"... dinner hasn't started yet? Well, it seems I'm not too late."
That dull and familiar voice with metal texture sounded from the front door of the restaurant. With the slow opening of the hall door, it entered the hall and spread to everyone in the restaurant... Or "non-human" ears.
Then, the dark and tall figure appeared in everyone's vision.
"Master!"
The zombie girl, one of the Gemini, is the first to speak. For her infinite worship of her master, she obviously doesn't need any thinking at this moment. Followed by a white night without any distractions, the two of them immediately put down their work and welcomed it.
However, apart from them, most of the other high-level corpses present were just a meal. Then they stood up from the table and paid the highest respect to the owner who appeared at the door in a silent way.
However, John and Hermione did not take any action immediately when they saw each other show up. They just turned their eyes to the front door one after another, as if they were distracted by their thoughts for a time.
"Master, come and see! Are these made in the daytime good? Last time I heard from Miss Lovegood, the banquet is probably like this. Master, see if you like it..."
White night obviously enjoys the feeling of preparing for everyone's dinner. Of course, it would be better if this could finally be praised by the host.
"Yes, it looks beautiful. You did a good job -"
The Lord of the corpse who had just entered the door looked around, then stretched out his hand, stroked his head on the white night, and gently raised a sentence.
When he stood aside with a satisfied face, he looked at the long table again and nodded to John and Hermione.
"Congratulations, you have successfully eliminated another demon this time, and you have retreated all over - it is obviously not an easy task. It's hard for you. I asked them to collect some good food. You don't have to do it this time. Relax and enjoy it later!"
After he said this, he glanced slightly at Hermione and others, and then said again:
"Well... Haven't miss hornheim and Mr. Weasley come down yet? Oh, and that... Miss Hannah Abbott?"
"Hannah went to help Sarah and help Ron make the final adjustment." at the long table, Neville said a simple explanation, but then closed his mouth again.
To be honest, not only Neville, but also Hermione and others don't quite understand how they should get along with the "Lord of the living corpse". Even if the two sides have already had several successful cooperation, there is no way to think... In short, because there are still too many "ambiguous" things between the two sides, it will become such a delicate state now.
Fortunately, the Lord of the corpse seemed to be indifferent to this subtle atmosphere from beginning to end. After hearing Neville's explanation, he quickly nodded easily and naturally:
"White night, tell the three of them that the dinner is about to begin. If you don't want to miss tonight's appetizer, you'd better come down quickly."
"OK, master, I'll call them down now."
Watching the young corpse walking briskly out of the side door, he nodded again with great interest:
"Her temperament is becoming more and more lively and cheerful. It has changed a lot these days!"
"Yes," the Gemini girl immediately replied seriously, "I study very hard in the daytime and make rapid progress."
"That's a good sign," said the Lord of the corpse, patting her on the head. "You've also done well. These days, I've selected two people who have evolved to a high level in the cradle. I've seen them and their quality is good."
"Thank you for your praise. I remember all the master's orders and dare not forget them for a minute." she said with a hook in the corner of her mouth.
"Relax and take your time. You still have a lot of time. Don't worry."
Seeing the Lord of the corpse say so, he has already bypassed one side of the long table and walked slowly to the other end. But he didn't take his seat immediately. Instead, he stood behind the main seat at random and thought:
"Since everyone hasn't come yet, let's talk about your battle first! Although I know the general situation, the details are not very clear. Moreover, I think Mr. Stewart should also want to know... Oh, maybe I should introduce Mr. John Stewart, who seems to be from a country on the other side of the sea, this time ... although it's not invited by me, it's more or less related to me - everyone's goals are the same to end this senseless disaster and dispute, so it's good to exchange information here. "
As soon as he said this, Hermione and others were just wondering, but John was shocked at the bottom of his eyes - what do you mean? What is "it's more or less about me"? This time, I followed the call of the workshop boss or the family task, and took the command to step into this dead land to carry out the investigation task. Why is it related to the Lord of the living corpse in front of me? Why don't you know?
However, he still kept enough sense and knew that it was best not to easily expose anything under such circumstances. Only then did he swallow back the question that was about to burst out of his throat.
On the other hand, the Lord of the corpse seemed to be completely unaware of his unnaturalness. He still calmly looked at the people at the table, waiting for Hermione and others to speak.
Hermione didn't keep him waiting. Although she was a little concerned about what the other party said about John at this time, she put that confusion aside after a slight pause.
"This battle is as difficult as last time. If Safina hadn't done her best to break out one after another, at least I wouldn't be sitting here now... But compared with us, I think... Your subordinates would have done the most. If they hadn't dragged the devil in the sea regardless of death, it's hard to say what would have happened."
"After all, it's in the water. No wonder you can't give full play to your strength." the Lord of the corpse waved his hand. "As for them - I remember what I said, they are not my 'subordinates'! If you have to say, I just helped them!"
"Master..."
The girl on one side was trying to speak, but she was stopped by the tall figure. Finally, she couldn't speak out.