Episode 10
“It’s called scented Oolong tea. Oolong tea is tea leaves that have been oxidized to a medium level. You could say it’s a cross between black tea and green tea.”
Chloe explained happily.
“I really like Oolong tea because it’s smooth, rich, refreshing, and has the goodness of both green tea and black tea. Plus, it’s flavored… Oh my!”
The reason she was surprised was because of Balt. Balt, unable to hold back, opened the lid and drank the oolong tea before she could finish her explanation.
“Hey! How rude in front of the madam!”
Jacob scolded, but Balt didn’t listen. Balt, who had drunk half the bottle at once, opened his eyes wide.
“Ugh!”
“Why, what’s wrong?”
“It’s soft and…delicious. And…fruity.”
Jacob, unable to resist his curiosity at those words, opened the bottle and took a sip. So did Cain.
“Wow…! It’s delicious. It’s fragrant and has a subtle nutty flavor… Oh!”
Jacob, who was taking a few sips and exclaiming in admiration, at one point looked back at Chloe.
“It really smells like fruit. Is it peach?”
“That’s right! It’s peach-flavored oolong tea.”
Chloe clapped her hands.
“It smells like peach, which is strange, even though it doesn’t seem to contain any fruit. Did you add peach juice?”
“No, this is scented tea, which means the tea leaves themselves are scented. Tea leaves have the property of absorbing scents well. So it’s easy to infuse the scent of other ingredients.”
“Scented tea…?! Is there something like that?”
“Yes! Fruity scents are the norm, but there are also floral scents, chocolate, vanilla, caramel, and even dessert scents like ‘Red Velvet Cake’ and ‘Christmas Pudding.’”
“What? You have a red velvet cake flavored tea?!”
Jacob was horrified. Chloe laughed lightly at his honest reaction.
“Fruit-flavored oolong tea cold brew is absolutely delicious. Nothing beats a summer drink.”
“Yes, it’s the best. The sweet peach scent and subtle nutty flavor… It’s like I’ve discovered a whole new world.”
“I’m so glad you like it. Now, gentlemen.”
Chloe handed Jacob something that looked small and light. Jacob quickly took it.
“What is this…?”
“These are peach-flavored oolong tea leaves. The iced tea I made last time was made with the ‘rapid cooling’ method, which involves making the tea strong then adding in ice cubes, but this time I made it with the ‘cold brewing’ method, which involves leaving the tea leaves in water for a long time.”
Chloe held up her index finger.
“Cold brewing is really, really easy. Just put the tea leaves in water and leave it in a cool place for about 12 hours. I’m giving these tea leaves to the knights so they can try making it themselves.”
“Ma, Madam…!”
Jacob and Balt…were almost crying.
“How can you be so kind and considerate! You even share your precious tea leaves with us! How can we repay this favor?”
Jacob said with an expression on his face that made him seem ready to kneel down anytime soon. Chloe smiled shyly.
“I… Hmm, I’ll tell the captain so next time, Jacob, Balt, and Cain can sit across from me to have tea with me again.”
“Yes…ye-What?”
Though there was nothing more to be surprised about, the three musketeers’ eyes widened. Chloe covered her face with one hand as if embarrassed.
“Jacob, Balt, and Cain are my precious tea friends. Please don’t feel pressured. I really enjoy drinking tea with many people.”
Chloe smiled shyly.
At that moment, the three knights thought.
‘She’s an angel…!’
‘There’s an angel here…!’
‘Madam, you are an angel…!’
At that moment, they had no choice but to swear to themselves.
Chloe Battenberg is their precious and loving mistress, to whom they pledge the utmost loyalty throughout their lives.
With the honor and pride of the Knights of Battenberg on the line, they will protect her at all costs, even if it means burning their body!
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“Jacob, what are you drinking?”
Jacob quickly put the glass bottle he was drinking from in his bosom, fearing that someone else would steal it from him.
“Oh, don’t you know? This is, you know, the oolong tea that the madam gave me.”
“What oolong? Are you kidding me?”
“Ugh, you ignorant country bumpkin. You won’t last so long knowing so little.”
At some point, during the hot training sessions, the three knights began drinking something from a glass bottle. This sight could not help but attract the attention of the thirsty and tired knights.
In particular, Jacob, who kept insisting that what he was drinking was a new product given to him by the Madam and a very delicious mysterious drink, earned the knights’ resentment and hatred at the same time.
Eventually, several knights formed a conspiracy.
“Jacob! Hand over the new drink that the madam gave you!”
“No! I absolutely cannot give you this!”
“Stop making me laugh and give it to me!”
“Cain! Balt! Help me!”
But the two knights ignored Jacob’s desperate calls.
As expected, there was no such a thing called reliable friends. Jacob, who was clearly outnumbered and had his tea stolen, hit the ground, as it was already too late.
After going back and forth between the thirsty and hot knights a few times, the bottle was already empty.
“Oh my…?”
“This, this is…?”
The faces of the knights who had tried oolong tea hardened.
“What is this? It’s incredibly fragrant, rich, and refreshing!”
“Her grace gave you this?”
So, out of nowhere, peach-flavored oolong tea iced tea became popular in the honorable and proud Battenberg Knights.
One of the knights went to the port, bought a large quantity of peach-flavored oolong tea leaves, and sold them to his comrades at high prices.
He was caught by the knight commander and sentenced to 400 laps of the martial arts course under the blazing sun.
There were even instances where knights who had already tried it and knew its taste, as well as knights who were curious after hearing praise from others, would all gather together to buy it.
Some knights even bought various kinds of fruit oolong tea leaves other than peaches and bragged about it.
In this situation, it was inevitable that the Knights would have a good opinion of the Madame, who had the grace to spread such a new culture.
Without Chloe knowing it, her reputation among the Knights was soaring.
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