Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 530.2: What I Want (2)

The dishes for the New Year’s Day’s banquet were slowly served to the accompaniment of an orchestra. A harmonious atmosphere enveloped the dinner table.

Carter’s appetite was whetted after having eaten a year’s worth of military rations and resolving one of his long-time worries. Similarly, Roel was in a good mood after having overcome a crisis. Everyone’s attention was naturally drawn to the delicacies served.

The chef’s cooking was up to its usual high standards.

Roel, who hadn’t tasted his hometown cuisine for a long time now, was extremely pleased with the meal. It was almost amazing how he was able to look elegant while gluttonously gobbling food down.

Beside him, Alicia gracefully took small nibbles of food.

In truth, she didn’t need food anymore after reaching Origin Level 3. All she required was a bit of moonlight every night to replenish her day’s depletion, making her almost like an ascetic monk. She was eating so much now because she was in a good mood.

She couldn’t spend the previous New Year’s Day together with Roel because the latter was at the eastern border. It was not to say that she was alone, since Carter was there with her, but she couldn’t help but feel that something was missing. Learning from this lesson, she had made sure to camp at Rosa ahead of time to fetch Roel home.

Now that she was soaking in this harmonious atmosphere together with her family, she felt that her effort had truly paid off.

Roel also found it wondrous how he had successfully made it home after traversing the Austine Empire’s northern mountains and Rosa’s eastern plains. It had been such a difficult year for him, but the hardships seemed to be washed away by the good food before him.

The fragrance of wine suffused the dining table as magic fireworks flared outside the windows. Roel enjoyed this moment of rare peace in his life as the year slowly crept to its end.

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Several hours later, Roel changed into a formal robe with the help of the maids and began making preparations for the New Year’s Prayers.

There were some pract

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