One sunny day.

Raphine looked out the window with a tired expression.

'They always played in the library. I don't understand.'

Raphine turned 8 this year.

And I followed Adrian, Zerkan, and Violet, who are now 12 years old.

The three were having a very passionate discussion.

Raphine seemed bored and poked the cake with a fork.

"The frontier is in a serious drought now. This is an issue that needs to be taken seriously. If there is a drought across the continent, how do you deal with it?"

"But.... That's an assumption that hasn't happened yet. First of all, it is important to solve the problem on the change side."

"But you never know when it might happen, right? It is also important to plan ahead."

"Violet's words make sense."

"First, in the Imperial Castle, an integrated countermeasure against drought must be prepared systematically. Each territory has different procedures and budgets, right? Did you say that the response method was poor in the first place?"

"It must have been a neighborhood that has never experienced a drought."

A passionate discussion of three people who are far smarter than their peers....

To Rafine, it sounded like a lullaby.

"Huh."

Raphine yawned droopy, and her eyes met Zerkan, who was sitting next to her.

Then Raphine smiled brightly as if she had ever yawned. He did not forget to emphasize the necklace by showing it openly.

Zerkan patted her hair as if she was cute.

"Baby, you are good now. I have become a pro."

'Hmmmm. Now, the magic of chaos is no less than Manrep.'

Over the past two years, Raphine has become very close to Zerkan.

Like Adrian and Violet, we can't see each other often, so every time we meet, we try very hard to get closer.

Zerkan also seemed to be very familiar and comfortable with Raphine.

However, she still frowned when Raphine proposed.

Besides, from a certain moment, instead of laughing awkwardly, he began to pour out a lot of nagging.... Adrian and Violet, who were next to him, were about to stop him.

'But I can't stop brainwashing my proposal to Zerkan.'

The three will leave the capital next year.

'Then we haven't seen each other for almost 10 years.'

The three were scheduled to graduate from the academy normally and never return.

By the time they were in their senior year at the academy, a war with the beast was going on.

One day several years from now.

A dimensional gap suddenly breaks in the territory near the academy, and mysterious beasts pour out of the gap.

That was the 'crack of the apocalypse.'

However, contrary to the name, it does not bring about the real end.

'The war against the beast takes a long time, but it ended in a successful victory without much sacrifice....'

A bigger problem was to arise after the three returned to the capital.

'Even in case of that time, there must be no connection between Zerkan and Violet.'

Raphine went back to the beginning, and once again recalled the original purpose and made a firm determination.

"Should we stop the discussion? Raphine looks boring."

At that time, Adrian, who was watching Raphine, said:

"I'm fine...."

Raphine muttered a little.

It's a little boring, but.... It's all about discussion, huh?

Then Violet suggested.

"Then let's discuss Raffine together. Raphine, what do you think about the drought?"

At that, Adrian sighed and said, "Huh."

"Raphine is still a child."

"What? hey! A child to an 8-year-old lady! Besides, how smart Raphine is!"

"What, what? You're a kid! He's my little brother, but he's still a little kid...."

"Don't say those words in front of Raphine!"

Violet became enraged instead and began to quarrel with Adrian.

In particular, Violet did not like to hear the word 'child'. So Raphine seemed to think she would feel bad too.

But now Raphine is feeling....

'I rather like it.'

Raphine narrowed her eyes and looked at the two people who were arguing.

It seems a bit wobbly, but.... The atmosphere between the two of them is a bit cute.

I liked it very much.

As Violet ran and pinched her cheek, Adrian's face, who had been rebelling, turned bright red.

"Don't be shy, Adrian. Okay?"

"I know.... Raphine, I'm sorry."

Adrian rubbed his cheek and apologized. Raphine smiled as if it was okay.

'Hmm, it's about the drought....'

When there is a drought....

'Orphana, you have to deal with it. What.'

"Yes? Suddenly me?"

?Then you, the water spirit, do it, but who does it? You stupid child."

"No, this bear cub is suddenly arguing again.... Are you happy with me?"

The fight between Violet and Adrian could be seen with very happy eyes, but it wasn't Orphana and Ruby's fight.

'shut up.'

Raphine resolutely silenced the two spirits, then fell into thought.

By the way, it's a drought in the border area....

'Look, now is the time.'

This is the time when the relationship between the emperor and the empress is completely different.

"When there is a drought.... Zerkan's brother and I just need to get married. Then it will rain."

