The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Hey, hey, Kevin! Don't just keep giggling, but hurry up and move on to the next step!"

While Mikel was clapping along with everyone and singing the birthday song, he used his power of consciousness to quietly remind Kevin.

"Ah hahahaha, I know it too, but what should I do next?"

"Ask yourself!!!"

Mikael couldn't help but smile bitterly for a moment, and patted Ellie's hand, indicating that she was already eager to stand up and rescue Kevin and Mei.

"Oops! Look, Mei is so shy that she can't speak! Opportunities like this don't come often, so hurry up and take photos!"

She was well prepared and immediately took out her phone and pressed the shutter button. By the time the others reacted belatedly, Mei had already straightened her face again and snorted expressionlessly:

"Elici..."

"Mei, you don't really plan to stand here and watch us sing birthday five or ten times, do you? No way? You can't be so cruel, right?"

"I……"

Mei was at a loss. When pink petals floated in front of her, a warm breath gently lifted her hair and touched her earlobes. At the same time, a heavy weight fell on her shoulders. Alicia suddenly appeared in front of her. Her brain shut down again when she was around.

"I know what you're thinking May."

In front of the public, Ai Li almost bit Mei's ear and whispered:

"Such a grand celebration is indeed a waste of time from a certain perspective - not only in terms of resources, but also in terms of time. But it is necessary. Speaking more broadly, everyone knows the current situation. We must use various methods to boost morale. Soldiers without morale cannot fight. This is what Captain Himihu told us back then. "

"I don't……"

"Of course, speaking on a smaller scale, just talking about this birthday, isn't it necessary for you? No matter the final outcome is that the world is destroyed or reborn, I hope that you, Kevin, I hope that when you recall this journey, you will not only have the painful and oppressive loss in your mind, but also find many warm, happy, and relaxing memories - Mei, we should not live just to 'live'."

Although they were whispers, based on the hearing enhancement brought by the super-mutable factor, these words were captured verbatim by everyone's ears.

Gracie looked around helplessly, as if she didn't understand why everyone who was so happy just now fell into a dead silence.

Mikael turned his head silently, snatched the wine bottle from Himihu's hand under Eden's surprised gaze, filled himself a glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

"What's wrong?"

"Well, Ellie said you never drink."

“Never doesn’t mean never, and it doesn’t mean never.”

As Mikael spoke, he filled another glass, and then the empty bottle was snatched back by Himiko, who was almost unconscious.

"like……"

Mei lowered her head, as if she wanted to defend herself, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Alicia snatched her away:

"Besides, Kevin has been preparing for this for a long time, and everyone has given you a unique gift! Do you want to guess what it is?"

"Hmph...hehe..."

Mei finally smiled, and Ellie also took the opportunity to wink at Kevin. In the blink of an eye, she turned into flying flowers and floated back to Mikael, handing the hosting rights back to Kevin.

But for Kevin, this beauty has also been something he hasn't seen for a long time, so unfamiliar that he doesn't know how to face it.

After all, for those three times, he either stood on the stage and accepted congratulations from others, or followed others' instructions to offer gifts and blessings.

He was asked to take control of the whole place for a while, even though he was facing all acquaintances, even though the whole process was formulated by himself, even though he had rehearsed alone countless times last night and this morning...

But at this time, he only felt that it was more difficult to say a word than to kill a Herrscher.

"Ahem! Mei, you can't guess what gifts everyone has prepared for you. Let me think about it, what should I say..."

"Forget it, seeing how stupid you are Kevin, let me take charge!"

Alicia floated back unknowingly, Kevin was really nervous, slurred twice, and finally returned the hosting rights to Alicia.

"Hey! Everyone's mood is a little low, don't be like this! Whoever keeps a straight face, I will ask whoever comes out to perform!"

It seemed as if he had heard something terrible, whether it was someone who grimaced in response to the atmosphere, or someone who really thought of something sad, or someone who was only sad for a short while, but did not dare to speak out because of the sudden heavy atmosphere. At this moment, they all smiled bitterly or grinned sincerely.

"Yeah! This looks like a birthday!"

Alicia didn't mention whose words made everyone feel heavy for a moment. She hummed twice with satisfaction, raised her index finger to everyone, and asked with a smile:

"Then, it's time to show off the gifts! Everyone, who goes first?"

Everyone's expressions changed again, and the excitement that had just arisen suddenly disappeared, and it became deserted again.

Mei even heard Pado on her right lowering her head and repeating silently:

"Don't call me sister Ai Li, we usually respect you a lot, hahaha..."

She couldn't help but wonder, what was going on? Why does everyone seem so scared?

The expressions on the other people's faces varied, but most of them were filled with reluctance.

There are also some who are more confident. For example, Mikael and Kevin are very confident, and so are Sakura and Qianjie.

Mei couldn't find anything in common between them. If Sakura and Qianjie were just okay, she could still think of "cooking" and the like.

