172 7. Tea time

The sound of rain raised Tiararose's consciousness.

When I move my neck while I'm asleep and look outside, it's raining in the dust instead of the sunny days earlier.The black rain clouds make it difficult to guess the current time.

Tiara?

I was called by my name and hugged from behind.You can see that your body is relaxing in this warmth.

Looking dextrously while being hugged, there was an Aqua Steed face with a slight fatigue.

"... have you been awake? Aqua"

"No, I slept a little."

"You've been resting all my life."

Tiararose puts her hand on Aquastead's cheeks and smiles, "Thank you."

Luca and Rio have been very kind, but the situation is often unclear.I know that I can't sleep easily.

"Take a rest, Aqua. Now I'm awake."

Leave it to me, Tiararose smiles with her chest up.

"Thank you, Tiara. Now... sweeten your words a bit"

Aquastead said so and closed his eyes with a gentle hug about Tiararose.Looks like a replacement for a pillow.

Of course, I'm glad to have you as a pillow... but if you can't now, Tiararose will try to get out of Aquastead's arms.

--Then you're going to sleep with me!

I have to stay awake, but I'm confident I'll sleep with you...!

Tiararose tried desperately, but she couldn't get out because she was hugged firmly besides her thoughts.

"Aqua, Aqua!"

"Nh...."

I rushed to call Aquastead's name, but he's already asleep.

"Eh, I'm already asleep...."

Surprisingly, Tiararose usually goes to bed earlier, so it feels kind of fresh.

--I 'm sure you've been very careful.

Tiararose kissed Aquastead's forehead with a small thank you murmur.

Behind the castle is a tower.Luca is using it to study magic and already treats it like a private room.

Because there are important books and dangerous tools, the entrance is magical and cannot be entered without Luca's permission.

Rio looked up at the tower and sighed, "You're immersed in research..."

Luckily, Luca showed her face immediately today, although there are many things she wouldn't notice if she succeeded.

If you're obsessed with magic research, you won't even notice the sound of knocking.At that time, it can take long enough to get out.

"Rio? What's wrong?"

"Elaine's calling. I've prepared some sweets for Mr. Tiararose, so I'll have tea."

"Okay, then I'll take some fun games with me.Because I think I'm a little distracted. "

Luca returned to the tower with a simple game.

Well then, let's go.

Ah.

When Elaine went to the waiting room, a tea set was provided in the wagon.

A pastel-coloured macaron and candied ribbon creates a macaron tower with floral crochet bushes.The cup pudding has plenty of raw cream and large strawberries on top.The tart cake is made with lemon and has a refreshing flavor.

Luka and Rio suddenly shouted, "Oops!"

"This is amazing...."

"But that's just too much...?"

That's enough to make me think.

But Elaine shook her head and said, "That's not true!Strongly denied Rio's words.

"You must be worried about Tiararose, so I want you to feel better about eating lots of sweets!"

"Well, I certainly don't have eyes on sweets...."

"It's fine, you can have whatever you like.Besides, if you play a game, it'll calm you down a bit. "

I see.

Rio nodded and walked out on the wagon that Elaine had prepared.

"Dear Rio, I will..."

"Elaine, did you tell him we were going?"

"A-ah"

When Elaine tried to tell Rio that it was her job, Luca asked if she had the promise - bluishing her face for not doing it.

Well then, can you tell her I'll have tea?Just don't push me. "

"Ok, I'll make sure it's done quickly!"

Looking at Elaine running around in a dress, Luca and Rio looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

I fell asleep - I thought so, Tiararose, but I had a good night's sleep and I was able to wake up.

This also includes the reason that you were observing Aquastead's sleeping face.

I was thinking of observing a little more, and the knock sounded.Looks like someone's been visiting.

The sound made the Aquastead twitch.

"Nh, visitors...?"

"I think so. I'll be there for a while."

