Today, Number 0 came only to inquire about spiritual therapy, but seeing that the older maid didn't seem very approachable, she suppressed the thought for the time being.
The older maid did not ask her to stay and went straight to the inner temple.
The new maid clutched the herbs tightly and sat down in a moonlit spot, burying her head in the task of sorting them. This herb called belladonna was the most commonly used anesthetic in the temple, and many were planted around the two ponds.
Ever since those oddly-dressed soldiers appeared in the city, the temple's supply of belladonna had become insufficient. The Goddess had ordered regular selection of belladonna seeds. The belladonna seedlings in the new maid's hands were newly delivered by the farmers from the outskirts. However, the farmers who delivered the seedlings were not knowledgeable in pharmacology and had mixed them up during transport.
