Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

"How can that be the same! One thing at a time, this doesn't count...!" Nikaido Hiro, the correct representative of the Yamato Nadeshiko Disciplinary Committee, retorted on the spot without even thinking.

"This is for Hannah's own good~ Hannah is so naive and innocent, what if she gets tricked by Watson? In that case... wouldn't we have to get rid of her?" Shirley Tachibana smiled, but her eyes were empty and lifeless.

—What are you trying to kill...?

"If Hannah-chan is also dragged onto the track... then, then I guess I'll have to find a way to get rid of Rhea-chan..." Sakura Emma had a terrifying expression with a dark face and a face full of black lines.

—So why is it Hasumi...?

"Are there any normal people among the participants in this tea party?" Arisa Wisteria wondered helplessly.

Volume 1: Chapter 130. The Floating Heiress

Having escaped from the 'Loving Sisters' tea party and repeatedly confirmed that no strange people were following her, Tono Hannah went to the storeroom and entered the sunroom through a hidden door in the corner.

"Young Miss, you've arrived! Welcome, welcome!"

"what……?"

As soon as she stepped into the room, which was filled with flowers that never faded, Tono Hannah immediately saw Chang Rong standing not far away, with an exquisite plate and a tea set in front of him.

"This is..."

"Didn't we say we'd find a chance to brew tea for Miss? Luckily, the warden recently granted me access to supplies, so I managed to get some sugar, picked some flower tea, and even made a few desserts. If you don't mind, I hope Miss will do me the honor?"

Chang Rong said with a smile, while blocking the hidden door behind her to prevent strange large and small dogs from spawning later.

“Oh… unlike Hiro, these are Chinese-style tea snacks…” Tono Hannah made her judgment based on the appearance of the food on the plates and sighed softly.

"How is it, Miss?" Chang Rong asked somewhat proactively for some reason, then looked at Tono Hanna with expectant eyes.

"Ah, um...that's amazing!" Tono Hannah nodded, responding happily as she sat down beside her.

However, after seeing Tono Hannah's expression, which was still within a manageable range, Chang Rong showed a slight look of disappointment, while briefly jotting something down in a notebook.

—Seeing the tea party, my level of surprise was around 65 points. I have to say, as expected of a young lady from a wealthy family. Although I tried my best to create a high-class atmosphere, it should just be a very ordinary and commonplace event for her... I thought I would see a more excited reaction.

As Chang Rong took notes, he sighed inwardly. Of course, this was simply a matter of bad luck. After all, just over ten minutes ago, Tono Hannah had experienced a tea party, and now Chang Rong had immediately put on this one as well. It was happening so frequently that Hannah was no longer surprised.

In the end... it's all Nikaido Hiro's fault! How could Hiro be so wicked?

"Then, please don't find my cooking skills offensive, Miss."

Despite a poor start, Chang Rong continued to proceed according to the original plan. He bent slightly to pour the flower tea from the teapot into a cup and handed it to Tono Hanna with a deliberately elegant gesture.

"Oh... mmm, it really is like a butler...!"

Although she had just attended the tea party not long ago, being served one-on-one by a 'butler' was still an incredibly new experience for Hannah Tono. Looking at the serious and earnest look on the white-haired boy's face, she couldn't help but sigh, and even her cheeks flushed.

—Hmm…? Would you score higher if you were served? It's around 75. After all, you're Tono, the young lady who does housework by herself. Perhaps you're not so used to being taken care of and served?

"Thank you for your hard work, you silly knight... Mmm, it tastes delicious...!"

Tono Hannah raised the teacup to her lips, her eyes widening as she tasted the flavors.

Although Meluru on Ice is a bad pen, a bad pen that has died and become Meluru inside the ice, and a bad pen that was punched to smash the coffin and become Meluru outside the ice, the flower tea recipe she left behind is still very valuable and easily won over Hannah Tono.

"Hmph, seeing the young lady's satisfied expression is enough for me—of course, that's just how I am. Remember to settle the Bitcoin payments when you have time." Chang Rong gestured to count some money. Although his idiotic system, which he didn't even know was an AI, was already dead, it was good to keep a memento. What if the system learned and returned and could activate the modulated inner world mode with a single click?

Wouldn't I be able to do whatever I want then? Instead of living in constant fear, worrying that something might kill me if I didn't say the right thing...

"Wow, I didn't expect you to still remember something like this..." Tono Hanna blinked. She was surprised that Chang Rong still remembered their little prank conversation. For a moment, Tono Hanna didn't even know if this was the delicate gentleness of the white-haired boy or if he really was the "money-adding guy".

"Then, next up is the shoulder massage, Miss."

