The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life - Chapter 81 : Scent of Calci and Strategy Meeting

Translator: Sunnyshies

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Chapter 81 : Scent of Calci and Strategy Meeting

Amalia was troubled.

She was worried about it, so she went to talk to Eva about it, and she gave her a very subtle look.

“…eh? You want me to ask Leonardo-san about that? Isn’t that strange?”

“Yes, but…but I wanted to….give someone a surprise.”

This place was the living room of her house. Eva had slipped and fallen down the stairs at the inn this morning and came in dragging her sprained leg. She quickly treated her with white magic and invited her to join her for tea afterwards.

Right now, Yugo is out shopping with Leonardo. On this rare occasion when both men are away, Amalia asks Eva for advice.

Eva put her hand to her cheek and grunted.

“I know its Leonardo-san’s birthday and you want to celebrate it with his favorite food. If I had a boyfriend, I would have done the same.”

“Right?!”

“But if I asked Leonardo what his favorite food is, wouldn’t it be…bad?”

“…might not be a good idea.”

Losing all momentum at once, Amalia shunned and looked down at the tea in her hand.

Today’s tea is calcity, which combines herbs such as murum with a spice called calci. Calci tree is a tree that grows in Roa and other tropical countries, and hardened sap is scraped off and used as an accent in cooking and confectionery.

Calci has a sweet aroma and a strong presence that can drown out the taste and smell of other ingredients if too much is added. For this reason, calci is used in the form of sticks, which are shaved little by little.

Since she had gone to the trouble of buying calci at Bruno’s, she also served today’s tea with bread kneaded with calci. Therefore, from the living room to the kitchen, the room was filled with the aroma of softly sweet calsi, but Amalia’s expression was far from sweet.

Soon it would be Leonardo’s birthday. For Amalia’s birthday last year, she had received a brooch in the shape of a purine flower, and Amalia wanted to give something in return.

However, Leonardo was basically a man without material desires. When she sent Yugo to ask him secretly yesterday, he told her that there was nothing in particular that he wanted. Therefore, she thought of pleasing Leonardo with her cooking.

‘I don’t know Leonardo’s favorite food…’

When she thought of the menu, she was shocked. Even though he’s someone she loves, even though she’s his lover, she doesn’t know what his favorite food is.

As a child, he liked sweets as much as any other child, but now that he’s an adult, he doesn’t seem to like sweets as much, and she can’t think of a favorite dish he likes. He eats everything Amalia makes with relish, and although she asked him what he doesn’t like, he has never told him what his favorite food is.

She consulted with Eva because she wanted to surprise him by making his favorite food, but it’s true that if Eva is to ask Leonardo what his favorite food is, he would be suspicious, and those around him might also suspect various things when they see it.

“Do you really need to surprise him? I think it’s better to ask straight-forward than to fail.”

“…I knew it.”

“But it’s true, Leonardo is…kind of a confusing person. He doesn’t assert himself very much, and I can’t tell what he likes or what his hobbies are. I am good at detecting such things about other people, perhaps because of my profession.”

Eva had a difficult look on her face, but when she ate some of Calci’s bread, she murmured, “Ah, the taste of happiness,” and smiled softly.

‘…since Eva also said this, I should probably explain it properly and ask Leonardo when he gets back.’

As Amalia pondered this over a cup of calcity, Eva suddenly blinked at her.

“I mean, you guys have been dating for a few months now. Isn’t it about time you guys made some progress?”

“…eh?”

Amalia looks up and blinks.

What kind of progress does she mean?

“…what do you mean?”

“I mean, if you’ve made your feelings known, you guys might want to make out a little more, but it doesn’t seem like it…oh, by any chance, are you uncomfortable in Yugo’s presence? If so, I’ll keep him at home at night, like I did the other night. This place only has one bed, right?”

“T-thanks. But I haven’t thought that far ahead yet…”

Finally understanding what Eva was trying to say, Amalia quickly blushed and fidgeted as she rubbed her fingertips together.

In other words, she could leave Yugo with Eva, so that Amalia could invite Leonardo upstairs to her bedroom, and sleeps with him at night――

‘Mm, I can’t, I can’t! It’s too early for that!’

Just a glimpse of her imagination brought her to her limit, and Amalia covered her face with both hands. Her face was burning hot, even though, according to Yugo, carci was not supposed to have a flame attribute.

“I am happy just to be with Leonardo right now. He also takes care of Yugo and helps me with the housework…is it strange to feel this way?”

“No, no, if you guys are okay with that, then fine…ahh–, I want to get married soon too! At least by the time I’m twenty!”

“Umm, yeah. I’m rooting for you.”

A sip of calci tasted like happiness.

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Botanical Dictionary (12)

Calci (カルシ- /karushi/) – A cinnamon-like plant. Hardened sap is often shaved and used.

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