Raphine muttered anything to brainwash Zerkan once more.

At those words, Adrian and Violet's expressions distorted.

"Feel free."

However, Zerkan's reaction was surprising. He stroked Raphine's head as if he was cute.

'what?'

Raphine looked at Zerkan with a look that said "Oh!"

"Hey, Zerkan. Why are you laughing? Is this funny now?"

"that's right. Why are you laughing?"

"...."

Zerkan was straight forward. He didn't seem to even realize he was laughing.

Violet, who seemed to be threatened at any moment, shrugged.

"Well, though.... It's not bad to see a smiling face after a long time."

"... You only see it once."

While saying that, Violet and Adrian looked at Zerkan with warm expressions.

Raphine suddenly seemed to know what these two people meant to Zerkan.

What was the feeling of Zerkan in the original story after losing the two who were the only friends?

Zerkan, who was left alone after everyone left, must have been very afraid and lonely.

To the extent of giving up his own life without hesitation.

Raphine felt pity for Zerkan and hugged Zerkan's side tightly.

Then, Adrian and Violet, who were looking at Zerkan with warm eyes, opened their ax eyes as if they had ever done so.

* * *

After an informative discussion session, Raphine returned home and headed to her room.

Then, naturally, Orpana appeared as a proud older sister and started reporting.

"The trade ship you mentioned has arrived, master."

"finally!"

Raphine clenched her fists with a happy expression.

Finally, tea has arrived!

In a previous life, Raphine was very fond of coffee. Until I met tea.

Of course, coffee is good, but black tea was more suitable for Rafine's taste.

And unlike his previous life, the origin of tea in the world in this novel was on one continent in the East.

Rafine remembered very well how this 'black tea' took over the aristocratic society in the novel.

'In the original work, the Hwangbi's family earns a lot of money starting from tea.'

From that point on, it was from that point of time that he went from being an ordinary rich man to a very different level of wealth.

Tea was so influential.

After occupying the aristocratic society, it also captures the common people. To the extent that it is not a favorite food, but a necessities of life at all.

'And one more thing, you can't leave out the teacup.'

This time, there was not only black tea on the trade ships that came from the eastern continent.

It was full of beautiful and mysterious teacups made by artisans from the eastern continent.

'A new luxury culture of the nobility will begin.'

And who monopolizes that market?

He was going to be himself, not the Queen's family. Rafine resisted wanting to laugh out loud and mean like a villain.

"Orphana, you are the best. Very well done."

"Lord, lord...."

At the unusually excessive praise, Orfana began to weep with an emotional expression.

"Don't cry. Calm down."

Orphana is a water spirit, so once she started crying, she was out of control.

Raphine was nervous because she had been through it a while ago.

Fortunately, Orphana stopped crying quickly.

"By the way, are the coordinates of the holy object still there?"

"yes...."

Orpana answered sullenly.

Not long ago, the reason Orphana cried a lot was because of the legendary relic.

In order to know the location of the legendary relic, a period of response was required after signing a contract with the spirit company.

It is said that it takes at least 2 to 10 years for coordinates to appear....

This meant that we had to wait until the moment when Raphine and Orphana's mana waves matched.

So, on the second anniversary of the contract, Orfana thought that the coordinates would come out right away, so she was very excited.

The result was crap. So it became a sea of weeping.

'The coordinates have to be opened to manifest.'

In the past, I was thinking of consuming enough to lose money later.

Every time I saw Orphana working hard, I felt grateful and curious, so I wanted to find that holy thing.

'Of course, Ruby will find yours too, so don't worry.'

"Thank you, sweetheart."

"Chi.... Then what about tea, Master?"

"We're going to launch it first in a coffee house, and then we're going to set up a new cafe specializing in tea."

Once the nobles got used to black tea that was the real start.

'The tea party culture will soon be established among the nobility.'

In the original story, it wasn't the first time the empress made the empress angry with a tea party.

And every time he saw his wounded mother, Zerkan's heart also got sick.

It wasn't just that.

As much as she monopolized trade items, she did not hesitate to do very childish things.

That is, black tea was not supplied only to the empress's parents' families, vassal families, and close families.

So they had to pay a premium to buy tea.

'To openly do childish things that young children would do.... It's stupid.'

But...?

'I'm still a child, so I don't mind doing anything childish!'

Raphine intended to give them back what they did in the original.

Very very, very childish, sarcastic and boring.