episode_0435

Since Princess Raini’s ‘overwrite’ began, I, not Ethan, who was supposed to be in charge of the female guests, took care of her.

Lydia wouldn’t tolerate entrusting someone who had already made a mistake once (although it wasn’t Ethan’s fault) with taking care of her again, and since I was the first to react to Princess Raini’s overwriting, I had to finish it off.

In the first place, overwriting was more effective when it involved small changes rather than large-scale changes. Like when Princess Raini ordered coffee and croissants instead of the tea and cookies she had requested in her first order.

Of course, even though I knew her well, I couldn’t do anything about her unlucky constitution, so I had to be careful not to make any mistakes as much as possible.

-Bam.

“… Ah.”

The moment when your body collides with a guest who is trying to get up from his seat, causing you to lose your balance.

I was able to handle it well enough, as I had been nervous about dealing with the unlucky princess. I quickly took a step forward with my unsteady foot, and balanced the tray in my hand.

In addition, I asked the wind spirit Sei to help me with the shock absorption part, and I was able to somehow prevent the ‘misfortune’ of spilling coffee on Princess Raini again.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes. I’m fine, so don’t worry about it. Are you hurt anywhere, gentleman?”

“I, I’m fine.”

I briefly exchanged questions with the guest whose body I bumped into, and then approached Princess Raini with steady steps.

After quickly wiping away a drop or two of coffee that had spilled onto the tray with his Clean Magic, he stood in front of her.

-widely.

“Coffee is here.”

“… … .”

In order to avoid the worst case scenario, even if it was spilled, Sally used her fire magic to warm up the slightly lukewarm coffee just before putting it down, so she was able to overcome Princess Raini’s unlucky constitution head-on.

“… … .”

“I’ll bring you a croissant right away. Please take a rest.”

-Nod, nod.

“… Phew.”

When I actually faced it like this, it was definitely scary.

If I had put another croissant on the plate, I might have lost my balance. Or maybe the coffee would have spilled on the croissant and I would have had to bring it back.

I felt like she was a bit of a bothersome guest, but she was still the main heroine of 『Luminor Academy』.

That bad luck will soon end, so I won’t have to do anything that will make me hate myself.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

“Be careful on your way in, Youngae.”

“… … .”

-Nod, nod.

“Princess, is there anywhere else you would like to visit… .”

Princess Raini remained in the cafe for about 30 minutes after that and finally finished serving the guests before heading back.

It was only after I had felt my whole body drained of energy that I was finally able to send her back. Of course, I never showed any sign of being annoyed or tired in front of her.

Since I was in charge of the entire cafe and was only responsible for Princess Raini, the cafe became relatively busy, but it was a sacrifice I had to make. Princess Raini was a character who was important to gain favor with in the story.

It’s not because she’s Ethan’s fiancée, it’s just because Princess Raini herself becomes a fraudulent character once the middle of Part 3 passes.

The exact name for her unique ability is ‘bringing bad luck’.

Just hearing the name makes it seem like she’s bringing other people’s misfortune to herself, but in fact, it was a completely different ability. The target of her misfortune was not other people, but her ‘future self’.

‘Princess Rainy will be 19 when she enters the Academy, so there won’t be much time left.’

A constitution that accepts all the misfortune that can come to one’s body for the next 20 years from the moment of birth.

That string of bad luck comes to an end a few months later. From then on, it’s been nothing but a bed of roses, as if all the bad luck I’ve experienced so far was for naught.

So, if I wanted to avoid being targeted by Princess Raini, who was heavily armed with luck, then I had to at least avoid being seen as unpalatable by her now.

Of course, Princess Raini would probably be used to the gazes of people who hate her, so she might not mind, but you never know.

After closing time at the maid cafe, Ethan, who had looked gloomy all afternoon, came over to me and offered a deep apology.

“… I’m sorry, Lilith. I made you suffer because of my mistake.”

“Don’t say that, Master Ethan. Princess Rainy is naturally like that, so Master Ethan, who was by her side, made a mistake, and it wasn’t Master Ethan’s fault.”

“… … .”

