Chapter 186 (1/2)

Chapter 186: Chapter 186

“…Oh my God! Are you still drinking tea when you were poisoned by drinks?”

“They are to blame, not the tea. Who would have thought they put poison in the drinks?”

“Hmm, be careful. You never know.”

“Sure, I will. Just in case, I’m using a silver teacup, like my father recommended. Would you like tea?”

“No, thanks. I’m sick and tired of tea. Don’t even mention it!”

Carsein came to me quickly and examined the teacup, sitting on the opposite side.

It was a silver mug with its corner mounted with gold and the crest of a golden roaring lion engraved on the handle and body. It was the cup the emperor gave to me last summer.

“This is an imperial teacup.”

“Yes, it’s the emperor’s gift. Well, I’m using it only now.”

“Well, you should be careful all the time.”

“Sure.”

I poured lavender into the cup again, which was strongly brewed. Watching me take a bite of a cookie, he suddenly smiled at me.

“Why are you smiling like that? Do I have dirt on my face?”

“No, I just feel good looking at you. It’s so like you now!”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“I smell the scent of tea around you all the time. I mean that soft and fragrant scent. So I feel calm when I’m with you.”

While resting his chin on his right hand, he reached out and pulled out the teapot. He poured tea into his cup. Looking at him, I tilted my head. He clearly said he wouldn’t have tea a little while ago.

“Hey, are you thinking that I’m fickle now?”

“Ugh? No, never mind.”

“When I recall this tea might have killed you, I hate it so much. But the thing is I literally can’t think of you without tea… Well, I think I have to give up.”

“Hey, that’s good, Sein!”

When I giggled at him, he also chucked and said, picking a cookie, “Your maid said that you wanted to see me? Do you have something to say to me?”

“Oh that’s right.”

I handed him the gift I prepared for him when he looked at me curiously.

Keeping silent for a moment while looking at a piece of white cloth, he said, “What is this?”

“Oh, it’s my gift for your coming-of-age. Sorry to give it to you so late.”

His face hardened, who seemed strange the moment I gave him the scarf. He looked at me silently for a long time and said in a cold voice, “Hey, did I tell you to make something like this? ”

“… Huh?”

“Why did you waste your time and energy on this? Did I ever ask you for this?”

“Sein…”

“You don’t listen to me, Tia…”

“Why, did I do anything wrong?”

“Don’t you know that…!”

Carsein suddenly stopped, while trying to say something with an angry expression.

Then he swept his hair up roughly, with his lips tightly closed, and said with a sigh,

“… Whew… Sorry, I suddenly got angry. I got angry because I don’t like it, not because you did anything wrong. I just…”

“… ”