The plain and unnoticed me is no more

Around the end of lunchtime, Irina-sama came to the dining room in a hurry.

I called her out of the kitchen lightly, urged her to sit in the counter seat that was just vacant, and handed her a glass of cold water for now.

Sin and Taki, of course, look at her worried about something to the customer.

"Irina, what's the matter with you in such a hurry?

Irina, who drank the water she had given her, looked at me with a puzzled expression when she placed the glass on the counter table. And then he hid his voice so that others could not hear the conversation, and began to speak in a low voice.

"... thank you for the water. Lana, actually... I just got a reply from the witch who accompanied me to this ritual on my behalf."

"Huh? No way... someone's feeding me again...?

From Irina's expression, I thought Sandra was irritated by the unsuccessful rain begging ritual and targeted someone from the witch. I got up on top of the counter and approached Irina.

Then Irina took out a small piece of paper wrapped around a crucible from an elongated cylinder about three centimeters long, possibly wrapped around the feet of a bird, and opened it and showed it to me.

"No, that's... look at this. The letters may be small and difficult to read, but the first ritual was written as a success."

I received the little letter from Irina's hand and had it read.

― ― The Virgin did her job well. Go to the next land. Don't worry, he's real. Please wait for your return with peace of mind. ――

"I was asked to deliver a letter to the person carrying the goods to the area where the ceremony will take place, with a note about the Virgin. Lana, is she real? In my experience, I'm just lucky the weather has changed...."

"It's real, but it shouldn't have any power. You must have been lucky... but I'm glad it rained for a while."

"Yes, but there is no guarantee that it will work next time. I'm more afraid of failing after it works."

"... I wish she hadn't run out of luck."

The ceremony I did for the first time was a success, and I'm sure it's coming up by now. I can only think that the virtue of the soul from the beginning attracts luck.

If you know that no matter how hard you try at the next ritual, you will blame someone for it.

"Owner, if you want to talk, why don't you go to the back room?

Sin called out to us as he saw us talking to Kokoshiko over the counter. Looking at it, Taki also nodded. Don't be long. Lunch is over, and there's nothing left for me to do but clean up.

The customers who remained in the store also finished eating and went to the front desk where Chiyo was in order to make the accounting.

"Sin, Taki, please do the rest."

"Oh, we'll go to the room when we're done."

Ni smiled and nodded back to the two people raising their hands, and I decided to move to the back room with Irina.

People who enter my room for the first time are surprised by the abundance of plants and all react in the same way. Irina was no exception.

"... this looks like a botanical garden. I wonder what a pleasant room it is with clear air."

"Thank you very much. They keep plants for the fairies."

"Fairy's...?

"They are fed by plants, and there are many invisible fairies living in this inn."

Irina glanced at me.

"Oh, really! I've seen so many fairies at once since I was a kid. Fairy Sumitomo was more than just a name."

"It seems that the first owner of this inn was a friend of the fairies."

"That's nice. There used to be a lot of fairies flying around the temple. But I haven't seen it in years... ah, yes. I came to tell you that Lana decided to enter the temple a month later."

"A month later? Before that, I thought there would be a handover."

Irina smiled softly and laid her hand on her chest.

"I'm going back to the temple this time. Thanks to you, I don't need any healing anymore, and there are things I can do in the temple."

Is that so? That's good... right?

I answered a strange question without being able to determine whether going back to the temple would be a good thing for Irina. Irina-sama laughed and nodded loudly.

"Yeah, there's a lot of things I have to do back there. So I decided to ask you to enter the temple as my new maid."

"Huh? A maid of Irina, not the Virgin's keeper?

"Once you have cleansed yourself, there is no point in remaining in the temple. I think it will be difficult to quit quickly if you get into the Virgin's care. So enter the temple with me and leave as soon as you have been cleansed."

"But isn't that why you can't get into the Virgin's room?

"The place will now return to my jurisdiction. It's easy to get you to the room for some reason, so I can help you."

Instead of being expelled by Sandra, Irina left the temple for medical treatment, so now that she has recovered her health, she must return to her original duties.

"I see. Thank you for your concern."

"Fufu, you're crazy. Isn't it natural that we are in a position to help? I'm the one thanking you."

After that, Sin and Taki, who had finished cleaning the cafeteria, joined together, and Irina told them what she had told me.