause much trouble during her studies at the Royal Academy of Magic, so she had the nickname "Imperial Capital Rose", but after Faraz met Ryan, she has gradually changed her style of doing things and has become a lot more low-key, so this nickname has slowly been mentioned, and on the contrary, it is the nickname "Little Witch" of Alina, who studied magic with her, has spread far and wide, giving everyone who provokes Alina a headache.

"Haha, just kidding. Catherine, seeing that the atmosphere was slightly awkward, diverted the subject, and then said to Luke, "Please continue." ”

In fact, most of the ** people present knew each other, such as Ryan's Lace team and Catherine's goddess team competing for first place in the Atlético Royal Competition, how could they not remember each other so quickly? Luke personally introduced Catherine to just a ceremony, and it can be regarded as a formal mutual acquaintance. At the same time, it also implies a sense of reconciliation, after all, contact existed as a competitor in the past.

"As you wish. Luke nodded, pointed to Alina beside Faras, and said, "Alina, is a good friend of Faras during her adventures, but now that Alina is Faras's sister, I am also happy to have such a daughter." ”

Alina followed the example of Faras, made a noble salute, and said, "Hello, Catherine. ”

Catherine smiled at her and said, "I heard that you studied magic at the Royal Academy of Magic?"

Alina replied, "Yes, he is now an honorable apprentice in magic. ”

Luke continued, "Yes, Alina's talent is okay. But compared to Ryan, it's far from it. This is Ryan, a friend of Faraz. ”

Catherine set her sights on Ryan, with whom she had fought twice, one win and one defeat, and had long remembered the appearance of the young magician. "Ryan, this isn't the first time we've met. Catherine punned, "Looks like your magic is growing very fast." ”

Ryan didn't understand the true meaning of Catherine's words, he thought Catherine was referring to the last battle at the Atlético Royale, but he didn't know that in the mines of Hermida, he had already fought against the beautiful and thrilling woman in front of him, but that time, Catherine was in lich form, and because of her carelessness, Ryan defeated one of Catherine's own plane projections.

Ryan said sincerely: "If I have the opportunity, I hope to ask you more questions." I still remember that fire-based magic vividly. ”

Catherine smiled and said, "There will be a chance." ”

"Alright, it's party time, let's talk about the magic later. Luke brings the conversation back in time, and he goes on to introduce Catherine to Allendo and Flanna, after all, both of them are good friends of Ryan and live in his mansion, so they must not be left out.

By the time Luke had finished introducing the people on his side, Catherine began to introduce the people she had brought with her. "Christina, apprentice Holy Knight, but now my personal bodyguard. Catherine smiled and said, "Speaking of which, this banquet today is really interesting, as if we are almost all acquaintances." ”

Christina's eyes were fixed on Ryan's body, it was the little magician in front of her who broke the Holy Knight's undefeated record in the Atlético Royale, and she still lost to him despite all her efforts. Christina has always had an indescribable feeling for Ryan in her heart, hating Ryan for defeating her, but Ryan's eyes full of sincerity and respect repeatedly appear in Christina's dreams.

"Hello, Lane Magician. Christina gave a knightly salute to Ryan and said loudly, "Thank you, if it weren't for you, I don't know how long that heavy shackle would have to be carried." ”

Ryan nodded solemnly at Christina and replied, "I'm glad you can think so." Although at Atlético Royale, we are rivals to each other. But I admire your will and desire to fight very much, and I think this is the biggest reason why the Royal Knights dominate the continent. ”

A warm current surged in Christina's chest, in fact, that failure had a great impact on her, although she didn't mention that thing again, but Christina's own heart was always a little mustard, but she didn't expect her former opponent Ryan to say such a thing today, which made Christina's heart very moved.

