"Your mood today seemed... not very good?"
At that moment, Russell could not help but look up and say something.
"Can't be helped. The higher-ups assigned me a task."
Aventurine rubbed the brim of his top hat, his gaze assessing the faces of the three women.
After noticing that Sakura's attention was more focused on the instruments, while Eden seemed somewhat disdainful of Russell, he looked back at Russell and spoke in a frivolous tone.
"Penacony's backwater festival has started early. I'm taking the chance to collect a debt."
"As compensation, once the task is complete, I'll get quite a long vacation to follow in the Amber King's footsteps."
The Grand Ceremony of Harmony.
Once every Amber Era, the Harmony Family held this grand celebration, inviting countless organizations from across the universe. It was also an enormous god-descending ritual.
During the Grand Ceremony of Harmony, an incarnation of Harmony would descend into the mortal world and answer the wishes of believers.
Calling a festival of that caliber a backwater festival was clearly outrageous—one could even call it outright contempt.
Robin's delicate body trembled with anger.
At that moment, her dislike for Aventurine nearly surged to the level of Huihui's, perhaps even beyond it.
"Please show our Family some respect."
She snapped at Aventurine.
"If we're talking about respect, how about paying back the debts you owe the company first?"
Yet Aventurine, who usually possessed a certain human warmth, was exceptionally aggressive at that moment.
The sight made even Russell want to rub his forehead.
Aventurine was really in a foul mood today.
After all, if his feelings were stocks, he had already pawned his underwear and invested it all in Topaz.
Now that the market had crashed, it was perfectly normal for him to be in a bad mood.
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