Although he was invited to a New Year's party after they met, Nanaya decided not to bother with Lily, the naughty kid, because she invited him to her birthday party.
In the following time, Nanaya and the other two sat together in the pavilion and enjoyed the afternoon tea brought by Clouzot.
Traditional English black tea with dessert is quite a treat for Nanaya.
British dark cuisine is famous all over the world, and in fact British desserts are also very famous.
Unlike the bad reputation of main dishes, British desserts have always received positive reviews.
Of course, there is a group of people who may love and hate it - those ladies who care about their body shape.
Because a lot of butter is used, British desserts are particularly fattening.
This can be seen from the fact that Lily didn't raise her hand many times during the whole time she was having afternoon tea.
"Hmm... I really want to eat another cookie, but I've already eaten three... As expected..."
"Forehead..."
Nanaya felt helpless as he looked at Lily who was about to drool. He silently put the cookies in his hand onto his plate.
[Girls are born with no tolerance for desserts. ]
Nanaya did not encourage Lily to eat more, because if she became overweight, she would blame him.
As an actress and idol, Lily has an obligation to take responsibility for her weight.
It feels good to eat something delicious, but it is troublesome to lose weight.
Moreover, Nanaya himself couldn't imagine what a 200-kilogram Artoria would look like.
"Although the decoration style is a bit strange, this is still a great manor."
Nanaya looked at the surrounding scenery and said with some envy.
Although the house I bought has a garden, which makes my dream come true, the garden is not really that big.
Whether it is the grove of the Ryutani family or the lawn of the Wettin family in front of them that is as big as a golf course, Nanaya's small garden is really a small garden.
"Really? Thanks for the compliment."
Lily was very happy with Nanaya's praise. She squinted her eyes and smiled happily.
"Yes." Nanaya nodded sincerely.
Compared to London, where the weather is always full of complaints, the suburban estate here not only has endless lawns, but also an artificial lake with ornamental fish and pebbles, clear blue sky and white clouds, and birds that occasionally land in the pavilion.
It is really hard to imagine that this quiet mountain resort is less than 2 hours away from the metropolis of London.
"If you come here for vacation, it will probably cost a lot of money..."
Nanaya thought with some jealousy.
"Well… you don't have to spend any money because it's priceless."
Lily replied with a smile.
"Huh? Is this a priceless question?"
Nanaya didn't think his question was ridiculous at all.
"Pupu~ Director Nanaya, your English is not good enough~" Lily waved her hands at Nanaya and replied loudly, "Our house is not open to the public."
"That's why it's priceless…"
Nanaya suddenly realized.
"However, if you want to come on vacation by yourself, Kiryu, that's totally fine. We won't charge you. After all, we are friends."
Ryan walked into the pavilion at some point. She sat down next to Nanaya and the others, then picked up a cookie and started eating it.
"I'm so tired. I can finally eat."
After eating two cookies, Ryan pointed at Lily's head with his crumb-stained fingers and complained, "You are such a coward, you run away and leave everything to me."
Lily smiled and brushed the food off her head. She walked to her sister's back and rubbed her shoulders.
She said to her sister in a flattering tone: "Who said today is your birthday? My dear sister, besides, if I go too, there will be no one to receive Director Nanaya and the others."
"Don't try that."
Ryan hummed twice, then she sighed, "Father is really something, why is he so anxious to marry me off?"
"After all, this is you..."
"Um??"
Lily was about to tell the other person's real age, but when she saw Ryan's eyes, she held back the second half of the sentence.
"Haha, it's rare for you to come back, so father will definitely take you to meet as many young talents as possible." Lily said helplessly, "Who knows when you will come back next time? Otherwise, why do you think father will hold such a big birthday party? Isn't it just to take this opportunity for you to meet more young talents?"
Although Lily was talking to her sister, her eyes were fixed on Nanaya.
[With my reminder, Director Nanaya should buy some nice sapphire jewelry, right? Maybe a ring? I'm looking forward to it.]
Nanaya put down the cup and asked curiously, "Has Miss Ryan not been home for a long time?"
"Well, I haven't been back since I arrived in Japan. Although Mr. Aguguiwen always told me that it's okay to come back, but no one else in the embassy has returned, so I can't be treated specially, right?"
When Ryan said this, his expression was very indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Well, my dear elder sister~" Lily imitated Shion and bent her mouth into a w shape, "It's a rare opportunity to see the parents you miss so much. How do you feel?"
"Not very good."
