Chapter 264 Social Death Conference

"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 Happy Birthday, 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, Alicia suddenly appeared with a heavy weight on her shoulders. 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 an extravagance and waste 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 painful and oppressive losses in your mind, but also 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 seems as if I 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 full of reluctance.

There are also some who are more confident, such as Mikael and Kevin, who are both very confident, and so are Sakura and Qianjie.

Mei couldn't find any common points in them. If it was just Sakura and Qianjie, it would be fine, as she could still think of "cooking" and the like.

But let's not talk about Mikael. Based on her understanding of Kevin, he should only know the bottom...

Although his bottom is delicious.

"Oh my! Everyone is shy, no one is willing to sign up? What a pity... Just like the teacher calling the roll in class, since no one is willing to raise their hands, hey, let Miss Pink Fairy call the roll!

"Everyone has no objection, right? Those whose names are called are not allowed to cheat!"

Everyone nodded hurriedly. Compared to everyone not wanting to be the first to go on stage and causing a stalemate, letting Alicia take the initiative to call people is the only way.

"Then first, let's start with the only two people with children present! Little Grayxiu doesn't need it! "

"Ha... I knew it..."

Hen shook his head helplessly, "Speaking of which, since that thing is indeed a bit difficult, Blanca and I worked together to make one, plus the painting that Gray Xiu drew for Mei, it should be okay, right?"

"Wow! Hen, you guys cheated! Mikael and I each prepared one! "

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

And Mei still hadn't guessed what the so-called "gift" was.

Hen rushed into the kitchen with small steps, and the oncoming heat made him squint his glasses.

On the table not far away was the God's Key called the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire, and the heat naturally came from it.

A dozen plates with lids were placed around the God's 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 according to the location in his memory, picked it up and was about to leave, but his steps suddenly paused.

After struggling for three or four seconds, he suddenly turned around again-just think of it as if I forgot where I put my dishes and looked for them. It doesn't seem to be incomprehensible, right?

…………

"Oh, what is this Hen doing! It took so long to carry... uh! ”

“Um…Gresh, why don’t you take out the painting and show it to everyone first?”

“No, my father said that my painting has the same theme as the dish you made, so we must show them to Aunt May together…”

“Aunt…Aunt…”

Blanca covered her forehead. She really wanted to know who taught her children to call each other “Aunt May” and “Grandma Mobius”.

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

“Are you right, Sister Alicia? ”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Blanca, Mei, and Mebius were all silent—according to the principle that the biggest beneficiary is the mastermind behind the scenes, it was obvious who instigated Gretsch.

Mikael turned his head again silently, just in time to see Eden's elegant drinking posture stopped halfway, and then she slowly put down the wine glass, flattened her head, covered her mouth with her hands, and took a lot of effort to swallow the wine.

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

Yakura lowered her head, not knowing whether she thought of Ling's "big sister" and "uncle", and sighed for a while. But only three or two seconds later, Mikael saw her slender fox ears shaking back and forth.

Destobia looked at Gretsch with excitement, "What about me? What about me? Little Gretsch, what are you going to call me? "

She held Kosmo's arm tightly, 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 Gretsch's eyes became more innocent. She made a breathy sound like "oh" and "ah" while looking at Alicia - this once again became someone's evidence of guilt.

Vilvi laughed and slapped Mebius's shoulder, almost slapping the latter's petite body into the floor.

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

"Ailishiya-"

She was about to rush forward regardless of everything, but fortunately Hen returned in time and interrupted this farce-

"Yo! I just went to get something, why are you all fighting? "

He spoke in a high tone, with his head held high, holding a plate in one hand, and even shook his neck, letting the hair on his forehead flutter twice, which formed a sharp contrast with the embarrassment and lack of confidence before entering the kitchen.

"Ahem! Let me introduce it solemnly. What I am holding in my hand is the famous dish that Blanca and I made in just one morning. It also has the same name as the painting that my daughter Grayxiu is about to present - Looking up at the stars!"

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

Mei wrinkled her nose. She probably understood that one person really made a dish...

But, if she remembered correctly, the famous dish Looking up at the stars should be a pie, put in the filling, and sprinkle with cheese after arranging it on a plate...

It should be golden yellow, 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 yellow cheese blend together, slightly rotating, it really looks like the famous "starry sky" picture.