But regardless of Mikael, based on her understanding of Kevin, he should only be able to do it...

Although he is delicious down there.

"Oh my! Everyone is so shy. No one takes the initiative to sign up? What a pity... It's just like the teacher's roll call in class. Since no one is willing to raise their hands, hey, let's let Miss Pink Fairy come. Call your name!

"Everyone has no objection, right? Anyone whose name is called must not lie!"

Everyone nodded hurriedly. Compared to the fact that no one was willing to be the first one to die, which led to a stalemate, Alicia was the only way to take the initiative.

"Then for the first one, let's start with the two people who are the only ones with children here! Little Gracie is not needed!"

"Ha...I knew..."

Hen shook his head helplessly, "Speaking of which, since that matter is indeed a bit difficult, so Blanca and I made one together, plus a painting that Gratius painted for Mei, it should be fine. Bar?"

"Wow! You guys are cheating! Mikael and I each prepared a portion!"

Before Alicia could put her hands on her hips, Hen slipped into the kitchen first, leaving Blanca with an awkward smile on Alicia's face.

And Mei still hasn't guessed what the so-called "gift" is.

Hen rushed into the kitchen with small steps, and the oncoming heat made him couldn't help but squint his glasses.

I saw the divine key called the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment lying on the table not far away, and the heat naturally came from it.

There were a dozen covered plates placed around the God Key. Obviously, except for a few desserts or dishes that needed to be chilled, other people's "masterpieces" were all here.

Honest Hen quickly found his own portion by following the location in his memory. He picked it up and was about to leave when his steps suddenly paused.

After struggling for three or four seconds, he suddenly turned around again - just pretending that I forgot where I put my dishes and rummaged around, it doesn't seem to be incomprehensible, right?

…………

"Oh, what on earth is this Hen doing! It took so long to... uh, it actually took so long!"

"Um...Gratio, why don't you take out the painting and show it to everyone first?"

"No, dad said that my painting has the same theme as the dish you made, and they must be shown to Aunt Mei together..."

"Aunt Mei..."

Blanca covered her forehead. She really wanted to know who taught her children the terms "Aunt May" and "Grandma Mebius".

Until Gracie raised her head in confusion and looked at Alicia:

"Are you right, sister Alicia?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Blanca, May, and Mebius were all silent—according to the principle that the biggest beneficiary was the mastermind, it was already obvious who instigated Gratio.

Mikael turned her head silently again, just in time to see Eden's elegant drinking posture stopped in the middle. Then she slowly put down the wine glass, flattened her head, covered her mouth with her hand, and spent a lot of effort to remove the book. He swallowed the wine.

Qianjie kept humming, but it was definitely not out of anger, because his shoulders also kept shaking.

Sakura lowered her head, wondering if she thought of Ling's words "eldest sister" and "uncle", and sighed for a while. But just three or two seconds later, Mikael saw her slender fox ears swaying back and forth.

Destobia, on the other hand, looked at Gratius with excitement, "What about me? What about me? Little Gratius, what are you going to call me?"

She held Kosmo's arm hard, and her other hand involuntarily touched the horn on the latter's head. Kosmo struggled twice, and finally sighed helplessly and gave up resistance completely.

And Graciu's eyes became more innocent. She made breathy sounds like "oh" and "ah" while looking at Alicia with her eyes - this once again became someone's evidence of guilt.

Velvet laughed so hard that she slapped Mebius on the shoulder, almost knocking the latter's petite body into the floor.

But Mebius obviously didn't care about this anymore. She gritted her teeth and spit out the woman's name:

"Ai-Li-Xi-Ya-"

She was about to rush forward desperately, but luckily Hen returned in time and interrupted the farce——

"Yo! Why are you guys starting to fight when I'm just going to get something?"

He spoke in a high-pitched tone, held his head high, held a plate in one hand, and even shook his neck to let the broken hair on his forehead float twice, which was in sharp contrast to the embarrassment and unconfidence he felt before entering the kitchen.

"Ahem! Let me make a grand introduction. What I am holding in my hand is the famous dish that Blanca and I made in just one morning. It is also the same name as the painting that my daughter Gratio will present - Looking up at the stars. !”

He stretched out his hand with extreme confidence and opened the hemispherical cover, and the unique salty smell of sea fish wafted out first.

Mei's nose wrinkled. She probably understood that she really made a dish by herself...

However, if she remembers correctly, the famous dish of looking up at the stars should be a pie, with fillings put in, and then sprinkled with cheese after being placed on the plate...

Logically speaking, it should be golden, but why is this... purple, blue, yellow...

Not to mention, the two pairs of fish heads and tails are like four giant stars in the night sky, and the purple, blue and cheese yellow blend together and rotate slightly, really like the famous "Starry Sky" picture.

"Oh, well, I thought since we are looking up at the stars, we have to make them look like the stars. The purple here is blueberry jam, the yellow is cheese, and the blue is taro paste with a little pigment. , is it okay?”

