Tsubaki, a talented but rebellious student, struggled within the confines of this rigid curriculum. As a member of the declining Kizoku class, she felt suffocated by the expectations placed upon her. Her heart longed for freedom, for adventure, and for a chance to forge her own path.
A senior noble demands Tsubaki serve tea to an ambassador known for hating fallen nobles. Tsubaki performs a "slightly imperfect" ceremony—one subtle slip of the wrist—that makes the ambassador sympathize with her "tragic background" and publicly shame her master. She planned the "mistake" down to the angle of her pinky. maid kyouiku botsuraku kizoku rurikawa tsubaki