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

Eris Finds a Friend (Part 1)

***Somewhere in the Servants' Quarters***

A lone figure of a girl was running down the dark hallways of the Servants' Quarters. She would occasionally trip but would quickly regain her balance, since she had to keep on running. There's no room for mistakes. The little light burning on the tip of her finger didn't help against the darkness cast by heavy curtains covering the windows.

"!!!"

The girl reached for the door that led to safety, but much to her horror, it's locked. No matter how she turned it, the knob just won't budge. Seeing that it's hopeless, the girl gave up and continued on her flight.

"She's over here!"

"Don't let her escape!"

"We already blocked the stairs to other levels!"

The girl could hear her pursuers drawing near. She tried to lose them by running around, but by then, she could feel her legs were about to give way.

She has to find a place where she can rest and hide.

Without delay, the girl kept on trying to open every door she could lay her hands on. But somehow, all were locked...save for a lone room at the far end of the corridor. The moment she realized it was open, the girl threw herself inside and hid in the darkness, hoping for her ordeal to end.

"Come over here!"

"I saw her go in this direction!"

"Find her quick!"

The mere voices of those who were pursuing her gave the girl the fright of her life. She could feel her body go stiff and tried her best to hold her breath. The girl had properly locked the door, even so, hearing them near her position made her heart stop for a few moments.

"..."

In the end, however, the voices slowly grew weak until she couldn't hear them anymore. The girl could breathe normally...The danger has already passed.

"!!!"

The room suddenly lit up. And much to the girl's horror, several of her pursuers were inside the room, barring the only way out. They also had their wands drawn and pointed at her.

"Well, hello Eris!" the leader of the group greeted her with the gentlest smile, "I see you failed in your escape attempt for another time. We're all waiting for you in here this entire time..."

"..." the girl, Eris, remained unmoved. Though she tried to maintain an indifferent face, her wobbling legs revealed the otherwise.

"Scared are you, Eris?" the leader mocked, "Well, if you said nothing to the Head Maid then we would leave you alone, I suppose."

"Y-you're l-lying!" Eris snapped, "E-Eris didn't tell t-the H-head Maid a-about it!"

"Then if it's not you, who is it?"

Eris fell silent. She knew who caused everything that's happening to her right now; it's that strange boy named Kuro. He informed the Head Maid about the conditions they forced her to work with, and Lady Lilyhaven took action.

"Who is it?" one of her pursuers grabbed the collar of her sleeping dress.

"I-it's...E-Eris..." Eris' voice was shaking, and they threw her down the floor. There's no way that she would tell them about Kuro. She knew these people, and she couldn't take that a sincere person like him would get hurt just because he tried to help her.

Eris will die rather than let them harm him!

"I hate liars, you know." the leader grinned, "And because you lied, we'll have no other choice but to punish you. Are you ready, Eris?"