Well, Hen does have something to be proud of, although there is a very obvious fishy and burnt smell - this can be directly seen from the bloodshot fish head and the burnt black puff pastry.

But at least it’s passable in terms of appearance.

"But... Hen, shouldn't the name "Looking Up at the Starry Sky" come from the fish head looking up at the starry sky... Why would you make the pie itself into a starry sky..."

Alicia twitched the corners of her mouth. Before she could say anything, she saw Hen and gave a thumbs up even more proudly:

"It's very beautiful, isn't it! It was made by Gratitude, so actually this dish also has Gratitude's handiwork!"

good very good!

Gracie received perfect marks, Hen and Blanca failed.

"Ahem!"

As if realizing that he had let something slip, Hen coughed twice and asked with a hint of hesitation and expectation:

"Mei...well, do you want to try it first?"

"It's better not to give it up..."

Kevin silently stood in front of Mei. He questioned his decision for the first time - what on earth was he thinking at the beginning? These dishes will all be eaten in the end!

But it seemed inappropriate to directly express his dislike, so he could only bite the bullet and said:

"Um... one person has a dish, and everyone has to taste it together. How can there be any reason to let Mei taste it first? Why not hurry up and see the next person's work, right, Uncle Hen?"

As if he thought of something interesting, Hen was not depressed, but tried hard to cover his mouth, put "Looking Up at the Starry Sky" on the dining table and returned.

"Oh, by the way, Gratio's painting has been given to Kevin..."

"Don't worry, I'll look at it later."

Mei Xin understood that Graciu's painting skills were self-taught, but the content of the painting was obscure and difficult to understand, at least it was not a work that could make people laugh.

On Mikael's last birthday, her painting made people feel depressed as soon as she opened it, so it was better to open it when she was alone.

"Oops! Have you finished talking? If you're done, it's the next contestant's turn! I can't wait to see other people's gifts!"

Alicia folded her hands excitedly, her eyes wandering, and began to look for the next "victim".

Her eyes glanced at Destobia, who waved her hand quickly, and then glanced at Kosma beside her. Although the boy looked at her indifferently, his cheeks were filled with tears. It bulges slightly when biting hard under tension, accompanied by a slight tremor.

Seeing his nervous look, Ai Li smiled slightly and opened her mouth to announce:

"Then the oldest among the remaining people—"

She lengthened her voice deliberately, and Kosma's trembling quickly went from imperceptible to visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, she smiled with satisfaction and announced the final result:

"Let the oldest one among the remaining people present present his work!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on three people - Mebius, Eden and Himihu.

First of all, exclude Himihu. Although she has retired from the combat force, her actual age is only in her early thirties, two years younger than Hen, but she served two years earlier than the latter.

As for Eden, it can be said that people of an entire era were born listening to her songs, but no one can tell her age clearly.

The same is true for Mebius. Mei had seen Mebius' deeds in the inspirational stories in the textbook when she was in elementary school...

Of course, if Aponya is present, you can compete with them.

And in the corner where no one was paying attention, Qianjie snorted softly.

Alicia's eyes kept rolling, and everyone knew what her idea was - didn't she just want to take this opportunity to find out the ages of these two people?

But it also plays into other people’s minds.

Even if the specific age cannot be known, judging by size is still... Oh, there is no need to divide this. Even Mebius in his prime is not half as good as Eden.

Eden seemed very calm and calm, even though she had always been like this, but there was no further reaction.

"whispering sound!"

After Mebius smacked his lips, he consciously walked into the kitchen.

"Oh, she is indeed Grandma Mebius!"

Ellie also didn't forget to hit the target behind her.

Half a minute later, just like the scars just now, Mebius walked out holding a bowl of green eel soup that he had made. The confidence on his face was like the foam that was constantly emerging from the soup, completely overflowing.

"well……"

I don’t know who started it, and sighs came one after another—it would be fine if we just did it, but the most important thing is that everyone still has to eat these things together in the end!

Thinking of this, even Kevin, Mikael, and Sakura, who were confident in what they had made, all turned green.

As for Qianjie, he is wearing a mask and his expression cannot be seen.

Mikael suddenly turned his head to Himiko who was lying on the table and whispering drunken words——

It turns out that this person is truly wise and foolish.

After all, as long as you get drunk in advance, you don't have to face the torture of social death.

And... you can also skip the final "tasting" step.

Mikael's breathing was a little heavy, not because of anything else, but as one strange dish after another was served, all kinds of pungent smells were suddenly mixed in the small space.

This smell is far inferior to even the deathly combination of perfume and body odor.

He began to turn his eyes, looking for the wine Himihu and Eden had brought, and thinking about the possibility of getting drunk now to escape death.

But... listening to Himihu's repeated murmurs and the empty wine bottle alone on the table, he suddenly thought of a question - was she really drunk?