A month had passed since he became an apprentice of his master.
　Since then, I've stayed up late every night learning the magic circle from him, and I've learned most of the basics.

　And for some reason, I was reviewing it every day after I got home while talking to Belle.

　The next day after I fell asleep with Belle, I said, "Belle's asking for another day." .......

'I'm sorry, sure,' I said no. ......

No, from now on, I won't be rude and fall asleep in the middle of the day, please. Let me regain my honor as a maid. Please.
　He asked me to do a ...... and I couldn't say no, so I had to ask him to go with me every day to review it .

　After that, well, there were many times when I woke up sometimes and we were sleeping together.

　Maybe some days Bell would get up and get out of bed before I got up, so I would almost always fall asleep with him, if I counted those days.

　Well, for me, I'd really like to ask for it because I'd be able to sleep better: .......

　Gohon!
　Aside from that, today we will stop teaching Master and start improving his shop.
''Then let's start, Master.

Oh, oh, .......

''Master, please clean up the exterior . In the meantime, I'll clean up this rundown interior.

Okay.

Let's just deal with the looks of this place. This place is in such bad shape right now that people are starting to wonder if we're even in business.

Yeah, I'll go for it then.
He nodded at me and walked out with his cleaning kit.

"Okay, ......, let me get started.
　First, I started cleaning my room ...... and finished at the same time.

'Wow, that was easy - I knew this magic would come in handy!
　I used the simplest cleansing spell of holy magic.
　I learned this magic from seeing Amelie and Lina using it.
　It's a very useful spell that allows you to clean a large area according to your magical power.
　With my magic, this shop will be cleaned in a flash.

Let's start improving the problematic shelves: ......

　I took the merchandise off the shelves.
　I put the price tags in front of each item in different positions.
　In addition, you put the price tags in front of each item if you think it will be in demand.

　Lastly, I placed warning stickers on items that could hurt you if you were to try them carelessly.
　The stickers and price tags can be made entirely with creative magic, so it was easier than I thought it would be.

''Wow, that was clean: ......
　I looked at the refurbished interior and took a breath.

'Leo, it's done - it's ridiculously clean!　Did you use some kind of magic?

Yes, I used it. Good work, Master.

Oh, boy. What kind of magic is that?　Was that supposed to be a joke?

It's creation magic. Here.
　Then I made up a price tag at random.

"What?　You can do that?

Yes, sir.

Yeah, right: ......
　What's with that 'this guy is worse than I thought' look?

But first, let's talk about the future.

Oh, oh. Don't you think this cleanliness is going to bring people in?

No, he won't be here.

Is that so?

Yes, it's not that easy to get customers back.
　People have become accustomed to buying their magic tools from Fermat.
　It's not going to be easy to get people to come in here.

Well, what do we do now?

Actually, yes, ............
　Then I made one suggestion for my mentor .

'That's interesting ...... maybe, no, it's definitely going to thrive ......'

''Yes, I think so too . For that to happen, I'll need my master to work hard.

Oh, I got it!　I'll definitely build you something better.

Well, good luck with that. I'll take care of something else.

Okay. You're up.

Then we'll start with the blacksmiths: ......
　I left what I could do in the shop to my master and went to the blacksmith's shop.

Welcome to the blacksmith's shop. Oh, child... how unusual. What's the matter with you?
When I entered the blacksmith's shop, I was greeted by the owner with a huge arm.
　It seems that this shop is also different from the other shops, and they seem to be friendly to children.

To tell you the truth. I wanted to get a lot of swords made for you. ......



Oh, what?　Say anything. It's my job to make the sword.

Then I had something like this made for you: ............
　Then I explained in detail what kind of sword I wanted.

''Oh, oh ...... you can make it, but what are you going to do with it?''

It's just business. I'll come back with the good news as soon as I can, so look forward to it.

Okay. If you make something awesome, I'll let you have it in my shop.

That would be great. I'll sell you a cheaper price then.

That'll be fun. Okay, I'll make it up as I go along.

'Thank you!　Next stop, ......, at your uncle's place.

My uncle's house is ......, I think, right here.
　I think my uncle is home for the day.
　This is the first time I've been to his house: .......
　It's quite a large house, it stands near the castle.

　I stand in front of the entrance and ring the doorbell.
"Yes, sir. Hey, Leo. What a nice surprise to see you here. What's up?
　The one who came out was Elise.
　Come to think of it, they really are a married couple.

'I need to ask my uncle a favor: ...... are you here now?'

What, you want to ask?　All right. I'll be in the back room.
　Is that why you're so afraid to ask me for a favor?
　Elise, you've got a serious look on your face. ......

'Le, Leo-kun!　What's going on?
　He led me to my uncle, and when he saw my face, he looked so surprised.
　You shouldn't be so surprised to see me.

I've come to ask you for a favor.

You want to ask me for help?　What's going on in the case again!
　I don't know why I would do that.

Don't worry, it's not a crime.

Thank goodness ...... to be honest, I'm scared when Leo-kun comes to me because it's really bad.

No, it's not: ......
　I'd like to deny it, but if you ask me, I'd say so: .......

So, what are you asking for?

Yes, actually: ............
　Then I told him what I wanted to ask.

"Huh, you got an interesting idea.

Right?　It's good for the empire and ...... please!

'Yes, ......, I'll have to wait until Her Majesty gives me permission to do this one.

Yes, of course: ...... or go ask for ......
　You've decided where to go next .
　You have to do the same presentation in front of the emperor: .......

''Normally, emperors aren't meant to be met in such a lighthearted way, right?

But you're with your uncle, right?

'Yes, but ......'

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'Interesting!　Let's do it.

Really? You think it's that easy to give them permission?
　The uncle was upset by the Emperor's unexpectedly quick decision .

''Oh, this is good for the empire and ...... I want to see it too, so I'll allow it .
　I'm pretty sure that's the second half of what he meant.

'Oh, right. ...... Okay. I'll be prepared for that.
　My uncle, who would be my main man this time, looked resigned.

''Feng, I guess that's about the end of my work: ......
　That's a relief for now.

What are you saying? You'll be working for me now.

What?

It's not so easy to say yes. From now on, Leo, you're going to have to work hard to make your proposal even more grandiose.

Yes?

'No - I'm looking forward to it - yeah, I'll have to send Diork a letter later telling him to come and see what interesting things I'm doing.

　Huh?　It's funny, ...... I'm the one who said it, and now the emperor is in charge?