Chapter 391

Princess Mia Entertains

“Phew...”

Mia stretched in the pool. She had taken a swim in the chilly water after relaxing in the pool before diving back in. She was able to completely appreciate the pleasure of submersion in warm water once more when the cold restored her body’s senses. She was using the idea of palate cleansing like a seasoned wine taster. Mia is a bath sommelier!

“This...is really a bliss! Very good. Right now, I’m making the call. This is undoubtedly going to catch on.”

Mia the bath sommelier came to this conclusion in her assessment of the lemon bath.

“It certainly is, Mia-neesama.”

Bel, who had just followed Mia’s lead and had a dip in the refreshing water, added, “I hope we can do this again and have Rina join us next time.”

She dove into the water and kicked at it amusingly. Mia’s love of baths has been passed down genetically through two generations, judging by the absolute delight on her face.

“Next time, we can invite Rina, but behave yourself, Bel. One must behave properly and ladylikel while bathing,” said Mia.

She must have considered guttural ooofs acceptable in her concept of “ladylike.”

“Okay! Grand—Mia-neesama, I’ll work hard to become a proper lady like you.”

Nobody was present to tsukkomi... It was truly peaceful, and sad.

However, it did result in lots of sweet smiles, which was great.

Aha! I know the issue now. Oh, Rania, I think I understand you completely. You’re feeling lonely now that your sister has moved to Tearmoon! You appeared a little dejected because of this.

Mia gave her a sympathetic glance after supposedly solving the Case of the Sad Rania. She laughed softly, “The two of you are really close, aren’t you?”

Rania answered, despite her uncomfortable smile masking her words, “N-No, that’s not true. She’s simply my big sister, that’s all. And I’m pleased that she’s fine. I have no concerns whatsoever about her, but occasionally...I just want to know how she is faring in Tearmoon on her own. Assuming she is caring for herself. She writes to me, after all, but...”

An understandable sentiment, mm-hmm.

“Would you have any free time after this, Rania?” Mia asked while crossing her.

“Huh? I suppose so.”

“Good. then come to my room. Let’s have a good, lengthy conversation over tea as I’ve been meaning to talk to you about some things.”

Mia could have told Rania about her sister in there, which would have been simpler. But Rania was a VIP, so she reasoned that it couldn’t harm to make an extra effort. As a result, Mia decided to act as the nice host. The idea was to provide Rania with an abundance of tea and treats before slowly explaining Arshia’s situation to give her time to feel the euphoric effects of the food and drink. Tearmoon and Perujin’s relationships would undoubtedly improve if she changed her opinion on Mia.

In fact, Mia’s cordial offer was wholly political.

“I haven’t had Perujin treats in such a long time! I definitely want to try some. Moons, I can hardly wait.”

Maybe it’s a little political. At least a quarter of it. For the rest, it was because of her sweet tooth speaking.

Rania blinked her yes. Then her tone then became more cheerful.

“Okay, I’ll go get the sweets now.”