I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 97

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#97

“…Oh, it’s fine. Everything the young ladies said is true.”

Rosalin’s tone and smile as she comforted me were infinitely gentle, but somehow I felt an inexplicable strange sense of alienation from her.

Haah, I want to go home….

Why am I at this tea party getting my energy completely drained….

I desperately wanted to return home right now and lie on my fluffy bed, petting Ruby for some healing.

Ciel said she’d make strawberry cake too….

I hung my head and let out deep sighs.

“Ho, hoho…. That’s right. As Lady said, there was no ill intent. I simply wanted to offer some advice.”

“Ah, yes…. Thank you for the meaningful advice.”

Just as I was about to give a perfunctory answer and wrap up the situation, Lady Rosalin clapped her hands, drawing everyone’s attention, and asked me a question.

“Oh, Zoe Blanc. Do you happen to know how to brew tea?”

“…Tea?”

“Yes, I happen to have some precious tea leaves imported from the Empire. Since Zoe Blanc came from the Empire, could you perhaps brew tea with those leaves for us?”

Suddenly asking me to brew tea… what kind of scheme is this now?

I blinked my eyes with a flustered expression as I looked up at Lady Rosalin.

However, the Lady only gazed at me with the same perfectly polished smile as before.

“…If they’re such precious tea leaves, wouldn’t it be much more meaningful if Lady brewed them yourself? I think everyone would prefer that too.”

“But if Zoe Blanc brewed it for us, that tea would feel much more special. If you could personally demonstrate the Empire’s refinement, it would surely serve as an example to the young ladies gathered here.”

“Oh, no, I….”

“Gis, could you bring the tea leaves?”

“Yes, miss. Here they are!”

Regardless of my wishes, a box containing tea leaves was pressed into my hands.

The young ladies’ piercing gazes all focused on me at once.

This, this is just like carnivorous animals facing their prey….

If I showed even the slightest weakness, they looked ready to pounce and tear me apart.

Well, they are beastmen, so they are animals.

I sighed and picked up the teapot.

To think I’d end up using Golem’s teachings like this….

I elegantly supported the teapot handle with my left hand and lightly pressed the lid with my right hand.

First, I preheated the teapot with hot water, then opened the tea leaf box and inhaled the subtle fragrance.

Mm, they said it was expensive tea leaves and indeed the aroma is nice.

With a satisfied smile, I picked up the teaspoon and measured the exact amount of tea leaves into the teapot.

“I’ll pour the hot water now.”

My hand pouring the water carefully didn’t tremble even an inch.

Soon the water seeped over the tea leaves, and a subtle fragrance and clear color began to steep calmly.

After checking the exact time, I placed a strainer over the teapot and poured the tea into cups.

As each cup was filled, a fragrant aroma spread.

Well, it would be delicious enough to drink like this, but….

I decided to add one final finishing touch.

“Huh? What’s that?!”

“Hm? What’s there?”

Having diverted the young ladies’ attention elsewhere, I quickly placed my hand over the teapot and whispered in a small voice.

“Skill, The Completion of Cooking is MSG.”

“Huh? There’s nothing there…?”

“Oh my, I must have seen wrong. More importantly, the tea is finished.”

I hurriedly changed the subject and pointed to the now perfectly completed tea.

Then the young ladies’ expressions gradually hardened.

Hehehe. How’s that, my skill. Completely surprised, right? You must be surprised!

This was before coming to Avalon.

I had received a week of hellish special training from the noble Sir Aivan and etiquette-focused Golem.

Basic conversation skills and dining etiquette.

Essential accomplishments including culture, literature and arts, how to brew tea, horseback riding, and even ballroom dancing!

How much blood, sweat, and tears went into making me, a fallen noble, look like a proper noble….

Since we had to go to the Kingdom to reach the Temple, the two of them spent entire days drilling me on basic etiquette.

Phew… I thought I’d die from how annoying it was then, but to think I’d use it like this.

