Anime chat group , you let me come only after the world is destroyed?

Takumi had a lot to prepare. The food and ingredients were ready, but the alcohol was something he had to handle personally, along with the event venue. Still, these tasks were trivial for him.

As for the fine wine, Takumi had more than enough. He had a vast collection of his own. Even aging it was easy—just accelerate time a bit.

"Damn, I've got a feeling Venti's going to get really drunk tonight."

While preparing the drinks, Takumi suddenly remembered—he knew a certain alcoholic. That guy was definitely coming.

After all, Takumi had instructed Prometheus to invite everyone he could, including Klee and the other little ones.

And Takumi had already made up his mind—he was going to sit at the kids' table tonight!

He didn't drink anyway, so sitting with the children sounded perfect.

The thought alone made him quite pleased.

Once everything was ready, guests started to arrive. Those who had stayed at Takumi's place overnight also began to wake up.

Kaguya Houraisan yawned as she stepped outside. When she saw the courtyard, she was stunned.

"Wow, he expanded the space this much?"

Takumi had enlarged his courtyard several hundred times. It now resembled a massive stadium—big enough to host a World Cup.

She also noticed the chef teams already bustling about. The entire setup really gave her the vibe of a grand banquet hosted at home.

Well, it was their home after all.

Takumi's was hers. No doubt about that.

With that thought, as the hostess, Kaguya knew she had to greet the guests.

In a flash, she vanished from sight. The next moment, she reappeared wearing an elegant outfit.

Hostess Kaguya made her grand entrance.

Then she began welcoming the guests.

Not just Kaguya—Bronya and the others also woke up, noticed the scene, and quickly changed clothes to help greet guests.

It was the New Year, after all. Everyone at Takumi's home had changed into new clothes.

Especially Hu Tao—she brought a whole entourage, including the staff of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Seeing this, Takumi couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Good grief!!"

"Anyone else would think you're here to host a funeral for me!!"

Not the best thing to say on New Year's, but Takumi really couldn't resist the jab.

Thankfully, they weren't wearing their funeral uniforms. Otherwise, Takumi might've kicked them out.

"Hmph!"

"You rarely host banquets, so of course I had to bring people over to support you."

"Hehe~!"

Hearing this, Takumi rolled his eyes.

"Alright, alright, go find a place to sit."

He glanced at Hu Tao's little squad. Ban was now completely obedient—a loyal sidekick to Hu Tao.

No surprise. That was the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, after all.

"I really owe you one for this."

"That kid's been giving me quite the headache."

After Hu Tao and her group went in, Zhongli arrived—along with Venti and several other gods.

Zhongli was speechless about Hu Tao bringing the whole funeral crew. He had tried to stop her, but it was no use.

So he gave up and showed up later on purpose.

Takumi didn't mind.

"It's fine. Actually, I should've expected this."

"After all, this is Hu Tao we're talking about."

Zhongli chuckled.

Indeed, Hu Tao's personality had always been like that. He, as her elder, had long grown used to it.

Zhongli chatted with Takumi for a while before heading in to find a seat.

Soon after, Ningguang and Tingyun arrived.

"Benefactor~!"

"Happy New Year~!"

"I've come to give you my New Year's greetings~~!"

Alongside Tingyun were Keqing, the Holy Saintess, and others—people who helped Takumi manage the world.

"Happy New Year~!"

Seeing them, Takumi smiled warmly.

He greeted them cheerfully.

Takumi had a lot of appreciation for these lovely and capable assistants.

"Happy New Year~!"

"Boss..."

Ningguang also smiled brightly at him.

Takumi responded with a grin.

"Same to you all~!"

"Come on in."

He motioned for everyone to go inside—more guests were on the way.

Seeing this, Tingyun volunteered to help welcome the guests. Keqing and Ningguang joined her.

Tingyun even drove Takumi away.

"Leave this to us."

"Why should you, our benefactor, be doing this sort of thing?"

"Go on in now."

Tingyun was a thoughtful woman. Welcoming guests was her specialty.

"Yeah!"

"Go ahead."

"We've got this covered."

Keqing chimed in too. She didn't think it was appropriate for Takumi to stand out here.

With everyone insisting, Takumi gave in.

"Alright then, I'll leave it to you~!"

"If it gets too troublesome, just ignore it."

"Honestly, I didn't want to come out either."

With a grumble, Takumi headed inside to mingle.

It was a rare gathering. Time to chat and have fun.

Gradually, everyone arrived. People unfamiliar with each other took the opportunity to get acquainted.

Though the banquet officially started in the evening, they ate plenty at noon too.

When dinner finally came, the drinkers went off to one side.

Takumi, who didn't drink, sat at the kids' table—with Klee and the other little ones.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but roast him a bit.

Wow, you shameless guy.

You seriously ran to sit with the kids?

Do you have no pride?

Everyone was speechless, but they didn't say much.

Groups broke off and chatted about interesting tidbits from their worlds.

Many weren't familiar with one another outside of the group chat.

Tonight, they had a great time bonding.

They also learned that everyone was doing really well in this world.

The entire banquet lasted until midnight.

Everyone was full and satisfied.

Afterward, Takumi had the mecha species escort everyone home.

He couldn't possibly have them all sleep at his place, right?