Adele’s mind momentarily short-circuited. A deliberate...accident? What does that even mean? But Sharon’s shy words brought her back to reality.

“L-Linlang is joking. Anyway...Adele, try it first!”

“See which one you like better~.” Sharon pushed her dish towards Adele.

Tang Linlang also presented her own dish, prepared according to Adele’s taste.

So now, the girls’ culinary masterpieces were before Adele, emitting enticing aromas. Adele had to choose one and take her first bite.

She preferred chopsticks. Forks felt clumsy. Take steak, for example. Using a knife and fork was elegant, but she could finish the steak much faster by just gnawing on it. Tang Linlang considered this one of her advantages.

However, Adele wasn’t stupid. She saw the competitive glint in Tang Linlang’s eyes and the nervousness in Sharon’s light gold eyes. After a moment of thought, Adele used the clumsiest yet cutest method to resolve this secret competition. She picked up both a chopstick and a fork, trying to pick up two different dishes at the same time.

“Pfft!” Kaiser was the first to laugh. She was straightforward and not very perceptive, so she didn’t realize there was a competition between Tang Linlang and Sharon. But her laughter lightened the mood, and other girls also chuckled, mostly polite smiles.

Adele blushed and said stubbornly, “W-What are you laughing at? I’ll show you!”

“Don’t underestimate me, meow!” Saying this, she continued her efforts.

Tang Linlang and Sharon, seeing this, understood Adele’s intentions. They exchanged glances, the ice between them melting...wait, there was no ice! Tang Linlang and Sharon were good friends!

“Go, Adele!”

“Go, Mama~!” Cheers filled the air, and Adele finally achieved the “using chopsticks and forks simultaneously” accomplishment.

“Ugh...” Her mouth was stuffed full. She finally swallowed with difficulty and, to prove it, stuck out her pink tongue, blushing.

“Ah~ I ate it...” Whether she did it on purpose or not, the other girls’ expressions were priceless. Some blushed, some gulped, and some fantasized about making Adele show such an expression, feeding her until she was full~

“...Why are you all staring at me? Sit down and eat!”

“Linlang and Sharon’s dishes will get cold!” Adele urged.

This time, the girls obeyed. First Snow and Xiao Ai sat on either side of Adele, their privileged positions. The other girls sat according to their closeness to Adele.

The grand feast began. Besides the delicious dishes, Celeste had also bought wine and juice. The wine was red wine, and the drinks were fruit juice. Adele didn’t like alcohol much, except for sweet, low-alcohol peach wine. She could finish a whole bottle! As for red wine...sometimes it tasted bitter, she didn’t know why. Anyway, it wasn’t usually her choice.

But when she reached for the juice, she was met with the girls’ stares.

“W-What...?” Although she wanted to say “What are you looking at?”, Kaiser chose a different approach, “As the star of the party, Adele, won’t you have a drink?”

“...I’m not good with alcohol.” 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

“Even better.”

“?”

“Just a little, Adele, just for fun~,” Dorothy said, gently persuading her, unusually siding with Kaiser.

“Eh, even you’re saying that...”

“Give me a little then...” Adele handed over her glass. Actually, Adele could easily drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. As a vampire who controlled elements, she could separate alcohol from her blood. But the girl only played for real!

Kaiser stood up, took the girl’s glass, her fingers brushing against Adele’s hand, a fleeting touch like warm sunshine. Adele pouted, not showing any displeasure.

Wine flowed from the bottle, almost filling the glass. Kaiser was really something. Adele said she only wanted a little, but she poured almost three-quarters full.

“I’ll help Adele...even it out,” Edith said. She knew her place in Adele’s harem, a less privileged, flawed member, an outsider. But this didn’t mean she cared about Adele any less.

Adele paused, then took the wine glass from Edith, muttering something that sounded like “Idiot,” but with a smile. So Edith didn’t know if she had done the right thing. Failing to help Adele avoid the alcohol, the atmosphere returned to normal.

Dorothy was the first to raise her glass, “To Adele’s successful special training...cheers!”

“[](￣▽￣) Cheers!” Adele raised her glass as well.

Then cheers echoed one after another. Even Xiao Ai raised her small glass of juice and chimed in, “Cheers~”.

The girls clinked their glasses together. Whether influenced by the atmosphere or because the wine Celeste bought was truly delicious, Adele, after a sip, found ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ herself unable to stop, slightly intoxicated by the sweet taste. So after finishing her glass, she asked for another, then a third, a fourth...