"All right! Thank you, Miss."
Seeing that he could not refuse, Tatsumi reluctantly accepted it. After all, he had been invited as a guest, and he would have felt somewhat bad about abruptly turning it down.
Besides, Aria's family had promised to help him secure a position in the military. Refusing again would make him seem ungrateful.
"That's more like it!"
Aria was very pleased to see Tatsumi pick up the wineglass.
Because of Rita, they had lost quite a few potential prey. As a result, they had become even more careful when choosing their targets.
Not just anyone could become their prey.
The moment her family had met Tatsumi, they had set their sights on him.
That pure smile of his—never in the Imperial Capital had they encountered such an innocent boy! Only prey like this was fun enough, exciting enough to play with!
Normally, they would not take away two prey in such a short time. But Guanxing's appearance had made Aria change that habit.
"You should have a drink too, Miss Guanxing." Aria handed Guanxing another glass of wine, a brilliant smile on her face. They had not originally intended to act immediately, but Guanxing's arrival had quickly changed the plans of all three.
"Huh?"
Hearing Aria, Guanxing looked up from her food. A small piece of bread was still between her teeth as she stared at Aria with a puzzled expression.
"Do I have to drink it?"
"No, but if you drink a little..."
Aria paused, then smiled as she prepared to explain.
"Then I won't drink. My maid doesn't let me drink alcohol casually." Before Aria could finish, Guanxing directly refused. Such an obvious move—were they afraid people would not know there was something in the wine...?
Guanxing's words left Aria choking on her own