The Human Saint is Bored, so I was Summoned to Another World

Eris Loves to Eat (Part 1)

Ahh...finally, I'm all healed and recovered!

Well, now that I survived my first-ever sickness in Chersea, I went back to my usual 'daily' routine, which was looking for some odd jobs, and go reading at the library when I had nothing else to do.

"..."

And, uh, I guess that maid, Eris, was from the Housekeeping Department. If so, it was her duty to clean the areas given to her every change of season. If I remember correctly, this current season, her duty was at the library.

"..."

Well, for such a maid, being assigned to the library was kind of a...how do I say it, 'punishment' perhaps? I mean, this place was enormous, and there were a lot of corners and shelves to clean. Not to mention, the building itself was six stories high.

Honestly, I don't know, and I thought I should just keep my reservations to myself.

"..."

I went back to reading some books while Eris kept on cleaning the library room. She would shift the tall piles of books back and forth and then wipe the dust off some top shelves. The maid kept on repeating this all the while I silently watch—I mean, read.

God, I think she's utterly tired.

"Hey."

"!!!"

I immediately grabbed the pile of books that Eris was carrying. I guess I surprised her when I called out to her, and she fell with all the books, almost crushing her.

"M-Mister Kuro!" Eris uttered in-between her labored breaths, "Eris thought that you're reading over there!"

"Well, I'm not anymore, as you can see. Here, why don't you let me carry those for you?"

"Err...uh, it's heavy..."

"I know. That's why I'm helping you." I took the books she was carrying. And—

Fuck! This is heavy! How did a kid like her even carried this?

"A-are you alright, Mister Kuro?" a worried Eris asked, "Y-your face is blue..."

"I...am...okay! Hnnngggghhhh!" I carried those books with all my might. Damn, I can't lose to a kid! "Where do I put these?"

"Ah! Over there, Mister Kuro!" I sprinted to the place she showed and dropped the pile before putting the books back on their proper shelves.

And honestly, I think I broke a couple of bones carrying that single tower of books.

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We finally finished sorting the books that were piling up in that certain part of the library.

"Haa...haa...haa..."

"Are you alright?"

"Y-yeah...haa...haa..." I barely answered Eris' question, "L-let me...catch my breath...for a bit."

I laid down on the library's carpeted floor, spreading my arms and legs like that Vitruvian drawing. I'm utterly exhausted; I guess we fixed about a thousand books scattered around that room alone.

Well, the act of carrying books was quite easy; just get the right numbers you could take. However, the next thing that you should do—putting those back in their proper shelves...that's pretty tiring. And for someone who wasn't exactly that athletic, climbing up and down the ladders for a duration had taken a toll on my body.