Tea Party of Fragrant Memories Ch. 8

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(Location: Town of Clouds)

I looked for Oz outside the kitchen, and found him being on his feet, crossing his arms.

Akira: Oz, so here you are.

Oz: …Is the blended tea finished?

Akira: Ahahah, admirably, we’re still going through trials and errors.

Oz: White must’ve jumbled the process.

Akira: Oh, no, he didn’t! Everyone is excited to try things by themselves so there were troubles here and there, but it has been nothing but a good time!

Oz: ….

Akira: Are you perhaps tired…? I’m sorry, we were all only relying on your teleportation magic….

Oz: It is not that I am not worn out from using magic. You do not have to follow the twins’ whim each and every time.

Oz spoke with a hint of weariness, so I chuckled.

There is no wizard in this world who possesses stronger magic than Oz. If he really wants to refuse, no one has the power to make him submit to their wish.

Nevertheless, Oz, albeit a little reluctant, still indulges White in his whims.

Akira: You say all that, but to still go along with White, you’re really a good person, Oz.
Akira: Is it because he’s a dear master of yours?

Oz: It will only cause more trouble if I were to refuse. On top of it all….

Oz paused shortly, as if looking for appropriate words.

Oz: ...No one knows when White might just disappear one of these times.

I gasped.

Those words echoed deep inside my heart, like the sound of a pebble thrown into the depths of a well.

The wind blowing here in the Southern country is so calm, it felt out of place. At the same time, it felt as if it’s trying to console the two of us who were at loss for words.

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Mitile: Ack, I poured too much!

White: Oh, at times a drastic change might just be the thing we need. Who knows if it’s going to create a rather pleasing harmony.

Shino: What if it sucks?

White: You laugh it off! Then you will grow from your mistakes.

White is light-hearted, brimming with playfulness, always laughing ever so brightly that I sometimes forget.

That White is now no more than a soul so fragile, only bound to this world by Snow.

Oz must’ve spent not one second without that fact in mind.

White: Now, where is Oz and the Sage? Heey, it’s time to sample the tea!

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We look at each other without a single word spoken.

Akira: Let’s go, Oz.

Oz: ...Yes.

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After that, we still needed a few more experiments before the blended tea was finally completed.

Mitile: It’s really delicious…!

Shino: This is satisfactory work.

Rutile: This is the birth of the greatest blended tea ever!

Oz: ...At long last.

Akira: Great work, everyone. With this, we’re all set with the surprise.

White: We could not have done it without all of your aid. I sincerely thank you. Snow must also be delighted with this.

Cain: By the way, isn’t the garden party almost starting?

White: ...That is certainly not good, it’s starting soon! We should make haste!

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(Location: Manor courtyard)

Snow: ...Hm. It’s about time. I shall make preparations to set off.
Snow: What’s more, today’s weather is so clear. Spending time at leisure is not a bad idea.
Snow: Would you think so too, Murr?

Murr: Ah, you noticed! Hiya there!

Snow: Being upside down like that, it’s so very like you.

Murr: Looking at the world upside down is interesting! Makes you wonder which one is real!
Murr: Anyways, it’s strange to see you alone! What are you up to?

Snow: I am simply waiting, while gracefully marveling at the wavering time.

Murr: Waiting? For What? For the world to end?

Snow: Hohoho. Sparkling your eyes like a cat who just found its prey.
Snow: What I am waiting for is not the end of the world, but rather, the beginning of a party.

Murr: Party?

Snow: Salonese is holding a garden party at her castle today.
Snow: I was invited together with White, but he suggested we go separately, since he wanted to prepare a surprise.
Snow: And so we have been on our own, and will rendezvous at the garden party.

Murr: Ooh, so that’s why White isn’t here. It’s upside down, then!

Snow: Upside down?

Murr: White is currently planning and picking his own decisions, independently taking actions, doing something for you, somewhere without you.
Murr: You wanted to do all of that, yet right now, it’s White who is doing those things.
Murr: See? It’s the opposite; upside down! Snow, how does it feel to stand on an upside down world?

Snow: ...Let’s see. It feels like holding a chest that has a little bit of loneliness and a little bit of excitement mixed inside.
Snow: Above all, I wish to see White right away. Reunite with him, and share all of these feelings.

Murr: Ahaha! That’s completely odd, yet amusing! Makes you buzz with thrill!
Murr: I love thrilling things just as much as sparkly things! To the party I go!

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