"Huh? There's a shoulder massage...?" Tono Hannah blinked. Although she still didn't understand why Chang Rong had suddenly called her over, this series of pleasant experiences still made her feel a little flattered.

"To be able to get a shoulder massage from a stupid knight... no, that's not right!"

Tono Hannah swallowed hard, preparing to enjoy the massage from the white-haired boy, but she suddenly recalled the conversation they had had at the 'Sisters' Tea Party'.

"Huh? What's wrong, Miss?" Chang Rong was startled by Tono Hannah's sudden behavior and began to wonder if she had done something recently that made Tono Hannah wary of physical contact.

I don't think so. I was just lying in the hospital bed, disheveled, and almost pushed Arisa over... No, no, that was ruled an accident, and I was the victim!

"Um... you silly knight—Chang Rong. I don't think this is a good idea."

Tono Hannah put the teacup containing the flower tea aside, stood up, and looked up at the boy in front of her who was a whole head taller than her.

"What do you mean by 'not good'?" Chang Rong tilted her head.

"I... I can't always ask you for things. Wouldn't that make me seem like a spoiled and arrogant young lady? As a so-called noble young lady, you should be fair in rewarding and punishing, and not just unilaterally demand things from Chang Rong, right?"

Tono Hannah looked at Chang Rong and said with some excitement that she didn't think she had done anything for the boy in front of her recently, nor did she think she was entitled to enjoy his series of acts of kindness.

"Aren't nobles generally the kind of people who lie in bed and enjoy themselves at the expense of the lower classes... cough cough cough, anyway, it's alright, young lady. If you feel bad about it, just remember to settle the bill when you leave. This service is clearly priced, and everyone gets what they need!"

Chang Rong patted his chest and said that if they didn't want to make demands unilaterally, then dirty money transactions were fine too.

"No, no, no, paying the bill sounds even weirder, desuwa! It's like some kind of awful brothel...!"

Tono Hannah loudly complained that the white-haired knight who belonged only to her had also transformed into the top resident host of the nightclub, a source of chaos that could cause girls to fight each other over who would be her sugar daddy.

"The money thing was just a joke... Besides, Miss wasn't simply asking for things, was she? She's been mending my clothes all along, and she's also been patiently washing clothes and cleaning for everyone. That's more than enough to be commendable!"

Chang Rong recounted all the things Tono Hanna had done for everyone, and then said that it was her way of showing respect.

But Tono Hanna still shook her head in some resistance.

"That kind of thing doesn't really count... Compared to what you, Chang Rong, have done for everyone... Besides, doing these things every day doesn't seem like something a young lady would do at all—" Tono Hannah was a little disappointed. Although she had listed her 'roles' at the previous tea party, Hannah didn't really feel that she, who could only do these kinds of things, could really bring any substantial help to everyone.

"How could this happen... Miss?"

Although Chang Rong didn't know what had happened to Tono Hannah that made her so serious in rejecting him, he also knew that as a young lady with pride that she wanted to protect, she probably wouldn't just obediently enjoy the 'services' he offered today.

"Then what about the following activities—shoulder massage, back of hand kisses, cheek kisses, kisses, and hugs?—"

"Let the common people show their sincerity a little bit, it's also a part of what a young lady has to appreciate!"

After hearing Chang Rong's complete service process, Tono Hannah instantly threw aside her unfounded pride.

The young lady has the right to win without lifting a finger! I've been washing clothes my whole life, what's wrong with enjoying myself a little!

"Huh?" Chang Rong was taken aback by Hannah's sudden change of expression.

"Or rather, let's just go straight to the last step... no, that's not right, let's do the last two steps together!"

"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Chang Rong was startled by Tono Hannah's suddenly overly enthusiastic demand.

"Um... if possible, would you please follow the order, Miss?" Chang Rong could only put her hands together in a pleading gesture, hoping that the young lady could proceed step by step in the correct order.

"Hmm... it seems I was a bit too hasty. Cough cough, let's just go with your pace for now."

Tono Hannah realized that she had been a little too excited by the sudden happiness she had just experienced, so she quickly coughed twice to indicate that it would be fine to do as Chang Rong wished.

So, Tono Hannah sat nervously in the chair and had Chang Rong stand behind her to massage her shoulders.

Each time the white-haired boy exerted force with his palm, it was just right, finding the perfect middle ground between pain and comfort, even forcing Tono Hannah to try her best to endure it, lest she accidentally make any strange noises.

"How are you feeling, Miss?"

"Hmm...very, very impressive. I feel like you have a lot of caregiving skills...could it be that you used to be a butler or something?"

Tono Hannah covered her blushing cheeks with her fan and asked, while Chang Rong rubbed the back of her head and gave an awkward smile.

