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"It's been a long time, Mr. Alphonse."

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"Long time no see, Elizabeth."

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"I was worried when you didn't show up for school. I heard that Clément and the others said some strange things. Are you all right now?"

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"Yes. I'm sorry I worried you. I don't care. I'm fine.

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　After talking with Master Charles, I decided to visit the House of Lords for the first time in a while.

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　The Academy of Nobility is a school for children of the nobility and knights of Briaria.

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　Located in the noble district of the royal capital, it is a school with large grounds and a historic school building.

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　The school is divided into elementary, middle, and high school according to the age of the students, but basically, the students can take any classes they want to take.

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　Therefore, some of the children of the same age are taking difficult classes for the older age groups here, while some of the nobles of the same age group with high financial resources are teaching various subjects at their own homes, so they do not have to study at the Academy of Nobles.

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　It seems to be not uncommon for them to see people they do not know.

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　I thought that not many people would mind if I did not go to the House of Lords very often.

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　However, I was immediately approached by a concerned person.

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　It was from a woman named Elizabeth.

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　She was the daughter of a countess, with long, beautiful blonde hair tied on one side and slicked back over her shoulder.

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　She is probably about ten years older than I am.

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　She always greets me when I see her at the House of Lords.

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"Yes, don't worry about that. Are you free now, Mr. Alphonse? Would you like to have tea with me? I have some delicious sweets.

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"Well, I'm going to go to class now ......"

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"I think you'll have more fun having tea with me than in class. Here you go."

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　Before entering the school building, I was grabbed by Lady Elizabeth, who forcefully invited me to join her.

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　She is surprisingly pushy.

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　It seems that she had prepared a desk and chairs in one of the rooms of the school building, as if she had originally intended to have tea with me.

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　He had also prepared a chair for me and we had tea there.

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　Oh well.

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　Charles-sama said so too.

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　Going to school is important for studying but it's also important to make friends.

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　Maybe this kind of tea party is important too.

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What do you want to drink, Mr. Alphonse?

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"Well, do you have any tea?"

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"Okay. We recently got some new ones, so let's drink them together. This year's tea has been very good. It's delicious."

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"Wow, I'm looking forward to it. We don't drink much tea where I'm from.

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"No tea?　Then what do they drink?"

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"Usually, I drink water from the magic of life. Adults usually drink alcohol.

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"It's amazing that you can make water with magic. Hey, Alphonse. Tell me more about yourself. What's your country like?"

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　The tea led to a lot of conversations with Elizabeth.

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　In the United Kingdom of Fontana, it was not customary to drink tea with tea leaves.

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　Whenever adults gathered together, they usually drank alcohol.

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　But it seems to be changing a little these days.

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　It is because Brother Ars found out that they drink tea in the East and got some tea leaves.

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　He brought the tea leaves back to Barca and cultivated them.

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　And they started drinking tea with them.

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　I heard that it has recently become popular in the town of Fontana, and the number of tea drinkers has been increasing little by little.

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　The tea leaves grown in a glasshouse near Barcarain have been slightly modified for Fontana, where it is colder than here, so that they can be grown in other areas as well.

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　He said that tea can make a surprising amount of money, so maybe more and more people will drink tea in the future.

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"Ah, Lady Elizabeth and Mr. Alphonse are having tea. Good day to you, Miss Elizabeth. May I join you?"

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"Good day, Cecily. I'm talking to Mr. Alphonse right now. Can we talk later?

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"Please don't say that, Miss Elizabeth. Mr. Alphonse, it's been a long time. Have you been here lately?　I haven't seen you around at all, so I was wondering how you were doing."

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"Long time no see, Cecily. I haven't been here lately, but I came to class today for the first time in a while."

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"I knew it. No, Miss Elizabeth. You can't have Mr. Alphonse all to yourself. May I join you, Mr. Alphonse?

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"Well, I don't mind if you don't mind, Elizabeth."

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No. We're talking alone."

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"Oh, come on, don't be like that. Don't be so silly. I've brought some delicious sweets for you today. Let's eat together.

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　While I was having tea with Elizabeth, Cecily passed by and spoke to me.

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　Cecily is also a countess, one year younger than Elizabeth.

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　However, they have known each other for a long time and seem to be good friends.

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　Cecily forcefully decided to attend the tea party.

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　She has her attendants prepare a chair for her and sits down beside me.

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　Elizabeth looked a little offended and puffed out her cheeks at that.

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　However, I didn't force her out just because of that, and the three of us continued the tea party.

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　Good.

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　Actually, when I decided to go to the House of Lords for the first time in a long time, I think I was a little anxious.

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　But I am glad that there was someone who was willing to talk with me like this.

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　After that, they gave me some delicious sweets and we had a good time for a while.

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