At this moment, a white light flashed, and Bennett appeared in the living room; he was as unlucky as ever.
As soon as he arrived, he accidentally stepped on the carpet and fell.
"Ouch!"
Even though everyone was used to it, they still found it a bit comical.
"I didn't expect everyone to be here so early, haha…" He got up and gave a simple, honest smile.
Perhaps to avoid awkwardness, he asked Venti, "Oh right, Venti, yesterday I saw you collecting a lot of Windwheel Asters. Do they have some use?"
"Of course they do!" Venti said proudly, "They're how I get to drink wine."
Xavier was speechless; it turned out Venti was exchanging flowers for wine.
While it sounded quite poetic, it must be very embarrassing in reality.
Because not all wine sellers liked flowers, Venti must have asked many people before he could exchange for this one bottle of wine.
To be able to drink, he really went to great lengths.
Thinking about Venti going from house to house when he wasn't around, Xavier felt a strange sense of pity.
Moved by sympathy, Xavier said to Diona, "Diona, why don't you give it back to him? After all, it's something he worked hard to get."
"No way, no way!" Diona hugged the wine bottle tightly and shook her head frantically.
Xavier had a bit of a headache; Diona's hatred for alcohol certainly had a reason, but this was quite miserable for Venti.
After thinking for a moment, Xavier said, "Diona, if you give the wine back to Venti, how about I grant you one wish?"
Diona's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Really?"
"Of course it's real. Why would I lie to you?" Xavier patted his chest.
Diona said without hesitation, "Then I want to go to a bar!"
Xavier was a bit surprised by this answer, but it was also within reason.
Previously, Diona had been clamoring to go to a bar to learn bartending, vowing to make the most unpalatable drinks.
But because more and more people were coming, the house became incredibly chaotic.
Let alone going to a bar to play, just getting out once was very difficult.
"This…"
Xavier hesitated, wondering whether or not to take Diona there.
"Diona, it's not that I don't want to take you, but minors aren't allowed in places like bars…"
Xavier wasn't lying to her; after all, it was the rule.
Besides, Diona looked like a child from every angle, so it would be impossible to deceive anyone.
Diona's two small ears drooped a little, looking very sad and disappointed.
However, just at this moment, the system's notification sound suddenly rang out.
[Ding! Diona has triggered a wish!]
[Wish: Experience Blue Star's bar and bartending culture]
[Task: Please randomly select a cat cafe and work there for half a day]
Xavier almost fainted at this task.
Making Diona work at a cat cafe, this system really knows how to play!
"Cough cough!"
Xavier coughed, then said, "But then again, nothing is impossible in this world. If we think of a way, we can still go."
Originally quite dejected, Diona immediately perked up and quickly said, "Really? You can't lie to me, just like my dad always lies to me saying he'll never drink again, but he always secretly drinks behind my back!"
Diona seemed like a little adult, and very tsundere, but in reality, she was very pure.
Many times she was saying the opposite of what she meant, and her tsundere way of speaking was just a way to protect herself.
"Of course it's true, but…"
"But what?" Diona was full of anticipation.
"But you have to work at a cat cafe for half a day. Only then can I take you, and you can learn bartending. Isn't that a great deal?"
"Hmm…"
Diona hesitated, then after a long pause, asked, "Although it sounds pretty good, what is a cat cafe? Is a cat cafe a coffee shop run by cats?"
Diona didn't know what a cat cafe was, so she could only infer from the name.
"Pfft…"
Venti spat out a mouthful of wine and then burst into laughter.
"A coffee shop run by cats, hahahaha…" Only then did Diona realize her wine had disappeared.
Not only was her wine stolen back, but Venti was also mocking her, which made Diona bare her claws.
"Meow! You're not allowed to laugh at me! How could I possibly know what a cat cafe is!"
Klee stepped forward, pulling Diona, and explained, "Klee knows, Diona Big Sister! A cat cafe is a place where many little kittens gather. You can drink coffee and milk tea there, and you can pet the cats!"
Diona suddenly understood, then said, "It's very similar to the Cat's Tail tavern."
Xavier added, "Although they seem similar, a cat cafe is primarily about cats. If there are no cats, then business will be much worse, even leading to closure."
"Hmm~ If you put it that way, a cat cafe seems like a very interesting place. It might not be a bad idea to check it out."
Diona was indeed tempted, as she already loved kittens.
Bennett said, very confused, "Why do you want Diona to work there?"
He certainly knew what kind of person Xavier was; he would risk danger to save him, so how could he make things difficult for Diona over such a small request?
Xavier rubbed his nose and said, "Because it's the rule."
"Rule…" Bennett scratched his head, "It's a bit hard to understand. Blue Star's rules are really strange. Can you drink for free at a bar if you work at a cat cafe…?"
Bennett probably wouldn't understand the cause-and-effect relationship in it his entire life.
"Let's go, we'll go to the cat cafe to work right now!"
Diona was already impatient, stepping forward to go to the cat cafe, but Xavier called her back.
"We can't go like this, we need to dress up!"
Xavier suddenly remembered that he had bought a set of clothes, so he immediately went to the cloakroom, picked out the clothes, and had Diona change into them.
But when Diona had changed, she was reluctant to come out.
"Diona Big Sister, hurry out! Aren't we going to the cat cafe!" Klee was a bit impatient; this was a good opportunity to go out and play.
Klee quickly ran into the cloakroom and pushed Diona out.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
Diona was a bit shy and didn't dare to look up at anyone.
Because this outfit was a bit special: a pink maid dress.
Coupled with Diona's cat ears and tail, she really looked like a maid from a maid cafe.
However, compared to humans dressed up as cat-eared maids, Diona was more authentic.
Xavier nodded in satisfaction, "Good, it looks very good like this!"
"Xavier, you don't have some special fetish, do you? Why make Diona dress up like this?"
Itto, who had just arrived, raised a question.
Xavier rolled his eyes and said, "What are you thinking? I'm doing this to make it easier for her to be hired by the cat cafe!"
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