"Yeah, it's chamomile tea with milk and spices. It's a bedtime tea, but it works just fine now, too."
Originally, it was a tea with a faint apple-blossom fragrance that soothed tension and anxiety, relaxed the nerves, and eased mental exhaustion.
With a few extra ingredients, it could now also replenish sugar, protein, and a little fat, providing energy and dopamine.
"..." She blew on it—but still didn't drink.
Obviously. The water had only just boiled. How was she supposed to drink it?
"What a lovely fragrance~ Your tea-making skills are as impressive as ever, Mr. Talent~"
"The fragrance alone doesn't prove anything."
Compared to her true nature, he actually preferred the "pervert" persona she was putting on now, so he didn't want to expose her so soon if he could help it.
"You gave me a fright~ I thought you brought me upstairs to do some—no! I mean, I got my hopes up for nothing!" She hastily changed her wording, looking at him provocatively.
"If you're willing, I wouldn't mind."
"Really!? Will you take responsibility? Will you leave Rumin-san, Miss Ai, True Wei, and the others behind to be with me!?"
"..." Sakurakoji Talent glanced up at her exaggeratedly excited expression, his lips lifting into a faint smile of helpless, complicated emotion.
She really had noticed already. But then again, with Okura Rumin's hopeless acting, Hoshino Ai's occasional silliness, and Ouka Mai's complete lack of any attempt to hide it...
It was only a matter of time before she found out.
Perhaps she had already spared him quite a lot of embarrassment.
Maybe, from the accounts of Ashiri, Anwa Subaru, Hoshino Ai, and the others, she had already deduced that there were still more girls...
In terms of "combat power," she was troublesome. Extremely troublesome!
Setting aside everyone else's