"Come on, everyone, it's afternoon tea time now!"
The door creaked open.
A dashing woman dressed in a white fitted long coat and brown riding breeches walked steadily closer, placed the exquisite tea and snacks on the tray within our reach in a safe place, and then stood quietly to the side.
The silver ceremonial sword was slung across her right hip, its red, yellow, and blue gemstones sparkling under the lights, just like the woman's bright red eyes.
"Shouldn't that be the responsibility of the maids?"
"That's because they volunteered here."
I subconsciously thanked them, held the warm teacup in my hands, and turned my head to look at them. But just as I was about to look away, I met their eyes.
"Hmm~ You like me that much, huh~"
His ruby-like eyes curved into a smile, revealing a familiar teasing expression.
I instinctively looked away and covered the lower half of my face with my teacup: "No, no, don't talk nonsense."
"But this is the third time you've looked at me today, Master?"
As the woman spoke, she solemnly pointed to her fingers: "I've been staring at it intently since I woke up this morning, I observed it for a long time while serving meals, and just now... Judging from yesterday's situation, there might have been two more times before dinner and before bedtime, or even more~"
Although she knew in her heart that the other party was just teasing her, her face gradually flushed and turned red.
"Mr. Yumi..."
Damn it, Hikari's sudden resentful gaze was also quite lethal, and Annie, why is she suddenly looking this way with that "it's like I've seen trash" expression?
I coughed, finally unable to hold back any longer, and changed the subject: "That's because I still can't get used to it..."
"What are you used to?"
"It's about Alice, how you suddenly turned into this..."
"Oh~" Alice touched her face, her mischievousness visibly increasing. "Indeed, this is more in line with Master's desires..."
Alice!
I immediately stopped Alice's teasing with an even louder voice.
With a slight shrug, Alice Belle casually pulled out a chair and sat down, crossing her legs, finally regaining her composure: "Okay, okay, no more joking around."
"Hmm, so that means the Garden Master is curious about my existence. Am I right?"
I breathed a sigh of relief and nodded gently.
“It’s very simple, it’s not complicated at all,” Alice laughed. “As I said before, I am actually just a derivative created by the Creator Yao. However, I am not entirely controlled by the Creator, but can act freely and without restraint within the scope of the Creator’s orders.”
"It still sounds very strange, and I can't understand it at all."
I pondered, trying to analyze the underlying principles: "Ultimately, isn't it common sense that creations are entirely controlled by the creator? Even those maids..."
No, that's not it~
Alice suddenly corrected me, her narrowed eyes gleaming with an unusual light: "Those clay statues, they're not actually being controlled, that's why they move, are they?"
The sudden statement left me speechless.
No, I had previously asked Yao how to operate multiple magic threads, and she answered me easily. Even though I didn't understand much at the time, Yao's understanding of how to control them was not like that of someone who only had a superficial understanding. How could she suddenly tell me that her control over those derivatives was not complete, but rather that they operated on their own?
"Actually, it's quite simple when you think about it, right? Even someone like me who knew nothing about magic at the beginning still understands these basic concepts."
Alice casually sprawled on the table, turning her head to the side: "Why don't we start by thinking about where those clay figures actually came from?"
Where did the doll maid come from? It's just...
However, before I could even sort out my thoughts, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, an amazing softness came from the side.
Alice, who called herself a female knight, wrapped my left side with a wicked smile: "Hmph, I've wanted to do this for a long time! Now you, my wicked master, will taste the resentment I've been holding in! Finishing blow, close-range attack!"
"Ah—no! Mr. Yumi, I'm here to save you!"
As Hikari spoke, she rushed over and hugged the other side.
Before I could even complain about the uneven size of the two sides, Annie, who had been looking around, suddenly seemed to realize something, nodded, stood up, and quickly squeezed between the two sides, burying her face in my arms.
Ugh—help, help me!
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