The Human Saint Is Bored, So I Was Summoned To Another World

The rain just keeps on falling…

I don't exactly know how many days have elapsed since the start of this downpour. It just went on continuously, though with varying amounts of rainwater. I think it has been long since the sun had last shown its face on the skies of Chersea.

"Ugh…this sucks." I muttered to myself.

Well, I can't help it. I got nothing else to do save to kill time by reading books at the library. However, I'm already exhausted. I'm currently going through that feeling of having had enough of books for the meantime, even if I love those.

So instead of reading, I just sat here at the edge of my bed while staring blankly at the rain outside.

This world is really peaceful…

Contrary to the fantasy novels I've read before, the land of Chersea has no demon army invasions, nor powerful monsters appearing from time to time and causing havoc. For short, this place is an ideal adventurer's stopover for rest, and also, their worst nightmare.

Yep, I figured that they'll definitely lose their jobs the moment they settle in this land.

"Hmm…I don't really get what you're thinking about, Kuro. But I guess I'll take that as a compliment." Her Holiness the Saint of Chersea smiled sarcastically. Apparently, she read my mind once again.

"Err…which part, Your Holiness?" I asked.

"The part where you thought it's too peaceful."

"I see…" Well, it is a compliment indeed, though with a little complaint added as well.

But wait, what are you guys doing in my room?

"As you can see, my head maid likes it being here lately." Her Holiness explained. I can sense the sarcasm in her voice, "Not that I'm angry; I'm just curious what makes her do that. So, I came along."

"Your Holiness…" it was the Head Maid, "I thought we already talked about this. As I've told you before, I'd want to spend my free time serving Mister Kuro as thanks for what he did to me before. However, I'd like to reiterate that I am still your true and faithful servant. In matters of precedence, I'd choose you over him."

"Hmph. Good to hear that."

Heh. Her Holiness' face reeks of jealousy. But wait—what's the deal about 'serving me'? I haven't agreed to anything like that before!

"Kuro, are you saying that you won't accept Lily's feelings for you?"

"Ha?!" I almost spit the tea I was drinking, "F-feelings?!"

"YOUR HOLINESS!" the Head Maid suddenly raised her voice; her face is blushing terribly.

"Come now Lily!" the Saint retorted, "You know I don't like dense guys; I'm thinking of incinerating him if he rejects—"

"AWAWAWAWA!!!" the Head Maid fiercely blocked anymore words coming out from Her Holiness.

Honestly, they look cute to me.

"Oi." Her Holiness glared at me, "I know I'm a perfect being, but if you start playing with Lily's feelings, I'll be more than glad to turn you into ashes."

Sorry, Your Holiness.

I know that the Head Maid's acting like that because she treats me like her brother. There's no way a girl in her right mind would be attracted to someone like me.

"You dense idiot…"

I have to get out now, bye!

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"Good day, Mister Defender of Her Holi—!"

"It's Kuro."

"Good day, Mister Kuro!" the one that greeted me was no other than the captain of Her Holiness' Paladin Corps, uh…what was her name again?

"Err…good day I guess, uh…" I tried to remember her but nothing comes to mind, save for… "Monmon?" I knew her name was pronounced along those sounds, and it's quite simple I forgot it easily.

"That's mean, you know?" the captain of the guard replied, faking her sorrow, "How could you forget the name of a beautiful maiden like me?

"Sorry." Hey, it's not like I intended to do it, unlike you who keeps calling me sordid nicknames. So just tell me your name already.

"I'm Marquise Dusis Louisa Monfort." she grinned, "Just call me Dusis, or Louisa, whichever you may prefer."

"I'll call you Monfort, then."

"That's rude!" the Marquise protested, "Aren't we close already? Together, we defended Her Holi—"

"Monfort's easy to remember, though." I cut her off mid-sentence. I don't want to hear that stupid nickname she's been assigning to me. "And I don't remember you fighting that thief together with me."

"I was with you, in spirit though."

"Nonsense. You don't even know about me back then."

"Uuu…can't you take a joke, dude?" the Marquise couldn't find anything to say back to me.

"Ah, anyway! If you're looking for Her Holiness, she's back in my room together with the Head Maid." I explained to Marquise Monfort, "She's kind of ill-tempered for now, so I went for a walk to let her cool off for a while."

"Oh, she is?" the Marquise seemed to nod in agreement to what she had heard, "Hm…she's been like that for quite a while. But well, it's pretty normal of her, so I guess there's nothing much to worry about."

