Chapter 7 (2/2)

Originally, baking soda was only used for cooking I believe it was only in the recent years that it started being used for cleaning Furthermore, pearl ash is a substance that should produce a sie that I had obtained froh

As I had paid to use the internet cafe with etone-person darts I mostly watched movies in the booth but since it was available there for use anyway, I did try going on the computer there However, I couldn’t think of what to do on it, so I searched up stuff that would be useful for work like baking soda, citric acid and the like I have a feeling it s I read…… Probably

By the way, using baking soda for cleaning was Chief Sawaguchi’s business policy When he started the business, he had no work requests Whenever he helped out with residential house-e

Of course, Chief Sawaguchi used detergent in the beginning but, one day, a client told hient because I have small children”

It was true that the scariest thing about cleaning was leaving behind detergent residue Children like to put everything into their ent, then you wouldn’t be able to get rid of the fifth And he didn’t find it right to si money for it

Chief Sawaguchi worried over this proble soda to clean After that, after he studied the methods to clean that utilized natural materials and put it into practice, the clients was extrerew to the point he could hire workers

“Do you still have a lot of that pearl ash?”

“Huh? I do but…… Are you cooking so?”

“No, I want to use it for cleaning Please, share some with me”

“Ehhhhh?”

To dispel his curiosity, I got hi demonstration After I sprinkled some ash onto one tile, scrubbed it with a wet brush and wiped it with a cloth, the cleaned tile e tiles He gave an excited cheer of ‘Ohhhhh’ and clapped his hands He then iardener and shared some of the pearl ash with me What a nice person

He watched me clean with a look of adasped and stood up

“Oh crap, gotta go My name’s Jake I’m a cook here Nice to meet’cha!”

“I’m Aeeda Nice to meet you”

I grasped back the hand Jake held out There were hard calluses on his pal hand As he said that he was a cook, those calluses were probably for pans That hand, which showed that he undoubtedly worked hard every day, gave ood impression of him

Jake said “See you later!”, and left with a set along very well

Aida Kiyoka has just made her first male friend in this other world

Alright, let’s do it!

I fired myself up and rolled up my sleeves

The funda is to steadily retreat backwards If you move clean forwards, you'll leave footsteps and ruin the places you have just painstakingly cleaned Like a fish in the water, I wholeheartedly started polishi+ng the floor

I wonder how much tiht corridor There was still a long path to clean around the corner However, I decided to take a breather at this point

Hmmm I stretched and pattedforward for too long After I loosened my body, I deliberately crouched down a few steps away fro aze at the passageway that sparkled without end

Hoou…

I let out a sigh of admiration How beautiful!

The beauty of a just-cleaned area can only last a mere moment of time Even if there was only a small breeze of wind, it would be covered in dust in a blink of an eye But, that as good about it A transient and fragile moment of beauty existed there I even felt like it would be a sin to look away froht

“―――What are you looking at?”

A voice spoke out to me from behind However, because the corridor was too sparkly, I couldn’t tear my eyes away Which hy, I answered the voice withoutmy eyes away for even a split second

“I’ at the tiles”

“Tiles? ……Is it fun?”

“Yes! I can’t even- The sight of the sunlight reflecting off a cleaned floor is more beautiful than any view in Mother Nature It’s perfect! It’s supreme!

“Re-Really”

The person sounded slightly taken aback ‘Creeped out’, otten too hyped up and hts The excessive beauty had et myself

“May I look too?”

“Sure, go ahead, go ahead―――”

Please look at it Look at the nificence

And together, we shall relish in this irreplaceable beauty

I turned to look back at the person for the first ti a mask

The moment I realized who it was, my body froze up like stone with a snap

‘You o near His Majesty If you ever see him, you must run away immediately’

Sofia-san’s warning whirled around in my head

I’m so sorry, Sofia-san You even took the time to tell me, but it appears that I have failed on the first day

Noill on earth will happen to my maidservant life? No, not justI have exposed uy has a splendid sword hanging on his waist If I le stroke of that sword I will……

In the worst case scenario, it's possible that everything will cru my bath dream……

My fossilized head went creak-creak-creak as I forced it up and locked eyes (I think) with the person wearing a steel ht…

Steel vs Stone, jokes ……Haha

[1] 吹けば飛ぶような軽い存在 - Direct Translation: Light existences that will go flying if you blow it Meaning: Mere nobodies

[2]首が飛ぶ – o flying’ So she’s saying that the words ure of speech for being fired

[3]派遣スタッフ- Dispatched Worker – An employee that is sent out by their company to provide labour to a client of the co/wiki/Dispatched_labor