Perhaps because she was surrounded by people she knew, Ryan did not go out of her way to maintain her ladylike image in public.
"During the first three days, because the novelty hadn't worn off yet, they were very concerned and caring. But after the joy of reunion wore off, they started to find fault with me. So from the fourth day on, we were just disgusted with each other. I was almost exhausted dealing with them."
Ryan pounded her shoulders with her hands as she spoke, and the bouncing peaks on her chest almost made Nanaya's eyes pop out.
"Hmm—"
Nanaya covered his feet - because Ori stepped on him hard.
"Do you want me to dig out your eyes and stick them on there?" Ori warned in a low voice.
"No, no."
Nanaya quickly shook his head.
"Okay, I've rested and eaten."
Ryan said, standing up, "I'm going to continue to greet the guests.
"Walk slowly~"
Lily waved goodbye to her sister, but her thoughts were too rosy.
"What a joke! Come here too!" Ryan grabbed Lily by the back of her collar.
Lily retorted loudly: "This kind of troublesome matter, can't it be solved as long as you go?"
"You are now one of the faces of the Wettin family." Ryan sneered, "Besides, do you think you can escape from something as easy to offend people as a blind date?"
"You must be kidding! Why should I suffer too?"
Lily suddenly regretted it, because Ryan's words made her realize the big mistake she had made before.
[If my sister and Director Nanaya become a couple, then won't all the pressure of blind dates be transferred to me? ? ! ! ]
"No! Why does such a bad thing have to happen to me?"
Lily had a sad face, and she suddenly had the idea of just snatching Nanaya away and letting Ryan be single.
Ryan didn't care about her sister's thoughts at all. She told the old butler who had been standing outside the pavilion: "Clouzot, please take care of my friend."
"Yes, miss."
Looking at Ryan dragging Lily away, Nanaya always felt that the scene seemed a little familiar.
"I always feel like this scene has happened somewhere before."
Nanaya's eyes looked suspiciously between Ryan and Ori beside him.
"That's just your illusion."
Ori calmly drank the black tea in the cup, but a look of worry flashed across his face.
[It looks like there will be many guests attending Miss Ryan's birthday party tonight. I wonder if the senior's gift will be embarrassing? ]
If there were only close people around, then everyone would just laugh it off when Nanaya gave away the limited edition game console.
But if there were other guests, especially British nobles, who knows what would have happened.
As a half-aristocrat, Ori certainly knew how old-fashioned and mean the aristocracy was, not to mention that this was Britain, a country known for its old-fashionedness.
If there were only acquaintances around, and Nanaya made a fool of himself, Ori would probably be happy to watch him step into the trap and jump into it.
But if it was in front of outsiders, Ori would not be happy at all.
I hope nothing unexpected will happen.
Ori looked at the blue sky and prayed silently in his heart.
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Ryan's birthday party was held in the banquet hall in Wettin Manor.
When Nanaya and Ori changed into formal wear and followed the old butler there, the banquet hall was already packed with all kinds of British celebrities, men and women, young and old, all of whom were gathered in their own small circles, chatting and laughing.
"By the way, is Wallace from Britain or America?"
Seeing this scene, Nanaya couldn't help but talk to himself.
Nanaya and Ori were carrying two bags—they contained the gifts they had prepared for Ryan, as well as the gifts that others (Rin and others) had prepared for Ryan, which made them stand out among the group of nobles dressed in smug clothes.
"What are you talking about? Shouldn't we go and greet the host first?"
Ori pulled Nanaya towards the center of the hall, where there was an area slightly higher than other places - it was a podium covered with a red carpet, with a huge cake on the side.
"It's just like an audience with the king. These old nobles really like this kind of situation." Nanaya complained with a pout.
Ori quickly advised: "Senior, please don't say anything offensive at this time. It would be very rude if someone heard it, right?"
"No, Ryougi. I also feel that my sister will be like an orangutan being watched in a zoo when she stands there."
Lily, who had changed into an evening dress, appeared beside the two of them, but her face did not look very well.
Nanaya felt that if this were a two-dimensional story or a comic, Lily's face would be covered with gloomy black lines at this moment.
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay, but I'm annoyed to death by those guys, obviously..."
Lily wanted to say something rude, but she held back because of the occasion.
"Ahem, Director Nanaya, Ryougi-san." Lily gave the two of them a standard noble salute, "Welcome to the [Artoria Hall] of the Wettin Manor."
"Puff--"
Nanaya burst out laughing when he heard the name.