The Marquise may have a point; after all, the Saint is still human, thus she is prone to a few irritating moments. But since it seems like Her Holiness and the Head Maid would stay around my room for a little bit more, so I took a break from them and go around…

Yeah, I'd like to be alone for the meantime.

"Kuro, by the way, I'm looking for someone." Monfort told me, "Did you happen to come across a little maid around here with red hair?"

"Hm? I just came from my room, and I haven't seen anyone like that on the way here."

"Strange…where could've she gone?" Monfort was talking to herself.

"Got any problems with that maid, Marquise?"

"Well, it's not really a problem per se…" Monfort replied, "I'm more like, following her."

"Ha?"

"Oh no! No! Let's say I'm watching her."

Isn't that stalking, Marquise?

"Don't look at me like I'm some criminal, I'm just tracking her every move."

"It's the same as stalking, you know."

"It is?!"

"Yes."

"Damn…" the Marquise seemed to realized her mistake, "No wonder why she'd run away from me like that."

Well, of course, anyone would. Which person, in their right mind, would want to be under surveillance for the entire time?

"I should've hid myself then. Thanks for the suggestion, Mister Kuro."

I think this paladin didn't know the meaning of stalking. And, uh, by the way she speaks, did she follow that poor maid in broad eyesight? It's no question that that girl would freak out, then!

"Ah anyway, Mister Kuro, I think I'm taking too much of your time." Monfort then respectfully bowed to me, "If you'll excuse me, I guess I'll go to Her Holiness and ask for help in searching for that girl."

"Ahaha…" I forced out a laugh, "Good luck with your stalking—I mean, search, then."

Oh lord, that maid surely was screwed.

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Anyway, I continued on my way. Pondering about the Saint's recent behavior, I think Her Holiness is in a foul mood. I mean, look, she's not 'her'. The usual haughty, conceited, and spontaneous Saint that summoned me. If I may describe her in one word, I'd say she's boorish.

I wonder what made her mood go off like that…

Hey, I get it that she's jealous about the attention the Head Maid is giving me, but still…Her Holiness is not like that before. Or did I just assume wrong about her real attitude?

Is she that attached to her servant?

Maybe I should ask the Head Maid to stop giving attention to me. I mean, yeah, her job's all about the well-being of the Saint, and I'm just a stow-away from another world.

Why does the Head Maid even bother with me anyway?

"…"

Oh great, now where am I?

Honestly, even though I'm staying here for quite long, I still get lost inside this guest house where I'm staying. Well, I only know the path from the main entrance to my room of course, and vice versa. But yes, I didn't take the time to explore this huge house.

Maybe this is a good time to do it? After all, I can always find my way since this place is much smaller than the Saint's palace. Plus, it's not like there'll be anything weird that would happen to me while I walk around…

Notwithstanding those black rain clouds outside setting the heavy mood…

And that occasional roar of thunder and flash of lightning…

And I'm all alone in this wide, dark, and cold corridor…

Damn, my brain is starting to play that scary church organ background music. Wait, when did this stupid 'Isekai' story turn into horror?

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Well, I'm glad that it did not become something bizarre.

"…"

Although…

What the heck is that maid doing in the middle of the rain?

While going around in my little tour, I saw a maid outside the windows in the midst of the heavy downpour. She just stood there, her clothes soaking wet. Her hands were clutching a pair of a broom and dustpan. And her head is downcast, as if she was crying.

Is that the maid Marquise Monfort is looking for?

I quickly opened the window and called out to her, but she didn't even look at me.

Did she hear my shouts in this loud rain?

Man, in this kind of weather, it isn't good to be soaking wet. I mean, back on Earth the summer rains are warm and can be enjoyable from time to time, but Chersea's raindrops are bitingly cold. Even the palace guards, who were tasked to patrol the open grounds from time to time, would rather stay indoors unless their duty requires them to walk outside. And they wear thick clothing under their raincoats and armor when they do that.

So yeah, back to that maid. Well, even if she might be one of those 'killer maids' that tried to get rid of me before, I think it's my instinct to run to her and at least get her to a much warmer place.

Besides, it wouldn't hurt to treat your enemies well. You might be able to turn them to your side in due time.

I looked around for possible solutions, more particularly an umbrella or anything that can be of use to shield myself from the downpour. But yeah, this is another world. I guess, there's no umbrella or anything of the sort that can be found lying around.

Oh well, I still got my coat with me.

So, without any further delay, I climbed over the window—it's not that high to be unreachable anyway, being on the first floor—and ran towards the maid.

God, this rain is really freezing me up!

