After the bell rang, the door was opened because no one answered it.
"Aileen. Have you woken up yet?" Lana took a peek at the hotel room, finding no one inside. Hence, she entered while looking around to find Aileen. "Aileen…"
All the rooms were empty, leaving only the bedroom. She knocked on the door first, but because no one answered, she tried to open it.
Surprisingly, it wasn't locked.
"Huh?" Lana opened the door slightly, not really wanting to disturb Aileen if she was still sleeping. But the only thing she found was a messy bedroom with the bed almost flipped over. And that was exactly the problem.
Lana facepalmed and closed the door again, hoping that she hadn't seen that. She couldn't help but recall what happened yesterday.
After drinking a lot, they started to get drunk.
Aileen gulped down all of the beer and stood up. "I have drunk enough. It's time to go back."
"Oh. Alright." Lana nodded as she needed to take care of this best friend of her. Aileen grabbed the back of someone's collar, but the problem was that it was Erwin's. "Aileen?"
"What?" Erwin turned around. "What are you doing?"
"Since I've lost… it doesn't really matter if I lose one more time." Aileen dragged Erwin away.
"Oi, oi! What the hell are you doing, insane woman? Are you drunk, Aileen?" Erwin shouted.
"If I don't get drunk, it's impossible to lose to you." Aileen snorted.
"Clovis. Help me!" Erwin panicked. He hurriedly tried to find some help, but his teammates were already drunk.
"What? You haven't become a part of my group, so I don't have any obligation to help. Besides, it's not like you're against it." Clovis shrugged.
"It's because of that reason that you have to help me." Erwin gritted his teeth. "Do you think I will be able to stop myself?"
Clovis sighed before pointing his thumb to the side. "Do you think I'm in a position where I can help you?"
Erwin's face turned pale. Kanaria was already placing her hand on Clovis' shoulder to say a lot of things. Her smile was actually scarier than she expected.
That answer had just sealed his fate as Erwin was dragged away.
Recalling that memory put a wry smile on her face. "How much money do we need to leave behind as a tip for all this mess…"
Meanwhile, Clovis and Kanaria had another meeting with the mayor.
"Congratulations, Clovis, Kanaria, and the Libation Fiesta for getting 2nd place. You guys have truly surprised me." Mayor Revan was smiling from ear to ear. He couldn't even sleep yesterday because of the result.
It far surpassed the target he had in mind. More importantly, their average age was much lower than that of the rest of the teams.
In addition, Clovis also mentioned Mayor Revan's support during the interview. This way, Mayor Revan would be more popular and hold more power.
"Thank you." Clovis nodded calmly.
No one mentioned Clovis' controversial decision.
"Still, there is something I'd like to convey. While I have promised to reward you with money depending on your result, it's actually impossible to give you all that money."
"Huh?" Clovis squinted his eyes, looking displeased.
Mayor Revan hurriedly waved down as if telling him he had the wrong idea. "I'm talking about the fact that it's impossible for me to give all that liquid cash because the amount is too big. That's why I wonder if you don't mind getting only five million in cash and one Tier 4 beast soul."
Clovis frowned before glancing at Kanaria.
Kanaria looked down, contemplating. 'It's true that liquidation is always the problem. Besides, a Tier 4 beast soul is about five to ten million in our city due to their rarity. In other words, the mayor is planning to give us more than ten million for the third part. If we add the other two parts, he has given us more than twenty million. It's already too much.'
Kanaria chose to nod her head, fully aware of how hard it was to get all that cash. Unlike the Essence Bank, which had business in every city, it was hard to get too much cash from the city's fund.
Since Kanaria chose to accept it, Clovis nodded his head. "I understand. Thank you for believing in us."
"Don't worry. It's my job as mayor to believe and support my citizens." The mayor smiled. However, Clovis noticed the worry behind that smile.
Considering he met Erwin and Aileen yesterday, the mayor must be worried that they would join other cities.
Clovis said, "Don't worry. While I do plan to visit other cities, I don't have any plans for a long stay in the next few months."
"Ah." The mayor scratched the back of his head, forgetting that these people were experts who could easily see through his emotions. "I'm thankful for your consideration. Are you going to return with us?"
"We still have to wait for Jay." Clovis shook his head.
"How about going back only with me? I will send the other participants in the bus first."
Clovis thought it wouldn't be good to reject him too much. "If you can wait for another two days, then sure."
Ragna also needed to make preparations to leave this city. All the bad rumors regarding him had disappeared as he became one of the reasons why the Libation Fiesta could go this far.
"I understand. In that case, I shall not disturb you any further. Please take your time to recover." Mayor Revan chose to leave before he made another request and ended up annoying Clovis.
After they saw him off, Kanaria couldn't help but stretch her body while saying, "It's going to be exhausting when we go back. I'm more concerned about Ivan and the Drake Group than their popularity at this point."
"Yeah. Don't worry about that. I have expected it as well, and it's the perfect time to strike back. I've left it to a very reliable person…"
"A very reliable person that can hit the Drake Group?" Kanaria was confused. "Who?"
"Who else? The stalk—Ahem, I mean, your beloved mother."