By Zephyria 
I don’t know why people’s hearts are so fickle. It was all a lie that my head was complicated by Allen’s early appearance, as well as Frederick and Kyle’s returns, which were much earlier than the timing.
I, who had received a gift at a completely unexpected time and in a completely unexpected way, was just foolishly excited.
“But why did you give me a save-load ticket and then not let me use it? If I could have used just that, I wouldn’t have had to worry so much in the Grand Duke’s territory.”
System protests its innocence, saying that it was unavoidable for the sake of stabilizing the world.(ර൧ර☆)
“Oh, you. Don’t make excuses. You were watching everything, weren’t you? You were honestly having fun watching me fret, weren’t you? Huh?”
I locked myself in my room alone, even after Nicole, who didn’t know what was going on, was pushed away. I canceled all my scheduled appointments, covered myself with a blanket, and chattered about the things I had missed. The sun was still shining brightly outside the window, but my heart was like the first night of a school trip. It wasn’t like we were having a conversation with any great meaning, but just spending time giggling was endlessly enjoyable.
“It’s more mean to give something and then take it away than to not give it at all. Anyway, you’re really mean, and petty…”
The mean and petty System decides to do something very mean and petty, now that things have come to this.(•̀ω•́ )ゝ
Forced entry into event: Complete in one day! You can also become,
Airhead Package (FULL VER)!
“Huh? What? No, wait, hey! This isn’t right!”
System is happy, saying that it wanted to give its already beloved you an even more meaningful reunion gift, and this is perfect.(~˙∇˙)~
It must be just my imagination that I can feel a strange smile in the combination of stiff letters. I even kicked off the blanket I was covering myself with to protest, but it was all useless. The annoyingly cheerful fanfare and dazzling effects that colored my vision were really instantaneous.
Congratulations, Noah! Due to the mean and petty System’s mean and petty spite, you will spend the next 24 hours as a complete airhead.(´▽｀ ʃƪ)♡
Until the end of the event, the values of some of your stats will be fixed as follows.
Sense 60→0(-60)
Independence 78→0(-78)
Intelligence 87→30(-57)
Elegance 93→30(-63)
Sensuality 66→100(+34) MAX!
Sensitivity 52→100(+48) MAX!
Impulsiveness 50→100(+50) MAX!
Cuteness 43→100(+57) MAX!
Innocence 39→100(+61) MAX!
Time remaining until the end of the event 23:58:54
“Huung, that’s too much… Don’t be so spiteful…”
Shit, I’m screwed… That was my last thought with a proper mind.
The reflection of the stats was so immediate that a hazy fog quickly filled my head. The drawn-out words and moistening eyes were a bonus.
Swish.
“Uuung, the weather is so wonderful.”
“…Even though it’s raining so hard that the sky is falling?”
“But the rain is romantic in its own way, don’t you think, Nicole?”
“Eeeh, well… If that’s what Master says, then that’s what it is… But why are you doing this…”
Nicole’s expression, who usually followed my words as long as it wasn’t a safety-related issue, was somehow sullen. Certainly, the opinion of enjoying tea time in the middle of a garden where heavy rain was pouring down wouldn’t have come from a normal way of thinking. But for me now, such trivial problems couldn’t even approach the vicinity of my brain.
“Drinking warm tea in this downpour is really wonderful. Who knows? Maybe the Rainbow Prince of the Tea Kingdom will appear, like in the fairy tales I heard when I was little!”
“…What prince of what kingdom?”
“The Rainbow Prince of the Tea Kingdom! That’s too much, Nicole. Have you already forgotten? The nanny always laid us down side by side and read to us on days like this.”
“Ah, that… She clicked her tongue, saying that the merchants who were trying to sell cheap tea leaves mixed in a clumsy way called Rainbow Blending were really clever….”
Nicole used to read me books and stroke my hair, which I loved so much I would listen quietly, but when it was just Nicole and me, I would honestly whisper that it was childish. Nicole would even subtly pout, saying that the clever merchant guild was run by his father.
However, as with the previous context, I didn’t have such clear memories now. The current me was just a spoiled child who wanted to plunge into a scene from a fairy tale that remained in my memory.
