The weekends had finally arrived. It was saturni, the last day of the week, and a day of relaxation for students, and temporary instructors like me and Yuna.

Yesterday, after our dinner with the Landevar family, Yuna and I went back to the Aldridge mansion. There, the first thing that greeted us was a pouting Galvin. He was upset why we came back so late.

It was at that time where Yuna and I realized how late the night was when we had returned. It was about to turn 9 in the night. It was pretty late if I'd say so.

As for the reason why Galvin was pouting, it was because we always play with them everytime we return, and since it was already late and was already time for bedtime, we didn't have the time to do so.

As compensation for not being able to play with them, and also to fulfill our promise with Kiz the day before to play with her again, today, Yuna and I went to the Landevar mansion along with Galvin and Elnart.

「Liz-cha～n!」Yuna

「Ah, Yuna-oneesama! Grey-oniisama! You're here!」Eliza

Although we were still some distance away from the mansion's gates, we already noticed Liz waiting there patiently for us. She seemed to have been waiting for some time already.

And for some reason, the ever so energetic Galvin became shy and hid behind my back when he saw Liz. It was rare to see him acting so timid.

「Hm? Who are these?」Eliza

「Ah, these are Galvin and Elnart. Count Landevar's children, we brought them here to play with you. Galvin, Elnart, this is Liz, the one we talked about yesterday.」Grey

「Liz-chan, be nice to them, okay?」Yuna

「Ah, y-yes!」Eliza

After that introduction, Liz eyed the two curiously. She didn't even complain why we brought other children. Liz really was a good girl.

「I'm Elnart Landevar, and this is my younger brother, Galvin, it's a pleasure to meet you.」Elnart

「It's a pleasure to meet you, Liz-oneechan...」Galvin

「Onee-chan...」Eliza

Having heard the honorific "onee-chan" being attached to her nickname, Liz's eye sparkled and a smile bloomed on her face.

「Un! Onee-chan will take good care of you!」Eliza

Liz declared proudly, not being able to suppress her smile. She was enchanted by the idea of becoming the big sister to two children younger than her. Not to mention those children were also nobles.

Haha, Liz really is a child. But well, I guess the honorific "onee-chan" has a good ring to her name.

And seeing three children interact so friendly with each other, it made me really happy. It was such a precious scene. I could also see Yuna smiling and giggling ever so gently.

「Come on, Liz-chan, let's go inside.」Yuna

「Y-Yes!」Eliza

With Galvin and Elnart following behind her, Liz led all of us to the garden with a big smile on her face, extending from ear to ear.

「By the way, Liz-chan, where's Elise-chan?」Yuna

「She's still asleep in my room with Elaine-oneesama.」Eliza

「In your room? Moreover, with Elaine-chan?」Yuna

「Every time I stay here at the capital, oneesama would always sleep in my room together with me, and since it was already late, Elaine-oneesama decided to spend the night here and ended up also sleeping in my room.」Eliza

I see... So they basically had a sleepover. I haven't had one of those since forever. Well, I've been sleeping in the same bed as Yuna since we became lovers, but I don't think that counts as a sleepover.

But well, I'm not really longing to have a sleepover. I think stuff like sleepovers and pajama parties fit girls more than boys, especially now that I'm considered an adult now.

「But, it was a little strange.」Eliza

「What is?」Yuna

「Well, last time I remembered, oneesama and Elaine-oneesama always wake up so early in the morning. It was rare to see them sleeping past this time. They seem very exhausted. I wonder what happened to them.」Eliza

「U... Un... I'm also curious...」Yuna

Yuna responded with a guilty smile on her face. She clearly knew she was the reason for Elise and Elaine's exhaustion. Well, I could also say the same for myself.

Since the students have undergone practical training they weren't used to for a whole week, muscle pains should be screaming all over their bodies. Not to mention the fatigue along with it.

After discussing this and that, the five of us finally arrived at the garden. It was very spacious and full of magnificent flower beds and sculptures. There was even a large fountain in the middle.

