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After the hug, Annie naturally took Annie's arm and slipped a small box into his pocket.
An Yi: "Thank you, sister. May I see what's inside?"
"Don't open this now, wait until you get back to see it!"
"This is a gift from my mom, dad, and me to you," Anne said mysteriously.
"Whoosh! Happy birthday, son!" Asel shouted happily.
Elsa held Annie's hand the whole time, smiling and saying with a sigh, "Annie is already nineteen years old, how time flies."
“Happy birthday, Annie,” Lycorina said with a smile from the side.
[Private] Holy Warrior: I didn't prepare any special gift because it seems like An Yi doesn't lack anything.
So, inviting my uncle, aunt, and sister Annie over is my gift.
Annie looked at Lycorina and nodded gently: "Thank you."
Licorina said she hadn't prepared any special gifts.
For Annie, this was a very special gift.
Lycorina didn't say it directly, but...
She was clearly doing this for An Yi, so she simply invited all the families of the heroes attending the meeting to the Holy City.
I cooked a whole pot of dumplings just for this dish of vinegar.
It was not only a birthday celebration for An Yi, but also a surprise for all the heroes.
Or perhaps, they were inspired by An's birthday and invited all the heroes' families over?
Anyway, it's all good.
“Speaking of which, son, we saw you speaking on that big stage.” Asel suddenly remembered, “Wow, I think we’ve discovered that our son is quite a remarkable person?”
“Yes, yes! You can only feel this way when you see it with your own eyes!” Annie said excitedly.
"Won't you be nervous going up to speak?" Elsa asked softly from the side.
An Yi: "Yes."
"No way, is An Yi not nervous at all?" Layton couldn't help but complain as he listened from the side.
“No, husband, nervousness doesn’t necessarily have to be written on your face,” Lady, whose belly was already noticeably protruding, explained calmly from the side. “Like now, I’m already tired, but you can’t tell, can you?”
Layton: "Ah! Shouldn't we go back and rest earlier?!"
Lady let out a snort of laughter through her nose: "See? You really couldn't tell, you couldn't tell I was lying to you."
Layton: "Ah, this..."
In fact, the heroes' families present hadn't been there long; they had all timed their arrival precisely when the meeting was almost over.
Since it was already night, and everyone had had enough fun during the day, they rested for a while before starting the dinner.
"Have you grown a little taller? Come here and let Mommy give you a hug."
Miluko's mother, Perri, hugged Miluko, who was quietly leaning closer, thinking to herself that it was only after a long time apart that she could feel the change in her height.
Watching her grow up every day, I don't really notice any changes in her height, except that her clothes have obviously gotten bigger.
Her mother was actually only in her early thirties, and since she didn't need to work too hard, she looked very young. She resembled Miluko, but was taller and had a better figure than Miluko.
It's like a larger version of Miluko.
In contrast, Annie's mother, Elsa, still often had to work in the village. The income of the two of them supported two children, so by the age of forty, the signs of aging were already visible on her face.
"It's been a long time. How have you been getting along with the three heroes of the Saintess Squad?" Milco's father, Brown, was solemn when facing Milco.
"Of course it's great! Didn't you see that our daughter was hiding behind the three heroes of the Saintess Squad from the very beginning?"
"She's not going to hide behind you." Perry chuckled, hugging Miluko.
粫咎死錂●♂． 〃~~悟六∈泀中转ＱuN:“Ah, um…” Mi Lu hadn’t even had a chance to speak when her mother finished speaking, so she could only open her mouth to respond.
She's not really good at hiding behind her father.
Because fathers are usually the center of attention, standing next to them is definitely a disaster.
Although the Saintess Squad is also quite eye-catching, however...
The three members of the Saintess Squad wouldn't push her out to "train her character."
Her father felt that her poor communication skills were not a good thing for an assassin.
The three members of the Saintess Squad didn't mind her personality; on the contrary, they always took care of and protected her because of it.
She felt safer with the three members of the Saintess Squad than with her father.
