Chapter 2332: The Promised Tea Party

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As usual, I received the letters that Anima had neatly sorted and brought to me, and among them was one from Eris-san. It was in a rather sturdy, high-quality envelope, and when I opened it, it turned out to be an invitation.

Ahhh, this must be for the tea party she mentioned back when we first met, when I told her Id like to attend one someday, and she said shed arrange an opportunity for me eventually

Along with the invitation, there was a letter containing details about the tea party, so I read through it Errr, the location is the Hamilton Marquisdoms villa, and it seems the tea party will mainly consist of young nobles who are not heads of their households or high-ranking officials.

Her leaving out the heads of the noble families, I guess this is her being considerate toward me? Eris-san is amazing when it comes to that sort of thoughtfulness, so I imagine shes also made various other arrangements so that a tea party novice like me wont have any trouble.

While reading, I came across a line that caught my attention.

Additionally, only one attendant is permitted, and for this tea party, nobles will not be recognized as attendants. Please bring a non-noble attendant.

Attendant? Do noble tea parties normally allow people to bring attendants? Ahh, maybe its for cases where someone brings their betrothed. Nobles being engaged to someone isnt unusual, and the hosting noble might not necessarily know both parties, so that kind of consideration could be necessary.

Since it says nobles are excluded this time, I guess normally nobles are allowed

Or maybe this is another kindness on Eris-sans part, since Im inexperienced with tea parties and wont know anyone besides her, she might have made it so I can bring along someone Im familiar with.

In that case, maybe I should also bring someone along it would also feel safer But nobles are out huh If nobles were allowed, the best choice would be to have Lilia-san come with me but

Lilia-san is well-versed in noble tea parties, and she said she got to know Eris-san at the previous party, so shed be ideal but with nobles banned, thats not an option.

[Hmmm]

[Kaito-kun! I came to visit~~]

[Oh, Kuro, welcome. You came at noon today, thats unusual.]

[Unn. The development of the new instant products has finally settled down, so I have a lot more free time lately. Arehh? Kaito-kun, is that an invitation?]

Kuro, who had come to visit, tilted her head when she saw the fancy envelope in my hand. Come to think of it, its kind of similar to the one I got from Seditch Magic Tool Company for the barbecue invitation. I guess theres a certain standard format for invitation envelopes.

[Yeah, its an invitation from Eris-san for a tea party. Ive been wanting to attend one for a while And it seems I can bring one attendant, but perhaps out of consideration towards me, nobles arent allowed, so Lilia-sans not an option. Im trying to figure out who I should bring instead.]

[Hehh, then how about I go with you?]

[Eh? You, Kuro?]

[Unn. I met Eris-chan at your birthday party before, and we got along pretty well.]

[Ahh, I see In that case, I guess Id like to ask you to come with me.]

It seemed that Kuro had met Eris-san at the party and at least knew her by face. In that case, from Eris-sans perspective, bringing Kuro, someone she was already acquainted with, would be easier than having to deal with a complete stranger, and for me, having Kuro along would be reassuring as well.

[Unn, leave it to me. I know the World Coordinates for Hamilton Marquisdoms estate, so I can just use Teleportation Magic to take us there.]

[By the way, Kuro, have you ever been to a noble tea party before?]

[Hmmm not really. I do get invited to parties sometimes, but tea parties? Almost never. The only ones Ive attended would be the ones Lillywood hosts after the Harmonic Symphony. I do have tea with Chris sometimes, but I wouldnt really call that a tea party.]

[Hehh, so this might be kind of a fresh experience for you too.]

[Yeah. But Im fairly familiar with a lot of nobles because of business connections, so there might be a few people I know there. Well, either way, if Im with Kaito-kun, itll be fun, so Im already looking forward to it.]

I smiled back at Kuro, who was grinning cheerfully. In the end, having my girlfriend Kuro attend the tea party with me was something I truly appreciated, and I had a feeling wed enjoy ourselves, so I was already starting to look forward to it.

~ ~ This Chapters Summary ~ ~

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