"HEY!" I tried to raise my voice to its highest possible level, but the downpour drowned my shouts. The maid remained unmoved, possibly because she didn't hear or notice me coming.

"!!!"

"Hey!" I lightly tapped the maid's shoulder the moment I was able to reach her. I was also soaking wet by then. I can see her almost jump in surprise, but at least she turned to look at me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, "Isn't it freezing? Would you like to come with me to a nicer place?"

Err…why do I sound like I'm picking up girls? Well, sorry Miss Maid, I'm not good with words.

Due to the heavy rains, the maid's red hair had now covered her face entirely, but I guess she could still catch a glimpse of me through the gaps in her bangs. I could feel her stare, however, what made me weirded out is when she suddenly broke into a run, leaving the bewildered me behind and disappearing into the thick fog.

"…"

Uh…do I really look like a pervert or something? What was that, anyway?

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The next 'day' after that, my head is aching awfully, my body's been heavy, and my nose is running terribly. I'm confined to my bed and sitting beside me is no other than Her Holiness the Saint herself…again.

Yep, I caught a cold.

"I know you're a strange otherworld-er…" Her Holiness seemed annoyed, "But I never thought that you'd be crazy enough to brave the rains without a raincoat at least."

Well, sorry.

"You better be." The Saint replied, "Lily's been worried sick about you when she saw you drenched outside in the courtyard. What are you doing there?"

"I told you I saw one of your maids standing there and I rushed over to see what's wrong. And then that maid suddenly ran when I asked her to come over here."

"Ah yeah, you're telling the truth." Her Holiness nodded in agreement, having read my mind while I try to recall the events, "Haa…can't help it, I guess…you scared her, I think?"

Well, sorry for having this kind of face.

"Nah." The Saint patted my head, "It's not your fault you're ugly."

This girl…

"Hmm…what I find strange is, what's that girl doing outside?" Her Holiness pondered.

"Well, I think I got an idea." I replied, "The Marquise Monfort was following a maid with a red hair before. I think it's the one she's tracking and that servant must've freaked out by her outrageous behavior."

"It's possible. The Marquise is a well-known skirt chaser of maids around here."

Hey now. If you know about that, then do something about it already.

"It's fine. She's a 'safe' pervert, after all."

What? A 'safe' pervert? Is there even such a thing?

"Well, she can't do anything to us girls anyway, other than to get awfully touchy. Unlike you boys…well, you know what I'm talking about."

There's something wrong with your standards, Your Holiness, you know that?

"Mind your tongue. I'm a holy person, you know?"

I'm not even speaking!

Dude, this conversation is going on a weird turn, I better change the topic. "Ah anyway, Your Holiness, Monfort mentioned to me back then that she'll ask you for help about the maid. Didn't she come here and tell you about that?"

"Monfort?"

"Yeah."

"I don't see her lately."

"Hm? That's odd, she says she'd come to you and ask for help looking for that maid."

The Saint fell quiet. It seems she was thinking of something.

Don't you think now's the good time you use your ability to read minds and peer into what your guards and maids are thinking?

"Impossible." Her Holiness replied to my suggestion, "I can't read all of their minds in one sitting, you know?"

"Oh…so it's not possible, huh?" I commented, "I guess even having the power of the gods, you are still being limited—"

"Ahem." Her Holiness cleared her throat, "Technically, it's possible. However, if I read all of their minds at once, what do you think would happen to me? Everything will be jumbled and chaotic, it'll be practically useless."

Oh, so your god-like powers are limited by you being a human—

"Ahem." Her Holiness' face looked calm, but I can see a vein popping out of her head, "Being a human is out of question here, K-Kuro. It's just that, I don't want a deluge of information crashing on my head all at once."

Uhh…what's the difference between my statement and your excuse? And what about those people who pray to you all at the same time? Don't you even try to hear their prayers?

"Ahem…K-Kuro…" Her Holiness is trembling, and her face is red, "I-I just…l-like, err…being organized…yeah, that's it. I want things to be organized, even in prayers."

So you don't hear their prayers after all! Bad Saint!

"GRRRRRR!!!" Oho, looks like Her Holiness the Saint of Chersea is back to her usual conceited self! "ALRIGHT, THAT'S IT! I CAME HERE BY LILY'S REQUEST TO HEAL YOU, AND NOW I THINK I'LL LET YOU GET SICK FOR A WHILE!" She angrily stomped her way out of my room.

Err…seems like I struck a few strings, huh?

Heh! It's absolutely worth it!

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F.u.c.k, I take back what I said.

"…"

My head is now spinning, and it feels like it's being squeezed in a vice grip.