"Well... I'm not really sure either. It seems like there was such a thing, but I can't quite remember it."

In short, disregarding the young lady's rock-hard shoulders, the overall score should be around 72.

Chang Rong took a break from her busy schedule to give a score.

During the subsequent hand-kissing segment, Tono Hannah was initially incredibly excited, as this scene in shoujo manga always seemed so cool, sacred, and elegant.

However, when Chang Rong actually knelt down in front of her and kissed the back of her hand, Tono Hannah felt a subtle embarrassment and an uncontrollable thought of 'That's it?'.

Thinking about it carefully, it should be a matter of order... After all, in shoujo manga, this kind of scene of kissing the back of the hand is basically a scene when the male and female protagonists meet for the first time, just like breaking a cane is a pledge of loyalty.

The problem is that I skipped this step and went straight to the 'bedtime service' step... We've already hugged and kissed, so to do this again seems a bit nonsensical.

—50 points…not even passing grade. So, for a practical, house-loving young lady like me, this kind of formalism is really meaningless?

The subsequent kiss on the cheek had a rather ordinary effect. Although Hannah Tono was indeed a little excited, her excitement stemmed from the thought that "the real show is finally here!" rather than from the act of being kissed on the cheek itself.

Although I was indeed very happy and excited, I still said that we've already kissed, slept together, and shared a bed, so why bother with romance... let's just get down to business!

No wonder only Chu Nan can write such depressing and saccharine words, and only a cartoonist who has never been in love can draw such sweet love stories.

After all, once you've tasted the forbidden fruit, you'll find that in most cases, all sorts of clever tricks and entanglements are less effective than a simple "fast forward to CCB." It's neither romantic nor girlish; it's quite realistic.

—57 points…Could it be that I chose the wrong person? How come the young lady's emotions are so stable? Logically speaking, shouldn't I be able to make the young lady of the Tono family blush and be sure that she will never return if I just make a move?

Chang Rong was starting to feel insecure after being bombarded with a series of "ratings." Could it be that she had been given a "Don't make your sister Hannah laugh" script?

"...?" Meanwhile, Tono Hannah also noticed Chang Rong's unusual behavior from time to time. She frowned and was also very curious about what the white-haired boy in front of her was writing down from time to time.

"Then next comes kissing and hugging—"

"Quickly, bring it up...!"

Finally, the part she had been eagerly anticipating arrived. Tono Hannah instantly revealed a happy and excited expression, and she kept fanning herself with the fan she was using to cover her cheeks, trying to hide her excitement.

—Huh? 75, 80, 85, 90 points, the score is still soaring…! As expected, the young lady is still the same young lady!

Chang Rong, who had initially given up hope, perked up immediately after noticing Tono Hannah's rapidly increasing combat power.

However, when Chang Rong carefully embraced Tono Hannah, the girl's excitement and agitation almost immediately cooled down.

In the moment Chang Rong embraced her, Tono Hanna, who had almost never been 'embraced' by anyone before, once again recalled certain scenes hidden deep within her heart.

During the last hug, Tono Hannah thought of certain past events she had been unwilling to recall. She thought that this time she could enjoy Chang Rong's long-awaited closeness with a purer mindset, but the truth was... she still felt uncontrollably nervous and sad about the act of 'hugging'.

After all, an embrace inevitably means separation. Tono Hanna had never experienced an embrace from another person, nor was she willing to think about the separation she was destined to experience in the future.

"I, I really am still... I really am not qualified to enjoy such treatment... Chang Rong."

Tono Hannah broke free from Chang Rong's embrace, her face filled with apology. Although she still didn't know what Chang Rong wanted to do, she felt she had no right to cooperate with him, much less to be embraced by him like that.

That dreamlike experience in the infirmary was the limit; Cinderella's magic would fade, and she, as a 'witch,' shouldn't ask for anything more.

“I…I’m not actually a rich girl…Chang Rong, you should have sensed it long ago, right? It’s just that you’re too gentle, so you didn’t expose me. That’s why you didn’t show any surprise when you kissed my rough, wounded hands just now.”

Tohno Hannah raised her palm. Unlike Rhea and the others, Tohno Hannah's palm was neither fair nor delicate, but rather rough and covered with various wounds of different sizes.

Those weren't the hands a 'young lady' should have; they were the skin you'd only see on someone who had to struggle desperately to survive.

"I...I'm just a pathetic guy who was abandoned by my mother, who didn't even have a 'home' to go back to, and could only keep company with the garbage dump...I'm a sinner who was indulging in unrealistic fantasies, who couldn't even take care of his own sister, and watched helplessly as she died in his arms from a high fever...!"