Chapter 471: Barbeque Party

"Night party?"

"Outdoor night party?"

Ella and Evelyn looked at each other. The former had never participated in such an event. The latter had been a long time since she last participated in an outdoor night party.

"What do you think? I think barbeque would suit our current environment. Or maybe, any other ideas?" Elysia put her hands together while waiting for any suggestion.

"Uhm, I don't know what a barbecue is, but it looks like a fun event. Let's do it with your idea, Ely. I'll help out." Ella scratched her cheek with an awkward smile. She was a little embarrassed because of her lack of knowledge.

"Mm, tomorrow might be a bit hectic day. Let's enjoy this peaceful and warm moment while the opportunity is still with us. Please tell me what I can do to help prepare the barbeque, Ely." Evelyn became instantly attracted to something that came from her best friend.

"Yeah, I'll help too." Yuuki raised his hand high.

"Me too. If tonight is a relaxing moment, let's play Elysia's games like yesterday~" Sylvia took out a big box with a big 'treasure' label.

"O-oh!" The others became excited as well.

Therefore, the decision has been taken by mutual agreement. That night, they had a barbeque party as if they had forgotten entirely about any matter.

"If it's a party like this, I've participated before though it's a bit different. Yum, mm, and this grilled dish is a bit familiar to me too. Yummy." Sylvia tasted the dish she had just grilled as she spoke.

"Sylvi, please don't eat while talking, or you'll choke." Elysia reminded while reminding while cooking some meat and vegetables.

"Yes~" Sylvia saluted with a cheerful smile.

Even though it was a barbeque party, anyone who wanted to eat needed to cook their own dish first on the grill. The ingredients were provided along with all the condiments. Everyone needed to put in some effort before they could eat their dinner.

"Here, for you, master. Please taste it to indulge your taste buds." Elysia gave Elena her plate of grilled dishes.

"Mm, thanks, Elly." Elena only conveyed her appreciation. If Elysia had insisted, she couldn't refuse either.

Elena never felt hungry and thirsty nor needed nutrition from food. Still, once in a while, it was acceptable to indulge her tongue as Elysia requested. Therefore, Elena ate whatever Elysia gave her.

"Hmm, you're just spoiling your master, Elysia. Why don't you let your master grill her own food like us? That will be fair." Nell grumbled a little, then she took a hard bite of her barbeque as if she was feeling a little dissatisfied.

"Ohoho~ I can see the jealousy radiating from you, the Goddess of Blessings. Don't you already have your angel to serve you if you ask?" Sylvia smirked and gave Ella an eye code.

"Wh-who's jealous? You might just be seeing it wrong." Nell was taken back and was silent after that.

"Allow me to serve you, o the Goddess of Blessings." Ella came next to her Goddess and offered a devotional service.

"En, you have my permission." Nell just gave her permission and let Ella do the cooking for her to eat.

Evelyn's attention was somehow drawn to the Goddess of Nature. The cute little girl with mint green hair was beside Elysia. Yet, she, in the end, just shook her head.

"I want that too." Rhea raised her plate towards Elysia.

"Here for you." Elysia certainly didn't disappoint her Patron Goddess' request.

Several moments passed at the barbeque party. After dinner, the group split into two. One decided to play, while the rest set strategy and plans.

"You weren't around yesterday to participate in a super fun event. This treasure box contains all kinds of fun games that Ely made yesterday to pass the free time. If you can't stay up late, please just watch from the side as this isn't for babies." Sylvia patted her treasure box proudly. She got it all from Elysia exclusively.

"Boo, who's the baby anyway. Isn't that you who often lost yesterday and whined to Elysia so that you could be given some to practice?" Yuuki sneered while folding her arms arrogantly.

"Shh, I wasn't whining yesterday, okay? I was just begging Ely to give me some! Ely was kind and granted my request with a smile." Sylvia snorted discontentedly.

"All right, all right, I believe that." Yuuki simply rolled her eyes.

"I'll be fine as long as we don't play any game that makes us miss sleep. We need sleep too, right?" Evelyn spoke, but her attention was only on the treasure box.

