Night fell.
At last, the day had arrived.
Looking out at the city's dazzling nightscape through the window, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction. The invitations had gone very smoothly this time. Not only had every member of the Darkmoon Blade guild accepted, but even the Red Knight Order and Dark Nebula had agreed to attend. A few sharp-eared media outlets had also tried to apply for interviews at the dinner party, but after careful consideration, Fang Zheng had rejected their requests. This was a very private gathering, and the Death Game incident was already in the past. He had no desire to let the media stir things up and make headlines out of it again.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, everything is ready."
Hearing the voice, Fang Zheng turned around to see Asuna, dressed in formal attire, walking over while waving at him. Beside her stood Kurumi, as always dressed in a black formal gown.
"You've worked hard, Kurumi."
Fang Zheng first nodded to Kurumi, then looked at Asuna.
"Then I'll leave welcoming the guests to you, Asuna. As vice president of Darkmoon Blade, that won't be a problem, right?"
"Of course. Leave it to me."
Hearing Fang Zheng's instructions, Asuna nodded and headed toward the elevators.
The banquet was being held in the top-floor ballroom of the newly established CC Corp. Fang Zheng had put a great deal of effort into this event. He had spent a large sum of money to decorate the entire ballroom to resemble the restaurant where everyone had gathered most often in the game. Even the lighting, tables, chairs, and food largely replicated the menu from the victory banquets they had held in the game.
In Fang Zheng's view, this was the best place for everyone to celebrate their victory together.
At the moment, aside from