By the time they finished soaking in the hot springs, evening had already arrived.
Everyone changed into bathrobes and prepared for a banquet at the Hot Spring Inn.
Naturally, no banquet was complete without alcohol.
Except for Child Emperor and Metal Bat, who were still underage and couldn't drink, everyone had cups of alcohol set out on their tables.
Child Emperor and Metal Bat alone had to make do with orange juice...
That was right. Despite Metal Bat's rather mature appearance, he wasn't actually an adult yet...
"I gathered everyone here not just for a victory banquet, but also to discuss the prophecy that 'the Earth is doomed.' Although the recent God-level Disaster only just ended, I don't believe the crisis has been completely resolved. We still can't afford to let our guard down."
Sitch spoke from his seat in the middle.
Sitch was leading this victory banquet, with several staff members accompanying him.
Bai Ye and the others sat along either side, each with a small table in front of them laden with various dishes, alcohol, and orange juice.
Several attendants from the Hot Spring Inn stood at the back, ready to serve the guests at any moment.
"But let's put that aside for now. A victory banquet should feel like a victory banquet, so tonight, forget everything else and enjoy yourselves!"
Sitch raised his cup. "Well then... cheers!"
"Cheers!"
Everyone raised their cups together.
The Hero Association was covering all expenses for the two-day, one-night stay. It was generous, too, ordering all sorts of famous Japanese liquors for everyone.
Among them were "Dragon Slayer" and "Dragon's Cry"...
"Oh! This is Dragon Slayer! It tastes as good as ever!"
Bang identified the liquor after just a small sip. After all, he'd drunk plenty of it in his youth.
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