"Hum-mm, so am I as long as we don't stay up all night." Ella nodded in understanding.

"Hoho, then there are no babies here. Let me explain each game we're going to play. But don't cry if you lose, young girls." Sylvia's eyes gleamed slightly with excitement to look at Ella and Evelyn.

She was a loser yesterday by losing again and again, but apparently not tonight.

While everyone was participating in the games, the Goddesses and Elysia were still sitting at the table with a large map in front of them.

Rhea glanced at Sylvia. For some reason, she felt that devil girl mentioned her with that remark.

"Uu, let's finish this quickly. I also want to play Elysia's games." Nell stole a few glances at the group enjoying their time.

"Sure, but after we're done with the details. You need to explain to us and join the discussion until it's over. Don't you feel guilty for leading everyone astray over the ocean until we almost got hit by a storm?" Elena shook her head without giving any leniency. No one could leave before the problem was solved.

"Ugh..." Elena's remark hit Nell hard. She still felt ashamed to get lost over the ocean like a lost child.

"Okay, I believe we were lost in this ocean area. Erm, this is a little difficult because there are not many definite clues about the Aquatic Ocean. This area is too vast, and we don't know about the Sea God whereabouts at this rate." Elysia pointed to a point on the map, slightly confused as well.

"Little one, you are the one who met the Sea God last month. It's a little strange for you to lead us astray even though you've been to that ocean. Is it possible you forgot, or the Sea God is always on the move all the time?" Elena rested her chin on her hands as she thought.

"It can't be helped, can it? The Sea God can come and go whenever he wants. We've come to the point where I believe I met the Sea God last month. However, he didn't respond with anything even though I sent a signal with my divine aura. I can't detect his divine aura anywhere either." Nell pressed her index fingers together like a child who just made a mistake.

"And the Sea God in question equals three thousand little creatures, huh? Now I wonder what might have happened to him that we couldn't find any trace of his aura anywhere. Or maybe, we were just unlucky?" Elena looked to the northeast and took out a pair of binoculars to look far away.

A fierce storm was taking place there. The sky was extremely dark, heavy rain, a few flashes of lightning, and even a tornado swept across that oceanic region. Fortunately, none of those natural disaster disturbances made it to their relaxing location.

"Hm, alright, we'll look again tomorrow. Hopefully, we can find a good Sea God instead of the contaminated ones." Rhea sighed while looking at the world map.

After that, she looked up at the night sky and muttered. "Nee, if the mysterious island previously sealed a God-level accursed monster, what kind of preparations do we need to make? My concern is, what happens if that monster becomes more dangerous than what I can remember?"

"Obviously, high-level layered traps will come in handy. If Sea God has joined us, his domain and mine will be enough to help us win this God-class battle. But can you help us all with the consequences of the curse?" Nell looked at Elysia and Elena with some worry.

The memories of the past were still evident in her mind. A terrible battle. Die if you lose and severe consequences when you win. Either way, it was a lose-lose situation.

Elena looked back at Nell with full attention. She smiled gently in remembrance. "Let's wish the best for all of us. One reminder from me, don't let your spirit and soul be contaminated by any curse. Seal it if necessary and without hesitation. Honestly, Ely and I can burn out curse energies if we can't resolve them to something else. As long as you know that you are still you and you survive, I dare say safety guarantees here. Is that enough to calm your worries?"

"En, that's enough, thank you. As long as we're still us, hmm..." Nell closed her eyes with a relieved smile.

The wild thought crossed her again about whether Elysia and Elena had been present in the decisive battle a hundred thousand years ago. She was sure that everything would be the best outcome she could hope for.

Elysia, Elena, Rhea, and Nell then proceeded to discuss their plans and strategies for the day ahead. After that, they went to join the others in Elysia's games. For some reason, it became a brand name since it was easier. No one wanted to use the original game names that Elysia introduced to them.

That night, neither one decided to sleep ahead of the other. And in the end, everyone decided to sleep at midnight because Elysia requested that.