"Cheers!"

"Congrats on finally getting together, you two, it's about damn time," Grinned Aster, as he took a sip of beer.

"Yeah, I figured it'd take a lot longer, so congrats," Added Tacitus.

"What he said," Chimed in Ravella with a smile.

About a week had passed, and a couple of days ago, Colt and Lexia had bought a house to move in together, and they'd invited the other Irregulars over for dinner.

"You guys sure are moving fast, aren't you?" Remarked Celia with a smile.

"I suppose, but it just felt right," Shrugged Lexia, seated beside Colt and leaning against him, her head on his shoulder.

"Gotta say, it's pretty wild seeing you like this, I figured you'd at least be a bit more reserved around other people," Said Raven in bemusement.

"Heh, she is being reserved, actually," Smirked Colt, before Lexia smacked his chest with a huff.

"Hey, they don't need to know that!"

"My bad...guess you'll just have to punish me later, huh?"

"Yeah, I suppose I will."

"Woah, you're actually indulging him now? Never thought I'd see the day," Chuckled Aster in amusement.

"By the way, where's the Commander? Thought she'd come with you," Responded Celia.

"No, she's working. And since it's been a while since all of us Irregulars met up like this, she didn't want to intrude."

"Hard to believe she was once our enemy, things sure have changed since then," Mused Raven thoughtfully.

"Well, I'm definitely not complaining, things are great these days, don't want that to change," Sighed Tacitus, as he slumped back lazily.

"Yeah, we've been through a lot, so these peaceful days are pretty nice. Oh, who would you guys say was the most memorable enemy we faced?" Inquired Ravella, looking around with a smile.

"Definitely the Undead King for me," Responded Raven without hesitation.

"Yeah, think I'd agree with that," Nodded Celia in agreement.

"Same here," Added Aster with a wry smile.

"Yup," Muttered Tacitus dryly.

"The two of us didn't get to fight him, Raven was already in the process of finishing him off by the time we got there," Recalled Colt, before adding, "So, I'd go with that Elf, Leptar."

"I didn't got to Sylph, so I didn't fight him either," Sighed Lexia.

"I mean, I wouldn't really complain about that, he was crazy strong," Replied Raven wryly, before adding, "Oh, while they weren't enemies, Ariodred and Aurora from the Multiverse Tournament were pretty memorable too."

"You know, looking back on it all...a lot of shit happened in what was a relatively short time, in the grand scheme of things. We've got our whole lives ahead of us...I'm the oldest here, and I only just reached thirty," Pointed out Aster.

"When you put it that way...huh, yeah, it really hasn't been that long," Nodded Lexia thoughtfully.

"Sure, but it felt like an eternity. Our resistance against the nation, which didn't really get going until Raven joined us. The Undead King and his massive army, that was a pain to deal with. After that, it was Exalt, with those dumbass Nobles. And then, some of you guys went to Sylph, glad I got to skip that," Remarked Tacitus.

"Mhm, and then the whole thing with Akila and the guy manipulating him, that was pretty troublesome too. And then the Monster Queens immediately after that," Recalled Raven with a smile.

"Oh, yeah, I almost forgot about that. That whole mess could've ended up being a lot worse," Responded Ravella warily.

"Next was the trip to Anima, that turned out to be a hell of a mess too. Glad we all managed to get out of it alive, those of us who were there," Smiled Aster.

"I'm real glad I didn't get caught up in that teleport trap, it would've been a pain to spend days walking to try and find my way back. I probably would've just given up and made peace with living out the rest of my life in the wild," Tacitus sighed wistfully.

"Yeah, I can definitely imagine that. And after that, was the Multiverse Tournament, the last real incident worth mentioning," Said Lexia.

"That really ended up working out for me, though. It nice to look and feel human again," Grinned Raven cheerfully.

"I wish I got to participate more, I didn't really get to do much, that maze was pretty uneventful for Lexia and I," Added Colt sheepishly.

"I mean, you guys spend pretty much all your time in the maze torturing the few people you came across, so that's on you," Pointed out Celia dryly.

"Yeah, that was at least a little bit fun, I suppose," Lexia sighed wistfully.

"I wonder what the future holds in store for us? Hopefully, nothing too disastrous," Remarked Ravella wryly.

"I suppose we'll find out sooner or later. There's still that Ancient Magic Item, the Resurrection Baton, if anything goes wrong," Responded Raven.

"Oh, yeah, I totally forgot about that. We never actually used it," Realized Aster.

"I mean, that's definitely a good thing. All of us are here, we survived everything we went through," Replied Celia with a smile.

"Speaking of Ancient Magic Items, remember that thing that swapped your bodies?" Ravella reminded Colt and Lexia.

"You were pretty mortified," Recalled Tacitus, as he glanced at Lexia.

"Yeah...though, I guess I wouldn't mind it if it happened now," She mused in response.

"Ohh, we should totally swap and then have s-...!"

"Maybe don't say that out loud," Frowned Lexia, smacking her hand over Colt's mouth.

Raven smiled as he looked around at the others, feeling a sense of warmth and comfort.

"You know...this should go without saying, but...I'm really glad I met you guys. Having all of you in my life, I wouldn't trade that for anything. And whatever may happen in the future, so long as I have you guys around, I feel like I can face anything," He spoke up, before adding as he raised his mug, "So, to us...to the Irregulars!"

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