Felix pushed the door open and came in, holding a dessert tower as he said excitedly:
Daedalus came in carrying drinks, Ash pressed his palms together, Felix set a plate of cake in front of Ash and asked casually:
When she turned, her sleeve caught a glass on the table, and pineapple juice spilled out over her sleeve and Ash's pants. Felix instinctively wanted to help wipe Ash down, but just then, Ash slammed a hand onto the table and slowly stood, his eyes fixed straight on Felix.
The presence of a Demigod Arcanist instantly filled the entire room. Felix held his breath, his mind going blank. He could not even release his Holy Domain. His legs trembled slightly as he stared dumbly at Ash reaching out toward him—
And cleaned the pineapple juice off his sleeve.
Only after Ash sat back down did he come back to his senses. His legs went so weak he nearly knelt, and intense shame and anger flooded Felix from head to toe, along with a faint, indescribable admiration. Unable to help himself, he ignored the gap in status and furiously thumped Ash on the arm.
Ash laughed.
Ash looked at the Operators:
Ash bit down on his cake fork:
Felix suddenly asked.
Ash looked at him and blinked:
The two looked at each other for a moment, then Felix looked away:
Ash laughed.
He did not mind leaking the plan's objective to Daedalus and Felix at all. After all... they would never go challenge Multistar in the first place.
Ash looked at these teammates who had followed him through life and death countless times, at these companions who had always believed in him, at these Sweethearts who knew and loved each other, and suddenly a powerful sense of shame and exhaustion welled up