(I finished typing, but the generator at the internet café was still running...)
(The third update is here. Now then, whoever blows up the power bureau for Ru Qing, she'll definitely be grateful to them...)
In a corner of the streets near Ayahama Academy in Itogami City, there was a café...
It was not very large, but its interior was lavishly decorated. The walls were painted a sparkling gold, lace-trimmed curtains hung along the edges, and luxurious chandeliers like those found only at dances hung from the ceiling above every other table. Though it was not nighttime, they still gave off soft points of light...
Wu Yan sat across from Natsuki at a table near both a corner and the glass window. The steaming black tea gently rippled, giving off a rich color and fragrance. Though there were only two lonely cups of tea on the entire table, it did not affect either of them in the slightest.
After all, Natsuki had come for the black tea. As for anything else, it did not matter whether it was there or not. As long as there was tea, that was enough.
As for Wu Yan, his true purpose was not the tea. Coming here had merely been an excuse, so it was the same for him. Nothing else mattered, so long as Natsuki was there...
One stared fixedly at the tea, while the other secretly watched Natsuki. Thus, an oddly strange atmosphere spread around them while Natsuki remained completely unaware...
"Is this the highly praised black tea you mentioned?..." Natsuki sniffed the tea, took a sip, and immediately frowned.
It was not that the tea tasted bad. Its flavor was indeed quite mellow and simple. For those who were not particularly demanding about black tea, it was more than good enough.