"It's been a tea party for just the four of us, but I guess that's better. Like I said, we're the only ones here. I don't need anything formal. I want you to enjoy your tea and sweets."
With that said, the prince turns his attention to Chris. Chris nodded, putting the sweets on the table in his mouth, followed by a cup of tea. After seeing that, Lilia also quickly reaches out to the confectionery all the time. A bite-sized cookie, slightly sweet spread when placed in the mouth.
- Delicious! That's right, Prince, you're eating good food!
- Right. I wonder where the confectionery is.
- I'll ask you later.
Nodding, I look at Tina next door. Tina also put the cookies in her mouth and kept her eyes open. I immediately put the next one in my mouth and loosened my cheeks happily.
"You seem to like it. Above all."
Tina turned all the way back to me, dyed her cheeks and leaned over to the voice of a prince who was laughing,
- Mm-hmm. Might be cute. Lilia, imitate.
- Me? Are you serious?
- Hmm...... I'm sorry. It was disgusting to imagine.
- That pisses me off.
Watching Tina and the Prince in a light conversation with Sakura. If you look closely, the look on the prince's face had a slight color of tension. Tina has been nervous since the beginning.
Silent time flies for a while. Lilia and Chris exchanged glances over cookies, but decided to watch without saying anything.
The prince drinks up the tea and puts the cup on the table. A little loud noise shook Tina's body frighteningly.
"Tina...... I need to talk to you a little."
"Yes...... What is it?"
The prince took a small breath before starting the conversation. Make an apology for what you've done so far and talk about your engagement to Chris. Tina, having heard everything, looked at Lilia with a bewildered look on her face.
"Uh..."
"Be honest."
The prince tilted his neck and Tina said as she laughed bitterly.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness. Actually, I know about the engagement."
"Is...?
"I think Ray told you, by the way."
To Lilia's words, the prince froze, and sighed loudly. I looked up to heaven and leaked a dry laugh.
"Ha... Right, you knew... What the hell is my tension..."
"You're an idiot."
"Right. I don't deny it."
The prince laughing in a self-derisive manner and Chris, whose cheeks are slightly moving whether he is enjoying laughter or not. Tina seemed to grate not knowing what to do, but eventually gave up getting involved and turned back to Lilia.
"I need to ask Lilia something, okay?
I didn't think I could turn the question to myself, and Lilia nodded, whispering her eyebrows.
"I couldn't ask then... Was Lilia good with this?
I tilt my neck without knowing what Tina meant by asking.
"What do you mean?
"Because it was Lilia who was first engaged..."
"I don't think you care."
When Lilia sighed like a shudder, Tina swelled her cheeks small about what was unhappy.
"I care. It's important to my friends."
"Huh? Oh, yeah...... Really? Really?
Lilia's mouth angle lifts slightly. The three of them looked at the condition in wonder, and Lilia coughed up and misled.
- This isn't the first time Tina's said she's a friend. When will I get used to it?
- Shut up.
- You think I'm your best friend, by the way!
- Yeah.
- Flushed!
Turning her gaze to Tina again, Tina looked anxiously at Lilia somewhere. To Tina, Lilia says.
"You don't have to worry about it. Because I don't like Your Highness."
"You can say it right in front of me."
The prince smiles bitterly and Lilia just glances at it and says nothing in particular and continues to Tina.
"Anyway, it's okay about me. What about Tina?
Tina tilted her neck wonderfully. Like, I really don't know what that means.
"Your Highness would have told me all along."
"I'd like you to be a little more concerned with the way you put it..."
The prince's cheek pulls slightly, but for Lilia, it's not what she found out. I still intend to express myself quite considerably. Tina, who heard that, was still leaning her neck.
"You're just lost, aren't you?
The prince froze. Dropping powerless as it is, Chris gently slaps the prince on his shoulder just as he sees it. But as soon as the prince regained his mind, he turned to Tina.
"Right. I don't mind you thinking so. Hopefully, in the future, from time to time. I'm having a little tea party like this, so why don't you join me?
I know it's better for the prince to try not to see him again here, but maybe he just can't break it off. That's what I thought.
"If you've even met us in person from time to time, no one will say anything to you two even if Lilia and Tina are seeing each other. I'll take on the annoying stuff here."
Lilia slightly opens her eyes and looks at Chris. Chris also turned his eyes round, looked at Lilia and shook his head. Apparently it's not Chris's suggestion.
"Yes...... Thank you, Your Highness."
I guess what the prince wanted to say was conveyed, Tina carefully bowed her head.
After that I enjoyed the conversation and tea just a little bit more and was to be dissolved. Lilia and Tina leave the room first. The prince and Chris said they would leave a little time to leave. Just like when I got here, I went back to the first floor of the dorm with my dorm maid.
When the maid graces her there, she returns to her original job. Lilia and Tina walk to the stairs together.
"I thought Lilia and Her Royal Highness were getting engaged again."
To Tina's words, Lilia shook her head.
I don't even want to think about it.
"Really? You know, someone else you like?
"You're not here."
"Oh, it's an instant answer... Ah, ha..."
Tina shook her head when Lilia tilted her neck, not knowing what Tina's bitter laughter meant.
- That should be just a little pitiful or what......
- Tina and Sakura, what is it?
- No, no, I just thought you just felt sorry for me. Never mind.
I really don't know what that means. What do you two want to say?
No, to tell the truth, I can guess. I just can't think about it yet.