It was hard to describe the scene at this New Year's Eve dinner in any words. All one could say was that everyone had shown off their abilities just to get a bite of food.
Under these circumstances, even Erza's intimidating presence had fallen to its lowest point.
Everyone except Allen was doing everything they could just to eat one more bite of the dishes Allen had made.
There were clearly dishes prepared by a master chef sitting right beside them, but everyone acted as though they were invisible.
Makarov had eaten Allen's cooking before. Besides, the people at his table were Polyushika, Gildarts, Ur, Allen, Ultear, Laxus, and himself, so this table could be considered the most civilized one of the night.
However, Gildarts had only downed one cup at the beginning of the evening and had not drunk any more alcohol since. He had been focused on eating.
"Allen, you've really got something there! If you had this skill, why didn't you say so sooner?"
Gildarts complained as he ate, grumbling that Allen's feelings for him had grown weaker.
After serving food to the two elders, Allen replied calmly, "It's already good enough that you have something to eat. If you say one more word, who knows when you'll get to eat my cooking again."
Gildarts immediately stopped talking when he heard that and silently picked up more food.
Compared to Allen's table, Natsu's table was practically on the verge of a fight.
It was the first time Natsu and the others had eaten food like this. Each of them seemed to have discovered a whole new world. On top of that, people their age had fairly large appetites, so Natsu, Gray, and the others were afraid that if they ate too slowly, someone else would get more