Of course, I did get a little help from my skill. Ahem.

I raised one corner of my mouth and put strength into my fingertips as I pointed to the tea.

Then Lady Rosalin picked up her teacup and responded.

“Indeed, excellent skill worthy of serving as an example to the young ladies, Zoe Blanc.”

“Though my skill is still lacking, I brewed it with all my heart for Lady and the young ladies.”

I replied to her with an artificial smile.

Then one of Rosalin’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

“Oh my, to be able to enjoy tea filled with the young lady’s warm heart together. Could there be a more special moment than this? Well then, let’s all taste it with grateful hearts.”

“Oh, y-yes. I’ll drink it gratefully, Zoe Blanc. Hup, mm… it’s delicious…?”

The expressions of the young ladies savoring the tea brightened noticeably.

It was the moment when Golem’s ‘amazing tea brewing method’ shone.

“Oh my… that’s right. We have the same tea leaves at Our House, but they never tasted like this.”

The extra young ladies who had been glaring at me murderously just moments before were now exclaiming and showering me with praise.

I picked up my teacup with a proud smile and sipped the tea.

Ah… I brewed it myself, but it tastes amazing.

“Ha…! Well, I was slightly worried. But it tastes more decent than expected.”

Hmm… was it Bianca Lamorti?

Bianca, the daughter of House of Lamorti, was sitting right next to Lady Rosalin.

And she had been eagerly picking fights with every single one of my actions since earlier.

Does she have some grudge against me or something? Why is she acting like that?

I went to the trouble of brewing delicious tea and look how she talks.

And you say it’s decent while you’re on your third refill right now?

I shook my head while watching Bianca refill her tea repeatedly.

“Lady Lamorti, as an apology for your earlier rudeness, how about pouring tea for Zoe Blanc?”

“What…? Why should I pour for Zoe Blanc…! Hup.”

“…You will pour for her, won’t you? Since Lady Lamorti is such a kind and considerate person.”

“Oh yes, yes! Of course I should. I was just about to pour for her anyway. Ohoho….”

Wow… what’s with that sudden change of attitude?

I’m the daughter of a lowly baronet family, and Rosalin is Lady, is that it?!

I couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh at the clearly different temperature compared to how she treated me.

I didn’t know since I’d only been holed up in the countryside, but this really is a complete class society, isn’t it?

Even without saying anything, everyone seemed to be reading the mood of Rosalin, who held the highest position here.

After exchanging a meaningful glance with Rosalin, Bianca approached me.

“Zoe Blanc, I’m sorry about what happened earlier.”

Bianca’s appearance as she picked up the teapot with a bright smile seemed somehow suspicious, when just moments ago she had been mocking me with contemptuous eyes.

“…It’s fine. You said all that for my sake, didn’t you.”

I responded to Bianca with a faint smile.

While carefully observing her actions.

That’s when it happened.

“Then, let me pour for you… Oh my, my hand slipped…!”

Splash—

Drip drip.

Due to the tea Bianca spilled, the dress that Fin and Ciel had carefully chosen for me was thoroughly soaked.

“Goodness, Zoe Blanc. Are you alright? Gis, call the physician immediately!”

Rosalin startled in surprise and commanded the maid.

Fortunately, thanks to the thick dress, I didn’t suffer severe burns, but the back of my hand where the tea water touched began to sting.

And at the same time, my patience had reached its limit.

It wasn’t even hot weather, and she was even wearing gloves—how does that make sense for her hands to slip?

This was undoubtedly proof that malicious intent was embedded in her actions.

The moment Bianca spilled the tea, if I hadn’t quickly pushed back my chair and stood up, the hot tea water would have been aimed not at the hem of my dress, but at my face.

Had I ever received such clear malice in my life?

It was the moment I was about to angrily confront Bianca.

“What the hell… are you doing right now?”

Leon appeared in the Tea Party Hall with a coldly hardened face.

In his golden eyes, uncontrollable anger was surging.

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