Princess Rainy (1)

A blue-haired woman with short hair sat wearing a dress stained with tea. And in front of her, Ethan was frozen with a troubled expression.

At a glance, the situation was clear enough. Since Thomas wasn’t there, Ethan, who was almost solely in charge of female guests, had made a mistake with Princess Rainy.

And the tall woman sitting next to Princess Rainy was probably….

“Kyaaaak!! P-Princess-nim! A-Are you alright?!”

It was Lydia, the Maid, checking on Princess Rainy’s well-being with a boisterous voice.

“…….”

“Oh, what do we do?! Th-The Princess-nim’s dress is stained…! N-No, what if she gets burned?!”

“…….”

“Y-You there! Clean it quickly! A-And bring the nearest Priest! Quickly!!”

“…….”

That Maid is just as I saw her in the game.

It was as if there was a rule that the more professional a Maid was, the louder she became, as she was as noisy as Melissa. She seemed flustered by the situation involving Princess Rainy, giving urgent instructions here and there.

…In contrast, Princess Rainy, whose dress was actually stained with tea, hadn’t said a word since earlier, which was quite a contrast.

“I apologize, Lady-nim…! I-I made such a blunder by my own mistake…!”

“…….”

Moreover, it seemed Ethan was the one who made the mistake, as he bowed his head in front of Princess Rainy with a bewildered expression.

Even though Ethan spilled it, it wasn’t necessarily his fault. I wasn’t saying this to defend Ethan, but considering Princess Rainy’s disposition, anyone in that position, not just Ethan, would have made the same mistake.

Princess Rainy, commonly known as the ‘Unlucky Princess’.

Her life was always a repetition of unfortunate incidents, earning her the nickname because she brought bad luck wherever she went.

For instance, the heel of a perfectly fine shoe would suddenly break while she was climbing stairs in the morning, or she’d be hit by bird droppings passing overhead during a pleasant walk, or she’d stub her toe on a chair corner while sleepwalking barefoot in her room.

From major crises to minor pains. She was truly a woman with a unique constitution who attracted all sorts of large and varied injuries.

“…….”

That’s why, even now, with hot tea spilled on her dress, she remained expressionless and silent, as if nothing had happened. For her, with misfortune already woven into her daily life, this level of pain was probably quite familiar.

“Q-Quickly! Bring a Priest quickly! Wh-What will you do if our Princess-nim’s body is ruined by full-body burns?!”

Only Lydia, the Maid serving Princess Rainy, was making a boisterous fuss.

It was as if she was trying to compensate for the Princess’s silence, her voice easily overpowering two other people.

Of course, no matter how unlucky, she wouldn’t get full-body burns just from spilling tea on her clothes, but….

‘No, this isn’t the time to be thinking like this.’

Even if Princess Rainy was born with an unlucky disposition, it was still Ethan’s mistake, so it was my role to clean it up.

“I apologize for our household’s Butler committing such a discourtesy, Lady-nim. For your dress and treatment, I will escort you this way.”

“…….”

“W-Wait a moment…! A-Are you telling our Princess-nim to move right now?! P-Princess Rainy-nim is currently a patient with full-body burns….”

“We are merely moving her to the next room for treatment. We cannot possibly allow a gentleman to see the Princess-nim’s bare skin during the treatment process, can we?”

“…Ah, ah! I-If that’s the reason, then please take her immediately! N-No! More than that, I will escort her myself!”

With those words, Lydia, the tall Maid, lifted Princess Rainy from her chair.

As a Maid serving such a Princess, her strength was certainly reliable. Of course, Princess Rainy’s weight was also significantly less than that of an average adult woman.

“Wh-Where is it?! Where should I take her?!”

“…….”

“Over there, if you could take her to the back of the Kitchen…”

-Tadadak!

Before I could even finish my sentence, Lydia hastily carried Princess Rainy and moved her to the back of the Kitchen.

I, who had never imagined having my first encounter with Princess Rainy in such a manner, also followed behind the two of them to handle the aftermath.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

I escorted Princess Rainy, who had hot tea spilled on her stomach, to the Kitchen, and temporarily sent Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot, who was preparing ingredients, outside.

Fortunately, Celista, who wasn’t on holiday today, was called to the Kitchen, and I asked her to treat Princess Rainy.

