37. Xia Ling + alcohol = a frenzy of cuddling

"Everyone, let's raise a toast to the spirit of Anti-Entropy!"

As Welt delivered his impromptu speech, everyone at the banquet raised their glasses and celebrated together amidst laughter and joy.

It is both a celebration of the anniversary of Anti-Entropy and a celebration of the hard-won victory.

As the toasts mingled, the crowd gradually dispersed, each person enjoying the banquet in their own way.

In a corner of the banquet hall, Xia Ling held a glass of juice and sipped it slowly beside Theresa.

"What a rare and joyful time..."

"I said, Xia Ling, why are you acting like an old man, even starting to reminisce about how wonderful time is?"

Theresa heard Xia Ling's mutterings and couldn't help but turn around and smile.

Hmm... perhaps it's because "one is influenced by one's company"?

"If you keep bringing up the age issue so subtly, I'm going to punch you!"

Theresa's smile immediately turned dangerous.

"Hehehe... So, what should we do?"

"Let's wander around a bit first... As a mature, composed, and authoritative headmistress, some social niceties to maintain relationships are necessary," Theresa said smugly.

"How did you manage to squeeze three points of criticism into one sentence?"

"I'll deal with you when we get home tonight~"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please don't punish me." Xia Ling decisively chose to admit defeat.

After all, according to the original plot, the Thousand-Man Herrscher could come back at any time. If he hadn't recovered from some strange state when the thousand Thousand-Man Herrscher arrived, that would be a real mess.

"Hmph..."

Seeing that Xia Ling was no longer being naughty, Theresa started wandering around the venue with Xia Ling. Of course, she wasn't really wandering around; she was actually doing this to buy time.

Let's go back to this morning...

"Teasing Xia Ling? Kiana, how could you have such a thought?"

Theresa looked at Kiana, who had suddenly run over to her, with a puzzled expression.

"Hehe, it just suddenly came to mind today... Headmaster, you should remember that Xia Ling never drank alcohol when she was at the academy."

"Uh..." Theresa thought back carefully, "It seems that's true. Even Himeko's beer back then, she never touched it."

"That's right!" Kiana exclaimed excitedly. "So, doesn't the headmaster want to see what Xia Ling's expression is like when she's drunk?"

"Hmm..." Theresa paused for a moment, but without hesitation for almost a second, she immediately chose to join the plan.

What do you need me to do?

"It's simple, Headmaster. You just need to hold Xia Ling back and wait for me to get there."

Kiana wore a knowing look on her face.

"Doctor. Ain..."

In the venue, Kiana easily found Ain.

"Where's Dr. Tesla? Didn't he say he was going to have her perform on stage?"

"Well..."

Ain looked distressed. "Maybe it's because I haven't touched her in a long time, and I didn't control the dosage properly."

"She lay down immediately after finishing her drink. I had no choice but to take her back to her room."

"Uh... if the effect is this terrifying, didn't Doctor. Truss notice?"

"She couldn't possibly have noticed. If it were so easy to detect, she wouldn't have fallen for it so many times."

"Well..." Kiana grinned mischievously, "Doctor. Ain, could I borrow some of this alcohol?"

"Lend it to you?" Ain gave a strange look, but after a moment, she guessed what it meant. "You want to give it to Xia Ling?"

"Huh? Doctor, how did you guess it so quickly...?"

"Because among you, only Xia Ling, I have never seen her drink alcohol."

Ain pulled out a small bottle. "Don't put in too much, the dosage instructions are on it."

"Yay!"

"Sigh..." Watching Kiana's departing figure, Ain couldn't help but sigh, "Youth is truly wonderful..."

On the other side, Kiana, who had successfully obtained the item, along with Sirin, who had already conspired beforehand, and Fu Hua, who had come to watch the show (actually to prevent trouble), arrived at Theresa's side.

After noticing that Xia Ling's drink was empty, they "coincidentally" ran into Xia Ling.

"Hi, Xia Ling, Theresa!"

Sirin greeted him as usual.

"Good evening, Sirin, did you have fun?"

"Of course, because of that Thousand-Man Herrscher, Anti-Entropy has been quite lifeless lately, but today it finally had a lively moment!"

Sirin looked very excited. "By the way, is this the first time I've seen you tonight? Come on, Xia Ling, let's have a drink!"

Sirin raised his glass.

"Well..."

Looking at her empty glass, Xia Ling glanced at Theresa, but after noticing that Theresa held a glass of bitter melon juice, she silently looked away.

"Wait for me..."

"Sister Xia Ling, please have this cup."

Kiana, being "thoughtful," handed over a glass of grape juice. "This is what I just got; I haven't had any yet."

"Okay, thank you Kiana."

Xia Ling, without any suspicion, readily accepted the cup and then toasted with Sirin.

Sirin tilted his head back and gulped down the entire drink in one go.

Seeing that Sirin finished a glass in one gulp, Xia Ling followed suit and drank the grape juice in her glass in one go, under the gaze of the others.

Then...

"Hiccup~"

After a cute hiccup, Xia Ling's face flushed almost instantly, and her eyes became somewhat glazed.

"It seems Xia Ling has a very low alcohol tolerance..."

"At least she's better Dr. Tesla... at least Sister Xia Ling seems to be able to walk on her own."

