"Aino, long time no see. Inef, you're back."
When the group arrived at Speranza, they were immediately given a warm welcome. Quite a few children gathered around them as well. Speranza's waiters were these children, all members of the Conch Gang. Soon, even the cook came out and greeted Aino and Inef.
"Inef's business is done, so I brought her over to see you all. Oh, right, these are my new friends." Aino then introduced Shen Fei and the other two. After that, guided by the children, they went to their seats.
"I'll order." Paimon picked up the menu and started looking through it. After all, it was her first time eating in Nodrekai, so she needed to see what they had. Fortunately, the menu had pictures, so there was no fear of ordering the wrong dish.
"Big Sister Inef, Big Sister Aino."
While Paimon was looking at the menu, three children gathered around Inef and Aino. From the way they addressed them, it could be guessed that they had a good relationship. However, these three were not Aino's friends from her time in the Conch Gang. In truth, she was not very close to the friends from her own generation and rarely contacted them. Instead, she had good relationships with those younger than her.
"Here, have some candy."
Looking at the people chatting, Shen Fei's heart stirred and an idea popped into his mind. He then took out three pills disguised as candies and handed them to the child closest to him. However, the child did not accept them right away, instead first looking toward Inef and Aino.
"Take them." Only after Aino spoke did the child accept them, one for each of the three. Seeing that the three were about to put the candies away, Shen Fei immediately