"Thank you!" Christina said sincerely, "I will continue to work hard, and I hope to meet you again one day." ”

Ryan also let out a sincere smile, he nodded heavily, and said, "Let's work together." ”

"Yes, it's right to turn enemies into friends. Luke interjected in time: "It's a pity that there is something in Orlando tonight, otherwise he would be happy to see this kind of scene." ”

"yes. Catherine said, "General Orlando and his Royal Knights are the pillars of the Empire, and it is their presence that ensures the stability of the Empire. Okay, let me introduce you again, this is Maia. Catherine pointed to Priest Maia and said, "My former teammate, after the Goddess Squad won, he and Karhit stayed. ”

"This is a Kalhit magician, ha, I didn't expect there to be six magicians, a priest, a holy knight and a druid here tonight. Luke, if we go out on adventures together, this lineup is really luxurious.

Everyone nodded and smiled together, indeed, it is very good for an ordinary mercenary group to have a magician, and among the six magicians here, Catherine must be at the level of a magician, although Ryan wears the badge of a magic apprentice, but no one thinks that his strength is worse than that of a high-level magician, plus Druid Allendo, the three of them can definitely form a powerful attack group, and that kind of stormy blow will definitely make their enemies desperate.

"Alright, now that we're done, let's take a seat. "Luke, as the master, of course arranged everything properly. Soon, everyone was seated around a round table, which was also the result of Luke's painstaking efforts, after all, the ordinary rectangular table would invisibly highlight the identity of the banquet attendees, while the round table was more relaxed. And Luke deliberately mixed the personnel of both sides to make it easier for everyone to communicate.

Catherine was surrounded by the two Faras sisters, and although Catherine wanted to know how Faras's purple magic robe was obtained, she never looked at the robe again, but talked and laughed with the Faras sisters, and from time to time talked about pleasant topics with Luke, Ryan and others.

Whether it was Ryan's side or Maia's side, everyone was from a civilian background, but they did not discriminate against each other, and soon found a common topic, everyone talked about their previous adventurous careers, or talked about what they saw and heard in the imperial capital, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

As the feast progressed, the main course for the evening was finally served, a lamb roasted to a golden brown with a charming aroma, pushed by two servants dressed in white to the round table in a cart. A skilled chef quickly began to divide the lamb, offering the tastiest and most tender portion to Catherine, and then at Luke's beckoning, the rest of the portions were divided among the others. The roast lamb was not very large, and each of the eleven people present had a large piece, and there was almost nothing left.

Ryan tasted it, this roast lamb is very good, put it in the mouth as if it melts, the aroma of the food remains in the mouth, which makes people have an endless aftertaste. Faras saw that Ryan liked it very much, and quietly put her share on Ryan's plate. Ryan smiled at her, and then ate unceremoniously, Faras pursed her lips and smiled at Ryan's not very elegant eating appearance, and only felt indescribably happy in her heart.

By the time everyone has tasted the main course, the banquet is almost over, and there are usually vegetables and desserts later, and this is when the banquet enters the real theme.

Fresh fruit was served, and Luke picked up a piece with a fork, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, then chewed it slowly and swallowed it. When Luke watched Catherine savor the fruit in front of him, he suddenly remembered that Catherine had barely eaten the food in front of her tonight, almost all of them were shallow, but the fruit now, Catherine seemed to like to eat it very much.

"Ah, Catherine, it seems that you like these fruits very much, why don't I give you some. Luke slowly began to move on to tonight's topic: "These fruits are from estates outside the city, which means they are relatively fresh. ”

Catherine stopped eating at all after becoming a lich, and although she was now converted into a human by a demigod lich, this habit that she had cultivated for hundreds of years has not changed, and in fact it is difficult to change. However, Catherine's body is now completely human, and she still has to live more or less by eating, so Catherine adopted a compromise method, which is to support fruits. For a beautiful and incomparable woman, eating only fruit will not only not arouse suspicion from others, but will also take it for granted, after all, women can do anything to maintain their figure.

Catherine didn't want to dwell too much on the subject, she probably guessed some of Luke's purpose for this party tonight, so she simply said bluntly, "Thank you." But now that Thor's Fortress has fallen, the orc army is about to reach the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, right? Luke, what are you going to do now?"