Chapter 337 Dinner Party
“Little Kazumi, see if there’s anything you’d like to eat. Don’t be too polite, Auntie is treating today.”
The woman with brown long hair handed the menu to Kazumi with a gentle smile, completely devoid of the terrifying look she had earlier when she wanted to devour Hetuan alive.
Beside Longji was a wine bottle filled with blue liquid, stoppered with a large cork. As if sensing everyone’s gaze, the entire bottle vibrated violently, but it was quickly suppressed by one of Longji’s hands.
“Okay…”
Casually accepting the menu handed over, or rather, Kazumi could only be obedient at this moment. After all, she didn’t want to be stuffed into a wine bottle alive like Hetuan.
Just as the young girl was about to pretend to order a few ordinary dishes, a large hand reached out from the side and firmly grasped her left hand.
“!”
Her relaxed body suddenly stiffened. Noticing that the person causing trouble was Sato Shinichi, who was sitting next to her, the young girl relaxed and looked at him with some confusion.
“It’s okay, Auntie Longji and Uncle Hetuan are very easy to get along with. Don’t pay too much attention to their hero identities.”
Sato Shinichi squeezed the soft, boneless, smooth little hand in his grasp and said softly to the girl before him with doting eyes.
“Mhm…”
The two were already sitting very close, and the casually speaking young man even leaned his head over. The young girl subconsciously wanted to dodge but remembered that she couldn’t show any resistance to Sato Shinichi in front of the elders. She could only endure the strong male aura of the young man blowing into her ear, dyeing half of her cheeks red.
“Hey, hey, hey, you two lovebirds, consider my feelings as a single old aunt when you’re showing affection.”
With an aunt-like smile on her face, Longji teased the overly intimate young boy and girl, half-jokingly. Even the blue wine bottle beside them shook in agreement.
“Hehe.”
Casually scratching the back of his head, Sato Shinichi looked at his girlfriend, but was met with the usual roll of her eyes. He then turned to look at the elders and chuckled foolishly.
…
The service at the high-end restaurant was also top-notch. After they confirmed their orders, several easily prepared appetizers were quickly served.
“Little Kazumi, try this soup, it’s very delicious.”
Elders always have special care for girls. And this level is doubled when it comes to a daughter-in-law. Longji gently handed over the soup bowl in her hand and said softly to Kazumi.
“Thank you, Auntie Longji.”
“It’s delicious.”
Seeing the surprised little expression on the girl’s face after drinking the soup, Longji was satisfied and scooped a bowl for herself, tasting it carefully.
“Kyoto food is still the best! None of the specialty dishes in Beidu are edible!”
“Oh, Auntie Longji, are you back from a mission? I remember Uncle Gen said you were supposed to be back last week.”
Casually picking up some dishes and putting them into the girl’s bowl, Sato Shinichi looked up at Longji and couldn’t help but ask.
“There was a slight problem with the mission. I should have asked that guy Gen to stay a few more days, but now I’ve wasted a whole week.”
Picking up a meatball from the soup pot, Longji fiercely mashed it and swallowed it, complaining about her experience on this mission.
“Didn’t the heroes from the Beidu branch help you? With assistance, even if your abilities were countered, it shouldn’t have ended like this, right?”
At some point, Hetuan also emerged from the wine bottle, holding a small bowl and lapping up the soup, sticking out his head to join the chat.
“Eh, that guy was quite insidious. He ambushed and severely injured those who could threaten his abilities on the branch there. Most of the remaining psychics couldn’t do anything about him. It’s mainly because the shadow ability is too tricky.”
Spreading his hands helplessly, Longji casually picked up a bottle of wine and handed it to Hetuan beside her. Hetuan unceremoniously took the wine bottle and took a gulp.
[Shadow ability?]
The conversation of the few people made Kazumi, who was passively listening, unable to help but pay attention. But she quickly relaxed.
Although Uncle Fukada’s ability was also shadow, based on her observation and understanding, Uncle Fukada was at best a team leader. Being able to fight Longji and others, and even being considered a threat, meant he was at least an executive.
As for Uncle Shinada being an executive of [Shadow]?
How could that be! If that taciturn weird uncle was an executive, then she would be the boss of the [Shadow] Organization.
The young girl ate the food in her bowl without any emotional fluctuation. Although a large part of it was picked up by the shameless dog beside her, considering the deliciousness of the food, Kazumi was too lazy to fuss about it. While eating, she nodded and listened to the elders and Sato Shinichi’s conversation, silently recording useful information in her mind.
And where Kazumi couldn’t see, the blue slime, which was pretending to be drinking wine, was intently watching Kazumi’s movements with its other eyes. After discovering that the girl showed no particular reaction, it breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. The blue tentacles slowly retracted into its body, and it started chatting with Longji again.
“I thoroughly tricked that guy before solving the problem and coming back. Hetuan, why don’t you go on external missions?”
Biting a large bone and meat in her hand, Longji, with a flushed face, patted Hetuan’s back, complaining about the lazy guy who refused external missions.
“Hmph, I have to protect the school and haven’t had a chance to go out. But the school is going on break soon, so I should be able to rest for a while.”
Hetuan held a wine bottle in his hand. His originally blue body was stained a brownish-yellow by the wine, and he answered with strange bubbles.
“Yes, in that case, Little Kazumi and the others are also on vacation, right?”
Using Hetuan’s topic, the slightly tipsy Longji thought of this question and turned to look at the two children drinking soda, asking the question that all relatives in the world would ask.
“How were your final exam results?”
“It… it’s okay…”
Even a top student would be a little startled when asked about their grades by elders. Sato Shinichi suddenly looked up and replied.
“You don’t need to worry about that. Old Lei said that if Shinichi’s grades drop, he won’t be allowed to date. This kid has been studying hard all along.”
As the principal, Hetuan also stepped forward at this time, revealing some news that Kazumi didn’t know.
“Hahaha, he’s something else. Then how are Little Kazumi’s grades?”
“Because of her physical condition, Kazumi’s practical class grades are average, but her theoretical grades have always been among the top five in the class.”
Fearing that the two would put the girl in a difficult position, Sato Shinichi quickly stepped forward and proudly announced Kazumi’s grades.
“I see…”
Looking at Sato Shinichi’s defensive demeanor with amusement, Longji silently sighed in her heart, [Once you have a girlfriend, you don’t need your aunt anymore….] She then turned to the girl beside her and slowly asked.
“In that case, would you like to come to me for a preparatory internship during the holiday, Little Kazumi?”
