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It's a delight having you come celebrate my birthday. Thank you. I'll keep working towards improving myself.

Alright... Adjusting the camera angle just a little more...

Hey, Keito. Can everyone see us like this?

I don't know. I'm just as lost as you are on streaming.

... Wait, everyone is letting us know and commenting they can see us. I guess the stream is working fine.

Good. Now then, let's go again...

Hello, everyone. This is fine's Tenshouin Eichi. And beside me is...

AKATSUKI's Hasumi Keito. Today, Eichi and I will be doing a joint-collab stream together.

Heheh. It seems that there's a surprising amount of people who don't know about our relationship, hm. Now, comments like, "What a strange person to have on?" have come pouring in.

Well then, how about I ask you a question. Hey, everyone. What kind of relationship do you think Keito and I have?

Don't say that so suggestively. How incorrigible...

... Hmph. There are plenty of comments saying things like how we both came out of Yumenosaki and how both of us are unit leaders.

Well, I suppose those are all true too. I'll give you 80 out of 100 ♪

Hmm. There really are a lot of people who don't know.

Well then, I'll tell you the correct answer. The truth is we are childhood friends. We first met at a funeral.

Oi, because of you, now the comments section is flooded with comments like, "Funeral?"

Heheh, well, that's a story for another time. I hope that we the childhood duo can bring you a stream you'll enjoy, so please look after us.

Don't treat us like a duo. We're just stuck together by fate.

Keito's not an honest guy, huh ♪

Well then, now that we've heard Keito's tsundere comments, let's move on to the main event for today.

Keito has thrown down a challenge against me, right?

Yes. What I've prepared for you to do is this. [Pulls out a flip board.]

The rules are simple. There will be five different types of black tea with the names hidden. If you can guess the make after tasting each, you'll win.

On the contrary, should you get one question wrong, I'll win. That's the game.

The names of each cup are, "flower", "bird", "wind", "moon"1 and "guest". Answer like this: "The flower is..." "The bird is..."

By the way, once you say your guess you can't take it back. Even if you think it was right later, you can't change your answer, so be careful.

Heheh. Who do you think you're talking to, Keito.

Tea-tasting contests have been a game for nobles since time immemorial.

Besides, I was in Tea Club back during our days at Yumenosaki, you know? There's no way I could mistake any tea.

If anything, I have to wonder why you thought this was something you could challenge me to, Keito.

Hah, you think you're going to breeze through it? I'm looking forward to seeing if you can get them all right.

Now then, let us begin. I brewed these five teas just before the stream started.

Now, please start with the "flower" cup, Eichi.

Yes, yes. Well, here goes.

[Drinking the tea.]

"The flower is Darjeeling.2 The bird is Uva.3 The wind is Java.4 And I think the moon is Dooars.5"

"And the guest is..."

(This is... I wonder, it's a tea with a complicated flavor, hm?)

(It doesn't taste bad, but it's certainly strange. The fragrance is strong. I wonder what tea leaves they are.)

(... No. I have no clue what these tea leaves are.)

(...)

Heheh. What's the matter, Eichi? If you don't know it, it's okay to surrender, you know.

No. I know it. What the tea leaves of the "guest" are.

But don't hide, come out Ritsu-kun.

... That's Ecchan for you. You figured it out, huh?

Oi~ssu, It's Knights's Sakuma Ritsu~♪

Wh-- Eichi. How did you know?

Heheh. It's easy to know what you're thinking.

First, the moment it hit my taste buds, it was a flavor I didn't recognize. That's when I knew you were up to something, Keito.

And the flavor of the black tea was certainly strange and distinct, but it wasn't bad.

That's to say, I figured someone well-versed with tea might be cooperating with Keito.

And of those I'm acquainted with, Ritsu-kun is the only one I figured could make such peculiar, yet delicious tea leaves.

And so, my answer is it's a blended tea6 made by Ritsu-kun and Keito.

Well, how about it? Keito.

... It's frustrating, but you got every one of them right.

Tch~ Kei-chan was like, "Don't you want to see Eichi completely flounder?" so I participated on the stream. But I didn't get to see that at all, huh...

Heheh, is that right?

You're always making fun of me, so. I thought I'd pull a fast one on you with this game. It seems it wasn't that simple after all.

Honestly, bringing out a blended tea to a make-guessing game...

Well, I'm happy the two of you came at me with something, you know. A normal game would be dull.

That said, every single blend was delicious, Keito. It's a shame I can't convey the deliciousness to everyone watching the stream.

Hmph. If you're going to have tea, it might as well be delicious.

Heheh. That sort of thing is just like you, Keito.

What is?

Now then. Ritsu-kun's joined us, so why don't we make this a stream to talk about delicious teas together?

Everyone. Please continue to enjoy yourselves on our stream ♪