"Drip... drip..."
Like dazzling red plum blossoms. Lili paid no attention to Zanis, who stood frozen nearby with his eyes nearly popping out. Holding the bottle, she walked up to Haimo and tilted her head up slightly.
"Lili..."
"Lili did it."
She steadily handed Haimo the bottle of Divine Wine that took immense courage even to smell once more.
The entire room fell deathly silent.
Even Loki froze for a moment when she caught the rich aroma wafting from the bottle. It smelled wonderful.
Truly wonderful...
163,
Lili joined the Haimo Familia; Soma withdrew his Familia. The scent of wine filling the air was rich and lingering.
"Gulp."
The sound of Loki swallowing was especially clear.
After all, back in Heaven, the gods had tasted all kinds of intoxicating nectars to pass their long, boring days.
By now, Loki had developed a very discerning palate.
Yet when this bottle of Divine Wine, brewed from ingredients from the Lower World, appeared before her, it still stirred a fierce craving in her stomach.
She swallowed, her gaze lingering on the crystal-clear bottle for several seconds before she glanced at Haimo standing ahead of her. In the end, she swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue. After all, Loki knew she was merely accompanying him today. This was Haimo's occasion. Nearby, Zanis's eyes behind his lenses had gone completely round. His mind was full of disbelief.
Precisely because he had recognized the bottle at a glance. He had always kept this bottle of the purest Divine Wine locked in the deepest part of his private underground vault!
Not only was there an iron door outside, but guards watched it around the clock. No one could pass unless he came in person. How had this Pallum, who normally only followed adventurers around