Ugh…pissing off the Saint isn't a good idea. Hahaha…

"!!!" I heard three knocks at my room's door.

"Kuro?" I think it's the Head Maid's voice.

"I-it's open." I weakly said.

The door opened and the Head Maid entered my room. She had brought me something to eat, since I can't get off my bed.

"And here, take some medicines too." She gave me a strange-looking bottle filled with red liquid; it reminded me of potions that were being sold in MMORPGs by the town NPCs.

"Ah, thanks!" The Head Maid assisted me while I try to sit on my bed, "Please just put those down on the table."

The Head Maid did what I requested her to do. And then she sat on a chair beside my bed, while she silently stared at me.

"Err…" I'm starting to feel awkward, "You need anything else from me, Head Maid?"

"Lily."

"Hmm?"

"Please call me Lily from this moment, Kuro." The Head Maid was pouting, "And why did you annoy Her Holiness?"

"Oh…well, I do find it cute." I gave my honest feelings about that and chuckled, "But yeah, I'm sorry that you have to go out your way just to request Her Holiness to heal me. And you also brought that medicine for me."

"Her Holiness is the one who gave that medicine to me." I can sense the air of annoyance in the Head Maid's voice, "She told me to use it on you so you can recover quickly."

Oh…so Her Holiness is a kind soul after all…I wouldn't piss you off from now on.

"Please tell her my thanks." I told the Head Maid.

"I will." she replied curtly.

Err…are you angry, Head Maid?

Another moment of silence filled the room. The Head Maid quietly sat beside my bed while looking down. I noticed that her ears are red as well.

What's going on her mind, I wonder?

"Uhh…H-Head Maid—"

"It's Lily!"

"Ah y-yeah, L-L-L-Lily…" I'm not used to calling her by name, honestly, that's why I'm stammering, "W-would you mind if I ask you to go for now? I'd like to eat the food you brought to me…"

"I'll feed you."

"Eh?"

"I'll feed you!" the Head Maid—I mean, Lily—reiterated, this time she has an aggressive air to her voice, "Don't refuse, Kuro! I need to make sure you eat properly."

"Ookaaay…" I'm having weird apprehensions, but I guess this could work out. I'm sick anyway.

"But first, you need to take off your clothes."

"Ha?" Come again, Lily? I must've misheard you—

"T-t-t-take off y-your c-c-c-c-clothes!" Lily was stammering; her face was blushing terribly, and I could tell that she's trying hard to be firm to me, "I-I-I-I would like to…w-w-w-w-w-wipe the sweat of your b-b-b-body!"

Honestly, that makes sense. I was sick and was sweating all the time, so it wouldn't hurt to have someone take care of me…

But well, the eyes of Lily are starting to creep me out. I mean, what's with the intense gaze? And she's blushing terribly, too. And now that I've noticed, she's breathing rather heavily…

F.U.C.K!

I forgot that Lily's awfully nuts towards her older brother in the past. And she treats me like him now…

"Uhh…L-Lily…I guess I'd be the one to wipe myself…"

"No need, Kuro." Lily took hold of my shirt, "Let me take care of you."

"Haha…really, I can take care of myself." I tried to move back, but she pushed forward our lips almost touched. Her eyes gazed passionately at me, and honestly, my heart was also beating fast by now.

Whoa…did Lily looked this lovely before?

"Don't worry, I'm trained to take care of you." Lily began to remove the buttons of my shirt. Her other free hand restrained my arms, but I won't put up a fight anyway. I'm feeling awfully weak. And I can hear her heavy breathing…

Hiiii! Lily, you're seriously creeping me out!

"Kuro…" She was about to remove the last button of my shirt. I'm, uh, about to lose my reason…Dear lord, I wanted to be popular with the ladies, but not in this way…

"Head Maid, Her Holiness is asking for you."

Lily snapped out of her trance. She clicked her tongue, and I can see the frustration written on her face. That was because, right at the door is the maid named Eris.

Thank you, God!

"…"

Wait, why did I suddenly saw Her Holiness winking at me in my mind? Did she just hear my prayer and assumed I thanked her?

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Well, this is awkward.

"…"

Another round of silence filled my room. That maid who just came, Eris, sat beside my bed as if waiting for something, while I, am trying to make sense of what had just transpired between me and the Head Maid, Lily.

Honestly, I thought that when she appeared, Eris would go 'KYAAAAA!!! Pervert!' and would send me flying with a powerful slap on the cheek—just like your usual harem manga tropes. But for some reason, this girl just quietly took all of those in.

