yumemory | Tea Party of Fragrant Memories Ch. 4

(Location: Manor courtyard)

Shino: So, what kind of blended tea are we going to make? Since we’re all here today, might as well make the greatest blended tea ever.

Rutile: Ooh, sounds strong!

White: The event we are invited to today is that of a garden party; an event befitting for flowers and greeneries. A fresh yet gorgeous blended tea should do.
White: A fragrant flower, tasteful tea leaves, and sweet yet sour fruits…. Does anyone here have any suggestions?

Akira: Hmm…. Nothing really comes to mind…. But a tea with a mix of flowers and fruits sounds really delicious.

Rutile: Should we decide on the tea leaves first? A good tea leaf is the first step towards a good blended tea.

Cain: Tea leaves, huh…. Oz, don’t you have any recommendations? You’ve lived so long, so you should’ve drunk a lot of things.

Oz: None. I just drank whatever was in my reach.

Cain: Haha, same, then! ...Oh, but there’s this general store in the Central Kingdom that makes good tea!
Cain: I drank it with Heath, and he complimented the taste, so it’s guaranteed! A confectioner named Sarkara works there.

Shino: Before this, you1 and Arthur went on a mission to the Town of Seething, right? There’s a certain flower that could be useful.2
Shino: It smelled nice, so I think it’ll suit our blended tea.

Mitile: Our village also has this dry fruit that tastes well with blended tea! Right, Brother?

Rutile: Yes. Mitile likes that dry fruit too, right?
Rutile: It’s a rare fruit that’s indigenous to the Southern Country. The fruit gives a refreshingly sweet taste once put into a cup of tea. It’s really delicious.

White: Tea leaves, flowers, fruits…. Everything sounds just perfect for the blended tea.
White: Then, to be thorough, I shall also bring a special sugar, also perfect for the blended tea.
White: The Northern witch, Olivia’s sugar will, without a doubt, be an ingredient of the highest quality!
White: I shall ask if she still has some sugar left from our previous visit to her hidden castle.

Everyone talks about the places they hold dear, as if opening a map. They talk about the memories they have with proud faces.

After proceeding with the meeting for a few minutes….

White: Right. This plan is now perfect.
White: Listen well, boys. We’re racing with the time until the garden party starts. Let’s give it our all!

Shino, Cain, Mitile, and Rutile: Yeah!!

White: Ozzie, do you get it? Did you listen to our meeting?

Oz: ….We’ll be touring the places mentioned, then brew a blended tea.

Shino: No, we’ll brew the greatest blended tea ever.

Oz: ….

White: Then, let us proceed to get ready. Everyone, make sure to wear something appropriate for a garden party.

We then scrambled to get ready for the garden party; all in a hurry, but also brimming with excitement.

To make the greatest blended tea ever, the first place to visit is—

(Location: Outside the manor)

Mitile: Wow. Mr. White, you’re going with that form?

White: Hohoho. This is just the courtesy when visiting Olivia the witch. I sure look handsome, do I not?

Rutile: Yes, you look very cool. You exude the charm of a grown-up and a gentleman!

Shino: I’d like that magic. I’ll make myself taller, and look at everyone from above. The manor’s roof should be a high enough height.

Cain: I think that’s… a bit too tall?

White: I see everyone is ready. Oz, let us go! First, to Olivia’s castle.

Oz: …. ≪ Vox Nox. ≫

Though Oz seemed a bit unwilling, he chanted his spell, and the view before us changed before we could even wink.

We found ourselves standing on top of a cliff, day had become night, and the Northern wind blew while countless stars were twinkling above us.

Cain: Huh, I don’t remember the sun setting just yet?

White: Worry not, it is no other than an illusion. Olivia made this place constantly at nighttime with her magic.
White: Well then, first and foremost, a greeting to the divine witch.

White, all neat and dashing with his outfit, called out to the sky above the cliff.

White: O Olivia! The other half of the twin you adore so, is here to see you. Would you be so kind as to show your graceful self?

Promptly, the mansion that was hidden in the dark started to glow with light. A flock of flapping birds aligned to form a bridge.

Mitile: Ah…! A big mansion appeared out of nowhere...

Cain: The bridge is made out of… birds? Can we even cross this?

White: This bridge is exclusive only to those approved by Olivia, a witch with many loves.
White: Thanks to Snow who previously captivated her heart, Olivia has granted us permission to see her. Snow is really one hell of a womanizer.

Rutile: Captivate? Master Snow did?

White: Olivia’s sugar is a sugar so exquisite that can only be made when she is enamored. If you want it, you have to make her fall for you.

White, as if he’s either drowned in nostalgia or amused, gazed at the mansion floating above the night sky.

White: That time, I had a misunderstanding with Snow. I shut myself in without exchanging as much as one word with him.
White: In order for us to make up, Olivia’s sugar is all-important. Snow made his way here just to obtain it… for me.

Akira: Snow really gave his all back then. Everyone who lended their hands also went as far as wearing an attire they won’t normally wear….

White: That’s right, that’s right. Even Oz, our dear apprentice, volunteered.

Oz: It was nothing different from this; I was dragged into it.

When we all arrived at the mansion on the other end of the bridge, Olivia the witch welcomed our arrival with all her heart.

Footnotes:

1: Shino’s “you” is referring to Cain.

2: The entire line is a reference to the June Bride event.

day and dreams, night and wishes

Tea Party of Fragrant Memories Ch. 4

Tea Party of Fragrant Memories Ch. 4

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