The banquet
After the commotion, Bai Mo did not leave Chaldea immediately. Because he was injured during the Great Qin Bai Mo, he missed Chaldea's celebration banquet, and the people of Chaldea unanimously decided that a make-up banquet should be held.
"Alright, alright, don't be so formal, come on over. Although you can make sandwiches by Brother Bai, homemade food always has a more down-to-earth feel to it."
Ritsuka half-pulled Bai Mo into the restaurant where the banquet was being held. The extravagance of the banquet far exceeded Bai Mo's expectations. Although he had guessed that Chaldea's supplies should be plentiful, he did not expect it to be this rich.
A figure, like a snow sprite, walked up to Bai Mo's side, a slightly proud smile on her face.
"If? I handled things quite well on my end, right? Russia did a great job with land reclamation and animal husbandry. After the snow melted, these lands finally showed their value."
With the recent trade with the Great Qin Dynasty and your infrastructure projects, things are looking up for Russia now.
Anastasia handed a glass of juice, served in a champagne glass, to Bai Mo, and they clinked glasses lightly in the process.
"That's quite unexpected. The treaty that Qin Shi Huang gave you wasn't very harsh, was it?"
"Not at all, on the contrary, it was surprisingly generous." Anastasia gave Bai Mo a slightly mischievous smile and said:
"Perhaps he heard some news from the Russia populace, and he also seemed very interested in the previous research on Ivan the Terrible, so the exchange went quite smoothly."
"After all, things got better after the Tsar's rule ended, so it's normal for your popularity among the people to have increased."
Bai Mo nodded, while Anastasia simply covered her face and smiled, then changed the subject, and the two exchanged Lostbelt various aspects of the Lostbelt.
It seems that the Qin Shi Huang has traveled all the way to Northern Europe under the guise of sightseeing. However, this trip will likely stimulate some development. Northern Europe is a gold mine; given time, it can generate unimaginable power.
Seeing this, Bai Mo sighed with relief that a fully developed Lostbelt, rather than one on the verge of collapse, had joined in, saving them a great deal of development difficulties.
At the banquet, Bai Mo also met many people. Rin and Olga Marie had a pleasant conversation and learned that because Koyanskaya left her entire business legacy in Russia to Rin, she now looked like a business elite.
Chaldea's trade of goods is basically conducted through her channels.
"How about it? That little girl who used to only cry has grown up so much. Don't you feel a sense of renewal?"
Rin tossed her hair, showing Bai Mo her transformation. Bai Mo, however, reached out and ruffled her hair.
"He has indeed grown quite a bit taller."
"Hey, don't treat me like that kid from before!"
"To me, it hasn't even been two years since we parted. Don't worry, after all this is over, I promise I'll reunite you with your family."
When you run into that bastard of a father who used you to pay off debts again, give him a good beating.
Bai Mo's words still sounded like she was coaxing a child, and Rin stopped resisting. After being given to Koyanskaya to pay Tokiomi Tohsaka a debt when she was a child by Tokiomi Tohsaka, Koyanskaya, although she was being trained, was also quite strict with her.
And because of this damned Bleaching, Bai Mo is now the only person who would treat her like a child.
"... Well, you'll have to help hold him down then..." Rin's breathing became noticeably faster, and she wiped her eyes, making the back of her hand a little wet.
"You need to rest this time too, no, you absolutely must rest."
After saying goodbye to Rin, Bai Mo hadn't walked far when she saw Hinako Akuta, whose arms were linked with Ritsuka's and Xu Fu's; Dr. Roman was feeding the Queen of Sheba a strawberry cake with a fork; and Brynhildr and Sigurd.
"How enviable!"
Anastasia said with a hint of flattery, and not long after, Bai Mo's left hand was also half-forcedly grabbed by a slender arm. Circe looked at Anastasia opposite her with a somewhat threatening gaze, while the latter returned a provocative smile.
"By the way, Bai Mo, there seems to be a ball later. Shall we go change into a formal dress?"
"How come I didn't know there was a dance party? And where would a restaurant like this have space for a dance floor?"
"Just have Wei build one, what's wrong? Worried about falling on the ice? No problem, I'll give you a front-row seat."
"Do you... have some kind of conflict?"
Anastasia and Circe's conversation was full of tension. Just as Bai Mo was about to ask a question, a figure came up from the front and hugged her, carrying a strong smell of alcohol.
"Atalanta? Are you drunk? Haven't you sobered up in Ooku yet?"
Atalanta was Servant the first Servants to be summoned back to the Ooku. It seems that after causing a ruckus there, she was corrupted by Tokugawa and drank a lot of sake on the third floor.
"Nonsense... I'm not drunk at all, hehe..."
Atalanta gently rubbed her face against Bai Mo's chest muscles, revealing a silly grin, and wrapped her tail around Bai Mo's calf. This direct action instantly made their gazes freeze.
"Wait, let me take her home first."
Watching Bai Mo's departing figure, the two whispered something in unison.
"Mean."
At this relaxed banquet, it seems that all worries are left behind. But unlike the Ooku, the banquet here will eventually come to an end, and then people will return to their work and lives.
After all, the future and challenges won't wait. If we don't take the initiative to face them, they'll kick the door open and beat us up.
On the monitoring device placed to the side, a red arc appeared, with the India Lostbelt at its center. At this moment, the red light of this Lostbelt continued to expand, gradually covering the entire empty Asia and Africa, and slowly spreading towards the Atlantic Ocean.