"No, I'm coming.Tiara is waiting. "

Aqua Steed immediately stood up, put on his jacket and left the bedroom.Then I heard the voice "It's Elaine."

When I opened the door, Elaine stood a little out of breath.

You've kept me waiting.

"No, Luka and Rio's appointment is over, so I thought maybe it would be tea time..."

Elaine smiles when she has plenty of sweets.

"Thank you, Tiara will be delighted, so please."

"Yes! I'll get ready for you right away.In the meantime, I'll be able to help you two get back together. "

"Well, I'll be fine, so can I have a tiara?"

"I'll take care of it!"

Elaine asked a nearby maid to tell Luca and Rio about tea time and entered the room saying, "Excuse me."

Then, Tiararose, who was in the bedroom, just peeked into her face.I heard Aquastead and Elaine talking.

"Dear Tiararose, have you had a good night off?"

"Yes, thank you very much, Elaine."

"Great, I'm getting ready for tea time, so I'll help you get dressed."

Elaine took Tiararose to the toilet and prepared herself.

Wash your face, apply light makeup, and smooth your hair.Sprinkle small flower accessories into three loose braids and flush forward.

A pale pink dress in pastel color made me wear a white bolero.

"Very well suited, Master Tiararose."

Thank you, Elaine.

When I was ready, I heard something from the room.

Ah, it looks like Luca and Rio are here.

"You've both been busy, and you've taken your time."

When Tiararose and Elene went to the room, Luca and Rio greeted me with a smile.And on the table, there are so many sweets you can't hide once in a while.

- Wow, wow!

I was surprised when I unexpectedly opened my eyes.

"As you can see, it's raining so much outside, I thought it would be a game while snapping sweets."

"It's a little late for tea time because it's evening, but please take your time."

"Well... thank you, Luca, Rio."

Tiararose was honestly grateful to be able to refresh herself with something sweet because she often had a lot of thoughts and concerns.

After all, I can do my best to eat sweets and get better.

Soon, Aquastead came to Tiararose and reached out for an escort to the couch.

"Go ahead."

Thank you, Aqua.

As soon as the two of us sat on the sofa, tea time began.

While drinking the prepared flower tea, Tiararose glitters with the card at hand.

The official name is "Fairy Play Card," commonly known as "Fairy Card."But the reality is what we call "cards."

Besides, Tiararose knows all about play.Neuropathy, millionaires, babbling, seven lines... and so on.

At first, I had a nervous breakdown, but everyone's memory was too strong to compete.For that reason, I'm now arranging seven lines... but they were all too curved and tear rose white.

--They 're all too strong...

Luca, Rio and Elaine would be used to it, but the Aquastead they should have seen for the first time was also strong.

In Tiararose, which I did a little in my previous life, I don't think I can beat him.

"Ah, no... it's a strawberry defeat"

There is no place to put the card, and the teardrop poses as a surrender.If I can make it home safely, I'd like to make some cards and train.

The winner was Aquastead.

"I didn't think I'd lose...Is it too strong? "

Luca seemed to be good at this game and dropped her shoulders.

"No, I'm just lucky.It's the first card to be distributed, and it's going to depend a lot, right? "

"Luck is in strength," he said.

Aquastead shook her head by chance, but Rio praised her for not doing so.By the way, Rio was second from the bottom.

Tiararose eats a piece of shoe cream and breathes.When I was playing the game, time passed quickly.

--I should have asked you a lot of questions.

After all, it's fun to spend time with Luca and Rio.

He also prepared so many sweets that he loved Tiararose.I understand that you are very careful.

But that's why it's not good to just be sweet.

The problem now is the status quo of the Tiararoses and the anomaly of the sky.

Tiararose also knows that this place is different from the Marine Forest where she lives.

However, I don't know exactly where it is.

Maybe it's the past, maybe the future.There is also the possibility of a very different parallel world.

Tiararose took a quiet deep breath and saw Luca and Rio to talk.