“Ugh, Nicole. Set it up quickly. What if the sun sets before then? The Rainbow Prince doesn’t come out when the sun has completely set!”
“You’re acting strange today… Was the shock of meeting Sir Kyle after so long that great…?”
“Sir Kyle? Why would meeting Sir Kyle shock me?”
“Yes?”
“Why would I be shocked to meet Sir Kyle after so long?”
“Uh…”
“It’s something to be grateful for that such a wonderful knight likes me. He’s handsome, reliable… I like him!”
The System applauds the better-than-expected effect.
You don’t notice.
Nicole, who was speechless watching me burst into laughter, just moved his lips and put his hand on my forehead, asking if I had a fever.
“Hmm, it doesn’t seem like you’re sick… What on earth…”
“Ah, I’m not sick. Nicole, hurry, hurry!”
“I can’t. You don’t seem to be in good condition, and what if you get rained on and get worse? Just go inside and rest today. Let’s have tea in the garden after the weather clears tomorrow.”
“Tch, that’s too much…”
Nicole didn’t budge, even as he watched me pout with a sulky expression. But as if to mock Nicole’s firm attitude, Allen, supporting a Limoges teapot and teacups on a trolley, slowly walked out from the inner corridor.
The Limoges tea set, which was said to have come from the Eastern Continent, was something Frederick had accidentally obtained during his martial arts training, and it was a gift that had never been used before.
Imperial Concubine’s Tea Set
Capture the Emperor with a sip of tea!
Sensitivity +10
Your sensitivity is currently at MAX. If sexual stimulation is applied after drinking the tea, it will automatically switch to Fever Time mode until all 10 points are exhausted.
“I have prepared as you requested, Young Master. You are going out to the garden, aren’t you?”
“Allen…”
I didn’t even have the awareness to be wary of Allen. I was just touched that Allen readily granted my request that Nicole wouldn’t even listen to, and I clasped my hands together and sparkled my eyes with emotion. Allen, who was standing behind Nicole, smiled once as he looked at me like that. It was an expression mixed with clear ridicule, but I still didn’t recognize it.
“As expected, it’s Allen. Only Allen. No wonder my brother assigned you to me directly.”
“Young Master.”
“I don’t care, I hate Nicole. I’m going to have tea time alone with Allen! Let’s go, Allen!”
Hmph, I snorted primly, walked jauntily to Allen, and even linked arms with his arm that was pushing the trolley. Then, I stuck out my tongue at Nicole as if to show off and walked into the pouring rain in the garden. A gardener who had been watching from afar to see if I would come out or not hurriedly approached and put an umbrella over me and Allen.
“Thank you. Would you like to have tea time with us too?”
I felt strangely elated. I smiled brightly and looked up at the gardener and asked, and the gardener’s eyes became dazed, and he blushed bright red in an instant, even puffing out his nose as he stammered, “C-Can I?”
“Of course, you can! Allen, are there enough cups?”
“…Yes, for now. I even prepared Nicole’s.”
“That’s perfect. Come on, come sit with us. What should I call you?”
“The gardener is Hans, Young Master,” he said, still puffing out his nose. The arm holding the umbrella was trembling. The umbrella was a bit big, but was it that heavy?
“Oh dear. Is it heavy and hard for you, Hans? Shall I hold it with you?”
I asked worriedly and overlapped my hand with Hans’s hand holding the umbrella, but rather, the trembling of his hand became even more severe. His bright red face was about to explode.
“Hans, what’s wrong? What’s the matter? Are you sick?”
It was the first time I had talked to Hans today, but a feeling of concern welled up strangely. I even stood on tiptoe and brought my face close to the gardener, who seemed to be a head taller than me, and put my hand on his forehead to check his temperature, just like Nicole had done earlier.
I really didn’t know why. As my breath got closer and my soft palm touched his forehead, Hans’s expression was distorted terribly, as if he had fallen into an uncontrollable rage. Hans? I was about to tilt my head with a puzzled expression.
“That’s enough. I can’t watch any more.”
“Ouch…!”
Someone who had come without an umbrella grabbed my shoulder roughly.
“Why…, why are you doing this, Brother!”
Andrew Hamilton. My most respected older brother.