In the Aldridge's mansion, there was also a large fountain in the garden. It was something only those of the same caliber as noble families could afford to have.

「Let's play tag!」Eliza

Those were the first words Liz said the moment we stepped foot into the garden, and as someone as energetic as her, Galvin immediately agreed to her request.

Elnart on the other hand was just dragged into it. And since we were already there, Yuna and I also joined in with the children's little game.

「Liz-oneechan, that's unfair! You're too fast!」Galvin

「That's right Liz-chan. You should tone down your speed.」Yuna

Although the game just started, Liz already increased her speed to the point Galvin and Elnart couldn't catch her. It was speed only those F-rankers and above could maintain for a long time.

Basically, what I'm saying is that she was cheating. Even if Galvin and Elnart work together, there's no way they could catch Liz.

「Ehh～ but it's just my jogging speed.」Eliza

「Then do you also want me to use my "jogging speed" to tag you?」Yuna

「Alright...」Eliza

Liz tried to argue smartly with Yuna, but Yuna outsmarted her. And although Liz responded with a crestfallen tone, the smile on her face didn't disappear.

The game of tag continued for more than twenty minutes, and although the children can still keep on going, Yuna and I decided to take a break so that we can wipe away the children's sweat.

While it's true that it is important for children to sweat every once in a while, sweating would be an understatement to describe the children's situation, they were almost bathing in sweat.

「Fuah～ that was fun...」Eliza

「Let's do it again, Liz-oneechan!」Galvin

「Un!」Eliza

「Now, now, hold your horses, you should rest for a while before playing again. It would be bad if you get dizzy because of the heat.」Yuna

Yuna reminded the two about heat strokes while she continued to wipe away the sweat on Galvin's back. She really looked like their mother.

But speaking of heat strokes, it only happens when the body fails to maintain bodily temperatures and it rises to high. I should probably get some refreshments for the kids.

「Hm? Where are you going?」Yuna

「To the kitchen, I'm going to make some refreshments for the kids, do you want me to make something in particular?」Grey

「Hmm... I want a mango smoothie, but please don't make it too cold, I hate having brain freeze.」Yuna

「Roger.」Grey

Haha, what an ironic line for someone who possesses the ice-attribute. Also, is there such a way to make it not too cold...? I guess I'll just decrease the amount of ice in her serving.

「Come on, let's play!」Eliza

「Yeah!」Galvin

After hearing the children continue with their game, I then headed to the kitchen to prepare drinks and smoothies. And since breakfast was already over, and lunch was still some hours away, the kitchen was empty. I had it all for myself.

Hmm... What fruits should I use......

While that question revolved around my head, I retrieved a lot of fruits and other ingredients, and took some time to decide which ones to use.

In the end, I decided to use orange, grape, and pineapple for the juices, and mango, strawberry, and fresh milk for the smoothies. And needless to say, I made quite a lot of servings from it.

Ahh... I went overboard... Can they even finish all of these...?

In front of me, there were a lot of servings of juices and smoothies. Just by a glance, one could easily tell that they can serve a group of 50 people.

Ah, whatever. I'll just store the excess one if my 『Storage』, they won't get bad in there anyways, plus it saves me time the next time I need to prepare these again.

When I returned to the garden, there were more people there already. They were the married couple, Eleanora-san and Fritz, their daughter, Elise, and their niece, Elaine.

And for some reason the cousins, Elise and Elaine, were having their breakfast while watching the children and Yuna play.

「Oh, Grey-kun. Where have you been?」Elise

「I went to the kitchen to make some refreshments for the children. Do you want some?」Grey

「Yes, please～.」Elise

「Me too!」Elaine

「Alright.」Grey

With the two's request, I brought out all the refreshments I made back at the kitchen, and retrieved some glasses. Thankfully, the garden table they were eating on was large enough to hold all the things I took out.

