Isaac

the principles in the Thirty Six Strategems, that’s rather grand of her.”

Once he understood Rivelia’s intention, Isaac found it both impressive and adorable.
Rivelia managed to figure out Isaac’s personality in such a short time.

Isaac thought to himself, he first considered dealing with the issue by going to the Campus and doing the settling things himself, but in all honesty he found it extremely tedious.
It was a nice experience to be surrounded by all the girls of the Campus, but this wasn’t the case for Isaac, he wasn’ the centre of attention because he is admired by the girls what so ever.
Their relationship was more like master and servant, so Isaac needed to be very careful with his behaviour.
That was the reason why he pushed the business onto Reisha and Kunette.

“Do we have to go again today, Sunbaenim? When it’s obvious we’ll be held again?”

Reisha asked.
Her expression clearly showed that she did not want to go no matter what.
She only worked for Isaac because she found doing the business very enjoyable, but when things turned out this way, she was more than ready to drop everything and leave.

“Does she really look like she won’t stop?”

“Yeah.
How to say… She looked like she wanted to see who will give up first.”

“That’s a problem…”

It’s true that they have 3 hours for lunch period, but not a single student in the Campus actually used all that time to have a break.
Time management was crucial in keeping up with the curriculum in the Campus.
If you fall behind, you are left behind.
The College was no exception.

The fact that Rivelia, the greatest of all geniuses and the centre of admiration was enjoying a tea party was ludicrous.
It was clear that this was just a front to harass Isaac in any way possible.

“This is no good…”

This could lead to a drop in Rivelia’s grades.
For someone like her, it would simply mean that she will fall from the status of greatest of all geniuses to just a normal genius, but Isaac won’t be able to escape the blame that this was all because of him.
Just as there are many people who are anticipating on Rivelia’s success, her failure would lead to their ire pointing toward Isaac.

“Man.
Does she not know her own value? Tsk, I guess I’ll teach her myself.”

“What are you doing here?”

“Do you really have to do this at the cost of your grades?”

“Hmph! I don’t know what you mean.”

“You should know that even if it is tedious, I can just receive the orders myself.”

“Ha! I guess that would mean I would have to see that despicable face of yours every day.”

Isaac could only sigh at Rivelia’s attitude who stood her ground.

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“Then are you really going to hold Reisha and Kunette every day?”

“Hmph! I’m simply having a break from my busy schedule.”

“To have a tea party every day with Reisha and Kunette until graduation? You should know that it’s impossible.”

“Why are you saying that it’s impossible? As long as you continue to profit against the poor students of the Campus, I will not stop sacrificing myself for these two who are being used as a tool by you.”

“So you’re going to have tea every day?”

“T, that’s right.”

Once again a chill crawled up her spine.
She hesitated, but quickly put up a front to hide that moment of reluctance.

“All right! Then I will sponsor it with everything I have.”

“What?”

“If you’re going to have a tea party, then you need to do it right.
Screw this disgusting tea leaves.
Just name whatever you want.
I will get you the most famous and rarest tea leaves within the Empire.
And using these cups from the Campus will surely drop the flavour of the teas.
I’ll also get you the fanciest tea sets and snacks to go with the tea, so you can enjoy the luxurious tea party every day.”

“What is your aim?”

Rivelia began to worry when Isaac seemed so eager to support her actions.

“What aim? I’m simply sponsoring this tea party of yours out of good will.”

“I don’t need your help.”

“You’ll quickly tire yourself of these low-quality leaves supplied by the Campus.
I’m just trying to help you before that happens.”

“Uck…”

What Isaac said was true.
Unlike the fancy menus supplied by the cafeteria, the tea was made by boiling bags of low-quality tea leaves in a giant pot.
Sometimes it would be too bitter, while other times it was too bland.
It wasn’t something anyone could enjoy every day.

“Ha, fine.
Then I accept your kindness.
First, I want the Lublanc Sky, the speciality of the Lublé province.
It is a premium tea set where only 20 of them are made every year, but I’m sure you will find a way to bring one here with your amazing talent.
Ah! I would also like you to bring every type of tea.
Of course, they must all be of highest quality, not from your run of the mill tea shop.
Is that possible?”

“Sounds rather expensive.”

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It was obvious that she wanted to make this out of Isaac’s control.
Even the Rivolden Merchant Guild would find it difficult to bring these goods to Rivelia.

Just having the money wasn’t enough for these goods.
Since they have a limited supply, the buyers must make reservation years in advance to get them.
Some of them held such fame that they didn’t accept orders from commoners or lesser nobles because of their pride.

“Are you telling me that you can’t do it?”

“Not at all.
But I think it will take some time.”

“Ha.
I didn’t expect you to have them straight away either.
But you’re not going to say that you’ll have it after a year or delay it for as long as possible right?”

“I think ten days should be enough.”

“Ha! Can you really supply all of them within ten days? If you can, then I will most definitely have a tea party every single day.
It is not common to enjoy such quality tea in such abundance.”

“Is that a promise?”

“Of course.
I swear upon my name and my family.”

Tsk tsk, you’re still so young.”

“What was that!”

Rivelia shouted back at Isaac who was clicking his tongue.

“You shouldn’t put your name or your family on the line so easily.
Especially when you’re swearing upon it.
It should be done so after meticulous calculations and planning.”

“Ha! That’s none of your business.”

“Well, I think swearing your name is going too far, so I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.
Let’s just call it a promise between us.”

“Are you trying to back out now?”

“We will see in ten days.”

Rivelia was worried at how relaxed Isaac looked, but at the same time, she was aware of how difficult it is to buy the goods she demanded.

“Hmph! We will see indeed.”