Is it hard to clean up in a coffee shop
The answer is obviously no.
Generally speaking, there are two types of sanitation work for waiters: wiping tables and mopping floors. There is no special skill or technique. As long as you have enough physical strength, it will be fine. This is what Shinji thinks. Although he has never worked as a waiter, he has done similar jobs in his past and present lives.
As for physical strength, how could Altira, a top-level fighting Servant, be weak, given his "natural body"? Not to mention the first team, he would have no problem taking on the third team.
So, Shinji is very confident in Altira - what a joke.
Just ten minutes later, Shinji retracted his judgment.
"I was wrong. Very wrong."
Reassured? NONONONO, not at all.
In ten minutes, she tore three rags, broke a mop, and knocked over a basin and a bucket. The last time, she not only slipped, but also fell headfirst into the bucket.
Shinji was making milk tea at the time and didn't see it. When he heard a group of people laughing and turned around, he saw a stupid maid sitting there at a loss with a bucket on her head. He didn't even know how Altira completed this series of magical operations.
My king, my king, what is wrong with you
How come it is so difficult for them to clean up when they can perform so many difficult moves in battle? Could it be that the Huns did not clean up
No, wait, I don’t know whether the Huns did cleaning or not, but Altila might have never done anything in this regard.
She was discovered in the ruins by the Hun noble (elder) Munduk and raised as a combat weapon. There is no need to say much about her combat ability, but as for her personal affairs - well, seeing that she sleeps in gold and doesn't seem to know much about cooking, Munduk probably never taught her, or never thought of teaching her, because combat weapons do not need extra functions.
That is to say, up to now, Altira is still a blank slate in this regard. All the operations in the past ten minutes were done by her assumptions or attempts to imitate other maids. It is normal for various accidents to occur.
After realizing this, Shinji immediately dropped the work at hand, picked up the rag, and apologized to the store manager who was also in charge of the bar:
"Uh, I'm really sorry, I'll clean it up right away, please don't blame her..."
The store manager, who was dressed in a black suit, tall and strong, and looked more like a bodyguard than a bartender, silently took off his glasses, pinched his nose and sighed softly:
"A natural maid, not a disguised natural maid, perfect, perfect, it's possible!"
Shinji's mouth twitched, and after a while he finally uttered: "Huh?"
Did I hear wrongly? Is the world crazy or am I crazy
Yes, I admit that naturalness is cute, and I also like natural things, but as a store manager, you are really not angry at all for causing such a mess and affecting the store's business
The store manager probably guessed what Shinji was thinking, so he patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Young man, your love for maids is not enough. Maids are the greatest treasures bestowed by God on mankind. They are beauty, justice, and love. We should cherish maids of any kind. Letting more people experience the beauty of maids is the meaning of my opening a store. So, I will not stop her, let alone blame her."
"... "
Well, I'm sure the world has gone mad.
Even a serious otaku wouldn't be able to say this so calmly. Sure enough, the spirit world is a strange place. Any characteristics on Earth may appear and be magnified here, which is in line with Mooncell's theory of collecting intelligence.
but-
"Is it really okay to just leave it like this? The water on the ground is a nuisance."
"That's true. Please help him clean up."
"OK."
Shinji shrugged and started working.
After a shift, I'm tired, really tired.
Physical fatigue is secondary, the main thing is mental fatigue.
It's more tiring than working with Elquet. Elquet is naturally out of character and easily emotional, but he is reliable when doing things normally. He can sweep the floor, wipe the table, and even cook. Altira made more than 50 mistakes in one shift... Alas, there is still a long way to go.
When he got off work, Shinji slumped on the sofa, not even bothering to touch the drink in front of him.
However, other people in the store still maintained a high spirit and kept clinking glasses as if they were having a party.
The person surrounded in the center is naturally the new natural maid Altira. From the store manager down, everyone is very satisfied with Altira and tries their best to persuade her to stay here permanently.
Altira also seemed a little moved, and her eyes revealed a different kind of expectation as she looked at Shinji frequently.
What Shinji couldn't stand the most was this kind of eye attack, and he was defeated without any suspense.
"As I said, as long as you like it."
"Thank you, Shinji, the maid is very civilized." Altira smiled purely.
Once she says something like this, it means she really likes this job.
"Oh, this sentence can be used as Miss Altira's signature." The head maid cheered, "Cheers to the joining of new partners."
"Cheers~~~~"
"cheers."
Shinji also raised his cup, and the coffee shop was suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
...
On the way back to the unknown territory, Altira asked uneasily: "Did I do something wrong?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Because you look listless."
"I just haven't worked like this for a while, and I'm a little tired."
"Sure enough, it's because of me."
Altira lowered her head, and Shinji tapped her on the head.
"Stupid, this is our joint decision. Didn't we agree on this? We will stand together and face problems together."
"Um."
"Come to think of it, I haven't asked you yet, why did you suddenly decide to work part-time? We still have plenty of funds for activities."
"Because it's the spoils of war between you and that woman, I don't want to use it." Altira pouted.
Not surprisingly, the two fought to the death from the first time they met, and their relationship remains bad to this day, with no sign of easing.
"Besides... you had your eye on something before, and I wanted to use my own money to buy it for you."
"Huh?" This reason made Shinji slightly stunned.
"You've always been the one giving me gifts, telling me stories, cooking, helping me make grasslands... I want to give you something too. You told me that this is how humans express gratitude."
The woman's voice was very light and soft, but it had a power that struck directly into Shinji's heart, making him excited.
"Altira..."
In fact, it doesn’t matter what you give as long as the thought behind it is there.
My efforts were not in vain. As long as I keep going, one day she will walk out of that stone chamber—not as a wandering star soldier or an enemy of civilization, but as a kind and gentle human being.