Seeing Xia Ling swaying unsteadily, Kiana couldn't help but lean over and poke her cheek.

My fingertip touched her blushing cheek, leaving a cute indentation, which then bounced back quickly as my finger left.

Xia Ling is usually quite calm and composed. Even when she occasionally goes off the rails, it's just that she seems a bit unreliable. But this is the first time Kiana has ever seen her look so silly and cute.

Suddenly, Kiana felt an irresistible urge to put it down.

However, Kiana soon regretted her act of sticking her neck out.

"Hey-hey..."

After being poked for a while, Xia Ling suddenly let out a muffled laugh.

Kiana, still somewhat dazed and unaware of what kind of demon she had unleashed, asked, "Hey, Sister Xia Ling, are you feeling better?"

"It's the ultimate, invincible, super cute Kiana! Waaaaah, let me hug Kiana ~"

Before Kiana could even react, a body, slightly warmed by alcohol, pounced into her chest.

Chapter Thirty-Seven Xia Ling + Alcohol = Frenzied Sticky Yin Lingyi o Ni Private House Nine Si Gui (Eight) Lingmeng Group Leader

"Huh?!"

Kiana was completely unprepared for Xia Ling's sudden attack, or rather, she had not considered the possibility that Xia Ling might let loose due to her drunken state.

"Sister Xia Ling, wake up! And, and didn't we agree that you're not allowed to call me that?!"

Kiana's face instantly turned bright red. Hugged by Xia Ling, she could even feel the teasing glances from those around her.

"Kiana, hehe, my Kiana ~"

Clearly, Xia Ling, now intoxicated, became extremely aggressive. Kiana tried to pull Xia Ling down from her chest, but Xia Ling, clinging to Kiana's slender waist, showed no sign of letting go, and even clung to her more tightly.

Although Kiana doesn't dislike being close to Xia Ling, and may even secretly look forward to it, being so close to Xia Ling in a banquet hall in front of everyone is clearly beyond Kiana's limit of shame.

Left with no other option, she turned her pleading gaze to the crowd watching the spectacle.

"Although, if the Old Fossil's memory is not wrong..." Sirin thought for a moment and then decisively added, "I remember Kiana, when you were in St. Freya, you seemed to be clinging to Mei like this too."

"Pfft." Duck Duck and Theresa, who had come over to watch the fun, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

What goes around comes around. Kiana, who used to clamor for Mei's "sister juice" every day, would one day be embarrassed by someone touching her in public.

Is this what growing up is?

But to Sirin's surprise, her words caused Xia Ling to change her target.

Xia Ling's gaze snapped to Sirin beside her, and she instantly activated her ability.

The next second, she appeared behind Sirin.

"Hehehehe, Herrscher of Sentience is so cute! A cute little kitten like you was born to be eaten by your mom! Hehehehe~"

"No? What do I have to do with this?!"

Sirin never expected that she would become Xia Ling's target because of a single sentence. Caught off guard, she was suddenly hugged and rubbed against by Xia Ling.

Seeing that two people had been attacked in succession, Bronya pondered for a moment and realized that Xia Ling did not seem to choose based on personal preference, but rather treated everyone equally.

So she decisively whispered to Seele.

"Seele, Bronya thinks that if we stay here any longer, we'll be in trouble sooner or later."

"So..." Seele tilted her head.

"Therefore, it's best to leave now!"

Bronya immediately pulled Seele away from the scene.

"Old Fossil, help me!"

Sirin had never experienced such intimacy before. Before he could even last half the time Kiana had, he couldn't help but cancel his physical form and immediately crawled into Fu Hua's body for "refuge."

"Hmm... so it turns out, letting Xia Ling get exposed to alcohol was a completely wrong choice..."

Fu Hua thought for a moment, then took out the Feather Dust and prepared to give Xia Ling a hypnotic buff.

"Hehe, Schicksal tablet, my Schicksal tablet..."

"Pfft—cough cough cough cough..." Kiana, who had just escaped Xia Ling's clutches, had just taken a sip of her drink when Xia Ling's words made her spit it all out.

Fu Hua thought for a moment, then put away the Feather Dust in her hand and clenched her fist.

"Considering that Xia Ling and Su are very familiar with each other, and that she might have some mental resistance, I think it would be better to switch to physical hypnosis."

"Okay, okay..."

To prevent Xia Ling from being physically hypnotized, Theresa ultimately decided to step forward and sacrifice herself (or perhaps, for the greater good).

She casually took out a bitter melon that she usually ate as a snack and stuffed it directly into Xia Ling's mouth, stopping her from continuing her madness.

After all, given Xia Ling's current state as the berserk sticky leader, she can easily stick to this level even when facing Kiana and Sirin. If she were facing her, who knows what shocking things she might say to her.

Therefore, for the sake of maintaining the dignity of the headmaster, it's best to be a little timid.

"It looks like Xia Ling is completely drunk. To prevent her from causing trouble while drunk, I'll take her away first."

Theresa blinked cutely, completely unaware that Xia Ling behind her had already crunched away at her bitter melon.

"Yay, let's go back to the room!"

Accompanied by cheers that suddenly appeared behind her, Theresa felt a dizzying sensation, and then she found herself being carried in a princess carry by Xia Ling.