"I'll let you in on a little secret: your dad knows it's Mr. Sword Hero's birthday today, but he didn't expect to actually meet him, so he didn't prepare a birthday gift."
He was just pretending to be calm, saying, "Milu will definitely prepare, right?"
Perri whispered with a chuckle in Miluko's ear.
"Ahem." Brown coughed lightly and asked in a low voice, "So, you should have prepared a gift for your new friend by now, right?"
Milu nodded firmly this time: "Yes."
After a brief chat between all the heroes and their families, delicious dishes were soon brought in from outside.
Considering that the logistics heroes also need to meet with their families, all the dishes were prepared and cooked in advance by human chefs.
From the very beginning, there was no intention to involve any heroes. Apart from a few who assisted in relaying messages, the rest of the heroes had no idea what was going on.
In fact, many of the heroes' families came from this group during the week and played in the Holy City for a while.
It's not difficult to find a way to prevent the heroes from meeting their families prematurely.
The Holy City is a very large city, and the heroes have been busy with public sparring during this time.
If the family members of the heroes who are active in the east of the city are allowed to play in the west of the city, there is absolutely no chance of them running into each other.
If the hero's family wants to go to the east of the city, the believers of the Hero Alliance can arrange for the hero to go to the west of the city.
Because the banquet started so late, the entire city remained bustling with activity late into the night.
The banquet in the temple, too, seemed to have no end in sight, and probably wouldn't end until after midnight.
As Irene listened to the three members of the An Yi family talking about An Yi, she felt extremely anxious.
When will this end...?!
She had prepared a very important gift and wanted to give it to An Yi today.
As a result, both the Tournament of Heroes and the current banquet have far exceeded her expected timeframe.
If this keeps up, An Yi's birthday will be over!!
How to do?
Why don't we just send the gift out now!
only……
It would be too hasty to deliver it here.
Because it was a very, very important gift, she still wanted to give it to An Yi with great care.
But there wasn't enough time, and it was impossible to take An Yi away from his family at this point.
If An Yi were suddenly taken away, not only would his family have a bad impression of him, but An Yi would definitely be unhappy too, right?
Since it's a birthday present, shouldn't we give it to someone in a happy mood?
"Sigh...there's nothing I can do!" Si
Once it's past midnight, it's no longer An Yi's birthday!
The gift still needs to be given today! Lu
Thinking this, Irene suddenly vanished from her spot, only to reappear almost instantly, without anyone noticing. (Nine)
When it returned, it carried a long wooden box on its back, tied with a ribbon in a bow, just like humans do.
Taking advantage of the break in the previous conversation, Irene quickly went to An'i's side: "Um, my apprentice, today is your birthday."
To celebrate your birthday, your master has prepared a gift that you should like.
Please accept it!
This must be the best and most important thing my master could ever offer in his life!
After saying that, she pushed out with both hands, handing the long wooden box in her hands to An Yi.
An Yi was taken aback, looking at Irene's face and then at the wooden box.
In my heart, I already had the answer.
Chapter 40 Irene: Did I lose again...?!
“Master, this is…” An Yi glanced at the long box handed to her, then stared into Irene’s eyes.
"It's not very useful to keep it for a short time, so you can take it for now."
"Just give it back to me when I need it," Elaine said, feigning impatience.
Even before opening the box, she knew that An Yi had already guessed what was inside.
"...Okay, thank you, Master. I'll accept it."
An Yi also held the long wooden box with both hands, accepting it with great care.
You can't take the contents of the box out in a place like this; this is a banquet.
Judging from its weight, there is no doubt that this is Irene's sword.
How can one brandish swords at such a banquet?
The other party also directly stated why they gave it as a gift.
For the next ten years, Irene will probably not make a move for most of the time.
By the time she was able to officially stand up as a fighting force for humanity, it would be the very late stage of this war.
At that time, humans will not be facing some minor demon nobles, but rather the demon grand duke and his seventy-two royal servants.