「S... So many...」Elise

「Yeah, about that, I got carried away too much and went ahead and made use of the fruits I had in store.」Grey

「I... I see...」Elise

「Hm? Grey-kun, what are these?」Eleanora

Eleanora-san asked while eyeing the servings of smoothies in front of her, and since there was a strawberry-flavored one, it was quite eye-catching.

「Ah, those are smoothies. They're made from shaved ice, milk, and fruits. They're quite sweet and fruity so I think the kids will like it. Also, please drink it with this straw.」Grey

I said as I showed the metal straws that I made a long time ago so that Yuna and I could enjoy smoothies. And since it's made of metal, it's nature friendly, not that I can make one out of plastic anyways.

The straws I gave out are also unused. It is just plain rude and unhygienic to give them one that's already used. Not to mention that nobles are going to use them.

「Can I have one?」Eleanora

「Oh, sure. Take as much as you want. By the way, this is mango, this one is milk and that pink one is strawberry. As for the juices, there's orange, pineapple, and grape.」Grey

I briefly enumerated the flavors of the juices and smoothies in front of them.

「Then I'll have the strawberry one.」Eleanora

「I'll have milk.」Fritz

「For me, I want mango.」Elise

「I'll also have mango.」Elaine

One by one, hands reached out to the smoothies and one by one, the number of the smoothies on the table decreased. The juices were left untouched.

With Eleanora-san leading them, the four took a sip with the improvised metal straw I made, and their reactions were...

「Wow, it's so delicious!」Elise

「I can really taste the mango!」Elaine

「Oh my, I've never had something like this.」Eleanora

「It's a little sweet, but it's good.」Fritz

They had about the same reaction when they first had pizza yesterday, the only difference was that they were talking smoothies this time.

「I'm glad that you enjoyed it.」Grey

「Grey-kun, how did you make this?」Eleanora

「Ah, it's pretty simple. I just put all the ingredients in a blender and blended them all nicely. It only takes less than a minute to make one.」Grey

「Grey-kun, what's a blender?」Eleanora

Ah, right... Aside from me, no one has a blender in this world...

「Um, it's this thing.」Grey

I brought out a blender from the storage and showed it to everybody. Their eyes were immediately glued to it, and their eyes were full of curiosity.

「I haven't seen anything like this.」Eleanora

「You're right. I also haven't heard of a "blender" circulating in the market. You're the one who made this, aren't you, Grey?」Fritz

「You could say. Well, simply put, this device has blades inside it which rotates at high speeds in order to cut up the ingredients into small pieces and blend them with each other. In this case, we have shaved ice, fruits, and milk.」Grey

「That's... really informatiー」Fritz

「Hey, that's unfair!」Eliza

When the children noticed us partaking in a cold serving of smoothie, they quickly ran towards us to get their share. Yuna also came back with them.

「Grey-oniisama, what is this?」Eliza

「That's a smoothie. It's sweet and cold.」Grey

After that simple explanation of mine, Liz and the other children went ahead and took a sip of their smoothies, and their reactions were just like the adult', only more energetic.

As for Yuna, she was eyeing which of the smoothies have the least amount of shaved ice in them. She looked really cute while doing so.

「Don't worry, I made you a special one, just like you requested.」Grey

I said as I took out a serving of smoothie from the storage and gave it to her. It was the smoothie which has more mango than ice. It was an odd one.

「Oh, thanks.」Yuna

As soon as she took a sip from it, a large sweet smile bloomed on her face and she continued drinking her smoothie.

「Ahh... This sure takes away all those fatigue...」Elise

「I know. All those days of training really tired me out...」Elaine

「That was the most exhausted I had been since like ever.」Elise

「Tell me about it.」Elaine

「Ah, onee-sama!」Eliza

「Hm?」Elise

Elise and Elaine were talking about how hard their training was when suddenly, Liz interrupted their talk, and the reason for that was...

「Onee-sama, I want to have a match with you!」Eliza

CHAPTER 68 END