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As I sat down on the terrace with Rosemary-san, Illness-san came at that moment, pushing a cart with tea.
[I haaaaave brought you teaaaaaa.]
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And the moment Illness-san appeared, Rosemary-san looked as if she became a stone statueā¦ā¦ She must be flustered by the appearance of someone sheās never met before, because I can feel her flusteredness through my Sympathy Magic.
For the time being, Iāll tell Illness-san that Iāll receive Rosemary-sanās tea. Sheāll probably scare her off by approachingā¦ā¦
Illness-san placed two cups in front of me, just as I had her to do. She also asked me what I wanted to eat along with tea, but I told her that we would eat the cookies Rosemary-san had given me.
I did ask Rosemary-san her thoughts butā¦ā¦ Unnn, trying to talk with her doesnāt seem to work. Perhaps, as long as Illness-san is here, it will be impossible to have a personal conversation with her.
Well, she did say earlier that she basically doesnāt eat, so I think it should be fine. If needs be, I also have a variety of food in my magic box, so I can just serve them.
As I was thinking about this, Illness-san, who had finished preparing our tea, placed a ceramic container with a slightly fashionable lid on the table.
[These are sugaaaaar that Nebula made recentlyyyyy.]
[Yeeeees. Theyāre very beautiful and taste very goooooood, so please try theeeeeem.]
Saying that, Illness-san positioned the cart with the pot containing refill of our tea beside our table, bowed her head before leaving.
As soon as Illness-san was out of sight, Rosemary-san, who had been rigid earlier, started moving, looking rather relieved.
[ā¦ā¦I- Iām sorry, Kaito-kun.]
[No, I know that Rosemary-san is anxious around people you donāt know, so itās alright.]
[I- Itās just, people I first meet feel scaryā¦ā¦ I- I- I couldnāt understand how the others can just talk to strangers so easily.]
Well, I could understand what it feels like being nervous talking to someone I met for the first time. Although Iām not as shy as Rosemary-san, I too get nervous when I meet someone new.
With this in mind, I put Rosemary-sanās tea in front of her and the container of sugar that Nebula made in front of Rosemary-san, in a spot where she can easily pick it up.
[She said these sugar are beautiful and taste good, but how exactly is thatā¦ā¦ Ohhh.]
[Wow, theyāre beautiful. All of these are sugar?]
When I opened the lid, I found colorful flower-shaped sugar inside. I guess these were just sugar cubes with a different shape, but it was really beautiful and quite intricate that it was fun just looking at them.
[S- Should I put them in like normalā¦ā¦ Ahh.]
[Eh? Itās floating on top of the tea- Ooohhhh, the flower petalsā¦ā¦]
When Rosemary-san picked up one of the sugar flowers and put it in her tea, the sugar floated on top of the tea. It looks beautiful, as if itās a real flower swaying on the surface of water, but of course, itās still sugar, so it dissolvesā¦ā¦ However, it seemed like the flower had an ingenious way of dissolving.
I donāt know how Nebula made this, but the center of the flower dissolves first, and then, the petals scattered across the cup before dissolving.
[T- T- Thatās amazing. Just its appearance is beautifulā¦ā¦ but the grains melting into glittering pieces are also beautiful. T- T- These are original-made sugar, arenāt they?]
[Looks like it. Nebula is a pretty amazing child, and just like with the garden, sheās quite meticulous, so Iām sure she put a lot of work into itā¦ā¦]
[Theyāre amazing, enough for me to want to buy them.]
[Iāll ask Nebula about it, and if she agrees, Iāll give them to you. Ahh, of course, you donāt have to buy themā¦ā¦]
[T- That makes me feel bad. I- I was originally here to thank youā¦ā¦ Ahh, t- t- thatās right, Iāll give you this first.]
Rosemary-san took out a stylish parcelā¦ā¦ from its size and shape, I suppose itās a bottle.
[You see, itās as thanks for the Eternal Flowerā¦ā¦ Ahh, o- o- of course, I donāt think this is enough of an item in exchange for it.]
[No, thank you for going to all that trouble. Errr, can I open it?]
[U- Unnn, I hope you like it.]
When I opened the parcel, I found a long, slim bottle containing brightly colored roses and briars with thorns that had been removed, creating an artistic twining design.
Ahh, I know this. If I remember correctly, if you apply a special oil on it, it could be made into an underwater flower, and you can enjoy it as an ornament for a long time without wiltingā¦ā¦ Errrā¦ā¦
[Itās very beautiful. I forgot what itās called, but itās some kind of interior decoration flower, right?]
[U- Unnn. Itās a herbarium. I- Itās made of warm-colored roses and thornless briarsā¦ā¦ I- I- I made it with Kaito-kunās image in mind. Theyāre made with roses because, well, Iām a Rose Spirit after all.]
Thatās right, itās called herbarium. Iām not sure if itās herbariums in itself being very stylish, or Rosemary-san just had great taste, but itās very artistic and my poor vocabulary can only describe it as amazing.
[I- I- I thought that if itās that size, you can put it on your desk or something like thatā¦ā¦]
[Iāve been wanting an interior ornament to put on my desk for a while now. Iām really happy with it, thank you very much.]
[T- Thank goodness. Iām so glad you like it.]
In fact, Iāve been wanting to have some decorations on the table where I write things. I had thought of displaying the Eternal Flower there as well, so I am quite happy with this gift.
When I told her honestly how I felt, Rosemary-sanās cheeks turned slightly red and she gave me a small, bashful smile.