Chapter 1376: Festival
The festival and banquet were meant to strengthen the Yamato crew's confidence in this journey. They were both encouragement and farewell. Xiao Ran could sense the ease each Yamato crew member displayed, their smiles, and the confusion and fear hidden deep within their hearts.
Yet they all shared one thing: an unwavering resolve toward this unknown journey, and the determination to save Earth and humanity.
When the festival and banquet began, Cruze, Basak, Luo, Graham, El-Elf, Sheryl, Saki, Nalu, Renard, and the others all came over as well. Bobby, Moses, and Billy had to remain aboard the Burning Legion, while Zechs had no interest in such an event. Aside from those four, everyone else came aboard the Yamato.
When they entered the banquet venue—the mess hall—it was obvious that every member of the Yamato had turned their attention toward Xiao Ran's group. The men were handsome and the women beautiful, each possessing a unique aura. No matter where they went, they were the sort of people who shone with their own light.
Xiao Ran's moon-surrounded-by-stars position at the center of the group also aroused the Yamato crew's curiosity. After briefly introducing themselves and exchanging pleasantries with the important personnel led by Juzo Okita, they gained a better understanding of the Yamato's people. Okita then announced that the Burning Legion, led by Xiao Ran, would be operating alongside them from now on.
After taking his seat, Juzo Okita smiled faintly at Xiao Ran. No matter how the old man smiled, Xiao Ran always found him rather stern. "Colonel Xiao Ran, aren't you going to say a few words?"
"Very well." Xiao Ran slowly rose to his feet, raised his wineglass slightly in his left hand toward everyone in the mess hall, and waited for the room to quiet