Chapter 39 - Tea Party (1/2)
Ch.39 Tea Party
*Chun, chun [chirping]*, *pii, pii [wind sounds]*
The weather is peaceful and the wind carries a strong smell of verdure enough to induce drowsiness. It gently passes on between us.
This is the garden the Physalis household takes pride in.
On a table that as been specially prepared there are many sweet smelling sweets and amber coloured tea is steaming deliciously.
Today is a lucky day, for the first time a tea party is being held at the duke family’s home.
This time the invitees are four people; first of all, the daughter of marquis Sanguinea, Iris, who looked after me at the party–and the daughter of marquis Nasturtium, the daughter of count Crocus and the daughter of count Columbine. From the start they are the ones who it bring up,
“However I was surprised at the evening party the other day!”
Ohohohoho, Iris laughs with a rolling bell like lovely tone.
Around the table, everyone is gracefully enjoying their tea.
“Viola, the Duke is doting to that extent?”
The Daughter of count Crocus faintly smiles.
“There were various rumours but, with that… they were swept clean!”
“It was my first time seeing such a Duke.”
““““Right~!!””””
The young woman look like they are enjoying themselves having a lively conversation in high spirits but, in contrast, my face is twitching. Please-stop-! Because for me that is nothing more than dark history!!
“That, that is not it, ah, hahaha……”
Although dejected, I feebly laugh.
That evening party.
In the presence of everyone the Duke ended up swiftly ‘Wife boasting’.
What a humiliation it was! My soul or something had a out-of-body experience.
Verbena fell into the bull’s-eye of a trap and ended up stepping on a landmine.
The three of us were the center of attention but, the ones who broke it up were the hosts of the evening.
“Hey, give up already~. Sorry for hindering you, Cercis!” the Argentea siblings say with a nice smile while dragging out Verbena.
“It’s okay! The conversation is still lacking but, maybe at some other time!”
The Duke smiles refreshingly with his hand held up. Wait a sec! There won’t be a next time! So stop?
It is not the time to be having a out-of-body experience so, I hurriedly restore my soul to my body and come to my senses.
“Aah, Vi-. Are you alright? Verbena didn’t do something to you did she?”
Feeling anxious the Duke examines my expression but, I cannot say that I greatly suffered from your soul attack more than Verbena.
“There is nothing. Because Duke, you entered between us”
I answer while my mouth twitches,
“It is good I came in time”
Again he smiles refreshingly.
“By the way, it seems you were looking for me, was there something?”
“Eh? Ah! That’s right. Umm, I think I want to give a tea party at home but, what do you think?”
Oh, yes. My business was completely dispelled by Verbena’s drama.
The Duke has a dubious face for a moment to my sudden talk of a tea party but, instantly it becomes his original smiling face,
“That would be nice! By all means please invite your friends”
Immediately the OK appears.
“Yes. Thank you.”
“If you tell Lotus and Dahlia they will immediately make preparations. They will surely be delighted to do so.”
“Yes.”
Why, they would be delighted, I decided not to go into right now.
……oh. I ended up recalling the dark history.