「It really looks like a cloud.」
After I whipped up some cotton candy for Noa, her mood improved.
「It’s melting in my mouth.」
I was glad to see Noa happily eating the cotton candy.
「How could you keep quiet about such a fascinating candy. Fina, Yuna-san, you are so mean.」
「I’m sorry…」
「Yeah, sorry. I let the orphanage kids try it once and they got tired of it quickly.」
Actually, Fina and Shuri had eaten it twice, but I decided it was better to keep quiet about that.
「You could have invited me, though…」
Noa looked slightly miffed.
「Still, it’s a really strange candy. It’s fluffy and melts in your mouth. It’s also very sweet and delicious.」
「Well, it’s entirely made of sugar, so that’s why.」
Shuri looked like she wanted to have some too, so I made some more for her and Fina. They both ate them happily.
「Onee-sama, aren’t you going to have some?」
「I’m good. To be honest, I can taste the sweetness just by looking at it.」
She must have eaten too much and now couldn’t even look at it anymore.
Cotton candy really wasn’t something to be eaten all the time. It only tasted good when indulged in every once in a while.
「If you serve this at the school festival, it will surely be a hit.」
「I think so, too.」
「But if that happens, then we won’t be able to look around the festival together, will we?」
「No, that won’t be a problem. My group will be taking turns running the stand, so we can take a stroll when I’m free.」
「Yay!」
Now that Noa’s mood had very much improved, our conversation about the upcoming school festival livened up. Suririna-san brought us some freshly brewed tea, and we spent the time leisurely chatting until Eleanora-san finally arrived.
「Mother!」
「Noa, you’re finally here! Yuna-chan, thank you for bringing her.」
「No problem. It was a fun trip.」
「Eleanora-sama, please pardon our intrusion.」
「Pardon our intrusion.」
Fina bowed and greeted Eleanora-san, to which Shuri quickly followed up.
「Fina-chan, Shuri-chan, welcome. Thank you for guiding me around the other day. I had a lot of fun, so I wanted to thank you by inviting you here.」
「Thank you very much for having us.」
「Thank you for having us.」
The two of them thanked her for the invitation.
「If I may ask, where will we be staying? Are we staying at Yuna-oneechan’s house?」
Fina suddenly remembered that possible issue and asked.
Since they were invited by Eleanora-san, it would stand to reason that they would be saying at her mansion. Still, Fina and Shuri probably wouldn’t be able to relax while staying in the home of a noble like Eleanora-san, so I didn’t mind if they wanted to crash at my place.
「You can decide, Fina. I don’t mind if you stay at my place.」
「Oh my, Yuna-chan. Are you trying to steal my guests?」
「I’m not trying anything. I’m just saying that they can sleep over at my place if they so prefer.」
「If so, there should be no problem if they wanted to stay at my home, either.」
「If the two of them are okay with that, I don’t mind.」
For some reason, what started as an innocent question transformed into a battle for Fina and Shuri. In my defense, I was concerned with how the girls would feel, having to stay at a noble’s home. As long as they were okay with it, I had no reason to object.
「I invited the two of them so I could thank them, so they should stay at my house, no?」
Saying that, Eleanora-san smiled widely as she drew closer to the two of them.
Fina managed to only mutter 「Um…」as she avoided looking at Eleanora-san’s eyes, while Shuri, who didn’t understand what was going on, simply tilted her head.
「Where do you two want to stay?」
「Even if you ask me that..」
Fina’s eyes shuffled back and forth between Eleanora-san and me. After panicking for a while for awhile, she turned to Shuri.
「Shuri, do you want to stay the night here in Eleanora-sama’s home or at Yuna-oneechan’s house?」
She decided to push the decision onto Shuri.