What Love Means

It was already late at night by the time the birthday banquet was drawing to a close.

"Me... keep going! Rudy!"

"Father, you're already drunk."

"I'm not... How could I possibly lose to my own son in drinking..."

Shaking my head, I drained the wine in my cup in one gulp.

Zenith patted Paul on the back while Lilia used a handkerchief to wipe his mouth.

Ghislaine, on the other hand, paid little attention to Paul and chatted with Eris about amusing things that had happened in the past.

Windsor and Tina sat obediently beside Eris, listening to them reminisce and asking questions now and then.

Roxy, Lara, and Nanahoshi sat together drinking.

After all, Lara was an adult now, so Roxy did not stop her from trying alcohol.

Only Lily curiously asked from the side,

"Lara, what does it taste like?"

"Mm, it tastes like being an adult."

"?"

Nanahoshi patted Lily's head.

"It doesn't taste good~ We only have to drink a little because we're adults."

"Oh... Lara is an adult too?"

Nanahoshi glanced at Lara. Lara raised an eyebrow and mischievously said to Lily,

"Of course your Lara is an adult! I'm almost eighteen! I've been an adult for three years already~"

"Oh... Lara is actually an adult..."

Lily obediently nodded and asked no more questions.

Nanahoshi sighed, then turned and clinked glasses with the equally helpless-looking Roxy.

Lucy and Sieg sat together, both of them quiet.

As for those beside me, they were Aisha and Sylphie.

"Big brother~ Ah~"

"Rudy, cheers~"

After accepting Aisha's feeding, I picked up my glass and clinked it with Sylphie's.

The banquet passed in that sort of atmosphere.

After Paul had completely fallen asleep, Zenith smiled and said,

"Then, Rudy, we should be going now."

"Okay."

"Ghislaine, give me a