Although it was his first visit, Ganesha did not dare let his eyes wander over the furnishings around him.
Because Haimo was sitting opposite him.
Shakti stood behind Ganesha, watching her patron god sit stiffly upright with a helpless expression.
As for Ryuu, Chloe, and Lunoire.
They had taken up rags and brooms and begun cleaning every corner of the hall.
Although Ryuu's movements as she wiped the windows were proper, her back was visibly stiffer than yesterday, making her look uncomfortable from head to toe no matter how one looked at her.
Meanwhile.
In the second-floor corridor.
A row of heads poked out.
Having just woken up, Onigawara Rin, Kikakujō Mary, Hanabishi Warabi, and Nemumeno Satori rubbed their eyes, their hair still somewhat disheveled, and leaned over the railing, peering down curiously at the spectacle unfolding on the first floor.
Especially when they noticed that, compared to yesterday, there were suddenly two more unfortunate souls below, cleaning in tavern maid uniforms.
Onigawara Rin, Kikakujō Mary, Hanabishi Warabi, and Nemumeno Satori could not help leaning toward one another and whispering.
"Tea."
Tsukuyo Inaba had volunteered, quietly brewing and serving the tea like an exquisite doll.
Although she could not see.
Her movements flowed smoothly without the slightest hesitation, and the stream of tea landed precisely in the cup without spilling a drop.
Even when she set the teacup down, she made no unnecessary noise, only the faint contact of porcelain against the tabletop.
That degree of control made even Ganesha, sitting opposite Haimo, take a few extra looks.
-Was this one of those newcomers who had caused such a stir?
-A blind girl?
"..."
Ganesha looked at the cup of fragrant tea before him, then at Tsukuyo Inaba, who had retreated behind Haimo with her eyes closed, serene as