The Elf Journey In The Western Fantasy World-Chapter 138: The Banquet and the Plan

After all, it was for the Demon Lord himself, and more importantly, to thank their great benefactor.

With both of these reasons in play, the banquet would undoubtedly be of the highest caliber.

And while they were discussing the banquet details, they didn’t shy away from the others.

On the contrary, they openly discussed everything in front of everyone, completely unconcerned that any of the "surprises" in the banquet might be exposed.

The two of them worked quickly, wasting no time, and didn’t argue over trivial details.

Their belief was in swift and decisive action — that resolving matters quickly was the proper way to do things.

Dragging things out was just plain embarrassing.

Aside from their colleagues, the banquet would also be attended by the one they revered most — His Majesty the Demon King.

The purpose of the event was clearly to thank their most important benefactor at present.

With so many key factors in place, there was no doubt that the banquet would be arranged with the utmost care and prestige.

It didn’t take long before a rough outline of the banquet came together.

The basic framework had been set — only a few small details remained, but they didn’t affect the overall plan.

Ke’Oth remarked, "...Roughly like this. There’s probably nothing else to add."

N’zall nodded, looking rather fatigued. "Of course there’s no problem. How could there be? I never liked dealing with this kind of stuff to begin with. It really is brain-draining. Good thing it’s finally settled — no more wasted time on discussions."

Ke’Oth nodded in agreement.

Once the two demons finalized the general arrangements, they passed the tasks down to the staff.

With how efficient the demon servants were, the banquet should be fully prepared by the evening of the day after tomorrow.

After seeing that Ke’Oth and N’zall had finished their preparations, Anos also spoke up to say he was leaving.

After all, it was getting late, and his objective in keeping an eye on things had already been fulfilled.

Truth be told, he didn’t want to stand there supervising them in the first place.

However, they needed to learn how to handle these matters themselves — they couldn’t keep pushing all the thinking and planning onto his steward.

Even the strongest demon needed rest.

Even someone as capable as Sebastian could still feel mental fatigue.

"Looks like you two can handle things just fine. So in the future, stop trying to run from your responsibilities," Anos said as he prepared to leave, offering one last bit of "advice" to Ke’Oth and N’zall.

It also served as a warning to the rest of the demons — don’t just stick to the missions that only require brute strength.

As soon as the words left his mouth, the other demons all found something else to look at — the sky, the ground, anywhere but His Majesty’s face.

Anos: "..."

Fine.

He got it. A moment of true enlightenment.

Sebastian’s lips twitched as well.

He couldn’t bring himself to look at this disappointing group of coworkers.

Sure, he sometimes gave them harmless little headaches or used a bit of force to keep them in line, but more often than not, he was the one handling all the complex, brain-taxing tasks for this sorry lot — and he was expected to be on standby 24/7 to clean up their messes.

Seriously — does using your brain kill you all?!

He didn’t get it, but he was shocked.

For a moment, Sebastian couldn’t tell who the real resentful one was in this group.

He sighed, suddenly starting to pity himself.

His Majesty had been right all along — he needed to let this group of lazy coworkers deal with their own responsibilities, whether it was banquet planning or handling high-stakes diplomacy.

The fledglings had grown up — time for them to earn their keep and feed themselves.

Ever since Eoryun came up with the idea of secretly approaching the Ice Flower to confirm its identity, he had been extremely uneasy.

He constantly felt like everyone around him suspected something — that every person who looked at him somehow knew what he was planning to do.

He spent the entire time on edge, heart pounding, but thankfully, no one seemed to notice his intentions.

In hindsight, maybe he really did have some natural talent for stealth.

What a clever little fox he was.

Perhaps the heavens had heard his sincere prayers, because to his surprise, the demons actually started discussing the banquet right in front of him — wasn’t this just perfect?

He had been worrying about how to find time to sneak over to the cold spring east of the Demon King’s palace, and now it was like a pillow delivered when he was just nodding off.

A dream come true.

While the two demons were busy discussing banquet arrangements, Eoryun discreetly perked up his ears.

Hidden behind his sleeve was a recording stone — he wasn’t sure when he had even taken it out from his dimensional storage ring, but there it was.

He used that recording stone to capture their entire conversation, terrified of missing even the tiniest bit of intel.

While sneakily going about all this, the young master was so tense that his entire body was rigid, and he dared not make any sudden movements for fear of attracting attention.

He knew very well that he wasn’t cut out for covert operations — at least he had that much self-awareness.

In his original world, he’d been nothing but a salted fish second-generation rich kid, without a shred of ambition.

Thankfully, his eldest brother was an all-rounder who bore the brunt of the family’s expectations, so their parents didn’t pressure him at all.

His big brother had always been incredibly kind to him, and the classic "brothers competing for family power" trope never happened in their household.

His greatest joy in life had been spending money at home reading novelkisss and showering his favorite authors with extravagant gifts.

Other than that, he had no real hobbies.

Who would’ve thought that one act of bravery would get him reincarnated onto this magical world? Not only that, he’d become a mage! A real-life, spell-casting mage!

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