"Oh, this, I thought since we are looking up at the starry sky, we must make it look like the starry sky. The purple here is blueberry jam, the yellow is cheese, and the blue part is a little bit of taro paste with pigment. Is it okay?"

Well, Hen does have the capital to be proud, although he can smell a very obvious fishy and burnt smell - this can be directly seen from the fish head with blood and the burnt puff pastry of the pie.

But at least it passed the test in terms of appearance.

"But... Hen, shouldn't the origin of the name of "Looking Up at the Stars" be the fish head looking up at the stars... Why did you make the pie itself into the stars..."

Alicia pulled the corner of her mouth, and before she could say anything, she saw Hen proudly raised his thumbs:

"It's beautiful, right? It was made by Gray Xiu, so this dish actually has Gray Xiu's hand in it!"

Good, very good!

Gray Xiu got full marks, Hen and Blanca failed.

"Ahem!"

As if he realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, Hen coughed twice, and asked with a hint of hesitation and expectation:

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

"I'd better not..."

Kevin silently stood in front of Mei. For the first time, he questioned his decision - what was he thinking at the beginning? These dishes will eventually be eaten!

But it didn't seem appropriate to express dislike directly, so he could only bite the bullet and say:

"That... everyone should taste a dish together, so why should Mei taste it first? Why don't you look at the next person's work quickly, right, Uncle Hen?"

It seemed that he thought of something interesting. Hen was not depressed, but tried to cover his mouth, put "Looking Up at the Stars" on the table and turned back.

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

"Don't worry, I'll take a look later."

Mei understood. Gray Xiu's painting skills are self-taught, but the content of the painting is obscure and difficult to understand. At least it is not a work that can make people laugh.

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

"Oh my! Have you finished? If you have, it's the next contestant's turn! I can't wait to see the other contestants' gifts!"

Ailixia clasped her hands together excitedly, her eyes wandering as she began to look for the next "victim".

Her eyes swept over Desdobia, who waved at her quickly, and then over Kosmo on the side. Although the boy looked at her indifferently, his cheeks were slightly bulging and trembling because of his nervous biting.

Looking at his nervous look, Ai Li smiled slightly and announced:

"Then the oldest among the remaining people will be the winner..."

She deliberately dragged out her voice, and Kosmo's trembling quickly changed from being imperceptible to visible to the naked eye.

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

"Let the oldest person left present his work!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on three people - Mobius, Eden and Himiko.

First of all, excluding Himiko, although she has retired from the combat unit, 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 a whole generation of people were born listening to her songs, but no one can tell her age.

The same is true for Mobius. Mei saw Mobius's deeds in the inspirational stories in the textbooks when she was in elementary school...

Of course, if Aponia was present, she could compete with them.

And in a corner where no one noticed, Qianjie snorted.

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

But this was exactly what others were thinking.

Even if we don't know their exact ages, it's still a good idea to divide them into big and small... Oh, there's no need to divide them into big and small. Even Mobius in his prime is not half as good as Eden.

Eden seemed very calm and composed. Although she has always been like this, she didn't react any further.

"Tsk!"

After smacking her lips, Mobius consciously walked into the kitchen.

"Oh, you are indeed worthy of being Grandma Mobius!"

Ai Li didn't forget to make up for her behind her.

Half a minute later, just like the trace just now, Mobius came out holding a bowl of green eel soup that she made. The confidence on her face was like the bubbles that kept coming out of the soup, completely overflowing.

"Ah..."

I don't know who started it, sighs and sighs sounded one after another - if it was just to make it, there would be no problem, but the most important thing is that these things still have to be eaten by everyone in the end!

When they thought of this, even Kevin, Mikael, and Ying, who were confident in what they made, all turned green.

As for Qianjie, he was wearing a mask and his expression could not be seen.

Mikael suddenly turned his head to look at Himiko, who was lying on the table and whispering drunkenly -

It turned out that this person was truly wise but 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 escape the final "tasting" stage.

Mikael's breathing was a little heavy, not because of anything else, but as one weird dish after another was served, the small space was suddenly mixed with various pungent smells.

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

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

But... listening to Himiko's repeated mumblings and the lonely empty wine bottle on the table, he suddenly thought of a question-is she really drunk?