He asked me various questions about myself, and he also talked about himself. However, since I learned about the type of tea earlier, my mind has been filled with thoughts about that alone. Meeting Blake today was a very good decision. It’s because I unexpectedly got a clue about the poison. First of all, I needed to find out more about the flower called Asdel. ‘I should get up now.’ With the thought that there was no need to stay any longer, I deliberately looked out the window. And as if something had just come to mind, I opened my lips with a face that seemed to have a momentary realization. “Oh, what should I do? I had another appointment in the afternoon, and time has passed like this. I should leave now.” “If you have an appointment, you should go.” “Yes. I’m sorry for getting up so suddenly.” “No problem. I’ll see you off, so let’s go together.” “No, it’s okay.”
“The guest who came to our mansion can’t leave like that. Moreover, since it’s Youngae’s first visit, you might not be familiar with the house layout, right?” “Ah, then please.” “Yes, let’s go.” That way, we walked together from the reception room to outside the mansion. “Thank you so much for today. It was a pleasant time, enjoying delicious tea.” “I also enjoyed spending time with Youngae after a long time. If you ever want to have tea again, feel free to come anytime.” After a long time? If it’s been a long time, it implies that I’ve met him before. I glanced at him with a momentary confused expression, but he just smiled lightly. “Ah, yes. Thank you for your hospitality.” I was about to ask him the meaning behind his words but decided to keep my mouth shut for now. It seemed wiser to think it over at home and ask later. Above all, the most important thing right now was not that.
“I had to quickly go and find out what Asdel was. So, after bidding farewell to Blake, I swiftly boarded the carriage. ‘Miss, do you have another appointment?’ ‘No. It’s impolite to stay too long, so I needed an excuse to leave.’ ‘Ah, I thought I might have forgotten something. By the way, even today, the Marquis was shining brightly,’ Amy praised Blake with a rapturous expression. ‘Really?’ ‘Yes. Just being in the same space as the Marquis made it hard to breathe properly.’ ‘Calm down, Amy.’ ‘I’m sorry. After looking at the Marquis for too long, I can’t seem to calm down.’ With those words, Amy patted her chest with a regretful expression. ‘Once we return, there are things to do, so tell the coachman to hurry a bit more.’ ‘Yes, Miss.'”
“Afterward, the carriage that carried us sped towards home at a faster pace than usual. Upon returning home, I immediately began to look into the flower called Asdel. However, as Blake mentioned, it is a rare flower, and with the books I have, I couldn’t find anything about Asdel. So, I went to the shopping district, but even the flower merchants in the busy area had no knowledge of Asdel. However, I couldn’t just sit idly by. For several days, I went crazy searching for information about what Asdel could be, visiting bookstores, academy libraries, and any place with books. Eventually, I was able to find a very old and worn-out book at the academy that contained information about rare flowers. ‘Please,’ I prayed silently as I brushed off the dust from the book. Then, I opened the book and started flipping through the pages, searching for the word ‘Asdel.’ It was about halfway through the book when I found it. ‘I found it!’ The word ‘Asdel’ was clearly written in the upper left corner of the page.”
“The word ‘Asdel’ was faintly written on the upper left corner of the page. And across several pages, there was a fairly detailed explanation of what Asdel is. ‘So, the flower petals themselves are not toxic?’ I murmured, flipping through the characters written in the book with my hand. ‘It’s because the seeds, not the petals, contain toxicity. Therefore, to drink it as tea, the seeds must be removed.’ It was written that failing to do so could be extremely fatal, leading to a loss of life due to the poison. Even though the book provided a detailed description, seeing and analyzing the actual thing would be more accurate. I took the book and immediately returned home, inquiring around to find Asdel. Unfortunately, I wandered around in vain for several days. ‘Is it really that no one knows?’ Of course, I first learned about the flower through Blake, but I never imagined it would be so difficult to obtain. No, this was a problem beyond difficulty in obtaining.”