‘…Actually, it was just a slight scald, barely needing treatment; it would have healed on its own.’

But if I didn’t treat her, this noisy Maid would keep making a fuss, and considering Princess Rainy’s misfortune-attracting power, I didn’t know how the snowball would roll if she wasn’t treated now.

For example, she might spill tea on the same spot again in this state, causing a minor injury to develop into a more severe burn.

It sounded absurd, almost unbelievable, but this woman could make it happen. As I said before, Princess Rainy had a disposition that attracted all kinds of misfortune, to the point of being called the Unlucky Princess.

This was an entirely different matter from Lilith’s luck being a single digit. My luck, to begin with, was merely a parameter that affected the accuracy of attack magic and had no relation to actually being unlucky, but Princess Rainy’s misfortune was an actual factor that led her into unfortunate situations.

Even if she didn’t move a single step out of bed after waking up in the morning, it was Princess Rainy’s unique constitution to experience several unlucky incidents a day, as if she had to accept a predetermined amount of misfortune daily.

-Saaah….

“T-The treatment is done, Lady-nim…. Ah, no, should I say Princess-nim…?”

“…….”

-Jeollejeolle.

Princess Rainy expressed that there was no need for correction by quietly shaking her head without a word.

Even in the game, conversations with her were always like this: Kkeudeokkkeudeok, Jeollejeolle, and silence.

She was a character who never opened her mouth unless it was a truly limited situation, so I barely remembered her voice. Rather, only Lydia’s boisterous voice next to her left a deep impression.

After Celista finished treating the burn, I immediately used Clean Magic to wash Princess Rainy’s dress, and fortunately, her body and clothes were restored to their state before Ethan spilled the tea.

“I apologize for the great discourtesy, Princess Rainy-nim. I will certainly compensate you for today’s incident.”

“…….”

-Jeollejeolle.

“…Pardon? Are you saying it’s alright?”

“…….”

-Kkeudeokkkeudeok.

“…Thank you for your mercy, Princess Rainy-nim.”

…Well, I knew Princess Rainy would respond this way, but it was still something I had to say, having committed the discourtesy.

Princess Rainy always attracted this level of misfortune, so she wasn’t the type to get angry or upset over just a spilled cup of tea.

“I apologize, Princess-nim. Next time, I, Lydia, will throw myself in the way to ensure not a single drop of tea splashes on your body.”

“…….”

-Jeollejeolle.

“Keuheup, as expected of the Princess-nim…. How can even her heart be so beautiful….”

As I felt relieved that I had somehow managed to resolve the situation, Princess Rainy silently walked out of the Kitchen.

I had moved to see her off, thinking I should cater to her as much as possible until she left the cafe, but instead of walking outside, Princess Rainy demurely sat back down in her previous spot.

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

“Princess-nim?”

Everyone remained silent, bewildered, not knowing what Princess Rainy wanted, and even her Maid, Lydia, cautiously opened her mouth, watching her.

Only I remembered this pattern from when I was pursuing Princess Rainy in my previous life, and I quickly grabbed a nearby Menu and handed it to her.

“Welcome to our establishment, Lady-nim. While you await your Master-nim, I will serve you with utmost sincerity. Do you require any tea or refreshments, Lady-nim?”

“…….”

-Kkeudeokkkeudeok.

Princess Rainy quietly nodded without a reply, ordering coffee and a croissant from the Menu I handed her.

As expected, her gesture seemed to be an action to ‘overwrite’ the recent memory.

When she experienced something unfortunate, she would repeat the action once more to forget that memory, overwriting it with an ordinary memory and thus forgetting the past that had made her feel bad.

It was an event that often occurred when dating Princess Rainy in the game, so it was truly fortunate that I still had those memories.

“Yes. I will prepare it right away, Lady-nim.”

“…….”

Seeing Princess Rainy’s natural demeanor, Lydia also cautiously sat back down as before.

“Servant-nim, please return to your respective positions. There are still many guests to attend to, so what are you all doing here? As if there was some kind of commotion.”

“Ah, s-sorry….”

“S-Sorry…!”

“…….”

The Hall and Kitchen, which had been momentarily awkward due to the commotion, returned to normal, and everyone went back to their positions, focusing on the cafe’s operation again.

“…Huu.”

Ethan’s figure, sighing deeply and glancing at me from a corner of the Hall, briefly caught my eye.