Less than no time later, eight months had passed. It was already December 29th; tomorrow would be the year 2001 of the Grand Line Era. A year had passed since the Ohara incident.
Early in the morning, Julian had Alice help him "change into formal attire." Alice looked at Julian's solemn expression, smiling broadly as she said, "Julian, you're still the same as before! Dashing and heroic, unmatched in dominance!" Julian smiled and said, "Alice, I'm only twenty-two this year." Hearing that, Alice hurriedly smiled and said, "I know. I'm twenty-five."
Julian looked at the increasingly charming and captivating Alice and smiled again. "In my eyes, you'll always be eighteen." Alice had also changed into a red qipao. The tight-fitting dress fully displayed her ample, imposing bust. Alice looked at her clothes, tugged at her cuff, then looked at the smiling Julian and said, "Stop looking. You still have the year-end summary to do!"
Julian wore a serious expression as he said, "I can just have Mayor Pablo do the summary. Have you ever seen the president of a listed company doing summaries every day?" Alice's face darkened as she said, "What about visiting the troops?" Julian still looked serious. "Old Sen has already gone in my place. Have you ever seen a King of Glory visiting the troops every day?"
Hearing Julian's words, Alice found herself unable to refute him again. She could only nod, then seriously asked, "Then what are you going to do?" Julian answered solemnly, "Of course, I'm going to visit the Orphanage and the citizens in every district!"
Alice immediately nodded. "Then go ahead." Julian said with a serious face, "You're usually the one with the most to say. You're coming with me." Alice nodded and said, "All right, I'll go with you." Julian said