Well, I guess this is for the better. At least, I don't have to explain a lot of things to her then.

"…"

"Err…" I broke the ice; it's not like I'll lose something with that. Honestly, I just wanted to be left alone.

"Y-yes, M-m-mister K-Kuro?" Eris jolted in her seat. I could sense the invisible barrier she is putting up between us. Pretty much like the other maids save for Lily; they treat me like I'm some kind of trash.

Well, if she doesn't want to be here, she could just leave.

"Uhh…if possible, I guess you may leave if you're not comfortable." I suggested; though I would like to order her to if I could. However, I don't want to sound rude to her.

"H-h-her Holiness a-a-asked Eris to come and t-t-t-take over the Head Maid." Eris replied, stammering, "W-w-w-would you like Eris to c-continue what you two are doing when Eris came?"

"NO!" I immediately refused, "At least, let me take care of myself."

"O-oh…" Eris' face remained indifferent. "W-well, if Mister Kuro so d.e.s.i.r.es E-Eris to leave, then Eris will excuse herself."

"Thanks." Well, even if she treats me like shit, I'm still grateful that she came and interrupted Lily at the right time.

Eris stood up, gracefully bowed and went through the door. However, just as she was about to let herself out…

"!!!"

I heard a loud noise and saw Eris barely clinging on the doorknob. She was about to collapse to the ground, so even if I feel bad, adrenaline took over and I rushed to her side.

"Oi! Are you alright?" Fortunately, I managed to catch Eris as she let go of the doorknob she was holding onto. "What happened to you?"

"E-Eris is f-fine, Mister K-Kuro." she replied weakly.

There's no way you sound and look okay, you know.

"Are you sick?" I instinctively felt her temperature on the forehead. She's a little bit hot, but otherwise she seemed fine.

"N-no need to w-worry, Eris is okay—"

"Well, I think you got a slight fever." I was thinking of having her drink a portion of the medicine Lily gave me—

"!!!"

We both stared at each other. Eris' face blushed terribly. Well, she can't help it, after all it was a really loud grumble that I heard.

"Want to eat something?" I asked her.

Eris meekly nodded.

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"Eat slowly, you might choke yourself if you don't slow down." I told Eris as she continued to gulp down everything that Lily brought for me.

"Oh…Eris is *munch* sorry, *crunch* Mister Kuro." she replied in between her bites. Looks like this maid haven't eaten for days.

"It's fine." I said, "At least I'm relieved that it's not something serious."

Eris then suddenly stopped and stared at me.

"W-what?" I asked.

"It's nothing…"

Eris then broke the bread she was holding in two equal halves, before offering it to me.

"No, I'm good." I think Eris would need it more than me.

You can have it all.

Eris then ate everything until none was left. Well, I can't deny that I'm impressed; the food that Lily brought for me was plentiful. I think she's planning to feed me 'till I burst.

"Uhm…Mister Kuro." I was surprised when Eris called out to me. "Eris is sorry for leaving nothing to eat for you."

"Nah, I told you I'm okay." Well, I was telling her the truth. I drank some of that red potion medicine that Her Holiness gave me before. "I don't feel like eating at all anyway. And consider that as thanks for coming in earlier."

"Eris understands…" Eris replied, her eyes were apologetic.

"So did you drink the medicine I gave you?"

The maid nodded.

"Well, anyway, what happened to you? It seems like you haven't eaten for some time."

Then Eris fell silent. Her meek expression suddenly turned tense and she tried to avoid my eyes.

This maid is hiding something.

"…"

Now that I managed to take a good look at her, Eris had a curly red hair, matching that of the maid I saw in the middle of the rain earlier. Her slight fever further explains her identity to me as the girl in question.

The Marquise Monfort's face suddenly appeared into my mind.

"Ah, don't mind that question." I immediately took back what I asked. I guess I won't pry any further. Everyone has a secret or two that they hide to others, after all. I took my blanket and lay down my head to take a rest.

"Uhh, Mister Kuro?"

"Yes?"

"Do you need anything from Eris?"

"Nah. You can just leave the dishes there, I'll take it out once I wake up." I waved my hand to tell her she can leave.

A long pause followed. I almost thought that Eris left, but then she spoke ever so meekly. I heard her whisper, "Thank you, Mister Kuro."

I didn't answer, pretending to be asleep already. Then I heard the door creak softly. Eris must've let herself out.

God, I'm so effing cool!

"…"

I'm awfully hungry.

On a second thought, I think I should've take on her offer earlier and at least get that other half of the bread.

I'm also stupid, I guess.