“I should have gone first and told Lord Ethan about Princess Rainy. I never expected you to visit while I was just helping out in the kitchen.”

At this point, I was the only one who could overcome Princess Raini’s bad luck and serve her perfectly.

Even though there was such a minor accident, we somehow managed to recover from it, so starting tomorrow we can go back to normal business.

‘Tomorrow was Gyeomyeong, Serista, and Silena’s day off.’

I had thought that today would be more relaxed than yesterday since Thomas and Natalie were returning, but my expectations were dashed shortly after the café opened for business tomorrow.

“Welcome, Youngae. Have you come to see me on business?”

“… … .”

-Twitching.

“… Yes?”

-Remember?

“… … .”

Princess Raini shook her head at Thomas’ response, who was in charge of the female guests, and suddenly pointed her finger at me.

There was no way I wouldn’t recognize that it was her own designated doctor, so I quietly walked towards Princess Raini first.

“Yes, Youngae. Thank you for visiting today. The master is busy right now, so may I invite you to the reception room for a moment?”

“… … .”

-Nod, nod.

“Butler Thomas, I will take care of Youngae, so may I ask you to take care of the other visitors?”

“Oh, yes!”

Through that process, the responsibility for Princess Raini was naturally transferred from Thomas to me, and I was the one responding to her.

Before he could even take a single step into the reception room with Princess Raini, her unfortunate nature showed its teeth once again.

-Again.

“… … !”

Princess Raini stumbles as her heels break as she takes a step out of the slightly raised entrance of the maid cafe.

It was a sudden accident, but it didn’t matter. This level of misfortune was already expected.

-Thud.

“… … ?”

“Are you okay, Youngae?”

“… … .”

-Nod, nod.

“I’m glad that Young-ae is safe. Since you must have trouble walking, can I carry you to the reception room?”

“… … .”

-Nod, nod.

Princess Raini, who truly lives up to her title of Princess Raini, nods her head in my arms like a princess.

He carried her body, which was lighter than Mezlen’s, to the farthest corner of the remaining seats, and carefully placed Princess Raini’s body on the chair.

-dump.

‘… … Phew.’

I was nervous that the chair leg might suddenly break, but it didn’t seem to happen.

Judging from the fact that her ankle wasn’t swollen or anything, it seemed that only her shoe heel was broken and she wasn’t injured or anything.

Today is Serista’s day off, so if she gets hurt, recovery will be twice as hard as yesterday.

“We will do our best to serve you while you wait for your master. If you need tea or refreshments, please check here.”

-Nod, nod.

“… … .”

That being said, I never thought I’d visit two days in a row.

Well, it’s not like the store specifically limits consecutive visits, and aside from Princess Raini, our store has a high rate of repeat visitors. I can already remember how many people have stamped their attendance for three consecutive days.

Well, it would be natural for a cafe run by this many pretty girls and handsome guys to visit multiple times. Thanks to Antonio filtering out the rude or impolite people on the first day, the Maid & Butler Cafe was running pretty well.

‘Come to think of it, Princess Raini may have come to visit because she wanted to be served by Ethan rather than me.’

Although it is not yet known to the public, she is Ethan’s fiancée.

As a princess of a country, she has a high enough status, and the engagement was held in such secret that Ethan couldn’t speak carelessly, and considering that they both had not had very good childhoods, they have some similarities.

Perhaps the reason she visited this cafe was to find out what kind of person her fiancé, Ethan, was… But because that happened on the first day, she couldn’t give him the responsibility of Princess Raini.

And if I leave it to Ethan and he makes another mistake, even Ethan will be too ashamed to raise his head.

“… … .”

-Chuck, chuck.

“You mean Darling Tea and Cheese Cookies? I’ll have them ready for you.”

-Nod, nod.

Princess Raini stares at me as she orders again the menu that Ethan accidentally missed on the first day.

As I bent down to collect the menu, I noticed her broken shoe. It was a good opportunity, since Thomas was at work today, unlike yesterday.

“We have a handyman among our staff. If it’s okay with you, could he repair your shoes while you wait?”