Daisy’s eyes were full of resignation.

‘Certainly, she must be from the temple.’

Although I had seen her a couple of times, it took a while to remember since she wasn’t wearing the priestess’ clothes.

“Hey, there’s no useless existence in this world. Didn’t the goddess teach you that?”

“But… Hu…!”

Daisy, who was about to answer, hastily covered her mouth.

Thinking she had revealed her identity, she continued to hiccup.

I waited until Daisy’s hiccups stopped before speaking.

“Why did you come to the kitchen?”

“That’s…”

Daisy hesitated and eventually burst into tears.

It was a cry that was extremely pitiful and sad.

Even as she shed tears, Daisy tried hard to speak.

The answer that came out was absurd to hear.

“Th-the saint… told me to set fire to the kitchen.”

“I didn’t want to do it. But… the saint took away my sacred power…”

“Sacred power? Are you serious?”

This was another sound I had never heard before.

Daisy nodded with a trembling head.

“Saint can take away or give the ability to take away sacred power from others.”

It was an ability I had never heard of.

In the end, under coercion, Daisy came here against her will.

‘Even more crazy than I thought.’

To use a child to cause trouble.

The kitchen usually had a lot of fire. Pouring oil and igniting it would make it burn in an instant.

“So, now you have no sacred power?”

“Yes. If I go back like this, I’ll be kicked out of the temple.”

The priestesses, who didn’t look kindly upon Daisy to begin with, would surely ostracize her as soon as they found out she had no sacred power.

“It’s okay not to get back the sacred power. But… without it, I have nowhere to go.”

Daisy was an orphan from the orphanage under the temple.
Due to the divine power, Eun-Gwan became a priestess and could leave that place. However, now, with age catching up, she ended up with a body in an ambiguous state that couldn’t return. Daisy couldn’t hide her uneasiness and kept fidgeting with her hands. I, seeing her like that, bluntly asked, “So, do you want to live here?” “……Yes?” Daisy seemed to have misunderstood, her eyes widening. “Yeah, how big do you think this place is? Are you thinking there’s not enough room for you?” “W-well… I’m useless…” From the words she heard while growing up, the first thing that came out was that she’s useless. I placed my hands on my hips and said, “Do you expect a child to be useful? Being a child means eating well and playing well.” Even though she already had a face that showed she wanted to stay here, Daisy hesitated in her response. “I-I’m not a child anymore. I’m an adult now…” “Externally, you look like an adult.” Earlier, I really thought there was a very young child standing there. I waited for Daisy’s response and threw in a trick. “Well, if it burdens you that much, will you help me?” “C-can I be of help?” “Sure. Is it something incredibly difficult? But you’re the only one who can do it.” At my words, Daisy swallowed dryly. Only me who can do it. Daisy seemed to be contemplating those words. After a while, the awaited answer came. “I’ll do it. I want to do it.” “Even if the saint scolds you?” Daisy nodded vigorously. “If I have a place to go back to, I’m not afraid of getting scolded.” There was a light shining in Daisy’s eyes that had been fading away.
“I-I’m not a child. I’m an adult now…”

“Externally, you look like a child.”

Earlier, I really thought there was a very young child standing there.

I waited for Daisy’s response and threw in a trick.

“Well, if it burdens you that much, will you help me?”

“C-can I be of help?”

“Sure. Is it something incredibly difficult? But you’re the only one who can do it.”

At my words, Daisy swallowed dryly.

Only me who can do it.

Daisy seemed to be contemplating those words. After a while, the awaited answer came.

“I’ll do it. I want to do it.”

“Even if the saint scolds you?”

Daisy nodded vigorously.

“If I have a place to go back to, I’m not afraid of getting scolded.”

There was a light shining in Daisy’s eyes that had been fading away.

3 days later. Same time.

Thick smoke rose in the kitchen.

“Fire!”

“Everyone, run outside the building!”

Startled servants were continuously running outside.

I, too, rushed into the garden and asked, “What’s going on?”

“There’s a fire in the kitchen. The inside is completely burned down!”

The servants were anxiously shuffling their feet.

After a while, Eshtra used magic to extinguish the fire.

Eshtra, who had been examining the inside alone, came out and reported the situation.

“All the utensils are completely burned.”

Everyone sighed at her report.

The priest nearby would have heard this news.

He was a priest who had come to receive ingredients.

Soon, the priest, who was standing alone, approached me.

“I witnessed the person who started the fire.”

“Is that true?”

“Yes. Definitely…”

The priest looked around.

Because all the servants in the vicinity had evacuated, the people around him were strangers.

The priest pointed to only one person among the gathered crowd.

“It’s this maid! I saw her pouring a barrel of oil!”

“M-me?”

Emma, who was standing still, jumped in surprise.

“What are you talking about! I just went downstairs to get some water!”

“Don’t lie, you wicked maid!”

The priest treated Emma as if she were possessed.

“Eilin, it’s not me!”

Emma looked extremely unjust.

Before she could answer the questioning, Micael, who had belatedly come out to the garden, was questioning those gathered.

“What’s going on?”

“There’s a big fire in the kitchen. Everything’s burned down without leaving a single utensil!”

Babito burst into tears, and Micael’s face stiffened all at once.

“…Excuse me for a moment.”

“Micael, sir?”

He headed towards the annex where the saint stayed.